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Born 1822
From The History of Muscatine county, Iowa (1879)
PHILIP BAKER, farmer. Sec. 25; P. 0. Blue Grass, Scott Co.; born in Muskingum Co., Ohio, tune 8, 1822; came to Scott Qo. in 1837; removed to Muscatine Co. in 1838; his father, J. f. Baker, was a native of Pennsylvania; his mother, Catherine Biker, a native of Virginia; were among the early settlers of the county, where they remained until their death. Mr. P. Baker married Miss Katherine Findley July 13, 1848; born in Augusta Co., Va., Sept. 22, 1822; she came to Ohio with her parents in 1833. and thence to Scott Co., Iowa, in 1847; they have one son and one daughter — James C. and Katherine E., and four deceased — William L., Susannah, John and Albert N. Mr. B. owns 466 acres of land; has improved 200 ares in the county. Democrat.
As printed in The History of Muscatine county, Iowa (1879). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
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