Helen Rawlings^[1]

1921 - 2016  (94 years)

• Name	Helen Rawlings
  Born	12 Oct 1921	Tennessee
  Gender	Female
  Census	1940	District 5, Sevier County, Tennessee   [2]
  Died	6 Feb 2016	Winter Haven Hospital, Winter Haven, Polk County, Florida   [3]
  Person ID	I156850	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	26 Feb 2016

  
  

  Father	Fred P. Rawlings,   b. 5 Nov 1894, Tennessee ,   d. 23 May 1990  (Age 95 years)
  Mother	Martha "Mattie" Fox,   b. 3 Nov 1895, Tennessee ,   d. 18 Feb 1984  (Age 88 years)
  Family ID	F48373	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Cecil Baker, Jr.,   b. Abt 1923  (Age ~ 101 years)
  Married	16 Dec 1945	Sevier County, Tennessee   [4, 5]
  Children	1. Mike Baker,   d. Bef 6 Feb 2016   2. Stephen Baker   3. Dr. Robin A. Baker   4. Jane Ann Baker
  Family ID	F58861	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 12 Oct 1921 - Tennessee Census - 1940 - District 5, Sevier County, Tennessee Married - 16 Dec 1945 - Sevier County, Tennessee Died - 6 Feb 2016 - Winter Haven Hospital, Winter Haven, Polk County, Florida  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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  [S73] Rawlings Funeral Home, Book 2, 18 Feb 1984. Mattie Rawlings obituary [S112] Census, 1940. Name Helen Rawlings Event Type Census Event Date 1940 Event Place Civil District 5, Sevier, Tennessee, United States Gender Female Age 18 Marital Status Single Race (Original) White Race White Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Daughter Relationship to Head of Household Daughter Birthplace Same House Birth Year (Estimated) 1922 HOUSEHOLD ROLE GENDER AGE BIRTHPLACE Fred Rawlings Head M 45 Same House Mattie Rawlings Wife F 44 Same House Frederick Rawlings Son M 21 Same House Helen Rawlings Daughter F 18 Same House [S106] The Mountain Press, 25 Feb 2016. Martha Helen Rawlings Baker, 94, beloved mother and wife, of Winter Haven, Florida, passed away on Saturday, February 6, 2016 at Winter Haven Hospital resulting from a stroke. Born October 12, 1921 to Fred P. and Mattie Fox Rawlings in Sevierville, TN, she attended Maryville College before transferring to the University of Tennessee. After graduating from the University of Tennessee in 1942 she moved to Winter Haven, where she taught history at Winter Haven High School. She married local businessman Cecil Baker on December 16, 1945. They just celebrated 70 years of marriage this past December. She was an active member at Beymer Memorial United Methodist Church for over 70 years. She was preceded in death by a son, Mike Baker; and a brother, Dr. Frederick Rawlings. She is survived by her husband, Cecil Baker; two sons, Stephen Baker and his wife Jeanette of Winter Haven and Dr. Robin A. Baker and his wife Kathryn of Winter Haven, FL; a daughter, Jane Ann Baker of Raleigh, N.C.; eight grandchildren, William (Jennifer) Baker, Constance (Seth) Jones, C.K. Baker, Henry Baker, Patrick Baker, Kevin Baker, Christopher Baker and Ian McKillop; and four great-grandchildren. [S58] Marriage Certificate. 28109 CECIL BAKER JR HELEN RAWLINGS [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name Cecil Baker Titles and Terms Jr Event Type Marriage Event Date 16 Dec 1945 Event Place Sevier, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Age 22 Birth Year (Estimated) 1923 Spouse's Name Helen Rawlings Spouse's Gender Female Spouse's Age 24 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1921 "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1961-30173-845-92?cc=1619127 : accessed 26 February 2016), Sevier > Marriage registers, 1941-1948, vol 27-28 > image 413 of 710; citing Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties.