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The author (Marty Grant)
is not related to Elijah Baker as far as can be proven. It is possible that
he is related to my ancestor
Jacob Baker (1760/65).
Elijah Baker was born ca 1794/1800 (per census
analysis). I don't know where he was born, though possibly in what is now Ashe
County, North Carolina (which was part of Wilkes County until 1799).
Elijah Baker is a proven son of
John Baker (1783) and his first wife (name
unknown) as named in John's 1855 Will. It is possible that the Elijah named in
his Will was a different, younger man than this Elijah, but I don't think so. This
is the only Elijah I have any records on in that area. He seems a little old to
be John's son, but his (or John's) age could be off slightly from what I
currently show.
Elijah Baker would probably have been home with
his parents for the 1800 census and listed in the "under 10" age group (born ca
1790/1800), however, I have yet to locate his father John W. Baker in 1800. He
was not listed in Ashe County that year.
Elijah would probably have been home with his
parents in 1810 probably in the age 10-15 age group (born ca 1794/1800). John
Baker did have an apparent son that age in 1810.
Elijah Baker was listed on the 1815 Ashe County
Tax list next to his father in Captain Weaver's District. He was taxed for 50
acres on Beaver Dam Branch. (This list is online at
Jeff Weaver's New River
Notes)
Elijah Baker married someone between 1810 and
1820, presumably in Ashe County (no marriage record found). I don't know his
wife's name, but she was born ca 1794/1804 per the 1820 census.
Elijah Baker was listed on the 1820 census in Ashe
Co, NC. There were quite a few Baker families in Ashe County, NC. Unfortunately,
the 1820 Ashe County census was alphabetical, so we can't determine where anyone
lived, nor who their neighbors were.
1820 census analysis (based on available
evidence): (Explanation of this census)
1820 Ashe Co, NC pg 20 Elijah Baker 310100-20100
Analysis:
1 Male(s) 16-25 (1794-1804) Elijah BAKER (1794/1800) s/o John W. Baker
1 Male(s) 10-15 (1804-1810) Brother? Brother-in-law? (1804/10)
3 Male(s) 0-9 (1810-1820) Son?
Son?
Son?
1 Female(s) 16-25 (1794-1804) Wife? (1794/1804)
2 Female(s) 0-9 (1810-1820) Daughter?
Daughter?
I was unable to find Elijah Baker on the 1830
census. He may have died in the 1820's or moved away. He was certainly dead by
1855 when his father made his Will in Ashe County, for he left something to the
"heirs" of his son Elijah, which certainly suggests he was dead by then. There
were no apparent widows listed in Ashe on the 1830 census. If Elijah had died,
his widow and children must be living with other relatives in 1830. There was an
Elijah Baker in neighboring Grayson Co, VA in 1830, but that was an older man
(the son of Andrew Baker I suspect).
Children of Elijah Baker.
Elijah Baker had lots of children per the 1820
census record. I have not identified any of them yet. I don't know if they
remained in the Ashe County area or migrated away with parents.
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