Georgia Biographies Baptist Joseph S. Baker File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Barbara Winge barbarawinge@yahoo.com http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm Georgia Table of Contents: Ref: HISTORY OF THE BAPTIST DENOMINATION IN GEORGIA; BIOGRAPHICAL COMPENDIUM AND PORTRAIT GALLERY OF BAPTIST MINISTERS AND OTHER GEORGIA BAPTIST, 1881, Jas. P. Harrison & Co., Atlanta, GA, JOSEPH S. BAKER Joseph S. Baker was born in Liberty county, Georgia, on the 17th of August, 1798. He was the only son of his mother, although he had several half-brothers, children of his father by a former marriage. One of these, Rev. Daniel Baker, D. D. was a distinguised Presbyterian preacher and a great revivalist When a boy, Dr. Jos. S. Baker was sent to the best schools in Liberty county, and even at that time this county was celebrated for its educational advantages. His mother died before he was grown, and from her and his grandmother he inherited considerable property. Having ample means he went to Yale College, where he remained a year or two, but from some cause becoming dissatistied, he transferred his sphere of study to Hampden Sidney in Virginia... He studied medicine, and received the degree of M. D. He located in Virginia, where he commenced the practice of medicine, and there married Miss McRobert. ... He finally concluded to give up all for Christ, and to trust God to take care of him in this world, as well as in the world to come... On account of his wife's health, Dr. Baker left Norfolk with the view of coming South, and while on his way to Alabama to visit relations, received a call to the church in Columbus, Georgia, which he accepted and located in that city the first of the year 1840. About the middle ot the year his wife died, levaing him two sons, both of whom preceded him to the grave. In 1842 he married Mrs. Sarah R. Bennett, of Liberty county, Georgia... He took charge of THE CHRISTIAN INDEX... ...January, 1849, and removed to Altanta... started a small newspaper, "The atlanta Luminary," and afterwards, the "Atlanta Intelligencer-" the first newspaper ever published in the Gate City. ...and in 1863, having received a call from the church at Monticell, Florida, he removed there and served them until the close of the war. That was his last pastorate. In 1865 he moved to Quitman, Georgia, where his wife's son lived, and continued to reside in or near that place until his death, on the 23d day of July 1877.... Ref: HISTORY OF THE BAPTIST DENOMINATION IN GEORGIA, 1881, pp. 18-22. ======================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for FREE access. ==============