George Washington Baker was born 13 Jun 1838 in Maury Co., Tennessee. He was the third son of Robert and Mary (Humphrey) Baker. George died 13 Jun 1930 in Parker Co., Texas and was buried in Brock Cemetery.
George married Sarah Margaret Harbison (sister of Darcus Harbison) on 14 Oct 1860 in Maury Co., Tennessee. Sarah was the daughter of Reverend John Alexander and Nancy (Strain) Harbison. She was born 24 Mar 1841 and died 26 Jun 1929 in Parker Co., Texas.
During the Civil War George served in Co. K, 48th Tennessee Infantry along with his brothers. He was captured in Dec 1863 in Georgia and sent to the prison camp in Rock Island, Illinois. He survived the small pox outbreak that killed his two brothers and following the war in 1865 he signed an oath of allegiance to the United States and was released to return home. In 1865 he was described as 5’9” tall, with a light complexion, dark hair and grey eyes.
George, a farmer, and his family appear in the 1880 U.S. census in Maury Co., Tennessee, but shortly thereafter he moved his family to Parker Co., Texas and settled in the southern part of that county where he lived out his life. In 1925 he applied for and received a pension based on his Civil War service from the state of Texas.
George W. and Sarah M. (Harbison) Baker were the parents of the following children:
· John Robert Baker, born 2 Dec 1861 in Tennessee, died 24 Feb 1942 in Parker Co., Texas and was buried in Spring Creek Cemetery. He married Margaret Elizabeth Pickard on 28 Jul 1887 in Parker Co., Texas.
· William Dickson Baker, born 11 Jun 1863 in Maury Co., Tennessee, died 20 Jan 1939 in Parker Co., Texas and was buried in Brock Cemetery. He married Mary Love Barnett on 2 Nov 1891 in Parker Co., Texas. They were the parents of two children.
· Mary D. Baker, born Feb 1865 in Tennessee, died 20 Mar 1950 in Somerton, Yuma, Arizona and was buried in Yuma Cemetery. She married George E. Newman on 15 Dec 1886 in Parker Co., Texas. They were the parents of four children.
· Oliver Green Baker, born 20 Feb 1868 in Tennessee, died 18 Jul 1960 in Dallas, Texas and was buried in East Greenwood Cemetery in Parker Co., Texas. He married Maggie Ola Custer on 12 Feb 1910 in Parker Co., Texas. They were the parents of five children.
· Emily Candis Baker, born 10 Apr 1870 in Tennessee, died 8 Mar 1957 in Parker Co., Texas and was buried in East Greenwood Cemetery. She married 1) J.Z. Buckner on 3 Aug 1890 in Parker Co., Texas; 2) someone named Granstaff.
· Sarah Baker, born about 1872 in Tennessee. Nothing more has been found about her.
· George Alexander Baker, born 26 Oct 1876 in Tennessee, died 2 Dec 1952 in Odessa, Ector, Texas and was buried in Brock Cemetery in Parker Co., Texas. He married Geneva Storm on 20 Aug 1899 in Parker Co., Texas. They were the parents of four children.
· Fannie Mildred Baker, born 21 Feb 1878 in Tennessee, died 4 Apr 1938 in Marlin, Falls, Texas and was buried in Oakland Cemetery in Parker Co., Texas. She married Robert Bruce Dennis on 24 Mar 1901 in Parker Co., Texas. They were the parents of one child.
· Lucy M. Baker, born May 1883 in Texas, died 15 Apr 1957 in Parker Co., Texas and was buried in East Greenwood Cemetery. She married Robert Lee Dobbs on 8 Dec 1903 in Parker Co., Texas. They were the parents of three children.
· Millie A. Baker, born Jan 1886 in Texas. Nothing more has been found about her.
(Sources available upon request)
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