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Hance Baker Jr.

Birth
Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia, USA
Death
1875 (aged 72–73)
Cedar Bayou, Harris County, Texas, USA
Burial
Baytown, Harris County, Texas, USA Add to Map
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Parents:
Hance Baker ,Sr.
(1760 - 1831)
Rebecca Moseley
(~1769 - 1812)

siblings:
Gen. Moseley Baker
Frances Marguerite Marsden Baker
Rebecca Baker

With Gen. Moseley Baker, founded Cedar Bayou Methodist Church, Baytown, Texas

"In 1844, Texas pioneers gathered in the home of Hance Baker in the Cedar Bayou community in East Harris County to organize a Methodist Church under the direction of Robert Alexander, presiding elder of the Galveston District.

Among the nine charter members were Moseley Baker, an attorney, and his wife. Captain Moseley Baker had commanded the largest company at the battle of San Jacinto and in 1845 became a Methodist minister. His plantation, Evergreen, on the bay near Cedar Bayou later became the home of Dr. Ashbel Smith."
http://www.cedarbayougrace.org/about/history-of-cbumc


Hance Baker,Jr. and Anna Brown Baker, children:
Gardner Brown Baker
Catherine Hazel Baker
Elisabeth Moseley Baker
Moseley Baker
William Baker
Parents:
Hance Baker ,Sr.
(1760 - 1831)
Rebecca Moseley
(~1769 - 1812)

siblings:
Gen. Moseley Baker
Frances Marguerite Marsden Baker
Rebecca Baker

With Gen. Moseley Baker, founded Cedar Bayou Methodist Church, Baytown, Texas

"In 1844, Texas pioneers gathered in the home of Hance Baker in the Cedar Bayou community in East Harris County to organize a Methodist Church under the direction of Robert Alexander, presiding elder of the Galveston District.

Among the nine charter members were Moseley Baker, an attorney, and his wife. Captain Moseley Baker had commanded the largest company at the battle of San Jacinto and in 1845 became a Methodist minister. His plantation, Evergreen, on the bay near Cedar Bayou later became the home of Dr. Ashbel Smith."
http://www.cedarbayougrace.org/about/history-of-cbumc


Hance Baker,Jr. and Anna Brown Baker, children:
Gardner Brown Baker
Catherine Hazel Baker
Elisabeth Moseley Baker
Moseley Baker
William Baker


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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/88317739/hance-baker: accessed ), memorial page for Hance Baker Jr. (20 Sep 1802–1875), Find a Grave Memorial ID 88317739, citing Cedar Bayou United Methodist Church Cemetery, Baytown, Harris County, Texas, USA; Maintained by unknown (contributor 47026526).