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old photo of James C. & Nancy Jane Baker, Sr. photo of James C. Baker, Sr.'s tombstone photo of Prospect United Methodist Church and Cemeterym TO
Nancy Jane ______* b 1791 NC d 14 Feb 1867 buried Prospect United Methodist Church Cemetery, McMinn CO, TN
photo of Nancy Jane Baker's tombstone
dau of
issue: (uncertain birth order & number)
1(F) Dorotha "Dolly" Martha Baker** b 1816 [per tombstone] NC d 14 Nov 1899 Cleora, Delaware CO, OK buried McLaughlin Cemetery, Cleora, Delaware CO, OK
m 31 Aug 1844 Monroe CO, TN TO
William "Bill" Barnett** b 7 Jul 1826 [per tombstone] Sevier CO, TN d 14 Sep 1894 Cleora, Delaware CO, OK buried McLaughlin Cemetery, Cleora, Delaware CO, OK
2(M) David B. Baker 12 Jan 1817 NC d 1 Oct 1889 buried Dover Cemetery, Bonham, Fannin CO, TX
m (1) 29 Dec 1836 by William Williams, JP Carter CO, TN TO
Elizabeth Waggoner b d 1840 TN
m (2) 14 Oct 1845 by Thomas H. Smallin, MG Monroe CO, TN TO
Mary Ann "Polly" Barnett b ca 1824 TN d 1894 buried Dover Cemetery, Bonham, Fannin CO, TX
(sister to William "Bill" Barnett and Sarah Barnett below)
3(M) James C. Baker, Jr. b ca 1820 NC d
m ca 1841 TO
Sarah Barnett b ca 1820 TN d
4(F) Eleanor Baker b ca 1821 NC d
5(F) Rachel Baker b 9 Feb 1824 [per tombstone 1844; believed erroneous; per census 1836] NC d 18 Oct 1908 buried Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Monroe CO, TN
"In the Shade of Starr Mountain," a story by Sandra Ratledge
photo of Rachel (Baker) Hues's tombstone
m TO
_____ Hughes b d Civil War?
6(M) Thomas Baker b Feb 1823 NC d 5 Sep 1896 TN buried Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Monroe CO, TN
photo of Thomas Baker's tombstone
m ca 1845 TO
Nancy Ann Hughes b Dec 1830 TN d after 1900 TX?
7(M) Leonard Baker b ca 1829 - 1830 NC d after 1891
m (1) 29 Jan 1857 by Isaac B. Kimbrough Monroe CO, TN TO
Eliza Caroline Williams b ca 1840 TN d before Mar 1891
m (2) 1 Mar 1891 Benton CO, AR TO
Ellen J. Ashworth b ca 1851 MO d
8(F) Susannah Baker b ca 1834 NC d
(others?)
* great-great-great-great-grandparents &
** great-great-great-grandparents of Sandra Ratledge
Thanks to Leon Anglin for help with descendants of Thomas and Nancy Baker above! Other distant cousins and researchers, some now deceased, include Victor Branchi, Etna Hogue, Nelda C. Kelley, and Steve Shimanek. Thanks to all!
