Frederick County was formed in
1743 from
Orange County.
It became Dunmore County
in 1772. The name changed to
Shenandoah County
in 1778.
Augusta County
became
Rockingham County
in 1778.
In 1881
Page County was
created from
Rockingham
and
Shenandoah
Counties.
He married Elizabeth King (Koenig) Sailor. Elizabeth already had two children: Susan Sailor, and Peter Sailor.
Martin and Elizabeth's children were Mary Baker (1813), Elizabeth Baker Foland (1814), Anna Baker Roach (1816), Margaret Baker Metz (1818), William Baker (1819), Sarah (Sallie) Baker Dingledine (1823), Catherine Baker Friermood (1824), Lucy Baker Harrouff (1826), Maria Baker (1826), Alexander Baker (1828), and Samuel M. Baker (1830).
The family appeared in the 1840 and 1850 censuses in German Township, Clark County, Ohio.
Martin died on July 20, 1854 in Clark County, Ohio. Elizabeth died on March 6, 1870. Elizabeth and Martin were buried with their daughter, Mary, in Jerusalem/Friermood Cemetery in German Township.
Clark County, Ohio was formed March 1, 1817, from Champaign, Madison and Greene Counties. The first settlement was in 1796. The inhabitants of German Township were German Lutherans who came from Virginia.
Samuel M. Baker, farmer; P.O. Dialton; is the son of Martin and Elizabeth Baker, who were natives of Virginia and moved to Clark Co. about 1823 and purchased 53 acres of land, where he remained until his death July 20, 1854; Mrs. Baker survived him until March 6, 1870. They were both consistent members of the Reformed Church.
Samuel M., the subject of this memoir, was born Dec. 10, 1830, and assisted his father until his (father's) death, after which he managed the farm until 1869, when he purchased the farm where he now resides.
Sept. 26,1871, he celebated his marriage to Malinda, daughter of David and Elizabeth Jenkins; this union was blessed with four children - Viola G. and Sidney G. (twins), born June 22,1872, and Asa N. and Charles O. (twins), born July 13, 1877.
Mr. Baker has never been an aspirant for office, but has served his township in the office of Trustee with honor to himself and his constituents. On the breaking-out of the rebellion, he volunteered his services, enlisting in Co. I, 44th O. V. I., Sept. 12, 1861, serving his country until the close of the war, receiving his discharge on Aug. 9,1865.
Mr. and Mrs. Baker are members of the Reformed Church, Mr. Baker having been Sabbath-school Superintendent and teacher for over twenty years, and has been honored with the offices of Deacon and Elder in the church for a number of years. They are surrounded with all the comforts of life, earned by the incessant toil of years.
Jacob Dingledine, farmer; P. O. Tremont City; born in Virginia July 13,1810; is a son of Philip and Mary (Barrington) Dingledine, natives of Virginia. They became residents of Ohio, locating in Champaign Co., in 1844, where they resided till their death. His wife died in October, 1860; his death occurred Aug. 9, 1872. They were parents of twelve children, five now survive - Margaret, Jacob, Elizabeth, Mary and Sallie. Our subject remained with his father till 22 years of age, in the fall of 1832, he came to Ohio, and located in Clark Co.; thence in Champaign Co., where he resided about twenty-seven years; thence back to Clark Co., where he has since resided, and upon his present farm, where he now lives, he has resided about three years.
He was married Sept. 29, 1836, to Elizabeth, daughter of Samuel and Mary Baker, natives of Virginia, but who came among the early settlers of Clark Co. By this union they had seven children, three now survive - Samuel, John Emery and Rachel Ann. His wife died Jan. 18,1858.
His second wife, Sallie, daughter of Martin and Elizabeth Baker, natives of Virginia, he married April 12, 1859. Mr. Dingledine has held most of the important offices of his township, having been Assessor one term, Township Trustee eight or ten years, and Township Treasurer for three years. Has been a prominent member of the Reformed Church for twenty-five or thirty years. He has a fine farm of 103 acres, mostly in cultivation, with good improvements, constituting a very pleasant home and farmer's residence.
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