Individual Details

Caleb Baker

(23 Mar 1813 - 16 Jun 1886)

Caleb Baker was born in NC but raised in KY. While living in KY, Caleb and his wife built a boat with a cabin on it. They traveled the riverways to Little Rock, AR. Then went overland to Chillicothe, Missouri. From there they traveled to Boles, AR. All their children were born there. During the Civil Was two of Caleb's sons were sent to a training camp in Houston County, TX where they met the Pennington family and three of Caleb's brothers married into the family of Richard Pennington. Around 1866 after the war, Caleb and his wife moved to Collin County, TX

Events

Birth23 Mar 1813Ashe County, North Carolina, United States
Marriage1832Cumberland Co, Kentucky, United States - Ellendor Dorcas Holcomb
Death16 Jun 1886Mercersgap, Texas, United States
BurialBlue Ridge, Collin, Texas, United States

Families

SpouseEllendor Dorcas Holcomb (1815 - 1880)
ChildMelissa Jane Baker (1835 - 1871)
ChildJosephus Oliver Baker (1837 - 1908)
ChildHenry Baker (1842 - 1926)
ChildSolomon Baker (1843 - 1897)
ChildZadock Baker ( - )
ChildAndrew Jackson Baker (1851 - 1936)
ChildWalter Ferrell Baker (1856 - 1939)
ChildMary Columbia Baker (1058 - 1906)
FatherSolomon Baker (1770 - 1847)
MotherMourning Dove Calloway (1774 - 1830)
SiblingRev Joseph Solomon Baker (1801 - 1859)
SiblingJohanna Baker (1804 - 1870)
SiblingJohn Baker (1805 - )
SiblingAndrew Jackson Baker (1807 - 1886)
SiblingHenry Baker (1809 - 1867)
SiblingSabrina Baker (1815 - )

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