William Elbert Baker (1849 - 1921)

Born 12 Jan 1849 in Anderson, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Jennie (Slagle) Baker — married 29 Oct 1876 in Knox, Tennessee, United States

Husband of Emma Tennessee (Whaley) Baker — married 9 Dec 1880 in Campbell, Tennessee, United States

Died 15 Jun 1921 at age 72 in Cooke, Texas, United States

Biography

William Baker, born on 12 January 1849 in Anderson County, Tennessee, was a son of George Baker and Ann McAdoo.^[1] After the war he was farming in Anderson County, where he married first Jennie Slagle^[2] of Knox County in 1876. They had one child, Willie M in 1877, that died in Mar of 1878, a couple months before Jennie died.^[3]

In 1880 William married his cousin Emma Whaley ^[4] and was appointed U.S. revenue gauger in the Tennessue 2nd District, where he served intil 1885, when he returned to Anderson County. He then entered the nursery business, growing 30,000 fruit trees.

Emma and William had at least six children^[5][6] before he died on June 15, 1921 in Cooke County, Texas,.^{[7] [3] [8]}

William and Jennie's child:

1. Willie Baker

Children of William and Emma:

1. Martha Baker
2. George Baker
3. Laura Baker
4. Elbert Baker
5. May Baker
6. Frank Baker

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCDQ-VC6 : accessed 28 February 2016), Ann Baker in household of George W Baker, Anderson county, Anderson, Tennessee, United States; citing family 610, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZ43-H8Z : accessed 28 February 2016), W E Baker and Jennie Slagle, 28 Oct 1876; citing Knox, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. 276, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 1,020,954.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} History of Tennessee from the Earliest Time to the Present Volume 4, page 1104
4. ↑ "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKH3-BC5V : accessed 11 February 2016), W E Baker and Emmia Whaly, 09 Dec 1880; citing Campbell, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. , Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various countiesFHL microfilm 979,202.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSZP-WP8 : 10 March 2022), William Baker, 1900.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MK1T-42S : accessed 2 April 2022), William E Baker, Gainesville Ward 4, Cooke, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 51, sheet 9A, family 190, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1542; FHL microfilm 1,375,555.
7. ↑ Nicholas Gibbs and His Descendants 1733-1977 by Nicholas Gibbs Historical Society, 1977, Ohio Historical Society Library
8. ↑ Find a Grave memorial page for William Elbert R. Baker (12 Jan 1849–15 Jun 1921), Find A Grave: Memorial #111892923, citing Fairview Cemetery, Gainesville, Cooke County, Texas, USA ; Maintained by rosebud (contributor 47326910) .

See also:

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8TQ-VZ6 : accessed 11 February 2016), William E F Baker in entry for Geo W Baker, 1860.
• United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD8F-M41 : accessed 28 February 2016), Ann Baker, Tennessee, United States; citing p. 5, family 35, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 553,012.