Biographical Sketch of B. F. Baker, Crawford Township, Buchanan County, MO >From "History of Buchanan County, Missouri, Published 1881, St. Joseph Steam Printing Company, Printers, Binders, Etc., St. Joseph, Missouri. ********************************************************************** B. F. Baker, farmer and miller, sections 5 and 6, postoffice DeKalb, was born in Buchanan County, Missouri, August 12, 1846, and received a good common school education. He was married April 5, 1874, to Miss Maggie Robinson, a native of Missouri, born May 13, 1857. They had four children: Beulah, born September 25, 1875; Verna, born April 3, 1877; Viola, born September 3, 1878; James, born July 3, 1880; all are living. Mr. Baker owns 190 acres of land, all under fence and in a good state of cultivation. He devotes most of his time to the milling business at Halleck. He is a Mason and a member of the I.O.O.F. He has made all he possesses since the war. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Penny Harrell ====================================================================