Francis M Baker

1861 - 1937  (76 years)

• Name	Francis M Baker
  Birth	11 Feb 1861	Marshall Co, KY   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1870	Bishop, Marshall Co, KY   [4]
  	age 10
  Census	1880	Birmingham, Marshall Co, KY   [5]
  	age 18
  Census	1900	Birmingham, Marshall Co, KY   [6]
  	age 39, wife Martha A-age 28, 3 children
  Census	1910	District 2, Marshall Co, KY   [7]
  	age 49, wife M A-age 39, 3 children, & mother-in-law M J Lindsey-age 63
  Census	1920	Birmingham, Marshall Co, KY   [8]
  	age 58, wife Martha A-age 47, mother-in-law Margaret J Lindsey(Lensy)-age 71
  Death	02 Oct 1937	Marshall Co, KY   [1, 2]
  Findagrave.com	19 Jan 2023
  	See Notes
  Burial	Briensburg, Marshall Co, KY   [2]
  	Birmingham Cemetery
  Person ID	I2201	Butler Family Tree
  Last Modified	30 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	John J Baker,   b. 1830, Hardeman Co, TN d. 28 Jun 1874, Marshall Co, KY (Age 44 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Sarah Collins Henson,   b. Jun 1830, NC d. 1905, Marshall Co, KY (Age 74 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	07 Mar 1850	Hardeman Co, TN   [1, 9, 10]
  Notes	------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ found at https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VN8L-CMQ Name: Sarah C Henson Also Known As Name: Name Suffix: Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 07 Feb 1850 Event Place: Hardeman, Tennessee, United States Gender: Female Spouse's Name: John Baker Spouse's Also Known As Name: Spouse's Name Prefix: Spouse's Name Suffix: Page: Citing this Record: "Tennessee State Marriage Index, 1780-2002," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VN8L-CMQ : 4 December 2014), John Baker and Sarah C Henson, 07 Feb 1850; from "Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing p. , Hardeman, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X8BX-1BM Name: John Baker Birth Date: Birthplace: Age: Spouse's Name: Sarah C. Henson Spouse's Birth Date: Spouse's Birthplace: Spouse's Age: Event Date: 07 Mar 1850 Event Place: Hardeman, Tennessee Father's Name: Mother's Name: Spouse's Father's Name: Spouse's Mother's Name: Race: Marital Status: Previous Wife's Name: Spouse's Race: Spouse's Marital Status: Spouse's Previous Husband's Name: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M73445-4 System Origin: Tennessee-EASy GS Film number: 989284 Reference ID: Citing this Record: "Tennessee, Marriages, 1796-1950," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X8BX-1BM : accessed 8 May 2015), John Baker and Sarah C. Henson, 07 Mar 1850; citing Hardeman, Tennessee, reference ; FHL microfilm 989,284. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Family ID	F456	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Martha Alma Lindsey-xx,   b. Jun 1872, Marshall Co, KY d. 07 Jan 1945, Benton, Marshall Co, KY (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	30 Sep 1886	Marshall Co, KY   [1, 10]
  Notes	Children: dau Asa M Baker 11/1887 KY ?? possibly Osa? - Ocie listed below ?? dau Ocie May Baker 9/4/1887 - 3/30/1933 Marshall Co, KY - ** See her death record later ** - ** See her findagrave.com page later ** - on 7/8/1902 in Marshall Co, KY married Henry Farley - ** See marriage record later ** - on 12/25/1916 in Marshall Co, KY married John B Downing - ** See marriage record later ** son John Louis Baker 1/1890 KY - 1965 dau Dora J Baker 11/1893 KY - 1971 - married ??? Dunigan - ** I think Asa M and Ocie are the same child ** - 1910 census lists only 3 children -- Osa M, John L, and Dora J - ?? birthdates 11/1887 and 9/4/1887 ?? - (not quite possible) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Found at https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWYH-78H Name: F. M. Baker Birth Date: Birthplace: Age: Spouse's Name: Martha A. Lindsey Spouse's Birth Date: Spouse's Birthplace: Spouse's Age: Event Date: 30 Sep 1886 Event Place: Marshall, Kentucky Father's Name: Mother's Name: Spouse's Father's Name: Spouse's Mother's Name: Race: Marital Status: Single Previous Wife's Name: Spouse's Race: Spouse's Marital Status: Single Spouse's Previous Husband's Name: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M01299-3 System Origin: Kentucky-EASy GS Film number: 321353 Reference ID: it 1 p 141 n 3407 Citing this Record: "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979," , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWYH-78H : accessed 14 August 2015), F. M. Baker and Martha A. Lindsey, 30 Sep 1886; citing Marshall, Kentucky, reference it 1 p 141 n 3407; FHL microfilm 321,353. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at findagrave.com Ocie Baker Farley Downing ? possibly Asa Birth: Sep. 4, 1887 Death: Mar. 30, 1933 Family links: Children: Lonnie Farley (1904 - ____)* *Calculated relationship Note: Wife of John B Downing & Henry Farley, dau of FM Baker & Alma Lindsey **** Burial: Birmingham Cemetery Briensburg Marshall County Kentucky, USA Created by: Kathy Thompson Record added: Sep 13, 2008 Find A Grave Memorial# 29770706 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWYH-YQ8 Name: Henry Farley Birth Date: Birthplace: Age: Spouse's Name: Ose Baker Spouse's Birth Date: Spouse's Birthplace: Spouse's Age: Event Date: 08 Jul 1902 Event Place: Marshall, Kentucky Father's Name: Mother's Name: Spouse's Father's Name: Spouse's Mother's Name: Race: Marital Status: Single Previous Wife's Name: Spouse's Race: Spouse's Marital Status: Single Spouse's Previous Husband's Name: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M01300-0 System Origin: Kentucky-EASy GS Film number: 321353 Reference ID: it 1 p 80 n 5200 Citing this Record: "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979," , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWYH-YQ8 : accessed 14 August 2015), Henry Farley and Ose Baker, 08 Jul 1902; citing Marshall, Kentucky, reference it 1 p 80 n 5200; FHL microfilm 321,353. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F47F-CYK Name: John Downing Birth Date: Birthplace: Age: Spouse's Name: Osie Mrs. Farley **** Spouse's Birth Date: Spouse's Birthplace: Spouse's Age: Event Date: 25 Dec 1916 Event Place: Marshall, Kentucky Father's Name: Mother's Name: Spouse's Father's Name: Spouse's Mother's Name: Race: Marital Status: Previous Wife's Name: Spouse's Race: Spouse's Marital Status: Spouse's Previous Husband's Name: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I08979-1 System Origin: Kentucky-EASy GS Film number: 1760360 Reference ID: p 235 Citing this Record: "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979," , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F47F-CYK : accessed 14 August 2015), John Downing and Osie Mrs. Farley, 25 Dec 1916; citing Marshall, Kentucky, reference p 235; FHL microfilm 1,760,360. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Found at https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NSR8-NXH Name: Ocie Downing Titles and Terms: Event Type: Death Event Date: 30 Mar 1933 Event Place: , Marshall, Kentucky, United States Gender: Female Age: Race: Race (Original): Occupation: Birth Year (Estimated): Birthplace: Burial Place: Cemetery: Father's Name: F. M. Baker Father's Titles and Terms: Mother's Name: Alma Lindsey Mother's Titles and Terms: Spouse's Name: John Downing Spouse's Titles and Terms: Spouse's Gender: Male GS Film Number: 1913116 Digital Folder Number: 004182086 Image Number: 02411 Citing this Record: "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1961," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NSR8-NXH : accessed 14 August 2015), F. M. Baker in entry for Ocie Downing, 30 Mar 1933; citing , Marshall, Kentucky, United States, , Office of Vital Statistics, Frankfort; FHL microfilm 1,913,116. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Photos		Baker-Frances-M-(Martha-Alma-(Lindsey))-KY-Marshall-TS.jpg
  Family ID	F955	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Jul 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 11 Feb 1861 - Marshall Co, KY Census - age 10 - 1870 - Bishop, Marshall Co, KY Census - age 18 - 1880 - Birmingham, Marshall Co, KY Marriage - 30 Sep 1886 - Marshall Co, KY Census - age 39, wife Martha A-age 28, 3 children - 1900 - Birmingham, Marshall Co, KY Census - age 49, wife M A-age 39, 3 children, & mother-in-law M J Lindsey-age 63 - 1910 - District 2, Marshall Co, KY Census - age 58, wife Martha A-age 47, mother-in-law Margaret J Lindsey(Lensy)-age 71 - 1920 - Birmingham, Marshall Co, KY Death - 02 Oct 1937 - Marshall Co, KY Burial - - Briensburg, Marshall Co, KY  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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• Notes

  - ** See marriage notes for list of children ** ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at findagrave.com on 1/19/2023 Francis Marion “Bud” Baker Birth: 11 Feb 1861 Marshall County, Kentucky, USA Death: 2 Oct 1937 (aged 76) Marshall County, Kentucky, USA Burial: Birmingham Cemetery, Briensburg, Marshall County, Kentucky, USA Memorial #: 29770713 Bio: Married Martha Alma Lindsey on Sep 30, 1886 in Marshall Co. KY List of Children for Francis & Martha Alma (Lindsey) Baker: (1) Asa May Baker - Nov 1887 Marshall Co. KY - ?? Asa and Ocie - same child ?? (2) Ocie Baker - Sept 4 1887 - Mar 30 1933 Marshall Co. KY ?? Asa and Ocie - same child ?? (3) John L. Baker - Jan 1890 (4) Dora J. Baker - Nov 1893 Tennessee Relocated Cemeteries Index (1787-1975) Name - Francis M. Baker Birth Date - 1861 Age at Death - 76 Yrs Death Date - 1937 Cemetery - Birmingham Burial Place - Marshall Kentucky Notes - Kentucky Reservoir; TVA undertook the difficult and delicate task of relocating thousands of graves. Surveys were conducted of all cemeteries in the project area, beginning in 1933 more than 69, 000 graves were investigated and over 20,000 graves were relocated. Graves were moved from areas that were to be flooded and from isolated sites to comparable burial places nearby. ...................................................................... Francis Marion Baker: Birthdate - 11 February 1861 Birth Place - Marshall County Kentucky Death Date - 2 October 1937 Death Place - Marshall County Kentucky Parents - John Baker (1830-1874) & Sarah Collans Henson Baker (1831-1905 Husband of Alma, son of John Family Members Parents John Baker 1830-1874 Sarah Henson Baker 1830-1905 Spouse Martha Alma Lindsey Baker 1870-1945 Siblings William Monroe Baker 1853-1929 John Franklin Baker 1855-1917 Sarah E Baker 1862-1874 Martha Caroline Baker Fulks 1865-1947 Children Ocie May Baker Farley Downing 1887-1933 John Louis Baker 1890-1965 Dora J Baker Dunigan 1893-1971 Created by: Kathy Hicks Thompson (46809360) Added: 12 Sep 2008 URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29770713/francis-marion-baker Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29770713/francis-marion-baker: accessed 19 January 2023), memorial page for Francis Marion “Bud” Baker (11 Feb 1861–2 Oct 1937), Find a Grave Memorial ID 29770713, citing Birmingham Cemetery, Briensburg, Marshall County, Kentucky, USA; Maintained by Kathy Hicks Thompson (contributor 46809360). ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at findagrave.com bef 1/19/2023 Francis M. "Bud" Baker Birth: Feb. 11, 1861 Death: Oct. 2, 1937 Note: Husband of Alma, son of John Burial: Birmingham Cemetery Briensburg Marshall County Kentucky, USA Created by: Kathy Thompson Record added: Sep 13, 2008 Find A Grave Memorial# 29770713 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ found at https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWJS-NRQ Name: Frances M. Baker Gender: Male Christening Date: Christening Place: Birth Date: 11 Feb 1861 Birthplace: Marshall, Kentucky Death Date: Name Note: Race: Father's Name: John Baker Father's Birthplace: Father's Age: Mother's Name: Sarah Henson Mother's Birthplace: Mother's Age: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C51772-1 System Origin: Kentucky-EASy GS Film number: 216833 Reference ID: 2:1HT2FCF Citing this Record: "Kentucky Births and Christenings, 1839-1960," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWJS-NRQ : accessed 30 July 2015), Frances M. Baker, 11 Feb 1861; citing Marshall, Kentucky, reference 2:1HT2FCF; FHL microfilm 216,833. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ found at https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKHB-JQX4 Name: Frances M Baker Event Type: Death Event Date: 02 Oct 1937 Event Place: Marshall, Kentucky, United States Age: 76 Birth Date: Birth Year (Estimated): 1861 Digital Folder Number: Citing this Record: "Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999," , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKHB-JQX4 : accessed 14 August 2015), Frances M Baker, 02 Oct 1937; citing Death, Marshall, Kentucky, United States, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NS8H-RK4 Name: Frances M. Baker Titles and Terms: Event Type: Death Event Date: 1937 Event Place: , Marshall, Kentucky, United States Gender: Male Age: Race: Race (Original): Occupation: Birth Year (Estimated): Birthplace: Burial Place: Cemetery: Father's Name: John Baker **** Father's Titles and Terms: Mother's Name: Don'T Know ???? Mother's Titles and Terms: Spouse's Name: Almie Baker **** Spouse's Titles and Terms: Spouse's Gender: Female GS Film Number: 1913339 Digital Folder Number: 004180382 Image Number: 02796 Citing this Record: "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1961," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NS8H-RK4 : accessed 14 August 2015), Frances M. Baker, 1937; citing , Marshall, Kentucky, United States, , Office of Vital Statistics, Frankfort; FHL microfilm 1,913,339. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  
  

• Sources

  [S48] See Notes. [S22] Death Certificate. [S18] Birth Record Journal. [S9] 1870 United States Federal Census. [S10] 1880 United States Federal Census. [S11] 1900 United States Federal Census. [S12] 1910 United States Federal Census. [S13] 1920 United States Federal Census. [S41] Marriage License. [S42] Marriage Record Journal.