Your BAKER line is DEEP and LONG, and what you know may well be what is true instead of what the Census Reports show. In 1860 Searcy County, Andrew is age 12 and shown in the family of Zebadiah Baker and wife Hannah. Burrowsville Township (That's Marshall today) 1860 Searcy County 30/30 Baker, Zebadiah 48 male NC Hannah 39 female TN Polly 15 female AR ANDREW 12 male AR Jasper 10 male AR John (Calvin) 7 male AR Jane (Tabitha) 5 female AR (I added Tabitha) Baby 1/12 female (Josephine L.) AR BAKER, Wm. 45 male NC Thomas 20 male TN In 1870 the father has died and the family is somewhat split up. 1870 Bear Creek Township 19 August 1870 74/74 BAKER, Jasper N. 20 m AR Lucy J. 18 f TN Hannah 49 f TN *** Calvin (John) 18 m AR Tabitha J. 15 f AR Josephine L. 11 f AR William W. 7 m AR TREECE, Hannah 17 f AR John R. 9 m AR (Now to Andrew J.) 1870 Bear Creek August 26 126/126 BAKER, Wm. 32 m TN Emaline 26 f AR Martha A. 8 f AR Wm. 1 m AR Nancy 1/12 f AR JAMES 76 m NC ANDREW J. 20 m AR BENDIGO 18 m AR 127/127 BAKER, Joel 27 m TN Elizabeth 37 f TN Louiza F. 9 f AR Sarah E. 8 f AR John W. 4 m AR Russell 6/12 m AR (b Dec.) 128/128 BAKER, John 35 m TN Laviney J. 32 f AR Sarah E. 14 f AR Harriet M. 9 f AR John W. 6 m AR Permelia 3 f AR James W. 1 m AR 130/130 BAKER, Wilkes 42 m TN Matilda 14 f AR McMurey, Elizabeth 52 f MO Hollas, Jane 17 f TN McMurey, Sarah 21 f AR There are many, many more BAKERS in Searcy Co., they were a large, well known family from very early. Thomas Baker married our Ellen Rea and lived in Richand Township...his widowed mother was an early settler there and remained there thru all the census....she was Lucinda Baker. Thomas Baker was involved in the Secret Peace Society during the civil war with my Jameson men. Zebediah Baker patented land in 1849-1855 totaling 120 acres total in Sections 19 and 20 of Township 15 North, Range 16 West, Searcy Co. There is no Land Patent shown for Andrew J. Baker, however he is listed in the Index to the Tract Books of Searcy Co. by Bobby June Cash Mays this way. Baker, Andrew J. 1873 Section 21, Township 15 north, Range 15 West. That's in the Rock Springs or Big Creek Township area, northeast of Marshall, ARk and very near the town of Baker. Baker being in Section 28 just below Section 21. Faye in Tx.