Hardin County OhArchives Biographies.....Baker, Abe 1841 - 
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Author: Warner, Beers & Co.

   ABE BAKER, farmer, P O. Kenton, was born in Kenton, Ohio, March 6, 1841, and
is a son of Levi and Sarah (Delp) Baker. His father was born in Virginia, June
5, 1812; his mother in Pennsylvania, October 1, 1818. They were married in
Seneca County, Ohio, in October, 1836, where their parents had moved in the year
1834. In 1840, Levi Baker and family came to Kenton, soon after removed on a
farm, and in 1845 came to Buck Township, where he lived on the Mentzer farm
until 1848, when he removed to the Price farm, and finally, in 1859, settled on
the farm now owned by our subject. He died at the last-named place in June,
1861. He had cleared fifty-two acres of land which he had purchased on first
coming to the township. For twenty years he belonged to the Methodist Episcopal
Church. Of the nine children he had six are living. The subject of this sketch
is the eldest and only son living. He was reared on a farm, and assisted his
father in clearing up the farm. On November 7, 1861, he enlisted in Company B.
Eighty-second Ohio Volunteer Infantry; served on the Potomac until 1863, when he
was transferred to the Cumberland Army. He fought at Gettysburg under McDowell
was detailed as wagon master, in which position he remained until the close of
the war. He was with Sherman in the Atlanta campaign and on the march to the
sea, and received his discharge July, 1865. On his return home he engaged in
farming. On July 12, 1866, he was married to Louisa E., daughter of David and
Rebecca Cline, and a native of Fairfield County, Ohio, born January 5, 1847.
Five children blessed this union-Rebecca P., Clara B., Otis F.. Loretta R. and
Lester A. Mr. Baker and his wife attend the Methodist Episcopal Church. In
politics, Mr. Baker is a Democrat, and has never held office. He is occupied in
farming and stock-raising, making Poland-China hogs a specialty of the latter.

Additional Comments:
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"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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