"Patrick Baker, Station Agent at Rome, was born in County Clare, Ireland, March 17, 1827, and is a son of Michael and Mary (O'Grady), both of whom are natives of Ireland, and were reared, married, and died in County Clare. His father was eighty-two years old at his death, and his mother seventy-five. They were both members of the Catholic Church, and reared nine children, all of whom grew...[up]. They were named: Thomas, who died in Ireland; Mary, wife of Patrick Byron, also a native of Ireland; Bridget, wife of James Clune, of the same country; Ellen, wife of John Sullivan; Ann, wife of James Daloughty; Daniel, also a resident of his native country; Michael, who died there; John, who died in Rome, Iowa, in 1874, and Patrick. Our subject was the second one of the family to emigrate to America. He crossed the water in 1849, settling in New York, where for seven years he was engaged as section foreman on the New York & Erie Railroad. In 1855 he came to Burlington, and as engaged as track foreman for the B. & M., now the C., B & Q. R.R., and in 1858 came to Rome. Here Mr. Baker was engaged as foreman, continuing in this employment in 1878, when he was made Station Agent... Mr. Baker was united in marriage, in 1855, to Johanna Ambrose, a native of County Limerick, Ireland, and a daughter of William Ambrose. By this union seven children have been born: Michael A., now a resident of Keokuk...John C. is operator at Rome; Katie is a teacher in the same village; Maggie is also a teacher; Peter B. and James D. are now engaged in farming; and Johanna is the youngest...are members of the Catholic Church..." pp. 290-291 Portrait and biographical album of Henry County, Iowa : containing full page portraits and biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the county, together with portraits and biographies of all the governors of Iowa, and of the presidents of the United States Chicago: Acme Pub. Co., 1888 transcribed by Sharon Carberry, Georgia USA 1870 IA Henry Co. Tippecanoe twp. Baker Patrick 51 Ire works on RR Johanna 33 " Catherine 11 IA Michael 8 John 6 Margaret 3 Joseph 1 John 35 Ire works on R. Road [died 1874] 1900 IA Henry Co. Tippecanoe twp. Baker Patric 76 Ire b. Mar 1824 img'd 1847, nat'd 1855? James 23 IA Feb 1877 single RR agent Catharine 42 " Nov 1857 " Margaret 24 " Mar 1876 "