Louise Adams [email protected] Researching: Baker, Gribble, McClure I am trying to climb over, around or through the Baker block wall. I have the following information and any help to find a link to the ancestry of William Lewis Baker would be greatly appreciated. Descendants of William Lewis Baker Generation No. 1 1. William Lewis1 Baker was born 1840 in Missouri, and died July 1904 in Bayfield, Colorado. He married Nancy H. W. Gribble August 28, 1879 in Bear Creek, Colorado, daughter of John Gribble and Rachel McClure. Notes for William Lewis Baker: Family Search International Genealogical Index William L. Baker, Born: 1855, Saint Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri, Batch Number 5014828, Sheet 8, Spouse: Nancy H.W. Gribble William Baker (AFN: CJKR-P1) Born 1857, Union, GA, Marriage: Nancy H.W. Gribble (AFN: 44JC-QC) 28 August 1879; William L. Baker, Nancy H.W. Gribble, Marriage: 28 Aug 1879, La Veta, Huerfano, Colorado, Source Information: Batch number: 5014828, Sheet 8 The birth dates above are not correct. William L. Baker was born in 1840. This is verified on the birth certificate of his son Eugene Alonzo Baker. The 1900 La Plata County, Colorado Census also indicated that he was born in 1840 in Missouri. His parents were also born in Missouri. William Baker is registered as a Civil War Veteran buried in Colorado. Registration form states that he was born in New York, 1844, this information provided by John Baker, son. Ancestry.com William Baker New York 07 October 1861 Priv 18 New York City, NY Union William Baker served in the Civil War with the Grand Army of the Republic, Company H, 61st New York Infantry. Enlisted October 7, 1861, discharged November 19, 1864. Rank of Sergeant. Form 13 Army of the Unites States Certificate of Disability for Discharge William Baker of Lieut. Bull's Company (H) of the 61st Regiment of New York Volunteers was enlisted by Capt. D. Jackson of the 61st New York State Volunteers at New York on the 7th day of October 1861 to serve three years. He was born in New York, in the State of New York, is nineteen years of age, five foot three inches high, light complexion, gray eyes, dark hair and by occupation when enlisted, a baker. During the last two months said soldier has been unfit for duty. Said soldier has performed all required duty from date of enlistment up to the 1st day of July when he was disabled from a gunshot wound at Malvern Hill. Since which time he has performed no duty whatever being totally disabled from the above causes. Lt. Nathan C. Bull, Co. H. 61st Regt., N. Y. V. Station Harper's Ferry October 22, 1862 I certify that I have carefully examined the said William Baker of Lt. Bull's Company, and find him incapable of performing the duties of a soldier because of a deformed ankle caused by a gunshot wound received at Malvern Hill. Entitled to full pension. H. C. Vogell, Oct 9, Apt. Surgeon, 61st, Regt., N. Y. S. ? Grand Army of the Republic (gar) , patriotic organization of American Civil War veterans who served in the Union forces, one of its purposes being the "defense of the late soldiery of the United States, morally, socially, and politically." Founded in Springfield, Ill., early in 1866, it reached its peak in membership (more than 400,000) in 1890; for a time it was a powerful political influence, aligning nearly always with Republican policy. In 1956 it was dissolved; its records went to the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., and its badges, flags, and official seal to the Smithsonian Institution. Notes for Nancy H. W. Gribble: World Family Tree: Volume 4, Tree #1457 Tree name: Gribble, Frizzell, McKee of NC, TN 1699-1996 Submitted December 10, 1995 Children of William Baker and Nancy Gribble are: 2 i. Lewis2 Baker, born 1881; died December 06, 1889. + 3 ii. James Baker, born 1883 in La Veta, Colorado; died Aft. 1910. + 4 iii. Rachel Annie Baker, born 1885 in La Veta, Colorado; died June 1978 in (Buried Bayfield, CO). + 5 iv. Eugene Alonzo Baker, born July 04, 1887 in La Veta, Colorado; died March 09, 1966 in San Bernardino County, California. 6 v. John W. Baker, born 1889 in La Veta, Colorado; died June 10, 1943 in Bayfield, Colorado. Generation No. 2 3. James2 Baker (William Lewis1) was born 1883 in La Veta, Colorado, and died Aft. 1910. He married Mrs. Maude Scott. Children of James Baker and Mrs. Scott are: 7 i. Hazel3 Scott, born 1894 in Kansas; Stepchild. 8 ii. Harry Scott, born 1897 in Kansas; Stepchild. 4. Rachel Annie2 Baker (William Lewis1) was born 1885 in La Veta, Colorado, and died June 1978 in (Buried Bayfield, CO). She married John Monroe Brakefield 1902 in Alamosa, La Platta Co., Colorado. Children of Rachel Baker and John Brakefield are: + 9 i. Alice Mae3 Brakefield, born December 27, 1905 in Bayfield, La Plata County, Colorado; died January 21, 1985 in Mapleton, Monona, Iowa 51034. 10 ii. Eva Brakefield, born 1909; died 1915 in Bayfield, La Plata County, Colorado. 11 iii. Wesley Brakefield, born March 30, 1911; died July 1982 in Grants Pass, Josephine, Oregon. 5. Eugene Alonzo2 Baker (William Lewis1) was born July 04, 1887 in La Veta, Colorado, and died March 09, 1966 in San Bernardino County, California. He married Madge Ethel Smith September 05, 1911 in J. C. Smith home, daughter of John Smith and Mary Rutherford. Children of Eugene Baker and Madge Smith are: + 12 i. Claude Dallas3 Baker, born April 30, 1913 in Bayfield, La Plata County, Colorado; died March 24, 1991 in Lake Isabella, Kern, California. 13 ii. Lela Myrtle Baker, born November 21, 1915 in Bayfield, La Plata County, Colorado; died July 1986 in Colton, San Bernardino, California 92408. She married (1) Jim Hager. She married (2) Floyd Edward Baker. + 14 iii. Della Mae Baker, born February 10, 1918 in Bayfield, Colorado; died September 15, 1990 in San Bernadino, California. 15 iv. Delmer Carl Baker, born January 21, 1922; died December 29, 1940 in Mesquite, New Mexico. Notes for Delmer Carl Baker: Died as the result of burns received in a coal mine explosion. Buried in Mesquite, New Mexico. + 16 v. Velma Ethel Baker, born February 14, 1928 in La Plata County, Colorado.