AC Baker Biographical Notes - Online Archive of Terry's Texas Rangers

Austin Clay Baker

July 6, 1832 - June 13, 1898

Born at Caldwell County, KY on July 6, 1832.
Resided at Chappell Hill, Washington County, TX in 1860 with wife and one child; occupied as a merchant and bookkeeper.
Described as 5'11", with dark hair, dark complexion, and gray eyes.

Mustered into Company A at Brenham, TX on March 15, 1862 by S. S. Hosea.
Listed on July-August 1862 Muster Roll as discharged with final stgatement given, and received no pay.
Discharged on July 2, 1862.
Returned, apparently. (Jones Roster)
Member of Terry Lodge, Regimental Masonic Chapter as of April 1863.

Occupied as manager and/or superintendent of cotton press after the war.

Died at Houston, TX on June 13, 1898 due to hepatitis.
Buried at Cahill Cemetery, Galveson, Galveston County, TX.

Also Identified As:
	A. C. A. Baker
Family Members & Researcher Contacts:
	None Known
Parents:
	Samuel Baker b. September 1, 1794, possibly at Greene County, TN or in VA m. Patsy Chew Groom on December 24, 1821 at Caldwell County, KY d. December 16, 1854 at Caldwell County, KY buried at Baker Cemetery on Old Peterson Farm Patsy Chew Groom b. October 10, 1805 at Louisa County, VA m. Samuel Baker on December 24, 1821 at Caldwell County, KY d. March 3, 1882 at Caldwell County, KY buried at Baker Cemetery on Old Peterson Farm
Siblings:
	John Bibb Baker b. September 8, 1823 m. Martha A. Connor on August 5, 1849 d. July 16, 1903 Dudley W. Baker b. March 24, 1825 m. Amanda A. Jameson on December 17, 1855 at Caldwell County, KY d. February 15, 1877 Louisa Ann Slaughter Baker b. October 18, 1826 m. Peter Payne Baker (b. 4/30/1824, d. 11/4/1909) on April 2, 1846 or January 20, 1857 Children: Edward Wilkerson, Samuel Mortimer, Martha Louise, John Groom, William Payne d. March 13, 1893 Alexander Prior Baker b. February 23, 1828 at Caldwell County, KY m. Mary Judson Baker (b. 8/14/1833, d. 7/15/1890) on January 14, 1861 at Caldwell County, KY Children: Anna L., Samuel R., Hodge, Jennie d. September 25, 1894 buried at Baker Cemetery, Caldwell County, KY Milton Webber Baker b. March 22, 1830 at Galveston, Galveston County, TX m. * Hallock d. September 14, 1870 at Galveston, Galveston County, TX buried at Masonic Cemetery, Galveston, Galveston County, TX Austin Clay Baker, Co. A b. July 6, 1832 m. Susan E. Summers (b. ~1835) on March 22, 1855 at Christian County, KY Children: Ida, Arthyr H., Bettie d. June 13, 1898 buried at Cahill Cemetery, Galveston, Galveston County, TX Jane Webb Baker b. December 20, 1834 d. August 29, 1849 Presley Calvert Baker, Co. A b. January 6, 1837 m. Lida M. Schneider m. Clara Wheeler d. September 6, 1893 at Pasadena, Los Angeles County, CA Dr. Franklin Anderson Baker b. January 26, 1839 at Cobb, Caldwell County, KY m. Arista Ann Pollard on November 26, 1864 at Caldwell County, KY Children: Henry, Pattie Ophelia, Frances, Margaret Elizabeth, Melinda, Leslie Presley d. February 6, 1894 at Caldwell County, KY buried at Cedar Hill Cemetery, Princeton, KY Henry Harrison Baker b. March 28, 1841 m. Ann (Anastasia) Elizabeth Mitchell (b. 1/15/1849, d. 11/19/1936) Child: Thomas Milton d. August 8, 1912 buried at Baker Cemetery, Caldwell County, KY Samuel Buckner Baker b. February 5, 1843 d. January 26, 1848 Samuel Mortimer Baker b. March 30, 1846 d. February 13, 1911 at Trigg County, KY buried at Cerulean Cemetery Virginia Alice Baker b. June 1, 1848 d. June 8, 1848
Spouse(s):
	Susan E. Summers b. ~1835 at KY m. AC Baker March 22, 1855 at Christian County, KY
Children:
	Ida Summers Baker b. 1856 d. 1857 Anna Baker (based on 1860 census) b. ~1858 Arthyr H. Baker b. 1860 d. 1860 buried at Masonic Cemetery, Washington County, TX Bettie Baker b. 1862 d. 1863 buried at Masonic Cemetery, Washington County, TX
Gravesite:
	Cahill Cemetery, Galveston, Galveston County TX

1840 Census - State, County, Town, Page, (image)
	Head of Houshold

1850 Census - KY, Caldwell County, District 2, Page 363, Dwelling 334, Family 334, (image 47/116)
	Name	Age	Sex	Color	Occupation	Real Estate	Nativity	Student?	Illiterate?
	Samuel Baker	57	M		Farmer		VA
	Martha C. Baker	44	F				VA
	Dudley W. Baker	24	M		Farmer		KY
	Louisa A. Baker	22	F				KY
	Alexander P. Baker	21	M		Farmer		KY
	Milton W. Baker	20	M		Farmer		KY
	Austin C. Baker	18	M		Farmer		KY
	Presley C. Baker	13	M				KY
	Franklin A. Baker	11	M				KY
	Henry H. Baker	9	M				KY
	Samuel Baker jr.	4	M				Ky

1860 Census - TX, Washington County, Chappell Hill, Page 157, Dwelling, Family, (image 36/182)
	Name	Age	Sex	Race	Occupation	Real Estate	Personal Estate	Nativity	Student?	Literate?
	A. C. Baker	27	M					KY
	Susan Baker	24	F					KY
	Anna Baker	2	F					TX

1860 Census - KY, Caldwell County, Town, Page 0, Dwelling 120, Family 120, (image 17/180)
	Name	Age	Sex	Race	Occupation	Real Estate	Personal Estate	Nativity	Student?	Literate?
	Mrs Martha Baker	54	F		Family Governing	4,800	5,735	VA
	Alexander Baker	28	M		Farm Laborer			KY
	Henry Baker	18	M		Farm Laborer			KY
	Samuel Baker	14	M					KY
	John Bearden	21	M		Farm Laborer			KY

1870 Census - State, County, Town, Page, Dwelling, Family, (image)
	Name	Age	Sex	Race	Occupation	Real Estate	Personal Estate	Nativity	Parentage	Student?	Literate?

1880 Census - TX, Galveston County, Galveston, ED 68, Page 125D, Dwelling 79, Family 85, (image 8/52)

Name

Race

Sex

Age

Rel.

Mar. St.

Occupation

Health

Education

Nativity

Father's Nativity

Mother's Nativity

A. C. Baker

Supt. Cot. Press

Susan Baker

Keeps Home

W. B. King

Broker

Laura King

Boards

Hy Muncy

Servant

Anna Muncy

Servant

Related Links:
	CSR: Disability discharge for SL Anderson, dated July 2, 1862 (offsite) The Baker Book 1994, Part III (offsite) Ronald Bradley's Tippah, Benton, Union, Marshall county Gedcom (offsite) Claude Baker's Samuel Baker, Rev Solder from Virginia Gedcom
Sources:
	Claiborne, John M. Muster Roll of Terry's Texas Rangers; With Historical Remarks. Galveston: Self Published, 1882. Jones, Andrew M. Annotated Roster of Terry's Texas Rangers, the 8th Texas Cavalry. Unpublished Research. Scott, Paul R. Eighth Texas Cavalry, CSA. Arlington: The University of Texas at Arlington, July 1977. Unpublished MA Thesis.
Research Links:
	(offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (surname: Baker) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (surname: Baker) (offsite) TXGenWeb Project (Washington County, TX) (offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (Washington County, TX) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (Washington County, TX) (offsite) TXGenWeb Project (Galveston County, TX) (offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (Galveston County, TX) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (Galveston County, TX) (offsite) TXGenWeb Project (Caldwell County, KY) (offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (Caldwell County, KY) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (Caldwell County, KY)

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