William Baker became identified with the White Oak settlement in 1847, when he came from Marion County with his wife, Mrs. Ruth Deacon Baker, and their seven children, and took up his residence where his son Tillman H. Baker resided circa 1911. William remained here at his orginial homestead until March 1888, when he was laid in the cemetery (now known as the Cannon Cemetery) at the mouth of White Oak. His wife was laid by his side in 1897.
Their children were twelve in number: Thomas D. Baker of Missouri; Nathaniel of Illinois; Jonathan, who died in the hospital at Cumberland, while serving as a Union soldier; (The first two mentioned were also Union soldiers) Mrs. Amy (Peter T.) Wilson; Mrs. Alazan S. (E.W.) Snyder of Pullman; Mrs Lurena (A.A.) Clayton, Lawford; Mrs. Catherine (E.C.) Snodgrass, Smithville; Winfield Scott Baker, Auburn; Tillman H., White Oak; Mrs. Ermany J. (Edmond) Taylor died in her home near Pennsboro, in 1907; Newton B. sleeps in Washington county, Illinois; and Barbara H. died in infancy.
William Baker became identified with the White Oak settlement in 1847, when he came from Marion County with his wife, Mrs. Ruth Deacon Baker, and their seven children, and took up his residence where his son Tillman H. Baker resided circa 1911. William remained here at his orginial homestead until March 1888, when he was laid in the cemetery (now known as the Cannon Cemetery) at the mouth of White Oak. His wife was laid by his side in 1897.
Their children were twelve in number: Thomas D. Baker of Missouri; Nathaniel of Illinois; Jonathan, who died in the hospital at Cumberland, while serving as a Union soldier; (The first two mentioned were also Union soldiers) Mrs. Amy (Peter T.) Wilson; Mrs. Alazan S. (E.W.) Snyder of Pullman; Mrs Lurena (A.A.) Clayton, Lawford; Mrs. Catherine (E.C.) Snodgrass, Smithville; Winfield Scott Baker, Auburn; Tillman H., White Oak; Mrs. Ermany J. (Edmond) Taylor died in her home near Pennsboro, in 1907; Newton B. sleeps in Washington county, Illinois; and Barbara H. died in infancy.
Family Members
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Thomas Deacon Baker
1829–1914
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Amy Baker Wilson
1830–1917
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Jonathan Baker
1834–1863
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Lurena Baker Clayton
1837–1910
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Mary Catherine Baker Snodgrass
1838–1916
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Nathaniel Baker
1840–1873
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Alazan Sophia Baker Snider
1843–1922
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Tillman Hillary Baker
1847–1929
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Newton Baxter Baker
1850–1927
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Winfield Scott Baker
1851–1917
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Ermany Jane "Emma" Baker Taylor
1853–1907
