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Baker, Grady G.[1, 2, 3]

Male 1915 - 1985  (69 years)


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  • Name Baker, Grady G. 
    Birth 8 Apr 1915  Omaha, Dickenson, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Gender Male 
    Census 1930  Clintwood, Dickenson, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Residence 1985  Clintwood, Dickenson, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Death 3 Mar 1985  Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Burial Baker Cemetery (Baker Ridge), Clintwood, Dickenson, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I11240  Pioneers of the Appalachian Highlands
    Last Modified 16 May 2020 

    Father Baker, James Eddington,   b. 13 Oct 1882, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Jan 1938, Clintwood, Dickenson, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 55 years) 
    Mother Keel, Rosa Bell,   b. 9 Nov 1883, Dickenson, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Sep 1960 (Age 76 years) 
    Family ID F41045  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Stone, Jettie Edith,   b. 24 Oct 1915, Isom, Dickenson, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 May 2014, Clintwood, Dickenson, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 98 years) 
    Marriage 4 May 1935  Pikeville, Pike, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Baker, Jacqueline,   b. 6 Feb 1936, Clintwood, Dickenson, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Nov 1999 (Age 63 years)
    +2. Baker, Iris Faye
    +3. Baker, Louella
    +4. Baker, Elizabeth Rose,   b. 3 Mar 1940, Dickenson, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 May 2021, Clintwood, Dickenson, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)
    +5. Baker, Nina Ruth
    +6. Baker, James Edward
    Family ID F4646  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 8 Apr 1915 - Omaha, Dickenson, Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1930 - Clintwood, Dickenson, Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 4 May 1935 - Pikeville, Pike, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1985 - Clintwood, Dickenson, Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 3 Mar 1985 - Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee, United States Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend Address Cemetery Populated Place Township Parish City County/Shire State/Province Country Region Not Set

  • Notes 
    • Grady Baker was the founder of the Baker Coal Company which later
      became
      the Betty B. Coal Company. The Betty B. Coal company was for a time
      the
      largest private coal company in southwest Virginia. Grady Baker was
      by
      some accounts a genius with investment, which included real estate,
      stocks and bonds. He loved flying and owned his own airplane. He
      loved
      hunting and golfing and helped form Happy Valley. His philanthropy is
      noted. He was a member of the Valley View Freewill Baptist Church.

  • Sources 
    1. [S125838] Grady G Baker in entry for Bob Wyatt Mullins and Elizabeth Rose Baker, "Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1988".

    2. [S125839] Grady Baker in entry for James Edward Baker and Judy Lisa Davis, "Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1988".

    3. [S125840] Grady Baker in entry for Donald Davis and Faye Baker, "Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1988".

    4. [S609] SSDI.

    5. [S125837] Grady G Baker in household of Ed Baker, "United States Census, 1930".