William Theodore Baker born about 1871. Married Fannnie Baldridge in Weakley County 1893. Would like any information on Baker relatives.

Hi -
My name is Carrol Johnson and my great-great granfather was Basil Baker from Tennessee. He moved to Texas about 1837. All three of his wives had their roots in Tennessee. Basil had a brother named Samuel who lived in Weakley County, Tennessee. Samuel was a large landowner there and had many children. Samuel was also a state representative during the Civil War. The town of Greenfield, TN was founded on lands that he once owned. I'm thinking there is a good chance that your William was a grandson of Samuels. Before I do any research, though, I would like for you to reply to this message, since your original posting is quite old.

I am researching the Baker Families of Weakley county Tennessee, just found that Samuel Baker married a Elmina Matheney. Don't have much yet, but planning on going to the Archives here in Nashville, TN to look for more information. If I could help please let me know. My morther was born and raised in Weakley county Tennessee

Mary

Hello Mary

Thanks for your kind offer of help at the archives. Since I am in Texas, you bet I will accept your offer. My Samuel Baker was born July 6, 1809 in Bedford County, VA. He died May 5, 1885 in Weakley County, TN. He married Frances B. Patterson who was born August 15, 1813. She died December 4, 1873 in Weakley County, TN. Together, they had many children, one of which was Thomas Jefferson Baker who was born October 8, 1848. Their eldest son was Samuel T. Baker who was born August 29, 1869. He died May 13, 1942 and is buried in Highland Cemetery in Greenfield, TN. I hope this is of help to you. If this is the Samuel Baker you have been searching for, please contact me by email at carroljohnson1@netscape.net. There is a website dedicated to the exchange of info between descendants of Basil Baker, who was born before 1775. Viewing of the website is by invitation only which requires that I have your email address. I am the Baker family website administrator. We currently have a half dozen or so members and we are searching for more.

Thanks for the reply. Will Theodore Baker was my ggrandfather. His father was William Thomas Baker. His wife Mary Sophia Worrell. They had 5 children. Maude Pearl Baker b. Dec 17, 1884 Terrell, Tenn. William Theodore Baker b. 1871 d. 1936 Blytheville Ark.(M. Fannie Baldridge b. 1874 d. 1965) Tillman Deenrer Baker b. Sept 26, 1897 d. Aug. 30, 1943 Kyle (Kile) Baker b. April 24, 1881, Ida Mable b.
August 20, 1870.
William Thomas may have been born in 1841 or 1847 Jan 16. not sure and also have a date of July 27, 1850.

I donot know of any more information on the Baker family other than this. I do have a lot of information on the Baldridge family and the Bright family from Obion County, Tenn. My grandmother was Gladys Baker and she married Charles Bright of Obion County. Thanks for the offer. I am in Texas and do appreciate the help.

Hi,
It is interesting to see these discussions of the Bakers in Weakley County appear on the genforum. I have done some research, had a very few communications on these Bakers, and gathered some source data, but have not put any real effort into compiling the source data that I have into a family tree format. My gggg-grandmother was the mentioned Anna (Baker) Hatcher (1798-1830), who was married to Eli Hatcher. My research has shown that Anna had brothers James, Martin, Samuel, and a sister Matilda .... my research also shows that their father was named Basil, and old census data made it appear that there might be another sibling or 2 ... but to find that they had another brother in Tennessee is a new discovery for me (particularly a brother named Basil) but not a total surprise .... I suppose that Basil was a Jr.. Per the bible birth records of the children of Eli & Anna (Baker) Hatcher, their first 3 children were born in Bedford Co., VA, with the last being born there early in 1825, and the next being born in Tennessee in 1827, puts their arrival in Henry Co. TN a little earlier than 1830, and at circa 1826. I am pretty sure that Eli & Anna moved to Tennessee at the same time and along with James, Martin, & Samuel .... but I have not seen any data about the brother Basil.

My relations to the Bakers is a little distant, but also a little complicated. My maternal grandfather, William 'Eli' Tillman (1894-1970), was named after his grandfather William Eli "Billy" Hatcher (1851-1931). Billy Hatcher was the son of James Jordan Hatcher (1827-1852), and was named after his grandfathers, William Hillis (1801-1880) and Eli Hatcher (1801-1830 .... wife Anna Baker). My grandfather Eli Tillman was also a great-grandson of Elizabeth "Bettie" Patterson (1815-1898) who was a sister to the Frances "Fannie" Patterson (1813-1873) who married Anna's brother Samuel Baker. A g-grandfather to my maternal grandmother, Lessie (Jones) Tillman, was Charles. R. Patterson, who was a brother to Fannie (Patterson) Baker. A few years after the of Eli & Anna (Baker) Hatcher, Anna's brother Samuel Baker became guardian of my ggg-grandfather James J. Hatcher. So Samuel was my uncle one way by blood, two ways by marriage, and I guess a step-gggg-grandfather.

It might be interesting to note that MaryCarol Shrupp (who is the host of the Weakley County genealogy website) and her husband Fred, recently purchased the old Samuel T. Baker house in Greenfield (which is across the street from my parents home) and they are using the house now as a weekend getaway ..... but are planning to move there permanently after Fred retires .... they also have some good plans for doing some restoration on that nice old victorian house. MaryCarol and I are cousins multiple ways through the Tillmans and Campbells, and I spent a couple of hours visiting with them in that old Baker house during the holidays a couple of months back. (I had been last been in that old Samuel T. Baker house in the late 1950s, but my grandparents rented a room in that house from the Bakers circa 1930, for my mother's oldest sister, so that she could live in town and attend high school..)

A couple of years back, I helped Nel Hatcher (who hosts a Hatcher Family genealogy website) some with her Hatcher research on the descendants of Eli & Anna (Baker) Hatcher. That data can be seen on her website under the category of "William the Immigrant Descendants" at:
http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~nhatcher/hatsurn.htm

Due to limited space for posts, I will make follow-up postings showing the source data that I have on hand for the above.

Jerry Cavender

Maryland Marriages, 1667-1899 has 1 match for:
Basil Baker In United States
The following source data is from various sources including old bible records, census records, and lookup data posted to the Weakley County forum by Lee Cate. Jerry Cavender

Marriage records from various counties in Maryland between 1777 and 1899. More information below
Name: BASIL Baker
Spouse: LINCH, ANN
Marriage Date: 25 Nov 1790
County: Frederick
State: MD

1810 Bedford County, VA census
Head of Household - Bazdel Baker (this is BASIL)
Males: age 0-10= 3, 11-15= 1, 16-25=2, over 45= 1
Females: age 0-10= 1, 11-15= 1, 16-25=1 ?? (written over .. can't read), over 45= 2

1820 Bedford County, VA census - southern district:
Head of Household - Bassel Baker (this is BASIL)
Males: age 0-10= 2, 11-15= 2, 19-25=1, over 45= 1
Females: age 0-10= 2, 16-25= 2, over 45= 1
living nearby:
Head of Household - James Baker
Males: age 0-10= 1, 26-44= 2
Females: age 0-10= 2, 16-25= 1, 26-44= 1
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Bedford County Marriage Bonds
Extracted from the appendix in Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol VI, Virginia
Feb. 12, 1823; Eli Hatcher & Anna Baker, dt Basil; James Baker, Surety; Married by John Ayers, Feb. 14, 1823.
Nov. 26, 1824; James Turner & Matilda Baker, dt Basil; James Baker, Surety; Married by John Ayers, Nov. 30, 1824.
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1840 Bedford County, VA census - District 11
(census taker is Brooke Baker ... who lives next to and is about the same age as BASIL ... possibly a brother
a few other Bakers also live nearby)
Head of Household - Basil Baker
Males: age 50-59= 1
Females: age 50-59= 1

1840 Henry County TN census
Head of Household - Martin Baker
Males: age 0-4=1, 5-9=2, 10-14=1, 15-19=2, 50-59=1
Females: age 10-14=2, 20-29=1, 40-49=1


Virginia Marriages, 1740-1850 has 5 matches for:
Martin Baker In United States
Groom Bride Marriage Date County
MARTIN Baker MARIA SWIFT 03 February 1816 Henrico


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Genealogy of the Family of James Caudle
This is copied from "Our Kin, Past and Present", copyright 1979 by Delma Turnbow Freeman, (b. 1903), 312 pages. This work is available at the genealogy library of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (LDS) in Salt Lake City, Utah. This work is a genealogy on the family with the surname of Turnbow. The mother of the author was Cora Etta (Caudle) Turnbow.

JAMES Caudle, birthdate and place unknown, and his wife MARY, born 1780 or 1781 in North Caroline {sic}, were the parents of sons; WILLIAM, MARK, JAMES JR., BENNETT, and we believe there was a son JOHN. All of these sons were married before 1830, and all, except Bennett, were living near the parents in Henry Co., Tenn., in 1830. It is not known what year James Caudle and his family went to Henry Co., but deed records prove they were there in the early part of 1828. A deed made Feb. 15, 1828 shows James Caudle bought land there from James Greer and Samuel McCorkle, paying two hundred fifty five dollars for a tract of 102 acres, described as being "a part of a 500 acre tract granted by the State of Tenn., to said Greer and McCorkle." Another deed shows James Caudle bought in 1838, a tract of 100 acres from James and Samuel Baker, and John Meadows.

The sons, William and Mark Caudle, also bought Land in Henry Co. On Nov. 11, 1830, William bought, from Mark Patterson (my note: Mark Patterson was father of Frances Patterson, who married Samuel Baker), "a certain tract . . . containing 52 acres and 128 poles, lying and being in Henry Co., on the waters of the middle fork of Obion."
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Eli Hatcher Notes
Henry County, Tennessee
Source: Henry County, Tennessee Trustee's Office - Tax Books
(Tennessee State Lib. & Archives Microfilm # 244)
1827 Hatcher, Ely Free Polls - 1 Slaves - 1
1828 Hatcher, Eli Free Polls - 1 Slaves - 1
1829 Hatcher, Eli Free Polls - 1 Slaves - 1
1830 Hatcher, Eli 148 acres Free Polls - 1 Slaves - 1
1831 Not found
1832 Hatcher, Eli 148 acres
1833 No Hatcher found
1834 No Hatcher found
1835 No Hatcher found


Source: Henry County, Tennessee Wills, Vol. 2, 1830-1835 by Simmons & Willis, 1995.
Book page 22

Will Book B, page 135
Settlement with Administrator of Estate of Eli Hatcher, deceased.
Amount of sales $628.38 *. Credits paid out by Administrator $488.06. Balance left in the hands of the
Administrator $140.33 * .
Given under our hands this 6th day of June 1831.
Samuel Baker, Administrator
Thomas H. Flippin, Comm.
H. G. Haynes, Comm.

Book page 38

Will Book C, page 55
Settlement with Guardian of heirs of Ely Hatcher, deceased. Amount paid out by Martin Baker, Guardian, was $118.15,
leaving a $75.17 balance in favour of the estate children.
Henry Lightfoot, Comm.
William Dilahunty, Comm.

Source: Henry County, Tennessee Wills, Vol. 3, July 1835-March 1838, Simmons & Willis, 1997.

Book page 23

Will Book D, page 168
Settlement with James Baker, Guardian for Hiram B. Hatcher, Almida A. Hatcher and Willie W. Hatcher, Orphans of
Eli Hatcher, deceased. Amount received of Cooney & Lightfoot $243.59. Rent of Land for 1836 $51.00. Hire of negro girl for 1836 $50.00.
Sworn to in open court this 28th day of March 1836.
James Baker, Guardian
Thomas K. Porter, Clerk

Book page 61

Will Book D, page 274
Report of James Baker, Guardian to Hiram B. Hatcher, Almeda A. Hatcher, James J. Hatcher and Wiley W. Hatcher, minor orphans of Eli Hatcher, deceased.
Amount due the 9th of January 1836 $243.59
Hire of negro woman for 1836 $ 50.00
Rent of land for 1836 $ 51.00
Interest $ 14.61
Paid for making 1060 rails and hauling and fencing $ 10.60
Paid to make 250 rails $ 1.25
Tax on land and negro $ .80
Paid for tuition of Hiram B. Hatcher $2.00
Paid for tuition of Almeda A. and Wiley W. Hatcher $2.00
Clerks fee $ 1.00
Balance due the 9th of January 1837. $341.55
James Baker, Guardian
Sworn to in open court this 5th day of February 1837.
Thomas K. Porter, Clerk

Book page 96

Will Book D, page 191
Report of James Baker, Guardian to Hiram B. Hatcher, Amanda A. Hatcher, James J. Hatcher and Wiley W. Hatcher, Heirs of Eli Hatcher, deceased.
Amount due them 9th of January 1837 $341.55
Rent of land for 1837 $45.00
Hire of negro woman for 1837 $ 55.00
Interest $ 20.49
Amount paid out by Guardian for the orphans $ 421.96
James Baker, Guardian
Sworn to in open court this 5th day of February 1838.
B. C. Brown, Deputy Clerk

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>From "Weakley Remembered" ... some records from a Baker Family Bible note:
Francis Baker, Aug. 15, 1813 - Dec. 4, 1873
J. Baker, Jan. 18, 1827 - Aug. 28, 1852
Martin Baker, Aug. 22, 1831
Nancy Ann Baker, Jan. 17, 1833 - July 8, 1851
Wm. Baker, April 2, 1834
John, Jan. 4, 1836 - Feb. 8, 1881
Mark, March 2, 1838
Charles, Jan. 12, 1840
Riddle, Jan. 12, 1840
James Robert, June 2, 1844
Dan Cammin (or Benjamin) Franklin Baker, Aug. 13, 1846 (my note:
my xerox copy cut this off and may not be correct)
Thomas Jefferson Baker, Oct. 8, 1848
Francis, Sept. 13, 1850
__________ Tennessee Baker, Aug. 25, 1857
Samuel Thomas Baker, Aug. 29, 18___
Mary Clementine Baker, Oct. 11, 1866
Wiley Baker, Nov. 5, 1863
Samuel Robert Baker, March 1, 1872
Samuel Baker, May 5, 1885, 75 years 10 months
James. J. Hatcher, Jan. 18, 1827 - Aug. 21, 1852
Notes: This Bible is difficult to read. It is thought that all entries are for births, with some death dates included, except for the Samuel Baker entry. Samuel Baker was a large landowner, including the site of Greenfield TN. He was born about 1810 in Bedford County Virginia. He married Francis Patterson, daughter of Mark and Dicy Riddle Patterson of Henderson County, Tennessee. Samuel served as Representative of the 33rd and 34th Tennessee General Assembly 1859-1863. Samuel was appointed guardian for James Hatcher, minor heir of Eli Hatcher.
Charles Baker went to Mississippi.
Riddle Baker went blind.


>From "Weakley Remembered" ...From another Baker Family Bible:
William Baker born April 2, 1834
(my note: these listed births were probably their children: )
Ethelbert Jackson Baker born Aug. 4, 1864
William Samuel Baker born May 5, 1874
Aner Eliza Baker born Sept. 18, 1866 (married James Moseley)
Note: William Baker was the son of Samuel and Francis Patterson
Baker.
Ethelbert Jackson Baker married Lockie Brock {{my note: I knew Aunt Lockie in the early 1950s .... she helped babysit for me ... a picture of 'Thel' Baker & Lockie Baker is shown on the Weakley County Website named as "Brock Family Reunion" ... Lockie was a sister to my gg-grandmother Mary Elizabeth "Mollie" Brock Hatcher. The William Eli Hatcher shown in the picture on the website, was the grandson of Eli and Anna Baker Hatcher, and son of James Jordan Hatcher & Margaret Ella Jane Hillis}}
William Samuel Baker married Nancy Hillis
Aner Eliza Baker married James Moseley


>From "Weakley Remembered" ...From a Hatcher Family Bible:
Eli Hatcher born: OCT. 6 1801
Anna Baker born MAR. 9, 1798
Eli Hatcher married Anna Baker FEB. 13, 1823 in Virginia
Hiram BASIL Hatcher b: NOV 27, 1823 in VA
Almeda Temperance Hatcher b: JAN. 23, 1825 in VA (married Oct. 14, 1845 in Tenn. James Jordan Ward)
James Jordan Hatcher b: JAN. 18, 1827, died Aug. 21, 1852
Wiley Ward Hatcher b: MAY 3. 1828 (married Julia Mesen)
Lucy Caroline Hatcher b: JULY 8, 1829, died Aug. 1830
Eli and Anna Hatcher died AUG 1830, one day difference in their
deaths (my note: elsewhere is stated they died of cholera )

>>>Information from family pages of a Hillis/Hatcher Family Bible that belonged to William Eli "Billy" Hatcher and probably originally owned by his grandfather William Hillis.

(my note: The bible lists were apparently written with a quill pen in a very old handwriting style and I hope I am reading it correctly .... copies of the old Bible page given to me were also were dark and hard to read:)

Births:
William Hillis (who is noted to be one of the earliest settlers of Weakley County TN) was born March the 6th 1801
Polly Hillis was born January the 25th 1807 (next page notes that William Hillis married Polly Bethell March 9th 1824)
James P. Hillis was born March the 12th, 1825
Cyntha A. Hillis was born August the 9th, 1826
Joseph J. Hillis was born January the 5th, 1828
Margaret E. J. Hillis was born February the 10th - 1830
Nancy A. Hillis was born January the 26th, 1832
Alfred L. Hillis was born Deceber the 11th 1833
William C. Hillis was born September the 6th 1836
Willis H. Hillis was born November the 21st, 1840
Seburn J. Hillis was born April the 7th, 1843
Ethelbert J. Hillis was born Sept. 20th, 1845
James J. Hatcher was born January the 18th, 1827
William E. Hatcher was born March the 9th, 1851 (quill pen writing hard to read -- maybe the 8th instead of 9th)
Mary A. Hatcher was born January the 23th, 1853
W. W. Hatcher was born May the 3, 1828
Julia Pond was born Nov. the 10th 1826

Marriages:
William Hillis & Polly Bethell was married March the 9th 1824
James J. Hatcher & Margaret E. J. Hillis was married February the 28th, 1850
Wiley W. Hatcher and Julia A. Pond was married March the 20 1856
J. J. Hillis and A. C. (sp ??) Winston was married Sept. the 17th 1856 ?? (year is not clear)
William Baker and Nancy A. Hillis was married February 4th 1857
A. C. Akin and M. A. J. Hatcher were married Jany. 25th 1870
W. E. Hatcher and M. E. Brock was married Jany. 8th, 1874

Deaths:
James J. Hatcher dec'd August the 21, 1852
Cyntha A. Hillis dec'd August the 2?? (ink blot.. can't read), 1826
Green (sp?? maybe Preen or Dreen) Bethell dec'd the 28 of January 1838
We had a son born November the 26 1838 and dec'd on the same day
Levi Hillis was born February the 23, 1803 and dec'd the 27th of July 1838
Alfred L. Hillis dec'd May the 6th 1853
Nancy A. Hillis Dec. Sept. 4th 1860

Next page:
Anade (??<<can't read) Adell Hillis was born August 30, "77
P. (??) C. Hillis was borned August the 6th 1837

Attached notebook papers:
Ethelbert Jackson Baker was born Aug. 4, 1864
Willie Hillis was born July 6th, 1875
A. C. Akin was born Oct. 24th (??), 1845 (copy not clear)
James Thomas Akin was born May 23 th 187__ (date not clear & copy cut off year)
William Edward Akin was born Oct. 14th, 187__ (copy cut off year)
Elizabeth Ann Hatcher was born Jany. 14th, 187__(copy cut off year)
Mollie Elizabeth Brock was born March 27th, 1852 (year not clear)
Hattie (maybe Nattie) May Akin was born January 2, 1876
Burney Ward Akin was born January 20th, 1881

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Subj: [TnWeakle] Hatcher
Date: 3/27/03 8:26:05 PM Central Standard Time
From: leecate@cddn.com
Reply-to: TNWEAKLE-L@rootsweb.com
To: TNWEAKLE-L@rootsweb.com
Sent from the Internet (Details)

Weakley County, TN MARRIAGES

Groom Bride Date
Hatcher, H.T. Meadows, A.E. 8 Nov 1871
Hatcher, W.E. Brock, M.E. 8 Jan 1874
Hillis, E.J. Hatcher, A.E. 27 Oct 1876
Jeter, Elvies W. Hatcher, Magga A. 30 Oct 1878
Akins, A.C. Hatcher, M.A.J. 25 Jan 1870
Davidson, James G. (?) Hatcher, Mary E. 19 Oct 1869
Hatcher, J.W. Liles, L.S. 24 Jan 1883

1860 Weakley County, TN CENSUS

District 9 - Locust Grove - June 12, 1860 - Household 294

Hillis, William/59/Farmer/3000/3000/KY
Hillis, Mary/54/TN
Hillis, James/35/Farmer/2000/0/TN
Hillis, William/23/Farmer/TN
Hillis, Harvy/19/Farmer/TN
Hillis, Jasper/17/TN
Hillis, Ellerbert/14/TN
Hatcher, Jane/29/1800/0/TN
Hatcher, William/8/TN
Hatcher, Mary/6/TN

District 9 - Locust Grove - June 12, 1860 - Household 305

Hatcher, Hiram/35/Farmer/3000/2000/VA
Hatcher, Elmira/28/TN
Hatcher, John/12/TN
Hatcher, Thomas/10/TN
Hatcher, Mary/6/TN
Hatcher, Arminta/4/TN
Hatcher, Margaret/2/TN

1880 Weakley County, TN CENSUS

District 9 - Household 137

Hatcher, Thomas/W/M/30/Farmer/TN/VA/TN
Hatcher, Ann E/W/F/27/Wife/KH/TN/VA/VA

District 9 - Household 232

Hatcher, William/W/M/29/Farmer/TN/VA/VA
Hatcher, Mary E/W/F/23/Wife/KH/TN/NC/TN
Hatcher, Ann E/W/F/5/Daughter/TN/TN/TN
Hatcher, Nancy B/W/F/4/Daughter/TN/TN/TN
Hatcher, Dora V/W/F/9 Months/Daughter/TN/TN/TN
Collins, Joseph/W/M/20/Farm Labor/TN/TN/TN

District 9 - Household 273

Hatcher, John W/W/M/31/Farmer/TN/TN/TN
Hatcher, Sarah P/W/F/31/Wife/KH/TN/NC/TN
Hatcher, John R/W/M/4/Son/TN/TN/TN
Hatcher, Arther W/W/M/10 Months/Son/TN/TN/TN

District 9 - Household 294

Hillis, Mary/W/F/73/KH/TN/TN/TN
Hillis, William C/W/M/44/Son/Farmer/TN/TN/TN
Hatcher, Margret E/W/F/50/Daughter/KH/TN/TN/TN
Hillis, Ethelbert G/W/M/34/Son/Farmer/TN/TN/TN
HIllis, Arminta E/W/F/24/Daughter in Law/KH/TN/TN/TN
Hillis, Anna A/W/F/3/Granddaughter/TN/TN/TN

District 9 - Household 301

Hatcher, Hiram/W/M/56/Farmer/VA/VA/VA
Hatcher, Elmine/W/F/48/Wife/KH/TN/TN/TN
Hatcher, Wiley W/W/M/18/son/School/TN/VA/TN
Hatcher, Joseph/W/M/16/Son/Farm Work/TN/VA/TN
Hatcher, Matt Lou/W/F/12/Daughter/TN/VA/TN
Hatcher, Ginnie R/W/F/10/Daughter/TN/VA/TN
Malone, Finnie/Mu/M/17/Son/Farmer/TN/TN/TN

Weakley County, TN CEMETERIES - VOLUME 1

William Hillis Cemetery

Hatcher, M.E. Jane, Feb 10, 1830 - June 13, 1910

Hornbeak Cemetery

Hatcher, Lessie, Nov 2, 1913 - No Date
Hatcher, James Vernon, June 19, 1914 - Feb 17, 1959

Mount Hermon Church Cemetery

Hatcher, Ruth Finch, May 14, 1895 - No Date
Hatcher, James Hillman, Dec 15, 1879 - July 29, 1955

Patterson Cemetery

Hatcher, James J., Jan 18, 1827 - Aug 21, 1852
Hatcher, Molie Bell, May 6, 1871 - April 7, 1875, daughter of J.W. and
S.P. Hatcher,
Hatcher, Infant daughter, Died May 21, 1871
Hatcher, Sarah P., Dec 3, 1849 - Nov 26, 1881, wife of J.W. Hatcher,
Hatcher, Elmira, 1832 - 1915
Hatcher, Hiram, 1823 - 1888
Hatcher, Mollie Brock, 1857 - 1929
Hatcher, W.E. "Billy", 1851 - 1931
Hatcher, Infant son of W.E. and Mollie Hatcher, Died 1896
Hatcher, Ruth, 1893 -1895
Hatcher, Dora, 1878 - 1880

Weakley County, TN CEMETERIES - VOLUME II

Highland Cemetery

Hatcher, Walter Henry - Sept 19, 1891 - Dec 17, 1967
Hatcher, Odelle Coats Abney, May 26, 1906
Hatcher, David M., Jan 9, 1864 - Aug 5, 1910
Hatcher, Ann Brock, April 28, 1874 - Jan 12, 1937
Hatcher, Clinton Franklin, July 5, 1893 - Nov 30, 1968, WOW
Hatcher, Bonnie Maness, April 12, 1895 - Nov 5, 1969
Hatcher, Joe, 1864 - 1929
Hatcher, Luna Baker, 1870 - 1956
Hatcher, Joe Terry, Dec 25, 1898 - Jan 11, 1979
Hatcher, Tom, 1849 - 1923
Hatcher, Ann, 1852 - 1929
Hatcher, Ina Coats, 1895 - 1936
Hatcher, Fred Mike, Jan 29, 1892 - Dec 20, 1967, PFC Btry F 317
Fld Arty World War I
Hatcher, Florence Young, Feb 15, 1893 - July 1, 1975
Hatcher, Ned, 1862 - 1943
Hatcher, Mollie Lett, 1863 - 1928
Hatcher, Luna S., Nov 5, 1857 - Sept 7, 1918
Hatcher, John W., Jan 30, 1848 - Aug 5, 1927
Hatcher, Arthur Wiley, 1879 - 1948
Hatcher, Brooxie Inez Miss, Sept 30, 1884 - Nov 1, 1969
Hatcher, John Robert, 1867 - 1951
Hatcher, Edna Howard, 1877 - 1974
Hatcher, Lurlene Marshall, 1902 - 1977
Hatcher, Bruce Franklin, 1903 - 1973

Hopewell Cemetery

Hatcher, D.M.W., Nov 8, 1831 - Feb 9, 1850
Hatcher, Walter H, May 11, 1874 - Feb 12, 1890

Sunrise Cemetery

Hatcher, Mary, 1911 - 19??
Hatcher, Ernest, 1902 - 1957\

This concludes the Hatcher lookup information.

BRADBERRY CEM
Baker, (no first name listed), died 1956

Baker, Larry Len, infant, Died 1960

Baker, Donnie Ray, Oct 31, 1961-Feb 1, 1970

Baker, Ronny Gene, Apr 16, 1964-Feb 1, 1970

Baker, Louis Ray, Mar 23, 1936-Feb 1, 1970

Baker, Martha May, Feb 24, 1945-Feb 1, 1970

Baker, Joy Darlene, Nov 1968-Feb 1, 1970

(*Note from LuAnn--yes, all of those above listed in this volume are listed
as having died on the same date. Is there a story behind this?)

BUTLER CEM
Baker, Clint, Sept 7, 1859-Sept 13, 1940
Baker, Larinda, Jan 6, 1850-June 23, 1920

CAMP GROUND CEM
Baker, Lula Jourdan, 1882-1968

CHAPEL HILL CEM
Baker, Mary Alice, 1901-1942

EASTSIDE CEM
Baker, Infant son of Fonzie and Addie, Aug 3, 1924

Baker, Pearl, Sept 20, 1883-Oct 23, 1977
Baker, Joe, Oct 17, 1885-Nov 2, 1931

Baker, Annie Myrtle, 1906-19(no date)
Baker, Nola M., 1879-1958
Baker, John C., 1880-1958

Baker, Callie, Feb 25, 1853-Mar 3, 1928

Baker, William L., 1886-1927

Baker, Van Karl, Feb 20, 1892-Nov 6, 1963

Baker, James A., May 14, 1862-Oct 7, 1937

Baker, Mattie W., Sept 10, 1870-Apr 29, 1953

GARDNER CEM
Baker, Enoch D., Rev., Jan 15, 1815-Jan 6, 1884

HILLIS CEM
Baker, infant (no dates)

Baker, Lillie H., 1879-1944

WILLIAM HILLIS CEM
Baker, William, Apr 2, 1834-Aug 4, 1908

Baker, Nancy A., Jan 26, 1832-Mar 7, 1906

Baker, Francis C., Dec 25, 1860-Aug 8, 1861, dau of Wm. and Nancy Baker

HORNBEAK CEM
Baker, Nannie Jones, Oct 20, 1874-May 14, 1929
Baker, Edward Finch, Nov 10, 1870-July 11, 1961

Baker, Buena, Feb 12, 1896-Dec 1, 1971
Baker, Will, Dec 13, 1879-June 6, 1968

MT. PELIA CEM
Baker, Leonidias, Aug 15, 1839-Apr 19, 1853, son of E.D. and E.S. Baker

MT. VERNON CEM
Baker, Jimmie, Nov 1, 1879-mar 16, 1923
Baker, Arthur, Jan 22, 1893-Oct 31, 1918

NEW HOPE CEM
Baker, Dennis, 1899-1946

Baker, Iva, 1905-19(no date)

Baker, Jossie, Nov 3, 1865-June 25, 1942

Baker, Robert, July 23, 1865-Nov 29, 1937

Baker, Willie, Dec 15, 1893-July 24, 1922

PARKS CEM (area 7 #9)
Baker, Louise Boothe, Aug 25, 1910-Dec 21, 1988

PATTERSON CEM
Baker, Frances, Aug 15, 1813-Dec 4, 1873, consort of Samuel Baker

Baker, Reece, 1845-1869

Baker, Willie (no dates)

Baker, Don (no dates)

Baker, Dovie (no dates)

Baker, J.R. (no dates)

Baker, Maurine, FEb 18, 1906-Mar 23, 1905, dau of Sam T. Baker and wife


BROCK CEM
Baker, Ollie W., Oct 10, 1908-July 1, 1973

Baker, Leroy, May 15, 1906-Sept 18, 1969

Baker, R.S. (Bob), Mar 1, 1872-Feb 28, 1952
Baker, Ida May, Sept 18, 1873-Jan 5, 1960

Baker, Essie Cora, Aug 16, 1887-Oct 29, 1962

Baker, Bertie L., June 6, 1904-Oct 13, 1975
Baker, Andrew, Sept 25, 1896-(no date)

Baker, Willie F., 1874-1945

CORINTH CEM
Baker, Clarence, Feb 27, 1888-June 24, 1975
Baker, Sadie Adams, mar 4, 1899-June 19, 1977

EVERETT CHAPEL PENTECOSTAL CHURCH CEM
Baker, Willie Inez, May 16, 1920-Dec 27, 1920

HIGHLAND CEM
Baker, Scott, Jan 6, 1876-Dec 24, 1940

Baker, Pamelia, Mar 8, 1854-Oct 5, 1924

Baker, Claud, Mar 1, 1881-July 23, 1910

Baker, Samuel T., Aug 29, 1869-May 13, 1942
Baker, Maggie, Nov 29, 1874-Nov 14, 1956

Baker, Jas. Monroe, 1857-1930
Baker, Florence C., 1859-1915

Baker, Ethelbert, Aug 4, 1864-Feb 24, 1944
Baker, Lockie Brock, Nov 19, 1867-Apr 5, 1961

Baker, Russellene, Nov 25, 1917-(no date)
Baker, James Wilson, OCt 21, 1918-Sept 12, 1973

HOPEWELL CEM
Baker, Sarah Adelia, Sept 5, 1858-Jan 8, 1915

Baker, Elizabeth, Mar 7, 1833-Nov 7, 1906, wife of Harris

NEW HOPE CEM
Baker, W.W., Mar 4, 1913-Sept 21, 1914

Baker, J.C., Apr 10, 1925-Mar 17, 1928

Baker, Maud, 1889-1953

Baker, Walter C., 1888-1965

NEW SALEM CEM
Baker, John (unmarked)

Baker, Lucy, 1892-1940

Baker, Woman (unmarked)

NEW VALLEY CEM
Baker, Silas, 1902-19(no date) (Daddy)
Baker, Mary Sue, 1945-1962 (Daughter)

PISGAH CEM
Baker, Emily, 1847-1911, wife of Joshua Baker

PLEASANT GROVE (OLD BAPTIST) CEM
Baker, James Rubien, July 17, 1906-Sept 16, 1966

SALEM METHODIST CEM
Baker, Sallie V., Apt 11, 1870-Sept 13, 1917

SUNRISE CEM
Baker, Roy, Feb 7, 1896-(no date)
Baker, Loyd, May 24, 1928 (no other dte)
Baker, Janie, Dec 13, 1896-(no date)

Baker, Jeter, Oct 21, 1918-Jan 11, 1964, Tenn. Pvt. Hg. Co. 125 Infantry,
WW2

SUNSET CEM
Baker, Willis M., Aug 5, 1881-Oct 4, 1947

Baker, Rebecca Morris, July 31, 1908=-Dec 21, 1932

TANSIL CEM
Baker, Roy M., Dec 14, 1903-June 22, 1946

Baker, Jessie Corbitt, June 6, 1895-Dec 29, 1968
Baker, Verlie Adams, Jan 1, 1904-July 19, 1971

TUMBLING CREEK BAPTIST CEM
Baker, M.R., May 28, 1842-Feb 28, 1923
Baker, Mary E., Apr 2, 1851-Mar 12, 1922

Baker, William Thompson, Aug 14, 1859-July 17, 1860, son of H.B. and E.N.
Baker, 11m 3d

Baker, H.B., Nov 29, 1829-Sept 9, ? , age 30y 9m 10d

Baker, Dona, mar 3, 1859-June 24, 1893, wofe of J.H. Baker
Baker, F.W., Oct 30, 1883-Aug 22, 1885, son of J.H. and Dona Baker

Baker, J.H., Dec 1, 1837- (no date)

Baker, Bulah, Jan 22, 1886-(no date), dau of J.H. and Dona Baker

UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH CEM
Baker, Charity Elizabeth, Feb 22, 1843-Sept 26, 1922

Baker, William H., July 8, 1838-July 15, 1899, husband of Charity Baker

Baker, Sam D., 1875-1943
Baker, Lessie Lane, 1878-1966

WOODLAWN CEM
Baker, Wayne M., 1901-1975

Baker, Myrtle Middleton, 1900-1946

Baker, W.S., 1874-1917

Baker, Ollie Hollis, 1880-1903

CANE CREEK CEM (Obion Co)
Baker, A., Mar 18, 1828-Nov 27, 1907

Baker, Clarence A., 1873-1937
Baker, Ella, 1877-(no date)

Baker, Clifford A., Oct 28, 1901-July 18, 1903, son of C.A. and M.E. Baker

Baker, Edward F., Aug 30, 1870-Nov 16, 1936

Baker, G.H., Nov 3, 1889-Feb 18, 1960

Baker, Infant, Died Aug 2, 1972

Baker, J.W., Sept 29, 1861-Sept 14, 1929

Baker, James 1866-1945
Baker, Alice, 1876-1918

Baker, M.F., June 19, 1836-Feb 26, 1898

Baker, Mary, June 18, 1857-June 15, 1944

Baker, Robert Henry, Sept 24, 1881-July 18, 1966, Illinois Pvt US Army, WW1

PILGRIMS REST CEM
Baker, Callie P., 1885-1962
Baker, Sam O.,, 1881-1971

Baker, Margret, Dec 25, 1849-May 20, 1902, wife of B.F.


Baker, Ira D., Apr 17, 1887-June 25, 1949
Baker, Zelma B., Aug 30, 1891-(no date)

Baker, H.D., Mar 27, 1882-June 3, 1926

Baker, T.W., 1855-1931
Baker, I.B., 1866-19(no date)

Baker, Genella, OCt 29, 1936-June 30, 1939

Baker, Jessie, Mar 3, 1905-Sept 27, 1917

Baker, C.A., May 25, 1872-FEb 6, 1921
Baker, Deloa, July 1, 1878-June 23, 1963
Baker, Mollie Boaz, 1877-1956
Baker, W.A., 1874-1956

Baker, Wm. Bryant, Sept 26, 1899-June 9, 1963
Baker, Ethel, Nov 22, 1903-Oct 29, 1927

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This is my husbands line through daughter Matilda Fern Baker b. 1804 Bedford Co., Va d. 12 May 1889 IN. M. 30 Nov 1824 Bedford Co., Va James H. Turner b. 1809 Bedford Co., Va d. 7 Mar 1859 Crawford Co., IN son of Jesse Turner and Magadalene Williamson.

James and Matilda had eleven children:
1. Elizabeth b. 1825 Bedford Co., VA
2. Frances Adaline b. 1826 Bedford Co., VA m. 23 Dec 1852 Crawford Co., IN Vandiveer Noblitt
3. Amanda M. b. 1828 Bedford Co., VA m. 10 May 1860 Crawford Co., IN William P. Roberson
4. Sarah b. 1833 Bartholomew Co., IN m. 19 Feb 1854 Crawford Co., IN Louis Vandeveer
5. Nancy b. 1835 Bartholomew Co., IN m. 16 Nov 1854 Crawford Co., IN William C. Reel
6. Margaret Matilda b. 18 Jul 1837 Bartholomew Co., IN d. 5 Nov 1920 Crawford Co., IN m. 2 Dec 1858 Crawford Co., IN Silas
C. Lambdin
7. Malissa b. 23 Feb 1839 Crawford Co., IN d. 22 Aug 1921 Crawford Co., IN m. 5 Dec 1869 Crawford Co., IN
Dr. William C. Bird
8. James Harden b. 22 Feb 1841 Crawford Co., IN d. 6 Jul 1899 m. 13 Oct 1861 Crawford Co., IN Mary Jane Ellis
9. Susan b. 10 Apr 1843 Crawford Co., IN d. 27 Dec 1929 m. 22 Sep 1859 Crawford Co., IN William Holaday
10. John H. b. 25 Mar 1845 Crawford Co., IN d. 13 Oct 1887 m. 21 Mar 1864 Crawford Co., IN Cynthia A. Weathers
11. Jesse m. b. 1848 Crawford Co., IN d. 1929 m. 21 Jan 1877 Crawford Co., IN Juan Bell

Other than the mention of his as the father of Anna and Matilda on the Bedford Co., Va marriage records, I can find no trace of him.

My husband is related through Malissa Turner who married William C. Bird.

Sandra Benham
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Tri-City Observer
Friday December 1, 1967
Harvey L. Gardner, Editor and Manager
Mrs. Frances Parham, Advertising and Office Manager
Published weekly at 103 East Main Street in Greenfield, Tennessee

$2.00 per year subscription rate in Weakley County and adjoining
counties. $4.00 elsewhere.

submitted by Leslie Bell

PATTERSON CEMETERY PLACE OF HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE
by LeRoy Baker

Strange but true are many facts of Greenfield history, as is
evident by what may be seen in the old Patterson Cemetery, inside
the city limits, and which was a burying ground some 22 years
before the town came into being.

The first grave ever made in this old graveyard is as plainly
marked as if it had been made in 1967. All lettering can be read
easily at the a long distance. This pioneer cemetery contains
the graves of a daughter-in-law and two grandchildren of a United
States President and Governor of Tennessee. It also contains the
grave of the man who has been called the “founder of Greenfield”
and his wife.

The late Oscar Elam, who lived to be 90 is responsible for most
of the facts printed here. This first grave is that of James J.
Hatcher who died August 21, 1852, twenty three years before the
building of the Illinois Central Railroad in 1873-74. Standing
by the grave of his great grandfather is Will Edd Akin of
Greenfield. Mr. Akin is 72. Other great grandchildren of Mr.
Hatcher, who has been dead for 115 years, are Joe and Thomas
Akin, Mrs Iva Corum, Hall McAdams, Mrs. Mary Elinor Dueberry, and
Eli and Fred Tillman, all of Greenfield. Jim C. Tillman of
Chicago, a frequent visitor here, is also a fourth-generation
descendant as are a number of other out-of-town people. The wife
of James F. Hatcher, Jane HILLIS Hatcher, died in 1910 and is
buried in a family plot west of town. [Hillis Cemetery ?]

A fact known to but a few, perhaps, is that the wife of James K.
Polk, Jr.. son of President James K. Polk, and her two infant
children, Knox and Ella, are buried in Patterson Cemetery. Mrs.
Polk, who died at age 20, was a sister of the late Oscar Elam,
who lives only a few steps from the graveyard. Lettering on
these markers is still readable after some 90 years.

About the center of the burying ground is the tomb of the man who
has been called the “founder of Greenfield”, Samuel Baker, and
his wife Frances Patterson Baker. Mr Baker is said to have owned
most of what is now Greenfield when it became a town. Standing
at their graves is a fourth-generation direct descendant, LeRoy
Baker, who is just one of the hundreds who have descended from
this couple who had 16 children. Perhaps the oldest of these,
was a granddaughter, Mrs. Lula Lipscomb Ross, who died a year ago
at 96.

Most present day buriels are in the cemetery across the street
known as Morris graveyard, but occasionally one is held in this
historical Patterson burying ground. If many of those sleeping
out there could rise up, what a story they could tell!

PHOTO 1- Distant Relative - Will Edd Akin stands behind the
gravemarker of James J. Hatcher, his great grandfather, Mr.
Hatcher died in 1852, 115 years ago at age 27.

PHOTO 2 - Founder of Greenfield - This stone marks the grave of
Samuel Baker, generally regarded as the “founder of Greenfield”,
and his wife, Frances Patterson Baker. LeRoy Baker, pictured at
this site, is a fourth-generation direct descendant of Mr. and
Mrs. Baker.

PHOTO 3- Related to President - These gravestones mark the
burying places of a daughter-in-law of a United States President
and her two infant children. Mrs. James K. Polk Jr.’s husband
was the son of President James K. Polk. She is the sister of the
late Oscar Elam and an aunt of Robert [guessing-only bert shows
up on xerox page], who lives near the cemetery.

Hello
I am looking for info on Martha Collins
she was married to a Baker abt 1900 or so
Her eldest son was my grandfather Charlie Collins
she was known as the redhaired lady
re Collins or Baker to mjc9875@glccomputers.com
thank you
Catherine Collins