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Elijah (Lige) Baker 1825–1914 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Dec 1825

Birth Location: Darlington, Darlington, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 20 Jan 1914

Death Location: Tallapoosa County, Alabama, United States of America

Father: Stephen Baker

Mother: Charolette Anderson

Spouse(s): Mary Walston

Children(s): Emaline Baker, Sarah Baker, Mary Baker

Elijah (Lige) Baker was born in 1825 in Darlington, Darlington, South Carolina, USA, the child of Stephen Baker And Charolette Margaret Anderson. In 1850, Elijah (Lige) Baker resided in Township 23, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA. In 1855, Elijah (Lige) Baker resided in No Township Listed, Tallapoosa County, AL. Elijah (Lige) Baker married Mary Walston, and had children including Emaline Baker, Mary Elizabeth Baker, Sarah E Baker. Elijah (Lige) Baker passed away in 1914 in Tallapoosa County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Elijah (Lige) Baker was born in 1825 in Darlington, Darlington, South Carolina, USA, the child of Stephen Baker And Charolette Margaret Anderson.
  • In 1850, Elijah (Lige) Baker resided in Township 23, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA.
  • In 1855, Elijah (Lige) Baker resided in No Township Listed, Tallapoosa County, AL.
  • Elijah (Lige) Baker married Mary Walston, and had children including Emaline Baker, Mary Elizabeth Baker, Sarah E Baker.
  • Elijah (Lige) Baker passed away in 1914 in Tallapoosa County, Alabama, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Stephen Baker
1790–1860
Birth Location: Nash County, North Carolina, USA
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Charolette Anderson
1790–1859
Birth Location: Princess Anne County, Virginia
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Spouses(s)

Mary Walston
1831–1860
Birth Location: Troup, Georgia, USA
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Children(s)

Emaline Baker
1848–1909
Birth Location: Alabama, United States
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Sarah Baker
1856–
Birth Location: Alabama, U.S.A.
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Mary Baker
1854–1934
Birth Location: Talladego , Alabama, USA
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Elijah Baker's Ancestors

Self
Elijah Baker
1825–1914
Birth Place: Darlington, Darlington, South Carolina, USA
Parents
Stephen Baker
1790–1860
Nash County, North Carolina, USA
Charolette (Margaret) Anderson
1790–1859
Princess Anne County, Virginia
Grandparents
William (Baker) Jr
1757–1842
Nash County, North Carolina, USA
Beulah ("Buly" Bottoms) Longbottom
1761–1846
Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Armstead Anderson
1756–1843
Amelia County, Virginia, USA
Ursula ("Twin") Farris
1759–1803
Halifax County, Virginia, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
William Sr
1729–1820
Elizabeth Brown
1752–1816
Samuel Longbottom
1730–1803
Mary Pittman
1734–1780
John Anderson
1723–1815
Mary Bell
1728–1810
Charles Farris
1728–1810
Nancy Edy
1730–1803
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Baker
1693–1781
Elizabeth Watts
1697–1783
William Longbottom
1700–1732
Jane Jones
1683–1725
Benjamin Pittman
1708–1755
Fortune Foster
1714–1763
James Anderson
1689–1751
Mary Jordan
1694–1733
John Bell
1696–1746
Hannah Stokes
1706–1768
Henry Farris
1670–1761
Alicia McGuiver
1673–1744
John Edy
1708–1735

Elijah Baker's Descendants

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Elijah ((Lige)) Baker (25 Dec 1825–20 Jan 1914) m. Mary Walston (MAY 1831–6 Sep 1860)
  1. 1. Emaline Baker 1848–1909
  2. 2. Sarah (E) Baker 1856–
  3. 3. Mary (Elizabeth) Baker 1854–1934 m. James (Paschal) Hester 1853–1926
    1. 1. Alexander (Alonza(Lonnie)) Hester 1879–1942 m. Clida (Ophelia) Barber 1880–1960
      1. 1. Mildred (May) Hester 1915–1925
      2. 2. Clellon (Everette) Hester 1910–1989 m. Zelma (Odel) Berka 1929–1990 m. Thelma (Pearl) Collins 1915–1985
        1. 1. Roberta (Ann) Hester 1940–1940
        2. 2. Bettie (Sue) Hester 1941–1941
        3. 3. Eva (Maria) Hester 1937–1948
        4. 4. Glenda (N) Newton 1943–1992 m. Dale (Melton) Peacock 1937–2023 m. Horace (William) Newton 1943–2007
      3. 3. Eva (Elizabeth) Robinson 1906–1965 m. Calvin Robinson 1890–1965
      4. 4. Earl (Leroy) Hester 1908–1992 m. Delma(Aunt (Dale)) Hitchcock 1905–2000
        1. 1. Mary (Nell) Hester 1936–2000 m. Joseph (Isaac) Koonce 1928–2010
        2. 2. Norma (Jean) Hester 1932– m. Victor (L. Moon) Jr 1930–2013
      5. 5. Mary (Lavada) Hester 1919–2005 m. L. (C. Bud) Priddy 1920–1998
        1. 1. Buddy (Gene) Priddy 1949–2016
      6. 6. Eunice (James) Hester 1904–1988 m. Leona (S) Shiplett 1916–2008
      7. 7. Woodrow (Alexander) Hester 1916–1986 m. Margrettte (Wilson) Posival 1923–2009
    2. 2. Adaline (E) Hester 1876–
    3. 3. Mary (Lavada) Hester 1877–1971 m. Thomas (Woodie) Jackson 1868–1940
      1. 1. Lila (Mae) Jackson 1904–1979 m. Albert (E.) Baird 1906–1968
        1. 1. Ronald (Jackson) Baird 1936–1991
        2. 2. Albert (Edwin) Baird 1932–1997
        3. 3. Mary (Ruth) Baird 1934–1944
    4. 4. Izzie Hester 1887–1908
    5. 5. Clara (Mae) Hester 1893–1965 m. Joseph(Joe) (Troy) Mantooth 1893–1963
      1. 1. Clifford (W) Mantooth 1913–2004
      2. 2. James Mantooth 1915–1983

Elijah Baker's Timeline

7 Records

1825
25 Dec 1825
Birth of Elijah (Lige) Baker in Darlington, Darlington, South Carolina, USA
Darlington, Darlington, South Carolina, USA
1850
16 Sep 1850
Age 25
Elijah (Lige) Baker resided here in Township 23, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA
Township 23, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA
1855
1855
Age 30
Elijah (Lige) Baker resided here in No Township Listed, Tallapoosa County, AL
No Township Listed, Tallapoosa County, AL
1860
1860
Age 35
Elijah (Lige) Baker resided here in Western Division, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA
Western Division, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA
1899
11 May 1899
Age 74
Elijah (Lige) Baker resided here in Tallapoosa, Alabama, United States
Tallapoosa, Alabama, United States
1904
1904
Age 79
Elijah (Lige) Baker resided here in Tallapoosa, Alabama, United States
Tallapoosa, Alabama, United States
1914
20 Jan 1914
Age 89
Death of Elijah (Lige) Baker in Alexander City, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA
Alexander City, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Dec 1825
    Event Place: Darlington, Darlington, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Alabama, Texas and Virginia, Confederate Pensions, Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, Alabama; Confederate Pension Applications, 1880-1940; Collection #: Microfilm in the Research Room; Roll Description: Bailey, G. H. - Baker, I. S.
    [2] Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index
    [3] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Western Division, Tallapoosa, Alabama; Roll: M653_25; Page: 402; Family History Library Film: 803025

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 16 Sep 1850
    Event Place: Township 23, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880, Census Year: 1850; Census Place: Township 23, Tallapoosa, Alabama; Archive Collection Number: M279; Roll: 27; Page: 827; Line: 24; Schedule Type: Agriculture

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1855
    Event Place: No Township Listed, Tallapoosa County, AL
    Record Source: Alabama, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Western Division, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Western Division, Tallapoosa, Alabama; Roll: M653_25; Page: 402; Family History Library Film: 803025

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 11 May 1899
    Event Place: Tallapoosa, Alabama, United States
    Record Source: Alabama, Texas and Virginia, Confederate Pensions, Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, Alabama; Confederate Pension Applications, 1880-1940; Collection #: Microfilm in the Research Room; Roll Description: Bailey, G. H. - Baker, I. S.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1904
    Event Place: Tallapoosa, Alabama, United States
    Record Source: Alabama, Confederate Pension and Service Records, 1862-1947, Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, Alabama; Alabama Confederate Pensioner Records (Auditor Files), 1881-1943; Collection Number: SG023485

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Tallapoosa, Alabama
    Record Source: Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Jan 1914
    Event Place: Alexander City, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985
    [2] Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index
    [3] Alabama, Death Index
    [4] Alabama, Wills and Probate Records, General Index to Estates, 1820-1929; Will Records, 1821-1929; Estates 1917-1920; Estate Records, 1823-1824 and 1920-1930; Author: Alabama. Probate Court (Lauderdale County); Probate Place: Lauderdale, Alabama

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Tallapoosa County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Place: Lauderdale, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: Alabama, Wills and Probate Records, General Index to Estates, 1820-1929; Will Records, 1821-1929; Estates 1917-1920; Estate Records, 1823-1824 and 1920-1930; Author: Alabama. Probate Court (Lauderdale County); Probate Place: Lauderdale, Alabama
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