Philip Traften Baker

1883 - 1953  (69 years)

• Name	Philip Traften Baker
  Birth	06 Sep 1883	Marshall Co, KY   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1900	Birmingham, Marshall Co, KY   [5]
  	age 17,single, name listed as Philip D Fulks
  Census	1910	District 2, Marshall Co, KY   [6]
  	age 27,married, wife Laler
  _MILT	12 Sep 1918  [7]
  	WWI Draft Reg. card, lists wife Violet and bd 9/6/1882?
  Occupation	12 Sep 1918	Paducah, McCracken Co, KY   [7]
  	machine worker
  Census	1920	Birmingham, Marshall Co, KY   [8]
  	age 35,married, no wife listed
  Census	1930	District 2, Marshall Co, KY   [9]
  	age 46,married, wife Velma
  Occupation	1930
  	Carpenter
  Census	1940	Marshall Co, KY   [10]
  	age 56,wife Velma
  _MILT	25 Aug 1942  [2]
  	WWII Draft Reg Card - lists wife Velma - bd 9/6/1884?
  Misc Fact	02 Sep 1943	Calvert City, Marshall Co, KY   [11]
  	TVA Relocation before KY Dam impounded
  Census	1950	Marshall Co, KY   [12]
  	age 66, wife Velma-age 47
  Occupation	1950
  	Painting boat
  Death	10 Jun 1953	Briensburg, Marshall Co, KY   [3, 4, 13, 14]
  Findagrave.com	27 Jun 2023
  	See Notes
  Obituary	See Documents
  Burial	Briensburg, Marshall Co, KY   [3, 4]
  	Birmingham Cemetery
  Person ID	I24	Butler Family Tree
  Last Modified	30 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Philip Traften Johnson,   b. 16 Apr 1861, Marshall Co, KY d. Between 1883 and 1886 (Age 21 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Martha Caroline Baker,   b. 25 Jun 1865, Marshall Co, KY d. 08 Mar 1947, Kuttawa, Lyon Co, KY (Age 81 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	Abt Dec 1882
  	Never Married
  Other-Begin	Abt Dec 1882
  	Never Married
  Notes	Never married. - P T Johnson listed as father on marriage bond of Phillip Traften Baker
  Family ID	F24	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Violet Eulala Stringer,   b. 14 Feb 1885, Marshall Co, KY d. 16 Dec 1918, Paducah, McCracken Co, KY (Age 33 years)
  Marriage	30 Jul 1905	Marshall Co, KY   [14, 15, 16]
  Notes	-- See copy of marriage bond in marriages folder -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F4SV-V8L Philip T. Baker, "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979" Name: Philip T. Baker ***** Birth Date: 1883 Birthplace: Age: 22 Spouse's Name: Lela Stringer ***** Spouse's Birth Date: 1885 Spouse's Birthplace: Spouse's Age: 20 Event Date: 28 Jul 1905 Event Place: Marshall, Kentucky Father's Name: P.T. Johnson ***************************!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Mother's Name: Martha Baker ************ Spouse's Father's Name: F.M. Stringer ***** Spouse's Mother's Name: Nan Baker ***** Race: Marital Status: Previous Wife's Name: Spouse's Race: Spouse's Marital Status: Spouse's Previous Husband's Name: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I03000-3 System Origin: Kentucky-EASy GS Film number: 1760357 Reference ID: 21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FWYC-SQG Philip T. Baker, "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979" Name: Philip T. Baker Birth Date: Birthplace: Age: Spouse's Name: Eulalia Stringer Spouse's Birth Date: Spouse's Birthplace: Spouse's Age: Event Date: 30 Jul 1905 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 115 n 5530 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Children	1. Virgie Baker,   b. 1906, KY d. Bef 20 Aug 1995 (Age < 89 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Gracie Verena Baker,   b. 07 Feb 1907, KY d. 28 Jul 1975, Paducah, McCracken Co, KY (Age 68 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Annice Lorena Baker,   b. 23 Jul 1909, Marshall Co, KY d. 19 Jan 1988, Benton, Marshall Co, KY (Age 78 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Lawrence Mason Baker,   b. 17 Aug 1911, Marshall Co, KY d. 29 Dec 1998, Marshall Co, KY (Age 87 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Baby Baker,   b. 07 Jul 1914, Marshall Co, KY d. 07 Jul 1914, Marshall Co, KY (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Dillard Trafton Baker,   b. 24 Nov 1916, Marshall Co, KY d. 12 Mar 1958, San Diego, San Diego Co, CA (Age 41 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F16	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Jul 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Velma Louise Rogers,   b. 11 Dec 1901, AR d. 09 Mar 2000, Marshall Co, KY (Age 98 years)
  Marriage	08 Nov 1926	Paducah, McCracken Co, KY   [15]
  Children	1. Milburn Rogers Baker,   b. 21 Aug 1927, McCracken Co, KY d. 28 Feb 1991, McCracken Co, KY (Age 63 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Vivian Baker,   b. 15 Jul 1928, Marshall Co, KY d. 20 Aug 1995, Paducah, McCracken Co, KY (Age 67 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Photos		Baker-Philip-Traften-(Velma-Louise-(Rogers))-Pic1-884
  Family ID	F23	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Jul 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 06 Sep 1883 - Marshall Co, KY Census - age 17,single, name listed as Philip D Fulks - 1900 - Birmingham, Marshall Co, KY Marriage - 30 Jul 1905 - Marshall Co, KY Census - age 27,married, wife Laler - 1910 - District 2, Marshall Co, KY Occupation - machine worker - 12 Sep 1918 - Paducah, McCracken Co, KY Census - age 35,married, no wife listed - 1920 - Birmingham, Marshall Co, KY Marriage - 08 Nov 1926 - Paducah, McCracken Co, KY Census - age 46,married, wife Velma - 1930 - District 2, Marshall Co, KY Census - age 56,wife Velma - 1940 - Marshall Co, KY Misc Fact - TVA Relocation before KY Dam impounded - 02 Sep 1943 - Calvert City, Marshall Co, KY Census - age 66, wife Velma-age 47 - 1950 - Marshall Co, KY Death - 10 Jun 1953 - Briensburg, Marshall Co, KY Burial - - Briensburg, Marshall Co, KY  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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• Notes

  - 1910 census erroneously transcribed on familysearch as Spencer Co, KY --------------------------------------------------------- Death Certificate # 13061 - Soc Sec # 400163617 - claim date 1/4/1951 --------------------------------------------------------- **** See Marriage Notes **** --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at findagrave.com on 6/27/2023 Phillip T Baker Birth: 1883 Death: 1953 (aged 69-70) Burial: Birmingham Cemetery, Briensburg, Marshall County, Kentucky, USA Memorial #: 41586543 Family Members Spouse Lala Stringer Baker 1885-1918 Children Gracie Verena Baker Lindsey 1907-1975 Annice Lorena Baker Travis 1909-1988 Vivian B Baker Bowman 1928-1995 Maintained by: S Butler (48359078) Originally Created by: Kathy Hicks Thompson (46809360) Added: 5 Sep 2009 URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41586543/phillip-t-baker Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41586543/phillip-t-baker: accessed 27 June 2023), memorial page for Phillip T Baker (1883-1953), Find a Grave Memorial ID 41586543, citing Birmingham Cemetery, Briensburg, Marshall County, Kentucky, USA; Maintained by S Butler (contributor 48359078). --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at findagrave.com bef 6/27/2023 P. T. Baker Birth: 1883 Death: 1953 Burial: Birmingham Cemetery Briensburg Marshall County Kentucky, USA Created by: Kathy Thompson Record added: Sep 05, 2009 Find A Grave Memorial# 41586543 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKCM-26B1 Name: Phillip T Baker Event Type: Death Event Date: 10 Jun 1953 Event Place: Marshall, Kentucky, United States Age: 69 Birth Date: Birth Year (Estimated): 1884 Digital Folder Number: Citing this Record: "Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKCM-26B1 : 1 July 2015), Phillip T Baker, 10 Jun 1953; citing Death, Marshall, Kentucky, United States, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NSFN-DM4 Name: Phillip Q. Baker **?? middle initial Q? Titles and Terms: Event Type: Death Event Date: 10 Jun 1953 Event Place: Burton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States **?? Burton? -- Benton? Gender: Male Age: 69 Race: Race (Original): Occupation: Birth Year (Estimated): 1884 Birthplace: Burial Place: Cemetery: Father's Name: Unknown **?? Father's Titles and Terms: Mother's Name: Martha Baker **** same last name **** Mother's Titles and Terms: Spouse's Name: Spouse's Titles and Terms: Spouse's Gender: GS Film Number: 2380186 Digital Folder Number: 004198733 Image Number: 00578 Citing this Record: "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1961", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NSFN-DM4 : 12 December 2014), Phillip Q. Baker, 1953. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  
  

• Sources

  [S78] World War I Draft Registration Card. Lists birthdate 9/6/1882 and wife Violet as nearest relative [S79] World War II Draft Registration Card. [S22] Death Certificate. [S25] Findagrave.com. [S11] 1900 United States Federal Census. [S12] 1910 United States Federal Census. [S78] World War I Draft Registration Card. [S13] 1920 United States Federal Census. [S14] 1930 United States Federal Census. [S15] 1940 United States Federal Census. [S46] See Documents. [S86] 1950 United States Federal Census. [S28] RootsWeb.com, KY Death Index. Name Age Place Residence Date Vol Cert. BAKER PHILLIP T 069 MARSHALL MARSHALL 06-10-1953 027 13061 Year 1953 [S48] See Notes. [S41] Marriage License. [S42] Marriage Record Journal.