My maternal gr-gr-grandparents, Jonathan and Frances (Fanny) (Baker)
Overholtz resided in Henry Co, IN. If you connect with either of these two
family names I would love hearing from you. It would be great to fill in
some of the blanks. Maybe I can help you with your research.
Jo
kester(a)saber.udayton.edu
The Frederick Baker, Jr family had left PA for IN in 1846 and later moved to
KS from IN in 1878.
Many other family members remained in Henry Co area.
The Baker family came to Henry Co, IN from Lancaster, PA in 1849, settling
in the vicinity of New Lisbon and New Castle, where John BAKER, uncle of
Frederick Baker, had come when the land was first "opened" for settlement in
1820.
Descendants of ? BAKER
1 ? BAKER
.. +? ?
......... 2 Frederick BAKER, Sr b: in ?, Lancaster, PA
............. +Elizabeth KERSWELL b: in ?, Lancaster, PA
.................... 3 Elias BAKER b: Unknown in Lancaster, Lancaster, PA
d: Unknown
........................ +Hetty Woods
.................... 3 Mary BAKER b: Unknown in ?, Henry, IN d: Unknown
........................ +Lee
.................... 3 Sarah BAKER b: Unknown d: Unknown
........................ +Lee
.................... 3 William BAKER b: 1816
........................ +Lucy ? d: in New Castle, Henry, IN
.................... 3 Joshuah/John BAKER b: 1818
.................... 3 Catherine BAKER b: 1820 in Lancaster, Lancaster, PA
........................ +Noah Hart
.................... 3 Frederick BAKER, Jr b: May 17, 1822 in ?,
Lancaster, PA d: June 08, 1903 in Great Bend, Barton, KS
........................ +Mary ECKERT/ECKERCK b: December 14, 1823 in ?,
Lancaster, PA m: October 10, 1844 in Lancaster, Lancaster, PA d: May 27,
1908 in Great Bend, Barton, KS
.................... 3 Ephraim BAKER b: July 14, 1825 in Lancaster,
Lancaster, PA d: October 08, 1909 in Richmond, Wayne, IN
........................ +Roberta Butler b: in New Castle, Henry, IN
.................... 3 Frances "Fanny" BAKER b: December 25, 1831 in
Lancaster, PA d: September 28, 1892 in New Lisbon, Henry, IN
........................ +Jonathan OVERHOLTZ b: March 18, 1822 in Camden,
Preble, OH m: December 24, 1851 in Camden, Preble, OH d: September 15, 1908
in New Lisbon, Henry, IN
......... 2 John BAKER d: in ?,Henry, IN
............. +?
.................... 3 Thomas BAKER b: 1836 in IN d: 1928 in Clinton Co,
IN
......... 2 William BAKER
......... 2 ? BAKER
......... 2 ? BAKER
......... 2 ? BAKER
......... 2 ? BAKER
Descendants of Frederick BAKER, Jr
1 Frederick BAKER, Jr b: May 17, 1822 in ?, Lancaster, PA d: June 08,
1903 in Great Bend, Barton, KS
.. +Mary ECKERT/ECKERCK b: December 14, 1823 in ?, Lancaster, PA m: October
10, 1844 in Lancaster, Lancaster, PA d: May 27, 1908 in Great Bend, Barton,
KS
......... 2 Samuel BAKER b: February 06, 1846 in ?, Lancaster, PA d:
February 09, 1846 in ?, Lancaster, PA
......... 2 William BAKER b: May 28, 1847 in ?, Lancaster, PA d: 1920 in
Montfort, WI
............. +Amelia Dilger
......... 2 Nathaniel BAKER b: July 02, 1850 in New Castle, Henry, IN d:
December 30, 1920 in Huntington, IN
He was living in Huntington, IN in 1911.
......... 2 Noah BAKER b: March 23, 1852 in New Castle, Henry, IN d: June
17, 1871 in New Castle, Henry, IN
He died unexpectedly at age 19 years. He had just come in the house from a
day in the field when stricken. Their home was between New Lisbon and New
Castle. He is buried in the old Leakey "graveyard" along the roadside near
New Castle.
......... 2 Frederick BAKER III b: February 15, 1853 in New Castle, Henry,
IN d: July 18, 1911 in Great Bend, Barton, KS
............. +Emma A. BLACK b: December 08, 1866 in AR m: 1892 in ?, ?, AR
d: November 10, 1943 in Great Bend, Barton, KS
......... 2 Mary Ann BAKER b: May 07, 1857 in New Castle, Henry, IN d: in
Grand Rapids, MI
............. +John ANTHONY b: in Cincinnati, Hamilton, OH
She was living in Sandy, Oh in 1911.
......... 2 John BAKER b: May 14, 1857 in New Castle, Henry, IN d: in
Bentonville, AR
......... 2 Joseph BAKER b: August 28, 1860 in New Castle, Henry, IN d:
in AR
......... 2 Frances BAKER b: December 17, 1862 in New Castle, Henry, IN
d: January 10, 1941 in Portland, OR
............. +Frank KRUMM
......... 2 David Wilson BAKER b: February 15, 1864 in New Castle, Henry,
IN d: June 14, 1948 in Great Bend, Barton, KS
............. +Bertha C. PRIEST b: February 10, 1868 in Millbrook, Wayne,
OH m: August 25, 1889 in Vaughn, Benton, AR d: July 16, 1932 in Great Bend,
Barton, KS
David was born in a log cabin five miles from New Castle, IN.
......... 2 Lucinda BAKER b: September 08, 1866 in New Castle, Henry, IN
d: 1955 in Great Bend, Barton, KS
............. +Robert C. McMULLEN, Sr b: 1862 in New Castle, Henry, IN m:
February 24, 1884 in Great Bend, Barton, KS d: 1920 in Great Bend, Barton,
KS
......... 2 Frank BAKER b: March 14, 1873 in New Castle, Henry, IN d: in
AR
............. +Kate Null m: in Bentonville, AR