Husband of Eleanor Prather (Ellen) Austin, married in Austin, TX June 15, 1859 (Travis County Marriage Records). San Saba County Death Records incorrectly spell his middle name as "Lewis". James Louis Baker is listed as an Ancestor by the Daughters of the Republic, as well as his father and mother. His daughter, Frances Hancock Baker, was the first family member of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas.
Father: James H. Baker, b. June 10, 1800, Bedford (Rutherford) County, TN., and d. February 15, 1854, Onion Creek, Travis County, TX. He was one of Sam Houston's men and a Texas Founder and Patriot.
Mother: Frances Hancock, b. January 21, 1804, Franklin County, VA, and d. July 1884, Onion Creek, Travis County, TX (their family farm).
James and Frances moved their family, including James L. "Jim" Baker, to Texas from Tennessee in 1837, settled temporarily in Washington County, and moved to Bastrop County in 1838. In 1840 the family established a farm on Onion Creek, eight miles from Austin. (The New Handbook of Texas, Volume 1, The Texas State Historical Association 1996) The 1850 Census for Travis Co, TX reflected James L Baker (21) in his parent's household.
James Louis Baker and his younger brother, George Allen Baker, drove 6,000 head of cattle from the family ranch on Onion Creek to land given to their father, for fighting for the Republic of Texas, in San Saba County and located near San Saba in what came to be known as Baker Valley (The New Handbook of Texas, Volume 1, The Texas State Historical Association 1996). James H. Baker and family had a unique "B" Baker brand that was well known in Texas and listed in the top brands. The Census for San Saba Co, TX for 1860 reflected James L and Ellen Baker age 28 & 20 respectively. The 1870 Census for San Saba Co, TX reflected James L Baker (41), Ellen P Baker (31), Olga Pope Baker (8), Austin T. Baker (5), and Euphemia A Baker (2).
In 1873 James "Jim" and George Baker registered the "Lazy F" brand in Travis Co, TX, using it on their ranch near Trinidad, CO (Cimarron ranch), after they moved a sizable herd there from San Saba Co, TX. The Baker brothers subsequently moved approximately 3,000 head of cattle from the Cimarron ranch herd in 1877 to the Panhandle of Texas, forming the "Lazy F" or "Quitaque Ranch" which consisted of approximately 140,000 acres in Briscoe, Floyd and Hall Counties. In 1882 the Baker brothers sold the Lazy F (Quitaque) ranch, the Lazy F brand, and 20,000 head of cattle, and line shacks near Quitaque, TX to Charles Goodnight for John George and Cornelia Adair from Ireland. The Baker Brothers agreed to the sale in 1880, but title wasn't perfected and closing didn't occur until 1882. John Adair owned the adjoining "JA" ranch with Charles Goodnight. The Baker brothers and their families returned to San Saba Co, TX.
The 1880 Census for Trinidad, CO reflected J.L. Baker (51), Ellen Baker (41), Olga Pope Baker (18), T.A. Baker (15), Nellie Baker (15), Euphie Baker (11), Frankie Baker (9), James Baker (5) and Mary Baker (11 m).
The Southwest Plainsman, Amarillo, TX, on Saturday, March 20, 1926 published an article by Charles Goodnight titled "How the Great JA Ranch was Started". In the article, Mr. Goodnight states "Adair got me to buy the Quitaque Ranch for Mrs. Adiar and I did so, paying $.22 an acre. Then the next spring the block the herd of cattle, some 3,000 head. The Quitaque Ranch was owned by a Tennessean named Baker. I had met him sometime before and he was looking for somebody to move his cattle from somewhere in Colorado down to his ranch. I told him that my brother-in-law, Lee Dyer, was a good man and he would move them. Dyer brought them down and then kept them for a year."
The Dyer Brothers - Leigh and Walter By Annie Dyer Nunn (Daughter of Leigh Dyer) 1969
"South of the JA ranch, owned by Goodnight and Adair, was the Quitaque ranch in Briscoe County, owned by a man named Baker. In 1882, Goodnight bought this ranch for the Adairs. It was huge setup, with 500 sections of land and 20,000 head of cattle. Lazy F was the brand. Goodnight wanted Leigh Dyer to take over the management of the ranch, which he did."
In 1936 The Texas State Historical Association erected a Historical Marker located in Gray Mule Cemetery, Gray Mule Texas, Briscoe County regarding the Baker Brothers (James L. & George A.) who founded the Quitaque Ranch ("Lazy F") and sold it to Charles Goodnight and the Adairs. A picture of the marker it shown in the upper right corner. The marker was placed at the site of the original Quitaque Ranch Headquarters.
The 1900 San Saba Co, TX Census reflected James L Baker (70), Ellen P Baker (61), James C Baker (19), Marie Baker (19), and Blanche Baker (15).
By Perry Baker Hall, Esq. His Great Great Grandson
Father: James H. Baker, b. June 10, 1800, Bedford (Rutherford) County, TN., and d. February 15, 1854, Onion Creek, Travis County, TX. He was one of Sam Houston's men and a Texas Founder and Patriot.
Mother: Frances Hancock, b. January 21, 1804, Franklin County, VA, and d. July 1884, Onion Creek, Travis County, TX (their family farm).
James and Frances moved their family, including James L. "Jim" Baker, to Texas from Tennessee in 1837, settled temporarily in Washington County, and moved to Bastrop County in 1838. In 1840 the family established a farm on Onion Creek, eight miles from Austin. (The New Handbook of Texas, Volume 1, The Texas State Historical Association 1996) The 1850 Census for Travis Co, TX reflected James L Baker (21) in his parent's household.
James Louis Baker and his younger brother, George Allen Baker, drove 6,000 head of cattle from the family ranch on Onion Creek to land given to their father, for fighting for the Republic of Texas, in San Saba County and located near San Saba in what came to be known as Baker Valley (The New Handbook of Texas, Volume 1, The Texas State Historical Association 1996). James H. Baker and family had a unique "B" Baker brand that was well known in Texas and listed in the top brands. The Census for San Saba Co, TX for 1860 reflected James L and Ellen Baker age 28 & 20 respectively. The 1870 Census for San Saba Co, TX reflected James L Baker (41), Ellen P Baker (31), Olga Pope Baker (8), Austin T. Baker (5), and Euphemia A Baker (2).
In 1873 James "Jim" and George Baker registered the "Lazy F" brand in Travis Co, TX, using it on their ranch near Trinidad, CO (Cimarron ranch), after they moved a sizable herd there from San Saba Co, TX. The Baker brothers subsequently moved approximately 3,000 head of cattle from the Cimarron ranch herd in 1877 to the Panhandle of Texas, forming the "Lazy F" or "Quitaque Ranch" which consisted of approximately 140,000 acres in Briscoe, Floyd and Hall Counties. In 1882 the Baker brothers sold the Lazy F (Quitaque) ranch, the Lazy F brand, and 20,000 head of cattle, and line shacks near Quitaque, TX to Charles Goodnight for John George and Cornelia Adair from Ireland. The Baker Brothers agreed to the sale in 1880, but title wasn't perfected and closing didn't occur until 1882. John Adair owned the adjoining "JA" ranch with Charles Goodnight. The Baker brothers and their families returned to San Saba Co, TX.
The 1880 Census for Trinidad, CO reflected J.L. Baker (51), Ellen Baker (41), Olga Pope Baker (18), T.A. Baker (15), Nellie Baker (15), Euphie Baker (11), Frankie Baker (9), James Baker (5) and Mary Baker (11 m).
The Southwest Plainsman, Amarillo, TX, on Saturday, March 20, 1926 published an article by Charles Goodnight titled "How the Great JA Ranch was Started". In the article, Mr. Goodnight states "Adair got me to buy the Quitaque Ranch for Mrs. Adiar and I did so, paying $.22 an acre. Then the next spring the block the herd of cattle, some 3,000 head. The Quitaque Ranch was owned by a Tennessean named Baker. I had met him sometime before and he was looking for somebody to move his cattle from somewhere in Colorado down to his ranch. I told him that my brother-in-law, Lee Dyer, was a good man and he would move them. Dyer brought them down and then kept them for a year."
The Dyer Brothers - Leigh and Walter By Annie Dyer Nunn (Daughter of Leigh Dyer) 1969
"South of the JA ranch, owned by Goodnight and Adair, was the Quitaque ranch in Briscoe County, owned by a man named Baker. In 1882, Goodnight bought this ranch for the Adairs. It was huge setup, with 500 sections of land and 20,000 head of cattle. Lazy F was the brand. Goodnight wanted Leigh Dyer to take over the management of the ranch, which he did."
In 1936 The Texas State Historical Association erected a Historical Marker located in Gray Mule Cemetery, Gray Mule Texas, Briscoe County regarding the Baker Brothers (James L. & George A.) who founded the Quitaque Ranch ("Lazy F") and sold it to Charles Goodnight and the Adairs. A picture of the marker it shown in the upper right corner. The marker was placed at the site of the original Quitaque Ranch Headquarters.
The 1900 San Saba Co, TX Census reflected James L Baker (70), Ellen P Baker (61), James C Baker (19), Marie Baker (19), and Blanche Baker (15).
By Perry Baker Hall, Esq. His Great Great Grandson
Husband of Eleanor Prather (Ellen) Austin, married in Austin, TX June 15, 1859 (Travis County Marriage Records). San Saba County Death Records incorrectly spell his middle name as "Lewis". James Louis Baker is listed as an Ancestor by the Daughters of the Republic, as well as his father and mother. His daughter, Frances Hancock Baker, was the first family member of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas.
Father: James H. Baker, b. June 10, 1800, Bedford (Rutherford) County, TN., and d. February 15, 1854, Onion Creek, Travis County, TX. He was one of Sam Houston's men and a Texas Founder and Patriot.
Mother: Frances Hancock, b. January 21, 1804, Franklin County, VA, and d. July 1884, Onion Creek, Travis County, TX (their family farm).
James and Frances moved their family, including James L. "Jim" Baker, to Texas from Tennessee in 1837, settled temporarily in Washington County, and moved to Bastrop County in 1838. In 1840 the family established a farm on Onion Creek, eight miles from Austin. (The New Handbook of Texas, Volume 1, The Texas State Historical Association 1996) The 1850 Census for Travis Co, TX reflected James L Baker (21) in his parent's household.
James Louis Baker and his younger brother, George Allen Baker, drove 6,000 head of cattle from the family ranch on Onion Creek to land given to their father, for fighting for the Republic of Texas, in San Saba County and located near San Saba in what came to be known as Baker Valley (The New Handbook of Texas, Volume 1, The Texas State Historical Association 1996). James H. Baker and family had a unique "B" Baker brand that was well known in Texas and listed in the top brands. The Census for San Saba Co, TX for 1860 reflected James L and Ellen Baker age 28 & 20 respectively. The 1870 Census for San Saba Co, TX reflected James L Baker (41), Ellen P Baker (31), Olga Pope Baker (8), Austin T. Baker (5), and Euphemia A Baker (2).
In 1873 James "Jim" and George Baker registered the "Lazy F" brand in Travis Co, TX, using it on their ranch near Trinidad, CO (Cimarron ranch), after they moved a sizable herd there from San Saba Co, TX. The Baker brothers subsequently moved approximately 3,000 head of cattle from the Cimarron ranch herd in 1877 to the Panhandle of Texas, forming the "Lazy F" or "Quitaque Ranch" which consisted of approximately 140,000 acres in Briscoe, Floyd and Hall Counties. In 1882 the Baker brothers sold the Lazy F (Quitaque) ranch, the Lazy F brand, and 20,000 head of cattle, and line shacks near Quitaque, TX to Charles Goodnight for John George and Cornelia Adair from Ireland. The Baker Brothers agreed to the sale in 1880, but title wasn't perfected and closing didn't occur until 1882. John Adair owned the adjoining "JA" ranch with Charles Goodnight. The Baker brothers and their families returned to San Saba Co, TX.
The 1880 Census for Trinidad, CO reflected J.L. Baker (51), Ellen Baker (41), Olga Pope Baker (18), T.A. Baker (15), Nellie Baker (15), Euphie Baker (11), Frankie Baker (9), James Baker (5) and Mary Baker (11 m).
The Southwest Plainsman, Amarillo, TX, on Saturday, March 20, 1926 published an article by Charles Goodnight titled "How the Great JA Ranch was Started". In the article, Mr. Goodnight states "Adair got me to buy the Quitaque Ranch for Mrs. Adiar and I did so, paying $.22 an acre. Then the next spring the block the herd of cattle, some 3,000 head. The Quitaque Ranch was owned by a Tennessean named Baker. I had met him sometime before and he was looking for somebody to move his cattle from somewhere in Colorado down to his ranch. I told him that my brother-in-law, Lee Dyer, was a good man and he would move them. Dyer brought them down and then kept them for a year."
The Dyer Brothers - Leigh and Walter By Annie Dyer Nunn (Daughter of Leigh Dyer) 1969
"South of the JA ranch, owned by Goodnight and Adair, was the Quitaque ranch in Briscoe County, owned by a man named Baker. In 1882, Goodnight bought this ranch for the Adairs. It was huge setup, with 500 sections of land and 20,000 head of cattle. Lazy F was the brand. Goodnight wanted Leigh Dyer to take over the management of the ranch, which he did."
In 1936 The Texas State Historical Association erected a Historical Marker located in Gray Mule Cemetery, Gray Mule Texas, Briscoe County regarding the Baker Brothers (James L. & George A.) who founded the Quitaque Ranch ("Lazy F") and sold it to Charles Goodnight and the Adairs. A picture of the marker it shown in the upper right corner. The marker was placed at the site of the original Quitaque Ranch Headquarters.
The 1900 San Saba Co, TX Census reflected James L Baker (70), Ellen P Baker (61), James C Baker (19), Marie Baker (19), and Blanche Baker (15).
By Perry Baker Hall, Esq. His Great Great Grandson
Father: James H. Baker, b. June 10, 1800, Bedford (Rutherford) County, TN., and d. February 15, 1854, Onion Creek, Travis County, TX. He was one of Sam Houston's men and a Texas Founder and Patriot.
Mother: Frances Hancock, b. January 21, 1804, Franklin County, VA, and d. July 1884, Onion Creek, Travis County, TX (their family farm).
James and Frances moved their family, including James L. "Jim" Baker, to Texas from Tennessee in 1837, settled temporarily in Washington County, and moved to Bastrop County in 1838. In 1840 the family established a farm on Onion Creek, eight miles from Austin. (The New Handbook of Texas, Volume 1, The Texas State Historical Association 1996) The 1850 Census for Travis Co, TX reflected James L Baker (21) in his parent's household.
James Louis Baker and his younger brother, George Allen Baker, drove 6,000 head of cattle from the family ranch on Onion Creek to land given to their father, for fighting for the Republic of Texas, in San Saba County and located near San Saba in what came to be known as Baker Valley (The New Handbook of Texas, Volume 1, The Texas State Historical Association 1996). James H. Baker and family had a unique "B" Baker brand that was well known in Texas and listed in the top brands. The Census for San Saba Co, TX for 1860 reflected James L and Ellen Baker age 28 & 20 respectively. The 1870 Census for San Saba Co, TX reflected James L Baker (41), Ellen P Baker (31), Olga Pope Baker (8), Austin T. Baker (5), and Euphemia A Baker (2).
In 1873 James "Jim" and George Baker registered the "Lazy F" brand in Travis Co, TX, using it on their ranch near Trinidad, CO (Cimarron ranch), after they moved a sizable herd there from San Saba Co, TX. The Baker brothers subsequently moved approximately 3,000 head of cattle from the Cimarron ranch herd in 1877 to the Panhandle of Texas, forming the "Lazy F" or "Quitaque Ranch" which consisted of approximately 140,000 acres in Briscoe, Floyd and Hall Counties. In 1882 the Baker brothers sold the Lazy F (Quitaque) ranch, the Lazy F brand, and 20,000 head of cattle, and line shacks near Quitaque, TX to Charles Goodnight for John George and Cornelia Adair from Ireland. The Baker Brothers agreed to the sale in 1880, but title wasn't perfected and closing didn't occur until 1882. John Adair owned the adjoining "JA" ranch with Charles Goodnight. The Baker brothers and their families returned to San Saba Co, TX.
The 1880 Census for Trinidad, CO reflected J.L. Baker (51), Ellen Baker (41), Olga Pope Baker (18), T.A. Baker (15), Nellie Baker (15), Euphie Baker (11), Frankie Baker (9), James Baker (5) and Mary Baker (11 m).
The Southwest Plainsman, Amarillo, TX, on Saturday, March 20, 1926 published an article by Charles Goodnight titled "How the Great JA Ranch was Started". In the article, Mr. Goodnight states "Adair got me to buy the Quitaque Ranch for Mrs. Adiar and I did so, paying $.22 an acre. Then the next spring the block the herd of cattle, some 3,000 head. The Quitaque Ranch was owned by a Tennessean named Baker. I had met him sometime before and he was looking for somebody to move his cattle from somewhere in Colorado down to his ranch. I told him that my brother-in-law, Lee Dyer, was a good man and he would move them. Dyer brought them down and then kept them for a year."
The Dyer Brothers - Leigh and Walter By Annie Dyer Nunn (Daughter of Leigh Dyer) 1969
"South of the JA ranch, owned by Goodnight and Adair, was the Quitaque ranch in Briscoe County, owned by a man named Baker. In 1882, Goodnight bought this ranch for the Adairs. It was huge setup, with 500 sections of land and 20,000 head of cattle. Lazy F was the brand. Goodnight wanted Leigh Dyer to take over the management of the ranch, which he did."
In 1936 The Texas State Historical Association erected a Historical Marker located in Gray Mule Cemetery, Gray Mule Texas, Briscoe County regarding the Baker Brothers (James L. & George A.) who founded the Quitaque Ranch ("Lazy F") and sold it to Charles Goodnight and the Adairs. A picture of the marker it shown in the upper right corner. The marker was placed at the site of the original Quitaque Ranch Headquarters.
The 1900 San Saba Co, TX Census reflected James L Baker (70), Ellen P Baker (61), James C Baker (19), Marie Baker (19), and Blanche Baker (15).
By Perry Baker Hall, Esq. His Great Great Grandson
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