Jeanette (Nettie) Biehl was the first of three children of Christian Biehl (b. abt. 1828 in Germany - d. Nov. 1867, Louisville KY) and his second wife, Henrietta C. (b. abt. 1831, Germany - d. abt. 1884. Louisville), the widow of Daniel Eichert (1818-1857). Jeanette had three half siblings from her mother's first marriage: Louise W. Eichert, Theodore Eichert, and Emma Eichert. She had two younger full siblings, the twins Isabelle and Arabelle Biehl. The Biehl children lost their father when still very young. Their mother was an enterprising businesswoman who had been a confectioner and then, with her second husband, a dealer in leather and, when widowed again, the proprietor of a prominent hotel/boarding house/saloon in downtown Louisville.
The 1879 Louisville City Directory gives "Miss Jeanette Biehl" her own listing, at her mother's hotel address. That same year, on 25 September in Louisville, Jeanette married William Baker (b. abt 1845 in either WI or MI). By the time of the 1880 census, they were in Marshall Texas, where Wiliam became a conductor for the Texas and Pacific Railroad.
The couple had three children, the eldest, Mina Belle, born in Marshall in 1881. The second child, a daughter, named Willie Crowder, was born in 1885, possibly also in Marshall, and the third, a son named Harry Winters, was born in Dallas in 1889. By 1897, the family had moved to Port Arthur (as Jeanette's death certificate indicates). The 1900 census finds them there, with Nettie as head of household, listed as married, and living with her children but not her husband. In the 1910 census, she indicates she is a widow, and city directories consistently call her that after that time. As a widow, she ran a boarding house for many year and in later life for a few years dealt in the furniture business. She is listed in Port Arthur City Directories every year from 1913 to 1941 as Baker, Nettie (wid William). The 1920 census calls her Mrs. William Baker, as does her death certificate.
The 1879 Louisville City Directory gives "Miss Jeanette Biehl" her own listing, at her mother's hotel address. That same year, on 25 September in Louisville, Jeanette married William Baker (b. abt 1845 in either WI or MI). By the time of the 1880 census, they were in Marshall Texas, where Wiliam became a conductor for the Texas and Pacific Railroad.
The couple had three children, the eldest, Mina Belle, born in Marshall in 1881. The second child, a daughter, named Willie Crowder, was born in 1885, possibly also in Marshall, and the third, a son named Harry Winters, was born in Dallas in 1889. By 1897, the family had moved to Port Arthur (as Jeanette's death certificate indicates). The 1900 census finds them there, with Nettie as head of household, listed as married, and living with her children but not her husband. In the 1910 census, she indicates she is a widow, and city directories consistently call her that after that time. As a widow, she ran a boarding house for many year and in later life for a few years dealt in the furniture business. She is listed in Port Arthur City Directories every year from 1913 to 1941 as Baker, Nettie (wid William). The 1920 census calls her Mrs. William Baker, as does her death certificate.
Jeanette (Nettie) Biehl was the first of three children of Christian Biehl (b. abt. 1828 in Germany - d. Nov. 1867, Louisville KY) and his second wife, Henrietta C. (b. abt. 1831, Germany - d. abt. 1884. Louisville), the widow of Daniel Eichert (1818-1857). Jeanette had three half siblings from her mother's first marriage: Louise W. Eichert, Theodore Eichert, and Emma Eichert. She had two younger full siblings, the twins Isabelle and Arabelle Biehl. The Biehl children lost their father when still very young. Their mother was an enterprising businesswoman who had been a confectioner and then, with her second husband, a dealer in leather and, when widowed again, the proprietor of a prominent hotel/boarding house/saloon in downtown Louisville.
The 1879 Louisville City Directory gives "Miss Jeanette Biehl" her own listing, at her mother's hotel address. That same year, on 25 September in Louisville, Jeanette married William Baker (b. abt 1845 in either WI or MI). By the time of the 1880 census, they were in Marshall Texas, where Wiliam became a conductor for the Texas and Pacific Railroad.
The couple had three children, the eldest, Mina Belle, born in Marshall in 1881. The second child, a daughter, named Willie Crowder, was born in 1885, possibly also in Marshall, and the third, a son named Harry Winters, was born in Dallas in 1889. By 1897, the family had moved to Port Arthur (as Jeanette's death certificate indicates). The 1900 census finds them there, with Nettie as head of household, listed as married, and living with her children but not her husband. In the 1910 census, she indicates she is a widow, and city directories consistently call her that after that time. As a widow, she ran a boarding house for many year and in later life for a few years dealt in the furniture business. She is listed in Port Arthur City Directories every year from 1913 to 1941 as Baker, Nettie (wid William). The 1920 census calls her Mrs. William Baker, as does her death certificate.
The 1879 Louisville City Directory gives "Miss Jeanette Biehl" her own listing, at her mother's hotel address. That same year, on 25 September in Louisville, Jeanette married William Baker (b. abt 1845 in either WI or MI). By the time of the 1880 census, they were in Marshall Texas, where Wiliam became a conductor for the Texas and Pacific Railroad.
The couple had three children, the eldest, Mina Belle, born in Marshall in 1881. The second child, a daughter, named Willie Crowder, was born in 1885, possibly also in Marshall, and the third, a son named Harry Winters, was born in Dallas in 1889. By 1897, the family had moved to Port Arthur (as Jeanette's death certificate indicates). The 1900 census finds them there, with Nettie as head of household, listed as married, and living with her children but not her husband. In the 1910 census, she indicates she is a widow, and city directories consistently call her that after that time. As a widow, she ran a boarding house for many year and in later life for a few years dealt in the furniture business. She is listed in Port Arthur City Directories every year from 1913 to 1941 as Baker, Nettie (wid William). The 1920 census calls her Mrs. William Baker, as does her death certificate.
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