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Willis James Baker 1808–1862 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 04 Jan 1808

Birth Location: Steele Run, Nicholas, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 18 October 1862

Death Location: Palmyra, Marion, Missouri, USA

Father: John Baker

Mother: Nancy DUDLEY

Spouse(s): Henrietta Hardy

Children(s): Edmund ll

Willis James Baker was born in 1808 in Steele Run, Nicholas, Kentucky, USA, the child of John W Judge Baker And Nancy Dudley. Willis James Baker married Henrietta Maria Hardy, and had children including Edmund Hardy Baker Ll. Willis James Baker passed away in 1862 in Palmyra, Marion, Missouri, USA.

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Biography

  • Willis James Baker was born in 1808 in Steele Run, Nicholas, Kentucky, USA, the child of John W Judge Baker And Nancy Dudley.
  • Willis James Baker married Henrietta Maria Hardy, and had children including Edmund Hardy Baker Ll.
  • Willis James Baker passed away in 1862 in Palmyra, Marion, Missouri, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Baker
1779–1850
Birth Location: , Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA
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Nancy DUDLEY
1791–1866
Birth Location: Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Henrietta Hardy
1814–1875
Birth Location: Nicholas County, Kentucky, USA
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Children(s)

Edmund ll
1838–1922
Birth Location: Williamstown, Lewis, Missouri, USA
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Willis Baker's Ancestors

Self
Willis Baker
1808–1862
Birth Place: Steele Run, Nicholas, Kentucky, USA
Parents
John W "Judge" Baker
1779–1850
, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA
Nancy DUDLEY
1791–1866
Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Lt. (Martin Baker, Rev. War Vet.) Sr
1740–1812
Greenbriar, Hanover County, Virginia, USA
Mary ("Polly" Ann) Kimbrough
1745–1830
Louisa County, Virginia, USA
James (A) DUDLEY
1758–1808
Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, USA
Mary (Ann) Purvis
1760–1836
Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania, Virginia,
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Willis Baker's Descendants

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Willis (James) Baker (04 Jan 1808–18 October 1862) m. Henrietta (Maria) Hardy (16 Dec 1814–24 Feb 1875)
  1. 1. Edmund (Hardy Baker) ll 1838–1922 m. Anna (Myriah) Smith 1839–1935
    1. 1. Willis (Edmund "Bud") Baker 1872–1961 m. Ella (May) Copple 1880–1950
      1. 1. Ida (Ruth) Baker 1903–1983 m. Robert (Joseph) Crocfer 1903–1995
        1. 1. Dorothy (Ellen) Crocfer 1927–1984

Willis Baker's Timeline

2 Records

1808
04 Jan 1808
Birth of Willis James Baker in Steele Run, Nicholas, Kentucky, USA
Steele Run, Nicholas, Kentucky, USA
1862
18 October 1862
Age 54
Death of Willis James Baker in Palmyra, Marion, Missouri, USA
Palmyra, Marion, Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 04 Jan 1808
    Event Place: Steele Run, Nicholas, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 October 1862
    Event Place: Palmyra, Marion, Missouri, USA
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