Baker, Charles Whiting, 1865-1941
Variant namesCharles W. Baker was born May 14, 1838, in Illinois, the first of eleven children of James Alexander and Catherine (Fleming) Baker. As a young man he taught school. Then in 1864 he caught gold fever and headed west. He travelled by wagon via the Bridger Cutoff trail. and arrived in Virginia City, Montana Territory, on July 28, 1864. He remained there until April 15, 1867, when he headed for the Salmon River in Idaho. He briefly returned to Virginia City that August and then in September took a steamboat down the Missouri River from Fort Benton to Omaha. He arrived home October 19, 1867.
Shortly after his return from the West, he married Lydia Windle. The couple had three children. Charles W. Baker died on January 9, 1923.
From the description of Charles W. Baker diary, 1864-1867. (Montana Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 247955517
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| referencedIn | Virginia. Board of Public Works. Applications for position of road superintendant, 1828-1861. | Library of Virginia | |
| referencedIn | Century Company records | New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division | |
| referencedIn | John Ripley Freeman papers, Bulk, 1876-1932, 1827-1952 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Libraries | |
| creatorOf | Michigan. Constitutional Convention (1961-1962). Committee on Legislative Organization. Records of Committee on Legislative Organization, 1961-1962. | State Archive of Michigan | |
| creatorOf | Baker, Charles W. Charles W. Baker diary, 1864-1867. | Montana Historical Society Library | |
| creatorOf | Abbott, Lyman, 1835-1922,. Papers of the Baker and Wheeler families, 1763-1954. | University of Virginia. Library |
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| associatedWith | Freeman, John Ripley, 1855-1932 | person |
| associatedWith | Michigan. Constitutional Convention (1961-1962). Committee on Legislative Organization. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Virginia. Board of Public Works. | corporateBody |
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Death 1941
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