Daniel Webster Baker (1825 - 1908)

Born 30 Nov 1825 in Saranac Lake, North Elba, Essex, New York, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Laura Elizabeth (Strong) Baker — married 18 Feb 1861 in Lake, Ohio, United States

Died 26 Dec 1908 at age 83 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States

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Biography

Captain Daniel Baker served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 21 Aug 1862
Mustered out: No Record
Side: USA
Regiment(s): 103rd Ohio Infantry, Company D; 10th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry, Company G

Daniel was born in 1825 Zebulon Baker and Elizabeth Albee. Daniel married Laura Elizabeth Strong on 18 Feb 1861 in Lake County, Ohio. Daniel enlisted in Company D of the 103rd OVI on 21 Aug 1862 as a Private. There is no record of his discharged but he later enlisted in Company G of the 10th Tennessee Cavalry as a 1st Lieutenant and was later promoted to Captain. Daniel was a Farmer and owned a Mill when living in Nebraska. He passed away in 1908.

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The 103rd O.V.I. is a private organization whose members are all direct descendants of the veterans of the 103rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry. We are always discovering new members; if you believe that you might be a member please contact us. We will check our records; if you are a descendant you are welcome to join us for the entire week of our annual reunion. [1]

Sources

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/70007025/daniel_webster-baker: accessed August 1, 2024), memorial page for Daniel Webster Baker (1823–26 Dec 1908), Find a Grave Memorial ID 70007025, citing Woodland Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA; Maintained by BuckeyeGal (contributor 47257757).

• Historical Data Systems, comp. U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009.

• The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; U.s., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; NAI Title: General Index to Civil War and Later Pension Files, Ca. 1949-Ca. 1949; NAI Number: 563268; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007; Record Group Number: 15; Series Number: T288; Roll: 17

• The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Saranac, Clinton, New York; Roll: 489; Page: 27a

• Year: 1870; Census Place: Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska; Roll: M593_830; Page: 131A