David Hume Baker Explained

David Hume Baker (October 7, 1841 – June 1, 1917) was a state senator in the US states of Kentucky and Florida. His historic home, which was built between 1886 and 1890,[1] still stands in Wildwood, Florida,[2] and hosts various events.[3] [4] The home was built in what was then the community of Orange Home, Florida.[5] The Baker House was part of a 1,200-acre property. The house stayed in the family for several generations before it was sold to the City of Wildwood in 2012. A historical marker was added at the site of the Baker House in 2019 by the Timucua Chapter of the Colonial Dames of the 17th Century.[6] [7]

During the Civil War, Baker served in the Union Army as a member of the 12th Kentucky Cavalry Regiment. He was a state senator in Kentucky from 1873 until 1875.[8] Baker then moved from Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, to Orange Home, Florida.[9] Baker served in the Florida Legislature from 1886 until 1890.

He married Mary Hanah Matthis; they had one son, David Mathias Baker.[10] He is buried with his wife Mary (1844–1932) at Arlington National Cemetery.[11] His son was part of the Ingraham Expedition.[12]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Baker House | Sumter County Tourism. discoversumterfl.com.
  2. Web site: Baker House – The City of Wildwood, Florida. www.wildwood-fl.gov.
  3. Web site: Villager happy to take on leadership role with Wildwood's Baker House – Villages-News.com. February 22, 2020. Villages-News: News, crime, classifieds, government, events in The Villages, FL.
  4. Web site: Woman who grew up in Baker House in Wildwood grateful for community's preservation efforts – Villages-News.com. December 23, 2018. Villages-News: News, crime, classifieds, government, events in The Villages, FL.
  5. Book: by, Deborah Carr Hollingsworth, Foreword. Haunted Sumter County, Florida. August 20, 2019. Arcadia Publishing. 9781467144209. Google Books.
  6. Web site: Correspondent. Linda Florea /. Wildwood's Baker House gets historical marker dedication. Daily Commercial.
  7. Web site: Timucua Dames place historical marker. Chronicle Online. 13 May 2019 .
  8. Book: Grenier, Bob. Central Florida's Civil War Veterans. July 7, 2014. Arcadia Publishing. 9781439646045. Google Books.
  9. Web site: Ingraham Expedition: David Mathias Baker. www.uflib.ufl.edu.
  10. Web site: Out and About | SumterCountyTimes.com. www.sumtercountytimes.com.
  11. https://ancexplorer.army.mil/publicwmv/#/arlington-national/search/results/1/CgViYWtlchIEbWFyeQ--/ Burial Detail: Baker, Mary H (Section 3, Grave 2231)
  12. Web site: Ingraham Expedition: Orange Home, Florida.

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