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William Claude Baker

Born 19 Dec 1859 in White, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Son of William Lyda Baker and Mary Ann (Wilhite) Baker

Brother of Sarah Jane (Baker) Prater, Henry L Baker, Elizabeth Ann (Baker) Farmer, Easter S (Baker) Wilhite, Janette Baker, Catherine (Baker) Blankenship, Amanda Baker, Elijah Mack Baker, Lucinda (Baker) Green, Rebecca Jane (Baker) Lance and Green Harrison Baker

Husband of Mary Jane (Ray) Baker — married 17 Aug 1881 in Smith, Tennessee, United States

Descendants

Father of Emma Lou (Baker) Sherrell, Mariah (Baker) Sherrell, Sarah Jane (Baker) Lance and Lillie Mae (Baker) Goodson

Died 11 Jan 1946 at age 86 in Sparta, White, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

William was born in 1859. He was the son of William Lyda Baker and Mary Ann Wilhite.

He married Mary Jane Ray, on 17 Aug 1881 in Smith, Tennessee. ^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Children (4):

Emma Lou Baker 1883–1968
Mariah A Baker 1890–1975
Sarah Jane Baker 1891–1922
Lillie Mae Baker 1897–1975

He passed away in 1946^[5] and is buried in Baker Cemetery, White County, Tennessee.^[6]

Residence

Residence (1860) 8th District, White, Tennessee, United States^[7]

Residence (1880) District 10, Putnam, Tennessee, United States^[8]

Residence (1900) ED 153 Civil District 6, White, Tennessee, United States^[9]

Residence (1920) Civil District 6, White, Tennessee, United States^[10]

Residence (12 Jan 1946) Sparta District 8, White, Tenn.

Fact: Residence (1920) Civil District 6, White, Tennessee, United States
Fact: Residence (1930) District 07, White, Tennessee, United States
Fact: Residence (1935) Same House
Fact: Residence (1940) Peeled Chestnut, White, Tennessee, United States
Fact: Residence (12 Jan 1946) Sparta District 8, White, Tenn.
Fact: Burial Baker Cemetery, White, Tennessee, United States

Sources

↑ "Tennessee State Marriage Index, 1780-2002," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VN6L-TXB : 4 December 2014), William C Baker and Mary J Ray, 17 Aug 1881; from "Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing p. 318, Smith, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee.
↑ "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKHW-3XWW : 23 December 2016), William C Baker and Mary J Ray, 17 Aug 1881; citing Smith, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. , Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 2,371,520.
↑ "Tennessee Marriages, 1796-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XD91-5QM : 16 March 2020), William C. Baker, 1881.
↑ "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKHW-3XWH : 23 December 2016), William C Baker and Mary J Ray, 17 Aug 1881; citing Smith, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. , Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 2,371,520.
↑ "Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NS75-S87 : 26 August 2019), William Claude Baker, 12 Jan 1946; Death, Sparta, White, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville.
↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #111152947
↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M8TY-BG6 : 12 December 2017), William C Baker in entry for William Baker, 1860.
↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MDWQ-XGW : 15 July 2017), Wm Baker in household of Henry L Baker, District 10, Putnam, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district ED 106, sheet 185B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1275; FHL microfilm 1,255,275.
↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MSZK-XSR : accessed 26 January 2018), William C Baker, Civil District 6, White, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 153, sheet 12B, family 235, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,604.
↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MN55-53H : accessed 26 January 2018), William C Baker, Civil District 6, White, Tennessee, United States; citing ED 146, sheet 3A, line 6, family 42, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1770; FHL microfilm 1,821,770.

"Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 28 May 2023, 01:47), entry for William Claude Baker (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:K87Y-S3N ); contributed by various users.

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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William: