Roberts, Wallens, Bakers & Burkes in East TN & Southwest VA
Pictures of Bakers
Our surname “Baker” comes from Old English “baecere”, meaning “baker”, and was an occupational name. Variations of this name include: Bakere, Baiker, Backer, and others.
Our line of Bakers came from England. Our earliest known ancestor was Simon Baker who was born @1500 and lived in Kent, England.It is believed that they were originally Normans that came over with William the Conqueror in 1066. The earliest mention of this surname was of a William le Bakere in Norfolk in 1177.
The first Baker in our line to come to the U.S. was Andrew Baker, who came from Buckinghamshire to Plymouth Colony in 1624.
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Debra Baker Conner
Hey, who posted this – was it you, Jeff Roberts?!? A FB friend of mine found this link, sent it to me, & I didn’t even know it existed!! And, what ever happend to Uncle David Baker’s book he was writing?! Anyone know? I have bits & pieces of it in my Baker Genealogy file. Did anyone ever get it published … or at least part of it? This is SO COOL! And, BTW, my last name is spelled wrong. HA! It is spelled: C-O-N-N-E-R. HA, again! And, while U R making corrections, would you care to give my (favorite/only) son’s full/given name, please? It is: Jeremiah Wade Kouba.
I’m so glad to have been provided with this link. I was going 2 pick up Dave’s file that I’ve tucked away … SOON! Had been meaning to before now, but guess what … LIFE gets in the way!
Hope this site helps the Baker FAMILIES reconnect. Remember the Baker Reunions at Uncle Joe’s & Aunt Sophia’s farm/home in Kyles Ford?! They were AwEsOmE!
Loved seeing your pictures. My grandmother’s great grandmother was Delilah Baker. Delilah was born in 19 February 1848 in Charlestown Township Clark County Indiana. Her parents were Roland Baker and Elizabeth Pittman. They were married the 15 January 1828 in Indiana.
They eventually ended up in Missouri. Roland Baker was born 5 February 1809 but I don’t know where or who his parents were. Roland and Elizabeth married in Indiana.
Seeing your photos on a site about the long hunters made me curious about your Baker ancestry. Have you come across any Roland Bakers in your research? Thanks for sharing all of your photos. Ann
Oscar Bakers sons were my uncle, whose name is Oscar Baker Jr, His other son is my father, William Farrell Baker, who passed away from a stroke 10 years ago
I would like to attend the Baker, Wallen family reunion in Kyles Ford, can someone call me at 864-590-8675, I live in Spartanburg SC, or feel free to e-mail me Thanks
Tom Baker
William, I live in Spartanburg, too. There was a Baker family who moved from Kyles Ford to Spartanburg in the late 1940’s. The entire family came and they all worked at Spartan Mills. We were their next door neighbors. They were all good, decent, honorable people with a work ethic not seen anymore. Their father was Andy J. Baker and their mother was Lillie Sizemore Baker. I believed the mother died before they came here. There were at least four brothers and four sisters who came with their dad. Some of the names are:Irene, Bee, Quinne, Otis, Buck, Foster, and a couple others. I may be interested in visiting the Baker Family Cemetery in Kyles Ford at some point. Would love to hear from you and find out if you knew this family. Take Care.
I so enjoyed all the family pictures. My Father was Claude Baker, and my Mother was Nettie Mae Burke, Baker. We had a wonderful family on both sides. We had a lot of good times together. Thank You for putting all of this together. I will look at it many times and remember all the good times, we had together. We had a wonderful family.
Hi Patsy. I passed your email address on to Rhonda. Sadly, uncle David passed away in 2004 from pancreatic cancer. He was like a big brother to me and we all miss him greatly.
I was wondering if you was kin to a Elizabeth Baker she married Garnie Bowlin? Elizabeth has serveral brothers and sisters i cant remember them all but i know there was Callie, Sara who married Will Rhinehart, Viola who married Hobert Manis, Milum who married Rendia Gordon,& Doty. And my papaw Garnie has a brother name Grant, Adam who married Sara Jane Short, Kate who married an Alvis, Maggie who married John Murrell, Bob, the were both from clinch mountain one lower clinch and the other upper clinch. Ive been trying to trace my family, any information will gratefully be appreicated. Tammy
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Loved your post. I have an ancestor Roland T. Baker who was born 5 Feb 1809 and died 19 April 1871. Roland married Elizabeth Pittmann in Indiana but has stated on Census that he was born in Kentucky. I have been unable to trace his parents or siblings. Roland and Elizabeth moved on to Iowa and then settled in St. Clair County MO. If you come across this family line I would love to connect with fellow researchers. I am hoping to trace the Baker lineage back to when they emigrated to America. Stuck at Roland T. Baker. Thanks.
Hey, who posted this – was it you, Jeff Roberts?!? A FB friend of mine found this link, sent it to me, & I didn’t even know it existed!! And, what ever happend to Uncle David Baker’s book he was writing?! Anyone know? I have bits & pieces of it in my Baker Genealogy file. Did anyone ever get it published … or at least part of it? This is SO COOL! And, BTW, my last name is spelled wrong. HA! It is spelled: C-O-N-N-E-R. HA, again! And, while U R making corrections, would you care to give my (favorite/only) son’s full/given name, please? It is: Jeremiah Wade Kouba.
I’m so glad to have been provided with this link. I was going 2 pick up Dave’s file that I’ve tucked away … SOON! Had been meaning to before now, but guess what … LIFE gets in the way!
Hope this site helps the Baker FAMILIES reconnect. Remember the Baker Reunions at Uncle Joe’s & Aunt Sophia’s farm/home in Kyles Ford?! They were AwEsOmE!
Love & Prayers,
Debra Faye Baker Conner :o)
Loved seeing your pictures. My grandmother’s great grandmother was Delilah Baker. Delilah was born in 19 February 1848 in Charlestown Township Clark County Indiana. Her parents were Roland Baker and Elizabeth Pittman. They were married the 15 January 1828 in Indiana.
They eventually ended up in Missouri. Roland Baker was born 5 February 1809 but I don’t know where or who his parents were. Roland and Elizabeth married in Indiana.
Seeing your photos on a site about the long hunters made me curious about your Baker ancestry. Have you come across any Roland Bakers in your research? Thanks for sharing all of your photos. Ann
Oscar Bakers sons were my uncle, whose name is Oscar Baker Jr, His other son is my father, William Farrell Baker, who passed away from a stroke 10 years ago
I would like to attend the Baker, Wallen family reunion in Kyles Ford, can someone call me at 864-590-8675, I live in Spartanburg SC, or feel free to e-mail me Thanks
Tom Baker
William, I live in Spartanburg, too. There was a Baker family who moved from Kyles Ford to Spartanburg in the late 1940’s. The entire family came and they all worked at Spartan Mills. We were their next door neighbors. They were all good, decent, honorable people with a work ethic not seen anymore. Their father was Andy J. Baker and their mother was Lillie Sizemore Baker. I believed the mother died before they came here. There were at least four brothers and four sisters who came with their dad. Some of the names are:Irene, Bee, Quinne, Otis, Buck, Foster, and a couple others. I may be interested in visiting the Baker Family Cemetery in Kyles Ford at some point. Would love to hear from you and find out if you knew this family. Take Care.
I so enjoyed all the family pictures. My Father was Claude Baker, and my Mother was Nettie Mae Burke, Baker. We had a wonderful family on both sides. We had a lot of good times together. Thank You for putting all of this together. I will look at it many times and remember all the good times, we had together. We had a wonderful family.
Looking for info on David Baker/Rhonda Pittman. ANYTHING WOULD BE APPRECIATED.
Hi Patsy. I passed your email address on to Rhonda. Sadly, uncle David passed away in 2004 from pancreatic cancer. He was like a big brother to me and we all miss him greatly.
I was wondering if you was kin to a Elizabeth Baker she married Garnie Bowlin? Elizabeth has serveral brothers and sisters i cant remember them all but i know there was Callie, Sara who married Will Rhinehart, Viola who married Hobert Manis, Milum who married Rendia Gordon,& Doty. And my papaw Garnie has a brother name Grant, Adam who married Sara Jane Short, Kate who married an Alvis, Maggie who married John Murrell, Bob, the were both from clinch mountain one lower clinch and the other upper clinch. Ive been trying to trace my family, any information will gratefully be appreicated. Tammy
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Loved your post. I have an ancestor Roland T. Baker who was born 5 Feb 1809 and died 19 April 1871. Roland married Elizabeth Pittmann in Indiana but has stated on Census that he was born in Kentucky. I have been unable to trace his parents or siblings. Roland and Elizabeth moved on to Iowa and then settled in St. Clair County MO. If you come across this family line I would love to connect with fellow researchers. I am hoping to trace the Baker lineage back to when they emigrated to America. Stuck at Roland T. Baker. Thanks.