Ellen M. Smith married Charles Fry 28 May 1853 in Lake county, Indiana.
The 1860 census shows the family at Center, Lake Co., IN Charles, aged 31, Ellen, aged 25, Esther age 5, Mariah age 3 and Joseph age 4 months.
Charles Fry was a member of Co. B 20th Indiana Infantry
Charles Fry was killed early in the Civil War - 30 June 1862 at Charles City county, VA.
Ellen Filed Widow Pension 10 April 1862. Application # 17763, Certificate 17389
Married Daniel Baker in 1864
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Grand Island Independent Friday 27 November 1896 p. 3
Death of Mrs. Baker
One of the First Women in Hall County Passes Away
Thanksgiving morning, Nov. 26, 1896, Mrs. Dan Baker, of Alda, peacefully passed away after months of lingering illness, at the age of 61 years, seven months and six days. The funeral will be held tomorrow, short services being held at the cottage at the rear of the Palmer house, where the deceased had been living for several months, her relatives being able to give her more care and better medical attendance, and from the Methodist church at Alda at one o'clock.
Ellen H. Baker was born in New York. She was yet quite young when her parents moved to Crown Point, Lake county, Ind. Here she was married in later years to Mr. Charles Fry, who lost his life in the civil war. Her father, Joseph Smith, moved out to Nebraska and, together with two sons was killed by Indians in the early days of the history of this county. Her father had established a ranch and in connection there with a small store near Wood River. After their death, at the hands of savage men, Mrs. Fry, and her son John Fry, moved out to the Nebraska ranch, which was several times after their location, stampeded by Indians. In 1864 she was married to Mr. Daniel Baker. She leaves to mourn her loss, her husband, one son and five daughters, namely: Mr. John Fry of Wood river; Mrs. Judy, of Alda; Mrs. C. Taylor of Alda; Mrs. U. G. Leevy, of Hollenberg, Kan.; Mrs. Meseraull, of Doniphan and Mrs. Lord, wife of the host of the Palmer house.
Her illness has been a lingering one and was caused, as has been ascertained beyond a doubt of the physicians, by liver trouble, the organ being much enlarged and having numerous abscesses.
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OF HISTORICAL FAMILY
Mrs. Baker's death will recall to the minds of the oldest citizens of the county, some of the dangers and perils of heir early life in this vicinity. Mrs. Baker's father, as above stated, "Captain" Joseph Smith, was one of the earliest settlers and the following account of his death at the hands of Indians appears in a History of Nebraska:
"In September 1860, a battle was fought on the Island between the Pawnees and the Sioux, but so little did the settlers fear them that the work of hauling hay was not stopped. This feeling of security did not last long; for, when the troops were ordered east to participate in the Civil War, the officers advised the settlers to abandon their homes, as the Indians would make a total clearance of the whites.
"It was on February 5th, 1862, when it became to chronicle the first massacre of whites by Indians in Hall county. Joseph P. Smith and Anderson, his son-in-law, farmers of Wood River, about twelve miles west of Grand Island, went after some building logs to the north channel of the Platte, about two and one-half miles south of their claims. They were accompanied by William and Charles Smith, and Alexander Anderson, aged eleven, nine and fourteen years respectfully. Anderson, who had taken a load of logs home that morning, returned to the woods, where he had left Smith and the boys and two teams, only to find all of them murdered. the old man Smith had seven arrows in his body, and was lying on the ice with his face down, holding each of his boys by one hand. His son William, was living. He was shot by an arrow and one of his cheeks was cut open from mouth to ear. He soon bled to death, after being carried home. The other son, Charles, had his skull crushed in and his neck broken, and young Anderson was found some distance off in the woods, with his skull also broken; but the four horses were taken away. The Smith family came from Lake county, Ind., in the fall of 1861, and Mr. Smith had opened a small store in connection with his farm.
"On the news spreading abroad, the settlers armed and jumping into their saddles, scoured the country, Jesse Eldridge and several other settlers on Wood River, captures seventeen Siouxs all armed with bow and arrow. This capture was made eighteen miles east of Fort Kearney, in a dry channel of the Platte, where the red-skins hovered by the bank, evidently trying to hide from pursuers. They were turned over to Capt. Johnson of fort Kearney, who released the murderers, the captain remarking 'that he would rather see twenty settlers killed than to have Fort Kearney attacked by the Sioux.' The rescue was timely for it was shown subsequently that those redmen were not guilty, at least of the Smith massacre."
The 1860 census shows the family at Center, Lake Co., IN Charles, aged 31, Ellen, aged 25, Esther age 5, Mariah age 3 and Joseph age 4 months.
Charles Fry was a member of Co. B 20th Indiana Infantry
Charles Fry was killed early in the Civil War - 30 June 1862 at Charles City county, VA.
Ellen Filed Widow Pension 10 April 1862. Application # 17763, Certificate 17389
Married Daniel Baker in 1864
*****
Grand Island Independent Friday 27 November 1896 p. 3
Death of Mrs. Baker
One of the First Women in Hall County Passes Away
Thanksgiving morning, Nov. 26, 1896, Mrs. Dan Baker, of Alda, peacefully passed away after months of lingering illness, at the age of 61 years, seven months and six days. The funeral will be held tomorrow, short services being held at the cottage at the rear of the Palmer house, where the deceased had been living for several months, her relatives being able to give her more care and better medical attendance, and from the Methodist church at Alda at one o'clock.
Ellen H. Baker was born in New York. She was yet quite young when her parents moved to Crown Point, Lake county, Ind. Here she was married in later years to Mr. Charles Fry, who lost his life in the civil war. Her father, Joseph Smith, moved out to Nebraska and, together with two sons was killed by Indians in the early days of the history of this county. Her father had established a ranch and in connection there with a small store near Wood River. After their death, at the hands of savage men, Mrs. Fry, and her son John Fry, moved out to the Nebraska ranch, which was several times after their location, stampeded by Indians. In 1864 she was married to Mr. Daniel Baker. She leaves to mourn her loss, her husband, one son and five daughters, namely: Mr. John Fry of Wood river; Mrs. Judy, of Alda; Mrs. C. Taylor of Alda; Mrs. U. G. Leevy, of Hollenberg, Kan.; Mrs. Meseraull, of Doniphan and Mrs. Lord, wife of the host of the Palmer house.
Her illness has been a lingering one and was caused, as has been ascertained beyond a doubt of the physicians, by liver trouble, the organ being much enlarged and having numerous abscesses.
*******
OF HISTORICAL FAMILY
Mrs. Baker's death will recall to the minds of the oldest citizens of the county, some of the dangers and perils of heir early life in this vicinity. Mrs. Baker's father, as above stated, "Captain" Joseph Smith, was one of the earliest settlers and the following account of his death at the hands of Indians appears in a History of Nebraska:
"In September 1860, a battle was fought on the Island between the Pawnees and the Sioux, but so little did the settlers fear them that the work of hauling hay was not stopped. This feeling of security did not last long; for, when the troops were ordered east to participate in the Civil War, the officers advised the settlers to abandon their homes, as the Indians would make a total clearance of the whites.
"It was on February 5th, 1862, when it became to chronicle the first massacre of whites by Indians in Hall county. Joseph P. Smith and Anderson, his son-in-law, farmers of Wood River, about twelve miles west of Grand Island, went after some building logs to the north channel of the Platte, about two and one-half miles south of their claims. They were accompanied by William and Charles Smith, and Alexander Anderson, aged eleven, nine and fourteen years respectfully. Anderson, who had taken a load of logs home that morning, returned to the woods, where he had left Smith and the boys and two teams, only to find all of them murdered. the old man Smith had seven arrows in his body, and was lying on the ice with his face down, holding each of his boys by one hand. His son William, was living. He was shot by an arrow and one of his cheeks was cut open from mouth to ear. He soon bled to death, after being carried home. The other son, Charles, had his skull crushed in and his neck broken, and young Anderson was found some distance off in the woods, with his skull also broken; but the four horses were taken away. The Smith family came from Lake county, Ind., in the fall of 1861, and Mr. Smith had opened a small store in connection with his farm.
"On the news spreading abroad, the settlers armed and jumping into their saddles, scoured the country, Jesse Eldridge and several other settlers on Wood River, captures seventeen Siouxs all armed with bow and arrow. This capture was made eighteen miles east of Fort Kearney, in a dry channel of the Platte, where the red-skins hovered by the bank, evidently trying to hide from pursuers. They were turned over to Capt. Johnson of fort Kearney, who released the murderers, the captain remarking 'that he would rather see twenty settlers killed than to have Fort Kearney attacked by the Sioux.' The rescue was timely for it was shown subsequently that those redmen were not guilty, at least of the Smith massacre."
Ellen M. Smith married Charles Fry 28 May 1853 in Lake county, Indiana.
The 1860 census shows the family at Center, Lake Co., IN Charles, aged 31, Ellen, aged 25, Esther age 5, Mariah age 3 and Joseph age 4 months.
Charles Fry was a member of Co. B 20th Indiana Infantry
Charles Fry was killed early in the Civil War - 30 June 1862 at Charles City county, VA.
Ellen Filed Widow Pension 10 April 1862. Application # 17763, Certificate 17389
Married Daniel Baker in 1864
*****
Grand Island Independent Friday 27 November 1896 p. 3
Death of Mrs. Baker
One of the First Women in Hall County Passes Away
Thanksgiving morning, Nov. 26, 1896, Mrs. Dan Baker, of Alda, peacefully passed away after months of lingering illness, at the age of 61 years, seven months and six days. The funeral will be held tomorrow, short services being held at the cottage at the rear of the Palmer house, where the deceased had been living for several months, her relatives being able to give her more care and better medical attendance, and from the Methodist church at Alda at one o'clock.
Ellen H. Baker was born in New York. She was yet quite young when her parents moved to Crown Point, Lake county, Ind. Here she was married in later years to Mr. Charles Fry, who lost his life in the civil war. Her father, Joseph Smith, moved out to Nebraska and, together with two sons was killed by Indians in the early days of the history of this county. Her father had established a ranch and in connection there with a small store near Wood River. After their death, at the hands of savage men, Mrs. Fry, and her son John Fry, moved out to the Nebraska ranch, which was several times after their location, stampeded by Indians. In 1864 she was married to Mr. Daniel Baker. She leaves to mourn her loss, her husband, one son and five daughters, namely: Mr. John Fry of Wood river; Mrs. Judy, of Alda; Mrs. C. Taylor of Alda; Mrs. U. G. Leevy, of Hollenberg, Kan.; Mrs. Meseraull, of Doniphan and Mrs. Lord, wife of the host of the Palmer house.
Her illness has been a lingering one and was caused, as has been ascertained beyond a doubt of the physicians, by liver trouble, the organ being much enlarged and having numerous abscesses.
*******
OF HISTORICAL FAMILY
Mrs. Baker's death will recall to the minds of the oldest citizens of the county, some of the dangers and perils of heir early life in this vicinity. Mrs. Baker's father, as above stated, "Captain" Joseph Smith, was one of the earliest settlers and the following account of his death at the hands of Indians appears in a History of Nebraska:
"In September 1860, a battle was fought on the Island between the Pawnees and the Sioux, but so little did the settlers fear them that the work of hauling hay was not stopped. This feeling of security did not last long; for, when the troops were ordered east to participate in the Civil War, the officers advised the settlers to abandon their homes, as the Indians would make a total clearance of the whites.
"It was on February 5th, 1862, when it became to chronicle the first massacre of whites by Indians in Hall county. Joseph P. Smith and Anderson, his son-in-law, farmers of Wood River, about twelve miles west of Grand Island, went after some building logs to the north channel of the Platte, about two and one-half miles south of their claims. They were accompanied by William and Charles Smith, and Alexander Anderson, aged eleven, nine and fourteen years respectfully. Anderson, who had taken a load of logs home that morning, returned to the woods, where he had left Smith and the boys and two teams, only to find all of them murdered. the old man Smith had seven arrows in his body, and was lying on the ice with his face down, holding each of his boys by one hand. His son William, was living. He was shot by an arrow and one of his cheeks was cut open from mouth to ear. He soon bled to death, after being carried home. The other son, Charles, had his skull crushed in and his neck broken, and young Anderson was found some distance off in the woods, with his skull also broken; but the four horses were taken away. The Smith family came from Lake county, Ind., in the fall of 1861, and Mr. Smith had opened a small store in connection with his farm.
"On the news spreading abroad, the settlers armed and jumping into their saddles, scoured the country, Jesse Eldridge and several other settlers on Wood River, captures seventeen Siouxs all armed with bow and arrow. This capture was made eighteen miles east of Fort Kearney, in a dry channel of the Platte, where the red-skins hovered by the bank, evidently trying to hide from pursuers. They were turned over to Capt. Johnson of fort Kearney, who released the murderers, the captain remarking 'that he would rather see twenty settlers killed than to have Fort Kearney attacked by the Sioux.' The rescue was timely for it was shown subsequently that those redmen were not guilty, at least of the Smith massacre."
The 1860 census shows the family at Center, Lake Co., IN Charles, aged 31, Ellen, aged 25, Esther age 5, Mariah age 3 and Joseph age 4 months.
Charles Fry was a member of Co. B 20th Indiana Infantry
Charles Fry was killed early in the Civil War - 30 June 1862 at Charles City county, VA.
Ellen Filed Widow Pension 10 April 1862. Application # 17763, Certificate 17389
Married Daniel Baker in 1864
*****
Grand Island Independent Friday 27 November 1896 p. 3
Death of Mrs. Baker
One of the First Women in Hall County Passes Away
Thanksgiving morning, Nov. 26, 1896, Mrs. Dan Baker, of Alda, peacefully passed away after months of lingering illness, at the age of 61 years, seven months and six days. The funeral will be held tomorrow, short services being held at the cottage at the rear of the Palmer house, where the deceased had been living for several months, her relatives being able to give her more care and better medical attendance, and from the Methodist church at Alda at one o'clock.
Ellen H. Baker was born in New York. She was yet quite young when her parents moved to Crown Point, Lake county, Ind. Here she was married in later years to Mr. Charles Fry, who lost his life in the civil war. Her father, Joseph Smith, moved out to Nebraska and, together with two sons was killed by Indians in the early days of the history of this county. Her father had established a ranch and in connection there with a small store near Wood River. After their death, at the hands of savage men, Mrs. Fry, and her son John Fry, moved out to the Nebraska ranch, which was several times after their location, stampeded by Indians. In 1864 she was married to Mr. Daniel Baker. She leaves to mourn her loss, her husband, one son and five daughters, namely: Mr. John Fry of Wood river; Mrs. Judy, of Alda; Mrs. C. Taylor of Alda; Mrs. U. G. Leevy, of Hollenberg, Kan.; Mrs. Meseraull, of Doniphan and Mrs. Lord, wife of the host of the Palmer house.
Her illness has been a lingering one and was caused, as has been ascertained beyond a doubt of the physicians, by liver trouble, the organ being much enlarged and having numerous abscesses.
*******
OF HISTORICAL FAMILY
Mrs. Baker's death will recall to the minds of the oldest citizens of the county, some of the dangers and perils of heir early life in this vicinity. Mrs. Baker's father, as above stated, "Captain" Joseph Smith, was one of the earliest settlers and the following account of his death at the hands of Indians appears in a History of Nebraska:
"In September 1860, a battle was fought on the Island between the Pawnees and the Sioux, but so little did the settlers fear them that the work of hauling hay was not stopped. This feeling of security did not last long; for, when the troops were ordered east to participate in the Civil War, the officers advised the settlers to abandon their homes, as the Indians would make a total clearance of the whites.
"It was on February 5th, 1862, when it became to chronicle the first massacre of whites by Indians in Hall county. Joseph P. Smith and Anderson, his son-in-law, farmers of Wood River, about twelve miles west of Grand Island, went after some building logs to the north channel of the Platte, about two and one-half miles south of their claims. They were accompanied by William and Charles Smith, and Alexander Anderson, aged eleven, nine and fourteen years respectfully. Anderson, who had taken a load of logs home that morning, returned to the woods, where he had left Smith and the boys and two teams, only to find all of them murdered. the old man Smith had seven arrows in his body, and was lying on the ice with his face down, holding each of his boys by one hand. His son William, was living. He was shot by an arrow and one of his cheeks was cut open from mouth to ear. He soon bled to death, after being carried home. The other son, Charles, had his skull crushed in and his neck broken, and young Anderson was found some distance off in the woods, with his skull also broken; but the four horses were taken away. The Smith family came from Lake county, Ind., in the fall of 1861, and Mr. Smith had opened a small store in connection with his farm.
"On the news spreading abroad, the settlers armed and jumping into their saddles, scoured the country, Jesse Eldridge and several other settlers on Wood River, captures seventeen Siouxs all armed with bow and arrow. This capture was made eighteen miles east of Fort Kearney, in a dry channel of the Platte, where the red-skins hovered by the bank, evidently trying to hide from pursuers. They were turned over to Capt. Johnson of fort Kearney, who released the murderers, the captain remarking 'that he would rather see twenty settlers killed than to have Fort Kearney attacked by the Sioux.' The rescue was timely for it was shown subsequently that those redmen were not guilty, at least of the Smith massacre."
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