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fiy WAYNE F. BALDWIN
Un»hannocl( New* Contributing Writer 'As a genealogist, in my quest of ancestries, I often exhaust all sources that might either provide me Vrtth a clue or lay before me the desired answer. This was the case in a recet search for information on some of the Baker family.
One learns that if you can ascend a family’s history, usually several clans with the same surname, descend from a common ancestor. Which, thus far holds true, but at the^s^me time are distinguishable, mainly by their given names. . Earlier in the year while conversing with Sally Keyser, it came up that our Baker relatives were curious as to where their grandfather had been buried. I had used all the available sources I had and the only thing I’d come up with was the Charles William Baker had died before-the 1910 census of Rappahannock County was taken. I also knew from experience that between 1896 arid 1912 Virginia law did not require .counties to maintain record of birth and death. This fact alone deflated hopes of ever finding what we w(re- looking for. I even consulted thfe micro-filmed newspaper of that peSriod thinking some notice might h^ve been printed. Again, no luck. ; It happened that Sally had visited with Ethel Atkins Tyner shortly thereafter and casually brought up the subject of Charlie Baker and his place -of rest. Mrs. Tyner had attened the funeral! Eighty-four years ago when she was about fifteen years of age. From this wonderful source we learned that Charlie Baker died, it was said of typhoid fever. ’He has been injured from a wagfori turning over with him a few day before and never recoverd. He was buried at the Woodard-Baker cemetery in Old Hollow.
On Saturday, Nov. 13 I visited with Sally and when I arrived at her house found David Milton Baker, grandson of Charlie. “Dave” with Daniel Keyser had gone to see Mr. Smith who now owns the property where the cemetery is that he might visit the grave and if needs be, clean the cemetery off. Permission was granted. Dave came back and gave us the good news. I offered him my services whenever he decided to do if. It was left that he’d get in touch with Sally and she would let me know the day and time. ; ; So, on Saturday, Nov. 18, David M, Baker and his wife, Nannie Pearl tvee Gibson, Ethel Baker Gibson and
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