This lone grave is a short distance northeast of the Old Methodist graveyard,
in the southeast corner of the northwest quarter of the section. The head
stone is broken and leans against a large oak tree. James Baker died soon
after coming from Kentucky with his family. Mary Davis Baker, his wife,
was a daughter of Thomas Davis, a Revolutionary Soldier. She is buried
in the Old Town Cemetery at Paoli. The late Arthur I. Dillard of Paoli,
a descendant of James and Mary Baker, copied the inscription, which is
viz:
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data recorded by the Lost River Chapter of the DAR in the 1940's and remain
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James BAKER born Aug. 12, 1779 died Aug. 12, 1816