Household #181: Baker, Rubin
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In the 1900 Barney census, Rubin Baker headed an 8-person household. The table below preserves the exact names, relationships, ages, birthplaces, and occupations recorded for the household.
Household Snapshot
Rubin Baker headed an 8-person household in the 1900 Barney census with 1 spouse or marital partner, 5 children, and 1 extended-family member.
Rubin Baker's listed occupation was Farmer.
All listed household members were reported as born in Georgia.
1900 Census Household
| Name | Relation | Age | Birthplace | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rubin Baker | Head | 40 | Georgia | Farmer |
| Lizzie Baker | Wife | 25 | Georgia | — |
| John Baker | Stepson (Step Son) | 8 | Georgia | — |
| Bertie Baker | Daughter | 6 | Georgia | — |
| Annie Baker | Daughter | 5 | Georgia | — |
| Charley Baker | Son | 3 | Georgia | — |
| Lila Baker | Daughter | 2 | Georgia | — |
| Hardy Baker | Son | 0 | Georgia | — |
Children and Later Trails
This section is reserved for later-life child evidence. No later spouse, death, burial, obituary, probate, separate household, or descendant-line identification has been added here yet from direct records.
Family Narrative
Rubin Baker was born about May 1860 in Georgia and died 20 June 1938 in Brooks County, Georgia. His Georgia death record gives age 61, but that age conflicts with the 1900 census and the rest of the census trail; it should be treated as an informant or index error. His name appears as Rubin, Reuben, and Ruben Baker in different records.
The known online trail places him in several distinct records: a possible 1867 Reconstruction oath in Muscogee County, an 1870 Muscogee County household with wife Rose, an 1880 Hamilton County, Florida household with wife Jane, a Brooks County tax-digest entry, the 1895 Brooks County marriage to Lizzie Flournoy, the 1900-1930 Brooks County census trail, and his 1938 Georgia death record. The Annie Wright marriage and the Nankin-district Ruben Baker remain a caution because more than one Ruben/Rubin Baker lived in Brooks County.
Lizzie Flournoy Baker was born about 1875 and died 14 March 1950 in Brooks County. The 1880 census places a five-year-old Lizzie Flournoy as niece in the Primus and Mary Rhem household in Quitman, Brooks County. Her later Social Security Applications and Claims entry appears under Elizabeth Flintall and names spouse Ruben Baker and child Elizabeth Isom, indicating that she remarried or used a later surname after Rubin's death.
The 1910 and 1920 census trail expands the child list to John W., Buster/Bertie, Charlie, Leila/Lila, Hardy, Ira/Ivory, Marie, Nina, Hattie L., and Elizabeth. A renewed FamilySearch pass closed part of the child-trail problem: Hardy Baker has a Brooks County marriage to Ruth English on 23 September 1920 and World War I draft-registration hits; Marie Baker has a Brooks County marriage to Preston Stevens on 13 June 1920, matching the later Stevens-grandchild pattern around Lizzie's household. Hattie L. Baker remains with Lizzie through the 1930 and 1940 Barney census records. Nina remains with Lizzie in 1930 and 1940, with grandsons identified as Stivens/Stevens and Preston Stevens. Adult trails for Bertie/Buster, Annie, Leila/Lila, Ira/Ivory, and some later children remain incomplete.
Connections to Other Barney Families
Lizzie's Flournoy surname connects this household to the Brooks County Flournoy network documented in HH#179 and HH#185, but her exact parent within that network is not proved. Her 1880 placement as niece of Primus and Mary Rhem also creates a Rhem-Flournoy question that has not been closed.
Research Notes
- Lizzie's parentage and the Rhem-Flournoy relationship need a direct record; current evidence proves the surname and 1880 placement but not her parents.
- John Baker's biological father remains unknown; he is explicitly Rubin's stepson in 1900.
- Adult or death trails are still needed for Bertie/Buster, Annie, Leila/Lila, Ira/Ivory, Nina, Hattie, and Elizabeth Baker/Isom. Hardy Baker and Marie Baker now have Brooks County marriage records, but death/burial trails remain preferred.
- The Nankin-district Ruben Baker with wife Julia/possible Annie Wright must remain separated unless a direct source ties that man to this household.
- If only secondary tree material appears for a child trail, use it as a lead only and state that no primary record has been located.
Online exhaustion update
The June 2026 source pass exhausted the available online Ancestry/FamilySearch-indexed trail without safely closing Lizzie's parentage, John Baker's biological father, or the adult/death trails for Bertie/Buster, Annie, Leila/Lila, Ira/Ivory, Nina, Hattie, and Elizabeth Baker/Isom. The authenticated FamilySearch re-pass added Hardy Baker's 1920 Brooks County marriage to Ruth English and WWI draft trail, and Marie Baker's 1920 Brooks County marriage to Preston Stevens. Elizabeth Baker/Isom is supported through Social Security Applications material under Lizzie's later Elizabeth Flintall identity, but the other child trails remain unclosed. Secondary tree material was not used as proof.
Open Research Questions
- Resolve the open items flagged in Research Notes above with direct records before expanding this household narrative.
Research Status
Source-exhausted for available online sources. Rubin and Lizzie's core identity, marriage, census trail, and death records are supported by primary or indexed primary sources. The remaining child-level, Lizzie-parentage, and Rubin-origin gaps remain open because no safe online primary or reliable secondary continuation was located.
Sources
- 1900 US Federal Census, Barney, Brooks County GA (Ancestry 7602:52873629)
- 1910 US Federal Census, Barney, Brooks County GA (Ancestry 7884:146516539)
- 1920, 1930, and 1940 US Federal Census entries for Rubin/Lizzie Baker household, Brooks County GA
- Georgia County Marriages, Rubin Baker and Lizzie Flournoy, 8 Nov 1895, Brooks County GA
- Georgia Death Records, Ruben Baker, 20 Jun 1938, Brooks County GA, Certificate #16817 (Ancestry 2562:974042)
- Georgia Death Index, Lizzie Baker, 14 Mar 1950, Brooks County GA, Certificate #4387
- Social Security Applications and Claims Index, Elizabeth Flintall, spouse Ruben Baker, child Elizabeth Isom
- Georgia County Marriages, Hardy Baker and Ruth English, 23 Sep 1920, Brooks County GA, FamilySearch ark:/61903/1:1:Q28M-1WDP
- World War I Draft Registration Cards, Hardy Baker, Brooks County GA, born 26 Jan 1900
- Georgia County Marriages, Marie Baker and Preston Stevens, 13 Jun 1920, Brooks County GA
- 1930 and 1940 US Federal Census entries for Hattie L. Baker in Lizzie Baker household, Barney, Brooks County GA
- 1880 US Federal Census, Lizzie Flournoy in Primus Rhem household, Quitman, Brooks County GA
- Georgia Property Tax Digests, Reuben Baker, Freedman, Nankin District 659, Brooks County GA, 1890
- Candidate pre-marriage records: 1867 Reconstruction oath, 1870 Muscogee County census, and 1880 Hamilton County FL census; use with caution because of same-name conflicts
- June 2026 online exhaustion search for child adult/death trails and Rubin/Lizzie parentage; no additional safe primary continuation located for the unresolved children.
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