James W Baker1859–
- Name
- James W Baker
- Given names
- James W
- Surname
- Baker
 Birth | about 1859 30 26 |
 Death of a paternal grandfather | Jeremiah C “James” Baker February 16, 1859 |
 Census | June 29, 1860 (Age 17 months) |
| Birth of a brother | John Bell Baker October 26, 1860 (Age 21 months) |
| Birth of a brother | Felix G Baker about 1863 (Age 4 years) |
| Death of a father | Mathias “Mathew” Baker February 4, 1865 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Emelia J Baker April 7, 1865 (Age 6 years) |
 Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 2 years)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Marriage of a parent | Pvt Jeremiah “Jerry” Gibson — Elizabeth Jane Frost — View this family about 1866 (Age 7 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 8 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 8 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Birth of a half-brother | Raymond Sevier Gibson February 22, 1868 (Age 9 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Thomas Young Gibson Sr. February 4, 1869 (Age 10 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 10 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
| Birth of a half-sister | Alice Lee Gibson November 17, 1870 (Age 11 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Hattie Gibson October 23, 1873 (Age 14 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Amelia Lonesome “Millie” Patterson September 14, 1876 (Age 17 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 19 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Marriage of a parent | Edwin O “Edward” Wolcott — Elizabeth Jane Frost — View this family about 1880 (Age 21 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Mary “Polly” Johnson March 24, 1880 (Age 21 years) |
| Death of a sister | Emelia J Baker September 28, 1884 (Age 25 years) |
| Death of a brother | William Cullum “Bill” Baker November 28, 1884 (Age 25 years) Cause: Stabbed by Robert O'Reilly |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 39 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
| Death of a mother | Elizabeth Jane Frost July 12, 1905 (Age 46 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 57 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Death of a brother | Felix G Baker April 5, 1918 (Age 59 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 58 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 59 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Death of a brother | John Bell Baker April 7, 1927 (Age 68 years) |
| Death of a half-sister | Hattie Gibson September 11, 1927 (Age 68 years) |
| Burial of a half-sister | Hattie Gibson September 12, 1927 (Age 68 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Fairview Cemetery |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 70 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Death of a half-brother | Raymond Sevier Gibson December 17, 1932 (Age 73 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 82 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Death of a half-brother | Thomas Young Gibson Sr. June 10, 1950 (Age 91 years) |
| Burial of a half-brother | Thomas Young Gibson Sr. June 11, 1950 (Age 91 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Cedar Grove Cemetery |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 91 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Death of a half-sister | Alice Lee Gibson July 28, 1964 (Age 105 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 87 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
 Death | unknown |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Mathias “Mathew” Baker Birth: August 11, 1828 24 29 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States Death: February 4, 1865 — Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
Elizabeth Jane Frost Birth: June 12, 1832 34 31 — White, Tennessee, United States Death: July 12, 1905 — Rockwood, Roane, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: April 21, 1853 — White, Tennessee, United States |
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20 months elder sister |
Mary A Baker Birth: about 1854 25 21 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: |
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17 months elder brother |
William Cullum “Bill” Baker Birth: May 24, 1855 26 22 — Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: November 28, 1884 — Jellico, Campbell, Tennessee, United States |
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5 years himself |
James W Baker Birth: about 1859 30 26 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
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22 months younger brother |
John Bell Baker Birth: October 26, 1860 32 28 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: April 7, 1927 — Los Angeles, California, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Felix G Baker Birth: about 1863 34 30 — Tennessee, United States Death: April 5, 1918 — Pueblo, Pueblo, Colorado, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Emelia J Baker Birth: April 7, 1865 36 32 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: September 28, 1884 |
| Mother’s family with Pvt Jeremiah “Jerry” Gibson |
| step-father |
Pvt Jeremiah “Jerry” Gibson Birth: June 20, 1844 — North Carolina, United States Death: March 20, 1917 — Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
Elizabeth Jane Frost Birth: June 12, 1832 34 31 — White, Tennessee, United States Death: July 12, 1905 — Rockwood, Roane, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: about 1866 — |
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2 years half-brother |
Raymond Sevier Gibson Birth: February 22, 1868 23 35 — Tennessee, United States Death: December 17, 1932 — Minden, Webster, Louisiana, United States |
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11 months half-brother |
Thomas Young Gibson Sr. Birth: February 4, 1869 24 36 — Rockwood, Roane, Tennessee, United States Death: June 10, 1950 — Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States |
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21 months half-sister |
Alice Lee Gibson Birth: November 17, 1870 26 38 — Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: July 28, 1964 — Los Angeles, California, United States |
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3 years half-sister |
Hattie Gibson Birth: October 23, 1873 29 41 — Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: September 11, 1927 — Winnie, Chambers, Texas, United States |
| Mother’s family with Edwin O “Edward” Wolcott |
| step-father |
Edwin O “Edward” Wolcott Birth: March 28, 1841 — New York, United States Death: February 9, 1917 — Rockwood, Roane, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
Elizabeth Jane Frost Birth: June 12, 1832 34 31 — White, Tennessee, United States Death: July 12, 1905 — Rockwood, Roane, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: about 1880 — |
James W Baker has 85 first cousins recorded
Father's family (0)
Mother's family (85)
Parents Micajah Frost + Catherine Elizabeth Greer
Parents Elijah Frost II + Amelia Abshire
Parents Elijah Frost II + Matilda Price
Parents William English Frost + Nancy Adeline Lacy
Parents Thomas Simpson Frost + Mary D Burlison
Parents Mathew Frost + Margaret C Robinson
Parents Mathew Frost + Nancy Jane Hale
Parents Mathew Frost + Henrietta Harriet Arnold
Parents Isaac Newton Hickey + Nancy Ann Frost
Parents Joseph Frost + Deborah Acord
Parents John Monroe Beaty Walker + Mary Adaline Frost
Parents William R Reynolds + Rhoda P Frost
Parents Sevier Frost + Elizabeth Savira McGlothlin
Parents Sevier Frost + Mary Rebecca “Molly” Peach
Parents White Frost + Eugenia C Buren
Parents Snow Frost + Elisa Ellen “Louisa” Bradshaw
Parents Winter Frost + Nancy J Snyder
Parents Winter Frost + Darthula Jane Johnson
Parents Young Brigham Frost + Mariah Katherine “Katie” Robey
| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - Mathias “Mathew” Baker - Household
District 5, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
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