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29, 1832, married Lewis Warner, and died, leaving four children to mourn her loss; Nancy, born Aug. 2(3, 1S;?4. and died when qnite young: Keziah, born April 15, li!37, died a few days after Nancy: Ephraim, born Jan. 22, 183'J, married, and lives in Aubm-n Township; James S.,boru June 22, 1842, and died when 7 years old; Phoebe is the wife of Gus Groifmiller, and lives in Auburn Toivuship; John was born Jan. 30, 1848, married, and lives on the old place: and Matilda, born Sept. 2, 1850, and dyini^f when but 7 years old. The mother died Jan. 30, 1851. She was a kind wife and nK)ther, and her loss was deeply felt by her family and friends. Jan. 8, 1852, Mr. Baker remarried, liis second wife being Elmira Wood, widow of Dr. Wood. His second wife died May 6, 1878. She was a consistent Christian, and a member of the ]M. E. Church. Mr. Baker is one of the old landmarks, and is one of tlie prominent and successful farmers of Anbm-n Township. "\Mien but a boy, he made his stai't in life, by picking cranberries off of the "ma'sh," and selling the fruit. His present property, of KiO acres, was acquired by dealing in stock to a considerable extent. He is a stanch Kepublican, and a member of the M. E. Church for the past thirty years. His son Ephraim has a certificate of meritorious conduct, that shows he was a gallant and brave soldier in Com panv C, 101st O. V. I.

Passage source: History of Crawford County and Ohio : Containing a History of the State of Ohio, from Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time ... a History of Crawford County ... Biographical Sketches, Portraits of Some of the Early Settlers and Prominent Men, Etc, published 1881.

descent. He was boru in 1S17, and. like his father before him, chose farming as his vocation in life. He was married in the spring of \snd, to Margaret De Witt, daughter of Tjerick and Margaret (Dean) De Witt, and to this union were boru five ehildi-en - Mariam, Mary J., Elizabeth, George W. and Calista J. Mariam is the wife of Samuel Wynn, and lives in Lucas Co., Ohio: Mary J. is dead; Elizabeth lives in Adams Co., Ind., and is the wife of David W^ynn ; George married Mary E. Smith, and lives in Lucas Co. Mi-. Ciu-tis owns IGo acres of good land, 40 acres of it being in Cranbeiry Township, and the balance in Auburn Township. He is a Eepublican, and a member of the Baptist Church. jMr. Curtis is an enterprising and upright man in his dealings with men, and is highly respected bv all who know him.

Passage source: History of Crawford County and Ohio : Containing a History of the State of Ohio, from Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time ... a History of Crawford County ... Biographical Sketches, Portraits of Some of the Early Settlers and Prominent Men, Etc, published 1881.

80 acres of land in Auljurn Township, and 160 acres in Kansas. He also owns a tine business house in Tiro, the upper story being the I. O. O. F. Hall. The store in the building is as fine a grocery store as is usually found in large cities. The firm name of the owners is Davis & Mitchell, Mr. Davis being the junior partner. Mr. Davis is a memljer of the I. O. O. F., and a Eejiublican in politics. He served faithfully in the late wai-, enlisting in Company H, 123d O. V. I. He was discharged June 15, 18(35. He was in some of the hardest contested battles of the war; was taken prisoner at Winchester, and for thirty days was confined in Belle Island. After being exchanged, he again joined his regiment, and was again taken prisoner, and served some mouths in Andersonville and Florence, suffering all the agorfies of starvation and disease- He was finally exchanged, Dec. 0, 1864, and since that time Mi'. Davis makes Dec. 6 his holiday. His brother William was in the 101st Regiment, and served as Quartermaster Sergeant, but was promoted to lieutenancy. Mr. Davis was a Sergeant in his regiment. Both John and William Davis were said to have been brave and gallant soldiers, and were always found in the thickest of the fight. Much honor and credit is due them for the heroic jiart thev took in the war.

Passage source: History of Crawford County and Ohio : Containing a History of the State of Ohio, from Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time ... a History of Crawford County ... Biographical Sketches, Portraits of Some of the Early Settlers and Prominent Men, Etc, published 1881.

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Read the whole chapter on Auburn Township - it names this place 1 more 1 time.