Biography - Eli F. Baer
Eli F. Baer; Farmer; Henderson Township; born January 11, 1863, in Henry County, Illinois; educated in Westfield College, Illinois. His parents who were natives of Franklin County, Pennsylvania were: David F. Baer, born May 11, 1827, and died, July 18, 1890, and Susanna (Rine) Baer, born April 28, 1825; his grandparents were David and Elizabeth (Flicklinger) Baer of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; his maternal grandparents were Michael Rine of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania and Elizabeth (Dunkle) Rine, of Hagerstown, Maryland; his great-grandparents were Michael Dunkle and Susanna Raider. Mr. Baer was married to Angie Waters, at Gilson, Illinois, May 25, 1898 [the Illinois Statewide Marriage Index lists a Eli F. Baer marrying a Mrs. Angie Walters in Knox County on May 25, 1898]. Mr. Baer is a prohibitionist. In religion, he belongs to the United Brethren in Christ.
Contributed by Barbara, extracted from the 1899 Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and Knox County, Munsell Publishing Company, page 850.
