The Washington Republican Washington County Friday August 31, 1900 G.E. BAKER returned from Des Moines, Iowa, last week where he had been attending the funeral of his father, Hiram BAKER. he was 72 years of age and father of 12 children, nine sons and three daughters, all living. He was married 51 years ago and his death was the first in the family. A remarkable thing occurred before he died, he had the pleasure of seeing all of his 12 children and grandchildren, about 50 in number, and he gave them his parting blessing. He and his good wife had been members of the M.E. church for more than fifty years, and all of their children are Christian men and women. But one lives in this county, J.E., who owns a farm six miles northwest of here.