Individual Details

Mary Johnson's first husband may have been John D. Motes - there is a marriage in Shelby Co, AL, 3 Nov 1854 for this couple.

1850 Census. Shelby Co, AL, Hh 884
Jacob Johnson, 45, b. TN. Sarah, 40, b. AL
John 19. Martin 18. Mary 16. Nancy 15. Robert 13. Frances 10. Sarah 8
Hh 885
Isaac Johnson, 71, Farmer, b. VA. Frances, 51, b. SC
Robert McGordy, 18, laborer, b. AL

1860 Census. Chestnut Creek, Autauga, AL, Hh 342
Duncin Moats, 25. Mary 25.
William 4, Thomas 2.

Volunteers Aid Fund was established in Autauga Co for the relief of the families whose men were away at War. A list of recipients was made and Mary Ann was one of those:
Duncan Moates had enlisted 18 Mar 1862, leaving a wife and two children but little means. They were receiving $7 per month.
Editor's Note: Duncan was mortally wounded during Forrest's defense of Selma.
Printed in the "Chiltonian", newsletter of the Chilton Co Historical Society.

1866 Alabama State Census, Autauga, AL
Mary Motes: 1m under 10, 1m 10-20, 1f over 20

Next door neighbor to Alfred & Rebecca Baker
1870 Census. Beat 4, Baker, AL, Hh 110
Mary Moats, 33.
Wm, 13. Thos. 11, Amos, age 2

1880 Census. Clanton, Chilton, AL, Hh 221
Alfred Baker, 52. M. A., age 42, wife
A. B., 12, son. E. C., age 2, son.
Hh 445
Rebecca Baker, 48, Divorced. Lettie, 16. Charlotte 15. Laura, 11.

1900 Census. Precinct 16, Court House, Tuscaloosa Town, Ala. Bryce Insane Hospital
Listed as a patient:
Mary A. Baker, white, female, born Sep 1839, age 60, widow, had 4 children - 2 are living, b. AL, parents b. SC, unable to read and write

1910 Census. Twp 17, Prec 11, Jefferson Co, Al, Hh 3
Elijah C. Baker, 32, married 1 time for 13 years. Motorman, Electric Car
Alice E., 31, 6 children - 5 are living
Clio, son 12. Ruby, dau 10. Ocie, son, 8. Farris, son 6. Lucile, dau, 2
Mary A., mother, 70, widow

Mary drew a pension on the Civil War service of Alfred Baker. Several of the papers have been posted on Ancestry but they are not transcribed and the resolution is low. Apparently she applied in 1908. John Baker, Sr. and Anderson Baker, Sr., were her witnesses. She stated she had never remarried since Alfred Baker's death 9 Feb 1896. He had never drawn a pension. The Board of Examiners for Chilton Co recommended she receive the pension, 10 Aug 1909. There are statements of her property - she had none. There are several pay vouchers on Ancestry and a request for her transfer from Chilton Co to Jefferson Co. She lived with her son in Tarrant, a suburb of Birmingham.
At one point, form not dated, she applied from Jefferson Co for "Reclassification". She stated her father was Thomas Johnson which is a bit odd- maybe he was Thomas Jacob? She did state a former marriage to Duncan Motes, 1854, Shelby Co. She had lived in another state - Indian Territory - for one year, which nicely corroborates the story of a granddaughter, Mary Blanche, daughter of Amos (Moats) Baker.

List of Confederate Pensioners & Widows who died during the January Quarter, 1925.
Jefferson Co, AL
First-Class
Mary Baker, #22362 Died March 14, 1925

Mrs. Mary Baker Death Certificate #266
Died in Tarrant City, Jefferson, AL. She was a widow, born 4 Sep 1838. Died at age 87, 14 Mar 1925, from cadiovascular disease complicated by pneumonia. Her father is listed as Alfred Baker - but that was her husband. Mother as Mary Johnson (her maiden name). E. C. Baker, her son, was the informant - he didn't do very well!

Genealogical Abstracts from Chilton County Newspapers 1898 through 1945, compiled by Cecil Little,
3-19-1925, Mrs. Mary A. Baker, "Aunt Polly" died at home of her Son, Cary Baker at Tarrant, Ala. last Sat. She was 87. She was Widow of Alfred Baker. Her first Husband was Duncan Moates. She had two Sons by Mr. Alfred Baker, Amos and Carey Baker both of Birmingham. She was Mother of Tom and Billy Moats by her First Husband but both the Moates are dead. Burial was in Mt. Pinson Cemetery.

Mary Ann Baker's complete full name was Mary Ann (Johnson) Moatts Baker.
She was born in Shelby County Alabama and was daughter of Jacob Johnson and Saritha Fletcher. Her Grandfather, Col. Isaac Johnson fought with Andrew Jackson in the War of 1812. Her Great Grandfather, Moses Johnson fought with George Washington at Yorktown during the American Revolutionary War.
Her first husband, Duncan Moatts, a Confederate soldier, was killed in battle during the Civil War.
She later married Alfred Baker, a Confederate Officer and Civil War veteran. Alfred Baker is recognized as the founder of Clanton, Alabama and held many public offices in Chilton County including mayor of Clanton.
Her obituary as it appeared in "Genealogical Abstracts from Chilton County Newspapers 1898 through 1945", compiled by Cecil Little is as follows:
"3-19-1925, Mrs. Mary A. Baker, "Aunt Polly" died at the home of her Son, Cary Baker at Tarrant, Ala. last Sat. She was 87. She was Widow of Alfred Baker. Her first Husband was Duncan Moates. She had two Sons by Mr. Alfred Baker, Amos and Carey Baker both of Birmingham. She was Mother of Tom and Billy Moats by her First Husband but both the Moates are dead. Burial was in Mt. Pinson Cemetery."

She is buried in what is now called Marvins Chapel Cemetery. Find A Grave Memorial# 26556870

Birth	4 Sep 1838	Shelby County, Alabama
Marriage	3 Nov 1854	Shelby County, Alabama - John Duncan Moats
Marriage	12 Apr 1877	Clanton, Chilton County, Alabama - Alfred Baker
Death	14 Mar 1925	Jefferson County, Alabama

Spouse	Alfred Baker (1828 - 1896)
Child	Amos (Moats) Baker (1868 - 1943)
Child	Elijah Cary Baker (1878 - 1963)

Spouse	John Duncan Moats (1835 - 1865)
Child	William Daniel Moats (1856 - 1881)
Child	Thomas William Moats (1858 - 1890)

Father	Jacob Johnson (1804 - 1859)
Mother	Saritha "Sarah" Fletcher (1807 - 1896)