I've been reading all the "roll call" surnames tonight and didn't see one BAKER, so guess I will have to add my BAKERs to the list. My William & Elizabeth BAKER came from North Carolina and settled in Pope County around 1818. They had at least three children, Lenora, James Calvin and Elbert Caswell. William and his two sons were Baptist preachers, preaching over parts of southern Illinois. William helped establish the First Baptist Church of Metropolis, Massac County, IL, in 1841. James and Elbert married GLASS sisters. William & Elizabeth raised their children in Pope County, and died there, leaving many descendants, and many collateral lines. <A HREF="http://www.angelfire.com/il/bbskaggs/">Bonnie Barton Skaggs, Golconda Herald-Enterprise Abstracts</A>