Doddridge County Roots

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Mary FOUNDS

Mary FOUNDS

Female 1824 - 1920  (~ 95 years)

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  • Name Mary FOUNDS 
    Born Mar 1824  [1
    • Birth date on headstone is 1819. But the 1900 Census shows it as March 1824.
    Gender Female 
    Census 1870  Marshall Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1880, 1900, 1910  Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 1920  [2
    Buried Keys Cemetery, Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Notes 
    • Identified in death record of daughter Rebecca as "Miss Bormer" and in daughter Margaret's death record as Mary Boner. But her marriage record clearly shows her name as Mary Founds.
    Person ID I64868  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 19 Jul 2022 

    Family Simon BAKER,   b. Jan 1831,   d. 11 Feb 1908  (Age ~ 77 years)  [4
    Married 5 Jan 1853  Marshall Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Notes 
    • 1870 Census, Marshall Co, WV (Liberty Twp), enumerated on Jun 25 1870:
      Simon Baker, 39, occupation cooper; Mary, 47; Louisianna, 18; Margaret J, 13; Rebecca V, 12; Hanson, 10; Elizabeth, 8; Grant, 6.

      1880 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Grant District), enumerated on Jun 21 1880:
      Simon Baker, 49, occupation coopering; wife Mary, 55; dau Margaret, 23; son Hanson, 20; dau Elizabeth, 17; son Grant, 16.

      1900 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Grant District), enumerated on Jun 19 1900:
      Simon Baker, 69, b. Jan 1831, farmer, married 48 yrs; wife Mary, 76, b. Mar 1824, mother of 7 children (4 still living); dau Margaret J, 41, b. Aug 1858, single; grandson Ward, 2, b. Nov 1897; grandson Luther, 17, b. Apr 1883.

      Simon Baker died in 1908.

      1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District), enumerated on May 3, 1910:
      Mary Baker, 78, widowed, mother of 11 children (5 still living); dau Jane M, 52, single; son [sic] Luther, 27, single, teamster in oil field; grandson Ward, 11.
      NOTE: Luther Baker was actually Mary's grandson, son of Jane. Ward Baker was a son of Mary's son Hanson.
    Children 
    +1. Margaret Jane BAKER,   b. 26 Aug 1856, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Jun 1944, McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
    +2. Rebecca Virginia BAKER,   b. 10 May 1858, Virginia (now West Virginia) Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Apr 1926, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years)
    +3. Hanson R. BAKER,   b. 1860,   d. 1951  (Age 91 years)
    +4. Theodore Grant BAKER,   b. 14 Feb 1864, Marshall Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Feb 1939  (Age 74 years)
    Documents
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    64867_SimonBaker_MaryFounds_MarriageRecord_MarshallCoVa_5Jan1853.jpg
    Family ID F27101  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
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    64867_SimonBaker_MaryFounds_MarriageRecord_MarshallCoVa_5Jan1853.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S2093] 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District).

    2. [S638] Headstone (year only).

    3. [S2550] Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. I, Donald Edward Ramage (1934-2016), (4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999)).

    4. [S1590] Death record of daughter.

    5. [S2125] Marshall County Marriage Records, (Moundsville, WV).