Fred J. Baker was born in Red Rock, Iowa on October 17, 1867. He received education in the Iowa public schools. His early life was spent in Iowa with the exception of five years in Colorado and one in Florida.
He married Candace Wilson in Eagle Grove, Iowa, on October 25, 1899. He was associated with the Eagle Grove Electric Company until 1902 when the family moved to Cooperstown.
He farmed in Romness and Washburn Townships until 1928, after which the family resided in Cooperstown. Mr. Baker was president of the Romness Township board and also of the school board for many years. He built one of the first telephone lines in the Township in 1906.
Mrs. Baker was born at Belle Plaine, Iowa, on January 17, 1875. She graduated from Eagle Grove high school in 1893 and taught school in Iowa preceding her marriage to Fred J. Baker.
Fred J. Baker passed away December 1, 1955. He fell in his home on October 22, 1955 and was hospitalized until his death.
Mrs. Baker passed away on March 29, 1962, at the age of 87.
They had three daughters, Mrs. W. E. (Dorothy) Sherman, Mrs. W. H. (Helen) Schlosser
and Rosalie
also two sons, Walter and Robert.
Source: Griggs County History 1879 - 1976 Page 389