John Monroe Baker Sr. (1786 - 1876)

Born 1 Dec 1786 in Rowan County, North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Amelia (Brawner) Baker — married 30 Oct 1806 in Franklin County, Georgia

Descendants

Died 12 Mar 1876 at age 89 in Chattooga County, Georgia, United States

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Biography

John Baker’s parents moving to Georgia while he was young, he grew to manhood and married in this State. His wife being a Methodist, he, soon after his marriage professed religion and joined that Church of which he remained a consistent and useful member throughout his life. In each of the several counties of the State in which he lived, he held the office of Justice of the Peace aggregating in this office a period of sixty-three years’ service. He was also a member of the Legislature and judge of the Inferior Court. In all these positions he served his fellow citizens with fidelity and to their advantage. During a large part of his long sojourns on earth, he served the Church as steward and class leader. He was taken sick on the 26th of February last and feeling satisfied that the attack would prove fatal, he sent for his daughter and son-in-law and told then that he had no fears concerning the future, that his heavenly Father had separated his sins from him as far as the east from the West. He was in a happy frame of mind, repeatedly praised God on his death bed and passed away without a struggle or a groan. He was buried in the Broomtown cemetery by the side of his wife who had preceded him to heaven twenty-seven years before. He reared eleven children of his own and one grand-daughter and leaves a great many descendants to mourn his departure.

Sources

• Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXVL-1B9 : 22 December 2016), William W. Giddens and Rachel L. Everett, 05 Feb 1880; citing Marriage, Berrien, Georgia, United States, county courthouses, Georgia; FHL microfilm 550,600.

• Find A Grave: Memorial #95088524

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Baker-7434 created through the import of wiki3.ged on Oct 29, 2012 by James Evans.