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William Baker (c1810) and Elizabeth --- of Ashe Co, NCHome > Genealogy > Surnames > Baker > Families > William [Commentary] [Children] [Researcher List] [Register Report] [A Note about sources] [How to contact me] [Home] I (Marty Grant) don't know how or if I'm related to William Baker, but he could easily be related to my ancestor Jacob Baker (1760/65) who also lived in Ashe County. William Baker was born ca 1809/10 (per 1850 census). He was born in North Carolina, probably in Ashe County where he later lived. I don't know who William's parents were. Census analysis shows several possible suspects. William Baker would probably have been home with his parents for the 1810 census and listed in the "under 10" age group (born ca 1800/10) assuming he was actually born by the time the census taker came around. Several of the Baker families listed in Ashe County that year had an apparent son that age. One of these could be his father. Unfortunately the census taker that year only used initials, so it is difficult to know who was who. J. Baker, probably James Baker (1775/80) had three sons that age; Z. Baker, likely Zachariah Baker (1775/80) had one son that age; another J. Baker (still unidentified) had five sons that age; another J. Baker, probably John W. Baker (1783) had two sons that age; S. Baker, likely Samuel Baker (1755/65) had four sons that age; M. Baker, likely Morris Baker (bef 1755) had one son that age; and finally, another S. Baker, likely Solomon Baker (1770) had two sons that age. As you can see the 1810 census does not narrow down the list of possible parents for William Baker, for every Baker household in the county that year had at least one son of approximately the same age. In 1820 William Baker would probably still be home with his parents. He should have been enumerated in either the 10-15 age group (born ca 1804/10) or possibly in the "under 10" age group (born ca 1810/20), depending on what his actual birth date was. Jacob Baker (1760/65), my ancestor, had one apparent son 10-15; James Baker (1775/80) had one son 10-15 and four sons under 10; James Baker (1794/1800) had 3 sons under 10; Jonathan Baker (1775/80) had four possible matching sons; Thomas Baker (1760/65) had three possible matching sons; Zachariah Baker (1775/80) had four matching son; Elijah Baker (1794/1800) had four matching males, and John Baker (1783) also had four matching sons. Like the 1810 census, the 1820 census does not help narrow down the suspects too much as almost all the Bakers in Ashe County had a son about William's age. William Baker would have been 19 or 20 by the time of the 1830 census, so he should be listed in either the 15-19 age group (born ca 1810/15) or the 20-29 age group (born ca 1800/10). There are a few Bakers in Ashe County that year with sons in those age groups, so this does not help immensely in narrowing down the list of possible parents for William: Jacob Baker (1760/65) had one son 15-19; James Baker (1775/80) had two sons that age; Morris Baker (1780/90) had two sons that age; Zachariah Baker (1775/80) also had two sons that age; Thomas Baker (1760/65) had one son that age; John Baker (c1783) had three sons that age; Jonathan Baker (1775/80) had four sons 20-29 and one son 15-19. Any of these could be William's father. William Baker married Elizabeth --- before ca 1832, presumably in Ashe County (no marriage record found). She was born ca 1809/10 in NC (per 1850 census). I don't know her maiden name. William Baker was listed in Ashe County for the 1840 census. He was not listed near any other Baker families. 1840 census analysis (based on available evidence): (Explanation of this census) 1840 Ashe Co, NC pg 2 William Baker 1000100000000-1200100000000 Analysis: 1 Male(s) 20-29 (1810-1820) William BAKER (1809/10) 1 Male(s) 0-4 (1835-1840) Shadrack BAKER (1835/36) son 1 Female(s) 20-29 (1810-1820) Elizabeth (—) Baker (1809/10) wife 2 Female(s) 5-9 (1830-1835) Mary BAKER (1831/32) daughter Riley BAKER (1834/35) daughter 1 Female(s) 0-4 (1835-1840) Catherine BAKER (1839/40) daughter They were still in Ashe County for the 1850 census and as before they were not listed near any other Bakers.
1850 ASHE CO, NC Page 284 House/Family # 674/ 674 - Twp BAKER WILLIAM 40 M W FARMER 1000 NC 1809/1810 BAKER ELIZABETH 40 F W NC 1809/1810 BAKER MARY 18 F W NC 1831/1832 BAKER RILEY 15 F W NC 1834/1835 BAKER SHADERIC 14 M W NC 1835/1836 BAKER CATHERINE 10 F W NC 1839/1840 BAKER JAMES 8 M W NC 1841/1842 BAKER SARAH 4 F W NC 1845/1846 BAKER CINTHIA 1 F W NC 1848/1849 They were still in Ashe County for the 1860 census not close to any other Bakers. Their post office was listed as Walnut Hill.
1860 ASHE CO, NC Page 381 House/Family # 1072/1072 -- SOUTH EASTERN DIST Twp WALNUT HILL P.O. BAKER WILLIAM 51 M W FARMER 2000 1000 NC 1808/1809 BAKER BETTY 48 F W TAYLORESS NC 1811/1812 BAKER CATHERINE 21 F W WEAVER NC 1838/1839 BAKER JAMES 18 M W FARM HAND NC 1841/1842 BAKER SARAH 15 F W NC 1844/1845 BAKER CINTHIA 12 F W NC 1847/1848 BAKER HIRAM 10 M W NC 1849/1850 BAKER FRANKLIN 7 M W NC 1852/1853 BAKER NANCY 4 F W NC 1855/1856 I have not yet traced this family beyond this point. ChildrenWilliam and Elizabeth (---) Baker had several children per the census records. I have not yet found much additional data about them. Researcher ListPersons researching this family (click here for data on how to get on or off of this list):
Register Report1. William1 Baker, born 1809/10 in Ashe Co, NC. He married in 1830/32 in Ashe Co, NC Elizabeth (---), born 1809/10 in Ashe Co, NC.
Children of William Baker and Elizabeth (---) were as follows: 2 i Mary2 Baker, born 1831/32 in Ashe Co, NC; died aft 1850 in Ashe Co, NC. 3 ii Riley2 Baker, born 1834/35 in Ashe Co, NC; died aft 1850 in Ashe Co, NC. 4 iii Shadrack2 Baker, born 1835/36 in Ashe Co, NC; died aft 1860 in Ashe Co, NC. 5 iv Catherine2 Baker, born 1839/40 in Ashe Co, NC. 6 v James2 Baker, born 1841/42 in Ashe Co, NC. 7 vi Sarah2 Baker, born 1845/46 in Ashe Co, NC. 8 vii Cynthia2 Baker, born 1848/49 in Ashe Co, NC. 9 viii Hiram2 Baker, born 1850 in Ashe Co, NC. 10 ix Franklin2 Baker, born 1852/53 in Ashe Co, NC. 11 x Nancy2 Baker, born 1855/56 in Ashe Co, NC. Last Updated January 15, 2006 Baker Page (Main) | Baker Families | What's New? Home | Surnames | Christian Pages | Search this Site | Contact Me
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