Mary Baker 1829-1914

BAKER, WALDEN, LEE, SMITH

Posted By: Beverly Gerdts (email)
Date: 2/23/2023 at 06:11:27

Columbus Gazette, Columbus Junction, Iowa
Thursday, April 23, 1914
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Mrs. Mary S. Baker, mother of J. H. Baker, and for many years a resident of the Sandmound Neighborhood, died Monday morning at the home of her son, north of Cone, after a brief illness the cause of her death being old age. Mary A. Walden was born in Oxford county, England, November 22, 1829 and at the time of her death she was 84 years, 4 months and 29 days old. She was married in England to John Baker and came to America in 1869 stopping at Fredonia and going from there to the farm near Cone where they continued to live until the death of Mr. Baker, August 10, 1903.

During the past ten years Mrs. Baker has made her home the most of the time with her son. J. H. Baker. She is survived by one son, J. H. Baker and one daughter, Mrs. D. L. Lee and one step-son, Wm. A. Baker all of Cone and vicinity. Two children, one son, who died at the age of two years two weeks after Mr. and Mrs. Baker came to America and one daughter, Mrs. Sarah A. Smith, who died at the Iowa University hospital about two years ago, preceded her in death. Mrs. Baker united with the Methodist church at Port Allen many years ago and remained a steadfast believer. Funeral services were held at the Methodist church at Cone Tuesday afternoon, conducted by Rev. Bohn. Interment in the Beauchamp cemetery.