U.S. Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ -- USGenNet Inc. -- Please read the U.S. Data Repository Copyright Statement on the following page: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Baker, Bascom (1852-1914) ------------------------------------------------------------------- History of Tucker County, West Virginia From the Earliest Explorations and Settlements to the Present Time. by Hu Maxwell Kingwood, W. Va.; Preston Publishing Company, 1884. Pages 366-367 Bascom Baker, M. D., was born in Marion County, 1852. In his younger days he attended the country schools in his neighborhood, and made some progress. When he became a young man, he concluded to go west, which he did. His fortune there was, as nearly every young man's is, not as good as was hoped. However, he succeeded reasonably well. He got to Iowa, and there spent some time, meanwhile attending the Normal Institute at Indianola, that State. He soon became satisfied that the West was not the best place for him, and accordingly, he returned home and taught school for some time, and commenced the study of medicine under Dr. Trayhern. "When he had become acquainted with the rudiments of the science, he entered the Baltimore College of Physicians and Surgeons, and graduated in March, 1882, when he returned to his practice at St. George and the surrounding country. His practice is extensive and he possesses the confidence of his customers. He was married, in 1883, to Isabel Parsons, of Holly Meadows. As a scholar, he stands high in the profession of West Virginia. His readings have been extensive, and he has ready words to tell what he knows. He takes Huxley and Darwin as authority in their departments; and he has become well acquainted with the works of Tyndall, Stahr, Koch and others. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Register of Deaths, Tucker County, WV (Page ) FULL-NAME: Dr. B. Baker AGE-AT-DEATH: 61 years DEATH-DATE: December 14, 1914 DEATH-PLACE: Parsons, W.Va. MARITAL-STATUS: Widower OCCUPATION: Dr. CAUSE-OF-DEATH: Heart Failure ------------------------------------------------------------------- If you've reached this file through a SEARCH, you can access other biographies for Tucker County, WV by going to the following URL: http://www.us-data.org/wv/tucker/bios.html -------------------------------------------------------------------