Sarah Elizabeth King was born in Ozark, Lawrence, Missouri,Jan 20, 1859, Died 13 July 1932, Married Jordan Baker Stinson,2 March 1876, Franklin Co. Texas.
"Liz" and "Baker" had ten Children .
Jessie Lee,Born 30 MAY 1877-Died two years later.
Minnie Effie
Eula Bell
John Chester
Myrtie Ivy
Louise Hey
Mattie Vera
Sam
Fannie
James Baker, born 14 Sep. 1897-Died 22 Jan 1900
Liz and Baker owned a farm near Purley, but not long after their last child was born, Baker decided to move his family to Florida. He traveled there and picked out a place for them to live, then returned home. The children were excited at the prospect of moving, especially when Baker told them about oranges growing on trees near the house they were going to buy. Before the move could take place, however, Baker became ill and died 22 Dec 1898.
Baker's death placed the family in a difficult situation, since only one of the children was grown and married, and Liz was left to support eight children between one and sixteen years of age. Only one of the boys, Chester, was old enough to do farm work, so Liz took in young men and boarded them in return for their work on the farm. All the girls did their best to help out as well. They earned a reputation as hard workers, hiring out to neighbors when their own work was done.
In later years Liz kept the farm rented out and lived with her children. Vera's daughter Elizabeth (whom Liz, for reasons unknown, always called "Patsy") remembered Liz's visits of about two weeks at a time, when she always brought lemon-drop candies for her grandchildren.
When Liz visited Minnie's daughter Olivia's family, Olivia's daughter Mary Nell loved to comb Liz's waist-length hair, then watch Liz braid it and pin it up on the back of her head.
Liz spent her last years living with her daughter Myrtie's family. Myrtie's daughter Geraldine considered herself "the luckiest kid in the world" to have her grandmother living with them. On the very hot day--13 Jul 1932--when Liz died, the family members were fanning her with hand fans, since there was no electricity at their farm. Family members recall Liz as a sweet-natured person, always pleasant, with a gracious air that caused people around her to feel at ease. Almost thirty-four years after Baker's death, having successfully completed the work they had begun together, Liz was buried beside him at Providence Cemetery in Franklin County.
"Liz" and "Baker" had ten Children .
Jessie Lee,Born 30 MAY 1877-Died two years later.
Minnie Effie
Eula Bell
John Chester
Myrtie Ivy
Louise Hey
Mattie Vera
Sam
Fannie
James Baker, born 14 Sep. 1897-Died 22 Jan 1900
Liz and Baker owned a farm near Purley, but not long after their last child was born, Baker decided to move his family to Florida. He traveled there and picked out a place for them to live, then returned home. The children were excited at the prospect of moving, especially when Baker told them about oranges growing on trees near the house they were going to buy. Before the move could take place, however, Baker became ill and died 22 Dec 1898.
Baker's death placed the family in a difficult situation, since only one of the children was grown and married, and Liz was left to support eight children between one and sixteen years of age. Only one of the boys, Chester, was old enough to do farm work, so Liz took in young men and boarded them in return for their work on the farm. All the girls did their best to help out as well. They earned a reputation as hard workers, hiring out to neighbors when their own work was done.
In later years Liz kept the farm rented out and lived with her children. Vera's daughter Elizabeth (whom Liz, for reasons unknown, always called "Patsy") remembered Liz's visits of about two weeks at a time, when she always brought lemon-drop candies for her grandchildren.
When Liz visited Minnie's daughter Olivia's family, Olivia's daughter Mary Nell loved to comb Liz's waist-length hair, then watch Liz braid it and pin it up on the back of her head.
Liz spent her last years living with her daughter Myrtie's family. Myrtie's daughter Geraldine considered herself "the luckiest kid in the world" to have her grandmother living with them. On the very hot day--13 Jul 1932--when Liz died, the family members were fanning her with hand fans, since there was no electricity at their farm. Family members recall Liz as a sweet-natured person, always pleasant, with a gracious air that caused people around her to feel at ease. Almost thirty-four years after Baker's death, having successfully completed the work they had begun together, Liz was buried beside him at Providence Cemetery in Franklin County.
Sarah Elizabeth King was born in Ozark, Lawrence, Missouri,Jan 20, 1859, Died 13 July 1932, Married Jordan Baker Stinson,2 March 1876, Franklin Co. Texas.
"Liz" and "Baker" had ten Children .
Jessie Lee,Born 30 MAY 1877-Died two years later.
Minnie Effie
Eula Bell
John Chester
Myrtie Ivy
Louise Hey
Mattie Vera
Sam
Fannie
James Baker, born 14 Sep. 1897-Died 22 Jan 1900
Liz and Baker owned a farm near Purley, but not long after their last child was born, Baker decided to move his family to Florida. He traveled there and picked out a place for them to live, then returned home. The children were excited at the prospect of moving, especially when Baker told them about oranges growing on trees near the house they were going to buy. Before the move could take place, however, Baker became ill and died 22 Dec 1898.
Baker's death placed the family in a difficult situation, since only one of the children was grown and married, and Liz was left to support eight children between one and sixteen years of age. Only one of the boys, Chester, was old enough to do farm work, so Liz took in young men and boarded them in return for their work on the farm. All the girls did their best to help out as well. They earned a reputation as hard workers, hiring out to neighbors when their own work was done.
In later years Liz kept the farm rented out and lived with her children. Vera's daughter Elizabeth (whom Liz, for reasons unknown, always called "Patsy") remembered Liz's visits of about two weeks at a time, when she always brought lemon-drop candies for her grandchildren.
When Liz visited Minnie's daughter Olivia's family, Olivia's daughter Mary Nell loved to comb Liz's waist-length hair, then watch Liz braid it and pin it up on the back of her head.
Liz spent her last years living with her daughter Myrtie's family. Myrtie's daughter Geraldine considered herself "the luckiest kid in the world" to have her grandmother living with them. On the very hot day--13 Jul 1932--when Liz died, the family members were fanning her with hand fans, since there was no electricity at their farm. Family members recall Liz as a sweet-natured person, always pleasant, with a gracious air that caused people around her to feel at ease. Almost thirty-four years after Baker's death, having successfully completed the work they had begun together, Liz was buried beside him at Providence Cemetery in Franklin County.
"Liz" and "Baker" had ten Children .
Jessie Lee,Born 30 MAY 1877-Died two years later.
Minnie Effie
Eula Bell
John Chester
Myrtie Ivy
Louise Hey
Mattie Vera
Sam
Fannie
James Baker, born 14 Sep. 1897-Died 22 Jan 1900
Liz and Baker owned a farm near Purley, but not long after their last child was born, Baker decided to move his family to Florida. He traveled there and picked out a place for them to live, then returned home. The children were excited at the prospect of moving, especially when Baker told them about oranges growing on trees near the house they were going to buy. Before the move could take place, however, Baker became ill and died 22 Dec 1898.
Baker's death placed the family in a difficult situation, since only one of the children was grown and married, and Liz was left to support eight children between one and sixteen years of age. Only one of the boys, Chester, was old enough to do farm work, so Liz took in young men and boarded them in return for their work on the farm. All the girls did their best to help out as well. They earned a reputation as hard workers, hiring out to neighbors when their own work was done.
In later years Liz kept the farm rented out and lived with her children. Vera's daughter Elizabeth (whom Liz, for reasons unknown, always called "Patsy") remembered Liz's visits of about two weeks at a time, when she always brought lemon-drop candies for her grandchildren.
When Liz visited Minnie's daughter Olivia's family, Olivia's daughter Mary Nell loved to comb Liz's waist-length hair, then watch Liz braid it and pin it up on the back of her head.
Liz spent her last years living with her daughter Myrtie's family. Myrtie's daughter Geraldine considered herself "the luckiest kid in the world" to have her grandmother living with them. On the very hot day--13 Jul 1932--when Liz died, the family members were fanning her with hand fans, since there was no electricity at their farm. Family members recall Liz as a sweet-natured person, always pleasant, with a gracious air that caused people around her to feel at ease. Almost thirty-four years after Baker's death, having successfully completed the work they had begun together, Liz was buried beside him at Providence Cemetery in Franklin County.
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