W. T. BAKER was born August 7, 1841, in Hopkins, now Webster County, Ky., and is a son of James and Sarah (Price) Baker. He was reared on his father's farm, and in 1865 bought 164 acres of land, on which he at once settled and continued farming. He has since increased his lands, and now owns about 500 acres, largely improved. He was married, in 1865, to Fannie Givens, of Webster County. This union has been blessed with six daughters. Mr. and Mrs. Baker are members of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
Source: J. H. Battle, W. H. Perrin, & G. C. Kniffin. Kentucky. A History of the State. Louisville, KY, Chicago, IL: Battey, 1885. Page 1024.