Abednego Baker was a son of Edward and Sarah Weakley Baker, who had property in Lafayette and Linton townships. On 9 November 1837 in Tyler County, (West) Virginia, Abednego married Rachel Baker, a cousin, and their union produced seven children: Edward, Joseph, Martha, Isaiah Abednego, John D, Mary Elizabeth and Sarah. Joseph and Martha died young. Edward also died at a young age.
Abednego worked as a farmer and eventually had property of 100 acres in Coshocton County in Linton Township. Neither he nor his wife, Rachel, could read or write.
There are no enlistment papers in his Military Service Records at the National Archives, but the Company Descriptive Book lists Abednego Baker as 43, 5 feet 9 inches tall, with grey eyes, greyish hair and a dark complexion. The company muster rolls of Company B, 6th Independent Sharpshooters, are silent on where his combat service took place, stating only that he was present from February 1863 to March 1865. However, his unit was attached to the Headquarters of General Rosecrans and General Thomas with the Army of the Cumberland in Tennessee, and known as Thomas' Bodyguards.
After his muster-out in July 1865, Abednego went back to the farm. He was allowed to keep the Spencer rifle he used during his service with the Sharpshooters. Within three months after his muster-out, the family coped with the death of son, Isaiah Abednego, who died from disease contracted in service. Another son, John, returned to civilian life after over a year's service with the same company and regiment as his brother, Company H, 51st Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment.
Abednego Baker died of pneumonia at the age of 66 on 13 April 1885. By all accounts in his pension application file, he suffered a great deal from respiratory problems in the years prior to his death. In accordance with his will, Abednego's real property of 100 acres was divided among the three surviving children, John D. Baker; Mary Elizabeth Gaumer; and Sarah O. Baker.
Sources: Complete Civil War Military and Pension File of Abednego Baker, 6th Independent Company, Ohio Sharpshooters, National Archives of the United States, Washington, D. C.
Estate files of Abednego Baker and Edward Baker, Coshocton County Probate Court, Coshocton, Ohio.
This bio or photographs included with it may not be reproduced or linked to any personal or commercial website without written permission from the author/photographer.
Abednego worked as a farmer and eventually had property of 100 acres in Coshocton County in Linton Township. Neither he nor his wife, Rachel, could read or write.
There are no enlistment papers in his Military Service Records at the National Archives, but the Company Descriptive Book lists Abednego Baker as 43, 5 feet 9 inches tall, with grey eyes, greyish hair and a dark complexion. The company muster rolls of Company B, 6th Independent Sharpshooters, are silent on where his combat service took place, stating only that he was present from February 1863 to March 1865. However, his unit was attached to the Headquarters of General Rosecrans and General Thomas with the Army of the Cumberland in Tennessee, and known as Thomas' Bodyguards.
After his muster-out in July 1865, Abednego went back to the farm. He was allowed to keep the Spencer rifle he used during his service with the Sharpshooters. Within three months after his muster-out, the family coped with the death of son, Isaiah Abednego, who died from disease contracted in service. Another son, John, returned to civilian life after over a year's service with the same company and regiment as his brother, Company H, 51st Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment.
Abednego Baker died of pneumonia at the age of 66 on 13 April 1885. By all accounts in his pension application file, he suffered a great deal from respiratory problems in the years prior to his death. In accordance with his will, Abednego's real property of 100 acres was divided among the three surviving children, John D. Baker; Mary Elizabeth Gaumer; and Sarah O. Baker.
Sources: Complete Civil War Military and Pension File of Abednego Baker, 6th Independent Company, Ohio Sharpshooters, National Archives of the United States, Washington, D. C.
Estate files of Abednego Baker and Edward Baker, Coshocton County Probate Court, Coshocton, Ohio.
This bio or photographs included with it may not be reproduced or linked to any personal or commercial website without written permission from the author/photographer.
Abednego Baker was a son of Edward and Sarah Weakley Baker, who had property in Lafayette and Linton townships. On 9 November 1837 in Tyler County, (West) Virginia, Abednego married Rachel Baker, a cousin, and their union produced seven children: Edward, Joseph, Martha, Isaiah Abednego, John D, Mary Elizabeth and Sarah. Joseph and Martha died young. Edward also died at a young age.
Abednego worked as a farmer and eventually had property of 100 acres in Coshocton County in Linton Township. Neither he nor his wife, Rachel, could read or write.
There are no enlistment papers in his Military Service Records at the National Archives, but the Company Descriptive Book lists Abednego Baker as 43, 5 feet 9 inches tall, with grey eyes, greyish hair and a dark complexion. The company muster rolls of Company B, 6th Independent Sharpshooters, are silent on where his combat service took place, stating only that he was present from February 1863 to March 1865. However, his unit was attached to the Headquarters of General Rosecrans and General Thomas with the Army of the Cumberland in Tennessee, and known as Thomas' Bodyguards.
After his muster-out in July 1865, Abednego went back to the farm. He was allowed to keep the Spencer rifle he used during his service with the Sharpshooters. Within three months after his muster-out, the family coped with the death of son, Isaiah Abednego, who died from disease contracted in service. Another son, John, returned to civilian life after over a year's service with the same company and regiment as his brother, Company H, 51st Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment.
Abednego Baker died of pneumonia at the age of 66 on 13 April 1885. By all accounts in his pension application file, he suffered a great deal from respiratory problems in the years prior to his death. In accordance with his will, Abednego's real property of 100 acres was divided among the three surviving children, John D. Baker; Mary Elizabeth Gaumer; and Sarah O. Baker.
Sources: Complete Civil War Military and Pension File of Abednego Baker, 6th Independent Company, Ohio Sharpshooters, National Archives of the United States, Washington, D. C.
Estate files of Abednego Baker and Edward Baker, Coshocton County Probate Court, Coshocton, Ohio.
This bio or photographs included with it may not be reproduced or linked to any personal or commercial website without written permission from the author/photographer.
Abednego worked as a farmer and eventually had property of 100 acres in Coshocton County in Linton Township. Neither he nor his wife, Rachel, could read or write.
There are no enlistment papers in his Military Service Records at the National Archives, but the Company Descriptive Book lists Abednego Baker as 43, 5 feet 9 inches tall, with grey eyes, greyish hair and a dark complexion. The company muster rolls of Company B, 6th Independent Sharpshooters, are silent on where his combat service took place, stating only that he was present from February 1863 to March 1865. However, his unit was attached to the Headquarters of General Rosecrans and General Thomas with the Army of the Cumberland in Tennessee, and known as Thomas' Bodyguards.
After his muster-out in July 1865, Abednego went back to the farm. He was allowed to keep the Spencer rifle he used during his service with the Sharpshooters. Within three months after his muster-out, the family coped with the death of son, Isaiah Abednego, who died from disease contracted in service. Another son, John, returned to civilian life after over a year's service with the same company and regiment as his brother, Company H, 51st Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment.
Abednego Baker died of pneumonia at the age of 66 on 13 April 1885. By all accounts in his pension application file, he suffered a great deal from respiratory problems in the years prior to his death. In accordance with his will, Abednego's real property of 100 acres was divided among the three surviving children, John D. Baker; Mary Elizabeth Gaumer; and Sarah O. Baker.
Sources: Complete Civil War Military and Pension File of Abednego Baker, 6th Independent Company, Ohio Sharpshooters, National Archives of the United States, Washington, D. C.
Estate files of Abednego Baker and Edward Baker, Coshocton County Probate Court, Coshocton, Ohio.
This bio or photographs included with it may not be reproduced or linked to any personal or commercial website without written permission from the author/photographer.
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