please note: directions (left, right) are as you are
looking at the photo
see closeups below
minister in water: Rev
William Baker Jr;
woman to the left of tree on left: likely Docia Smith;
woman just to right of tree on right: Rev Baker's granddaughter,
Maggie Jane (Baker) Smith;
to Maggie's right: her husband, Adolphus Smith; far right on horse: Meg (Roberts) Smith
c. 1895-1905
Photo obtained from:
the collection of a grandson of Rev Baker
Rev Baker was the son of William Baker Sr of Baker
Township, Martin County, who was the son of the Revolutionary War veteran
Nicholas Baker.
Other information: Possibly the congregation of the Silverville Baptist Church as
well as relatives of the man being baptized.
Probable family:
Mitchell, Fields and Baker
Approximate date:
c. 1895-1905 (Rev Baker died in 1909)
Probable locale: in or near Silverville, Martin County, Indiana
(likely a fork of the White River)
Notes and speculation: People identified
as shown above
