James McClure had patented the Northwest Quarter of Section Fourteen from the government on the 30th of March 1837. James and Mary McClure deeded, on 22 June 1849, a piece of land 8.5 rods by 5 rods, containing ¼ acre to the County Commissioners of Tazewell County to be used as a public cemetery. It was located in the Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section Fourteen, of Washington Township in Tazewell County, Illinois. It became known as the “Baker Cemetery” as it was located on the old Squire Baker farm.

Squire Baker and wife Elizabeth Clark Baker
The below original photos belong to Michael Papineau. Courtesy of Richard Baker.

According to locals there are several other graves in this area that are unmarked.
Many pieces of stones are scattered - can not begin to piece them together. View Condition

INVENTORY
This inventory, though not as complete as we would like, is as complete as any file can a test.

Biography Sketches
When Jim Richmond was writing these biographies he found that several veterans are buried here.
  Civil War veterans include: James Holland, James Seaman, and Thomas Seaman.
  Black Hawk War veterans include: Richard McCorkle, and James McClure.
  Indiana War veteran: James McClure was in the Battle of Tippacanoe and other Indian Wars.

Off-Site Baker Family Genealogy Websites
Baker & Williams Ancestry † Genealogy of Thomas Newport

Off-Site Link for - Battle of Tippacanoe

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