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Mabel <I>Wood</I> Baker

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Mabel Wood Baker

Birth
Hempstead, Waller County, Texas, USA
Death
19 Sep 1966 (aged 88)
Breckenridge, Stephens County, Texas, USA
Burial
Breckenridge, Stephens County, Texas, USA Add to Map
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Services for Mrs. Mabel Wood Baker, 88, were held at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church.

Mrs. Baker was stricken with polio as an infant and never walked without crutches. Her mother died when she was a child and she lived with her grandparents, later moving to Breckenridge to stay with an aunt and uncle. She lived in Fort Worth during the oil boom, returning to Breckenridge during the 1920s.

Mrs. Baker was a skilled musician and prominent Breckenridge piano teacher. She was elected Stephens County District Clerk from 1926-1934. She was a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church and Daughters of the American Revolution.

She married J.W. Baker in 1934. He preceded her in death.
Services for Mrs. Mabel Wood Baker, 88, were held at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church.

Mrs. Baker was stricken with polio as an infant and never walked without crutches. Her mother died when she was a child and she lived with her grandparents, later moving to Breckenridge to stay with an aunt and uncle. She lived in Fort Worth during the oil boom, returning to Breckenridge during the 1920s.

Mrs. Baker was a skilled musician and prominent Breckenridge piano teacher. She was elected Stephens County District Clerk from 1926-1934. She was a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church and Daughters of the American Revolution.

She married J.W. Baker in 1934. He preceded her in death.


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