Family Tree of
John Baker
and Elizabeth Baker
and Tabitha Cowen-Baker
Russell County, Virginia
The information on this page was provided by Helen Irene Holbrook-Thomas,
Great-Great-Great-Granddaughter of Joseph Johnson and Mary Staley-Johnson,
and Great-Great-Granddaughter of James Baker and Highley Johnson-Baker.
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John Baker:
Born about 1790.
Died about 1838.
John's first marriage was to Elizabeth. (Elizabeth's last name is not known but it might be Dickenson.)
John and Elizabeth had at least the following 3 children:
- George James Baker:
Born about 1815 in Russell County, Virginia.
Died May 27, 1885.
James married Highley (Hiley) J. Johnson.
Highley was born about 1819 in North Carolina.
Highley died on September 1, 1888 in Russell County, Virginia.
Highley was the daughter of Joseph Johnson and Mary Staley Johnson.
- Sarah Baker:
Born 1819.
Died March 7, 1887 (Age 68).
Sarah married William "Billy" Staley Johnson.
William was born in 1819.
William died on March 29, 1894 (Age 75 years, 7 Months).
William S. Johnson was the son of Joseph Johnson and Mary Staley Johnson.
William and Sarah are both buried in the Johnson Cemetery near Castlewood, Virginia.
- Nelly Baker:
Born about 1825.
Nelly married William Johnson.
William was born about 1822.
John's second marriage was to Tabitha Cowen.
Tabitha's will was executed on July 7, 1863.
John and Tabitha had the following children:
- George A. Baker:
On April 22, 1858 George married Julie A. Weddle, daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth Weddle.
- William Cowen Baker:
On January 30, 1856 William married Edith Fugate, daughter of Issac B. and Frances Fugate.
- John H. Baker:
On September 21, 1855 John married Melissa Blevins, daughter of Polly Blevins.
- Mary E. Baker: who never married.
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