William R Baker

1811 - 1863  (50 years)

• Name	William R Baker
  Birth	1811	NC   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1830	Hardeman Co, TN   [2]
  	age 15-19(19), spouse age 15-19(19), 1 female < 5
  Census	1850	Hardeman Co, TN   [1]
  	age 39, spouse Sintha-age 39, no children
  Death	Between 1861 and 11 Mar 1863	Hardeman Co, TN   [3]
  Findagrave.com	09 Jun 2020
  	See Notes
  Burial	Lexington, Fayette Co, KY   [3]
  	Lexington National Cemetery
  Person ID	I1737	Butler Family Tree
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

  Family	Cynthia Reagan,   b. 28 Sep 1811, Hickman Co, TN d. 1882, Marshall Co, KY (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	11 May 1828	Hardeman Co, TN   [4, 5]
  Notes	---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X8BF-T32 Name: William Baker Birth Date: Birthplace: Age: Spouse's Name: Cynthia Reagan Spouse's Birth Date: Spouse's Birthplace: Spouse's Age: Event Date: 11 May 1828 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: M51927-3 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:X8BF-T32 : accessed 27 May 2015), William Baker and Cynthia Reagan, 11 May 1828; citing Hardeman, Tennessee, reference ; FHL microfilm 989,284. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- fpound at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNX1-NVS Name: Cynthia Reagan Event Type: Marriage Event Date: May 1828 Event Place: Hardeman, Tennessee, United States Gender: Female Spouse's Name: William Baker Citing this Record "Tennessee State Marriage Index, 1780-2002," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNX1-NVS : 4 December 2014), William Baker and Cynthia Reagan, May 1828; 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://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNFS-BDS Name: Cynthia Ragan Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 08 May 1828 Event Place: Hardeman, Tennessee, United States Gender: Female Spouse's Name: William Baker Citing this Record "Tennessee State Marriage Index, 1780-2002," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNFS-BDS : 4 December 2014), William Baker and Cynthia Ragan, 08 May 1828; 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Children	1. John J Baker,   b. 1830, Hardeman Co, TN d. 28 Jun 1874, Marshall Co, KY (Age 44 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F552	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1811 - NC Marriage - 11 May 1828 - Hardeman Co, TN Census - age 15-19(19), spouse age 15-19(19), 1 female < 5 - 1830 - Hardeman Co, TN Census - age 39, spouse Sintha-age 39, no children - 1850 - Hardeman Co, TN Death - Between 1861 and 11 Mar 1863 - Hardeman Co, TN  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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• Notes

  - death 1861 in Hardeman Co, TN ?? - not on 1860 census - Cynthia listed with son John & family - or 3/11/1863 in Lexington, Fayette Co, KY ?? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at findagrave.com on 6/9/2020 PVT William R. Baker Birth: unknown Death: 11 Mar 1863 Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, USA ???? Burial: Lexington National Cemetery, Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, USA Plot: 226 Memorial #: 316368 Family Members Spouse Cynthia Ragan Baker 1812-1882 Children John Baker 1830-1874 Maintained by: Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War (48353502) Originally Created by: US Veterans Affairs Office (5) Added: 25 Feb 2000 URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/316368 Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 9 June 2020), memorial page for PVT William R. Baker (unknown–11 Mar 1863), Find a Grave Memorial no. 316368, citing Lexington National Cemetery, Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, USA ; Maintained by Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War (contributor 48353502) . ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ found at http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=genek105&id=P2489 •ID: P2489 •Name: William R Baker •_APID: 1,8054::6191771 1 •_APID: 1,1169::3377882 2 •_APID: 1,1169::3049153 3 •_APID: 1,1169::3323326 4 •_APID: 1,2073::60894 5 •MARR: marriage to Cynthia Reagan....syntha? 8 May 1828 Hardeman •_APID: 1,1169::3377882 2 •_APID: 1,1169::3049153 3 •_APID: 1,1169::3323326 4 •Residence: Tennessee •_APID: 1,1169::3049153 3 •Residence: spouse Syntha moved to KY with son in late 1850's. Do not know about William Tennessee •_APID: 1,1169::3377882 2 •Birth: 1800 in North Carolina, USA •_APID: 1,8054::6191771 1 •Residence: age given 39 1850 Hardeman, Tennessee •_APID: 1,8054::6191771 1 •Sex: M 6 Marriage 1 Syntha "Cynthia" Ragan b: 28 September, 1811 in Hickman County, Tennessee, USA Children 1.Has Children John Baker b: abt 1830 in Tennesse Kentucky Sources: 1.Repository: Name: Ancestry.com Note: Title: 1850 United States Federal Census Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Seventh Census of the United States, 1850. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1850. M432, Note: Page: Year: 1850; Census Place: , Hardeman, Tennessee; Roll: M432_881; Page: 75; Image: 441. Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1850usfedcenancestry&h=6191771&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Text: Birth date: abt 1811 Birth place: North Carolina Residence date: 1850 Residence place: Hardeman, Tennessee 2.Repository: Name: Ancestry.com Note: Title: Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2008.Original data - Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002. Nashville, TN, USA: Tennessee State Library and Archives. Microfilm.Original data: Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002. Nashvill Note: Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=tnstatemarriages&h=3377882&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Text: Marriage date: 8 May 1828 Marriage place: Hardeman Residence date: Residence place: Tennessee 3.Repository: Name: Ancestry.com Note: Title: Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2008.Original data - Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002. Nashville, TN, USA: Tennessee State Library and Archives. Microfilm.Original data: Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002. Nashvill Note: Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=tnstatemarriages&h=3049153&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Text: Marriage date: May 1828 Marriage place: Hardeman Residence date: Residence place: Tennessee 4.Repository: Name: Ancestry.com Note: Title: Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2008.Original data - Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002. Nashville, TN, USA: Tennessee State Library and Archives. Microfilm.Original data: Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002. Nashvill Note: Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=tnstatemarriages&h=3323326&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Text: Marriage date: May 1828 Marriage place: Hardeman Residence date: Residence place: Tennessee 5.Repository: Name: Ancestry.com Note: Title: Kentucky Land Grants Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 1997.Original data - Jillson, Willard Rouse. The Kentucky Land Grants. Louisville, KY, USA: Filson Club Publications, 1925.Original data: Jillson, Willard Rouse. The Kentucky Land Grants. Note: Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=kentuclg&h=60894&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: 6.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=2489 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  
  

• Sources

  [S7] 1850 United States Federal Census. [S5] 1830 United States Federal Census. [S25] Findagrave.com. [S48] See Notes. [S42] Marriage Record Journal.