Barney, My GGGrandparents were Verladia Moore Baker and Edwin Baker. I don't Know where they are buried . I have some records for Edwin's sister and for john F. Nell................ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Barney Baker" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, February 24, 2007 5:21 PM Subject: [TXWISE] Ancestry search for the final resting place of Edwin R.Baker. > Hello, > > My name is Barney Baker and I'm trying to locate the final resting > place of my great, great, grand father, Edwin Baker. He was born in > McKean Township, Licking Co., Ohio in 1832. He married Verladia Moore in > 1850 in Coles Co. Ill. and it is believed that they moved to Denton Co. > Texas after his father, Matthew, died in 1852. > > They had 7 children, 3 in Ill., Caroline, Mary, and Nancy, and 4 in > Texas, twins, John and George, and Reed and Lucinda. > I have census evidence that the family lived in Denton and Wise County > up to 1880. He was a private in the Civil War and served with the 15 > Texas Cavalry, 2 Reg't, Johnson's Brigade. There are no traceable > records for Edwin or Verlidia after 1880. George and John both farmed in > the area until 1930 when George moved to Clay Co. and my grandfather, > George F., settled and died in Gray Co. Texas. > > Ancestry. Com indicates that Edwin died in Wise Co. and Verlidia died > in the state of Texas. I have researched death indexes in Texas and have > found no evidence of these two people. I do know that John F. Baker died > in Wise Co. on 04-10-1929, # 23468, and George W. Baker died in Tarrant > Co. on 10-31-1943, # 48649. George was living with his son, Rogers > . > I would be deeply grateful for any information you folks could > provide about my family and my quest to bring closure on this chapter in > my family history. > > Thank You, > Barney Baker. > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected]tsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > >