Jessie Ann (Phillips) Baker (1884 - 1976)

Born 22 Sep 1884 in Midland, Midland, Texas, United States

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Died 11 Feb 1976 at age 91 in College Station, Brazos, Texas, United States

Biography

Jessie was born in 1884. Jessie is the child of Charlie Phillips and Ophelia Bratton.

1920 lived with Charles L Baker 50 Anna J Baker 35 Anna L Baker 14 Bessie M Baker 9 Charles L Baker 22

1940 lived with Sterling Floeck 32 Bessie Floeck 29 Marilyn Floeck 4 Norman Floeck 2 Ann Baker 55

Name: Jessie Ann Baker [Jessie Ann Phillips] Birth Date: 22 Sep 1884 Birth Place: Midland, Texas Gender: Female Race: White Residence: College Station, Brazos, Texas Father: Charles Phillips Age at Death: 91 Death Date: 11 Feb 1976 Death Place: College Station, Brazos, Texas, USA

Name: C C Phillips [C O Phillips] Age: 42 Birth Date: Jul 1857 Birthplace: Tennessee Home in 1900: Justice Precinct 3, Runnels, Texas Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Head Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Ophelia Phillips Marriage Year: 1876 Years Married: 24 Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Household Members: Name Age C C Phillips 42 Ophelia Phillips 47 John A Phillips 23 Sam Phillips 20 Jessie Phillips 15 Lewis H Phillips 12 Jimmie Phillips 6

C C Phillips Head M 43 Tennessee Ophelia Phillips Wife F 37 Arkansas John A Phillips Son M 23 Arkansas Sam Phillips Son M 20 Arkansas Jessie Phillips Daughter F 16 Texas Lewis H Phillips Son M 13 Texas Jimmie Phillips Son M 7 Texas

Charles Lorin Lon Batts Baker 1869–1935 • LRK6-KWY​ Maude Robertson 1871–1901 • LD6S-NSZ​ Marriage: 11 DEC 1894 Brazos, Texas, United States Children (1) Charles Lorin Baker Jr. 1897–1945 • L2LT-MWD​

Charles Lorin Lon Batts Baker 1869–1935 • LRK6-KWY​ Jessie Ann Phillips 1884–1976 • L2LK-SL3​

William Batts Baker 1837–1913 • KNH8-3YY​ Rebecca Elizabeth Eddleman 1840–1940 • L2LK-9GK​ Marriage: 7 March 1858 Newton, Georgia, United States

Children (7) William Batts Baker 1859–Deceased • LRK6-GTV​

Lillian Mae Baker 1864–1947 • L2LG-VGJ​

Florence L Baker 1866–1946 • L2LG-VPH​

Charles Lorin Lon Batts Baker 1869–1935 • LRK6-KWY​

Emory Herschel Baker 1873–1941 • L2LG-KHC​

Emma Belle Baker 1876–1900 • L2LG-KCZ​

Marvin Webb Baker 1881–1911 • L657-DH2​

I think my grandmother (Jessie Ann Phillips Baker) was born in Arkansas and moved to Upton County (I think) when she was little. There might be some records in Little Rock.

Now then: Jessie Ann Phillips is the name we assume is correct. Some of her friends called her Anna, but I grew up calling her Ann, instead of Grandmother or variations. She hated the name "Jessie".

We never knew of her family except for Sam, her younger brother, of whom she was fond, and the names of her parents. She told different people different stories, so we have never known much. We assume that she was disowned when she became pregnant at the age of 19. That was not the thing to do in 1903. My aunt was born in 1904 and never knew anything about her father. She was named Anna Lee, possibly because her father might have been Lee. When Ann and Charles Loren Baker (he went by Lon) were married, Anne Lee took the Baker name although it was never official. My aunt was 6 when my mother was born. My grandfather had a son who was 13 when my mother was born. There was never any contact with her family after she left her home.

To finish with Anna Lee, she had a daughter, Norida Holmes,at age 20. Norida had a son, Gerry, at age 19, so my aunt was a grandmother at 39. Both my aunt and my cousin got divorced and remarried, my aunt was married and divorced 3 times. Gerry was born the year before I was and has a son. I have forgotten his name. They live in California.

My parents were Bessie and Sterling, who married in 1934. My mother hated the name Bessie and, as an adult, went by Betty. Marilyn Joy was born in 1936. Norman Baker, 1937 John Stuart, in 1940 or 41. He died at 11 months. Elizabeth Eileen, 1944 Richard Sterling, 1947 or 8. He died at 5 months.

Marilyn married Paul Dailey. No children

Norman married Rita Hughes, 2 children: 1.Norman Stephen (went by Steve) (died at 47 in 2006) married Karen McCord -- 2 sons: Brian Floeck and Kyle Floeck. Both of them are married and each has a child (I think)or will. I think Brian has a second one or will soon. 2.Vicky Lynn married Kevin Reim - daughter and son, Haley Reim and Tyler Reim. Haley just graduated from Texas A&M and Tyler is going there.

I married John Kalb and we have 2 daughters 1. Karrin Denise Kalb and 2. Leaza Suzanne Kalb Karrin married Erik Stolz and they have one daughter, Ellaleah Kalbstolz

Eileen Kalb

Sources

1900 United States Federal Census

Source Citation Year: 1920; Census Place: Bryan, Brazos, Texas; Roll: T625_1781; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 8

Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/77873518 Daughter of Charles Phillips, born Jessie Ann Phillips.

Source Citation Year: 1940; Census Place: Amarillo, Potter, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04124; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 188-18A