A Civil War veteran, he enlisted in Harrisburg March 2, 1865, mustered into federal service there March 9 as a private with the 104th Pennsylvania Infantry in the second organization of Co. F, and honorably discharged with his company August 25, 1865. (PS: I have images of his "muster in" at Camp Curtin and "muster out" at Portsmouth, VA. Some other reference to a John Baker from Bedford Co. PA (Pittsburgh) but I've found no connection.
More info (minutia) on marriages of J. T. Baker and Samuel T. Watts; interesting timeline:
1895: JTB 1st wife Mary Ellen Moul Baker dies
1900: JTB remarries 2nd wife Mary Amelia Lyons; JTB is 57 years old
1902: JTB dies
1905: Susan L Watts, first wife of Samuel T. Watts, dies
1908: Samuel T. Watts marries 2nd wife, Mary Amelia Lyons Baker. STW is 71 years old
1911: STW dies
1917: MALBW applies for 2nd widow's pension (see her memorial)
1928: MALBW dies
Somehow, it all fits....
Update: Family Record "Marriages" page shows Mary Ellen Moul's father, Joseph Moul, married Margaretta Lyons - John Baker's second wife Mary Amelia Lyons was Mary Ellen's first cousin (letter by Lewis A. Baker, January 1971). Small community. BTW, Joseph died at age 39 (Family Record "Deaths" page).
A Civil War veteran, he enlisted in Harrisburg March 2, 1865, mustered into federal service there March 9 as a private with the 104th Pennsylvania Infantry in the second organization of Co. F, and honorably discharged with his company August 25, 1865. (PS: I have images of his "muster in" at Camp Curtin and "muster out" at Portsmouth, VA. Some other reference to a John Baker from Bedford Co. PA (Pittsburgh) but I've found no connection.
More info (minutia) on marriages of J. T. Baker and Samuel T. Watts; interesting timeline:
1895: JTB 1st wife Mary Ellen Moul Baker dies
1900: JTB remarries 2nd wife Mary Amelia Lyons; JTB is 57 years old
1902: JTB dies
1905: Susan L Watts, first wife of Samuel T. Watts, dies
1908: Samuel T. Watts marries 2nd wife, Mary Amelia Lyons Baker. STW is 71 years old
1911: STW dies
1917: MALBW applies for 2nd widow's pension (see her memorial)
1928: MALBW dies
Somehow, it all fits....
Update: Family Record "Marriages" page shows Mary Ellen Moul's father, Joseph Moul, married Margaretta Lyons - John Baker's second wife Mary Amelia Lyons was Mary Ellen's first cousin (letter by Lewis A. Baker, January 1971). Small community. BTW, Joseph died at age 39 (Family Record "Deaths" page).
Family Members
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Emma E. Baker Carl
1865–1926
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Maggie Jane Baker
1869–1870
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Charles E Baker
1871–1949
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Mary Mahalia "Hadie" Baker Webster
1876–1969
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John Alexander Baker
1880–1967
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George Herbert Baker
1882–1958
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Henrietta Levinia Baker Lesh
1884–1951
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Anna E. Baker McCall
1886–1967
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Bertha Belle George
1889–1969
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Jesse P Baker
1901–1901
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