Mary (Richards) Baker (1821 - 1906)

Born 6 Jun 1821 in Elkrun Township, Columbiana, Ohio, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Thomas John Baker — married 19 Apr 1841 in Col, Ohio, United States

Descendants

Died 20 Aug 1906 at age 85 in Gas, Allen, Kansas, United States

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Mary (Richards) Baker was born in Ohio.

Biography

1821 Birth
Mary Richards, daughter of Abijah Richards Jr. and Sarah H. "Sally" James, was born 6 June 1821 in Elkrun Township, Columbiana County, Ohio.^[1][2][3]

Mary's parents married in Columbiana County, Ohio on 10 March 1816. They were on the 1820,^[4] 1840,^[5] and 1850^[6] census in Elkrun Township, Columbiana, Ohio where at least 11 of their 13 children were born. Abijah and Sarah later moved to Fairfield Township before he wrote his will in 1855. ^[1]

Siblings

1. Daniel Richards^[1]
2. Milly Ann (Richards) Blender
3. Edith (Richards) Stokesberry
4. Mary (Richards) Baker^[1]
5. John Richards^[1]
6. Abijah Richards III
7. Sarah (Richards) Booth^[1]
8. Alfred Richards^[1]
9. David Richards^[6][1]
10. Eli Richards ^[6][1]
11. Louisa (Richards) Barnes^[6][1]
12. Elisha Richards^[6][1]
13. Esther Ann (Richards) Lawson^[6][1]

1841 Marriage
Thomas Baker and Mary Richards married 19 April 1841 in Columbiana County, Ohio.^[7]

All of their children were born in Ohio:

1. William Richard Baker (1841-1916)^{[6][8][9][10][3]}
2. Emmet S Baker 1843-1917^{[6][8][9][11][3]}
3. Thomas Ervin "Err" Baker 1844-1918^{[8][12][9][13][3]}
4. Osborn Baker 1846-1914^{[6][8][9][14][3]}
5. Stanton Baker 1848-1905^{[6][8][15][9][16][3]}
6. Laurena Jane Baker 1850-1935^{[8][9][17][3]}
7. Webster Baker 1852-1940^{[8][15][9][18][3]}
8. Mary Anna Stuteville (1858-1938)^{[8][15][9][19][3]}
9. Ida Medina Baker 1860-1939^{[15][9][20][3]}
10. Aurora Grove (1862-1947)^{[15][9][21][3]}

1850 US Census
Elkrun Township, Columbiana, Ohio^[6]

Thos Baker, 28, b Ohio, farmer, $1000 real estate

Mary Baker, 29, b Ohio

Wm Baker, 9, b Ohio

Eunit Baker, 7, b Ohio

Ua Baker, 5, b Ohio

Asbonn Baker, 4, b Ohio

Stanton Baker, 2, b Ohio

Daul [Daniel] James, 75, b Virginia

1855 Will
Abijah Richards wrote his will 1 November 1855; executors were David Richards and Sam'l Hollingsworth. His wife Sarah was primary beneficiary and his 11 living children were named in the will, however, Mary received only $5 while the others received $100 to $125 each.^[1]

1860 US Census
Elkton Post Office, Elkrun Township, Columbiana, Ohio^[8]

Thos J Baker, 37, b Ohio, farmer

Mary Baker, 36, b Ohio

Richard Baker, 19, b Ohio, farmer

Emmet Baker, 17, b Ohio

Err Baker, 15, b Ohio

Osborn Baker, 14, b Ohio

Stanton Baker, 12, b Ohio

Lawrena Baker, 10, b Ohio

Webster Baker, 8, b Ohio

Mary A Baker, 5, b Ohio

Daniel James, 84, b Virginia, none

Mary and Thomas Baker and their younger children moved from Ohio to Centerville Township, Linn, Kansas in about 1869.^[22]

1870 US Census
Jackson Post Office, Centerville Township, Linn, Kansas^[15]

Thomas J Baker, 48, b Ohio, farmer

Mary Baker, 49, b Ohio, wife

Ira Baker, 24, b Ohio, farmer

Stanton Baker, 21, b Ohio, farmer

Webster Baker, 16, b Ohio, at home

Mary A Baker, 12, b Ohio, at home

Ida M Baker, 10, b Ohio, at home

Flora R Baker, 8, b Ohio, at home

Ande Rice, 22, b Virginia, farmer

1880 US Census
Centerville Township, Linn, Kansas^[12]

Thomas Baker, 54, b Ohio, father, stock man

Mary Baker, 56, b Ohio, mother, keeping house

Irvin Baker, 34, b Ohio, farmer

Mary J. Baker, 23, b Virginia, wife, keeping house

Thomas Baker, 3, b Kansas, son

1885 Kansas Census
Blue Mound, Linn, Kansas^[23]

T J Baker, 63, b Ohio, farmer

Mary Baker, 64, b Ohio

Ida Nickleson, 24, b Ohio

George Nickleson, 7, b Kansas

Frankie Nickleson, 4, b Kansas

1886 Death of husband Thomas
Thomas Baker died 9 March 1886 at his home in Blue Mound, Linn, Kansas.^[24]

1906 Death and Burial
Mary Richards Baker, 85, died 20 August 1906 at her daughter's home in Gas, Allen County, Kansas; ^[22]burial in Wesley Chapel Cemetery, Mound City, Linn County, Kansas with her husband Thomas.^[2]

Mary Richards Baker Obituary
^[22]

1906 - Mary Richards Baker Obituary

1992 Inquiry
1992 Inquiry about Thomas Baker and family^[9]

1992 - Inquiry about Thomas J Baker Family

Research Notes

More research is needed regarding her parents and her life before her marriage. Her obituary mentions a brother, A. Richards of Paris township.

Richards-4692 originally created by Scott Smith through the import of Smith Family Tree.ged on Jul 28, 2014, referencing an Ancestry Family Tree at http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=59839779&pid=144.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12} Ancestry.com. Ohio, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1786-1998 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.[1]
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/198657233/mary-baker: accessed 05 November 2023), memorial page for Mary Richards Baker (1821-20 Aug 1906), Find a Grave Memorial ID 198657233, citing Wesley Chapel Cemetery, Mound City, Linn County, Kansas, USA; Maintained by debilyn (contributor 47160033).
3. ↑ ^{3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10} "Mrs. Mary Baker Dead," obituary, The Blue Mound [Kansas] Sun, 24 Aug 1906, p. 1, col. 2; image copy, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/clip/92554584/obituary-for-mary-baker/ : accessed 14 Jan 2022).
4. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1820 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.[2]
5. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1840 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.[3]
6. ↑ ^{6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10} "United States Census, 1850", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXSY-MFJ : Wed Oct 04 01:24:40 UTC 2023), Entry for Thomas Baker and Mary Baker, 1850.
7. ↑ IMAGE "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XDLN-JJ5 : Wed Oct 18 15:48:37 UTC 2023), Entry for Thomas G. Baker and Mary Richards, 19 Apr 1841.
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.7 8.8} "United States Census, 1860", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCGR-LJH : Thu Oct 05 15:37:29 UTC 2023), Entry for Thos J Baker and Mary Baker, 1860.
9. ↑ ^{9.00 9.01 9.02 9.03 9.04 9.05 9.06 9.07 9.08 9.09 9.10} The Iola Register Iola, Kansas · Monday, August 10, 1992
10. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21826459/william-richard-baker: accessed 17 November 2023), memorial page for William Richard Baker (4 Sep 1841-28 May 1916), Find A Grave: Memorial #21826459, citing East Fairfield Cemetery, East Fairfield, Columbiana County, Ohio, USA; Maintained by Burke Stoughton (contributor 46949665).
11. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/62678569/emmet-s-baker: accessed 17 November 2023), memorial page for Emmet S. Baker (14 Aug 1844-14 Mar 1917), Find A Grave: Memorial #62678569, citing East Fairfield Cemetery, East Fairfield, Columbiana County, Ohio, USA; Maintained by Debra A. Felger (contributor 47138953).
12. ↑ ^{12.0 12.1} "United States Census, 1880", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF5W-ZTW : Tue Oct 03 05:09:33 UTC 2023), Entry for Irvin Baker and Mary J. Baker, 1880.
13. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14964030/thomas-ervin-baker: accessed 17 November 2023), memorial page for Thomas Ervin “Err” Baker (1844-1918), Find A Grave: Memorial #14964030, citing Pleasant View Cemetery, Blue Mound, Linn County, Kansas, USA; Maintained by J. P. COX (contributor 46518980).
14. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34150524/osborne-baker: accessed 17 November 2023), memorial page for Osborne Baker (Oct 1846-21 Feb 1914), Find A Grave: Memorial #34150524, citing McCune Cemetery, McCune, Crawford County, Kansas, USA; Maintained by Marian (contributor 46914923).
15. ↑ ^{15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 15.4 15.5} "United States Census, 1870", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCJ5-X9K : Tue Oct 03 16:54:43 UTC 2023), Entry for Thomas J Baker and Mary Baker, 1870.
16. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14965531/stanton-baker: accessed 17 November 2023), memorial page for Stanton Baker (19 Oct 1848-18 Sep 1905), Find A Grave: Memorial #14965531, citing Pleasant View Cemetery, Blue Mound, Linn County, Kansas, USA; Maintained by J. P. COX (contributor 46518980).
17. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/57609953/laurena-j-engle: accessed 17 November 2023), memorial page for Laurena J. Baker Engle (1850-1935), Find A Grave: Memorial #57609953, citing Moran Cemetery, Moran, Allen County, Kansas, USA; Maintained by Daryl & Barbara (Biggs) Mallett (contributor 46984947).
18. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/57591559/webster-baker: accessed 17 November 2023), memorial page for Webster Baker (16 Nov 1852-11 Oct 1940), Find A Grave: Memorial #57591559, citing Moran Cemetery, Moran, Allen County, Kansas, USA; Maintained by Daryl & Barbara (Biggs) Mallett (contributor 46984947).
19. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/57706040/mary-ann-stuteville: accessed 17 November 2023), memorial page for Mary Ann Baker Stuteville (22 May 1858-8 May 1939), Find A Grave: Memorial #57706040, citing Moran Cemetery, Moran, Allen County, Kansas, USA; Maintained by Daryl & Barbara (Biggs) Mallett (contributor 46984947).
20. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/79472351/ida-medina-michael: accessed 17 November 2023), memorial page for Ida Medina Baker Michael (22 Jun 1860-23 Jun 1951), Find A Grave: Memorial #79472351,citing Highland Cemetery, Iola, Allen County, Kansas, USA; Maintained by Paddock (contributor 47116013).
21. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29474715/aurora-bina-grove: accessed 17 November 2023), memorial page for Aurora Bina Baker Grove (14 Jan 1862-4 Mar 1947), Find A Grave: Memorial #29474715,citing Goodrich Cemetery, Goodrich, Linn County, Kansas, USA; Maintained by M1426 (contributor 46988336).
22. ↑ ^{22.0 22.1 22.2} Linn County Republic Mound City, Kansas · Friday, August 24, 1906
23. ↑ Ancestry.com. Kansas, U.S., State Census Collection, 1855-1925 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009.[4]
24. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/198657111/thomas-j-baker: accessed 17 November 2023), memorial page for Thomas J. Baker (18 Apr 1822-9 Mar 1886), Find A Grave: Memorial #198657111, citing Wesley Chapel Cemetery, Mound City, Linn County, Kansas, USA; Maintained by debilyn (contributor 47160033).

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