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America E "Merky" Baker 1852–1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Oct 1852

Birth Location: Estill Co., Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 16 August 1940

Death Location: Irvine, Estill, Kentucky, United States

Father: Thompson Baker

Mother: Aba Baker

Spouse(s): James Hurley

Children(s): Samuel Hurley

The story of America E "Merky" Baker began in 1852 in Estill Co., Kentucky, USA. In 1860, America E "Merky" Baker resided in Manchester, Clay, Kentucky, USA. America E "Merky" Baker married James Hurley, and had children including Samuel Hurley. America E "Merky" Baker passed away in 1940 in Irvine, Estill, Kentucky, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of America E "Merky" Baker began in 1852 in Estill Co., Kentucky, USA.
  • In 1860, America E "Merky" Baker resided in Manchester, Clay, Kentucky, USA.
  • America E "Merky" Baker married James Hurley, and had children including Samuel Hurley.
  • America E "Merky" Baker passed away in 1940 in Irvine, Estill, Kentucky, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

America Baker's Ancestors

Self
America Baker
1852–1940
Birth Place: Estill Co., Kentucky, USA
Parents
Thompson Baker
1809–
Kentucky
Aba (G) Baker
1812–
South Carolina
Grandparents
Wansley (Baker*) I
1762–1857
Frederick County, Maryland, USA
Charity Phelps*
1766–1852
Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Pvt Jr.
1747–1815
Abigail Prior
1745–1814
2nd-Great-Grandparents

America Baker's Descendants

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America (E "Merky") Baker (21 Oct 1852–16 August 1940) m. James Hurley (22 March 1852–4 August 1922)
  1. 1. Samuel Hurley 1876–1930 m. Mary (Etta) Reynolds 1874–1903
    1. 1. Ethel Hurley 1901–1990 m. Robert (Lee) Bowles 1898–1982
      1. 1. Dovie (M) Bowles 1922–2003 m. Claude Reed 1914–1996
        1. 1. Loraine Reed 1943–2013
        2. 2. Thomas Reed 1948–1998
        3. 3. Marlene Reed 1904–
      2. 2. Viola Bowles-Rumley 1920–1998
      3. 3. Sarah (F) Bowles 1924–
      4. 4. Samuel (C) Bowles 1926–
      5. 5. Cecil Bowles 1930–1951
      6. 6. Jewell (Dean) Bowles 1928–2009
      7. 7. Allen (C) Bowles 1934–1996
      8. 8. Armeta Bowels 1932–2011
      9. 9. Merle (Dayton) Bowles 1938–2003
      10. 10. Samuel (P) Bowles 1925–2002
      11. 11. Sarah (Francis) Bowles 1924–2009
      12. 12. Norma (Fay) Bowles –1935
      13. 13. Glyndon Bowles 1918–1918
      14. 14. Lemon (Ray) Bowles 1937–1937

America Baker's Timeline

3 Records

1852
21 Oct 1852
Birth of America E "Merky" Baker in Estill Co., Kentucky, USA
Estill Co., Kentucky, USA
1860
1860
Age 8
America E "Merky" Baker resided here in Manchester, Clay, Kentucky, USA
Manchester, Clay, Kentucky, USA
1940
16 August 1940
Age 88
Death of America E "Merky" Baker in Irvine, Estill, Kentucky, United States
Irvine, Estill, Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Oct 1852
    Event Place: Estill Co., Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Kentucky, U.S., Birth Records, 1847-1911, Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky; Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records - Microfilm (1852-1910)
    [2] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Clay, Kentucky; Roll: M653_363; Page: 143; Family History Library Film: 803363

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Manchester, Clay, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Clay, Kentucky; Roll: M653_363; Page: 143; Family History Library Film: 803363

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Clay, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Kentucky, U.S., Birth Records, 1847-1911, Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky; Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records - Microfilm (1852-1910)

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 August 1940
    Event Place: Irvine, Estill, Kentucky, United States

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