Almanza Phineas was born in May 1832. Almanza Phineas' father is Phineas Baker and his mother is Mary Ann Washburn. His paternal grandparents were Benjamin Baker and Bethia Crosby. He had a brother and three sisters, named Silas, Morgnaza, Melissa and Bethia. He was the oldest of the five children. He died at the age of 69 in July 1901.