Baker Hill Cemetery

(formerly the Baker family homestead) 

Section   - Township 21  - Range 20 

(Copyright © 2009 by Jeff Cannon- materials and photos may NOT be reproduced without written consent of the autor and/ or contributors)

Feb 2009 photo showing the Baker Hill Cemetery4
This photo taken in February 2009 shows the Baker Hill Cemetery as it sits on the high hills north of Brooksville.  Efforts are being put forth to have this historic cemetery restored and preserved.   (Photo 2009 by Jeff Cannon- © Copyright)

Baker Hill Cemetery in 2012 after restoration.
This photo taken in March 2012 shows the Baker Hill Cemetery after extensive restoration efforts.  (Photo 2012 by Jeff Cannon- © Copyright)



PLEASE NOTE:  We will soon be uploading a detailed history for the Baker Hill Cemetery as we are finishing our research.  Please check back for a complete cemetery history.


Headstone Transcriptions for Baker Hill Cemetery
NOTE:  In addition to the taking of a headstone inscription reading we have also consulted a number of other records including but not limited to cemetery research by Mary Wilson, Florida Death Index*, Local Funeral Home Records, W.P.A. Records, Unpublished Genealogical Society Records, obituaries and newspaper articles.  If we have an obituary on file for someone listed we would be happy to provide a copy upon request.

KEY  FOR  SYMBOLS
s/o - Son Of
d/o - Daughter Of
w/o - Wife Of
h/o - Husband Of
m/o- Mother of
ss/w- Side by Side With


BAKER Infant  (Un-named child of John F. Baker and Jincy Whithurst Baker)

BAKER, James  b. 1790  d. 1852  (h/o Mary Bordeaux Baker)*

BAKER, Jincy Emily Whitehurst-  b. 1835  d. Sept. 1866  (1st w/o John Franklin Baker- death by accidental poisoning)*

BAKER, John Franklin Jr.  d. 1855  (Note may be same as un-named infant but some records indicate them as seperate)*

BAKER, John Franklin  b. Feb. 18, 1827  d. March 31, 1877  (Pvt. Capt. Smith Special FL. Vol. Batt- Pvt. Capt. James H. Breaker Old Guards- 2nd Lt. 9th FL Infantry Co. I)

BAKER, Mary Bordeaux  b. 1792  d. Dec. 22, 1868  (w/o James Baker)



A Special thank you to Sherry Bowne, a decendant of the Baker's, for her shared knowledge and research of the Baker Family.
Headstone Transcriptions and Historical Research by Jeff Cannon- Copyright ©2008
This page was last revised on March 4, 2012