Mary E Baker

1828 - 1894  (65 years)

• Name	Mary E Baker
  Birth	10 Nov 1828	TN   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1830	Henry Co, TN   [2]
  	age < 5(3)
  Census	1840	Henry Co, TN   [3]
  	age 10-14(13)
  Census	1850	Marshall Co, KY   [4]
  	age 21, spouse L D-age 22, dau Maud M-age 11/12
  Census	1860	Arrington, Wayne Co, IL   [5]
  	age 31, spouse Lorenzo-age 32, 4 children
  Census	1870	Arrington, Wayne Co, IL   [6]
  	age 41, widowed, 8 children
  Census	1880	Arrington, Wayne Co, IL   [7]
  	age 53, widiwed, 4 children & 1 step-son
  Death	04 Feb 1894	Wayne Co, IL   [1]
  Findagrave.com	13 Jul 2020
  	See Notes
  Burial	Wayne City, Wayne Co, IL   [1]
  	Hopewell Cemetery
  Person ID	I2596	Butler Family Tree
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	Martin Baker,   b. 1791, VA d. Aft 1850 (Age > 60 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Mary E Polly Ellis,   b. 1794, NC d. Aft 1850 (Age > 57 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	31 May 1809	Sumner Co, TN   [8, 9, 10]
  Notes	------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ found at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNCQ-SXV Name: Polly Ellis Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 31 May 1809 Event Place: Sumner, Tennessee, United States Gender: Female Spouse's Name: Martin Baker **** Page: 36 Citing this Record "Tennessee State Marriage Index, 1780-2002," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNCQ-SXV : 4 December 2014), Martin Baker and Polly Ellis, 31 May 1809; from "Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing p. 36, Sumner, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Family ID	F267	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Lorenzo Dow Johnson-xx,   b. 1828, KY d. Between 1860 and 1870 (Age 32 years)
  Marriage	21 Jun 1848	Marshall Co, KY   [8, 10]
  Notes	Children: dau Maud M Johnson 1849 KY - d. bef 1860 dau Mary E Johnson 1850 AR - 1937 - married ??? Keen son Jasper 1852 AR son William M Johnson 1855 IL - Unknown son Leroy W Johnson 1859 IL - 1931 dau Alice M (Martha A) Johnson 1861 IL - 1936 - married ??? Barr son James Edward/Edwin Johnson 1863 IL - 1946 son Levi D Johnson 1866 IL dau Melissa A Johnson 1867 - 1945 - married ??? Miles ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Found at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWY4-7LH Name: Lorenzo D. Johnson Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 21 Jun 1848 Event Place: Marshall, Kentucky, United States Event Place (Original): Marshall, Kentucky, United States Gender: Male Marital Status: Single Spouse's Name: Mary Ann Baker Spouse's Gender: Female Spouse's Marital Status: Single Reference ID: it 1 n 275 GS Film Number: 321353 Digital Folder Number: 005552772 Image Number: 00018 Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M01298-4 System Origin: EASY Record Number: 47 Citing this Record "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWY4-7L4 : 12 January 2020), Mary Ann Baker in entry for Lorenzo D. Johnson, 1848. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Family ID	F956	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

  Family 2	James Alston Weems-xx,   b. 16 Feb 1828, Sumner Co, TN d. 09 Aug 1908, Wayne Co, IL (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	13 May 1889
  Family ID	F957	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

  Family 3	??? Owens-xx   d. Bef 1880
  Marriage	Between 1870 and 1880
  Family ID	F958	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Census - age < 5(3) - 1830 - Henry Co, TN Census - age 10-14(13) - 1840 - Henry Co, TN Marriage - 21 Jun 1848 - Marshall Co, KY Census - age 21, spouse L D-age 22, dau Maud M-age 11/12 - 1850 - Marshall Co, KY Census - age 31, spouse Lorenzo-age 32, 4 children - 1860 - Arrington, Wayne Co, IL Census - age 41, widowed, 8 children - 1870 - Arrington, Wayne Co, IL Census - age 53, widiwed, 4 children & 1 step-son - 1880 - Arrington, Wayne Co, IL Death - 04 Feb 1894 - Wayne Co, IL Burial - - Wayne City, Wayne Co, IL  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  Weems-Mary-E-(Baker)-(Johnson)

  
  

• Notes

  - ** See marriage notes for list of children ** - bet 1870-1880 married ??? Owen ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Found at findagrave.com on 7/13/2020 Mary E. Baker Weems Birth: 10 Nov 1828 Kentucky, USA Death: 4 Feb 1894 (aged 65) Wayne County, Illinois, USA Burial: Hopewell Cemetery, Wayne City, Wayne County, Illinois, USA Plot: Row 9 from the east Memorial #: 30073091 Bio: Aged 65 years, 2 months & 25 days.Mary E. Weems was the 2nd wife of my great-great-great grandfather, James Alston Weems. Mary was b 9 Nov 1828 and d 4 Feb 1894. She was a d/o Martin Baker and his wife, whose maiden name was Ellis--do not know her given name....by Resa Nichols Hennings Family Members Spouse James Alston Weems 1828-1908 Children Mary E. Johnson Keen 1850-1937 William M. Johnson 1855-Unknown Leroy W. Johnson 1859-1931 Alice M. Johnson Barr 1861-1936 James Edward Johnson 1863-1946 Melissa A. Johnson Miles 1867-1945 Maintained by: Resa Nichols Hennings (967621) Originally Created by: Bob Jones (46847851) Added: 25 Sep 2008 URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/30073091/mary-e_-weems Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 13 July 2020), memorial page for Mary E. Baker Weems (10 Nov 1828–4 Feb 1894), Find a Grave Memorial no. 30073091, citing Hopewell Cemetery, Wayne City, Wayne County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by Resa Nichols Hennings (contributor 967621) . ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  
  

• Sources

  [S25] Findagrave.com. [S5] 1830 United States Federal Census. [S6] 1840 United States Federal Census. [S7] 1850 United States Federal Census. [S8] 1860 United States Federal Census. [S9] 1870 United States Federal Census. [S10] 1880 United States Federal Census. [S48] See Notes. [S41] Marriage License. [S42] Marriage Record Journal.