Individual Details
John Baker
(1781 - 1862)
Events
| Birth | 1781 | SC |  | ||
| Marriage | ABT, 1807 | KY - Wilhemina Johnson | | ||
| Census | 1810 | 1810 Missouri Census, Petitioners Township, St. Louis Co., MO |  | | |
| Marriage | NOVEMBER 27, 1813 | Wayne Co., KY - Agnes Denney | | | |
| Marriage | ABT, 1827 | Cape Girardeau Co., Mo - Nancy Elizabeth Bolin | | ||
| Residence | 1830 | Home Location, Marble Hill, Cape Girardeau Co., MO | | | |
| Census | 1830 | 1830 U.S. Federal Census, Cape Girardeau Co., MO | | | |
| Event-Misc | 1831 | Scouting Trip to Arkansas, Bentonville, AR | | | |
| Event-Misc | OCTOBER 11, 1832 | Moved to Arkansas | | | |
| Event-Misc | From 1840 to 1860 | Carroll Co., AR Tax Records, Carroll Co., AR | | | |
| Census | 1840 | 1840 U.S. Federal Census, Prairie Township, Carroll Co., AR | | | |
| Event-Misc | 1844 | Land Grants, Carroll Co., AR | | | |
| Census | SEPTEMBER 18, 1850 | 1850 U.S. Federal Census, Prairie Township, Carroll Co., AR | | | |
| Event-Misc | 1860 | 1860 Slave Schedule, Prairie Township, Carroll Co., AR | | | |
| Census | JULY 21, 1860 | 1860 U.S. Federal Census, Prairie Township, Carroll Co., AR | | | |
| Event-Misc | MAY 1, 1861 | | | ||
| Death | 1862 | Carroll Co., AR | | ||
| Burial | 1862 | Baker-Bussey Cemetery, Berryville, Carroll Co., AR | | | |
| Event-Misc | 1916 | Descendant performed Marriage Ceremony, Gatesville, Coryell Co., TX | | | |
| Occupation | John Baker was a miller by trade but also farmed. His mill in Carroll Co | |
Families
| Spouse | Agnes Denney (1797 - 1817) |
| Child | Frances (Frankie) Baker (1814 - 1845) |
| Child | Jonathan Baker (1817 - 1835) |
| Spouse | Wilhemina Johnson (1781 - 1813) |
| Child | William Baker (1807 - ) |
| Child | James Baker (1807 - ) |
| Child | Aaron Baker (1808 - ) |
| Child | Sheppard Baker (1809 - ) |
| Spouse | Nancy Elizabeth Bolin (1796 - 1860) |
| Child | Willie Baker (1828 - 1861) |
| Child | Jackson Baker (1829 - ) |
| Child | Benjamin Baker (1830 - ) |
| Child | Solomon Richard Baker (1835 - 1889) |
| Child | Sarah Baker (1835 - ) |
Notes
Census
The Missouri Census, 1830-1870 , compiled by Ronald V. Jackson and found at Ancestry.com website includes a listing for John Baker in the 1810, St. Louis Co., MO census in the Petitioners Township.This may be our John Baker since he was known to be in MO before 1813. The 1810 KY census shows 23 John Bakers but the 2 in Wayne Co. and 2 in Cumberland Co. do not match with John's age in 1810.
Marriage
The marriage record for John Baker and Agnes Denney was found on the back side of a sealed document in the Wayne Co., KY courthouse archives.Some researchers believe that Agnes Denney was married to a Jonathan Baker, not our John Baker, and that John Baker's first wife Wilhemina Johnson was the mother of Frances and Jonathan Baker. This is most strongly supported by the will of Wilhemina's father, David Johnson, in which he names all of John Baker's children as of 1823 as children of Wilhemina. Since Wilhemina had been dead about 10 years and Agnes about 3 years there may have been some confusion as to who was the mother of which children.
Residence
John and his wife Nancy lived 4 miles from Marble Hill on Crooked Creek in Cape Girardeau Co., MO in 1830. This area is now in Bollinger Co., MO.Census
The 1830 U.S. Federal Census for Cape Girardeau Co., MO, page 466 shows this listing for John Baker:1 male under 5; 1 male 10-15; 1 male 15-20; 1 male 40-50; 1 female under 5; 1 female 10-15 (Frances); 1 female 30-40 (Nancy Bolin Baker).
Listed on the next line is William Baker, age 20-30 with a male under 5 and a female 30-30. Could this be another son of John and Wilhemina?
Event-Misc
John and his son, Aaron, made a scouting trip to Arkansas to select land for new homes. They decided on land in present day Madison Co.Event-Misc
From Goodspeed's "Northwest Arkansas History, 1889" as quoted in "Hampton Family History" is this description of the Bakers move from Cape Girardeau Co., MO to Carroll Co., AR."John Baker and his sons, Aaron and Jonathan, left Cape Girardeau Co. on 10-11-1832. Their journey took them through Springfield, MO. to Fayette, AR, across the King River on 1-1-1833. They arrived in Carroll Co., AR on 1-3-1833. The homesite they chose was 3 miles west southwest of present day Berryville in Prairie Township. They first thought they would settle in Madison Co., AR but when they arrived at the land they had scouted someone else had already made claim to it."
Event-Misc
The Carroll Co., AR Tax Records show that from 1840 to 1860 he was one of the most prosperous farmers in the county.Census
The 1840 U.S. Federal Census for Prairie Township, Carroll Co., AR, page 47 shows the John Baker household as:2 males 5-10; 1 male 10-15; 1 male 60-70; 1 female under 5; 1 female 10-15; 1 female 40-50. This is his family with Nancy Bolin Baker.
On the same page and listed within a few households of each other are Milton Perryman (Willie Baker's future father-in-law), Aaron Baker (John's son), and John Denny (Agnes Denney Baker's brother).
Event-Misc
He recived land grants for the 80 acres he had been homesteading in 1844. He received a grant for 40 acres more in 1856 and two more grants for an additional 80 acres in 1861. The 1861 grants are listed at www.glorecords.blm.gov, document no. 12696 and 12643, SENW and NWNW parts of section 20-N Township, 25-W Range, 5th. Meridian in Carroll County, AR, bot issued on 5-1-1861 from the Fayetteville Land Office.Census
The 1850 U.S. Federal Censusfor Prairie Township, Carroll Co., AR, page 146, taken on 9-18-1850 shows the John Baker household as:John Baker, age 69, farmer, real estate value $1500, born in SC; Nancy, age 54, born in VA; Jackson, age 21, farmer,born in MO; Benjamin, age 20, born in MO; Soloman, age 15, born in AR; and continued on page 146B, Sarah, age 15, born in AR; Michael Hampton, age 11, born in AR; Riley Hampton, age 9, born in AR; Marzella Hampton, age 7, born in AR. The Hampton children are the children of Green Wade Hampton and John Baker's daughter, Frances who died in 1845.
Event-Misc
The 1860 U.S. Census Slave Scedule for Carroll Co., AR, Prairie Township shows that John Baker had 3 female slaves, an adult and 2 children. These could be the slave, Mary, and her children. Nancy Bolin Baker inherited a slave named Mary in her father's will made on 1-8-1838. The 1850 Slave Scedule for Carroll Co., AR showed the estate of William Bolin (deceased) had 8 slaves. In 1850 a John Baker in Carrollton Township owned slaves but this is probabll\\y not our John Baker.Census
The 1860 U.S. Federal Census for Prairie Township, Carroll Co., AR, page 744, taken on 7-21-1860 shows the John Baker household as:John Baker, age 80, farmer, real estate value $4665, born in SC; Nancy, age 64, born in VA; Benjamin, age 28, farmer, born in MO; Sarah, age 26, born in AR.
Event-Misc
The U.S. Bureau of General Land Office records at www.glorecords.blm.gov shows the purchase of these tracts of land:40 acres in Carroll Co., AR, NWNW aliquot, 26 section, 20-N township, 25-W Range, 5th meridian
40 acres in Carroll Co., AR, SENW aliquot, 26 section, 20-N township, 5th Meridian.
Burial
This cemetery is on private land and has suffered from lack of care. John Baker's grave is unmarked.In "Hampton Family History" his burial was listed as Shady Grove Cemetery. Shady Grove, Baker-Bussey, and the burial site of Frances Baker Hampton are all very close together and near John Baker's homesite.
Event-Misc
As listed in Coryell Co., TX marriage Book 9, a J.S. Baker performed the marriage ceremonies of Nola Williamson and Roy Hayes on 10-22-1916 and Daisey Williamson and Bob Huddle on 7-8-1916. This is likely a John Baker descendant.Endnotes
1. Compiler: Nancy Warren Hampton, Hampton Family History (Nancy Warren Hampton, 2713 Windsor Bivd., Oklahoma City, OK 73127).
2. 1860 U.S. Federal Census Report, Record Type: microfilm image, Ancestry.com Website, www.ancestry.com., 1860 Carroll Co., AR Census: listed as age 80, born in SC. He is not listed in the 1870 Census of the same county..
3. Jim Boyd, Song with a Tenor LeadThe Story of Joseph William Boyd and Mary Cerena Hampton with Ancestors and Descendants (Jim Boyd, 110 12th Avenue, Indialantic, FL 32903, 2002).
4. Jim Boyd, Song with a Tenor LeadThe Story of Joseph William Boyd and Mary Cerena Hampton with Ancestors and Descendants (Jim Boyd, 110 12th Avenue, Indialantic, FL 32903, 2002).
5. Ancestry.com Website, Url: www.ancestry.com.
6. RootsWeb, Url: www.rootsweb.ancestry.com, From Wayne Co., KY website: John Baker and Agnes Denney were married on 11-27-1813..
7. Jim Boyd, Song with a Tenor LeadThe Story of Joseph William Boyd and Mary Cerena Hampton with Ancestors and Descendants (Jim Boyd, 110 12th Avenue, Indialantic, FL 32903, 2002).
8. Compiler: Nancy Warren Hampton, Hampton Family History (Nancy Warren Hampton, 2713 Windsor Bivd., Oklahoma City, OK 73127).
9. Jim Boyd, Song with a Tenor LeadThe Story of Joseph William Boyd and Mary Cerena Hampton with Ancestors and Descendants (Jim Boyd, 110 12th Avenue, Indialantic, FL 32903, 2002).
10. Jim Boyd, Song with a Tenor LeadThe Story of Joseph William Boyd and Mary Cerena Hampton with Ancestors and Descendants (Jim Boyd, 110 12th Avenue, Indialantic, FL 32903, 2002).
11. 1830 U.S. Federal Census, Record Type: Microfilm image, Ancestry.com Website, www.ancestry.com..
12. Jim Boyd, Song with a Tenor LeadThe Story of Joseph William Boyd and Mary Cerena Hampton with Ancestors and Descendants (Jim Boyd, 110 12th Avenue, Indialantic, FL 32903, 2002).
13. Compiler: Nancy Warren Hampton, Hampton Family History (Nancy Warren Hampton, 2713 Windsor Bivd., Oklahoma City, OK 73127).
14. Jim Boyd, Song with a Tenor LeadThe Story of Joseph William Boyd and Mary Cerena Hampton with Ancestors and Descendants (Jim Boyd, 110 12th Avenue, Indialantic, FL 32903, 2002).
15. 1840 U.S. Federal Census, Record Type: Microfilm image, Ancestry.com Website, www.ancestry.com..
16. Jim Boyd, Song with a Tenor LeadThe Story of Joseph William Boyd and Mary Cerena Hampton with Ancestors and Descendants (Jim Boyd, 110 12th Avenue, Indialantic, FL 32903, 2002).
17. Bureau of Land Management-General Land Office Records, Record Type: Internet Website Database, www.glorecords.blm.gov.
18. 1850 U.S. Federal Census, Record Type: microfilm image, Ancestry.com Website, www.ancestry.com..
19. 1860 U.S. Federal Census Report, Record Type: microfilm image, Ancestry.com Website, www.ancestry.com..
20. 1860 U.S. Federal Census Report, Record Type: microfilm image, Ancestry.com Website, www.ancestry.com..
21. Bureau of Land Management-General Land Office Records, Record Type: Internet Website Database, www.glorecords.blm.gov.
22. Compiler: Nancy Warren Hampton, Hampton Family History (Nancy Warren Hampton, 2713 Windsor Bivd., Oklahoma City, OK 73127).
23. 1860 U.S. Federal Census Report, Record Type: microfilm image, Ancestry.com Website, www.ancestry.com., 1860 Carroll Co., AR Census: listed as age 80, born in SC. He is not listed in the 1870 Census of the same county..
24. Jim Boyd, Song with a Tenor LeadThe Story of Joseph William Boyd and Mary Cerena Hampton with Ancestors and Descendants (Jim Boyd, 110 12th Avenue, Indialantic, FL 32903, 2002).
25. Jim Boyd, Song with a Tenor LeadThe Story of Joseph William Boyd and Mary Cerena Hampton with Ancestors and Descendants (Jim Boyd, 110 12th Avenue, Indialantic, FL 32903, 2002).
26. Compiler: Nancy Warren Hampton, Hampton Family History (Nancy Warren Hampton, 2713 Windsor Bivd., Oklahoma City, OK 73127).
27. Marriage Certificate, Record Type: Marriage Certificate.
28. Jim Boyd, Song with a Tenor LeadThe Story of Joseph William Boyd and Mary Cerena Hampton with Ancestors and Descendants (Jim Boyd, 110 12th Avenue, Indialantic, FL 32903, 2002).
29. Compiler: Nancy Warren Hampton, Hampton Family History (Nancy Warren Hampton, 2713 Windsor Bivd., Oklahoma City, OK 73127).