Mrs Martha Baker, who for several months has made her home with her daughter, Mrs Cornelius Wertz, died Sunday afternoon after a short illness. Mrs Baker recently was stricken with paralysis which was the primary cause of her death. Deceased was eighty years and one month old and was one of the old settlers of the county. She was the mother of six children, five of whom are still living. Mrs Wertz is the only child living in the county at present, the others being widely scattered in various parts of the west. A brief service was held at the Wertz home Monday morning conducted by Dr Neyman, after which the remains were taken to New Market, where the funeral was held in the Baptist church, conducted by the pastor. Interment was in the Memory Cemetery.

BEDFORD TIMES-PRESS, Bedford, Iowa, Sep 23, 1913

A very pleasant party of friends and relatives assembled on Thursday, the 16th inst. at the residence of Mr B.H. Baker, one mile east of New Market, to celebrate the fiftieth birthday of Mrs Martha A. Baker. After passing several hours in pleasant conversation on a variety of interesting topics, the guests sat down to a bountifully supplied table and did ample justice to the delicious repast which had been provided for the occasion.

A considerable number of presents were made, of which the following is a partial list:

B.H. Baker, cashmere dress; Mr and Mrs Franklin Cavender, dress pattern; Mrs Thomas Moore, honey dish; Rev W.J. Howard, lady's collar; Mrs Jno. Baker, glass fruit dish; Mrs W.W. Cavender, glass cake stand; Lita Cavender, to her grandma, salt stand; Mrs Emeline Hull, bed spread; Mr Cornelius Hull, fruit dish; Mrs Emma Roberts, dress pattern; Miss Mattie Dougherty, glass pitcher; Mrs Shelby Dougherty, glass set; Mr James O. Cavender, pair kid gloves.

TAYLOR COUNTY REPUBLICAN, Bedford, Iowa, Aug 23, 1883