"Hardesty's Biographical Atlas of Tyler County West Virginia"
H. H. Hardesty, 1872

RALPH BAKER - is one of the farming residents of Centreville
district, Tyler county West Virginia, and in this district is
conducting a saw-mill of 20-horse power. It is an Eclipse
Portable mill, and one of the best in the State, and under the
able management of Mr. Baker is doing a profitable business.
Ralph Baker was born in this county March 3, 1840, a son of
Meshach and Sarah E. (Smith) Baker. His mother died in Lincoln
district, this county, February 1883, and his father died here
February 18, 1868. In Tyler county April 4, 1861, the words were
spoken joining in one the lives of Ralph Baker and Elmina
Wilcox, and on the dates here recorded their children were born;
Sarah E., March 14, 1862; Meshach T., November 1, 1863; Lloyd
E., July 30, 1864, died January 2, 1867; Myron M., December 2,
1867; Sophia N., April 29, 1871; Hattie Havila, March 2, 1873;
Emma, December 7, 1876. Sarah E. in November, 1880 was married
to G. W. Troy and lives at home at present, but will soon remove
to Wortington, Marion county, this State. The other children
live with their parents. Stephen C. and Sarah (Clayton) Wilcox
were the parents of Elmina, wife of Mr. Baker, and she was born
June 167, 1838, in Marion county, now part of West Virginia.
three of Ralph Baker's brothers, James, George M., and Clayton
were soldiers of the 1861 war. They were members of the 7th
Virginia Infantry and all were wounded in the service, James and
Clayton at Antietem, and George at Spottsylvania. A brother-in-
law, John Garrison, was in the same war. Ralph Baker's post
office address is Ripleys, Tyler county, West Virginia.

Submitted by Rosalie Markins.