Obediah Baker owned over 400 acres of land in Fayette County, having purchased the land through the US Government Land Office between the years 1824 and 1858.

1830 United States Federal Census; Census Place: Fayette, Alabama; Page: 196; NARA Series: M19; Roll Number: 3.
Name: Oluel Baker [Obed Baker]
Free White Persons - Males - Under 5: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 40 thru 49: 1
Free White Persons - Females - Under 5: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 30 thru 39: 1
Free White Persons - Under 20: 5
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 2
Total Free White Persons: 7
Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored): 7

1840 United States Federal Census; Census Place: , Fayette, Alabama; Roll: 4; Page: 214.
Name: Obed Baker
Home in 1840 (City, County, State): Fayette, Alabama
Free White Persons - Males - Under 5: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 30 thru 39: 1
Free White Persons - Females - Under 5: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9: 2
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29: 1
Persons Employed in Agriculture: 1
No. White Persons over 20 Who Cannot Read and Write: 2
Free White Persons - Under 20: 6
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 2
Total Free White Persons: 8
Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves: 8

1850 census, Fayette Co., AL, Div. 15, M432-5, pg. 79B, #337, 21 Nov 1850:
Obe. Baker, 53, m, w, Farmer, NC
Isabel Baker, 59, f, w, VA
Henry Baker, 21, m, w, AL
Lucinda Baker, 16, f, w, AL
Ilphonse Taylor, 24, m, w, AL

1860 United States Federal Census; Census Place: Eastern Division, Fayette, Alabama; Roll: M653_9; Page: 394.
Name: Obdiah Baker
Age in 1860: 68; Birth Year: abt 1792; Birthplace: North Carolina
Post Office: Fayette Court House
Household Members: Name Age
Obdiah Baker 68
Izabela Baker 70

Alabama State Census, 1820-1866
Name: Obed Baker
Race: White
County: Fayette
Census Year: 1866
Source Information: Ancestry.com. Alabama State Census, 1820-1866 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. This collection was indexed by Ancestry.com World Archives Project contributors.
Original data: Alabama State Census, 1820, 1850, 1855 and 1866. Montgomery, Alabama: Alabama Department of Archives & History. Rolls M2004.0008-M2004.0012, M2004.0036-M2004.0050, and M2008.0124.