This is the tombstone for Robert Baker. He is buried in Goshen Methodist Church Cemetery in Maury County, Tennessee. Robert was born 19 Jun 1810 in Tennessee and died 3 Apr 1870 in Tennessee, probably in Williamson County.
Robert's parents were reportedly John Baker and Mary Divenny. They were both reportedly born about 1790 in North Carolina and married about 1808 in Tennessee. The information about John and Mary (Divenny) Baker comes from a 2001 post on genforum.com by Marilyn Baker.
I would like to learn more about John and Mary Baker, when they came to Maury County, where they were before then, and where in North Carolina they were from. There are some other questions that have arisen during the research on this family. Is John Baker related to Samuel Alderson Baker of Hickman and Maury Counties? Is Mary (Divenny) Baker related to the Divinnys in Hickman County, Tennessee?
Through this blog I would like to explore some of these questions and share what I have learned about the Robert Baker family through my research.
