BAKER, JOHN L., was born June 20, 1805, in Campbell county, Ky. He is a brother of Thomas, and was married in 1828, in Butler county, Ohio, to Rachel Biggs, who was born in that State, Oct. 6, 1804. They had three children there and moved to Shelby county, Ind., where they had two children, and from there to Sangamon county, Ill., arriving in 1835, in what is now Loami township, where they had two children. Of their eight children two died young.

MARGARET, born April 27, 1829, in Ohio, was married in Sangamon county, Ill., to Henry Westfall. They have seven children, SMITH M., ANN E., HELEN, INA, LEONA, GEORGE and CHARLES, and reside near Elkhart Logan county, Ill.

THOMAS N., born Jan. 28, 1831, in Ohio, was married in Sangamon county to Frances Preddy. They have six children, all born in Sangamon county, namely: SIBYL, JOHN L., ALICE, MARY, DON CARLOS and ETTA, and reside near Ottawa, Kansas.

SARAH J., born April 25, 1832, in Ohio, was married in Sangamon county to Jonathan Jarrett. See his name.

REUBEN F., born Jan. 24, 1834, in Shelby county, Ind., was married in Sangamon county to Elizabeth Mahard. They have seven children, JOHN, GEORGE, JAMES, ORTHELLO, HORATIO, ALICE and ARMINDA, and reside near Nebraska City, Neb.

EPHRIAM, born March 31, 1835, in Indiana, was married in Sangamon county to Anna Mahard. He died in Sangamon county, leaving a widow and two children, EBEN and CHARLES. The widow and children reside in Missouri.

JOHN W., born Dec. 13, 1837, in Sangamon county, Ill., was married there to Sarah Mahard. They have four children, JAMES E., ELIZABETH, THOMAS and M. ALICE, who reside with their parents, near Ottawa, Kansas.

PAULINE L., born Sept. 22, 1844, in Sangamon county, married James S. Cloud. They have four children, M. ALICE, DORA, MINNIE E. and JESSE M., and reside in Ottawa, Kansas.

John L. Baker and wife reside in Ottawa, Kansas.