Thomas Porter BakerAge: 54 years1846–1900
- Name
- Thomas Porter Baker
- Given names
- Thomas Porter
- Surname
- Baker
 Birth | August 9, 1846 |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 10 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 14 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 |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 20 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 20 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 22 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 |
 Marriage | Martha Elizabeth “Mattie” Dial — View this family September 5, 1872 (Age 26 years) |
 Birth of a son#1 | James Daniel “Jim” Baker July 17, 1875 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Mary Elizabeth Baker September 27, 1878 (Age 32 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 31 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Census | June 15, 1880 (Age 33 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Robert Gay Baker September 12, 1881 (Age 35 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Emmitt Dial “Dee” Baker August 12, 1886 (Age 40 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Elizabeth Bagby “Bess” Baker February 21, 1893 (Age 46 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Henry Warren Pirkey — Mary Elizabeth Baker — View this family December 16, 1897 (Age 51 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 51 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 |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | James Richard Pirkey October 18, 1898 (Age 52 years) |
| Marriage of a child | James Daniel “Jim” Baker — Dorothea Hamilton “Doda” Lenox — View this family January 1, 1900 (Age 53 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Mary Elizabeth Baker April 14, 1900 (Age 53 years) |
| Census | June 2, 1900 (Age 53 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Henry Boyce Baker October 3, 1900 (Age 54 years) |
 Death | October 11, 1900 (Age 54 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Oakwood Cemetery |
 Last change | March 4, 2023 – 16:03:25 by: Barry Shemwell |
| Family with Martha Elizabeth “Mattie” Dial |
| himself |
Birth: August 9, 1846 — Carroll, Tennessee, United States Death: October 11, 1900 — Honey Grove, Fannin, Texas, United States |
| wife |
Martha Elizabeth “Mattie” Dial Birth: July 31, 1855 23 20 — Texas, United States Death: September 3, 1944 — Denison, Grayson, Texas, United States |
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Marriage: September 5, 1872 — Fannin, Texas, United States |
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3 years son |
James Daniel “Jim” Baker Birth: July 17, 1875 28 19 — Bonham, Fannin, Texas, United States Death: April 6, 1955 — Texarkana, Miller, Arkansas, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Mary Elizabeth Baker Birth: September 27, 1878 32 23 — Galveston, Texas, United States Death: April 14, 1900 — Dalby Springs, Bowie, Texas, United States |
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3 years son |
Birth: September 12, 1881 35 26 — Fannin, Texas, United States Death: August 1, 1902 — Fannin, Texas, United States |
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5 years son |
Emmitt Dial “Dee” Baker Birth: August 12, 1886 40 31 — Dial, Fannin, Texas, United States Death: March 7, 1967 — Denison, Grayson, Texas, United States |
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7 years daughter |
Elizabeth Bagby “Bess” Baker Birth: February 21, 1893 46 37 — Bonham, Fannin, Texas, United States Death: September 18, 1977 — Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States |
| Edward B Corbett + Martha Elizabeth “Mattie” Dial |
| wife’s husband |
Edward B Corbett Birth: August 2, 1848 — New York, United States Death: January 21, 1923 — Denison, Grayson, Texas, United States |
| wife |
Martha Elizabeth “Mattie” Dial Birth: July 31, 1855 23 20 — Texas, United States Death: September 3, 1944 — Denison, Grayson, Texas, United States |
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Marriage: between 1900 and 1910 — |
No family available
| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Porter Baker - Household
Fannin, Texas
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Porter Baker - Household
Bowie, Texas
Mattie - Emmitt names wrong -b |