Dabney was born circa 1839, the son of Elijah Baker & Mary Ann Mettert, and the brother of Nancy Baker Wood, Charlotte Baker Friend, Georgetta Baker, Mattie Baker, Mary Baker & Rosa Baker McDowell. Dabney was named for his maternal great-uncle, Dabney Garthright. He married Lucy Atkinson on Jul. 16, 1868, and they had 5 children: Nellie Baker, Grace Baker Cole, Elijah Baker Jr, Mattie Baker Sears & Dabney Baker Jr.
From the Daily Times, Jan. 14, 1887:
"Demise of Well-Known and Beloved Residents of Both Sexes."
Dabney G. Baker died yesterday morning at an early hour at No. 2806 East Franklin street. Deceased had been in bad health for nearly two months. He was 47 years of age. Dabney Baker was one of the best boys ever raised on Union and Church Hills, and all of his honorable and useful life was spent in that section. He leaves a devoted wife, lovely children, aged parents, and a host of friends to mourn their loss. He was a son of Mr. Elijah Baker, an old and well-known resident, and married a daughter of Mr. Henry A. Atkinson, another old and well-known citizen. The funeral will take place Sunday morning at 11 o'clock from Union-Station Methodist church.
From the Daily Times, Jan. 14, 1887:
"Demise of Well-Known and Beloved Residents of Both Sexes."
Dabney G. Baker died yesterday morning at an early hour at No. 2806 East Franklin street. Deceased had been in bad health for nearly two months. He was 47 years of age. Dabney Baker was one of the best boys ever raised on Union and Church Hills, and all of his honorable and useful life was spent in that section. He leaves a devoted wife, lovely children, aged parents, and a host of friends to mourn their loss. He was a son of Mr. Elijah Baker, an old and well-known resident, and married a daughter of Mr. Henry A. Atkinson, another old and well-known citizen. The funeral will take place Sunday morning at 11 o'clock from Union-Station Methodist church.
Dabney was born circa 1839, the son of Elijah Baker & Mary Ann Mettert, and the brother of Nancy Baker Wood, Charlotte Baker Friend, Georgetta Baker, Mattie Baker, Mary Baker & Rosa Baker McDowell. Dabney was named for his maternal great-uncle, Dabney Garthright. He married Lucy Atkinson on Jul. 16, 1868, and they had 5 children: Nellie Baker, Grace Baker Cole, Elijah Baker Jr, Mattie Baker Sears & Dabney Baker Jr.
From the Daily Times, Jan. 14, 1887:
"Demise of Well-Known and Beloved Residents of Both Sexes."
Dabney G. Baker died yesterday morning at an early hour at No. 2806 East Franklin street. Deceased had been in bad health for nearly two months. He was 47 years of age. Dabney Baker was one of the best boys ever raised on Union and Church Hills, and all of his honorable and useful life was spent in that section. He leaves a devoted wife, lovely children, aged parents, and a host of friends to mourn their loss. He was a son of Mr. Elijah Baker, an old and well-known resident, and married a daughter of Mr. Henry A. Atkinson, another old and well-known citizen. The funeral will take place Sunday morning at 11 o'clock from Union-Station Methodist church.
From the Daily Times, Jan. 14, 1887:
"Demise of Well-Known and Beloved Residents of Both Sexes."
Dabney G. Baker died yesterday morning at an early hour at No. 2806 East Franklin street. Deceased had been in bad health for nearly two months. He was 47 years of age. Dabney Baker was one of the best boys ever raised on Union and Church Hills, and all of his honorable and useful life was spent in that section. He leaves a devoted wife, lovely children, aged parents, and a host of friends to mourn their loss. He was a son of Mr. Elijah Baker, an old and well-known resident, and married a daughter of Mr. Henry A. Atkinson, another old and well-known citizen. The funeral will take place Sunday morning at 11 o'clock from Union-Station Methodist church.
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To the memory of our dear father Dabney G. Baker: clinging to the cross, he fell asleep in Jesus Jan. 13th, 1887, in the 48th year of his age. To those who knew and loved him was revealed a character grand and noble, pure and unselfish.
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