John Baker (1806 - 1884)

Born 11 Sep 1806 in Virginia, United States

Died 10 May 1884 at age 77 in Miami Township, Saline, Missouri, United States

Biography

John Baker was born in 1806 in what is now Greenbrier, West Virginia. He is the son of Michael Baker, Sr. and Hepzibah Turley. John and his brother, Michael, Jr. traveled to Missouri on horseback and John ended up settling in Johnson County, Missouri with his wife, Myra Pemberton. John was very active in the town affairs and bought the first water mill in the western part of the country in 1849. The mill was burnt during the civil war by the Militia. ^[1]

Children of John and Myra W. (Pemberton) Baker:

William H. Baker (b. 1840, d. before 1884)

Lewis W. Baker (b. 1843, d. before 1884)

Izora Frances Baker (b. 6 February 1848)

Lucy H. Baker (b. 1853)

Madora M. Baker (b. 1857, d. before 1884)

Ora E. Baker (b. 1857, d. before 1884)

Cyrus Edgar Baker, TWIN (b. 19 March 1859)

Silas Edwin Baker, TWIN (b. 19 March 1859)

John passed away in 1884.

Timeline

1801 - Michael Baker (abt.1781-1865) (John's father) buys land in Greenbrier, WV and has a farm house built for him in 1822. The house is now known as the Michael Baker House.Michael sold the house in 1835 when he headed out west with his family.^[2]

• 1835 - Headed out west to Kentucky with father Michael Baker (abt.1781-1865)and family. Ended up in Rose Hill, Missouri. ^[2][3]
• 1860 Census - Rose Hill, Missouri. John Baker (34) listed as Farmer being born in VA and married to Myra Baker (41). Children in household listed are Lewis W. (age 17 ), William H., Izora F. (12), Lucy H (7), Madora M and Ora E (Twins - age 3), Cyrus E. and Silas E (Twins - age 1). ^[3]
• 1870 Census - Marshall, Saline, MO. Lists John Baker (63) as Farmer born in VA, Mrya W. (52) born in VA, Izora F .(22) born in MO, Lucy H (17) born in MO, Ora Ella Baker (13) born in MO, Dora May Baker (13) born in MO, Cyrus E.Baker (10) born in MO, and Silas E. Baker (10) born in MO. No mention of Lewis W. in this record. He would have been 27 at the time and believe he was back in VA. ^[4]
• 1880 Census - Grand Pass, Saline, MO. Lists John Baker (73) as Farmer born in West VA. Myra not listed which makes sense since she died in 1878. Children listed are Lucy H. (25), Cyrus E (21) and Silas E (21). Looks like daughter Izora F. and husband Archibald Deckard live in unit next door with their family. ^[5]
• Find A Grave Record - Lists John as being born September 11, 1806 in VA and dying on May 10, 1884 in Saline County, MO. He is buried in Union Cemetery in Malta Bend, Saline County, MO. Spouse listed as Myra Wood Baker and children listed as Izora Frances Deckard, Joe Baker (believe he was grandchild of John), Silas Edwin Baker, Lucy Helena Little, Madora Shamburg, and Cyrus Edgar Baker. William H., Lewis W., Ora E., and Silas E. not listed. ^[6]
• 1884 Missouri Death Record - Lists John (77) as dying on May 10, 1884 in Marshall, MO. Also listed as Widower and Nationality as American. ^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ Turley Family Records "Turley Family Records". Compiled by Beth Mitchell and Amelia F. Miller, Ruth Jeanne Turley Hetzler, Ruth Turley Collins, Patricia Kelley Lindgren, Denzil and Maxine Carlisle, Camellus Wilson Buck, Mary Edna Mansfield Smith, Gladys Harden Smith, Ray Isbell. Lester F. Turley. (Turley Family Historical Association, 1981); pg. 62
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Ancestry.com. Greenbrier pioneers and their homes [database on-line]. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Original data: Dayton, Ruth Woods,. Greenbrier pioneers and their homes. Charleston, W. Va.: West Virginia Pub. Co., 1942. Available for purchase at [1]
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch ([2] : 11 November 2020), John Baker, 1860.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch ([3] : 3 January 2021), John Baker, 1870.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch ([4] : 7 September 2017), John Baker, Grand Pass, Saline, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district ED 59, sheet 359B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,716.
6. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch ([5] : 6 August 2020), John Baker, ; Burial, Malta Bend, Saline, Missouri, United States of America, Union Cemetery; citing record ID 76748642, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
7. ↑ "Missouri Deaths, 1883-1930", database with images, FamilySearch ([6] : 16 August 2019), John Baker, 1884.

• http://www.wvculture.org/shpo/nr/pdf/greenbrier/76001933.pdf.
• Turley Family Records "Turley Family Records". Compiled by Beth Mitchell and Amelia F. Miller, Ruth Jeanne Turley Hetzler, Ruth Turley Collins, Patricia Kelley Lindgren, Denzil and Maxine Carlisle, Camellus Wilson Buck, Mary Edna Mansfield Smith, Gladys Harden Smith, Ray Isbell. Lester F. Turley. (Turley Family Historical Association, 1981); pg. 62.