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
Marriageabt 1894, Letcher Co., Kentucky
SpouseHelen C. Salyer
Birth15 Jun 1855, Roanoke Co., Virginia
Death26 Jun 1918, Letcher Co., Kentucky
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 Helen C. Salyer
Her death certificate records Mrs. S. E. Baker, age 62 years 11 months 24 days, born in Scott Co., Va, birthdate blank, died 16 June 1918 in Whitesburg, Letcher Co., Ky, father L. H. N. Salyer, born in Wise Co., Va, mother’s maiden name Clarinda J. Godsey, born in Scott Co., Va, cause of death pneumonia, informant S. E. Baker, Whitesburg, Ky.
