Family Group Sheet
NameSolomon Emery Baker
Birth7 Feb 1856, Letcher Co., Kentucky
Death19 Jan 1923, Letcher Co., Kentucky
FatherElijah Willis Baker (1832-1907)
MotherMary “Polly” S. Yontz (1835-1917)
Other spousesHortense Lee
Marriage12 May 1920, Rowan Co., Kentucky
SpouseMary Clementine ("Clemmie") Tolliver
Birth10 Jan 1859, Letcher Co., Kentucky
Death13 Jul 1939, Greenup Co., Kentucky
BurialHall Cemetery, Slab Camp, Rowan Co., Kentucky
FatherLightwell Henry Burton Tolliver (1827-1883)
MotherNancy Arnette ("Nettie") Privett (1826-1900)
Other spousesBenjamin Franklin Hall, GG Uncle
Notes for Solomon Emery Baker
Letcher Co., Ky birth records list Solomon Baker, born 7 Feb 1856, father Elijah Baker, mother’s maiden name Polly Yonts.
His death certificate records S. E. Baker, age 66, birthdate blank, born in Letcher Co., Ky, died 19 Jan 1923 in Letcher Co., Ky, father E. W. Baker, born in Tenn, mother’s maiden name Mary Yontz, born in N.C., married, occupation lawyer, cause of death lobular pneumonia, informant Irvin W. Baker, Whitesburg, Ky, burial in Whitesburg, Ky.
His death certificate records S. E. Baker, age 66, birthdate blank, born in Letcher Co., Ky, died 19 Jan 1923 in Letcher Co., Ky, father E. W. Baker, born in Tenn, mother’s maiden name Mary Yontz, born in N.C., married, occupation lawyer, cause of death lobular pneumonia, informant Irvin W. Baker, Whitesburg, Ky, burial in Whitesburg, Ky.
Census
1900 census of Letcher Co., Ky, Millstone precinct, enumerated 13 June, lists on p. 10A as family #173/174:
Baker, Solomon E., 44, b. Feb 1856, Ky Ky Ky, attorney at law; Helen C., wife, 44, b. July 1855, Va Va Va, married 6 years, mother of 0 children; Luther, son, 18, b. Jan 1882; Elijah, son, 16, b. May 1884; Clarence, son, 13, b. Jan 1887; Millard, son, 9, b. June 1890. Luther is listed as born Ky Va Va, with the father’s birthplace then scratched out and not replaced with anything. The younger sons are entered as born Ky Ky Ky.
All the sons are children of Solomon’s first wife, Hortense Lee.
1910 census of Letcher Co., Ky, East Whitesburg precinct, enumerated 18 April, lists on p. 2B as family #40:
Baker, Solomon E., 54, b. Ky Tenn Ky, attorney at law; Helen C., wife, 54, b. Va Va Va, second marriage for both, married 17 years, mother of 0 children; Henry M., son, 20, b. Ky Ky Va, clerk at attorney’s office.
Baker, Solomon E., 44, b. Feb 1856, Ky Ky Ky, attorney at law; Helen C., wife, 44, b. July 1855, Va Va Va, married 6 years, mother of 0 children; Luther, son, 18, b. Jan 1882; Elijah, son, 16, b. May 1884; Clarence, son, 13, b. Jan 1887; Millard, son, 9, b. June 1890. Luther is listed as born Ky Va Va, with the father’s birthplace then scratched out and not replaced with anything. The younger sons are entered as born Ky Ky Ky.
All the sons are children of Solomon’s first wife, Hortense Lee.
1910 census of Letcher Co., Ky, East Whitesburg precinct, enumerated 18 April, lists on p. 2B as family #40:
Baker, Solomon E., 54, b. Ky Tenn Ky, attorney at law; Helen C., wife, 54, b. Va Va Va, second marriage for both, married 17 years, mother of 0 children; Henry M., son, 20, b. Ky Ky Va, clerk at attorney’s office.
Notes for Mary Clementine ("Clemmie") Tolliver
Dates of birth and death from gravestone, which reads "Clemmie Hall Baker". I have a photocopy of a picture of it taken by Jean Burchett.
Census
In the 1920 census she is living with her daughter Nettie and son-in-law Elisha Tolliver (who was also her nephew), listed as age 60 widowed.
Notes for Solomon Emery & Mary Clementine ("Clemmie") (Family)
Rowan Co. marriage book 12, p. 105, records the marriage on 12 May 1920 of Solomon E. Baker, 64, widowed, born in and resident of Letcher Co., son of Elijah W. & Mary Baker, to Mary C. Hall, 61, widowed, born Letcher Co., residence Rowan Co., dau of Litewell & Nettie Tolliver, at Crix by Wesley Cox, minister of the United Baptist Church, witnesses Bert Tolliver & Nettie Tolliver.
