Josiah P. Baker

1839 - 1915  (76 years)

• Name	Josiah P. Baker  [1]
  Birth	4 Jan 1839	Worcester Co, Maryland   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Census head of household	1870	Chincoteague Island, Accomack Co, Virginia   [4]
  	HH#37 was headed by Josiah P. Baker, a 31 year old house carpenter with real estate valued at $300 & personal property valued at $200, born in MD. Listed with him were Elizabeth J. Baker, age 23, born in VA; Josephine Baker, age 2, born in VA; Julia A. Baker, age 8 months; and Charles Taylor, a 45 year old oysterman with real estate valued at $100 & personal property valued at $100.
  Reference Identifier	Dr Bill Burt
  Record ID	34123
  Death	14 Apr 1915	Chincoteague Island, Accomack Co, Virginia   [5]
  Burial	Redman Cemetery, Chincoteague, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [2]
  Siblings	3 brothers and 1 sister
  + 1. Josiah P. Baker,   b. 4 Jan 1839, Worcester Co, Maryland d. 14 Apr 1915, Chincoteague Island, Accomack Co, Virginia  (Age 76 years) ╚═Elizabeth J. Jones,   b. Abt 1847, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  ,  m. 27 Aug 1866, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   ╚═Esther 'Hester' (of Selby) Lewis,   b. 14 Apr 1847, Chincoteague Island, Accomack Co, Virginia d. 11 Apr 1881, Chincoteague Island, Accomack Co, Virginia  (Age 33 years),  m. 12 Dec 1877, Chincoteague Island, Accomack Co, Virginia   ╚═Cora A. Sturgis,   b. Abt 1850, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  ,  m. 4 Jul 1888, Chincoteague Island, Accomack Co, Virginia   ╚═Elizabeth C. Russell,   b. 10 Aug 1845, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 23 Oct 1922  (Age 77 years),  m. 1 Feb 1894, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   + 2. Cyrus Goldsboro 'Gold' Baker,   b. Abt 1841, Worcester Co, Maryland d. 1921  (Age 80 years) ╚═Fanny Henry Smith,   b. Abt 1845, Whaleyville, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown  ,  m. 5 Jan 1865, New York City, New York     3. Nancy C. Baker,   b. Abt 1841, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown   4. Garretson Gordy Baker,   b. Abt 1844, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown   5. James Baker, Jr.,   b. Abt 1848, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Hugh Baker,   b. Abt 1620   d. Bef 28 Jun 1664, Northampton County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 44 years)  (4 x Great Grandfather)  Julia Ann Truitt,   b. 8 Mar 1815, Worcester Co, Maryland d. 22 Feb 1848, Worcester Co, Maryland  (Age 32 years)  (Mother)
  Person ID	I34123	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	11 Jul 2023

  
  

  Father	James Baker,   b. 4 Feb 1814, Worcester Co, Maryland d. 25 Jun 1853, Worcester Co, Maryland (Age 39 years)
  Mother	Julia Ann Truitt,   b. 8 Mar 1815, Worcester Co, Maryland d. 22 Feb 1848, Worcester Co, Maryland (Age 32 years)
  Marriage	12 Dec 1837	Worcester Co, Maryland   [6]
  	They were shown as James Baker and Julia Truitt.
  Family ID	F27763	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Elizabeth J. Jones,   b. Abt 1847, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	27 Aug 1866	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [1]
  	He was a 27 year old single house carpenter and she was age 19 and single. They were married by W.P. Thornton.
  Last Modified	7 Aug 2023
  Family ID	F46624	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Esther 'Hester' (of Selby) Lewis,   b. 14 Apr 1847, Chincoteague Island, Accomack Co, Virginia d. 11 Apr 1881, Chincoteague Island, Accomack Co, Virginia (Age 33 years)  Other Partners: ╚═(--?--) Hudson,   b. Abt 1845   d. Yes, date unknown  m. Abt 1865
  Marriage	12 Dec 1877	Chincoteague Island, Accomack Co, Virginia   [1]
  	He was a 38 year old widowed carpenter, born in Wor Co, MD and she was shown as Mary Hester Hudson, a 30 year old widow, the daughter of Selby and Eliz'th Lewis.
  Children	+ 1. Josiah Selby 'Joe' Baker,   b. 29 Nov 1878, Chincoteague Island, Accomack Co, Virginia d. 28 Jun 1935, Chincoteague Island, Accomack Co, Virginia (Age 56 years) ╚═ Priscilla Cherricks  (Age 71 years)  m. 6 Nov 1900
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023
  Family ID	F10793	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 3	Cora A. Sturgis,   b. Abt 1850, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  Other Partners: ╚═Wallace Pruitt,   b. Abt 1835, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown  m. 25 Mar 1868
  Marriage	4 Jul 1888	Chincoteague Island, Accomack Co, Virginia   [1]
  	He was a 49 year old widowed carpenter and she was aged 38 and also widowed, the daughter of John and Elizabeth Sturgis.
  Last Modified	5 Aug 2023
  Family ID	F46728	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 4	Elizabeth C. Russell,   b. 10 Aug 1845, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 23 Oct 1922 (Age 77 years)  Other Partners: ╚═William S. Thornton, Jr.,   b. Abt 1836, Chincoteague Island, Accomack Co, Virginia d. 15 Mar 1880, Accomack Parish, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age 44 years)  m. 19 Apr 1863    ╚═Salathiel 'S. R.' Coard,   b. Abt 1833, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  m. 27 May 1880
  Marriage	1 Feb 1894	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [1]
  	He was a 55 year old widowed carpenter and she was shown as Elizabeth C. Coard, age 46 and also widowed, the daughter of John and Betsy Russell.
  Last Modified	1 Aug 2023
  Family ID	F46771	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Marriage - 27 Aug 1866 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Marriage - 1 Feb 1894 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Burial - - Redman Cemetery, Chincoteague, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S551] Miles & Miles, Acc Co Marriages, 1854-1895, (Heritage Books, Inc., Bowie, MD, 1997), 551. [S503] Mary Frances Carey, M.K. Miles & Barry W. Miles, Tombstones Inscriptions of Upper Accomack County, Virginia, (Heritage Books, Inc., Bowie, MD, 1995), 503. [S2334] Vaughn Baker, Baker, The Bakers (Draft II), (Self Published, Longmeadow, Mass, 1988), p. 65 (114h - Josiah P. Baker), 2334. [S675] Gail M. Walczyk, 1870 Accomack Co, VA, Census, Part 1, Accomack Parish, (Coram, NY: Peter's Row, 1999), 675. [S657] Dr. William S. Burton - Copyright 1966, GHOTES Web Page (http://www.ghotes.net/ahnen/ghotes5n.htm), (GHOTES Web Page (http://www.ghotes.net/ahnen/ghotes5n.htm)), 657. [S594] Powell, Jody - Worcester Co, MD, Marriage Records 1795-1865, (Roanoke, TX: Jody Powell, 1990), 594.