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Dorsey BAKER

Dorsey BAKER

Male 1816 - 1884  (67 years)

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  • Name Dorsey BAKER 
    Born 20 Oct 1816  Tyler Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Census 1850  Tyler Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1860  Wetzel Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1870  Lima, Adams Co, IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1880  McElroy District, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 29 Feb 1884  Tioga, Hancock Co, IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried Bethany Cemetery, Tioga, Hancock Co, IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I119047  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 25 Aug 2018 

    Family Elizabeth Ann WRIGHT,   b. 12 May 1818, Tyler Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Feb 1904  (Age 85 years) 
    Married 1837  Tyler Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • 1850 Census, Tyler Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Jul 27 1850:
      Dorsey Baker, 33, farmer; Elizabeth, 31; Franklin, 12; Francis (male), 10; Martin, 8; William, 6; Martha, 4; Isaac, 2; Jane, 1. All born in Virginia.

      1860 Census, Wetzel Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Jun 22 1860:
      Dorsey Baker, 44, farmer, value of real estate $1,000, value of personal estate $425; Elizabeth, 42; Benjamin F, 22; Francis M, 21; Martin V B, 19; William L, 17; Martha Q, 15; Isaac G, 13; Sarah M, 9; Eliza B, 7; Amanda E, 6; Eliza C, 4; Mary B, 2; Nancy Jane, 12; Margaret, 62. All born in Virginia except Margaret, born in Pennsylvania.

      1870 Census, Adams Co, Illinois (Lima Township, Lima Post Office), enumerated on Aug 6 1870:
      Dorsey Baker, 52, farmer, value of real estate (blank), value of personal estate $675; Elizabeth M (sic), 51, cannot write; Nancy J, 21; Sarah M, 18; Elizabeth A, 17; Amanda E, 15; Elisa, 13; Mary B, 11. All born in Virginia.

      1880 Census, Tyler Co, WV (McElroy District), enumerated on Jun 25 1880:
      Dorsey Baker, 63, farmer; wife Elizabeth A, 62. [2]
    Children 
    +1. Francis Marion BAKER,   b. Jul 1839, Tyler Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jan 1892, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 52 years)
    +2. Martin Vanburen BAKER,   b. 4 Apr 1841, Tyler Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Jul 1916, Jackson Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
    +3. Martha Quintilla BAKER,   b. 11 May 1845, Tyler Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jul 1907  (Age 62 years)
    +4. Isaac Granville BAKER,   b. 1 Jun 1847, Tyler Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Dec 1880, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 33 years)
     5. Amanda Ellen BAKER,   b. 18 Sep 1852, Tyler Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Nov 1935, Montgomery Co, MO Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
    +6. Elizabeth Ann BAKER,   b. 26 Feb 1853, Wetzel Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Oct 1900  (Age 47 years)
    Family ID F50964  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    2. [S1567] Marriage record of son.