Son of Dr. William S. Baker & Sarah (Sallie) Powell .
W. S. Married Mary K. Jenkins ( Kingsland ) on Feb 8 , 1889 in Halifax North Carolina.
It has been said W. S. Baker was married to "Minnie" Kingsland from 1889 to 1896 . 1900 census lists Alice R. (1892-Unknown) & Maud M Baker (1896-1965) as stepdaughter's of John Kenyon who was married to "Minnie" . It has also been said John Kenyon adopted Maud .
W. S. ( William S. "Willie" ) married Mary N. Avent on Dec 14, 1898 in Halifax North Carolina.

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1st Marriage Record in 1877 to Ellen Johnson :
Name: William S Baker
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 24
Birth Year: abt 1853
Marriage Date: 28 Nov 1877
Marriage Place: Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
Spouse:
Laura Ellen Johnson
Spouse Gender: Female
Spouse Race: White
Spouse Age: 21
Event Type: Marriage

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2nd Marriage in 1889 Mary "Minnie" Kingsland (Jenkins):

Name: W S Baker
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 36
Birth Year: abt 1853
Marriage Date: 6 Feb 1889
Marriage Place: Halifax, North Carolina, USA
Father: Wm S Baker
Mother: Sattie Baker
Spouse: Mary K Jenkins
Spouse Gender: Female
Spouse Race: White
Spouse Age: 29
Spouse Father: Richard Kingsland
Spouse Mother: Sallie M Kingsland
Event Type: Marriage

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3rd Marriage Certificate in 1898 to Mary N. Avent :
Name: Willie Baker
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 42
Birth Year: abt 1856
Marriage Date: 14 Dec 1898
Marriage Place: Halifax, North Carolina, USA
Father: Wm S Baker
Mother: Sallie P Baker
Spouse:
Mary N Avent
Spouse Gender: Female
Spouse Race: White
Spouse Age: 25
Spouse Father: James W Avent
Spouse Mother: Mary N Avent
Event Type: Marriage

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1860 Census :
Name: William S Baker
Age: 7
Birth Year: abt 1853
Gender: Male
Home in 1860: Edgecombe, North Carolina
Post Office: Tarboro
Dwelling Number: 628
Family Number: 589
Household Members Age
W S Baker 50
Sally Baker 30
Mary Hester Baker 11
Kate Edney Baker 9
Jessie Baker 3
Lena W Baker 1
William S Baker 7
Laura Ricks 19