In 1870 Benjamin was unmarried and lived with his mother and his brother Joseph, next door to brother John W.
In the US Census of 1900, Benjamin A Baker, b Mar 1851 Florida was 49, widowed and living in Pasco county with his nephew Samuel B. Baker and his wife Rosa L Baker b Nov 1879 Florida.
Both men worked as watchmen in the sponge industry.
They lived next to bahamaian James H Pearce 1900 Male 24 Married White Head 1 Apr 1876 Bahamas 1899 1896 Bahamas Bahamas
Julia L Pearce 1900 Female 24 Married White Wife 2 1 Nov 1876 Florida 1899 Bahamas Florida 2
No Name Pearce
Sources
"United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6C9-J62 : accessed 7 June 2016), Benjamin Baker in entry for John Baker, Key West, Monroe, Florida, 1860.
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