William S. Baker (1847 - 1917)

Born 3 Oct 1847 in Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Florence Franconia (Shepard) Baker — married 11 May 1871 in Morris County, Kansas, United States

Husband of Mary Isabelle (Gay) Baker — married 24 Apr 1880 in Monroe, Tennessee, United States

Died 11 Jan 1917 at age 69 in Bellemont, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, United States

Problems/Questions Profile manager: Kevin Vap [send private message]

Biography

William was born in 1847. He was the son of David Baker and Mary Barnett.

He married Florence Shepard in 1871.^[1][2] She passed away about 1876.

He married Mary I. Gay in 1880.^[3][4][5][2]

He passed away in 1917.^[2][6]

Residence 1860 - Monroe Co, TN

US Census, 1860 in Monroe County, Tennessee^[7]

David Baker, 41, b NC

Mary A Baker, 36, b TN

J R Baker, 20, b TN

J F Baker, 15, b TN

C Baker, 15, b TN

W S Baker, 13, b TN

S A Baker, 10, b TN

H Baker, 8, b TN

G W Baker, 9, b TN

M J Baker, 4, b TN

H J Baker, 2, b TN

Julia A Baker, 1, b TN

Residence 1870 - Council Grove, Morris Co, KS

US Census, 1870 in Council Grove, Morris County, Kansas^[8]

J P Baker, 30, b TN

Emma Baker, 23, b TN

James C Baker, 1, b TN

William Baker, 22, b TN

Residence 1900 - Keokuk Falls, Pottawatomie Co, OK

US Census, 1900 in Keokuk Falls, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma Territory^[9]

William S Baker, head, 53, b TN

Mary ? Baker, wife, 41, b TN

Eula G Baker, daughter, 13, b AR

Dora M Baker, daughter, 11, b AR

Vida V Baker, daughter, 6, b OK

Jannes D Baker, son, 2, b OK

Residence 1910 - Dent Twp, Pottawatomie Co, OK

US Census, 1910 in Dent Township, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma^[10]

William S Baker, head, 62, b TN

Mary I Baker, wife, 51, b TN

Dara M Baker, daughter, 19, b AR

Vida V Baker, daughter, 16, b OK

James D Baker, son, 11, b OK

Cricket A Baker, daughter, 9, b OK

Sources

1. ↑ Kansas County Marriages, 1855-1911, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q293-YL3B : 23 February 2021), Wm S Baker and Florence F Shepherd, 11 May 1871; citing Marriage, Morris, Kansas, United States, district clerk, court clerk, county clerk and register offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 2,169,233.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Obituary: "Newspapers.com"
   The Prague Record (Prague, Oklahoma) Thu, Jan 18, 1917, page 1
   Newspapers Clip: 143471201 (accessed 16 March 2024)
3. ↑ "Tennessee Marriages, 1796-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XDQK-SLW : 16 March 2020), William S. Baker, 1880.
4. ↑ "Tennessee State Marriage Index, 1780-2002," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VN6D-NQD : 4 December 2014), William S Baker and Mary J (Unknown) Gay, 24 Apr 1880; from "Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing p. 10, Monroe, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee.
5. ↑ "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKH3-2QRM : 10 March 2021), William S Baker and Mary J Gay, 24 Apr 1880; citing Monroe, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. , Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 956,230.
6. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #23466119. Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23466119/william-s-baker : accessed 11 April 2022), memorial page for William S. “Willie” Baker (3 Oct 1846–11 Jan 1917), Find a Grave Memorial ID 23466119, citing Gable Cemetery, Prague, Lincoln County, Oklahoma, USA ; Maintained by Shelia Dean Bobo (Shadow Stalker) (contributor 46957339).
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8T1-67L : 18 February 2021), W S Baker in entry for David Baker, 1860.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCJT-96T : 28 May 2021), William Baker in entry for J P Baker, 1870.
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMGL-LSK : 11 March 2022), William S Baker, 1900.
10. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ML7Q-QZJ : accessed 13 April 2022), William S Baker, Dent, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 208, sheet 11A, family 180, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1271; FHL microfilm 1,375,284.