Hardin County OhArchives Biographies.....Baker, James M. 1824 - 
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Author: Warner & Beers (1883)

JAMES M. BAKER, farmer, P. O. Kenton, was born in what was then Brooke County,
Va., October 19, 1824. His parents, Morris and Mary (Connard) Baker, were
Virginians, and were there married, coming to Hardin County, Ohio, in 1836, when
James was thirteen years of age. His father entered 160 acres of land in Section
8, Goshen Township, on which he erected a cabin, and there spent his pioneer
days. For their bread, they were obliged to go to West Liberty, Champaign
County, taking axes along there being no roads, and as no feed could be procured
for the teams, the latter were worked only part of the day and then turned out
in the woods. No roads were then built to Kenton. Mrs. Baker died in 1849, and
Mr. Baker in 1873. The subject of this sketch was reared in a family of eight
children, of whom five were boys and three were girls. After helping to clear
the old home, he started out in life for himself. and bought seventy acres of
land in Section 7, Goshen Township. He has been a prosperous farmer, adding acre
to acre until he now owns 585 acres, mostly improved land, all paid for. He was
married, January 9, 1851, to Miss Susanna, daughter of Thomas and Mary Scott. By
this marriage the following children have been born, viz.: Chester J., born
August 18, 1853; Mathew A., born September 11, 1855: Mary E., born September 9,
1857; Guernsey M., born October 20, 1859; Sarah J., born August 22, 1863; Eva
R., born January 5, 1866, and Robinson, born July 6, 1868. Mrs. Baker was born
on September 27, 1831. Her parents were born near Wooster, Ohio, and died in
Wyandot County, Ohio, on the farm which they had entered. Mr. Baker has been
Township Clerk several terms, Trustee for eight or nine years, and School
Director almost continuously.



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Goshen Township

Excerpt from

"The History of Hardin County, Ohio"
           containing
A HISTORY OF THE COUNTY; ITS TOWNSHIPS, TOWNS, CHURCHES,
 SCHOOLS, ETC.; GENERAL AND LOCAL STATISTICS; MILITARY
   RECORD; PORTRAITS OF EARLY SETTLERS AND PROMINENT
         MEN; HISTORY OF NORTHWEST TERRITORY;
             HISTORY OF OHIO; MISCELLANEOUS
                  MATTERS, ETC., ETC.

              CHICAGO: WARNER, BEERS & CO.
                          1883

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