Bolin Baker was the son of Martha (Baker) & George Baker. He was born in Indiana. His family moved from Indiana to Linn Co., Mo where he was living in 1850 with his mother and siblings who were still at home. His father had already passed away by this time.
His forename is seen with various spellings in his lifetime depending on who was writing his name such as Boling, Bowlin, Baling, Bolen, etc. There are quite a few men with the same name, as Boling was a surname that came from a female line earlier in the large Baker family.
Bolin's known siblings were William, James, Robert J., George, and Alice "Aley."
He married to Irena Belzer on 22 May 1853 in Sullivan Co., MO. They were the parents of John Washington, Martha Frances, Rachel Angeline, Francis Marion, William Tecumseh Sherman, George H. T., Richard Grant, and Clara Baker.
He served the Union in Civil War from Missouri entering as a Corporal.
He became widowed 21 May 1872 when Irena passed away.
He moved from Missouri to Iowa.
He married to Arminta Matilda (Belzer) Ellis on 23 Dec 1880 at Lakonta, Mahaska, Iowa. (She was not a sister to his first wife.) She was the widow of Joseph Josiah William Ellis. He became step-father to her three sons, Oscar Alonzo, James Elmer, and Oliver Grant Ellis.
In 1885 at Des Moines, Iowa.
Bolin Baker served the Union in the Civil War. His residence was at St Catherine, Linn Co., Missouri at that time. He enlisted on 2 Dec 1861 as a Corporal at the place where he lived. He survived the War.
Service Record:
Enlisted in Company F, Missouri 25th Infantry Regiment on 21 Dec 1861.Mustered out on 22 Nov 1863.Transferred to Company H, Missouri 1st Engineer Regiment on 22 Nov 1863.Mustered out on 31 Dec 1864.
He passed away 10 July 1914 in Iowa.
Gone but not forgotten . . .
Obituary from Cindy Lovell & Steve Hols
Obituary of Bolan Baker
Bolan Baker, an old resident of East Des Moines township who has been ailing for a long time, died at the soldiers home at Marshalltown Friday morning, July 10th, 1914, aged eighty years, one month and ten days.
Bolan Baker was born in Indiana May 30th, 1834, but moved to the state of Missouri when a small child. He was married to Irene Belzer and to this union nine children were born, seven of whom (five sons and two daughters) still survive. Two daughters died in Infancy and were buried in Missouri. The seven who survive are: J.W. of San Diego, California. F.M. of near Givin, W.S. of Buxton, George W. and R.G. of Eddyville, Mrs. Anna Shepler of Greencastle, Missouri, Mrs. Clara Morris of Regent, South Dakota.
Mr. Baker was a veteran in the Civil war. He with five other brothers enlisted in Co. F, 25th Missouri Volunteers, and served to the close of the war. Mr. Baker also had one brother who enlisted in an Indiana company.
His first wife died February 21st, 1872, and he married Mrs. A.M. Ellis December 24th, 1880. No children were born to the second union. The surviving relatives are; The second wife, seven children, three step-sons, two brothers and one sister. The brothers and sister are; James of Oklahoma, who will be eighty-four years of age his next birthday, Mrs. Alle Thomas and George Baker of Missouri.
Mr. Baker had for years resided in East Des Moines township near Givin. He has been an invalid for two years, and for the past few weeks had been in the soldiers' home in Marshalltown.
The remains were brought to Eddyville on the M & St. L. last Friday evening and the funeral services were conducted at the Christian church here at eleven o'clock Sunday morning. Elder Geo. W. Barnett of East Des Moines township, an old neighbor of the deceased, officiated. A large crowd was in attendance to extend sympathy and to pay last tributes of respect to the departed. Interment was made in Highland cemetery. All the children were here to the funeral except the son who lives in California and the daughter in South Dakota.
(From the Eddyville Tribune,(Eddyville, Iowa) Friday , July 17th, 1914 Page 3)
His forename is seen with various spellings in his lifetime depending on who was writing his name such as Boling, Bowlin, Baling, Bolen, etc. There are quite a few men with the same name, as Boling was a surname that came from a female line earlier in the large Baker family.
Bolin's known siblings were William, James, Robert J., George, and Alice "Aley."
He married to Irena Belzer on 22 May 1853 in Sullivan Co., MO. They were the parents of John Washington, Martha Frances, Rachel Angeline, Francis Marion, William Tecumseh Sherman, George H. T., Richard Grant, and Clara Baker.
He served the Union in Civil War from Missouri entering as a Corporal.
He became widowed 21 May 1872 when Irena passed away.
He moved from Missouri to Iowa.
He married to Arminta Matilda (Belzer) Ellis on 23 Dec 1880 at Lakonta, Mahaska, Iowa. (She was not a sister to his first wife.) She was the widow of Joseph Josiah William Ellis. He became step-father to her three sons, Oscar Alonzo, James Elmer, and Oliver Grant Ellis.
In 1885 at Des Moines, Iowa.
Bolin Baker served the Union in the Civil War. His residence was at St Catherine, Linn Co., Missouri at that time. He enlisted on 2 Dec 1861 as a Corporal at the place where he lived. He survived the War.
Service Record:
Enlisted in Company F, Missouri 25th Infantry Regiment on 21 Dec 1861.Mustered out on 22 Nov 1863.Transferred to Company H, Missouri 1st Engineer Regiment on 22 Nov 1863.Mustered out on 31 Dec 1864.
He passed away 10 July 1914 in Iowa.
Gone but not forgotten . . .
Obituary from Cindy Lovell & Steve Hols
Obituary of Bolan Baker
Bolan Baker, an old resident of East Des Moines township who has been ailing for a long time, died at the soldiers home at Marshalltown Friday morning, July 10th, 1914, aged eighty years, one month and ten days.
Bolan Baker was born in Indiana May 30th, 1834, but moved to the state of Missouri when a small child. He was married to Irene Belzer and to this union nine children were born, seven of whom (five sons and two daughters) still survive. Two daughters died in Infancy and were buried in Missouri. The seven who survive are: J.W. of San Diego, California. F.M. of near Givin, W.S. of Buxton, George W. and R.G. of Eddyville, Mrs. Anna Shepler of Greencastle, Missouri, Mrs. Clara Morris of Regent, South Dakota.
Mr. Baker was a veteran in the Civil war. He with five other brothers enlisted in Co. F, 25th Missouri Volunteers, and served to the close of the war. Mr. Baker also had one brother who enlisted in an Indiana company.
His first wife died February 21st, 1872, and he married Mrs. A.M. Ellis December 24th, 1880. No children were born to the second union. The surviving relatives are; The second wife, seven children, three step-sons, two brothers and one sister. The brothers and sister are; James of Oklahoma, who will be eighty-four years of age his next birthday, Mrs. Alle Thomas and George Baker of Missouri.
Mr. Baker had for years resided in East Des Moines township near Givin. He has been an invalid for two years, and for the past few weeks had been in the soldiers' home in Marshalltown.
The remains were brought to Eddyville on the M & St. L. last Friday evening and the funeral services were conducted at the Christian church here at eleven o'clock Sunday morning. Elder Geo. W. Barnett of East Des Moines township, an old neighbor of the deceased, officiated. A large crowd was in attendance to extend sympathy and to pay last tributes of respect to the departed. Interment was made in Highland cemetery. All the children were here to the funeral except the son who lives in California and the daughter in South Dakota.
(From the Eddyville Tribune,(Eddyville, Iowa) Friday , July 17th, 1914 Page 3)
Bolin Baker was the son of Martha (Baker) & George Baker. He was born in Indiana. His family moved from Indiana to Linn Co., Mo where he was living in 1850 with his mother and siblings who were still at home. His father had already passed away by this time.
His forename is seen with various spellings in his lifetime depending on who was writing his name such as Boling, Bowlin, Baling, Bolen, etc. There are quite a few men with the same name, as Boling was a surname that came from a female line earlier in the large Baker family.
Bolin's known siblings were William, James, Robert J., George, and Alice "Aley."
He married to Irena Belzer on 22 May 1853 in Sullivan Co., MO. They were the parents of John Washington, Martha Frances, Rachel Angeline, Francis Marion, William Tecumseh Sherman, George H. T., Richard Grant, and Clara Baker.
He served the Union in Civil War from Missouri entering as a Corporal.
He became widowed 21 May 1872 when Irena passed away.
He moved from Missouri to Iowa.
He married to Arminta Matilda (Belzer) Ellis on 23 Dec 1880 at Lakonta, Mahaska, Iowa. (She was not a sister to his first wife.) She was the widow of Joseph Josiah William Ellis. He became step-father to her three sons, Oscar Alonzo, James Elmer, and Oliver Grant Ellis.
In 1885 at Des Moines, Iowa.
Bolin Baker served the Union in the Civil War. His residence was at St Catherine, Linn Co., Missouri at that time. He enlisted on 2 Dec 1861 as a Corporal at the place where he lived. He survived the War.
Service Record:
Enlisted in Company F, Missouri 25th Infantry Regiment on 21 Dec 1861.Mustered out on 22 Nov 1863.Transferred to Company H, Missouri 1st Engineer Regiment on 22 Nov 1863.Mustered out on 31 Dec 1864.
He passed away 10 July 1914 in Iowa.
Gone but not forgotten . . .
Obituary from Cindy Lovell & Steve Hols
Obituary of Bolan Baker
Bolan Baker, an old resident of East Des Moines township who has been ailing for a long time, died at the soldiers home at Marshalltown Friday morning, July 10th, 1914, aged eighty years, one month and ten days.
Bolan Baker was born in Indiana May 30th, 1834, but moved to the state of Missouri when a small child. He was married to Irene Belzer and to this union nine children were born, seven of whom (five sons and two daughters) still survive. Two daughters died in Infancy and were buried in Missouri. The seven who survive are: J.W. of San Diego, California. F.M. of near Givin, W.S. of Buxton, George W. and R.G. of Eddyville, Mrs. Anna Shepler of Greencastle, Missouri, Mrs. Clara Morris of Regent, South Dakota.
Mr. Baker was a veteran in the Civil war. He with five other brothers enlisted in Co. F, 25th Missouri Volunteers, and served to the close of the war. Mr. Baker also had one brother who enlisted in an Indiana company.
His first wife died February 21st, 1872, and he married Mrs. A.M. Ellis December 24th, 1880. No children were born to the second union. The surviving relatives are; The second wife, seven children, three step-sons, two brothers and one sister. The brothers and sister are; James of Oklahoma, who will be eighty-four years of age his next birthday, Mrs. Alle Thomas and George Baker of Missouri.
Mr. Baker had for years resided in East Des Moines township near Givin. He has been an invalid for two years, and for the past few weeks had been in the soldiers' home in Marshalltown.
The remains were brought to Eddyville on the M & St. L. last Friday evening and the funeral services were conducted at the Christian church here at eleven o'clock Sunday morning. Elder Geo. W. Barnett of East Des Moines township, an old neighbor of the deceased, officiated. A large crowd was in attendance to extend sympathy and to pay last tributes of respect to the departed. Interment was made in Highland cemetery. All the children were here to the funeral except the son who lives in California and the daughter in South Dakota.
(From the Eddyville Tribune,(Eddyville, Iowa) Friday , July 17th, 1914 Page 3)
His forename is seen with various spellings in his lifetime depending on who was writing his name such as Boling, Bowlin, Baling, Bolen, etc. There are quite a few men with the same name, as Boling was a surname that came from a female line earlier in the large Baker family.
Bolin's known siblings were William, James, Robert J., George, and Alice "Aley."
He married to Irena Belzer on 22 May 1853 in Sullivan Co., MO. They were the parents of John Washington, Martha Frances, Rachel Angeline, Francis Marion, William Tecumseh Sherman, George H. T., Richard Grant, and Clara Baker.
He served the Union in Civil War from Missouri entering as a Corporal.
He became widowed 21 May 1872 when Irena passed away.
He moved from Missouri to Iowa.
He married to Arminta Matilda (Belzer) Ellis on 23 Dec 1880 at Lakonta, Mahaska, Iowa. (She was not a sister to his first wife.) She was the widow of Joseph Josiah William Ellis. He became step-father to her three sons, Oscar Alonzo, James Elmer, and Oliver Grant Ellis.
In 1885 at Des Moines, Iowa.
Bolin Baker served the Union in the Civil War. His residence was at St Catherine, Linn Co., Missouri at that time. He enlisted on 2 Dec 1861 as a Corporal at the place where he lived. He survived the War.
Service Record:
Enlisted in Company F, Missouri 25th Infantry Regiment on 21 Dec 1861.Mustered out on 22 Nov 1863.Transferred to Company H, Missouri 1st Engineer Regiment on 22 Nov 1863.Mustered out on 31 Dec 1864.
He passed away 10 July 1914 in Iowa.
Gone but not forgotten . . .
Obituary from Cindy Lovell & Steve Hols
Obituary of Bolan Baker
Bolan Baker, an old resident of East Des Moines township who has been ailing for a long time, died at the soldiers home at Marshalltown Friday morning, July 10th, 1914, aged eighty years, one month and ten days.
Bolan Baker was born in Indiana May 30th, 1834, but moved to the state of Missouri when a small child. He was married to Irene Belzer and to this union nine children were born, seven of whom (five sons and two daughters) still survive. Two daughters died in Infancy and were buried in Missouri. The seven who survive are: J.W. of San Diego, California. F.M. of near Givin, W.S. of Buxton, George W. and R.G. of Eddyville, Mrs. Anna Shepler of Greencastle, Missouri, Mrs. Clara Morris of Regent, South Dakota.
Mr. Baker was a veteran in the Civil war. He with five other brothers enlisted in Co. F, 25th Missouri Volunteers, and served to the close of the war. Mr. Baker also had one brother who enlisted in an Indiana company.
His first wife died February 21st, 1872, and he married Mrs. A.M. Ellis December 24th, 1880. No children were born to the second union. The surviving relatives are; The second wife, seven children, three step-sons, two brothers and one sister. The brothers and sister are; James of Oklahoma, who will be eighty-four years of age his next birthday, Mrs. Alle Thomas and George Baker of Missouri.
Mr. Baker had for years resided in East Des Moines township near Givin. He has been an invalid for two years, and for the past few weeks had been in the soldiers' home in Marshalltown.
The remains were brought to Eddyville on the M & St. L. last Friday evening and the funeral services were conducted at the Christian church here at eleven o'clock Sunday morning. Elder Geo. W. Barnett of East Des Moines township, an old neighbor of the deceased, officiated. A large crowd was in attendance to extend sympathy and to pay last tributes of respect to the departed. Interment was made in Highland cemetery. All the children were here to the funeral except the son who lives in California and the daughter in South Dakota.
(From the Eddyville Tribune,(Eddyville, Iowa) Friday , July 17th, 1914 Page 3)
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