Dr. Warren Baker, Eclectic physician, was born in Genesee County, N. Y., in 1836. He is the son of John M. and Mercy R. (Miller) Baker, of Windham County, Conn. Dr. Baker was educated in Buffalo, N. Y., read medicine in that city and graduated from the College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1869 or '70. Aug. 26, 1861, he enlisted in Co. C., 29th Ohio Vol. Inf., served two years in the 12 corps, Army of the Potomac, joined Sherman in the 20th corps, veteranized after the battle of Lookout Mountain, "marched down to the sea" with Sherman, came out a Sergeant and was discharged July 22, 1865, in Louisville, Ky. he began the practice of his profession in Ashtabula County, Ohio, in 1870, remaining there until 1879, when he located in Grand Rapids. In September of the following year he removed to Jackson. he was married in Batavia, N. Y., in 1865, to Cecilia Bassett, and has one daughter, Cecilia, aged 11. Dr. Baker, while a resident of the 19th Congressional District of Ohio, ran against Gen. James A. Garfield for Congress on the Democratic ticket, and once was nominated for Representative in the State Legislature.

The History of Jackson County, Michigan