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Emma Bell Baker 1894–1979 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 January 1894

Birth Location: Gonzales County, Texas, USA

Death Date: 29 August 1979

Death Location: Gonzales County, Texas, USA

Father: *Joseph Baker

Mother: Margaret Runnels

Spouse(s): John Whitehead

Children(s): Infant Whitehead, Infant Whitehead, Doris Lancaster

In 1894, Emma Bell Baker entered the world in Gonzales County, Texas, USA, born to Joseph Hardy Baker And Margaret Jane Maggie Runnels. Emma Bell Baker married John William B Whitehead, and had children including Doris Whitehead Lancaster, Infant Daughter Whitehead. Emma Bell Baker passed away in 1979 in Gonzales County, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1894, Emma Bell Baker entered the world in Gonzales County, Texas, USA, born to Joseph Hardy Baker And Margaret Jane Maggie Runnels.
  • Emma Bell Baker married John William B Whitehead, and had children including Doris Whitehead Lancaster, Infant Daughter Whitehead.
  • Emma Bell Baker passed away in 1979 in Gonzales County, Texas, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Emma Baker's Ancestors

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Emma Baker
1894–1979
Birth Place: Gonzales County, Texas, USA
Parents
*Joseph Hardy Baker
1824–1922
Purdy, McNairy, Tennessee, USA
Margaret (Jane "Maggie") Runnels
1853–1937
Limestone County, Texas, USA
Grandparents
Abraham Baker
1800–1883
Tennessee, United States
Mary Hardy
1803–1886
Austin, Travis, Texas, United States
James ("Jim") Runnels
1818–1892
Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA
Eliza (Ann) Jessup
1825–1903
Dallas, Alabama, USA
Great-Grandparents
Israel Jessup
1803–1860
Mary Vanderslice
1800–1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Timothy Jessup
1777–
Phoebe Jackson
1776–1858
Benjamin Vanderslice
1774–1832
Margaret Scott
1775–1855

Emma Baker's Descendants

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Emma (Bell) Baker (12 January 1894–29 August 1979) m. John (William B.) Whitehead (23 May 1885–11 February 1965)
  1. 1. Infant (Daughter) Whitehead 1925–1925
  2. 2. Infant (Daughter) Whitehead 1931–1931
  3. 3. Doris (Whitehead) Lancaster 1927–2014

Emma Baker's Timeline

2 Records

1894
12 January 1894
Birth of Emma Bell Baker in Gonzales County, Texas, USA
Gonzales County, Texas, USA
1979
29 August 1979
Age 85
Death of Emma Bell Baker in Gonzales County, Texas, USA
Gonzales County, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 January 1894
    Event Place: Gonzales County, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 457-24-6702; Issue State: Texas; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Web: Texas, Find A Grave Index, 1761-2012

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Boerne, Kendall, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 August 1979
    Event Place: Gonzales County, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 457-24-6702; Issue State: Texas; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [3] Texas Death Index
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] Web: Texas, Find A Grave Index, 1761-2012

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Gonzales County, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: Texas, Find A Grave Index, 1761-2012

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