James Renwick Wilson Baker
James Renwick Wilson Baker was born around 1846 in Pennsylvania to John Baker and Susan Walker. His father was a farmer who owned $790 of real estate by 1850. His father died in 1857. Baker grew up and attended school in Findley, Pennsylvania, and he graduated from Westminster College in 1871. He worked as a teacher at Dayton Academy for a year, and he was admitted to the Pennsylvania bar in 1873. He practiced law until 1877, when he became deputy sheriff.
He married Juliana Pardoe on September 12, 1876, and they had at least three children: Hunter, born around 1878; Ruth, born around 1879; and Juliana, born around 1895. He supported the Republican Party, and he belonged to the Second United Presbyterian Church. He served as deputy sheriff until 1888, when he returned to practicing law. The family moved to Mercer, Pennsylvania, in the late 1800s. He died in Mercer of “uremic poisoning” on June 17, 1928.
DATABASE CONTENT
| (4443) | Baker, James Renwick Wilson | 1846 | 1928-06-17 |
- Conflict Side: Union
- Role: Civilian
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- Gender: Male
- Race: White
Documents - Records: 5
- (12380) [recipient] ~ Joseph D. Baker to Elizabeth Baker and James R. W. Baker, 2 August 1862
- (12381) [recipient] ~ Joseph D. Baker to James R. W. Baker, undated
- (12386) [recipient] ~ Joseph D. Baker to James R. W. Baker, 13 March 1863
- (12456) [recipient] ~ Joseph D. Baker to Elizabeth Baker and James R. W. Baker, 25 May 1863
- (12457) [recipient] ~ Joseph D. Baker to James R. W. Baker, 10 June 1863
People - Records: 6
Places - Records: 2
Groups - Records: 1
- (3) [member/supporter] ~ Republican Party
SOURCES
1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, and 1920 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania: Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., 1888); The Pittsburgh (PA) Press, 18 June 1928; Pennsylvania Death Certificates, 1906-1969
