Born in Hampshire County, Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Cornelius Baker
and Phebe (Switzer) Baker
Sister of
Abraham Switzer Baker, Cornelius Ashbrook Baker, Simon Michael Baker, Louise Elizabeth (Baker) Millslagle, Jacob Nicholas Baker, Phoebe (Baker) Chamberlain, Jemima (Baker) Ferryman [half], Thomas Walter Baker [half], Rebecca (Baker) Chamberlain [half], John Wesley Baker [half], Aaron Baker [half], Samuel Baker [half], Isaac Baker [half], Sarah (Baker) Lamb [half] and Hannah (Baker) Rice [half]
Wife of
Benjamin Fahs
— married
1843 in Hampshire, West Virginia, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Louisa Virginia (Fahs) McKinney, Thomas Jefferson Fahs, John B Fahs, William Eggleston Fahs, Mary Jane (Fahs) Graves, Benjamin Whitfield Fahs and Caroline (Fahs) Campbell
Died
at age 70
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 25 Jan 2018
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Biography
Mary was born in 1816. She is the daughter of Cornelius Baker and Phebe Switzer. Mary Ann Fahs is mentioned in the will of Cornelius Baker.
Sources
- Notes of J. D. Welton
- Year: 1850; Census Place: District 24, Hampshire, Virginia; Roll: M432_948; Page: 149A; Image: 301
- Year: 1880; Census Place: Beverly, Adams, Illinois; Roll: 174; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 001
- Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 18 October 2019), memorial page for Mary Ann Baker Fahs (22 Oct 1816–1 Feb 1887), Find A Grave Memorial no. 48236626, citing Inman North Cemetery, Inman, McPherson County, Kansas, USA ; Maintained by Joe Gibbens (contributor 48740479) .
- The Will of Cornelius Baker
Source Citation Estate Records, Ca. 1832-1938; Index, 1830-1964; Author: Illinois. County Court (Adams County); Probate Place: Adams, Illinois
Description Notes: Estate Records, County Court, Box 130-134
Source Information Ancestry.com. Illinois, Wills and Probate Records, 1772-1999 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data: Illinois County, District and Probate Courts.
Source Description These probates from the state of Illinois, 1772–1999, can bequeath a wealth of personal details on the decedent and other family members.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary 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 Mary:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary 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 Mary:
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~3.12%
Grace Baw
:
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member gracebaw
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~1.56%
Julie (Maple) Tremblay :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch KJ3843494 [compare], Ancestry member tremsing
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