Thomas Baker was born Nov. 8, 1852, in either Bristol, Gloucestershire or Somersetshire, England, depending on the source. I believe he grew up in Somersetshire. As far as I can tell his parents, George Baker and Elizabeth White, never came to America.
Thomas ventured alone to Ottawa, Canada in 1872, at the age of 19. According to his obituary, he moved south to Minneapolis in 1874. In 1879, Thomas came to Boulder County, Colorado, to…