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Myrtle Cora Baker 1889–1973 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1889

Birth Location: Coffee, Tennessee, United States,

Death Date: 7 Apr 1973

Death Location: Coffee County, Tennessee, USA

Father: Joshua Baker

Mother: Mary Buckner

Spouse(s): Ed Gilliam, John Sherrill

Children(s): Ethel Sherrill, Laura Sherrill, Horace Sherrill, Henry Sherrill, Richard Sherrill, Johnny Sherrill, Gertrude Sherrill, Woodrow Sherrill

In 1889, Myrtle Cora Baker entered the world in Coffee, Tennessee, United States,, born to Joshua Jones Baker And Mary Jane Francis Buckner. In 1900, Myrtle Cora Baker resided in Civil District 12, Coffee, Tennessee. Myrtle Cora Baker married Ed Gilliam, John Farris Sherrill, and had children including Ethel Linda Sherrill, Gertrude Sherrill, Henry Sherrill, Horace Anderson Sherrill, Johnny Sherrill, Laura Louise Sherrill, Richard Hampton Sherrill, Woodrow Wilson Sherrill. Myrtle Cora Baker passed away in 1973 in Coffee County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1889, Myrtle Cora Baker entered the world in Coffee, Tennessee, United States,, born to Joshua Jones Baker And Mary Jane Francis Buckner.
  • In 1900, Myrtle Cora Baker resided in Civil District 12, Coffee, Tennessee.
  • Myrtle Cora Baker married Ed Gilliam, John Farris Sherrill, and had children including Ethel Linda Sherrill, Gertrude Sherrill, Henry Sherrill, Horace Anderson Sherrill, Johnny Sherrill, Laura Louise Sherrill, Richard Hampton Sherrill, Woodrow Wilson Sherrill.
  • Myrtle Cora Baker passed away in 1973 in Coffee County, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joshua Baker
1834–1917
Birth Location: Prairie Plains, Coffee County, Tennessee, USA
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Mary Buckner
1857–1914
Birth Location: Coffee County, Tennessee, USA
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Spouses(s)

Ed Gilliam
1890–1971
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
EG
John Sherrill
1877–1940
Birth Location: Coffee County, Tennessee, USA
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Children(s)

Ethel Sherrill
1910–1982
Birth Location: Hillsboro, Coffee, Tennessee, USA
ES
Laura Sherrill
1923–2007
Birth Location: Hillsboro, Coffee, Tennessee, USA
LS
Horace Sherrill
1911–1992
Birth Location: Prairie Plains, Coffee County, Tennessee, USA
HS
Henry Sherrill
1916–1993
Birth Location: Tennessee
HS
Richard Sherrill
1918–1989
Birth Location: Hillsboro, Coffee, Tennessee, USA
RS
Johnny Sherrill
1920–1924
Birth Location: Coffee County, Tennessee, USA
JS
Gertrude Sherrill
1907–1909
Birth Location: Hillsboro, Coffee, Tennessee, USA
GS
Woodrow Sherrill
1913–1970
Birth Location: Coffee County, Tennessee, USA
WS

Myrtle Baker's Ancestors

Self
Myrtle Baker
1889–1973
Birth Place: Coffee, Tennessee, United States,
Parents
Joshua Jones Baker
1834–1917
Prairie Plains, Coffee County, Tennessee, USA
Mary (Jane Francis) Buckner
1857–1914
Coffee County, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
William Baker
1805–1880
Kentucky Or Tennessee
Dianna (Annie)
1806–1851
Tennessee
Marion (L) Buckner
1827–
Buncombe Co, NC, North Carolina, USA
Sarah (J) Brinkley
1835–1876
Tennessee
Great-Grandparents
Joshua Baker
1758–1854
Rebecca Brumley
1780–1850
Nimrod Buckner
1795–1879
Nancy Anderson
1796–1885
Daniel Brinkley
1800–1879
Nancy Oakley
1801–1838
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jesse Buckner
1769–1860
Mary Tatum
1770–1810
Daniel Brinkley
1765–1838
Anna Green
1764–1838
William Oakley
1775–1860
Rebecka Barbee
1780–1860

Myrtle Baker's Descendants

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Myrtle (Cora) Baker (abt 1889–7 Apr 1973) m. Ed Gilliam (1890–1971) m. John (Farris) Sherrill (10 Apr 1877–10 Apr 1940)
  1. 1. Ethel (Linda) Sherrill 1910–1982 m. Peter (Martin) Aimes 1912–1961
    1. 1. John (Sherrill) Aimes 1940–2013 m. Brenda (L) Stapleford 1944–2020
    2. 2. Robert (Martin) Aimes 1942–2007
    3. 3. Peter (Walton) Aimes 1949–1949
  2. 2. Laura (Louise) Sherrill 1923–2007 m. Charlie (O D) Carpenter 1922–2012 m. Vernon (Thomas Howell) Jr 1937–2008
  3. 3. Horace (Anderson) Sherrill 1911–1992 m. Lois (Wylene) Sumner 1931–2015 m. Amanda (Lee “Bobbie”) Carpenter 1914–2006
    1. 1. John (Kenneth) Sherrill 1951–2016
    2. 2. Helen (Jean) Sherrill 1932–2002 m. Thomas (Stanley) Smith 1927–2004
    3. 3. Dorothy (Mae) Sherrill 1930–2012 m. George (William Gault) Jr 1929–1987 m. Richard (Leon) Miller 1933–1990
  4. 4. Henry Sherrill 1916–1993 m. Ailene (Elizabeth) Turner 1918–
    1. 1. Bobbie (Jean) Sherrill 1940–2021 m. Edwin (Gerald) Wilson 1941–1991
    2. 2. Myrtle (Viola) Sherrill 1944–2021 m. Stephen (Louis White) III 1941–2011
    3. 3. Freeman (Henry) Sherrill 1947–1985
  5. 5. Richard (Hampton) Sherrill 1918–1989 m. Opal (Virginia) Brown 1920–1997
    1. 1. Arthur (Leo) Sherrill 1946–1946
    2. 2. Wilma (Katherine) Sherrill 1941–1997 m. Paul (Hoover) Martin 1930–2006 m. Charles (William) Creech 1934–2013
    3. 3. Richard (Harold Sherrill) Sr 1944–2020 m. Velma (Lou) Johnson 1946–2014
    4. 4. Myra (Virginia) Sherrill 1939–1939
  6. 6. Johnny Sherrill 1920–1924
  7. 7. Gertrude Sherrill 1907–1909
  8. 8. Woodrow (Wilson) Sherrill 1913–1970 m. Fayna (Mae) Turner 1920–1992
    1. 1. Woodrow (Eugene) Sherrill 1939–1998 m. Betty (Louise) Dykes 1942–2020

Myrtle Baker's Timeline

13 Records

1889
6 Apr 1889
Birth of Myrtle Cora Baker in Coffee County, Tennessee, USA
Coffee County, Tennessee, USA
1889
abt 1889
Birth of Myrtle Cora Baker in Coffee, Tennessee, United States,
Coffee, Tennessee, United States,
1900
1900
Age 11
Myrtle Cora Baker resided here in Civil District 12, Coffee, Tennessee
Civil District 12, Coffee, Tennessee
1900
1900
Age 11
Myrtle Cora Baker resided here in Mayfield, Graves, Kentucky
Mayfield, Graves, Kentucky
1910
1910
Age 21
Myrtle Cora Baker resided here in Civil District 12, Coffee, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 12, Coffee, Tennessee, USA
1920
1920
Age 31
Myrtle Cora Baker resided here in Civil District 12, Coffee, Tennessee
Civil District 12, Coffee, Tennessee
1930
1930
Age 41
Myrtle Cora Baker resided here in District 12, Coffee, Tennessee
District 12, Coffee, Tennessee
1935
1935
Age 46
Myrtle Cora Baker resided here in Coffee, Tennessee
Coffee, Tennessee
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 51
Myrtle Cora Baker resided here in Coffee, Tennessee, United States
Coffee, Tennessee, United States
1944
Abt 1944
Age 55
Myrtle Cora Baker resided here in Manchester I Term
Manchester I Term
1950
1950
Age 61
Myrtle Cora Baker resided here in Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, USA
Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, USA
1973
7 Apr 1973
Age 84
Death of Myrtle Cora Baker in Coffee County Tennessee, USA
Coffee County Tennessee, USA
1973
7 Apr 1973
Age 84
Death of Myrtle Cora Baker in Morrison, Warren, Tennessee, USA
Morrison, Warren, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Apr 1889
    Event Place: Coffee County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, Delayed Birth Records
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Coffee, Tennessee; Roll: T627_3882; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 16-14
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 412-20-5159; Issue State: Tennessee; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 12, Coffee, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1732; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 47; Image: .
    [5] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 4, Cumberland, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1736; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 15
    [6] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: District 12, Coffee, Tennessee; Roll: 2238; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 14; Image: 697.0.
    [7] 1880 United States Federal Census, Source Citation: Year: 1880; Census Place: District 11, Franklin, Tennessee; Roll: 1254; Family History Film: 1255254; Page: 83B; Enumeration District: 090
    [8] 1900 United States Federal Census, Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Mayfield, Graves, Kentucky; Roll: 523; Page: 26B; Enumeration District: 0096; FHL microfilm: 1240523
    [9] 1900 United States Federal Census, Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 12, Coffee, Tennessee; Roll: 1562; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0039; FHL microfilm: 1241562
    [10] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 12, Coffee, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1494; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0047; FHL microfilm: 1375507
    [11] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio; Roll: 1837; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 95-334
    [12] Web: Tennessee, Find A Grave Index, 1796-2011

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1889
    Event Place: Coffee, Tennessee, United States,
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 12, Coffee, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1732; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 47; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Civil District 12, Coffee, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 12, Coffee, Tennessee; Roll: 1562; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0039; FHL microfilm: 1241562

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Mayfield, Graves, Kentucky
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Mayfield, Graves, Kentucky; Roll: 523; Page: 26B; Enumeration District: 0096; FHL microfilm: 1240523

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Civil District 12, Coffee, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 12, Coffee, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1494; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0047; FHL microfilm: 1375507

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Civil District 12, Coffee, Tennessee
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 12, Coffee, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1732; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 47; Image: .
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 4, Cumberland, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1736; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 15

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: District 12, Coffee, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: District 12, Coffee, Tennessee; Roll: 2238; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 14; Image: 697.0.

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Coffee, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Coffee, Tennessee; Roll: T627_3882; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 16-14

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Coffee, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Coffee, Tennessee; Roll: T627_3882; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 16-14

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1944
    Event Place: Manchester I Term
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, The Knoxville Journal; Publication Date: 16 Jul 1944; Publication Place: Knoxville, Tennessee, USA; ,0.335501,0.3872851,0.46858948&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio; Roll: 1837; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 95-334

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Apr 1973
    Event Place: Coffee County Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Web: Tennessee, Find A Grave Index, 1796-2011

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Apr 1973
    Event Place: Morrison, Warren, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 412-20-5159; Issue State: Tennessee; Issue Date: Before 1951

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Coffee County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Web: Tennessee, Find A Grave Index, 1796-2011
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