Born in Linn, Missouri, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Samuel L Baker
and Rachel (Davidson) Baker
Sister of
Frances Elizabeth (Baker) Poston, Andrew Jackson Baker, James Davidson Baker and Margaret Ester (Baker) Russell
Wife of
Francis William Acton
— married
4 Feb 1872 in Montgomery, Iowa, United States
Wife of
John G Gourley
— married
23 Dec 1886 in Adams, Iowa, United States
Died
at age 67
in Haigler, Dundy, Nebraska, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 24 May 2016
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Biography
- Laura was born in January 12, 1856, daughter of Samuel L. Baker and Rachel Davidson.
- Laura was married to John G. Gourley.
- Laura died January 31, 1923 and was buried at the Haigler Cemetery, Haigler, Dundy, Nebraska, United States. [1]
Sources
- "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPJJ-MGS : accessed 26 February 2019), Laura Gourley in household of John Gourley, Mountain View, Uinta, Wyoming, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 146, sheet 1B, family 18, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1747; FHL microfilm 1,375,760.
- "Iowa Marriages, 1809-1992," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJPC-3PJ : 10 February 2018), John Gorley and Laura Baker, 23 Dec 1886; citing Adams, Iowa, reference 2:3RCM48R; FHL microfilm 1,035,097.
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/71363570/laura-rachel-gourley: accessed 30 July 2022), memorial page for Laura Rachel Baker Gourley (12 Jan 1856–31 Jan 1923), Find a Grave Memorial ID 71363570, citing Haigler Cemetery, Haigler, Dundy County, Nebraska, USA; Maintained by Marty & Harley (contributor 47240226).
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Laura by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Laura:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Laura by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Laura:
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~1.56%
Richard McCollum
:
AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
Rod Baker :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch LU9878499 [compare], Ancestry member rodbaker2001
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~0.78%
Reta McCollum :
23andMe, GEDmatch M192139 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch KC2505835 [compare]
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Rejected matches › Laura Ellen (Baker) Hefner (1857-1925) › Laura Adelia (Deal) Baker (1855-1925) › Laura (Baker) Ball (1856-)
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