The Shemwell Family

Marriage of parentsEpps McGehee — Nancy Pruitt — View this family
about 1847

Granville, North Carolina, United States

Death of a maternal grandfatherDavid Pruitt
1853 (Age 5 years)

Note: See DAR Research

Death of a fatherEpps McGehee
1853 (Age 5 years)

MarriageJohn Haywood Baker — View this family
April 19, 1868 (Age 20 years)

Birth of a daughter
#1Madora Frances Baker
April 1869 (Age 21 years)

Lincoln, Nodaway, Missouri, United States

Census August 8, 1870 (Age 22 years)

Shared note: 1870 United States - Census transcript - John Haywood Baker - Household

Birth of a son
#2David Baker
November 24, 1870 (Age 22 years)

Birth of a son
#3Thomas H Baker
March 19, 1874 (Age 26 years)

Birth of a daughter
#4Mary Elizabeth Baker
December 1874 (Age 26 years)

Conway, Arkansas, United States

Note: Birth year based on 1900 Census. Tombstone photo shows 1873

Death of a paternal grandfatherJohn McGehee
about January 1875 (Age 27 years)

Note: Probate Court established Ann McGehee as the Administrator of John McGehee's estate on January 20, 1875. This would suggest he probably died sometime in January 1875.

Birth of a son
#5Charley Baker
November 23, 1877 (Age 29 years)

Nodaway, Missouri, United States

Death of a sonCharley Baker
October 14, 1878 (Age 30 years)

Birth of a son
#6Harley Baker
September 1879 (Age 31 years)

Census June 8, 1880 (Age 32 years)

Shared note: 1880 United States - Census transcript - John Haywood Baker - Household

Birth of a daughter
#7Bertha Liva Baker
April 27, 1882 (Age 34 years)

Death of a sonDavid Baker
October 29, 1882 (Age 34 years)

Union, Barton, Missouri, United States

Death of a sonHarley Baker
May 26, 1885 (Age 37 years)

Source: Missouri Deaths and Burials, 1867-1976

Text:

Name: H. Baker
Name Note: 5 years of this place
Sex: Male
Age: 5
Death Date: 26 May 1885
Death Place: Union Twp., Barton Co., Mo.
Birth Year (Estimated): 1880
Race: White
Ethnicity: American
Event Type: Burial
Event Date: 9 Apr 1885
Event Place: Missouri, United States
Event Place (Original): Union Twp
Cemetery: Baker
Funeral Home: X

Birth of a son
#8Elwin Elroy Baker
November 16, 1885 (Age 37 years)

Nodaway, Missouri, United States

Source: Missouri Births, 1817-1939

Text:

Name: Baker
Sex: Male
Father's Name: John Baker
Father's Sex: Male
Father's Age: 52
Father's Birth Year (Estimated): 1833
Mother's Name: Francis Magee Baker
Mother's Sex: Female
Mother's Age: 51
Mother's Birth Year (Estimated): 1834
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 16 Nov 1885
Event Place: Nodaway, Missouri, United States
Event Place (Original): Nodaway

Birth of a daughter
#9Gertha M Baker
June 21, 1889 (Age 41 years)

Death of a daughterGertha M Baker
April 3, 1890 (Age 42 years)

Nodaway, Missouri, United States

Death of a motherNancy Pruitt
about 1894 (Age 46 years)

Census June 28, 1900 (Age 52 years)

Lincoln, Nodaway, Missouri, United States

Shared note: 1900 United States - Census transcript - John Haywood Baker - Household

Census April 15, 1910 (Age 62 years)

Lincoln, Nodaway, Missouri, United States

Shared note: 1910 United States - Census transcript - John Haywood Baker - Household

Death of a husbandJohn Haywood Baker
October 26, 1912 (Age 64 years)

Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States

Census January 6, 1920 (Age 72 years)

Shared note: 1920 United States - Census transcript - Elwin Elroy Baker - Household

Census April 12, 1930 (Age 82 years)

Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States

Shared note: 1930 United States - Census transcript - Frances Ann McGehee - Household

DAR Genealogy Research

Gully, Franklin, McGee/McGehee, Pruitt, and Baker Families

Source: "Daughters of the American Revolution - Genealogy Research"

Citation details: https://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search_descendants/?action=list&MyPrimary_Seqn=965147&MyLineageCount=1

Text:

The link contains information of the "Gully, Franklin, McGee/McGehee, Pruitt, and Baker Families"; ie, military service, birth dates, marriage, death dates, spouses, and children.

Death 1932 (Age 84 years)

Douglas, Nebraska, United States

Source: Nebraska, U.S., Index to Deaths, 1904-1968

Citation details: https://archive.org/details/NE_Death_Index_-_1904-1955_-_Book_01_Pages_297-400/page/n56/mode/1up

Text:

See Page 352

Event
Bertha Liva Baker
April 3, 1973 (41 years after death)

Red Bud, Randolph, Illinois, United States

Burial

Elmo Cemetery, Elmo, Nodaway, Missouri, United States

Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Elmo Cemetery

Family with parents - View this family

father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Nancy Pruitt Frances Ann McGehee Epps McGehee Birth: about 1828 28 23 — Missouri, United States Death: 1853 — Granville, North Carolina, United States
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Epps McGehee Frances Ann McGehee Nancy Pruitt Birth: January 14, 1819 29 29 — Indiana, United States Death: about 1894
	Marriage: about 1847 — Missouri, United States
11 months herself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse John Haywood Baker Madora Frances Baker David Baker Thomas H Baker Mary Elizabeth Baker Charley Baker Harley Baker Bertha Liva Baker Elwin Elroy Baker Gertha M Baker Frances Ann McGehee Birth: December 2, 1847 19 28 — Missouri, United States Death: 1932 — Douglas, Nebraska, United States

Family with John Haywood Baker - View this family

husband	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Frances Ann McGehee Madora Frances Baker David Baker Thomas H Baker Mary Elizabeth Baker Charley Baker Harley Baker Bertha Liva Baker Elwin Elroy Baker Gertha M Baker John Haywood Baker Birth: March 13, 1834 — Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States Death: October 26, 1912 — Elmo, Nodaway, Missouri, United States
herself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse John Haywood Baker Madora Frances Baker David Baker Thomas H Baker Mary Elizabeth Baker Charley Baker Harley Baker Bertha Liva Baker Elwin Elroy Baker Gertha M Baker Frances Ann McGehee Birth: December 2, 1847 19 28 — Missouri, United States Death: 1932 — Douglas, Nebraska, United States
	Marriage: April 19, 1868 — Missouri, United States
1 year daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Madora Frances Baker Birth: April 1869 35 21 — Elmo, Nodaway, Missouri, United States Death: March 5, 1965 — Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States
20 months son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree David Baker Birth: November 24, 1870 36 22 — Missouri, United States Death: October 29, 1882 — Missouri, United States
3 years son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Thomas H Baker Birth: March 19, 1874 40 26 — Elmo, Nodaway, Missouri, United States Death: 1958 — Missouri, United States
9 months daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Mary Elizabeth Baker Birth: December 1874 40 26 — Missouri, United States Death: 1954 — Elmo, Nodaway, Missouri, United States
3 years son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Charley Baker Birth: November 23, 1877 43 29 — Missouri, United States Death: October 14, 1878 — Nodaway, Missouri, United States
22 months son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Harley Baker Birth: September 1879 45 31 — Missouri, United States Death: May 26, 1885 — Union, Barton, Missouri, United States
3 years daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Bertha Liva Baker Birth: April 27, 1882 48 34 — Missouri, United States Death: April 1, 1973 — Randolph, Illinois, United States
4 years son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Elwin Elroy Baker Birth: November 16, 1885 51 37 — Missouri, United States Death: September 23, 1968 — Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States
4 years daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Gertha M Baker Birth: June 21, 1889 55 41 — Nodaway, Missouri, United States Death: April 3, 1890 — Nodaway, Missouri, United States

Frances Ann McGehee has 15 first cousins recorded

Father's family (9)

Mother's family (6)

Parents John Robert Pruitt + Nancy McGehee

1Elizabeth Pruitt1837–

2David Pruitt1844–

3James Potter Pruitt Sr.1848–1936

4Nancy J Pruitt1850–1929

5John Franklin Pruitt1853–1924

6William Auburn “Willie” Pruitt1856–1938

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DAR Genealogy Research	"Daughters of the American Revolution - Genealogy Research" Citation details: https://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search_descendants/?action=list&MyPrimary_Seqn=965147&MyLineageCount=1 Text: The link contains information of the "Gully, Franklin, McGee/McGehee, Pruitt, and Baker Families"; ie, military service, birth dates, marriage, death dates, spouses, and children.
Death	Nebraska, U.S., Index to Deaths, 1904-1968 Citation details: https://archive.org/details/NE_Death_Index_-_1904-1955_-_Book_01_Pages_297-400/page/n56/mode/1up Text: See Page 352

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Census

1870 United States - Census transcript - John Haywood Baker - Household

Lincoln, Nodaway, Missouri, United States

Name	Relation	Age	Sex	Color	Occupation	RE	PE	Birthplace	Write	Cit
Baker, John	head	37	M	W	Farmer	400	450	TN	x	x
Baker, Fanny	wife	24	F	W	Keeping House			MO
Baker, Madera	daughter	1	F	W				MO

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1880 United States - Census transcript - John Haywood Baker - Household

ED 256 Elmo, Nodaway, Missouri, United States

Name	Color	Sex	Age	Mon	Relation	Cond	Occupation	School	BP	FBP	MBP
Baker, John	W	M	48		head	M	Section Hand		MO
Baker, Francis	W	F	32		wife	M	Keeping House		MO	MO	KY
Baker, Dora	W	F	11		daughter	S		x	MO	MO	MO
Baker, David	W	M	9		son	S		x	MO	MO	MO
Baker, Elizabeth	W	F	7		daughter	S		x	MO	MO	MO
Baker, Thomas	W	M	5		son	S			MO	MO	MO
Baker, Harley	W	M	0 years 8 months	Sep	son	S			MO	MO	MO

Census

1900 United States - Census transcript - John Haywood Baker - Household

ED 111 Lincoln, Nodaway, Missouri, United States

Name	Relation	Race	Sex	Month	Year	Age	Cond	Marr	CHB	CHL	BP	FBP	MBP	Occupation	Unemp	School	Read	Write	Eng	Home	Mort	Farm
Baker, John	head	W	M	Mar	1833	67	M	32			TN	TN	VA				Yes	Yes	Yes	O	M	H
Baker, Frances A	wife	W	F	Dec	1847	53	M	32	9	5	MO	TN	KY				Yes	Yes	Yes
Baker, Bettie	daughter	W	F	Dec	1874	25	S				MO	TN	MO	Servant	0		Yes	Yes	Yes
Baker, Thomas	son	W	M	Dec	1876	24	S				MO	TN	MO	Painter	3		Yes	Yes	Yes
Baker, Bertha	daughter	W	F	Apr	1882	18	S				MO	TN	MO				Yes	Yes	Yes
Baker, Elvin	son	W	M	Nov	1885	14	S				MO	TN	MO	At School		7	Yes	Yes	Yes
Miller, Albert	boarder	W	M	Mar	1877	23	S				IN	IN	OH	RR Laborer	0		Yes	Yes	Yes
Ryerson, Earl	boarder	W	M	Jan	1876	24	S				IA	IN	IL	Salesman Hardware	0		Yes	Yes	Yes

Census

1910 United States - Census transcript - John Haywood Baker - Household

ED 134 Lincoln, Nodaway, Missouri, United States

Name	Relation	Sex	Race	Age	Cond	Marr	CHB	CHL	BP	FBP	MBP	Lang	Occupation	Ind	Emp	Unemp	Unemp	R	W	Home	Mort	Farm
Baker, John	head	M	W	77	M1	38			TN	VA	VA	English	None					Yes	Yes	O	F	H
Baker, Jannie	wife	F	W	62	M1	38	9	5	MO	AR	AR	English	None					Yes	Yes
Baker, Elwin E	son	M	W	24	S				MO	TN	MO	English	Painter	House	W	No	0	Yes	Yes

Census

1920 United States - Census transcript - Elwin Elroy Baker - Household

ED 5 Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States

Name	Relation	Sex	Race	Age	Condition	R	W	BP	FBP	Father lang	MBP	Eng	Occupation	Ind	Emp
Baker, Elwin E	head	M	W	34	S	Yes	Yes	MO	TN		TN	Yes	Clerk	Wholesale Coffee	W
Baker, Frances	mother	F	W	72	Wd	Yes	Yes	MO	TN		KY	Yes	None
Ernst, Holly	nephew	M	W	29	M	Yes	Yes	MO	IL		KY	Yes	Motorman	St Railyway Co	W
Ernst, Sophie E	(wife of Holly) niece	F	W	24	M	Yes	Yes	NB	Germany	German	WI	Yes	None

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