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Francis M Baker

Francis M Baker

Male 1861 - 1937  (76 years)


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  • Name Francis M Baker
    Birth 11 Feb 1861  Marshall Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Male
    Census 1870  Bishop, Marshall Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    age 10 
    Census 1880  Birmingham, Marshall Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    age 18 
    Census 1900  Birmingham, Marshall Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    age 39, wife Martha A-age 28, 3 children 
    Census 1910  District 2, Marshall Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    age 49, wife M A-age 39, 3 children, & mother-in-law M J Lindsey-age 63 
    Census 1920  Birmingham, Marshall Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    age 58, wife Martha A-age 47, mother-in-law Margaret J Lindsey(Lensy)-age 71 
    Death 02 Oct 1937  Marshall Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Findagrave.com 19 Jan 2023 
    See Notes 
    Burial Briensburg, Marshall Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • Birmingham Cemetery
    Person ID I2201  Butler Family Tree
    Last Modified 6 Jun 2026

    Father John J Baker,   b. 1830, Hardeman Co, TN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Jun 1874, Marshall Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 44 years)
    Relationship natural
    Mother Sarah Collins Henson,   b. Jun 1830, NC Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1905, Marshall Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)
    Relationship natural
    Marriage 07 Mar 1850  Hardeman Co, TN Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 9, 10] 
    Notes 


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      found at https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VN8L-CMQ

      Name: Sarah C Henson
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      Event Type: Marriage
      Event Date: 07 Feb 1850
      Event Place: Hardeman, Tennessee, United States
      Gender: Female
      Spouse's Name: John Baker
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      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.
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      found at https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X8BX-1BM

      Name: John Baker
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      Spouse's Name: Sarah C. Henson
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      Event Date: 07 Mar 1850
      Event Place: Hardeman, Tennessee
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      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.
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    Family ID F456  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Martha Alma Lindsey-xx,   b. Jun 1872, Marshall Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 07 Jan 1945, Benton, Marshall Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)
    Marriage 30 Sep 1886  Marshall Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 10] 
    Notes 

    • Children:

      dau Asa M Baker 11/1887 KY ?? possibly Osa? - Ocie listed below ??
      dau Ocie May Baker 9/4/1887 - 3/30/1933 Marshall Co, KY
      - ** See her death record later **
      - ** See her findagrave.com page later **
      - on 7/8/1902 in Marshall Co, KY married Henry Farley
      - ** See marriage record later **
      - on 12/25/1916 in Marshall Co, KY married John B Downing
      - ** See marriage record later **
      son John Louis Baker 1/1890 KY - 1965
      dau Dora J Baker 11/1893 KY - 1971
      - married ??? Dunigan

      - ** I think Asa M and Ocie are the same child **
      - 1910 census lists only 3 children -- Osa M, John L, and Dora J
      - ?? birthdates 11/1887 and 9/4/1887 ?? - (not quite possible)

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      Found at https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWYH-78H

      Name: F. M. Baker
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      Spouse's Name: Martha A. Lindsey
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      Event Date: 30 Sep 1886
      Event Place: Marshall, Kentucky
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      Marital Status: Single
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      Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M01299-3
      System Origin: Kentucky-EASy
      GS Film number: 321353
      Reference ID: it 1 p 141 n 3407

      Citing this Record:
      "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979," , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWYH-78H : accessed 14 August 2015), F. M. Baker and Martha A. Lindsey, 30 Sep 1886; citing Marshall, Kentucky, reference it 1 p 141 n 3407; FHL microfilm 321,353.
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      found at findagrave.com

      Ocie Baker Farley Downing ? possibly Asa

      Birth: Sep. 4, 1887
      Death: Mar. 30, 1933

      Family links:
      Children:
      Lonnie Farley (1904 - ____)*

      *Calculated relationship

      Note: Wife of John B Downing & Henry Farley, dau of FM Baker & Alma Lindsey ****

      Burial:
      Birmingham Cemetery
      Briensburg
      Marshall County
      Kentucky, USA

      Created by: Kathy Thompson
      Record added: Sep 13, 2008
      Find A Grave Memorial# 29770706
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      found at https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWYH-YQ8

      Name: Henry Farley
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      Spouse's Name: Ose Baker
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      Event Date: 08 Jul 1902
      Event Place: Marshall, Kentucky
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      Marital Status: Single
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      Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M01300-0
      System Origin: Kentucky-EASy
      GS Film number: 321353
      Reference ID: it 1 p 80 n 5200

      Citing this Record:
      "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979," , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWYH-YQ8 : accessed 14 August 2015), Henry Farley and Ose Baker, 08 Jul 1902; citing Marshall, Kentucky, reference it 1 p 80 n 5200; FHL microfilm 321,353.
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      found at https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F47F-CYK

      Name: John Downing
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      Spouse's Name: Osie Mrs. Farley ****
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      Event Date: 25 Dec 1916
      Event Place: Marshall, Kentucky
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      Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I08979-1
      System Origin: Kentucky-EASy
      GS Film number: 1760360
      Reference ID: p 235

      Citing this Record:
      "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979," , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F47F-CYK : accessed 14 August 2015), John Downing and Osie Mrs. Farley, 25 Dec 1916; citing Marshall, Kentucky, reference p 235; FHL microfilm 1,760,360.
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      Found at https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NSR8-NXH

      Name: Ocie Downing
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      Event Type: Death
      Event Date: 30 Mar 1933
      Event Place: , Marshall, Kentucky, United States
      Gender: Female
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      Father's Name: F. M. Baker
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      Mother's Name: Alma Lindsey
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      Spouse's Name: John Downing
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      Spouse's Gender: Male
      GS Film Number: 1913116
      Digital Folder Number: 004182086
      Image Number: 02411

      Citing this Record:
      "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1961," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NSR8-NXH : accessed 14 August 2015), F. M. Baker in entry for Ocie Downing, 30 Mar 1933; citing , Marshall, Kentucky, United States, , Office of Vital Statistics, Frankfort; FHL microfilm 1,913,116.
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    Family ID F955  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 6 Jun 2026

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 11 Feb 1861 - Marshall Co, KY Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - age 10 - 1870 - Bishop, Marshall Co, KY Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - age 18 - 1880 - Birmingham, Marshall Co, KY Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 30 Sep 1886 - Marshall Co, KY Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - age 39, wife Martha A-age 28, 3 children - 1900 - Birmingham, Marshall Co, KY Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - age 49, wife M A-age 39, 3 children, & mother-in-law M J Lindsey-age 63 - 1910 - District 2, Marshall Co, KY Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - age 58, wife Martha A-age 47, mother-in-law Margaret J Lindsey(Lensy)-age 71 - 1920 - Birmingham, Marshall Co, KY Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 02 Oct 1937 - Marshall Co, KY Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Briensburg, Marshall Co, KY Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Photos
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    Baker-Francis-M-(Martha-Alma-(Lindsey))-MRJ-1    		Baker-Francis-M-(Martha-Alma-(Lindsey))-MRJ-1
    Baker-Francis-M-(Martha-Alma-(Lindsey))-MRJ-2    		Baker-Francis-M-(Martha-Alma-(Lindsey))-MRJ-2

  • Notes 

    • - ** See marriage notes for list of children **

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      found at findagrave.com on 1/19/2023

      Francis Marion “Bud” Baker

      Birth: 11 Feb 1861 Marshall County, Kentucky, USA
      Death: 2 Oct 1937 (aged 76) Marshall County, Kentucky, USA
      Burial: Birmingham Cemetery, Briensburg, Marshall County, Kentucky, USA
      Memorial #: 29770713
      Bio:
      Married Martha Alma Lindsey on Sep 30, 1886 in Marshall Co. KY

      List of Children for Francis & Martha Alma (Lindsey) Baker:
      (1) Asa May Baker - Nov 1887 Marshall Co. KY - ?? Asa and Ocie - same child ??
      (2) Ocie Baker - Sept 4 1887 - Mar 30 1933 Marshall Co. KY ?? Asa and Ocie - same child ??
      (3) John L. Baker - Jan 1890
      (4) Dora J. Baker - Nov 1893

      Tennessee Relocated Cemeteries Index (1787-1975)
      Name - Francis M. Baker
      Birth Date - 1861
      Age at Death - 76 Yrs
      Death Date - 1937
      Cemetery - Birmingham
      Burial Place - Marshall Kentucky
      Notes - Kentucky Reservoir; TVA undertook the difficult and delicate task of relocating thousands of graves. Surveys were conducted of all cemeteries in the project area, beginning in 1933 more than 69, 000 graves were investigated and over 20,000 graves were relocated. Graves were moved from areas that were to be flooded and from isolated sites to comparable burial places nearby.
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      Francis Marion Baker:
      Birthdate - 11 February 1861
      Birth Place - Marshall County Kentucky
      Death Date - 2 October 1937
      Death Place - Marshall County Kentucky
      Parents - John Baker (1830-1874) & Sarah Collans Henson Baker (1831-1905

      Husband of Alma, son of John
      Family Members
      Parents
      John Baker 1830-1874
      Sarah Henson Baker 1830-1905
      Spouse
      Martha Alma Lindsey Baker 1870-1945
      Siblings
      William Monroe Baker 1853-1929
      John Franklin Baker 1855-1917
      Sarah E Baker 1862-1874
      Martha Caroline Baker Fulks 1865-1947
      Children
      Ocie May Baker Farley Downing 1887-1933
      John Louis Baker 1890-1965
      Dora J Baker Dunigan 1893-1971
      Created by: Kathy Hicks Thompson (46809360)
      Added: 12 Sep 2008
      URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29770713/francis-marion-baker
      Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29770713/francis-marion-baker: accessed 19 January 2023), memorial page for Francis Marion “Bud” Baker (11 Feb 1861–2 Oct 1937), Find a Grave Memorial ID 29770713, citing Birmingham Cemetery, Briensburg, Marshall County, Kentucky, USA; Maintained by Kathy Hicks Thompson (contributor 46809360).
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      found at findagrave.com bef 1/19/2023

      Francis M. "Bud" Baker

      Birth: Feb. 11, 1861
      Death: Oct. 2, 1937

      Note: Husband of Alma, son of John

      Burial:
      Birmingham Cemetery
      Briensburg
      Marshall County
      Kentucky, USA

      Created by: Kathy Thompson
      Record added: Sep 13, 2008
      Find A Grave Memorial# 29770713
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      found at https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWJS-NRQ

      Name: Frances M. Baker
      Gender: Male
      Christening Date:
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      Birth Date: 11 Feb 1861
      Birthplace: Marshall, Kentucky
      Death Date:
      Name Note:
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      Father's Name: John Baker
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      Mother's Name: Sarah Henson
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      Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C51772-1
      System Origin: Kentucky-EASy
      GS Film number: 216833
      Reference ID: 2:1HT2FCF

      Citing this Record:
      "Kentucky Births and Christenings, 1839-1960," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWJS-NRQ : accessed 30 July 2015), Frances M. Baker, 11 Feb 1861; citing Marshall, Kentucky, reference 2:1HT2FCF; FHL microfilm 216,833.
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      found at https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKHB-JQX4

      Name: Frances M Baker
      Event Type: Death
      Event Date: 02 Oct 1937
      Event Place: Marshall, Kentucky, United States
      Age: 76
      Birth Date:
      Birth Year (Estimated): 1861
      Digital Folder Number:

      Citing this Record:
      "Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999," , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKHB-JQX4 : accessed 14 August 2015), Frances M Baker, 02 Oct 1937; citing Death, Marshall, Kentucky, United States, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort.
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      found at https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NS8H-RK4

      Name: Frances M. Baker
      Titles and Terms:
      Event Type: Death
      Event Date: 1937
      Event Place: , Marshall, Kentucky, United States
      Gender: Male
      Age:
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      Father's Name: John Baker ****
      Father's Titles and Terms:
      Mother's Name: Don'T Know ????
      Mother's Titles and Terms:
      Spouse's Name: Almie Baker ****
      Spouse's Titles and Terms:
      Spouse's Gender: Female
      GS Film Number: 1913339
      Digital Folder Number: 004180382
      Image Number: 02796

      Citing this Record:
      "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1961," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NS8H-RK4 : accessed 14 August 2015), Frances M. Baker, 1937; citing , Marshall, Kentucky, United States, , Office of Vital Statistics, Frankfort; FHL microfilm 1,913,339.
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  • Sources 
    1. [S48] See Notes.

    2. [S22] Death Certificate.

    3. [S18] Birth Record Journal.

    4. [S9] 1870 United States Federal Census.

    5. [S10] 1880 United States Federal Census.

    6. [S11] 1900 United States Federal Census.

    7. [S12] 1910 United States Federal Census.

    8. [S13] 1920 United States Federal Census.

    9. [S41] Marriage License.

    10. [S42] Marriage Record Journal.


 

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