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William Riley Baker 1829 – 1909 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Oct 1829

Birth Location: Shiloh, Calloway, Kentucky, United States

Death Date: 24 Dec 1909

Death Location: Oneida, Clay, Kentucky, United States

Father: James Baker

Mother: Frances Jenkins

Spouse(s): Ellen Smith

Children(s): Ida Baker

The story of William Riley Baker began in 1829 in Shiloh, Calloway, Kentucky, United States. William Riley Baker married Ellen Ann Smith, and had children including Ida Mae Baker. William Riley Baker passed away in 1909 in Oneida, Clay, Kentucky, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of William Riley Baker began in 1829 in Shiloh, Calloway, Kentucky, United States.
  • William Riley Baker married Ellen Ann Smith, and had children including Ida Mae Baker.
  • William Riley Baker passed away in 1909 in Oneida, Clay, Kentucky, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Baker
1786 – 1870
Birth Location: Bertie County, North Carolina, USA
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Frances Jenkins
1788 – 1872
Birth Location: Bertie County, North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Ellen Smith
1832 – 1912
Birth Location: Lisman, Webster, Kentucky
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Children(s)

Ida Baker
1870 – 1920
Birth Location: District 2, Webster, Kentucky, United States
IB

William Baker's Ancestors

Self
William Baker
1829 – 1909
Birth Place: Shiloh, Calloway, Kentucky, United States
Parents
James Miles Baker
1786 – 1870
Bertie County, North Carolina, USA
Frances (Martha) Jenkins
1788 – 1872
Bertie County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Elizabeth Earle
1765 – 1850
Bertie, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Baker's Descendants

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William (Riley) Baker (2 Oct 1829 – 24 Dec 1909) m. Ellen (Ann) Smith (May 1832 – Dec 1912)
  1. 1. Ida (Mae) Baker (Mar 1870 – Feb. 12, 1920) m. Robert (Lee) Brown (22 JAN 1865 – 01 JAN 1945)
    1. 1. Clyde (Vernon) Brown (Mar. 26, 1893 – Dec. 21, 1980) m. Pearl (E) Posey (1902 – 23 Oct 1930)
      1. 1. Vernon (Lester) Brown (23 May 1918 – 18 November 1984)
        1. 1. Larry (Gene) Brown (5 March 1944 – 21 September 1998)
        2. 2. Harold (Edward) Brown (4 September 1946 – 17 August 1976)

William Baker's Timeline

3 Records

1829
2 Oct 1829
Birth of William Riley Baker in Shiloh, Calloway, Kentucky, United States
Shiloh, Calloway, Kentucky, United States
1852
26 Sep 1852
Age 23
William Riley Baker was married in Hopkins, Kentucky, United States
Hopkins, Kentucky, United States
1909
24 Dec 1909
Age 80
Death of William Riley Baker in Oneida, Clay, Kentucky, United States
Oneida, Clay, Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Oct 1829
    Event Place: Shiloh, Calloway, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 26 Sep 1852
    Event Place: Hopkins, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Dec 1909
    Event Place: Oneida, Clay, Kentucky, United States
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