GEORGE W. BAKER
(October 25, 1876 ~ December 15, 1953)
George W. Baker was born on October 25, 1876 in Monroe, Union County, North Carolina and died in Oklahoma on December 15, 1953, at the age of 77.
George's parents were Arthur Cornelius Baker and Susan (Dickerson) Baker (Wheelock Cemetery, Millerton, McCurtain County, Oklahoma).
Sometime between 1887 and 1894, George Baker, his parents and all of the Baker family, except for one of his sisters, moved from North Carolina to Wills Point, Van Zandt County, Texas. His oldest sister, Mary had already married and stayed in North Carolina.
George Baker married Letha A. (Whitaker) Baker. Three of their children were Marie Baker, T. C. Baker and Eva Henrietta (Baker) Smith.
George and his brothers and sisters were all born in Monroe, Union County, North Carolina. All of them were Mary (Baker) Plyler-July 6, 1867-August 21,1944 (had already married and stayed in Monroe, NC), Naomi Abigail (Baker) Lucus-February 8, 1872-July, 1903 (died in Texas), Henrietta Baker, born in 1878 (died very young with Typhoid Fever), George Baker-born October 26, 1876, John Baker-born May 11, 1880 and Eva Baker-born October 11, 1887 (died very young with Typhoid Fever)
Then, about 1906, Arthur Cornelius & Susan (Dickerson) Baker, George Baker and family, Daniel Arthur & Sallie Laverna (Pettit) Baker & family, John and Lydia Baker & family, a family of Whitakers and a few other families formed a wagon-train and forded the Red River from Wills Point, Texas. It was right in the middle of Winter, and the story was that both Arthur Cornelius Baker and Daniel Arthur Baker had mustaches and beards that got wet and frozen. They both had icicles hanging from their faces.
After they had crossed over Red River from Texas with their animals and several covered wagons, they set up camp in Oklahoma. To get warm, they built a bonfire, and they placed logs around the fire on which to lay their bridles so that the bridles could dry out. During the night, some of the logs caught fire and burned up some of their bridles. A mare pulling one of the covered wagons had a colt during the night, and that held them up for a several hours. They had tied the mare to a tree and the rope froze around the tree.
George Baker's daughter, Eva (Baker) Smith told me that her dad said that he had a dog named "Old Bess," and it was so cold that night that he thought they would have frozen to death if it had not been for "Old Bess" sleeping next to them and keeping their feet warm.
It must have taken them a long time to get to the places that they were going to in Oklahoma with their animals and covered wagons.
Some of the people who were in the wagon-train moved to other places in Southern Oklahoma, after they crossed the river, but George's parents, Arthur Cornelius & Susan Baker, George Baker & family, Daniel Arthur & Sallie (Pettit) Baker & family and John Baker & family moved to Ardmore, OK. Daniel A. and Sallie Baker's last two children were born while they were living in Ardmore...Ethedred "Sis" (Baker) Donaldson and Essie (Baker) Wilds…1908 and 1910, respectively.
After living in Ardmore for a while, and then Boswell, OK, the Bakers all moved to southeastern Oklahoma in McCurtain County. George's daughter, Marie Baker had been born in Ardmore but died when she was only about five years old - July 11, 1906 - November 10, 2011. (Wheelock Cemetery, Millerton, OK, next to her grandparents, A. C. & Susan Baker) Eva Henrietta (Baker) Smith died January 21, 2009 at the age of 97. T. C. Baker died January 18, 1935 at the age of 12. George's wife, Letha died December 12, 1958.
By 1935, George Baker and his family had moved to Cleveland County, OK, as T. C., their 12 year old son was buried there at that time.
George's parents, Arthur Cornelius Baker and Susan (Dickerson) Baker are buried at Wheelock Cemetery, Millerton, McCurtain County, OK. There is a gravestone for both, and the one for Arthur Cornelius was purchased in 1986 by their great-grandchildren.
George W. Baker died on December 15, 1953. He was buried at Noble IOOF Cemetery in Noble, Cleveland County, OK, as were his wife and two of his children.
(Contributed by Helen (Baker) Foglesong, a granddaughter of Daniel Arthur Baker)
(October 25, 1876 ~ December 15, 1953)
George W. Baker was born on October 25, 1876 in Monroe, Union County, North Carolina and died in Oklahoma on December 15, 1953, at the age of 77.
George's parents were Arthur Cornelius Baker and Susan (Dickerson) Baker (Wheelock Cemetery, Millerton, McCurtain County, Oklahoma).
Sometime between 1887 and 1894, George Baker, his parents and all of the Baker family, except for one of his sisters, moved from North Carolina to Wills Point, Van Zandt County, Texas. His oldest sister, Mary had already married and stayed in North Carolina.
George Baker married Letha A. (Whitaker) Baker. Three of their children were Marie Baker, T. C. Baker and Eva Henrietta (Baker) Smith.
George and his brothers and sisters were all born in Monroe, Union County, North Carolina. All of them were Mary (Baker) Plyler-July 6, 1867-August 21,1944 (had already married and stayed in Monroe, NC), Naomi Abigail (Baker) Lucus-February 8, 1872-July, 1903 (died in Texas), Henrietta Baker, born in 1878 (died very young with Typhoid Fever), George Baker-born October 26, 1876, John Baker-born May 11, 1880 and Eva Baker-born October 11, 1887 (died very young with Typhoid Fever)
Then, about 1906, Arthur Cornelius & Susan (Dickerson) Baker, George Baker and family, Daniel Arthur & Sallie Laverna (Pettit) Baker & family, John and Lydia Baker & family, a family of Whitakers and a few other families formed a wagon-train and forded the Red River from Wills Point, Texas. It was right in the middle of Winter, and the story was that both Arthur Cornelius Baker and Daniel Arthur Baker had mustaches and beards that got wet and frozen. They both had icicles hanging from their faces.
After they had crossed over Red River from Texas with their animals and several covered wagons, they set up camp in Oklahoma. To get warm, they built a bonfire, and they placed logs around the fire on which to lay their bridles so that the bridles could dry out. During the night, some of the logs caught fire and burned up some of their bridles. A mare pulling one of the covered wagons had a colt during the night, and that held them up for a several hours. They had tied the mare to a tree and the rope froze around the tree.
George Baker's daughter, Eva (Baker) Smith told me that her dad said that he had a dog named "Old Bess," and it was so cold that night that he thought they would have frozen to death if it had not been for "Old Bess" sleeping next to them and keeping their feet warm.
It must have taken them a long time to get to the places that they were going to in Oklahoma with their animals and covered wagons.
Some of the people who were in the wagon-train moved to other places in Southern Oklahoma, after they crossed the river, but George's parents, Arthur Cornelius & Susan Baker, George Baker & family, Daniel Arthur & Sallie (Pettit) Baker & family and John Baker & family moved to Ardmore, OK. Daniel A. and Sallie Baker's last two children were born while they were living in Ardmore...Ethedred "Sis" (Baker) Donaldson and Essie (Baker) Wilds…1908 and 1910, respectively.
After living in Ardmore for a while, and then Boswell, OK, the Bakers all moved to southeastern Oklahoma in McCurtain County. George's daughter, Marie Baker had been born in Ardmore but died when she was only about five years old - July 11, 1906 - November 10, 2011. (Wheelock Cemetery, Millerton, OK, next to her grandparents, A. C. & Susan Baker) Eva Henrietta (Baker) Smith died January 21, 2009 at the age of 97. T. C. Baker died January 18, 1935 at the age of 12. George's wife, Letha died December 12, 1958.
By 1935, George Baker and his family had moved to Cleveland County, OK, as T. C., their 12 year old son was buried there at that time.
George's parents, Arthur Cornelius Baker and Susan (Dickerson) Baker are buried at Wheelock Cemetery, Millerton, McCurtain County, OK. There is a gravestone for both, and the one for Arthur Cornelius was purchased in 1986 by their great-grandchildren.
George W. Baker died on December 15, 1953. He was buried at Noble IOOF Cemetery in Noble, Cleveland County, OK, as were his wife and two of his children.
(Contributed by Helen (Baker) Foglesong, a granddaughter of Daniel Arthur Baker)
GEORGE W. BAKER
(October 25, 1876 ~ December 15, 1953)
George W. Baker was born on October 25, 1876 in Monroe, Union County, North Carolina and died in Oklahoma on December 15, 1953, at the age of 77.
George's parents were Arthur Cornelius Baker and Susan (Dickerson) Baker (Wheelock Cemetery, Millerton, McCurtain County, Oklahoma).
Sometime between 1887 and 1894, George Baker, his parents and all of the Baker family, except for one of his sisters, moved from North Carolina to Wills Point, Van Zandt County, Texas. His oldest sister, Mary had already married and stayed in North Carolina.
George Baker married Letha A. (Whitaker) Baker. Three of their children were Marie Baker, T. C. Baker and Eva Henrietta (Baker) Smith.
George and his brothers and sisters were all born in Monroe, Union County, North Carolina. All of them were Mary (Baker) Plyler-July 6, 1867-August 21,1944 (had already married and stayed in Monroe, NC), Naomi Abigail (Baker) Lucus-February 8, 1872-July, 1903 (died in Texas), Henrietta Baker, born in 1878 (died very young with Typhoid Fever), George Baker-born October 26, 1876, John Baker-born May 11, 1880 and Eva Baker-born October 11, 1887 (died very young with Typhoid Fever)
Then, about 1906, Arthur Cornelius & Susan (Dickerson) Baker, George Baker and family, Daniel Arthur & Sallie Laverna (Pettit) Baker & family, John and Lydia Baker & family, a family of Whitakers and a few other families formed a wagon-train and forded the Red River from Wills Point, Texas. It was right in the middle of Winter, and the story was that both Arthur Cornelius Baker and Daniel Arthur Baker had mustaches and beards that got wet and frozen. They both had icicles hanging from their faces.
After they had crossed over Red River from Texas with their animals and several covered wagons, they set up camp in Oklahoma. To get warm, they built a bonfire, and they placed logs around the fire on which to lay their bridles so that the bridles could dry out. During the night, some of the logs caught fire and burned up some of their bridles. A mare pulling one of the covered wagons had a colt during the night, and that held them up for a several hours. They had tied the mare to a tree and the rope froze around the tree.
George Baker's daughter, Eva (Baker) Smith told me that her dad said that he had a dog named "Old Bess," and it was so cold that night that he thought they would have frozen to death if it had not been for "Old Bess" sleeping next to them and keeping their feet warm.
It must have taken them a long time to get to the places that they were going to in Oklahoma with their animals and covered wagons.
Some of the people who were in the wagon-train moved to other places in Southern Oklahoma, after they crossed the river, but George's parents, Arthur Cornelius & Susan Baker, George Baker & family, Daniel Arthur & Sallie (Pettit) Baker & family and John Baker & family moved to Ardmore, OK. Daniel A. and Sallie Baker's last two children were born while they were living in Ardmore...Ethedred "Sis" (Baker) Donaldson and Essie (Baker) Wilds…1908 and 1910, respectively.
After living in Ardmore for a while, and then Boswell, OK, the Bakers all moved to southeastern Oklahoma in McCurtain County. George's daughter, Marie Baker had been born in Ardmore but died when she was only about five years old - July 11, 1906 - November 10, 2011. (Wheelock Cemetery, Millerton, OK, next to her grandparents, A. C. & Susan Baker) Eva Henrietta (Baker) Smith died January 21, 2009 at the age of 97. T. C. Baker died January 18, 1935 at the age of 12. George's wife, Letha died December 12, 1958.
By 1935, George Baker and his family had moved to Cleveland County, OK, as T. C., their 12 year old son was buried there at that time.
George's parents, Arthur Cornelius Baker and Susan (Dickerson) Baker are buried at Wheelock Cemetery, Millerton, McCurtain County, OK. There is a gravestone for both, and the one for Arthur Cornelius was purchased in 1986 by their great-grandchildren.
George W. Baker died on December 15, 1953. He was buried at Noble IOOF Cemetery in Noble, Cleveland County, OK, as were his wife and two of his children.
(Contributed by Helen (Baker) Foglesong, a granddaughter of Daniel Arthur Baker)
(October 25, 1876 ~ December 15, 1953)
George W. Baker was born on October 25, 1876 in Monroe, Union County, North Carolina and died in Oklahoma on December 15, 1953, at the age of 77.
George's parents were Arthur Cornelius Baker and Susan (Dickerson) Baker (Wheelock Cemetery, Millerton, McCurtain County, Oklahoma).
Sometime between 1887 and 1894, George Baker, his parents and all of the Baker family, except for one of his sisters, moved from North Carolina to Wills Point, Van Zandt County, Texas. His oldest sister, Mary had already married and stayed in North Carolina.
George Baker married Letha A. (Whitaker) Baker. Three of their children were Marie Baker, T. C. Baker and Eva Henrietta (Baker) Smith.
George and his brothers and sisters were all born in Monroe, Union County, North Carolina. All of them were Mary (Baker) Plyler-July 6, 1867-August 21,1944 (had already married and stayed in Monroe, NC), Naomi Abigail (Baker) Lucus-February 8, 1872-July, 1903 (died in Texas), Henrietta Baker, born in 1878 (died very young with Typhoid Fever), George Baker-born October 26, 1876, John Baker-born May 11, 1880 and Eva Baker-born October 11, 1887 (died very young with Typhoid Fever)
Then, about 1906, Arthur Cornelius & Susan (Dickerson) Baker, George Baker and family, Daniel Arthur & Sallie Laverna (Pettit) Baker & family, John and Lydia Baker & family, a family of Whitakers and a few other families formed a wagon-train and forded the Red River from Wills Point, Texas. It was right in the middle of Winter, and the story was that both Arthur Cornelius Baker and Daniel Arthur Baker had mustaches and beards that got wet and frozen. They both had icicles hanging from their faces.
After they had crossed over Red River from Texas with their animals and several covered wagons, they set up camp in Oklahoma. To get warm, they built a bonfire, and they placed logs around the fire on which to lay their bridles so that the bridles could dry out. During the night, some of the logs caught fire and burned up some of their bridles. A mare pulling one of the covered wagons had a colt during the night, and that held them up for a several hours. They had tied the mare to a tree and the rope froze around the tree.
George Baker's daughter, Eva (Baker) Smith told me that her dad said that he had a dog named "Old Bess," and it was so cold that night that he thought they would have frozen to death if it had not been for "Old Bess" sleeping next to them and keeping their feet warm.
It must have taken them a long time to get to the places that they were going to in Oklahoma with their animals and covered wagons.
Some of the people who were in the wagon-train moved to other places in Southern Oklahoma, after they crossed the river, but George's parents, Arthur Cornelius & Susan Baker, George Baker & family, Daniel Arthur & Sallie (Pettit) Baker & family and John Baker & family moved to Ardmore, OK. Daniel A. and Sallie Baker's last two children were born while they were living in Ardmore...Ethedred "Sis" (Baker) Donaldson and Essie (Baker) Wilds…1908 and 1910, respectively.
After living in Ardmore for a while, and then Boswell, OK, the Bakers all moved to southeastern Oklahoma in McCurtain County. George's daughter, Marie Baker had been born in Ardmore but died when she was only about five years old - July 11, 1906 - November 10, 2011. (Wheelock Cemetery, Millerton, OK, next to her grandparents, A. C. & Susan Baker) Eva Henrietta (Baker) Smith died January 21, 2009 at the age of 97. T. C. Baker died January 18, 1935 at the age of 12. George's wife, Letha died December 12, 1958.
By 1935, George Baker and his family had moved to Cleveland County, OK, as T. C., their 12 year old son was buried there at that time.
George's parents, Arthur Cornelius Baker and Susan (Dickerson) Baker are buried at Wheelock Cemetery, Millerton, McCurtain County, OK. There is a gravestone for both, and the one for Arthur Cornelius was purchased in 1986 by their great-grandchildren.
George W. Baker died on December 15, 1953. He was buried at Noble IOOF Cemetery in Noble, Cleveland County, OK, as were his wife and two of his children.
(Contributed by Helen (Baker) Foglesong, a granddaughter of Daniel Arthur Baker)
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