Emelia J BakerAge: 19 years1865–1884
- Name
- Emelia J Baker
- Given names
- Emelia J
- Surname
- Baker
 Birth | April 7, 1865 36 32 |
 Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865Note: 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 8 months) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 20 months)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 20 months)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 2 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Thomas Young Gibson Sr. February 4, 1869 (Age 3 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 3 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 |
 Census | July 19, 1870 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Alice Lee Gibson November 17, 1870 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Hattie Gibson October 23, 1873 (Age 8 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Amelia Lonesome “Millie” Patterson September 14, 1876 (Age 11 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 12 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 14 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Mary “Polly” Johnson March 24, 1880 (Age 14 years) |
| Census | June 8, 1880 (Age 15 years) |
 Death | September 28, 1884 (Age 19 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Crossville City Cemetery |
| 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 elder brother |
James W Baker Birth: about 1859 30 26 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
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22 months elder 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 elder 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 herself |
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 — |
| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Jeremiah “Jerry” Gibson - Household
Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Edwin O “Edward” Wolcott - Household
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