Baker, Elder John W

Elder John White Baker

Born 9/11/1839 in Fayette, AL

Died 3/3/1924 in Dale, Caldwell County, TX

Buried 3//5/1924

Veteran

Father: William B. Baker b: 24 JAN 1804 in Wilkerson Co., Georgia; d: 17 Nov 1870, Highsmith, TX
Mother: Vashti White b: 22 JAN 1809 in Fayette Co., Alabama; d, 17 June 1867, Highsmith, TX

Marriage 1: Mary Elizabeth "Betty" Reed b: 3 APR 1843 in Arkansas; d. 27 FEB 1902, McMahan, TX
Children:
1. Francis Ann Baker b: 21 AUG 1865 in Caldwell Co., Texas
2. Mary Lucinda Baker b: OCT 1867 in Caldwell Co., Texas
3. William "Billie" Baker b: 9 FEB 1870 in Caldwell County, Texas
4. Robert Daniel baker b: MAR 1871 in Caldwell Co., Texas
5. James Milton Baker b: 3 NOV 1872 in Caldwell Co., Texas
6. Matthew Thomas Baker b: 12 NOV 1874 in Caldwell Co., Texas
7. Andrew Jackson "Jack" Baker b: 17 DEC 1878 in Caldwell Co., Texas
8. Arminta Elizabeth Baker b: 26 JUN 1882 in Caldwell Co., Texas

Marriage 2: Amanda Ellen Powell b: ABT 1883 in Texas •Married: 27 APR 1913 in Caldwell Co., Texas

Children:
1. Ruby Faye Baker b: 11 FEB 1914 in Caldwell Co., Texas
2. John Monroe "Little John" Baker , Jr. b: 10 APR 1916 in Caldwell Co., Texas

Burial Location

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Grave is located on east side of large Oak Tree in cemetery. Notices of his death appear in the Lockhart Post-Register newspaper, March 6, 1924. The March 13, 1924 issue of the same paper contains a tribute given by county judge M. U. Smith to the congregation at the First Baptist Church in Lockhart. John White Baker was a minister of the Primitive Baptist Church, and a pastor of the Bethel P. B. Church at McMahan.