Mary Jane Cook (1838 - 1926)

Born 20 Sep 1838 in Alabama, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Henry Washington Baker — married 7 Feb 1858 in Marshall, Alabama, United States

Descendants

Died 5 Jun 1926 at age 87 in Altoona, Etowah, Alabama, United States

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Biography

Mary was born in 1838. She was the daughter of Clayton Cook and Telitha Bailey. She was married to Henry Baker in 1858. She passed away in 1926.

Sources

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, (FamilySearch Record: MH5Q-R42 : accessed 8 May 2024) FamilySearch Image: S3HT-691S-MQB, Mary Jane Cook (9) in Marshall, Marshall, Alabama, United States. Born in Alabama, United States; citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M432; Line: 30; Digital film/folder number: 004187300_003_M9C4-KVS; FHL microfilm: 2352; Image number: 37; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01175-3.
• Marriage License (3 Feb 1858) and Ceremony Date (7 Feb 1858):
  • "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950," database with images, (FamilySearch Record: QKZ9-BNTK : accessed 8 May 2024) FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-L9HV-Z9CC-R, Mary Jane Cook marriage to Henry W. Baker on 7 Feb 1858 in Marshall, Alabama, United States; citing Digital film/folder number: 007316670; FHL microfilm: 1035275; Image number: 207; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: M03858-8.
  • "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950," database with images, (FamilySearch Record: 29NF-JFB : accessed 8 May 2024) FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-G15N-P5Z, Mary Jane Cook marriage to Henry W Baker on 3 Feb 1858 in Marshall, Alabama, United States; citing Digital film/folder number: 005333591; FHL microfilm: 002266556; Image number: 272.
  • "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950," database with images, (FamilySearch Record: 29NF-JNM : accessed 8 May 2024) FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-G15N-PGV, Mary Jane Cook marriage to Henry W Baker on 7 Feb 1858 in Marshall, Alabama, United States; citing Digital film/folder number: 005333591; FHL microfilm: 002266556; Image number: 273.
  • "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950," database with images, (FamilySearch Record: 29NF-JN3 : accessed 8 May 2024) FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-G15N-P2W, Mary Jane Cook, daughter of Clayton Cook, marriage to Henry W Baker on 3 Feb 1858 in Marshall, Alabama, United States; citing Digital film/folder number: 005333591; FHL microfilm: 002266556; Image number: 274.
  • "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950," database with images, (FamilySearch Record: 29NF-JN7 : accessed 8 May 2024) FamilySearch Image: 33S7-815N-PMH, Mary Jane Cook marriage to Henry W Baker on 3 Feb 1858 in Marshall, Alabama, United States; citing Digital film/folder number: 005333591; FHL microfilm: 002266556; Image number: 275.
• "United States Census, 1860," database with images, (FamilySearch Record: QK1B-HKHS : accessed 8 May 2024) FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YBJ-11S, Mary Baker (21) in Township 12 Range 3, Winston, Alabama, United States. Born in Alabama; citing Page: 24; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M653; Digital film/folder number: 005165597; FHL microfilm: 803026; Image number: 504.
• "United States Census, 1870," database with images, (FamilySearch Record: MHVP-1XM : accessed 8 May 2024) FamilySearch Image: S3HY-6SZ3-BZD, M Baker (33) in Blount, Alabama, United States. Born in Alabama; citing Page: 121; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M593; Line: 26; Digital film/folder number: 004257477; FHL microfilm: 000545502; Image number: 125; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01442-1.
• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, (FamilySearch Record: M4JM-MRG : accessed 8 May 2024) FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YY1-DZ9, A J Baker (39), wife, Keeping House, in household of H. W. Baker (46) in Blount, Alabama, United States. Born in Alabama, United States; citing Volume: 1; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T9; Affiliate Line Number: 00002; Digital film/folder number: 005154196; FHL microfilm: 1254002; Image number: 120; Sheet number: 379; Sheet letter: C.
• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, (FamilySearch Record: M9Z5-2FT : accessed 8 May 2024) FamilySearch Image: S3HT-67V7-7VD, Mary J Baker (60), widowed head of household in Election Precinct 32 Burgetts, Blount, Alabama, United States. Born in Alabama; citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T623; Line: 95; Digital film/folder number: 004119967; FHL microfilm: 1240003; Image number: 494; Sheet number: 3; Sheet letter: B; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N00821-5.
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, (FamilySearch Record: MK3L-K6X : accessed 8 May 2024) FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9RFC-T8W, Mary Baker (69), widowed mother, in household of M A Baker (26) in Burgetts, Blount, Alabama, United States. Born in Alabama; citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T624; Digital film/folder number: 004970175; FHL microfilm: 1374015; Image number: 1064; Sheet number: 17; Sheet letter: A; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N03320-9.
• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, (FamilySearch Record: MXC5-C6G : accessed 8 May 2024) FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GRXJ-VQS, Mary J Baker (82), widowed mother, in household of Martin A Baker (38) in Election Precinct 32 Burgetts, Blount, Alabama, United States. Born in Alabama; citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T625; Line: 38; Digital film/folder number: 004964185; FHL microfilm: 1820003; Image number: 815; Sheet number: 3; Sheet letter: A; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01874-4.
• "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974," database with images, (FamilySearch Record: JDVD-SRS : accessed 8 May 2024) FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C9Y9-49DW-H, Mary Jane Baker death 1926 (age 87 years 8 months 15 days), daughter of Clayton C. Cook, wife of Harry W. Baker, in Altoona, Etowah, Alabama, United States; citing Digital film/folder number: 004025890; FHL microfilm: 1908282; Image number: 2747; Packet letter: D; Indexing batch: B01875-5.
• "Find a Grave," database with images, (Find A Grave: Memorial #46539719 : accessed 10 January 2022), Memorial page for Mary Jane Cook Baker (20 Sep 1838–5 Jun 1926), citing Zion Hill Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Snead, Blount County, Alabama, USA; Maintained by jduke79 (contributor 50301134).

See also:

• "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974," database with images, (FamilySearch Record: JDY3-9T7 : accessed 8 May 2024) FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C9YG-2Q24-3, Mary Cook in death record for son James C Baker 1939 in Boaz, Marshall, Alabama, United States; citing Digital film/folder number: 004196844; FHL microfilm: 1908573; Image number: 2434; Packet letter: C; Indexing batch: B02002-4.
• "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974," database with images, (FamilySearch Record: JD1W-TX3 : accessed 8 May 2024) FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C9TR-B74Y, Mary Jane Cook in death record for daughter Telitha Christine Gregory 1942 in Election Precinct 1 Cullman, Cullman, Alabama, United States; citing Digital film/folder number: 004197666; FHL microfilm: 1908617; Image number: 1448; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: B02018-7.
• "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, (FamilySearch Record: KS15-CG1 : accessed 8 May 2024) FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GB9N-966W, Mary Cook in death record for son H M Baker 5 Jan 1943 in Corpus Christi, Nueces, Texas, United States; citing Digital film/folder number: 005144901; FHL microfilm: 2137248; Image number: 2085.
• "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974," database with images, (FamilySearch Record: J67Z-LZX : accessed 8 May 2024) FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-L9KP-DJPJ Image number 1531, Mary Jane Cook in death record for son Martin Alexander Baker 1 Feb 1952 in Blount, Alabama, United States; citing Digital film/folder number: 004002489; FHL microfilm: 1908867; Record number: 526.
• "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974," database with images, (FamilySearch Record: JFL1-XJM : accessed 8 May 2024) FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C9TT-F447-8, Mary Cook in death record for son William Riley Baker 1968 in Boaz, Marshall, Alabama, United States; citing Digital film/folder number: 004200157; FHL microfilm: 1912783; Image number: 367; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: B03332-2.
• "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007," database, (FamilySearch Record: 6K79-7SLR : accessed 8 May 2024), Martin Alexander Baker born to Mary J Cook; citing Digital film/folder number: DI0001099.
• "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007," database, (FamilySearch Record: 6K7G-1NDJ : accessed 8 May 2024), Alfred Fitz Baker born to Mary J Cook; citing Digital film/folder number: DI0001099.

DNA

• Paternal and Maternal relationships are both confident (but not yet confirmed) by an autosomal GEDmatch comparison between J.R. Duke, GEDmatch kit # XM3705286, and E.C., GEDmatch kit # T512206, his 3rd cousin 1x removed. Their most-recent common ancestors are Clayton Cook and Telitha Bailey, the 3rd great grandparents of J.R. Duke and great great grandparents of E.C. Predicted relationship from GEDmatch: MRCA = 4.8, based on sharing 18.7 cM across 2 segments. Currently looking for other matches to support triangulation.