Baker, Henry (of Central IL)

Born: 1805-03-28 Tennessee

Died: 1888-11-04 Missouri

Flourished: 1830-1836 Sangamon County, Illinois

In 1830, Baker married Eliza Short and they lived in Sangamon County until at least 1836. They later relocated to Missouri. In 1860, the Bakers lived in Barry County, Missouri, where Henry was a farmer. The family employed a domestic servant, and Henry owned $900 worth of real estate and $1,000 worth of personal property.

U.S. Census Office, Fifth Census of the United States (1830), Sangamon County, IL, 134; Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, Sangamon County, 28 February 1830, Illinois State Archives, Springfield, IL; U.S. Census Office, Eighth Census of the United States (1860), Barry County, MO, 27; Gravestone, Kirk Cemetery, Seneca, MO; Petition of John Hines and Others to the Sangamon County Commissioners’ Court.