The Shemwell Family

Frances Ann McGeheeAge: 84 years18471932

Name
Frances Ann McGehee
Given names
Frances Ann
Surname
McGehee
Married name
Frances Ann Baker
Birth December 2, 1847 19 28
Marriage of parentsEpps McGeheeNancy PruittView this family
about 1847
DAR Genealogy Research
Gully, Franklin, McGee/McGehee, Pruitt, and Baker Families

Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848
Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War
Death of a maternal grandfatherDavid Pruitt
1853 (Age 5 years)

Note: See DAR Research
Death of a fatherEpps McGehee
1853 (Age 5 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 9 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 13 years)

Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 19 years)
Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
1867 (Age 19 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
MarriageJohn Haywood BakerView this family
April 19, 1868 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Madora Frances Baker
April 1869 (Age 21 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 21 years)

Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad
Census August 8, 1870 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a son
#2
David Baker
November 24, 1870 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Thomas H Baker
March 19, 1874 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Mary Elizabeth Baker
December 1874 (Age 26 years)
Note: Birth year based on 1900 Census. Tombstone photo shows 1873
Death of a paternal grandfatherJohn McGehee
about January 1875 (Age 27 years)
Note: Probate Court established Ann McGehee as the Administrator of John McGehee's estate on January 20, 1875. This would suggest he probably died sometime in January 1875.
Birth of a son
#5
Charley Baker
November 23, 1877 (Age 29 years)
Death of a sonCharley Baker
October 14, 1878 (Age 30 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 30 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Birth of a son
#6
Harley Baker
September 1879 (Age 31 years)
Census June 8, 1880 (Age 32 years)
Birth of a daughter
#7
Bertha Liva Baker
April 27, 1882 (Age 34 years)
Death of a sonDavid Baker
October 29, 1882 (Age 34 years)
Death of a sonHarley Baker
May 26, 1885 (Age 37 years)
Birth of a son
#8
Elwin Elroy Baker
November 16, 1885 (Age 37 years)
Birth of a daughter
#9
Gertha M Baker
June 21, 1889 (Age 41 years)
Death of a daughterGertha M Baker
April 3, 1890 (Age 42 years)
Death of a motherNancy Pruitt
about 1894 (Age 46 years)

Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 50 years)
Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War
Census June 28, 1900 (Age 52 years)
Census April 15, 1910 (Age 62 years)
Death of a husbandJohn Haywood Baker
October 26, 1912 (Age 64 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 68 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 69 years)

Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I
Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918 (Age 70 years)

Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/
Census January 6, 1920 (Age 72 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 81 years)

Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression
Census April 12, 1930 (Age 82 years)
Death 1932 (Age 84 years)
Event
Bertha Liva Baker
April 3, 1973 (41 years after death)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Elmo Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
Epps McGehee
Birth: about 1828 28 23Missouri, United States
Death: 1853Granville, North Carolina, United States
mother
Marriage: about 1847Missouri, United States
11 months
herself
Family with John Haywood Baker - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: April 19, 1868Missouri, United States
1 year
daughter
Madora Frances Baker
Birth: April 1869 35 21Elmo, Nodaway, Missouri, United States
Death: March 5, 1965Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States
20 months
son
David Baker
Birth: November 24, 1870 36 22Missouri, United States
Death: October 29, 1882Missouri, United States
3 years
son
Thomas H Baker
Birth: March 19, 1874 40 26Elmo, Nodaway, Missouri, United States
Death: 1958Missouri, United States
9 months
daughter
Mary Elizabeth Baker
Birth: December 1874 40 26Missouri, United States
Death: 1954Elmo, Nodaway, Missouri, United States
3 years
son
Charley Baker
Birth: November 23, 1877 43 29Missouri, United States
Death: October 14, 1878Nodaway, Missouri, United States
22 months
son
Harley Baker
Birth: September 1879 45 31Missouri, United States
Death: May 26, 1885Union, Barton, Missouri, United States
3 years
daughter
Bertha Liva Baker
Birth: April 27, 1882 48 34Missouri, United States
Death: April 1, 1973Randolph, Illinois, United States
4 years
son
Elwin Elroy Baker
Birth: November 16, 1885 51 37Missouri, United States
Death: September 23, 1968Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States
4 years
daughter
Gertha M Baker
Birth: June 21, 1889 55 41Nodaway, Missouri, United States
Death: April 3, 1890Nodaway, Missouri, United States

Census1870 United States - Census transcript - John Haywood Baker - Household

Lincoln, Nodaway, Missouri, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceFFBMFBBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirmCitDis
Baker, Johnhead37MWFarmer400450TNxx
Baker, Fannywife24FWKeeping HouseMO
Baker, Maderadaughter1FWMO

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - John Haywood Baker - Household

ED 256 Elmo, Nodaway, Missouri, United States

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Baker, JohnWM48headMSection HandMO
Baker, FrancisWF32wifeMKeeping HouseMOMOKY
Baker, DoraWF11daughterSxMOMOMO
Baker, DavidWM9sonSxMOMOMO
Baker, ElizabethWF7daughterSxMOMOMO
Baker, ThomasWM5sonSMOMOMO
Baker, HarleyWM0 years 8 monthsSepsonSMOMOMO

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - John Haywood Baker - Household

ED 111 Lincoln, Nodaway, Missouri, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Baker, JohnheadWMMar183367M32TNTNVAYesYesYesOMH
Baker, Frances AwifeWFDec184753M3295MOTNKYYesYesYes
Baker, BettiedaughterWFDec187425SMOTNMOServant0YesYesYes
Baker, ThomassonWMDec187624SMOTNMOPainter3YesYesYes
Baker, BerthadaughterWFApr188218SMOTNMOYesYesYes
Baker, ElvinsonWMNov188514SMOTNMOAt School7YesYesYes
Miller, AlbertboarderWMMar187723SININOHRR Laborer0YesYesYes
Ryerson, EarlboarderWMJan187624SIAINILSalesman Hardware0YesYesYes

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - John Haywood Baker - Household

ED 134 Lincoln, Nodaway, Missouri, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Baker, JohnheadMW77M138TNVAVAEnglishNoneYesYesOFH
Baker, JanniewifeFW62M13895MOARAREnglishNoneYesYes
Baker, Elwin EsonMW24SMOTNMOEnglishPainterHouseWNo0YesYes

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Elwin Elroy Baker - Household

ED 5 Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Baker, Elwin EheadMW34SYesYesMOTNTNYesClerkWholesale CoffeeW
Baker, FrancesmotherFW72WdYesYesMOTNKYYesNone
Ernst, HollynephewMW29MYesYesMOILKYYesMotormanSt Railyway CoW
Ernst, Sophie E(wife of Holly) nieceFW24MYesYesNBGermanyGermanWIYesNone

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Frances Ann McGehee - Household

ED 12 Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Baker, Frances AheadUnUnNoFW83Wd20YesMOPAVAYesNone
Baker, Elwin EsonMW40SYesMOTNMOYesPainterSelfWYesNo
Page, BelindanurseFW75Wd18YesILILILYesNursePrivate FamilyWYes