Laurence Simmons Baker Sr.
Born: May 15, 1830
Birth Place: Cole's Hill Plantation, Gates County, North Carolina
Father: Dr. John Burgess “Jake” Baker 1785 – 1838
(Buried: Cole’s Hill Plantation, Baker Family Cemetery, Gatesville, North Carolina)
Mother: Mary Wynns Gregory 1787 – 1855
(Buried: Cole’s Hill Plantation, Baker Family Cemetery, Gatesville, North Carolina)
Wife: Elizabeth Earl Henderson 1836 – 1919
(Buried: Cedar Hill Cemetery, Suffolk, Virginia)
Children:
William Tilford Baker 1856 – 1889
(Buried: Cedar Hill Cemetery, Suffolk, Virginia)
Alexander H. Baker 1857 – 1928
(Buried: Cedar Hill Cemetery, Suffolk, Virginia)
Laurence Simmons Baker Jr. 1859 – 1861
(Buried: Cedar Hill Cemetery, Suffolk, Virginia)
Elizabeth Earl Baker Hubbell 1863 – 1944
(Buried: Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Richard Beverly Baker 1866 – 1880
(Buried: Cedar Hill Cemetery, Suffolk, Virginia)
Stuart Sigourney Baker 1870 – 1956
(Buried: Cedar Hill Cemetery, Suffolk, Virginia)
Charles Johnson Baker 1875 – 1876
(Buried: Cedar Hill Cemetery, Suffolk, Virginia)
Philip Barraud Baker 1881 – 1883
(Buried: Cedar Hill Cemetery, Suffolk, Virginia)
Education:
1851: Graduated from West Point Military Academy (42nd in class)
Occupation before War:
1851 – 1853: Brevet 2nd Lt. United States Army, Mounted Riflemen
1853 – 1859: 2nd Lt. United States Army, Mounted Riflemen
1859 – 1861: 1st Lt. United States Army, Mounted Riflemen
Civil War Career:
1861 – 1862: Lt. Colonel of 1st North Carolina Cavalry Regiment
1862 – 1863: Colonel of 1st North Carolina Cavalry Regiment
1863: Wounded during the Battle of Brandy Station
1863 – 1865: Brigadier General of Confederate Army, Cavalry
1863: Wounded in the right arm at Rappahannock River Crossing
1864 – 1865: Commander of Second Military District, North Carolina
1864 – 1865: Commander of North Carolina Junior Reserves Brigade
1865: Received his formal parole at Raleigh, North Carolina
Occupation after War:
Farmer in Norfolk, Virginia
Insurance Agent in New Bern, North Carolina
Station Agent for Seaboard and Roanoke Railroad (29 years)
Manager of Western Union Telegraph
Manager of Southern Express Company
Active in Confederate United Veterans
Died: April 10, 1907
Place of Death: Suffolk, Virginia
Age at time of Death: 76 years old
Cause of Death: Unknown
Burial Place: Cedar Hill Cemetery, Suffolk, Virginia
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