John Norris Baker

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familysearch 1850 Harrison Fayette IN Census (John Baker KY farmer, Mary Baker KY, Elizabeth Baker 21 1829, Harrison Baker 20 1830, Harriet Baker 13 1837, James Baker 12 1838, Jane Baker 11 1839, David Baker 5 1845).

familysearch 1860 Fairview Fayette IN Census (John Baker 57 KY 1803 farmer, James Baker 22 IN 1838 farming, David Baker 13 IN 1847 farming, Eleanor Groves 47 KY 1813 farming).

familysearch 1870 Fairview Twp Fayette IN Census (Lydia Fox 60 VA 1810, Martha Fox 22 VA 1848, John Baker 67 KY 1803, David Baker 24 IN 1846, Sarah Kidd 36 PA 1834).

https://genealogytrails.com/ind/fayette/bios.html (JOHN BAKER John Baker, farmer, Fairview Township, was born in Bourbon County, Ky. , February 14, 1803. His parents, Abraham and Elizabeth (Fife) Baker, were natives of Maryland and Kentucky, respectively. Abraham Baker, born July 7, 1764, was a son of John and Mary Baker, who, in an early day, moved from Maryland to Kentucky, and there resided the balance of their days. His wife was a daughter of Abijah and Ellen Fife. They were married in Mason County, Ky., March 18, 1800, they settle in Bourbon County, Ky., remaining until 1824, when they moved to this county, where Mrs. Baker, died October 5, 1826. They had a family of eight children: David,John, Harrison, Mahala, Nancy, Ellen, Eliza, and Daniel. Mr. Baker subsequently married Margaret Stephens. They were exemplary members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. In politics Mr. Baker was a Jacksonian Democrat in early and middle life, but subsequently became a Whig. He died January 17, 1842. John, our subject, the second in the family, came with his parents to this county in 1824. In 1826 he returned to his native county and there married, December 12, same year. Mary Hannah, born in Bourbon County, Ky., October 30, 1801, daughter of Joseph Hannah, a notive of Ireland. To this union were born the following named children: Elizabeth, John H., Eliza M., Sarah M., Harriet, James S, Mary J., and David. In February following their marriage our subject and wife moved to this county,, settling on the farm where he has since resided. Mars. Baker died December 2, 1858. Our subject began life at the foot of the hill, but by judicious use of his time, and hard labor, he gradually worked his way up until he had amassed a landed estate of 260 acres. Aughts 7, 1882, h met with a painful accident, dislocating or breaking his hip bone, and has since been deprived of the use of his body. Politically hs is a Republican. SOURCE: Fayette County Library Barrows History of Fayette County, 1885 Pages 256 contributed by Kathy Keller.)