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    1. [INDIANA] Baker, Troutman, Stockmyer, Cozjne
    2. This book has no cover, and no index, and no author. I bought it on Ebay; it just has the insides, but it is full of Indiana biographies. I am not researching this family, just thought I would share. I do not know anymore about these families or these surnames. NOTE: I don’t know if there is any additional mention of this family in the book, it has no index. I do not want to sell this book. I am typing the biographies from it. Typed by Lora Radiches: Surnames in this biography are: Baker, Troutman, Stockmyer, Cozjne, JOSEPH H. BAKER. whose home is at Evansville and whose official duties are in the courthouse as a justice of the peace of Vanderburg County, is an old time railroad man, spending many years in the railroad service. He was born at Evansville. September 17, 1872. His father, August H. Baker, was born in Kentucky and throughout his active life was engaged in building steamboats. He died in 1909. Judge Baker’s mother was Zerelda Troutman, who was born at Shepherdsville, Kentucky, and died in 1910. There were two children, Joseph and Zerelda. Joseph H. Baker attended grade and high schools and as a youth took up railroading as a career. For several years he was a fireman with the Louisville & Nashville, and then joined the Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railway, and for ten years held the post of engineer. He is a retired member of the Brotherhood of Firemen and Locomotive Engineers and for four years was chairman of its grievance committee. In 1914 he was elected constable of Pigeon Township, Vanderburg County, holding that office two terms. He has presided over the court as a justice of the peace since 1922 and was reelected in 1926 and again in 1930. Judge Baker’s repeated reelection is particularly remarkable in view of the fact that he is of the minority party, having been for eight years the only Democrat in the county courthouse. Judge Baker is a member of the Tribe of Ben Hur, and has been a generous supporter of churches of different denominations. He married in November, 1892, Miss Mary Stockmyer, daughter of Jacob Stockmyer. Judge and Mrs. Baker have two sons, Gus A. and Fred, both of whom live in Evansville. Gus married Effie Cozjne and has three children, named James J., Junior and Mary.

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