He was born on 2 April 1833, in Pennsylvania. [sources: date: 12, 13; 3 (33 in 1865), 7 (26 in 1860), 8 (32 in 1870), 9 (47 in 1880), 15 (17 in 1850), 19 (30 in 1863). place: 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 15, 19]
In 1850, he was living in Somerset Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania. He was living with Jacob and Rosina Baker (presumably his parents), and four presumed siblings. He was a farmer, and had attended school in the previous year. [source: 15]
He married Catherine Knepper. She was born on 4 May 1837, in Somerset, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, to George Knepper and Martha Ambrose. They had four children:
[sources: 12, 13]
In 1860, he was living in Somerset Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania. He was living with his wife Catharine, his son Cicero, and also Edward Baker (perhaps a brother?). He was a carpenter, and owned $800 in real estate and $300 in personal property. [source: 7]
He (probably) registered for the draft in June 1863. He was living in Somerset Township, was married, and was a carpenter. [source: 19]
He was drafted. He enlisted and was mustered into service on 11 March 1865. He enlisted as a private, at Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. He was a private in company B. [sources: 1, 3, 4, 20]
He seems not to have been charged for lost equipment, perhaps when the regiment mustered out. [source: 2]
He mustered out with his company on 10 July 1865. He was a private, in company B. [sources: 1, 3, 4 (1864), 20]
In 1870, he was living in Somerset Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania. He was living with his Wife Catharine [?], his children Cicero, Lydia, and Emma, and a carpenter. He was a carpenter, and owned $3,000 in real estate and $740 in personal property. [source: 8]
On 31 May 1879, he successfully applied for a pension. [sources: 5, 6]
In 1880, he was living in Somerset Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania. He was living with his wife Catharine, and his children Cicero, Lydia, Emma, and Annie. He had heart disease. [source: 9]
He died on 4 July 1885, in Pennsylvania. He was buried in Christ Casebeer Lutheran Church Cemetery, Sipesville, Somerset County, Pennsylvania. [sources: 12 (4 July), 13 (4 July), 17 (1 July)]
On 7 January 1886, his widow, Catharine Baker, successfully applied from Pennsylvania for a pension. [sources: 5, 6]
In 1890, his widow, Catharine Baker, was living in Somerset Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania. [source: 4]
In 1900, his widow, Catharine, was living in Brothers Valley Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania. She was living with her son Cicero and his family. [source: 10]
In 1910, his widow Catharine was living in Brothers Valley Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania. She was living with her granddaughter Belinda and Belinda's family. [source: 11]
His widow Catherine died on 11 July 1910 in Somerset County, Pennsylvania. She was buried in Christ Casebeer Lutheran Church Cemetery, Sipesville, Somerset, Pennsylvania. [source: 13, 18]
1 Bates, Samuel Penniman. History of Pennsylvania volunteers, 1861-5. Harrisburg: B. Singerly, state printer, 1869-71. 5 volumes. 'Ninety-first regiment', volume 3, pages 186-233. (In the roster) (Benjamin Baker)
2 list of men who owed money [?] (Benj Baker)
3 Civil War Veterans' Card File, available at the Pennsylvania State Archives, searched 24 June 2004 (Benjamin Baker)
4 1890 US census, veterans' schedule, Pennsylvania, Somerset County, Somerset Township, supervisor's district 11, enumeration district 24, page 2 (image 6 of 15 on Ancestry) (Benjamin Baker)
5 pension index, by name (Benjamin Baker)
6 pension index, by regiment (Benjamin Baker)
7 1860 US census, Pennsylvania, Somerset County, Somerset Township (post office Benford's Store), microfilm series M653, film 1183, page 496 = 118 [??] handwritten (Benjamin Baker)
8 1870 US census, Pennsylvania, Somerset County, Somerset Township, microfilm series M593, film 1452, page 497 = 61 [?] handwritten (Benjamin Baker)
9 1880 US census, Pennsylvania, Somerset County, Somerset Township, supervisor's district 8, enumeration district 22, microfilm series T9, film 1195, page 449 C = 11 [?] handwritten (Benjamin Baker)
10 1900 US census, Pennsylvania, Somerset County, Brothersvalley Township, supervisor's district 13, enumeration district 167, microfilm series T623, film 1486, page 108 B = 1 handwritten (Catharine Bake [sic])
11 1910 US census, Pennsylvania, Somerset County, North Brothersvalley Township, supervisor's district 22, enumeration district 130, microfilm series T624, film 1420, page 70 A = 10 handwritten (Catharine Baker)
12 'Foehl family forest', a gedcom available on RootsWeb WorldConnect (viewed June 2007, last revised 1 June 2007, contact Richard) (Benjamin Baker)
13 'The family connections', a gedcom available on RootsWeb WorldConnect (viewed June 2007, last revised 17 May 2007, contact Linda Oliver) (Benjamin Baker)
14 'Knepper ancestry', a gedcom available on RootsWeb WorldConnect (viewed June 2007, last revised 25 Jan 2005, contact Brenda Knepper) (Catherine Knepper)
15 1850 US census, Pennsylvania, Somerset County, Somerset Township, microfilm series M432, film 828, page 49 (Benjamin Baker)
16 Pennsylvania veterans burial records, available on Ancestry (transcribed 4 Apr 2012) (Benjamin Baker)
17 Find a grave, memorial 8690980, created by Donald Kozlowski, added 27 April 2004, accessed 29 June 2012 (including a photograph of the headstone) (Benjamin Baker) [identity is probable, by reference to his spouse]
18 Find a grave, memorial 8690979, maintained by Brian J Ensley, created by Donald Kozlowski, 27 Apr 2004, accessed 29 June 2012 (Catharine [Knepper] Baker)
19 Consolidated lists of Civil War draft registration records, 1863-1865, National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 110 (Benjamin Baker)
20 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (Benjamin Baker)
| line | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| Dwellings visited | 378 | ||||||
| Families visited | 389 | ||||||
| Name | Jacob Baker | Rosina Do | Jacob Do | Benjamin Do | Elisabeth Do | Sally Do | Edward Do |
| Age | 53 | 52 | 19 | 17 | 22 | 14 | 10 |
| Sex | M | F | M | " | F | " | M |
| Color | |||||||
| Occupation of males over 15 years | Farmer | Farmer | Do | ||||
| Real estate owned | 4000 | ||||||
| Birthplace | Do [sc. Penna] | Do | Do | Do | Do | Do | Do |
| Married within year | |||||||
| Attended school within year | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Over 20 & can't read/write | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 |
| Dwelling number | 831 | |||
| Family number | 810 | |||
| Name | Benjamin Baker | Catharine " | Cicero W " | Edward Baker |
| Age | 26 | 21 | 2 | 18 |
| Sex | m | f | m | m |
| Color | ||||
| Occupation | Carpenter | |||
| Value of real estate owned | 800 | |||
| Value of personal estate | 300 | |||
| Place of birth | Pa | " | " | " |
| Married within year | ||||
| Attended school within year | ||||
| Cannot read & write | ||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 |
| Dwelling-house number | 439 | |||||
| Family number | 435 | |||||
| Name | Baker Benjamin | - Catharine | - Cicero W | - Lydia | - Emma J | Tenner Charles |
| Age | 32 [sic] | 13 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 17 [?] |
| Sex | M | F | M | F | F | M |
| Color | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Occupation | Carpenter | Keeping house | Appr Carpenter | |||
| Real estate value | 3000 | |||||
| Personal estate value | 740 | |||||
| Birthplace | " [sc. Pennsylvania] | " | " | " | " | " |
| Father foreign born | ||||||
| Mother foreign born | ||||||
| Birth month if born within year | ||||||
| Marriage month if married within year | ||||||
| Attended school past year | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Can't read | ||||||
| Can't write | ||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. | ||||||
| Male US citizen at least 21 years old | 1 | |||||
| Male US citizen at least 21 years old who can't vote ... |
| line | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| street name | ||||||
| house number | ||||||
| dwelling visit # | 82 | |||||
| family visit # | 88 | |||||
| name | Baker Benjamin | - Catharine | - C. W. [?] | - Lydia | - Emma | - Annie Cora |
| color | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | M | F | F | F |
| age | 47 | 43 | 22 | 18 | 12 | 6 |
| month born if born in year | ||||||
| relationship | Wife | Son | Daughter | Daughter | Daughter | |
| single | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| married | 1 | 1 | ||||
| widowed/divorced | ||||||
| married during year | ||||||
| occupation | At home | At home | At home | |||
| months unemployed | ||||||
| currently ill? | Heart Disease | |||||
| blind | ||||||
| deaf/dumb | ||||||
| idiotic | ||||||
| insane | ||||||
| disabled | ||||||
| school this year | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| can't read | ||||||
| can't write | ||||||
| birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| father's birthplace | Pa | Pa | Pa | Pa | Pa | Pa |
| mother's birthplace | Pa | Pa | Pa | Pa | Pa | Pa |
| line | 86 | 87 | 88 | 89 | 90 | 91 | 92 |
| street | |||||||
| house number | |||||||
| dwelling number | 18 | ||||||
| family number | 18 | ||||||
| name | Baker Cicero | - Mary E | - Clara | - Balinda | Boyer Willie | Bake [sic] Catharine | Bayman Edward |
| relationship | Head | Wife | Daughter | Daughter | Lodger | Mother | Lodger |
| color | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | F | F | M | F | M |
| birth date | Apr 1858 | Mar 1862 | Dec 1886 | July 1891 | June 1898 | May 1837 | Feb 1889 |
| age | 42 | 38 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 63 | 11 |
| married? | M | M | S | S | S | Wd | S |
| # years married | 16 | 16 | |||||
| mother of how many children? | 2 | 1 | |||||
| # of children living | 2 | 1 | |||||
| birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| father's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| mother's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| immigration year | |||||||
| # years in USA | |||||||
| naturalized citizen? | |||||||
| occupation | Farmer | At school | At school | At school | |||
| # months not employed | 0 | ||||||
| # months in school | 5 | 5 | 6 | ||||
| can read | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | ||
| can write | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | ||
| speaks English | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | ||
| owned/rented | O | ||||||
| free or mortgaged | F | ||||||
| farm/house | F | ||||||
| # of farm schedule | 15 |
| line | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| street | Bedford Blvd | |||||
| house nr | ||||||
| dwelling nr | 174 | |||||
| family nr | 178 | |||||
| name | Kay Charles C | - Belinda B | - Mary E | Baker Catharine | ||
| relationship | Head | Wife | Daughter | Grandmother | ||
| sex | M | F | F | F | ||
| color | W | W | W | W | ||
| age | 28 | 19 | 3 | 72 | ||
| marital status | M1 | M1 | S | Wd | ||
| #years present marriage | 4 | 4 | ||||
| mother of # children | 1 | |||||
| mother of # living children | 1 | |||||
| birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | ||
| father's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | ||
| mother's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | ||
| immigrated | ||||||
| naturalized/alien | ||||||
| speaks English | English | English | English | English | ||
| occupation | Farmer | None | None | None | ||
| nature of industry etc. | General farm | |||||
| employer etc. | OA | |||||
| out of work 15 Apr 1910? | ||||||
| # weeks out of work 1909 | ||||||
| can read | yes | yes | ||||
| can write | yes | yes | ||||
| school since 1 Sep 09 | ||||||
| owned/rented | R | |||||
| owned free or mortagaged | ||||||
| farm/house | F | |||||
| nr on farm schedule | 96 | |||||
| civil war vet | ||||||
| blind | ||||||
| deaf & dumb | ||||||
| RESIDENCE. | " " [sc. Somerset Twp] |
| NAME. | 11 Baker Benjamin |
| AGE 1st July 1863. | 30 |
| WHITE OR COLORED. | " [sc. white] |
| PROFESSION, OCCUPATION, OR TRADE. | Carpenter |
| MARRIED OR UNMARRIED. | " [sc. Married] |
| PLACE OF BIRTH. | " [sc. Pennsylvania] |
| FORMER MILITARY SERVICE. | [blank] |
| REMARKS. | [blank] |