Martha Melvina Baker1

Female, #5812, (circa 1813 - after 1880)

Parent*Andrew Baker (s 1789 - b 1850)
Parent*Elizabeth (?)1 (s 1790 - )
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Birth*circa 1813 Martha was born at Virginia circa 1813. 
 She was the daughter of Andrew Baker and Elizabeth (?).1 
Marriage*circa 1831 She married John Tyler Culpepper of Cherokee Co., AL at Tennessee circa 1831. 
Married Namecirca 1831  As of circa 1831, her married name was Culpepper. 
1840 Census1 Jun 1840 Martha was probably a free white female, age 20 and under 30, in an unknown person 's household, on the 1840 Census on 1 Jun 1840 at Cherokee Co., Alabama.2 
1880 Census* Martha was listed as the head of a family on the 1880 Census at Cherokee Co., Alabama.3 
Death*after 1880 She died at Cherokee Co., Alabama, after 1880. 
Burial*after 1880 Her body was interred after 1880 at Pleasant Hill Methodist Cemetery, Cherokee Co., Alabama. Unmarked grave.1 
Research note*29 May 2007 Rufus Morgan Baker was married to Ann "Annie" Elizabeth Culpepper, sister of John Tyler Culpepper.
The Joel Culpeppers and Andrew Bakers were neighbors in TN and moved to AL at the same time. In the 1830 & 1840 census there were males & females the right ages for John Tyler, Martha Melvina, Rufus Morgan and Annie Elizabeth Culpepper.
In the 1850 census AL we found neighbor widow Elizabeth Baker, b. VA with several children, the oldest Mary, 25 also b. VA. We are sure, but have no proof, that Andrew is father of Melvina and Rufus. Also sure, but no proof that Elizabeth was the wife of Andrew. Never been able to find her maiden name, nor do we know that she was the mother of Melvina. She could be Andrew's second wife.
In 1880 census AL both Melvina and Rufus said both parents were born in VA.1 

Family

John Tyler Culpepper of Cherokee Co., AL (1810 - before 1880)
Children

Last Edited 11 Oct 2007

Citations

  1. E-mail from Mary Genevieve Taylor Harris (Mrs. John N. Harris Jr.), e-mail address, Dallas, TX to Lew Griffin, 1983-2004.
  2. 1840 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 118, Ancestry.com images 15-16, Unknown Township, Cherokee Co., AL
    J. T. Culpepper, 3 M0-5, 1 M30-40, 1 F0-5, 1 F5-10, 1 F20-30.
  3. FHL Film 1254006, National Archives Film T9-0006, Township 8, Page 286B.