Emma Louise Cockerell was the daughter of a pioneer family of Fulton county, Illinois--Nancy J. Barnes & Nathan Cockerell. She was a graduate of Lewiston High School and Illinois State Normal university. She married James F. Baldwin, Dec. 7, 1879 in Cuba, Fulton county, Illinois and they had one daughter.
Emma taught school for many years. The Baldwin School in Lewiston was named in her honor.
In 1904 she went to Colorado, where she was successivley principal of schools in Goldfield and Independence. Later she went to Cripple Creek.
She was interested in child welfare and the Camp Fire girls and directed a troop of some thirty girls. She was the president of the Cripple Creek Woman's Club and held offices in other organizations. She was a member of the Christian church and had taught Sunday School class for some forty years.
Buried in block 33, lot 222.
Emma taught school for many years. The Baldwin School in Lewiston was named in her honor.
In 1904 she went to Colorado, where she was successivley principal of schools in Goldfield and Independence. Later she went to Cripple Creek.
She was interested in child welfare and the Camp Fire girls and directed a troop of some thirty girls. She was the president of the Cripple Creek Woman's Club and held offices in other organizations. She was a member of the Christian church and had taught Sunday School class for some forty years.
Buried in block 33, lot 222.
Emma Louise Cockerell was the daughter of a pioneer family of Fulton county, Illinois--Nancy J. Barnes & Nathan Cockerell. She was a graduate of Lewiston High School and Illinois State Normal university. She married James F. Baldwin, Dec. 7, 1879 in Cuba, Fulton county, Illinois and they had one daughter.
Emma taught school for many years. The Baldwin School in Lewiston was named in her honor.
In 1904 she went to Colorado, where she was successivley principal of schools in Goldfield and Independence. Later she went to Cripple Creek.
She was interested in child welfare and the Camp Fire girls and directed a troop of some thirty girls. She was the president of the Cripple Creek Woman's Club and held offices in other organizations. She was a member of the Christian church and had taught Sunday School class for some forty years.
Buried in block 33, lot 222.
Emma taught school for many years. The Baldwin School in Lewiston was named in her honor.
In 1904 she went to Colorado, where she was successivley principal of schools in Goldfield and Independence. Later she went to Cripple Creek.
She was interested in child welfare and the Camp Fire girls and directed a troop of some thirty girls. She was the president of the Cripple Creek Woman's Club and held offices in other organizations. She was a member of the Christian church and had taught Sunday School class for some forty years.
Buried in block 33, lot 222.
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