Eugene, Lane County, Oregon
Thursday, May 11, 1916; Page 3
Junction City, Ore. May 11. - Mrs. Mary Eccleston, seventy-five years old, died Tuesday morning after an illness of three months. She was born in Prock, LaFayette county, Missouri, Dec. 25, 1840. Her former husband was William A. Baker, now deceased. Nine years ago, she was married to M.M. Eccleston and since that time they have resided on the home place in east Junction. Funeral services will be held Wednesday from the family residence, Rev. J.A. Bennett officiating. Interment in the Looper (sh/be Luper) cemetery. Those surviving are a husband, five sons, Harden Baker of Palouse, Washington, Alfred Baker of Idaho; Fred Baker of Eugene, James and Drew Baker of this vicinity.∼Note:
Mary J. Prock was the daughter of John and Frances Prock, who were natives of Tennessee but who migrated to Lafayette County, Missouri.
Mary J. Prock was married about 1859 to a Mr. Bushnell. They had one child, Mary "Amelia" Bushnell, who was born in Lane County, Oregon about 1861. They were divorced in October of 1861 (Lane County Records #431).
On 03 Nov 1861, widow Mary J. Bushnell married widower William Albert Baker, Sr. In addition to the four children from his first marriage and her daughter from her first marriage, they then had ten more children. William A. Baker died 17 Jul 1899.
At the age of 67 in about 1907, widow Mary J. Baker married 70-year-old widower Marshall M. Eccleston.
Eugene, Lane County, Oregon
Thursday, May 11, 1916; Page 3
Junction City, Ore. May 11. - Mrs. Mary Eccleston, seventy-five years old, died Tuesday morning after an illness of three months. She was born in Prock, LaFayette county, Missouri, Dec. 25, 1840. Her former husband was William A. Baker, now deceased. Nine years ago, she was married to M.M. Eccleston and since that time they have resided on the home place in east Junction. Funeral services will be held Wednesday from the family residence, Rev. J.A. Bennett officiating. Interment in the Looper (sh/be Luper) cemetery. Those surviving are a husband, five sons, Harden Baker of Palouse, Washington, Alfred Baker of Idaho; Fred Baker of Eugene, James and Drew Baker of this vicinity.∼Note:
Mary J. Prock was the daughter of John and Frances Prock, who were natives of Tennessee but who migrated to Lafayette County, Missouri.
Mary J. Prock was married about 1859 to a Mr. Bushnell. They had one child, Mary "Amelia" Bushnell, who was born in Lane County, Oregon about 1861. They were divorced in October of 1861 (Lane County Records #431).
On 03 Nov 1861, widow Mary J. Bushnell married widower William Albert Baker, Sr. In addition to the four children from his first marriage and her daughter from her first marriage, they then had ten more children. William A. Baker died 17 Jul 1899.
At the age of 67 in about 1907, widow Mary J. Baker married 70-year-old widower Marshall M. Eccleston.
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Amilia Anne Bushel Simmons
1860–1892
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John Hardin Baker
1862–1926
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Ulysses Simpson Grant "Grant" Baker
1864–1895
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Elizabeth Jane "Eliza" Baker Ford
1865–1900
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Drury Sherman "Drew" Baker
1868–1918
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James Elza "Goose" Baker
1870–1949
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George C Baker
1872–1881
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Fredrick Lindsay Baker
1874–1944
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Robert Espy Baker
1876–1889
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Elizabeth Baker
1879–1879
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