Polly Baker 1796–1860 – FamilyTree-Search

Polly Baker, 1796–1860 (aged 64 years)

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Polly Baker

Name: Polly /Baker/

Sex Female

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Birth	about 1796
Marriage	John Irons — View this family about 1819 (aged 23 years) Arkansas, USA Note: John Irons & Polly Baker — Marriage, Notation on Missing Record John Irons & Polly Baker — Marriage, Notation on Missing Record No marriage record has been located for John Irons and Polly Baker. An estimated marriage date of c. 1819 is inferred from the birth of their known first child, Elvira Eliza (m. James Rankin), calculated at c. 1820 per the 1823 Texas "census" and her own later census records. The absence of a record is consistent with the general poor survival of Arkansas Territory documents from this specific period, rather than evidence the marriage did not occur. Hempstead County was newly organized in December 1818; county-level marriage record-keeping across Arkansas generally begins around 1820, just after the inferred date of this marriage. The 1820 federal territorial census was lost entirely, and Hempstead County's own 1823 sheriff's census survives only as a total population count, with no household-level detail. No marriage record for this couple should therefore be expected to exist, independent of whether the marriage took place.
Birth of a daughter	Elvira Eliza Irons 1820 Hempstead, Arkansas, USA
Birth of a son	William Irons about 1823
Birth of a son	Elisha Irons about 1826 Texas
Birth of a son	Edward Irons about 1827 Texas
Death of a husband	John Irons 1830 Note: John Irons — Death Notation John Irons — Death Notation John Irons died sometime before 1830, per the marriage record of his widow, Polly (Baker) Irons, to John C. Smith in Austin's Colony, Texas, in 1830 — a legal remarriage that necessarily postdates his death. This is corroborated by an 1900 affidavit given by Mulvina Roberts, stating "the said John Irons died, leaving the said Polly Irons; afterwards the said Polly Irons married a man by the name of John C. Smith." No confirmed date, cause, or place of death has been established; 1830 stands only as a firm upper bound.
Marriage of a daughter	James Marshall Rankin Jr. — Elvira Eliza Irons — View this family December 28, 1834 Lake Creek Settlement, Montgomery County, Texas
Marriage of a son	Edward Irons — Mary Butler — View this family August 31, 1848 Polk County, Texas
Marriage of a son	Elisha Irons — Delilah Butler — View this family about 1850
Marriage of a son	Edward Irons — Kesiah Butler — View this family May 25, 1854 Harris County, Texas
Death of a son	Elisha Irons about 1858
Death	before 1860 (aged 64 years)
Last change	January 2, 2026

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Family with John Irons
husband	Birth: about 1788 Newspaper Article: Public Notice — March 14, 1811 — St Louis, Missouri Tax Record: 1816 — Lawrence County, Missouri Territory Court Record: Civil Lawsuit — 1816 — Lawrence County, Missouri Territory Court Record: Jury Duty — June 1816 — Lawrence City, Lawrence County, Missouri Territory Newspaper Article: List of Letters — October 4, 1817 — St Louis, Missouri Territory Marriage: about 1819 — Arkansas, USA Business Contract: Build a House & Store — 1819 — Hempstead County, Arkansas Territory Court Record: Covenant Broken — June 30, 1819 — Hempstead County, Arkansas Territory Petition: Grand Jury Presentment — April 1820 — Hempstead County, Arkansas Territory Court Record: Jury Duty — August 29, 1820 — Hempstead County, Arkansas Territory Court Record: Jury Duty — August 30, 1820 — Hempstead County, Arkansas Territory History: Austin Colony — 1821 Census: 1823 — Brazos County, Province of Texas Election Return: Voted in the Alcalde — December 20, 1823 — San Felipe de Austin, Texas Colony Property: Land Grant — July 9, 1824 — San Felipe de Austin, Texas Colony Tax Record: Stamp Tax — January 18, 1825 — San Felipe de Austin, Texas Colony Witness: Will of David Richardson — July 30, 1825 — San Felipe de Austin, Texas Colony Census: 1826 — Texas Affidavit: Mention of Mr Irons — July 18, 1826 — San Felipe de Austin, Texas Colony Death: 1830 Witness: Title Bond — May 27, 1831 — San Felipe de Austin, Texas Colony Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Polly Baker Elvira Eliza Irons William Irons Elisha Irons Edward Irons John Irons 1788–1830 Birth: about 1788 Death: 1830
herself	Birth: about 1796 Marriage: about 1819 — Arkansas, USA Death: before 1860 Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse John Irons Elvira Eliza Irons William Irons Elisha Irons Edward Irons Polly Baker 1796–1860 Birth: about 1796 Death: before 1860
Marriage	Marriage — about 1819 — Arkansas, USA
2 years daughter	Birth: 1820 32 24 — Hempstead, Arkansas, USA Marriage: December 28, 1834 — Lake Creek Settlement, Montgomery County, Texas Event-Misc: October 6, 1877 — Waller County, Texas Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse James Marshall Rankin Jr. William A. Rankin Thomas Rankin J Marshall Rankin Archie M. Rankin Adaline Rankin Peggy Rankin Collins Rankin Vianna Beatrice Rankin … Rankin Elvira Eliza Irons 1820–… Birth: 1820 32 24 — Hempstead, Arkansas, USA
4 years son	Birth: about 1823 35 27 Event-Misc: between 1844 and 1846 — Bastrop County, Texas Person-Source: Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships William Irons 1823–… Birth: about 1823 35 27
4 years son	Birth: about 1826 38 30 — Texas Event-Misc: 1846 — Bastrop County, Texas Marriage: about 1850 Census: 1850 — Polk County, Texas Person-Source: Death: about 1858 Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Delilah Butler John Christopher Irons Sarah Irons Silas Elisha Irons Elisha Irons 1826–1858 Birth: about 1826 38 30 — Texas Death: about 1858
2 years son	Birth: about 1827 39 31 — Texas Marriage: August 31, 1848 — Polk County, Texas Census: 1850 — Polk County, Texas Marriage: May 25, 1854 — Harris County, Texas Census: 1860 — Liberty County, Texas Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Mary Butler John W. Irons Mary Irons Family with spouse Kesiah Butler Elisha Irons Leonard Irons Susan Irons Sallie Irons Edward Irons 1827–… Birth: about 1827 39 31 — Texas

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Marriage	John Irons & Polly Baker — Marriage, Notation on Missing Record No marriage record has been located for John Irons and Polly Baker. An estimated marriage date of c. 1819 is inferred from the birth of their known first child, Elvira Eliza (m. James Rankin), calculated at c. 1820 per the 1823 Texas "census" and her own later census records. The absence of a record is consistent with the general poor survival of Arkansas Territory documents from this specific period, rather than evidence the marriage did not occur. Hempstead County was newly organized in December 1818; county-level marriage record-keeping across Arkansas generally begins around 1820, just after the inferred date of this marriage. The 1820 federal territorial census was lost entirely, and Hempstead County's own 1823 sheriff's census survives only as a total population count, with no household-level detail. No marriage record for this couple should therefore be expected to exist, independent of whether the marriage took place.

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John Irons & Polly Baker — Marriage, Notation on Missing Record

No marriage record has been located for John Irons and Polly Baker. An estimated marriage date of c. 1819 is inferred from the birth of their known first child, Elvira Eliza (m. James Rankin), calculated at c. 1820 per the 1823 Texas "census" and her own later census records.

The absence of a record is consistent with the general poor survival of Arkansas Territory documents from this specific period, rather than evidence the marriage did not occur. Hempstead County was newly organized in December 1818; county-level marriage record-keeping across Arkansas generally begins around 1820, just after the inferred date of this marriage. The 1820 federal territorial census was lost entirely, and Hempstead County's own 1823 sheriff's census survives only as a total population count, with no household-level detail. No marriage record for this couple should therefore be expected to exist, independent of whether the marriage took place.

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Family with John Irons
husband	John Irons 1788–1830
herself	Polly Baker 1796–1860
daughter Family James Marshall Rankin Jr. William A. Rankin Thomas Rankin J Marshall Rankin Archie M. Rankin Adaline Rankin Peggy Rankin Collins Rankin Vianna Beatrice Rankin … Rankin	Elvira Eliza Irons 1820–…
son	William Irons 1823–…
son Family Delilah Butler John Christopher Irons Sarah Irons Silas Elisha Irons	Elisha Irons 1826–1858
son Family Mary Butler John W. Irons Mary Irons Family Kesiah Butler Elisha Irons Leonard Irons Susan Irons Sallie Irons	Edward Irons 1827–…

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Polly Baker(1796–1860)
- John Irons1819