Past and present of Jasper County, Iowa . athto success, and the comfortable competency and the high standing which henow enjoys is the result. Earnest perseverance, careful management and awillingness to work even in the face of obstacles—these are the elements whichbrought him prosperity, and while he has labored for his own advancement hehas at the same time ever been vigilant in his efforts to forward the generalinterests of the community. Mr. Baker was born of a sterling old family in Muscatine county, Iowa,November i, 1846, and there he grew to maturity and received his came
Past and present of Jasper County, Iowa . athto success, and the comfortable competency and the high standing which henow enjoys is the result. Earnest perseverance, careful management and awillingness to work even in the face of obstacles—these are the elements whichbrought him prosperity, and while he has labored for his own advancement hehas at the same time ever been vigilant in his efforts to forward the generalinterests of the community. Mr. Baker was born of a sterling old family in Muscatine county, Iowa,November i, 1846, and there he grew to maturity and received his came to Jasper county in 1869 and settled in Clear Creek township andhere he has resided continuously to the present day. He is the son of Harveyand Harriet (Freeman) Baker, both born in Ohio, the father in Clermontcounty, and they grew to maturity there, married and spent their early years,coming to Muscatine county, Iowa, later in life, where they both died. Theirfamily consisted of three sons and two daughters, namely: George, of Musca-. B. F. BAKER JASPER COUNTY, IOWA. I297 tine, Iowa; B. F., of this sketch: Marietta Gatton, of Bozeinan. Montana; , who lives on the old home farm in Muscatine county; Laura A. Mallicoat,who lives east of Newton, Iowa. The older brother was born in Marioncounty, Indiana, where the family lived a number of years, before coming west,and the younger ones were born in Muscatine county Iowa. B. F. Baker was married on September 2, 1873, to Jane E. Crawford,w hu was born in Ohio, September 8, 1853, and whose death occurred in Jaspercounty, Iowa, March 20, 1896. She was one of a family of two sons and fourdaughters, namely: Mrs. Hannah Tramel of Ira, this county; Jane E., whomarried Mr. Baker, of this sketch; H. \\. Crawford of Lake City, Iowa;Mrs. Mary Campbell, of .\udubon county, Iowa; Mrs. Nellie Planalp and Crawford, both living at the town of Ira. To Mr. and Mrs. Baker a son and a daughter were born: Walter C,whose birth occurred on Marc
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