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Obediah Baker 1797–1877 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1797

Birth Location: Surry County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1877

Death Location: Fayette, Fayette, Alabama, United States

Father: Nicholas Baker

Mother: Lucy Laurence

Spouse(s): Isabella Wilson

Children(s): Catherine Baker

The story of Obediah Baker began in 1797 in Surry County, North Carolina, USA. Obediah Baker married Isabella Wilson, and had children including Catherine Baker. Obediah Baker passed away in 1877 in Fayette, Fayette, Alabama, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Obediah Baker began in 1797 in Surry County, North Carolina, USA.
  • Obediah Baker married Isabella Wilson, and had children including Catherine Baker.
  • Obediah Baker passed away in 1877 in Fayette, Fayette, Alabama, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Nicholas Baker
1766–1819
Birth Location: Surry, North Carolina, United States
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Lucy Laurence
1771–1802
Birth Location: Surry County, North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Isabella Wilson
1790–1877
Birth Location: Clarke County, Georgia
IW

Children(s)

Catherine Baker
1825–1894
Birth Location: Alabama
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Obediah Baker's Ancestors

Self
Obediah Baker
1797–1877
Birth Place: Surry County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Nicholas Obediah Baker
1766–1819
Surry, North Carolina, United States
Lucy Laurence
1771–1802
Surry County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Obediah Baker
1736–1822
Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Richard Lawrence
1733–1796
Albemarle, Virginia, United States
Isabella Ross
1746–1796
Albermarle Co, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Alexander Baker
1705–1750
Zipporah Hilliard
1713–1782
Jean Walston
1710–1810
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Maurice Baker
1675–1762
Sarah Nicholson
1671–1762
Elizabeth Hitchner
1673–1718
Phillip Walston
1690–1749

Obediah Baker's Descendants

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Obediah Baker (1797–1877) m. Isabella Wilson (18 Dec 1790–1877)
  1. 1. Catherine Baker 1825–1894 m. William (Garrett) Vanzant 1817–1891
    1. 1. Catharine (E.) Vanzant 1864–
    2. 2. Obediah (Wilson) Vanzant 1844–1863
    3. 3. Sarah (L.) Vanzant 1846–
    4. 4. William (L.) Vanzant 1849–1908
    5. 5. James (Henry) Vanzant 1852–1930
    6. 6. Martin (Timothy) Vanzant 1853–1935
    7. 7. Susan (Elizabeth) Vanzant 1856–1927
    8. 8. John (P. Thomas) Vanzant 1857–1920
    9. 9. George (L.) Vanzant 1859–1940
    10. 10. Evelyn (Kathryn) Vanzant 1864–1941
    11. 11. Wiley (W. L.) Vanzant 1868–1922
    12. 12. William (Lewis Harrison) Vanzant 1852–1908 m. Martha (L.) Kilgore 1844–1917
      1. 1. Emma Vanzant 1866–
      2. 2. LaDocia ("Docie") VanZant 1872–1953
      3. 3. William (Avery) Vanzant 1872–1934
      4. 4. Martha (Texarcana) VanZant 1878–1960 m. Daniel (Elihu) Dudney 1868–1901 m. Lewis (Lee) Evans 1881–1941
      5. 5. Tilman VanZant 1886–
      6. 6. Mary (Etta Van) Zant 1886–1927
        1. 1. Paralee ((Susie)) Harwell 1911–1998
      7. 7. Raymond (George) VanZant 1891–1977
      8. 8. Arthur (Gibson) Vanzant 1893–1967

Obediah Baker's Timeline

2 Records

1797
1797
Birth of Obediah Baker in Surry County, North Carolina, USA
Surry County, North Carolina, USA
1877
1877
Age 80
Death of Obediah Baker in Fayette, Fayette, Alabama, United States
Fayette, Fayette, Alabama, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1797
    Event Place: Surry County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1877
    Event Place: Fayette, Fayette, Alabama, United States
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