Baker, John C. (1822-1913)

BAKER

Posted By: Karon Velau (email)
Date: 10/30/2017 at 10:39:44

BAKER, JOHN C., farmer, Sec. 18, Otter Township; P. O. Indianola; he owns a farm of 85 acres; he was born October 20, 1822, in York county, Pennsylvania; parents moved to Stark county, Ohio, in 1837, where they remained about five years, when they moved to Hancock county, Ohio; here they lived till 1856, when they came to this county and settled in Indianola, where he remained two years; he then settled on the farm where he now lives; he has been twice married, first November 9, 1844, to Miss Harriet Burgiss, a native of Ohio, who died July 3, 1866, leaving a family of eleven children: Fannie J., Albert T., Phebe, Etna A., John W., James H., living, and Wm. H., and Thornton E. (twins), Sarah J., Infant, and Ava Ann, are deceased; he was married again February 25, 1869, to Miss Susan E. Clark, a native of Ohio; by this union he has six children: Delphius C., Minnie M., Isabelle J., Geo. W., Bertha A., and Henry A., all living.
Source: History of Warren County, Iowa, containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, & etc., Union Historical Co.; Des Moines, IA, 1879, p.644