John W Baker

1838 - 1866  (25 years)

• Name	John W Baker
  Birth	1838	TN   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1840	Henry Co, TN   [2]
  	age < 5(2)
  Census	1850	Marshall Co, KY   [1]
  	age 12
  Census	1860	Birmingham, Marshall Co, KY   [3]
  	age 23, wife R A-age 16, no children
  _MILT	01 Jul 1863  [4]
  	Civil War Draft Reg
  Death	Between 01 Jul 1863 and 07 Oct 1866
  Person ID	I635	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   [5, 6, 7]
  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	Rachel A Smith,   b. 22 Apr 1844, Gilbertsville, Marshall Co, KY d. 24 Nov 1906, Marshall Co, KY (Age 62 years)
  Marriage	Bef 17 Sep 1860
  Children	1. Nancy M Baker,   b. Feb 1861, Marshall Co, KY d. Between Apr 1895 and 06 Oct 1897 (Age 34 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F266	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Census - age < 5(2) - 1840 - Henry Co, TN Census - age 12 - 1850 - Marshall Co, KY Census - age 23, wife R A-age 16, no children - 1860 - Birmingham, Marshall Co, KY  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  - death date bet. 8/1/1863 (date of Civil War draft reg) - 10/7/1866 (date Rachel married William Henry Heath) - ? possibly 9/18/1864?

  
  

• Sources

  [S7] 1850 United States Federal Census. [S6] 1840 United States Federal Census. [S8] 1860 United States Federal Census. [S43] Military documents. [S48] See Notes. [S41] Marriage License. [S42] Marriage Record Journal.