Counties of Morgan, Monroe and Brown, Indiana. Historical and Biographical. Charles Blanchard, Editor. Chicago: F. A. Battey & Co., Publishers, 1884. Unknown County. I. C. BAKER is a native of Kentucky, was born June 10, 1828, and is the eldest of the family of James H. and Nancy (Kemper) Baker, natives of Kentucky, and of English and German descent, respectively, who removed to Morgan County, Ind., and located in Baker Township until 1839, when they moved to Monroe County and occupied land entered by Mr. Baker previously. In 1847, they moved to a farm near Martinsville, then to Paragon about 1855, and finally to Gosport about 1865, whre Mr. Baker died. I. C. Baker remained on the home far until he was nineteen years old, when he left to learn cabinet-making. He worked by day and studied by night, thereby making up for neglect of education in boyhood. After finishing this trade, he worked as a journeyman - often until 10 o'clock at night - until 1853, being considered a master workman. July 1, 1852, he married Cinderella, daughter of Isaac and Lodicea (Maskel) Rogers, which union gave issue to nine childen, of whom five remain - Salem A., Charles F., Jesse B. (now Mrs. Pierson), Maggie B. and Anna L. August 15, 1862, Mr. Baker enlisted in Company H, Seventy-ninth Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and was assigned to the Army of the Cumberland. In 1862, during a grand review, he became exhausted, from which effect he has never recovered; he also suffered from blindness following impure vaccination, and was discharged August 11, 1863. Since returning home, being unable to do hard labor, he has followed wagon-making. Mr. and Mrs. Baker are members of the Christian Church. Baker Kemper Maskel Rogers Pierson = Morgan-IN Monroe-IN http://www.rootsweb.com/~kygenweb/kybiog/unknown/baker.ic.txt