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Presley Calvert Baker
January 6, 1837 - September 6, 1893
Born in KY on January 6, 1837.
Possibly resided at Washington County, TX. (Jones Roster)
Enlisted at Washington County, TX on September 15, 1861 by Capt. T.
Harrison. (Muster Roll for Sept. 26 to Oct. 31, 1861)
Mustered into Company A at Houston, TX on September 24 or 25, 1861 by Thos.
Harrison or J. W. Sparks. (Muster Rolls)
Listed on September 26-October 31, 1861 Muster Roll as present.
Listed on November-December 1861 Muster Roll as present.
Listed on July-August 1862 Muster Roll as present and paid to July 1, 1862
by B. A. Botts .
Listed on Muster Roll dated May 14, 1863 as on detached duty with Division
Quartermaster and last paid to January 1, 1863 by Capt. Steele.
Detached to Brigadier General Wharton's
staff in Quartermaster Department in November 1862.
Listed on July 1-December 31, 1863 Muster Roll as promoted to 3rd Lieutenant
of Captain B. F. White's Battery; Jones Roster indicates promotion occurred
in December 1863.
Discharged from White's Battery as 1st Lieutenant.
Served in Ordnance Department.
Occupied as lawyer at Mann and Baker in Galveston, Galveston
County, TX (date unknown).
Married Clara Wheeler.
Married Lida M. Schneider.
Died at Pasadena, Los Angeles County, CA on September 6, 1893.
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| Preston Calvert Baker, P. C. Baker, Press Baker | ||
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| 1840 Census - State, County, Town, Page, (image) | ||
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| 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 - State, County, Town, Page, Dwelling, Family, (image) | ||||||||||
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| 1860 Census - KY, Caldwell County, Town, Page 0, Dwelling 120, Family 120, (image 17/180) | ||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||
| 1860 Census - TX, Washington County, Chappell Hill, Page 157, Dwelling, Family, (image 36/182) | ||||||||||
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| A. C. Baker | 27 | M | KY | |||||||
| Susan Baker | 24 | F | KY | |||||||
| Anna Baker | 2 | F | TX | |||||||
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| 1880 Census - TX, Galveston County, Galveston, ED 68, Page 125D, Dwelling 79, Family 85, (image 8/52) | ||||||||||||
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| W. B. King | W | M | 24 | ** | M | Broker | KY | VA | VA | |||
| Laura King | W | F | 2* | ** | M | Boards | KY | VA | VA | |||
| Hy Muncy | B | M | 25 | ** | M | Servant | LA | LA | LA | |||
| Anna Muncy | B | F | 23 | ** | M | Servant | LA | LA | LA | |||
| Related Links: | ||
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"Barton's Springs—Bubbling Waters and Good Cheer,"
Austin Daily Statesmen, July
8, 1875 |
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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. |
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(offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (surname:
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