John Franklin Baker

1855 - 1917  (61 years)

• Name	John Franklin Baker
  Birth	25 Dec 1855	TN   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1860	Marshall Co, KY   [2]
  	age 5
  Census	1870	Bishop, Marshall Co, KY   [3]
  	age 15
  Census	1880	Birmingham, Marshall Co, KY   [4]
  	age 24, living with mother
  Census	1900	Birmingham, Marshall Co, KY   [5]
  	age 44, wife Mary A-age 36, 7 children
  Census	1910	District 1, Trigg Co, KY   [6]
  	age 55, wife Mary A-age 46, 5 children
  Death	03 Oct 1917	Golden Pond, Trigg Co, KY   [7, 8]
  Findagrave.com	27 Jun 2023
  	See Notes
  Misc Fact	TVA Cemetery Relocation  [9]
  Burial	Trigg Co, KY   [1]
  	Higgins Cemetery #1
  Person ID	I1238	Butler Family Tree
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	John J Baker,   b. 1830, Hardeman Co, TN d. 28 Jun 1874, Marshall Co, KY (Age 44 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Sarah Collins Henson,   b. Jun 1830, NC d. 1905, Marshall Co, KY (Age 74 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	07 Mar 1850	Hardeman Co, TN   [7, 10, 11]
  Notes	------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ found at https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VN8L-CMQ Name: Sarah C Henson Also Known As Name: Name Suffix: Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 07 Feb 1850 Event Place: Hardeman, Tennessee, United States Gender: Female Spouse's Name: John Baker Spouse's Also Known As Name: Spouse's Name Prefix: Spouse's Name Suffix: Page: Citing this Record: "Tennessee State Marriage Index, 1780-2002," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VN8L-CMQ : 4 December 2014), John Baker and Sarah C Henson, 07 Feb 1850; from "Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing p. , Hardeman, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X8BX-1BM Name: John Baker Birth Date: Birthplace: Age: Spouse's Name: Sarah C. Henson Spouse's Birth Date: Spouse's Birthplace: Spouse's Age: Event Date: 07 Mar 1850 Event Place: Hardeman, Tennessee Father's Name: Mother's Name: Spouse's Father's Name: Spouse's Mother's Name: Race: Marital Status: Previous Wife's Name: Spouse's Race: Spouse's Marital Status: Spouse's Previous Husband's Name: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M73445-4 System Origin: Tennessee-EASy GS Film number: 989284 Reference ID: Citing this Record: "Tennessee, Marriages, 1796-1950," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X8BX-1BM : accessed 8 May 2015), John Baker and Sarah C. Henson, 07 Mar 1850; citing Hardeman, Tennessee, reference ; FHL microfilm 989,284. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Family ID	F456	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Ann Travis,   b. 17 Mar 1864, Marshall Co, KY d. 07 Aug 1953, Marshall Co, KY (Age 89 years)
  Marriage	13 Jul 1881	Marshall Co, KY   [11]
  Notes	Children: son Walter Jackson Baker (1882 - 1969) son Julius Robert Baker (1886 - 1961) dau Sarah Lillie Baker 1888 - 1983 dau Lillia Baker 1890 son George Lee Baker (1892 - 1974) son John Roy Baker 1894 - 1976 son Thomas Calza Baker (1897 - 1985) son Lorenzo 'Ranzy' Baker (1899 - 1986) - married Samie Balentine 1900 - 1994 son Marshall Gayle Baker 1927 - 1984 dau Mancy Mary Baker (1903 - 1997) - married Felix Balentine 1898 - 1980 - 1950 census - Trigg Co, KY
  Family ID	F2088	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Census - age 5 - 1860 - Marshall Co, KY Census - age 15 - 1870 - Bishop, Marshall Co, KY Census - age 24, living with mother - 1880 - Birmingham, Marshall Co, KY Marriage - 13 Jul 1881 - Marshall Co, KY Census - age 44, wife Mary A-age 36, 7 children - 1900 - Birmingham, Marshall Co, KY Census - age 55, wife Mary A-age 46, 5 children - 1910 - District 1, Trigg Co, KY Death - 03 Oct 1917 - Golden Pond, Trigg Co, KY Burial - - Trigg Co, KY  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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• Notes

  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ found at findagrave.com on 6/27/2023 John Franklin Baker Birth: 25 Dec 1855 Hardeman County, Tennessee, USA Death: 3 Oct 1917 (aged 61) Trigg County, Kentucky, USA Burial: Higgins Cemetery #1Trigg County, Kentucky, USA Memorial #: 27981756 Family Members Parents John Baker 1830-1874 Sarah Henson Baker 1830-1905 Spouse Mary Ann Travis Baker 1864-1953 Siblings William Monroe Baker 1853-1929 Francis Marion Baker 1861-1937 Sarah E Baker 1862-1874 Martha Caroline Baker Fulks 1865-1947 Children Walter Jackson Baker 1882-1969 Julius Robert Baker 1886-1961 Sarah Lillie Baker Shumaker 1888-1953 George Lee Baker 1892-1974 John Roy Baker 1894-1976 Thomas Calza Baker 1897-1985 Loranzy Nathan Baker 1899-1986 Mancy Baker Balentine 1903-1997 Maintained by: Brian (46933513) Originally Created by: Kathy Hicks Thompson (46809360) Added: 2 Jul 2008 URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27981756/john_franklin-baker Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27981756/john_franklin-baker: accessed 27 June 2023), memorial page for John Franklin Baker (25 Dec 1855-3 Oct 1917), Find a Grave Memorial ID 27981756, citing Higgins Cemetery #1, Trigg County, Kentucky, USA; Maintained by Brian (contributor 46933513). ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ found at findagrave.com bef 6/27/2023 John Franklin Baker Birth: Dec. 25, 1855 Tennessee, USA Death: Oct. 3, 1917 Trigg County Kentucky, USA Family links: Spouse: Mary Ann Travis Baker (1864 - 1953) Children: Walter Jackson Baker (1882 - 1969)* Julius Robert Baker (1886 - 1961)* George Lee Baker (1892 - 1974)* Thomas Calza Baker (1897 - 1985)* Ranzy Baker (1899 - 1986)* Mancy Baker Balentine (1903 - 1997)* *Calculated relationship Burial: Higgins Cemetery #1 Trigg County Kentucky, USA Maintained by: Brian Originally Created by: Kathy Thompson Record added: Jul 02, 2008 Find A Grave Memorial# 27981756 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ found at https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NSW1-QHY Name: Frank Baker Titles and Terms: Event Type: Death Event Date: 1917 Event Place: Golden Pond, Trigg, Kentucky, United States Gender: Male Age: Race: Race (Original): Occupation: Birth Year (Estimated): Birthplace: Burial Place: Cemetery: Father's Name: John Baker Father's Titles and Terms: Mother's Name: Sarah Collans Mother's Titles and Terms: Spouse's Name: Spouse's Titles and Terms: Spouse's Gender: GS Film Number: 1942772 Digital Folder Number: 004186134 Image Number: 02766 Citing this Record: "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1961", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NSW1-QHY : 12 December 2014), Frank Baker, 1917. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKH1-GTGH Name: Frank Baker Event Type: Death Event Date: 03 Oct 1917 Event Place: Trigg, Kentucky, United States Age: 61 Birth Date: Birth Year (Estimated): 1856 Digital Folder Number: Citing this Record: "Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999," , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKH1-GTGH : accessed 15 August 2015), Frank Baker, 03 Oct 1917; citing Death, Trigg, Kentucky, United States, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=genek105&id=P2479 ID: P2479 •Name: John Franklin Baker •_APID: 1,7163::33947777 1 •_APID: 1,7667::39724801 2 •_APID: 1,7602::21698762 3 •_APID: 1,7884::8956351 4 •_APID: 1,1222::731700 5 •_APID: 1,3077::91918 6 •_APID: 1,6742::12064833 7 •_APID: 1,4428::42762 8 •Birth: 25 Dec 1855 in Tennessee •_APID: 1,7163::33947777 1 •_APID: 1,7667::39724801 2 •_APID: 1,7602::21698762 3 •_APID: 1,7884::8956351 4 •_APID: 1,1222::731700 5 •_APID: 1,3077::91918 6 •_APID: 1,6742::12064833 7 •Residence: 1880 Birmingham, Marshall, Kentucky, United States •_APID: 1,6742::12064833 7 •Death: 3 October 1917 in Birmingham, Trigg Co, Kentucky, USA •_APID: 1,1222::731700 5 •_APID: 1,3077::91918 6 •Residence: 9 Oct 1917 Kentucky •_APID: 1,1222::731700 5 •Residence: 1910 Magisterial District 1, Trigg, Kentucky •_APID: 1,7884::8956351 4 •Residence: 1900 Birmingham Village, Marshall, Kentucky •_APID: 1,7602::21698762 3 •Residence: Aug 22, 1860 Marshall, Kentucky •_APID: 1,7667::39724801 2 •Residence: Aug 27, 1870 Bishop, Marshall, Kentucky •_APID: 1,7163::33947777 1 •Sex: M 9 HintsAncestry Hints for John Franklin Baker 6 possible matches found on Ancestry.com Ancestry.com Father: John Baker b: abt 1830 in Tennesse Kentucky Mother: Sarah Collans Henson b: abt 1831 in North Carolina Marriage 1 Mary Ann Travis b: 17 Mar 1864 in , Marshall, Kentucky, USA •Married: 13 July, 1881 in Marshall, KY 8 Children 1.Has Children Walter Jackson Baker b: 25 Jul 1882 in KY 2.Has Children Julius R Baker b: 21 Nov 1886 in Kentucky 3.Has No Children Lillia Baker b: Apr 1890 in Kentucky 4.Has No Children George Lee Baker b: 9 May 1891 in Birmingham, Marshall, Kentucky, United States 5.Has Children Roy John Baker b: 9 Apr 1894 in Marshall, Kentucky 6.Has Children Thomas Kelsie Baker b: 3 May 1897 in Kentucky 7.Has Children Loranzy Nathen Hale Baker b: 26 Sep 1899 in Kentucky 8.Has Children Mancy Mary Baker b: 23 Mar 1903 in Kentucky Sources: 1.Repository: Name: Ancestry.com Note: Title: 1870 United States Federal Census Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2003.Original data - 1870. United States. Ninth Census of the United States, 1870. Washington, D.C. National Archives and Records Administration. M593, RG29, 1,761 rolls. Minnesota. Minnes Note: Page: Year: 1870; Census Place: Bishop, Marshall, Kentucky; Roll: M593_485; Page: 291; Image: 588. Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1870usfedcen&h=33947777&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Text: Birth date: abt 1855 Birth place: Tennessee Residence date: 1870 Residence place: Bishop, Marshall, Kentucky 2.Repository: Name: Ancestry.com Note: Title: 1860 United States Federal Census Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Eighth Census of the United States, 1860. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1860. M653, 1 Note: Page: Year: 1860; Census Place: , Marshall, Kentucky; Roll: M653_385; Page: 0; Image: 421. Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1860usfedcenancestry&h=39724801&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Text: Birth date: abt 1855 Birth place: Tennessee Residence date: 1860 Residence place: Marshall, Kentucky 3.Repository: Name: Ancestry.com Note: Title: 1900 United States Federal Census Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, Note: Page: Year: 1900; Census Place: Birmingham, Marshall, Kentucky; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: . Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1900usfedcen&h=21698762&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Text: Birth date: Jan 1856 Birth place: Tennessee Marriage date: 1881 Marriage place: Residence date: 1900 Residence place: Birmingham Village, Marshall, Kentucky 4.Repository: Name: Ancestry.com Note: Title: 1910 United States Federal Census Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Thirteenth Census of the Unit Note: Page: Year: 1910; Census Place: Magisterial District 1, Trigg, Kentucky; Roll: T624_501; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 147; Image: 899. Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1910uscenindex&h=8956351&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Text: Birth date: abt 1855 Birth place: Tennessee Residence date: 1910 Residence place: Magisterial District 1, Trigg, Kentucky 5.Repository: Name: Ancestry.com Note: Title: Kentucky Death Records, 1852-1953 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007.Original data - Kentucky. Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records ? Microfilm (1852-1910). Microfilm rolls #994027-994058. Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort Note: Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=kydeaths&h=731700&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Text: Birth date: 25 Dec 1855 Birth place: Tennessee Death date: 9 Oct 1917 Death place: Trigg, Kentucky Residence date: Residence place: Kentucky 6.Repository: Name: Ancestry.com Note: Title: Kentucky Death Index, 1911-2000 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2000.Original data - Commonwealth of Kentucky, Health Data Branch, Divisision of Epidemiology and Health Planning. Kentucky Death Index, 1911-present. Frankfort, KY, USA: Kentucky Departme Note: Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=kyvital&h=91918&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Text: Birth date: abt 1856 Birth place: Death date: 3 October 1917 Death place: Trigg, Kentucky 7.Repository: Name: Ancestry.com Note: Title: 1880 United States Federal Census Author: Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limite Note: Page: Year: 1880; Census Place: Birmingham, Marshall, Kentucky; Roll: T9_432; Family History Film: 1254432; Page: 189.2000; Enumeration District: 208; Image: 0382. Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1880usfedcen&h=12064833&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Text: Birth date: abt 1856 Birth place: Tennessee Residence date: 1880 Residence place: Birmingham, Marshall, Kentucky, United States 8.Repository: Name: Ancestry.com Note: Title: Kentucky Marriages, 1851-1900 Author: Dodd, Jordan, comp. Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2001.Original data - See extended description for original data sources listed by county.Original data: See extended description for original data sources listed by county. Note: Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=kymarr&h=42762&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Text: Marriage date: 13 Jul 1881 Marriage place: Marshall, KY 9.Repository: Name: Ancestry.com Note: Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Note: This information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. Note: The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created. Page: Ancestry Family Trees Note: Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=8669268&pid=2479 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  
  

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