Tanner, James (b. ABT 1829, d. UNKNOWN)

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Note: Obit-Marysville Tribune-Nov 7, 1900
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"Sarah E. Tanner, daughter of John and Elizabeth Tanner was born April 8, 1835 in Muskingum County, died Nov 1, 1900,age 65 y 6m 23 d. She was married to Henry Baker, August 13, 1853. To this union nine children were born, five sons and four daughters. Mrs. Baker was one of a family of eleven children, two brothers, David and George W. who reside in the west and one sister, Mrs. E.B. Baker,(typo) north of Marysville are still living. Interment-Bethlehem Cemetery".

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"Mrs. Henry Baker died Thursday, age 64. She was a native of Muskingum County. She leaves a husband and nine children all married but 2. Before coming to Marysville in 1891, the family resided in
Caliborne Twp."

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Cause: Cancer

Note: Henry Baker was a Civil War veteran. Serving in Company G 97th O.V.I., enlisting as a wagoner, on August 5,1862, and serving until the close of the war on June 10, 1865.

He was one of nine children. A brother, William was living in Morley, Michigan at the time of his death. A sister (Diana) Mrs. Alexander Baker was living in Leavenworth, Kansas (according to his obit, but really Toronto, Kansas)

Of his nine children, Otto and Ollie were twins. One was a barber in Springfield, Ohio. I believe it was Walter. As I remember my Mother, Helen Maude Jones Coon, telling the family history. At the time of his
death, Samuel was in Richwood, Ohio, Mrs. Levi (Emma) Kline, Mrs. Court (Mary) Gibson, Mrs. Aaron (Ida) Reams, Walter and Otto Baker and Mrs. Louis (Ollie) Griffith were in Marysville. Grant Baker was in Clairbourne, Ohio. Ora Baker was living in Urichsville, Ohio.

At the time of his death, he was Marysville's oldest veteran of the Civil War. He died on a Thursday morning, at 1:30, at the home of his daughter Ida Reams. He died from complications of a stroke (Cerebral Hemorrhage), and lay in a coma for two weeks after being stricken.

The Civil War Company G, 97th Regiment Ohio Inf. Vol. from Muskingum County, Ohio, August 1862.
Member of Ransom Reed Post No. 113 G.A.R. (Grand Army of the Republic) Marysville, Ohio and was with Sherman's march to Atlanta.

According to his death certificate, he was a contractor. His father, William Baker, was born in Ohio. His mother, Lucy and her place of birth unknown. Henry's place of birth according to his death certificate, is listed only as Ohio.

Henry according to Census reports and obit- listed occupations as farmer, teamster, and contractor.

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Cause: Cerebral Hemorrhage

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