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| Birth: | 14 Oct 1842 in lndependence County, Arkansas |
| Death: | 8 Apr 1921 in Shawnee, Oklahoma |
| Sex: | M |
| Father: | John Baker b. 3 Jul 1810 in Greene County, Tennessee |
| Mother: | Anna Carolina Beeler b. 24 Jan 1820 in McMinn Co, Tennessee |
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| Burial: Oaklawn Cemetery, Idependence County, Arkansas |
| Reference: 79 |
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| Dicey Arminda Stewart (Wife) b. 6 Mar 1848 in Springfield, Missouri
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| Marriage: | 9 JAN 1870 in Searcy, Arkansas |
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 Annie Caroline Baker b. 27 Oct 1871 in Indepencence County, Arkansas
- Augusta Baker b. 28 Oct 1873 in Independence County, Arkansas
- John Robert Baker b. 29 Oct 1875 in Indepencence County, Arkansas
- Mary Jane Baker b. 8 Jan 1878 in Independence County, Arkansas
- Francis Marion Baker,Jr b. 23 Oct 1880 in Indepencence County, Arkansas
- Delia Baker b. 25 Dec 1882 in Independence County, Arkansas
- Ernest Baker b. 28 Aug 1884 in Indepencence County, Arkansas
- Lula Baker b. 25 Jan 1886 in Independance County, Arkansas
- George Baker b. 21 May 1888 in Indepencence County, Arkansas
 Tommie Baker b. 3 Mar 1891 in Independence County, Arkansas
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| Lillie C. (Wife) b. 22 Sep 1862 in London, England
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| Marriage: | 1915 |
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From statement of Jacob H Baker ca 1972: " Francis Marion Baker, was a namesake of a Revolutionary War General, Francis Marion, known as the "Swamp Fox". Francis Marion Baker joined the Confederate Army and fought in the Southern States, was in the Battle of Chickamauga, and he had the first two fingers on his right hand shot off. He had a vest and he had a little Bible in his vest pocket that his Mother had given him and in this battle a bullet struck him and lodged in this Bible and thus saving his life. (Editors Note: Francis Marion Baker enlisted in CSA in 1861 at Pocahontas, Arkansas and served until The War ended in April 1865. He was a Sergeant, Company I, 8th Arkansas Infantry. He served in many engagements during this terrible conflict. He gave four years of his young life to a lost cause, but lived to a ripe old age.)
After the war was over and Uncle Frank came home, the family was sitting on the front porch at the old home in McHue and great grandma Baker saw a soldier coming down the road, she told the others, "Yonder comes Frank" and as he came nearer the others could tell it was Uncle Frank, and they had a big celebration, and they expected Uncle John every day from then on, but he never returned. (Editors Nore: Young John Baker, Private Company I, 8th Arkansas Calvary, CSA, captured by Union troops, froze to death in POW camp, Alton, ILL, Christmas day 1864).
There was a young lady came to McHue to live with Grandpa and Grandma Baker. They wanted a girl so their daughter (Aunt Jane) could have a mate. (Editors Note: Mary Jane Baker was only daughter in family with seven brothers, living out on a large farm in the county.) She was sixteen or seventeen years old, she came from Springfield, Missouri, her name was Dicie Armanda Stewart, she was an orphan, she worked about the place just like any member of the family would do, and after Uncle Frank returned from the War, the two would go to the cow lot night and morning and milk the cows, and there is where they did their courting. None of the others ever thought they thought of each other as anything but like a brother and sister.
So one Sunday when the family went to Church, after services, Uncle Frank and Aunt Dicie rode their horses by the preachers house, and all of the other members went home. Uncle Frank and Aunt Dicie were married and went on as usual to the rest of the family. No one suspected them being married or even in love. After they had eaten, and went out on the front porch the two came out and looked at each other and began laughing, and Grandma Baker asked them what they were laughing about, and Aunt Dicie said, " I want to tell you that I am not Dicie Stewart any more, but Dicie Baker. Frank and I got married awhile ago." There was a great rejoicing , Grandpa and Grandma said they were glad that Aunt Dicie and Uncle Frank married, they knew she as a good girl, because they had raised her."
Subj: Dica Stewart
Date: 03/04/2000 6:32:36 PM Eastern Standard Time
From: BarbRRob
To: BBrown7152
I don't know if you have this or not, but I am sending it to you anyway. I got this today at the Genealogy Library from the Marriage Records-1826-1877 Books A-D:
Baker, F. M., 27, to Dicey Stewart, 21, 9 Jan. 1870 by Isaac White, LD, ME Ch. So., C-430. I made a copy of the page if you would like me to mail it to you by snailmail. Let me know with your name and address and I will be glad to send a copy of it to you.
Barb
From Goodspeed Book, Independence County Arkansas, 1892: "Francis M Baker, merchant, Desha, Independence County, Ark. among the prosperous enterprises in Desha is that of Francis M Baker, General merchant of that beautiful and prosperous town. He owes his nativity to Independence County,
Ark., where he was born on the 14th of October, 1842. He is the son of John Baker (see sketch elsewhere.) Francis M Baker passed his youth in his native county, and received his education in the neighborhood schools. During the late conflict he was in several prominent battles, that of Perryville and Chickamauga, and in the latter serious battle, was severely wounded. He selected for his life companion, Miss D.A. Stewart, of Independence County, and was united in marriage to her on the 18th day of January, 1871. They have an interesting family of nine children, Annie C., Augusta, John R., Jennie, Marion, Delia, Ernest, Lulu, and George. Mr. Baker is the owner of ninety acres of valuable land, but his principal occupation is merchandising. He is a Mason in good standing, being a member of Neill Lodge, Independence County, Ark., and being a member of this organization for 23 years. He is a staunch Democrat and has voted that ticket for the past twenty-five years. He also takes a great interest in public affairs."
Written by Doris Richardson Brown, November, 1973: "Grandfather Baker was a prosperous cotton farmer, after several of the children were grown, they all moved to Clebourne, Texas. Annie, John Robert, Augusta and Jane were married in Texas (Editors Note: John Robert was married in Clifton, Arkansas.) The other children received special training: Uncle Marion, telegraphy. Mother (Delia) teaching. Lula, Ernest and George, bookkeeping.
In 1902-03 they moved from Clebourne, Texas to Hooker, Oklahoma territory, took up homesteads and also had the only general store and sold real estate. These four (Delia, Lula, Ernest, George) met their husbands and wives at Hooker, where they had come with their parents (Francis Marion & Dicey Stewart Baker).
Grandmother (Dicey Stewart Baker) was bedfast about a year, before passing away, heart and lung condition. Mother (Delia) and Aunt Lula cared for her and also worked in the store. After her death, Aunt Annie had mother and Aunt Lula stay with her, a half year each, in Chihuahua, Mexico. Her husband was a railroad engineer. They divided their time so they could keep house for their father and brothers.
During the panic of 1908, many people went broke, including the Baker & Sons Store. Grandfather Baker returned to Arkansas. Mother was married and she and my Dad went to Trinidad, where Dad returned as auditor for the Western Stores Mining Co. He had worked there and in the mines after graduating from high school in Nebraska and coming to Colorado with some of his relatives.
Dad was in real estate in Hooker but he and mother lived on her homestead to prove it up for her. Mother taught rural school before I was born in 1907.
Dad was able to place Marion, Ernest, George as store managers for Western Stores in mining camps near Trinidad. Aunt Lula lived with mother for a time, then she married Uncle Vene, they returned to Missouri and later lived in El Paso.
In 1914 after the Coal Miners Strike, mother and dad returned to Hooker. Her brothers stayed on as store managers until the company dissolved in 1924. Uncle Marion came to liberal to be a partner in the Sinclair Refg. Co., where Dad had been transferred. Uncle Ernest became a salesman, lived in Shawnee. Uncle George, a salesman in Canon City,CO and later Albuquerque, NM (grocery salesman).
In 1937 my folks moved to Salida. Dad passed away with heart attack in 1945, leaving mother alone, as we children were all married, but living in Salida.
Mother kept up with her family as much as possible, but said she "lost track" of "brother John" after his wife passed away. She said she liked your mother (Cornelia J Felton Baker) very much. She has a large linen table cloth which your folks gave her for a wedding gift."
Editors Note: Above written to Cornelia Eugene Baker Brown, from her cousin, Doris Richardson Brown, November 9, 1973.
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