Joseph Baker husband of Doretta "Dora" Simpson. Joseph and Dora's children: Joseph Baker, Josie Baker and Anne Baker Smith - SOURCE: January 1, 2009, Marie Villa Oakes, GG Granddaughter of Joseph.
Per Butte County Death Records 1872-1904, on microfilm at Butte County Recorder's Office: Born in Wellington, Missouri, 15 Oct 1850, Died 20 Jan 1883, 32 yr, 3 mo, 5 da.
The Weekly Butte Record (Chico, CA), Saturday, February 3, 1883, pg 2 col 3: Deaths. Baker – On Butte Creek, near the old Johnson Ranch, January 21st, Joseph Baker, aged 33, a native of Missouri.
SOURCE: Durham Cemetery (c) 1994 by Adriana Farley and Marilyn Corley.
Per Butte County Death Records 1872-1904, on microfilm at Butte County Recorder's Office: Born in Wellington, Missouri, 15 Oct 1850, Died 20 Jan 1883, 32 yr, 3 mo, 5 da.
The Weekly Butte Record (Chico, CA), Saturday, February 3, 1883, pg 2 col 3: Deaths. Baker – On Butte Creek, near the old Johnson Ranch, January 21st, Joseph Baker, aged 33, a native of Missouri.
SOURCE: Durham Cemetery (c) 1994 by Adriana Farley and Marilyn Corley.
Joseph Baker husband of Doretta "Dora" Simpson. Joseph and Dora's children: Joseph Baker, Josie Baker and Anne Baker Smith - SOURCE: January 1, 2009, Marie Villa Oakes, GG Granddaughter of Joseph.
Per Butte County Death Records 1872-1904, on microfilm at Butte County Recorder's Office: Born in Wellington, Missouri, 15 Oct 1850, Died 20 Jan 1883, 32 yr, 3 mo, 5 da.
The Weekly Butte Record (Chico, CA), Saturday, February 3, 1883, pg 2 col 3: Deaths. Baker – On Butte Creek, near the old Johnson Ranch, January 21st, Joseph Baker, aged 33, a native of Missouri.
SOURCE: Durham Cemetery (c) 1994 by Adriana Farley and Marilyn Corley.
Per Butte County Death Records 1872-1904, on microfilm at Butte County Recorder's Office: Born in Wellington, Missouri, 15 Oct 1850, Died 20 Jan 1883, 32 yr, 3 mo, 5 da.
The Weekly Butte Record (Chico, CA), Saturday, February 3, 1883, pg 2 col 3: Deaths. Baker – On Butte Creek, near the old Johnson Ranch, January 21st, Joseph Baker, aged 33, a native of Missouri.
SOURCE: Durham Cemetery (c) 1994 by Adriana Farley and Marilyn Corley.
Inscription
JOSEPH BAKER:
BORN In Wellington, MO.
DIED Jan. 20,1883, Aged 32 Yrs 3 Mos. & 5 Dys.,
In the faraway dwelling,
Wherever it be, I believe thou hast
visions of mine.
And the love that made all things a blessing to me, I have not yet learned to resign.
*Full blown rose inscribed at the top of 26 x 12 x 2" upright white marble marker,
set on 30 x 12 x 10" granite base.
*broken marker repaired by Arlan E. Hudson of Durham Cemetery Preservation Association.
