Individual Details

Alfred Baker Jr.

(25 Nov 1858 - 24 Oct 1946)



Married on 15 Nov 1877 in Chilton Co, Elizabeth Amanda Jane Thacker (16 Feb 1863, Autaga Co - 20 Feb 1931, Chilton Co). She was the daughter of James Marcus Thacker & Susan Balsora Cherry. Children were Anne Lee (Baker) Tell, Zora Bell (Baker) Bice, Clifford Morris Baker, Florence Viola (Baker) Moats, Glaucus Marion Baker, Ethel Gertrude Baker, Susie Elizabeth (Baker) Thompson, Glennie Irene Baker, and James Alfred Baker.

1880 Census. Beat 4, Chilton, AL, Hh 444
Alphey Baker, 21. Eliza, 17, wife
Anna L., 9 months, b. Sept, Dau

1900 Census. Clanton, Chilton, AL, Hh 408
Alfred Baker, b. Nov 1858, age 41, married 22 years
Eliza A., wife, b. Feb 1863, age 37, 7 children - 6 are living
Belle Z., dau, b. Feb 1892, age 18
Clifford M., son, b. Feb 1895, 15.
Florence V., dau, b. Oct 1887, 12.
Glaucus M., son, b. Jan 1890, age 10
Ethel G., dau, b. Mar 1897, age 3
Elizabeth Rhodes, niece, b. Apr 1895, age 15

1910 Census, Prec 4, Chilton, AL, Hh 496
Alfred Baker, 52. Liza M., 49 - married 30 years, 11 children, 7 living
Glaucus M. 21. Ethel G. 13, Susie E. 9. James A. 4,
Rebecca A. Baker, 87

1920 Census. Clanton, Chilton, AL
Alfred Baker, 62. Eliza A., 55.
Susie, 19, dau, Jim 13, son,
Gulma, granddau, age 10 [daughter of son Clifford, who died soon after her birth]

1930 Census. Beat 4, Chilton, AL
Alfred Baker, 71, married at age 19
Eliza A., wife, 67, married at 15
James A., son, 23
Clay Moates, 16, grandson

Daughter Anna Lee Baker, b. 17 Sep 1879, died 5 Mar 1904, Clanton. She married William Franklin Tell, 28 Jul 1896, Chilton Co.

Daughter Susie Elizabeth Baker, married Enoch A. Thompson, 12 May 1920, Clanton. She was born 13 Sep 1900, died 20 May 1991.
1950 Census. Sylacauga, Talladega Co, AL, Hh 112
616 Quarry Road
Enoch A. Thompson, 49, off-bearer, saw mill
Susie E., wife, 49.
Thomas A., son, 29, Traveling salesman & truck driver, wholesale produce business
William A., son, 21, Operator ice cream freezer, wholesale ice cream plant
Joseph R., son, 17, Salesman & truck driver, wholesale produce business
Gerald W., son, 10


Daughter Ethel Gertrude, b. 12 Mar 1897, died 22 Apr 1935. Buried Sunshine Cemetery, Clanton. Married John Benjamin Easterling, 21 Dec 1919.
From the book, GENEALOGICAL ABSTRACTS FROM CHILTON COUNTY NEWSPAPERS CLANTON, ALABAMA 1898 THROUGH 1945, by Cecil Little, Reprinted 2005, Boyd Publishing Company, page 225, THE UNION BANNER, issue of April 25, 1935
"Mrs. Ethel Easterling, age 28, died Monday at the local Hospital. Burial was at Sunshine Cemetery. She was the Wife of Johnnie Easterling. She is survived by her Husband, 3 Daughters, 2 Step-sons, and 1 step-daughter, and by her Father, Mr. Alfred Baker, 2 Brothers, and l Sister."

Daughter Zora Belle married Isaac Wiley Bice, 13 Mar 1902, Chilton Co.:
The death of Mrs. Wiley Bice occurred at Hill's Infirmary in Montgomery last Friday, March 3 (1922), where she had been under treatment for appendicitis. The deceased was the daughter of Mr. Alfred Baker, and was the third wife of Mr. Bice.
The remains were laid to rest Saturday at Walnut Creek cemetery, the funeral being preached by Rev. M. J. Parrish. A great number of sorrowing friends and relatives attended the burial.
Zora was born 18 Feb 1882 in Clanton.
The Montgomery Advertiser, Montgomery, AL, 4 Mar 1922, Saturday, p. 7
MRS. ZORA BELL BICE
Mrs. Zora Bell Bice died at a local infirmary Friday morning at 10:15 o'clock following an extended illness. she was 40 years old and is survived by her husband I. W. Bice and five children. Her remains were sent from the Leak-McCarty chapel Friday afternoon at 3:45 o'clock to Clanton, Ala., where funeral services and interment will take place Saturday afternoon.

Son James Alfred Baker
1950 Census. Cane Creek, Chilton, AL, Hh 116
James A. Baker, 43, Farmer
Mollie T., wife, 37
Mary H. Thompson, mother-in-law, 63, widow

Baker, Alfred, Jr., age 86, died at the home of his son, Glaucus M. Baker of Maple Springs community last Thursday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock. Services were held Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock at Walnut Creek, conducted by Revs. T. B. Greenwood and N. K. Cook; Martin was directing. Grandsons served as pallbearers and grand daughters served as flower girls. Surviving are two sons, Glaucus M. Baker of Clanton, Route 2, and James Baker of Clanton Route 5. There is one daughter, Mrs. Susie Thompson of Clanton, Route 5. There are 21 grandchildren, 11 great grand children and 2 great great grand children. Alfred Baker was a member of a pioneer family of Chilton County. His father was Alfred Baker, Sr. who came here in 1825, was later representative in the Legislature from Autauga county which then comprised most of what is now Chilton county. He founded Clanton in 1870, donating most of the land. When this new county was formed in 1868 it was named Baker County in honor of Alfred Baker, which name it retained until 1875, when it became Chilton County. The mother of the deceased was Rebecca Mims Baker, member of another pioneer family.
Union Banner dated October 31, 1946, transcribed by Otis Murphy

Events

Birth25 Nov 1858Autauga County, Alabama
Death24 Oct 1946Clanton, Chilton County, Alabama

Families

FatherAlfred Baker (1828 - 1896)
MotherRebecca Ann Mims (1830 - 1912)
SiblingAbraham Baker (1849 - 1860)
SiblingMary Ann Baker (1851 - 1939)
SiblingWilliam S. "Bud" Baker (1855 - 1892)
SiblingRebecca C. Baker (1861 - )
SiblingLettie Marge D. Baker (1864 - 1955)
SiblingCharlotte Baker (1867 - )
SiblingLaura Ann Baker (1868 - 1953)