Nansemond County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Baker, Richard H., 1901 

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RICHARD HENRY BAKER 

"Christian Sun" (Elon College, NC), Vol. LIV, No. 23, Thurs., June 6, 1901, p. 2, 
   file at: 
   https://newspapers.digitalnc.org/lccn/sn93062839/1901-06-06/ed-1/seq-2/ 

        Suffolk Letter. 

[...] 

  Capt. Richard Henry Baker, father of the late James R. Baker, was born June 
14, 1826, and died at his residence near Savage Crossing, Nansemond county, 
Va., 5:30 a.m., May 25, 1901.  He had come close to 75 years.  Malaria and 
grippe in the winter had developed into asthma and heart trouble and he 
lingered till death set him free from pain.  One brother and one sister 
survive him.  His wife, who has been dead several years, was Miss Elizabeth 
Ann Stallings.  They had nine children.  Three sons passed on before him, and 
three sons and daughters survive him.  He has had eleven grandchildren, seven 
of whom are dead.  Of the twenty children and grandchildren combined, ten are 
gone and ten abide.  All of the immediate family were present at the funeral 
services at 3 p.m. Sunday.  A large gathering of friends and neighbors crowded 
the house and yard while I tried to comfort the mourning ones from the Word of 
God.  He lived and died near the old homestead.  He was loved by his family 
tenderly and was devoted to home and loved ones.  He expressed his willingness 
to depart and be with his Saviour.  He had many friends who drop a tear with 
his weeping family.  I have buried eleven members of the Baker family out of 
four generations, embracing ages from 92 down to infancy.  The history of any 
family is the rocking of cradles, the digging of graves, the rending of 
hearts, and the hopes of reunion.  All the happiest and saddest experiences 
blend in the family and turn us heavenward in our aspirations. 
                      W.W. STALEY. 


Capt. Richard Henry BAKER, justice, teacher & farmer, 
b. 14 Jun 1826, d. 25 May 1901, at home, near Savage Crossing, 
interred in the family cemetery*, near Nurneyville, 26 May 1901 

*Additional information: 

Site not known (Feb 2026) to the Southampton County Historical Society 
   {SCHS} Cemetery Project. 

No Find a Grave Memorial 

His wife's obits ("Norfolk Landmark" & "Christian Sun," Apr. 1894) 
   are posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/obits/b260e1ob.txt 

He appears in the 1900 Census in Holy Neck Dist., Nansemond Co., 
   on Owned Free Farm #65. 


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file at: 
http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/obits/b260r4ob.txt