Historical encyclopedia of Illinois, ed . nuing his real-estate operationsin the meantime. In 1865 he entered upon thepractice of law in partnership with Mr. Neece,under the firm name of Baker & Neece. In1S77 he was elected County Judge, and was re-elected in 1882. As a citizen. Judge Baker maintained a highstanding, and, as a jurist, was clear, firm andimpartial. He possessed in a marked degreethose qualities which fitted him for the judi-cial function. On March 2, 1843, Judge Bakerwas united in marriage to Isabella Hempstead,a daughter of Stephen Hempstead. She wasborn In Missouri, and came
Historical encyclopedia of Illinois, ed . nuing his real-estate operationsin the meantime. In 1865 he entered upon thepractice of law in partnership with Mr. Neece,under the firm name of Baker & Neece. In1S77 he was elected County Judge, and was re-elected in 1882. As a citizen. Judge Baker maintained a highstanding, and, as a jurist, was clear, firm andimpartial. He possessed in a marked degreethose qualities which fitted him for the judi-cial function. On March 2, 1843, Judge Bakerwas united in marriage to Isabella Hempstead,a daughter of Stephen Hempstead. She wasborn In Missouri, and came to Illinois when achild. Four children resulted from their union,namely: Clara A., wife of C. V. Chandler;Mary C, widow of E. L. Wells; Isabella, wife ofGeorge D. Tunnicliff. an attorney, of Macomb,and Joseph H. Judge Bakers decease occurredDecember 31. 1891. In politics. Judge Baker was an unswervingDemocrat and cast his first vote for StephenA. Douglas, candidate for Congress in belief, he was a Universalist, and. ^^e-rtJ^/U-, fi:-^**^^^ HISTORY OF Mcdonough county. 821 was identified with the church of that denom-ination in Macomb. Fraternally, he was oneof the first members of the I. O. O. F. in thecity of his residence. While not demonstra-tive or aggressive in his mental characteris-tics, the subject of this review was a man ofremarkable self-poise, lucid in perception andvigorous in logical deduction, and occupied arank second to few, if any, in the admirablesuccession of jurists who have adorned the pro-fession ot law in McDonough County. BALL, Ira D., founder of the carriage andwagon-making establishment of Ball Brothers,in Bushnell, McDonough County, 111., is a nativeof the State of New Jersey, who, coming toBushnell in ISCS. there enga>ied in the businessof wagon-making. This he followed for manyyears, and, as his sons grew up they becameassociated with him in the enterprise, whichhas constantly increased in its wife of Mr. Ball
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