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George Washington Baker

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George Washington Baker

Birth
Owsley County, Kentucky, USA
Death
4 Apr 1898 (aged 61)
Clay County, Kentucky, USA
Burial
Ammie, Clay County, Kentucky, USA Add to Map
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Son of Sarah "Ibby" (Rogers) Baker.
George Baker was a farmer and a lawyer. In 1898 he was serving as the Clay county Attorney General. He was murdered by James Howard during what became know as the Howard-Baker feud in April of 1898. A detailed report of the incident and the history of the feud which began in the 1840's is recorded in the Hopkinsville Kentuckian newspaper dated June 20, 1899.
Son of Sarah "Ibby" (Rogers) Baker.
George Baker was a farmer and a lawyer. In 1898 he was serving as the Clay county Attorney General. He was murdered by James Howard during what became know as the Howard-Baker feud in April of 1898. A detailed report of the incident and the history of the feud which began in the 1840's is recorded in the Hopkinsville Kentuckian newspaper dated June 20, 1899.


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