Jim, I searched LEGACY OF KIN & OBITUARIES OF HAMILTON CO, IL and did not find deaths for Charley or Samantha. Are you sure they died in Hamilton Co.? I will be in McLeansboro tomorrow and will search their death records for those two names. In the 1870 Hamilton Co. Census, I did find the following: Nations, John 43 m Farmer IL Mary 36 f Keeping house IL Leander 16 m IL Thomas (?) 14 m IL Thomas (?) 14 m IL Mary A. 10 f IL Enoch 7 m IL Sherman 5 m IL Samanth 3 f IL Amanth 1 f IL Only two Baker families were listed in 1870. Baker, Charles 30 m Farm laborer KY Sarah 30 f Keeping house KY Henry 3 m IL Mary 2 f IL Putmon, Mary 45 f TN Baker, John 49 m Farmer 300 TN Mary J. 44 f Keeping house TN Elizabeth 20 f KY Elisa 19 f TN Francas E. 16 f(?) Farm laborer TN William M. 13 m Farm laborer TN John T. 10 m TN Green S. 6 f (?) TN Sorry about not being able to be more help. Shirls