Mary Elizabeth CHESTNUT^[1]

1916 -

• Name	Mary Elizabeth CHESTNUT
  Nickname	Elizabeth
  Birth	17 Nov 1916	Duplin Co, NC   [2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Occupation	10 Apr 1940	Kinston, Lenoir Co, NC.   [2]
  	Elizabeth was book keeper at Kinston Electric Company.
  resided	1940-1972	Kinston, Lenoir Co, NC.   [2, 4, 5, 6]
  	Elizabeth and Roscoe lived at 601 N. Queen Street when Mary Catherine and Alice were born, and at 1504 N. Queen Street when James was born. In 1972 they lived at 105 W. North Street.
  Person ID	I28105	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	C. E. CHESTNUT
  Mother	Effie M.
  Family ID	F5866	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Roscoe Silas BAKER,   b. 20 Sep 1914, Wilson, Wilson Co, NC d. 8 Jan 2001, Kinston, Lenoir Co, NC (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	28 Sep 1939	Kinston, Lenoir Co, NC   [1]
  	Elizabeth and Roscoe were married by T.C. Johnson, a Baptist minister. Carmelia Miller, Bessie L. Miller, and Mrs. Douglas McDaniel signed as witnesses to the marriage.
  Children	1. Mary Catherine BAKER   2. Alice Elizabeth BAKER   3. James Bryant BAKER
  Family ID	F1292	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S36] Roscoe Baker - Mary Elizabeth Chestnut, Lenoir Co, NC marriage record no. 1126 (1939). [S31] Mary Catherine Baker, Lenoir County, NC birth certificate no. 180 (1940). [S4434] Interview, Mary Catherine Baker, 1996. [S2593] Raymond Royce Baker, North Carolina death certificate no. 41270 (1972). [S43] Alice Elizabeth Baker, Lenoir Co, NC birth certificate no. 581 (1947). [S44] James Bryant Baker, Lenoir County, NC birth certificate no. 132-1941 (1955).