Henderson Baker:  Knott and Perry Co. Kentucky 

                         Civil War Pension Application
                         Exerpts from pension #428744

First Document:

State of Kentucky, County of Knott, SS: On this 24 day of July, A.D. one 
thousand eight hundred and ninety personally appeared before me, a clerk, 
of the Knott Co. a Court of Record within and for the County and State 
aforesaid Henderson Baker, aged 62 years, who, being duly sworn according to
law, declares that he is the identical Henderson Baker who was enrolled as a 
Pvt. on the 2th day of Jan, 1862 in Company D, of the 19th Regiment of Ky. 
Inft. commanded by Capt A. E. Adams and was honorably discharged at 
Louisville on the 26 day of Jan, 1865. 

Second Document:

DECLARATION FOR PENSION
State of Kentucky, County of Laurel,SS: On this 24th day of May, one 
thousand nine hundred and Twelve, personally appeared before me, a Notary 
Public, withing and for the county and State aforesaid, Henderson Baker, 
who, being duly sworn according to law, declares that he is 83 years of age,
and a resident of Fariston, county of Laurel, State of Kentucky; and that he
is the identical person who was enrolled at Harrodsburg, Ky., on the 2nd day
of January, 1862, as a private in Co.B, 19th Reg., Ky. Inft. Vols. in the 
service of the United Stated in the Civil War, and was honorably discharged 
at Louisville, Ky, on the 26th of January, 1865.

That he was not employed in the military or naval service of the United 
States otherwise than as stated above. That his personal description at 
enlistment was as follows: Height, 5 feet 7 inches; complexion, dark; color 
of eyes, brown; color of hair, black; and that his occupation was, a farmer;
that he was born Dec. 18, 1828 at Perry County, Ky.

That his places of residence since leaving the service have been as follows:
Perry County, Ky., 1865 to 1889; Knott Co., Ky. 1889 to 1904; Laurel County,
Ky., 1904 to present time.

Signed:
Henderson (X) Baker

Attest:
David O. Gibson
George Hayes

G. P. Combs, Clerk of the Knott Co. Court

Third Document:
Pension Office, April 5, 1915
1. Date and place of birth: Dec. 18, 1828, Perry Co., Ky.
Name of organizations in which you served: 19th KY. Reg., Co.D, Mississippi 
                                           Division
2. What was your post office at enlistment: Hazard Perry Co., Ky.
3. State your wife's full name and her maiden name: Barbary Ellen Baker/
                                                    Barbary Ellen Cress
4. When, where, and by whom were you married?: June 18, 1866 by James Tomas, 
                                               Perry Co., Ky.
5. Is there any official record?: Don't know,Court House burned down.
6. Were you previously married?: Yes, Rose Tomas abt 1852. Divorced in Perry 
                                 Co. Ky., 1866
7. State names and dates of birth of all children, living or dead:
George Baker, b 1857, Johana Baker, Jan. 27, 1855, Lucinda Baker, 1861- 
first wife's children. 
Ransom Baker b. 1868, Jane Baker b. 1870, Mary and Martha Baker b. 1873, 
Sarah Baker b. 1877, Boyd Baker b. 1880, Jasper Baker b. 1883 -
Children by second wife.

This second day of April 1915 
Henderson (X) Baker
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Submitted by:  Norma Adams 
   njadams@erinet.com
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