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Below is a family biography included in Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Howard County, Arkansas published by Goodspeed Publishing Company in 1890.  These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary.  Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more.  There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.

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H. N. Baker is a native Alabamian, born in 1857, and the third of four children born to D. D. and Susan C. (Whitehead) Baker, who were born in Georgia and South Carolina, respectively. The former was a mechanic by occupation, and in 1856 moved with his family to Alabama, and there began working at his trade, which he is still following. At the breaking out of the Civil War he enlisted in a company of infantry, in which he served until the close, but at the siege of Vicksburg he was captured and remained in a Northern prison for three months, after which he was exchanged, and returned to his company, with which he served until the final surrender. The subject of this sketch was reared to a farm life, and in his youth also learned the cabinet-maker's trade in his father's shop, his educational advantages, however, being limited. His marriage, which occurred in 1878, was to Miss Lou J. Ward, and in 1888 they came to Arkansas and settled in Nashville, where Mr. Baker immediately opened a general store, which he conducted for one year. He then opened a shop and followed carpentering for about three years, but, January 10, 1890, sold out to D. M. Bryant. He owns three houses in Nashville, and his home on Shepherd Avenue is one of the most pleasant in the town. He is an earnest supporter of public schools, and is now an active member of the school board of Nashville, being found at the front ranks in all matters of public interest. He is a member of the K. of P., Nashville Lodge No. 30, and also belongs to the I. O. O. F., and in his political views is a Democrat, being quite an active politician. His wife is a member of the Baptist Church, and has borne him the following family of children: Buenia, Nobie, Henry Howard, Ward and Allie.

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This family biography is one of 116 biographies included in Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Howard County, Arkansas published in 1890.  For the complete description, click here: Howard County, Arkansas History, Genealogy, and Maps

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