Fannie (Moore) Baker (1911)

BAKER, BLACK, MOORE, SILLIMAN, WILSON

Posted By: Pat Hochstetler
Date: 8/29/2010 at 13:56:03

The Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Thursday, November 16, 1911
Page 2

Peru

Mrs. Fannie Baker, an old settler, who died in Winterset on the 10th, was laid beside her husband and two sons and two daughters in the Peru cemetery, on Sunday afternoon.
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The Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Thursday, November 16, 1911
Page 5

Last Friday, there departed from this life an aged lady who for more than half a century was identified with the interests of Madison county; we refer to Mrs. Fanny Moore Baker.

In 1854, Daniel Baker, with his family and brother, A. J. Baker, moved to Walnut township, coming from Des Moines county, this state. They settled on a claim in section 4, of Walnut township, which has remained in the possession of the family ever since and is now occupied by two of the boys. Mr. Baker died in 1876, leaving the rearing of the large family and management of the business with the mother.

After assisting his elder brother in moving to this county, A. J. Baker went back to Des Moines county and removed his father’s family to the same locality, they settling on the land, later the home of Anthony Schoenenberger. This man afterwards studied law in Winterset, was for a time a partner of Col. Cummings and later was elected Adjutant General of Missouri, and later to the same office in this state.

Mrs. Fanny Baker was generally well known all over the south part of Madison county. As Grandmother Baker, she was especially a favorite among the pioneers of Walnut township. Among her host of friends there were none more devoted than the score or more of Methodist circuit riders who for a half century made her home a shelter in the time of storm. We have become acquainted with some ten or a dozen of them since coming to the county and they were always ready to speak a good word for the hospitality of Grandma Baker. The Reager school house adjoining the Baker farm, was the meeting place where Reagers, Gregorys, Travises, Hann’s, Youngs, Burds and Levelaces gathered every week for preaching or class meeting.

Mrs. Baker was the mother of fifteen children, as follows: B. H., who resides in Nebraska; William, who lives near the old homestead; Samuel and Sherman, who live on the old homestead; Mary, who died before the family came to this county; Charles, who died about 25 years ago, and at the same time, died of that dread disease, consumption, three girls, Effie, Millie and Mabel; Alice, wife of Addison Silliman; Ida, wife of L. E. T. Wilson; Maud, wife of Geo. Black; Col. John S. Baker, all of this county and Prof. E. E. Baker of Flint, Mich. This large and interesting family of children need no introduction to our readers, as they have, for years known them. Some of them have from infancy been zealous and consistent members of their mother’s church and not one of the entire number was ever heard to use a disrespectful word concerning it.

Grandma Baker removed to a comfortable home on East Court avenue, several years ago, where, surrounded by her children, she died in the triumph of the faith she so long professed, having filled out the full measure of her allotted time four score years.

Funeral services were held at the Winterset Methodist church and interment in the Peru cemetery, on Sunday.
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The Winterset News
Winterset, Iowa
Thursday, November 16, 1911
Page 1, Column 6

Mrs. Fannie Baker Dead

Mrs. Fannie Moore Baker was born in Clarion county, Pennsylvania on April 4, 1813 and died in Winterset, Iowa, November 10, 1911. Age 80 years 7 months and 6 days.

She came with her parents to Des Moines county, Iowa and located near Burlington; here she grew to womanhood. She was married to Daniel Baker December 21, 1850. She came with her husband from Des Moines county to Madison county in 1584 (sic) and located on a farm. To them were born 15 children, 8 boys and 7 girls, two of them dying in infancy and four died after they were grown. She lost her husband by death on may 18, 1876. She lived on the home farm until the removal to Winterset 12 years ago.

She was converted at the age of 13 years and united with the M. E. Church in all these years has been faithful to her Lord and His church.

She suffered for several years with disease and the infirmities of old age but in her recent illness she gradually yielded to the demands of death. All the family were at her bedside except one son who left for his home a few days before her going. She was conscious until the last and is always in life so in death she earnestly exhorted them to live good lives. She died happy and near the and tried to sing “I Am Going Home”, giving glory to her Lord.

She leaves beside her family one brother, 19 grand children, and great grand children and a host of friends to mourn her death. She long was known as Grandma Baker, and no doubt will be missed by many. She was a loving wife and help mate to her husband, a kind mother and a good neighbor.

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