Howard Absalom Baker was born August 7, 1840, in Monroe County, Indiana, son of Absalom and Harriet Jane Gentry Baker. On December 12, 1867, in Stanford, Monroe County, he married Elizabeth Ann Freese, daughter of William and Ellen Sharpless Freese. They were the parents of 9 children: Nora, Harley O., Lulu A., Paul Raymond, Sylvia, Fred Parks, Clarice, Lon Sharpless and an infant daughter. Howard passed away February 28, 1884, in Monroe County, and was buried in Burch Cemetery there.
Indiana Marriages:
Name:Howard A. Baker
Spouse Name:Lizzie A. Freeze
Marriage Date:12 Dec 1867
Book:5 OS
Page:27
R.H. Gentry and Addison C. Smith of Dudley made a general Affidavit on March 31, 1887 on behalf of a Civil War Widow's claim for ElizabethA. Baker (1846-1921), widow of Howard Absalom Baker (1840-1884) (Widow's Claim 237259)
From Lucy Foster Katz, dated 25 September 1999 (refers to attached photo of six Baker children):
"These are six of the children of Howard A. Baker, grandchildren of Absalom Baker, and great-grandchildren of Henry Baker. Left to right, they are Lon S. Baker, Harley Baker, Nora Baker Foster, Lulu Baker Mathews, Raymond Baker, and Fred Baker. I am sure this was taken in Bloomington, Indiana, and would guess at a date around 1920. If anyone can come closer, maybe by dating the clothing better than I can, I'd be glad to know. Lon and his wife, Anna, lived in La Grange, Illinois, quite close to my family. He worked at the Western Electric Co. (part of Bell Telephone system) and helped my father, son of Nora, get a job there, too. They each worked there for over 30 years. Lon had a fine voice and sang with the Apollo Club in Chicago. Lon and Anna both belonged to the Dickens Club in Chicago, and she traveled almost every year to England, on the Holland-America line, until WW II. They had no children. Harley lived in Bloomington all his life. Nora was the oldest child of this family (Lon, the youngest). She taught country school in Van Buren Township before she was married, as did her sister, Lulu (we always called her Aunt Lu). Dow Foster died when I was 2, so I have no memories of him. He and Nora had two sons, Glenn and Dale. Glenn lived in Arizona and Texas, after marriage, and died in San Antonio. Lu and John Mathews had one daughter, Freeda, who never married. The Mathews always lived in Bloomington. Raymond Baker and his wife, Anna, lived in Chicago. They had one son, Thaddeus. Raymond Baker committed suicide, over financial problems, in Chicago, in the 1930's. Thaddeus died in McAllen, Texas, where he was a grapefruit grower, among other occupations. I believe Fred Baker lived in Indiana, Pennsylvania. There were 2 other daughters, Sylvia, who died young, and Clarice, who died shortly after marrying in 1904."
Indiana Marriages:
Name:Howard A. Baker
Spouse Name:Lizzie A. Freeze
Marriage Date:12 Dec 1867
Book:5 OS
Page:27
R.H. Gentry and Addison C. Smith of Dudley made a general Affidavit on March 31, 1887 on behalf of a Civil War Widow's claim for ElizabethA. Baker (1846-1921), widow of Howard Absalom Baker (1840-1884) (Widow's Claim 237259)
From Lucy Foster Katz, dated 25 September 1999 (refers to attached photo of six Baker children):
"These are six of the children of Howard A. Baker, grandchildren of Absalom Baker, and great-grandchildren of Henry Baker. Left to right, they are Lon S. Baker, Harley Baker, Nora Baker Foster, Lulu Baker Mathews, Raymond Baker, and Fred Baker. I am sure this was taken in Bloomington, Indiana, and would guess at a date around 1920. If anyone can come closer, maybe by dating the clothing better than I can, I'd be glad to know. Lon and his wife, Anna, lived in La Grange, Illinois, quite close to my family. He worked at the Western Electric Co. (part of Bell Telephone system) and helped my father, son of Nora, get a job there, too. They each worked there for over 30 years. Lon had a fine voice and sang with the Apollo Club in Chicago. Lon and Anna both belonged to the Dickens Club in Chicago, and she traveled almost every year to England, on the Holland-America line, until WW II. They had no children. Harley lived in Bloomington all his life. Nora was the oldest child of this family (Lon, the youngest). She taught country school in Van Buren Township before she was married, as did her sister, Lulu (we always called her Aunt Lu). Dow Foster died when I was 2, so I have no memories of him. He and Nora had two sons, Glenn and Dale. Glenn lived in Arizona and Texas, after marriage, and died in San Antonio. Lu and John Mathews had one daughter, Freeda, who never married. The Mathews always lived in Bloomington. Raymond Baker and his wife, Anna, lived in Chicago. They had one son, Thaddeus. Raymond Baker committed suicide, over financial problems, in Chicago, in the 1930's. Thaddeus died in McAllen, Texas, where he was a grapefruit grower, among other occupations. I believe Fred Baker lived in Indiana, Pennsylvania. There were 2 other daughters, Sylvia, who died young, and Clarice, who died shortly after marrying in 1904."
Howard Absalom Baker was born August 7, 1840, in Monroe County, Indiana, son of Absalom and Harriet Jane Gentry Baker. On December 12, 1867, in Stanford, Monroe County, he married Elizabeth Ann Freese, daughter of William and Ellen Sharpless Freese. They were the parents of 9 children: Nora, Harley O., Lulu A., Paul Raymond, Sylvia, Fred Parks, Clarice, Lon Sharpless and an infant daughter. Howard passed away February 28, 1884, in Monroe County, and was buried in Burch Cemetery there.
Indiana Marriages:
Name:Howard A. Baker
Spouse Name:Lizzie A. Freeze
Marriage Date:12 Dec 1867
Book:5 OS
Page:27
R.H. Gentry and Addison C. Smith of Dudley made a general Affidavit on March 31, 1887 on behalf of a Civil War Widow's claim for ElizabethA. Baker (1846-1921), widow of Howard Absalom Baker (1840-1884) (Widow's Claim 237259)
From Lucy Foster Katz, dated 25 September 1999 (refers to attached photo of six Baker children):
"These are six of the children of Howard A. Baker, grandchildren of Absalom Baker, and great-grandchildren of Henry Baker. Left to right, they are Lon S. Baker, Harley Baker, Nora Baker Foster, Lulu Baker Mathews, Raymond Baker, and Fred Baker. I am sure this was taken in Bloomington, Indiana, and would guess at a date around 1920. If anyone can come closer, maybe by dating the clothing better than I can, I'd be glad to know. Lon and his wife, Anna, lived in La Grange, Illinois, quite close to my family. He worked at the Western Electric Co. (part of Bell Telephone system) and helped my father, son of Nora, get a job there, too. They each worked there for over 30 years. Lon had a fine voice and sang with the Apollo Club in Chicago. Lon and Anna both belonged to the Dickens Club in Chicago, and she traveled almost every year to England, on the Holland-America line, until WW II. They had no children. Harley lived in Bloomington all his life. Nora was the oldest child of this family (Lon, the youngest). She taught country school in Van Buren Township before she was married, as did her sister, Lulu (we always called her Aunt Lu). Dow Foster died when I was 2, so I have no memories of him. He and Nora had two sons, Glenn and Dale. Glenn lived in Arizona and Texas, after marriage, and died in San Antonio. Lu and John Mathews had one daughter, Freeda, who never married. The Mathews always lived in Bloomington. Raymond Baker and his wife, Anna, lived in Chicago. They had one son, Thaddeus. Raymond Baker committed suicide, over financial problems, in Chicago, in the 1930's. Thaddeus died in McAllen, Texas, where he was a grapefruit grower, among other occupations. I believe Fred Baker lived in Indiana, Pennsylvania. There were 2 other daughters, Sylvia, who died young, and Clarice, who died shortly after marrying in 1904."
Indiana Marriages:
Name:Howard A. Baker
Spouse Name:Lizzie A. Freeze
Marriage Date:12 Dec 1867
Book:5 OS
Page:27
R.H. Gentry and Addison C. Smith of Dudley made a general Affidavit on March 31, 1887 on behalf of a Civil War Widow's claim for ElizabethA. Baker (1846-1921), widow of Howard Absalom Baker (1840-1884) (Widow's Claim 237259)
From Lucy Foster Katz, dated 25 September 1999 (refers to attached photo of six Baker children):
"These are six of the children of Howard A. Baker, grandchildren of Absalom Baker, and great-grandchildren of Henry Baker. Left to right, they are Lon S. Baker, Harley Baker, Nora Baker Foster, Lulu Baker Mathews, Raymond Baker, and Fred Baker. I am sure this was taken in Bloomington, Indiana, and would guess at a date around 1920. If anyone can come closer, maybe by dating the clothing better than I can, I'd be glad to know. Lon and his wife, Anna, lived in La Grange, Illinois, quite close to my family. He worked at the Western Electric Co. (part of Bell Telephone system) and helped my father, son of Nora, get a job there, too. They each worked there for over 30 years. Lon had a fine voice and sang with the Apollo Club in Chicago. Lon and Anna both belonged to the Dickens Club in Chicago, and she traveled almost every year to England, on the Holland-America line, until WW II. They had no children. Harley lived in Bloomington all his life. Nora was the oldest child of this family (Lon, the youngest). She taught country school in Van Buren Township before she was married, as did her sister, Lulu (we always called her Aunt Lu). Dow Foster died when I was 2, so I have no memories of him. He and Nora had two sons, Glenn and Dale. Glenn lived in Arizona and Texas, after marriage, and died in San Antonio. Lu and John Mathews had one daughter, Freeda, who never married. The Mathews always lived in Bloomington. Raymond Baker and his wife, Anna, lived in Chicago. They had one son, Thaddeus. Raymond Baker committed suicide, over financial problems, in Chicago, in the 1930's. Thaddeus died in McAllen, Texas, where he was a grapefruit grower, among other occupations. I believe Fred Baker lived in Indiana, Pennsylvania. There were 2 other daughters, Sylvia, who died young, and Clarice, who died shortly after marrying in 1904."
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