James Slater Baker

Description:

Photographic copy of a painting of James Slater Baker, early pioneer of Fannin County, TX. He was born in Ashe County, NC, on August 20, 1791. He first settled near Lexington, Henderson County, TN, but moved in 1837 with his large family to Fannin County in the Republic of Texas where he soon became active as a county official and in the Masonic Lodge. He was elected Senior Warden at an organization of the Constantine Lodge No. 13 on November 3, 1840; later elected to Worshipful Master (John B. Denton was also one of the organizers of this lodge). J. S. Baker married Susannah Crutcher who was born in Franklin County, VA, on May 22, 1798; died Fannin County, TX, October 21, 1858. Their eight children included William C. Baker (1823-1903) who married Sarah Elizabeth Denton (1826-1894), daughter of John B. Denton. J. S. Baker died in Fannin County, TX, on December 6, 1870, and is buried at Allen's Chapel. This picture is a copy of the original owned by Constantine Lodge No. 13, Bonham, TX.
Creator(s): Unknown
Location(s): United States - Texas - Denton County
Creation Date: Unknown
Partner(s):
Denton Public Library
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Collection(s):
From Plowshares to Diplomas: Digitizing Early Denton History
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James Slater Baker
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Place
United States - Texas - Denton County
Era
New South, Populism, Progressivism, and the Great Depression, 1877-1939
Description:

Photographic copy of a painting of James Slater Baker, early pioneer of Fannin County, TX. He was born in Ashe County, NC, on August 20, 1791. He first settled near Lexington, Henderson County, TN, but moved in 1837 with his large family to Fannin County in the Republic of Texas where he soon became active as a county official and in the Masonic Lodge. He was elected Senior Warden at an organization of the Constantine Lodge No. 13 on November 3, 1840; later elected to Worshipful Master (John B. Denton was also one of the organizers of this lodge). J. S. Baker married Susannah Crutcher who was born in Franklin County, VA, on May 22, 1798; died Fannin County, TX, October 21, 1858. Their eight children included William C. Baker (1823-1903) who married Sarah Elizabeth Denton (1826-1894), daughter of John B. Denton. J. S. Baker died in Fannin County, TX, on December 6, 1870, and is buried at Allen's Chapel. This picture is a copy of the original owned by Constantine Lodge No. 13, Bonham, TX.
Physical Description:

1 photographic copy : b&w ; 4.75 x 6.75 in.
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Subject(s):
Keyword(s): Baker, James Slater | Baker, Sarah Elizabeth Denton | Denton, John B. | Crutcher, Susannah
Partner:
Denton Public Library
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Collection:
From Plowshares to Diplomas: Digitizing Early Denton History
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Identifier:
  • LOCAL-CONT-NO: PF_B-3
  • ARK: ark:/67531/metapth12380
Resource Type: Photograph
Format: Image
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Access: Public