SILAS W. BAKER. Born and reared in Clinton township, his birth occurring February 2, 1856, on the farm where he has spent his entire life, Silas W. Baker is an honored representative of the early pioneers .of Seneca county and a true type of the energetic, hardy and enterprising men who have actively assisted in the development of this fertile and productive agricultural region. His father, the late F. A. Baker, was born in Frederick county, Maryland, and when quite young came to Ohio, locating in Seneca county. He married in Clinton township Ann A. Bolts, also a native of Frederick county, Maryland, and began life for himself on the farm now owned and occupied by his son Silas. He was there prosperously engaged in cultivating the soil until his death, June 5, 1885. His wife survived him, passing away January 12, 1891. They were the parents of three children, as follows: Jennie, wife of N. J. Gaumer, of Clinton township; Rosa, wife Q[ B. A. Par- meter, of Adams township; and Silas W., the subject of this brief personal record.

Profiting by the educational advantages offered him when young, Silas W. Baker attended the district schools as a boy and youth, continuing as a pupil during the winter terms until eighteen years of age. Choosing the congenial occupation to which he was reared, he eventually succeeded to the ownership of the parental acres, which under his intelligent management are now highly cultivated and well improved. He is a systematic and thorough farmer , and is meeting with well merited success in his agricultural operations. Mr. Baker married, November 29, 1881, Hattie L. Miller, who was born in Pleasant township, Seneca county, December 9, 1861. Her father, Andrew J. Miller, a native of New York state, came to Ohio when young, locating in Seneca county. He married Anna M. Morton, who was born in Tiffin, Ohio, and he now resides on the old Morton homestead in Pleasant township. Mrs. Miller died on the homestead August 22, 1896. Three children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Baker, namely: Maud, whose birth occurred February 23, 1883,; Ollie, born July 18, 1884, is the wife of J. P. Stover; and Ruth, born August 1, 1895. For thirty-five years Mr. Baker has been a member of the local Grange, to which Mrs. Baker also belongs. Politically he is identified with the Democratic party, and is now a member of the Clinton township school board.




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History of Seneca County, Ohio
by A. J. Baughman