Josiah Baker first
came to Hopkins County Texas (became Delta County in 1870) in 1852
with his daughter, Jane, born 1851 in Missouri. Louisa
A. Crowder Martin came to Hopkins County Texas, with her family in
the early 1850's from Carthage Jasper County Missouri, after the
death of her husband, Caleb Alonzo Martin. Her brother,
Green H. Crowder, was a Chief Justice in Sulphur Springs.
Josiah Baker married Louisa A. Martin on April
2, 1854 in Hopkins County Texas. They added to their existing families
a daughter, Louisa, born 1856 and a son, Josiah Hayden, born 1858, both in Hopkins
County Texas. Their farm was located about 4 miles to the northeast
of Cooper, where Brushy Creek crosses Texas Highway 19.
Jane married W.T. Lewis in 1871, Louisa married
J.D. Pickens in 1871 and Josiah Hayden married Hemons Johnson in 1891. Josiah
Hayden and Hemons had the following children: Joseph Herman born 1893,
Gladys M. born 1896 and Randolph Ivan born 1899. [In the above
picture, circa 1911, left to right: Josiah Hayden, Randolph Ivan,
Gladys M., Hemons, Joseph Herman Baker at the Baker Farm] Gladys
M. Baker married D.A. Southerland 1914 and they made their home in Paris, Lamar
County, Texas. Randolph Ivan Baker married Lillie Owen 1923 and they
made their home in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Joseph Herman Baker married Grace
Celestine Causey in 1925 in Bexar County, Texas.
I would welcome contacts from anyone having a
connection to this family.
Elizabeth Baker
Houston, Texas |
