Lewis David Baker

BAKER

Posted By: CJeanealogy (email)
Date: 12/26/2018 at 22:08:28

The Cedar rapids Evening Gazette and Republican Marion News
Tuesday September 29, 1931
David Baker, age 88, the only Confederate veteran of the Civil war living in Marion, died Monday at 9 p.m. at St. Luke's hospital, where he had been ill for nearly a month. Mr. Baker had been in poor health the last twelve years and had been in bed a part of the time the last two years.
He was born on a plantation four miles south of Covington, Ky., one of a family of seven children. His mother was a full blooded Black Hawk Indian. His father was a slave owner. Mr. Baker enlisted at Covington in Company G. Eighth Kentucky infantry, in 1863, when he was 20 years old. Although he had many narrow escapes during the war, he carried only two small scars, one on his right ear and one on his left hand.
After the war he went to Colorado and Montana, where he was a rancher for twenty-seven years. He was with Buffalo Bill for three years and had many exciting adventures. He returned to Fort Madison where he was married to Mary Goforth in 1883. Eight children were born to them, two daughters and six sons. All of his sons served in the World war. Both girls and two sons, Andrew J. and Harvey, are dead. The surviving sons are: Fred of Horseshoe Bend, Texas; Frank of Maquoketa; Charles of California; and Paul L. of Cedar Rapids.
Mr. Baker had lived in Fort Madison, Kansas City, Topeka, Grasshopper Falls, Kan., St. Joseph, Chillicothe, and Mendota, Mo., Council Bluffs and Gillman before coming to Marion in 1891. He was employed at the Milwaukee roundhouse here. He was struck by an automobile and both legs were broken several years ago.
Funeral arrangements will be announced later.

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