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Ophelia <I>Baker</I> Graham

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Ophelia Baker Graham

Birth
Thorndale, Milam County, Texas, USA
Death
17 Jan 1990 (aged 72)
Burial
Elgin, Bastrop County, Texas, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID
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Note: no middle name according to her "corrected" birth certificate.

he 1920 census recorded Ophilia, 2, living in Elgin, Bastrop, Texas, with father William A. Baker, mother Murl and siblings: Alonzo, 13; Walter A.; 11, Dollie Mae, 8; and Hudson L., 6. Also living in the home was aunt Lucy, 27.

The 1930 census reported Ophelia, 12, living in Austin, Travis, Texas, with father W. A. Baker, 45, a Pentecostal Church pastor, mother Murl, and siblings: Dolly Mae, 19; Hudson, 16; Adella, 9; Lee Ruth, 7; brother M. L., 5; and Pauline, 1 year and 4 months.

The 1940 census recorded Ophelia living in Houston, Harris, Texas, Kenedy, Karnes, Texas, with husband Ollie W. Graham, 23, and daughter, Claudia, 1. Husband Ollie was employed as a "switch man" for an electric co. Also living in the home were her sister Adelle, 20, and Adelle's husband, G. W. Williams. Ophelia, her husband, and her sister, were all reported to have lived in Kenedy, Karnes, Texas, in 1935.

Ophelia's marker is in the Graham-Baker plot with those of her husband, her parents and daughter, a brother and other relatives.
Note: no middle name according to her "corrected" birth certificate.

he 1920 census recorded Ophilia, 2, living in Elgin, Bastrop, Texas, with father William A. Baker, mother Murl and siblings: Alonzo, 13; Walter A.; 11, Dollie Mae, 8; and Hudson L., 6. Also living in the home was aunt Lucy, 27.

The 1930 census reported Ophelia, 12, living in Austin, Travis, Texas, with father W. A. Baker, 45, a Pentecostal Church pastor, mother Murl, and siblings: Dolly Mae, 19; Hudson, 16; Adella, 9; Lee Ruth, 7; brother M. L., 5; and Pauline, 1 year and 4 months.

The 1940 census recorded Ophelia living in Houston, Harris, Texas, Kenedy, Karnes, Texas, with husband Ollie W. Graham, 23, and daughter, Claudia, 1. Husband Ollie was employed as a "switch man" for an electric co. Also living in the home were her sister Adelle, 20, and Adelle's husband, G. W. Williams. Ophelia, her husband, and her sister, were all reported to have lived in Kenedy, Karnes, Texas, in 1935.

Ophelia's marker is in the Graham-Baker plot with those of her husband, her parents and daughter, a brother and other relatives.

Gravesite Details

A small brick walkway leads from the Graham-Baker plot to the Ophelia Baker Graham Memorial Garden nearby



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  • Created by: Robin
  • Added: Aug 2, 2015
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/150125353/ophelia-graham: accessed ), memorial page for Ophelia Baker Graham (20 Oct 1917–17 Jan 1990), Find a Grave Memorial ID 150125353, citing Elgin City Cemetery, Elgin, Bastrop County, Texas, USA; Maintained by Robin (contributor 48730016).