Eliza Baker Huffaker Obituary

Eliza Ann Baker Huffaker was a daughter of Joshua Wells Baker and Agnes Miller Inghram. Joshua Baker was a blacksmith for the Sac and Fox in Iowa. Eliza’s brother, W.W. Baker, married Isabel Frances “Fanny” Hackney” on March 4 1849 in Wapello County, Iowa. Isabel was a daughter of William Hackney and Sarah Shannon. Though Isabel is not direct line, instead a sister of direct line, I find it often useful with family history to get a better picture when we know not only what was going on with family but with their relations. Thus I include Eliza’s obituary here.


Source: Terry Family Ancestors and relatives

Eliza Baker Huffaker Obituary Council Grove, Republican July 9, 1920

ELIZA ANN HUFFAKER Another Pioneer has passed into the valley of the shadow that ends in the golden morning of the life everlasting. A builder of the great blessed of God empire of the American West has gone to the reward that none other but the God of Love and mercy could justly judge and fully appreciate and apportion. Her life ended in the full harvest. Her historian must say that she fulfilled to the uttermost the obligations and accepted with grace and courage the great privileges of womanhood and motherhood in the finest, noblest sweetest sense. Facing the privations of pioneer life, she fulfilled the grandest duties a wife could do. A large family came to her and grew up under her watchful and prayerful care, to repay her love and bless her memory. Her life and influence and labor of love is interwoven in a remarkable way with a great commonwealth that was built in her time. A century has near spent itself since her birth in Carthage, Ill. , April 22, 1836. Her parents were Virginians and in the fall of 1835 started on the long tedious journey from their native state to pioneer their way in the new state of Iowa. Overtaken by a bitter winter at Carthage, Ill. They waited there for spring and during the temporary residence there, Eliza Ann was born. She came to Council Grove with a sister and brother in law in 1849, when she and the civilization were young. The following year Thomas Sears Huffaker, a young teacher sent by the Missionary Society of the M. E. Church South, to teach the Indian, came to Council Grove. The two young pioneers were united in marriage, May 5th, 1852. Thus was a new home established and thus began united labors of a good man and woman that have grown into harvest of blessing that no man can enumerate. The commonwealth of Kansas is great today for having had as its builders many of their kind. They were among the founders of the First M. E. Church South in Council Grove and active in church affairs. Their lives and influence were closely interwoven with the development and progress of the new community and reached out to the Commonwealth. For half a century this husband and wife labored together for their family and community. The husband passed from this life July 10th 1910, the widowed mother passed from this life July 5th in the room where almost three and a half score years ago she was wed. To this union ten children were born, of whom, six survive. They are Mrs. J. H. Simcock of East St. Louis, Mrs. L. A. Wismeyer of Fairfax, Okla., and Mrs. Anna Carpenter of Council Grove, Kansas, and Thomas Homer, George M., and Carl Ingram all of Fairfax, Okla. Sister Huffaker united with the M. E. Church, South, early in life and when the two branches of the Methodist church in Council Grove united, she came to membership in the M. E. Church. She was a Christian whose faith has been steadfast through all life’s journey. Her life was a blessing to those who came within her circle. Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord. Funeral services were held at the home of her daughter Mrs. Anna Carpenter, Wednesday afternoon at 3:30, Rev. Rucker officiating, burial in Greenwood Cemetery. A large number of old friends and neighbors were present and the floral offering was a most impressive tribute of deep affection of friendships that extend back many of them far beyond the half century mark. Info: Jeanne Turley, 10965 Bailey School Rd.,Festus, Mo. 63028 (1981) Jeanne says Agnes went to Kansas after Joshua died. Also dau., Eliza. Info: Jeanne Turley, 10965 Bailey School Rd.,Festus, Mo. 63028 (1981) Jeanne says Agnes went to Kansas after Joshua died. Also dau., Eliza.

McClure Burials at Evergreen Memorial Park in East Wenatchee, Washington State

Charles James McClure was born 28 Aug 1862 in New York. He died 28 May 1935 at 72 in Medical Lake, Spokane, Washington. He was the son of James and Martha MCCLURE.

On 14 July 1888, Charles married Jennie Priscilla WARREN (direct line) in Buffalo, NY.

Jennie Priscilla McClure was the daughter of Daniel Henry WARREN and Harriet Louis HARRIS. She was born 21 Sept. 1864 in Lowell, Orleans Co., VT, and died 7 July 1939 at 74.

Daughter, Gertrude Martha McClure, was b. August 1896 in Pennsylvania, died 1947 Jan 14, a patient at Eastern State Hospital, Medical Lake, Spokane, Washington

Daughter Ruth C. McClure Gaines and her husband Eunace are buried at the Mountain View Cemetery in Leavenworth, Washington. Ruth C. was b. 1894 July 1 in Pennsylvania, and died 1975 July in Leavenworth, Chelan, Washington. She was married 1934 Nov 14 in Chelan, Washington to Eunace Samuel Gaines b. 1897 July 29 in Missouri, died 1975 April in Leavenworth, Chelan, Washington.

More on the family can be found here.

Ray Noyes Family Gathering

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Noyes Family Gathering

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Noyes Family Gathering (fix)

Courtesy of Nancy Benton we have this photo of a Noyes family gathering in Liberal, Missouri circa 1932.

From left to right: Jamie Noyes; Ray Noyes behind Mary Lou Noyes; Charles Bryant with Viola Noyes Harmon in front of him and Kathleen Bryant in front of Viola; Pansy Bryant, Lloyd McKinney with Dorothy in front of him and Jim McKinney in front of her; Ray Bryant with Delana Brewer in front of him; Betty Noyes. Photo circa 1932 or 1933, taken on the South side of the Noyes home, a mile east and about 1/2 mile south of the town of Liberal. The image is courtesy Nancy Benton who supplies identification.

Jamie, Mary Lou, Viola, Pansy and Dorothy (direct line) were children of Ray Noyes and Bettie Brewer. Charles Bryant was married to Pansy. Viola Noyes Harmon was Ray’s sister and wife of Ollie Harmon. Delana Brewer was Bettie Brewer Noyes’ mother.

Noyes Half Brothers, Franklin L. and George W. (Two Images)

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Noyes Half Brother

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Noyes Half Brother in Civil War

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Noyes Half Brother Civil War (fix)

James Allen Noyes (my line), son of James Noyes and Sally Marble, had a number of half-brothers and half-sisters by his father’s second marriage to Susan Waters, but as far as I’m aware only two of those half-brothers survived to adulthood, George W. Noyes and Franklin L. Noyes. We have two pictures of half-brothers, one in Civil War uniform and one in civilian, but as both of these men served in the Civil War we’re unable to distinguish which photo depicts which brother.

George W. Noyes was born May 8 1840 in Pavillion, Kalamazoo, Michigan and died March 3, 1870 at Pavillion (according to the family record). He married a woman named Emaline Melvina Aldrich and they had two children, Maud, born 1867, died May 3 1870 in Pavillion, and Henry A., born November 1869 in Pavillion and died March 9 1870 in Pavillion.

George served in the Civil War in Company K, the 87th Infantry Regiment out of New York.

Name: George W Noyes
Age at Enlistment: 21
Enlistment Date: 15 Feb 1862
Rank at enlistment: Private
Enlistment Place: Kalamazoo, MI
State Served: New York
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record: Enlisted in Company K, New York 78th Infantry Regiment on 08 Apr 1862.
Mustered out on 12 Jul 1864.
Transferred to on 12 Jul 1864.
Birth Date: abt 1841
Sources: New York: Report of the Adjutant-General

George, in the family record, is given as dying 1870. However, he appears in the 1870 census with “Madeline” or Melvina (would be his wife Emaline Melvina Aldrich). I have seen him elsewhere given as dying in 1871. The Noyes Descendants, Vol. I says 3 Mar 1870. Ae. 30 y 9 m 25 d. Died of consumption. Michigan death records gives him dying March 3 1870.

1870 Pavillion, Kalamazoo, Michigan
Roll: M593_680, Page 278, Image 558
31/30 NOISE Frank 25 blacksmith $250 $100 b. MI
Maryette 21
Anna 3
William 3/12
35/34 NOISE Geo. 30 farmer $1200 $359 b. MI
Melvina 19

Franklin Noyes was born July 24 1845 at Pavillion. He was married in 1865 to Margaret A. Aldrich, sister of the above Melvina, who died in 1878 or 1873 (according to Find-a-Grave).

Frank served with Company K, New York 78th Infantry Regiment.

Name: Frank L Noyes
Age at Enlistment: 18
Enlistment Date: 15 Feb 1862
Rank at enlistment: Private
Enlistment Place: Kalamazoo, MI
State Served: New York
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record: Enlisted in Company K, New York 78th Infantry Regiment on 08 Apr 1862.
Mustered out on 12 Jul 1864.
Transferred to on 12 Jul 1864.
Birth Date: abt 1844
Sources: New York: Report of the Adjutant-General

They had Annie M. born March 28 1867 married a man named Rheynard, William L. born March 23 1870, Louie Noyes who was born Oct 3 1870 and died Jan 12 1871, and Maude M. Noyes who was born 1873 and married a man named George Middleton.

Louie’s Cemetery record gives the birth and death dates as here. The Col. Henry E. Noyes and Harriette E. Noyes Genealogical Record of Noyes Descendants gives his birth 3 Oct 1868 in Michigan. However, Louie doesn’t appear in the 1870 census, which was recorded the 20th of August. But William was only 3 months old in the 1870 census, and Louie is given as born the 3rd of October.

The family record appears to give Franklin as dying July 28, 1871 but the 1871 is instead 1891.

The 1880 Yankee Springs, Barry, Michigan shows him and two of his children he’d had in his first marriage.

131/131 NOYES Frank L. w m 34 farmer b. MI parents b. NY
Clara (?) w f 29 b. Canada father b. England mother b. NY
Anna M. w f 13 daughter b. MI parents b. MI
Willie L. w m 10 son ” ”
James L. w m 1 b. MI father b. MI mother b. Canada

This is his headstone at Find-a-Grave and gives him dying July 29 1891. He married 2nd a Clarissa (Clara) Hubard/Hubbard 1878 Feb 3 in Yankee Springs, Barry, Michigan.

The Noyes family was particularly tragic in the way it was struck over and over with premature deaths, many said to be victims of malaria.

The photos are courtesy Nancy Benton, from the family of James Allen Noyes.

Frank’s wife Margaret and son Louis are buried at McKain Cemetery in Pavilion, Michigan, as are George W. and his children Henry A. and Maud.

Mary Louise Noyes Bevans Hurt

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Mary Lou Noyes original

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Mary Lou Noyes (adjusted)

Courtesy of Nancy Benton, this is a photo of Mary Lou Noyes, daughter of Ray Noyes and Bettie Brewer of Liberal, Missouri.

Mary Louise “Mary Lou” Noyes, b. Nov 15, 1913 at Liberal, died May of 1953 in Kansas City. At the age of 15, she married (1) Frank Bevans Jr., on Aug 10 1929 in Crown Point, Lake, Indiana. They divorce, and at the age of 19 she married (2) Philip J. Hurt on Sept 6 1933 in Carthage, Jasper, Missouri.

Mary Lou was living at Laurenburg, NC at time of Ray’s death in 1941.

“Mary Lou attended school at KSTC in Pittsburg, KS. She married Frank BEVANS first, then Philip HURT. She and Phil lived in Kansas City, KS. She died during an asthma attack and is buried in the Masonic Cemetery in Kansas City.”
SOURCE: Nancy Benton

“Mary Lou lived in Kansas City, but came home at least once a month. Most of the dresses I had in high school were her hand-me-downs. I was the envy of all. Since she could have no children of her own, she loved to spoil us.”
SOURCE: Nancy Benton Feb. 26 2001 email

Mary Lou died May 1953 at the age of 40. She had no children.

Sarah Atwell Gilbert

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Sarah Atwell

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Sarah Atwell, color

Courtesy of Nancy Benton, this image was from the belongings of Caroline Atwell Noyes and is a photo of her sister, Sarah Ann Lydia Atwell Gilbert. Caroline and Sarah were both children of Hiram Atwell and Rachel Scagel.

Sarah Ann Lydia Atwell was born April 18 1834 in Waterbury Center, Washington, Vermont, and died in Boston on Jan 3, 1877. She was married to Norman West Gilbert March 7 1852 at Waterbury Center, Washington, Vermont.

Sarah and Norman had no children.

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Sarah Atwell, portrait

Norman West Gilbert

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N. W. Gilbert original

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N. W. Gilbert portrait

Courtesy of Nancy Benton, this image was from the belongings of Caroline Atwell Noyes and is a photo of the husband of her sister, Sarah Atwell Gilbert. Caroline and Sarah were both children of Hiram Atwell and Rachel Scagel.

Sarah Ann Lydia Atwell was born April 18 1834 in Waterbury Center, Washington, Vermont, and died in Boston on Jan 3, 1877. She was married to Norman West Gilbert March 7 1852 at Waterbury Center, Washington, Vermont. He was born about 1830 in Vermont.

Norman was a dentist.

Sarah and Norman had no children.

They were in the 1870, Montpelier, Washington, Vermont census, and Norman was still alive in 1879, but I have been unable to track him afterward.

Circular from Sarah Gilbert’s Shop

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Sarah Gilbert circular

Courtesy of Nancy Benton, this circular was from the belongings of Caroline Atwell Noyes and is an ad for a shop of her sister, Sarah Atwell Gilbert, in Boston. They were both children of Hiram Atwell and Rachel Scagel.

Sarah Ann Lydia Atwell was born April 18 1834 in Waterbury Center, Washington, Vermont, and died in Boston on Jan 3, 1877. She was married Norman West Gilbert.

New Firm! New Goods!
April 10th 1873
We respectfully invite your attention to our
LITTLE STORE
No. 417 SHAWMUT AVENUE
Out stock comprises a full line of
MILLINERY GOODS
and having had a large experience in the business
we hope to give perfect satisfaction to
who may favor us with their patronage.
Orders completed at short notice, in the
most fashionable and becoming styles.
LADIES’ DRESS CAPS.
All styles, constantly on hand, and made to
order. We shall also keep an assortment of
Cambric, Silesia, Crinoline,
Dress Braids, Sewing Silk, Thread and
SMALL WARES.
L.S. FISH
S. A. GILBERT

Photographs Belonging to Caroline Atwell Noyes

These are photographs, courtesy of Nancy Benton, which had belonged to Caroline Atwell Noyes, child of Hiram Atwell and Rachel Scagel.

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Atwell girl, Northfield


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Atwell girl, Northfield, fixed

The backmark on this Cartes-de-visite image shows it was taken at the studio of R. M. McIntosh in Fairfield, Washington County, Vermont. Image courtesy of Nancy Benton.

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Atwell, girl and woman, Northfield


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Atwell, girl and woman, Northfield, fixed

The backmark on this Cartes-de-visite image shows it was taken at the studio of R. M. McIntosh in Fairfield, Washington County, Vermont.

There being no ID on the photos, Nancy Benton had initially supposed that the photo of the girl and woman night be Caroline Atwell Noyes, as a child, with her mother, Rachel Scagel Atwell. The clothing and hair styles appear to me to be from the 1860s, and Rachel Scagel died in 1843, far too early for these photographs to have been made.

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Atwell, Asher?

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Atwell, Asher? fix

This is another unidentified Cartes-de-visite image from the possessions of Caroline Atwell Noyes. Nancy Benton had initially identified the photo as perhaps being Hiram Atwell, Caroline’s father. Having since received, however, a photo of his brother, Asher, we instead believe it is possibly a photo of Asher Atwell in younger days, but there is no positive identification. The photo was taken at R.M. McIntosh in Northfield, VT.

The McIntosh studio produced Civil War photographs and were also in The Montpelier, Barre, Waterbury And Northfield Directory 1887-88. I read that the R. M. McIntosh studio was that of Reuben McIntosh. He was born in 1823 in Bethel, VT, first was engaged in the business of photography in Bethel, then moved to Northfield in 1853.

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Atwell, girl, Montpelier

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Atwell, girl, Montpelier, fix

Is it possible the woman with the child is Asher’s wife, Charlotte, and the firl is one of their daughters? The woman’s eyes are deep set enough to be Charlotte’s, but it’s difficult to tell otherwise. Mary was born abt 1855, Arvilla in 1856 and Lowella in 1857. The girls in these images are spaced much farther apart in years, the oldest one in the bottom photo appearing as if she could be anywhere between 12 and 15. Frustratingly enough, as it stands it’s impossible to make an identification of the woman and children.

John Foster and Catherine Brewer Marriage

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Above is the Neosho County, Kansas marriage license, Dec. 22 1869, of Catherine Hedden Brewer and her second husband, John Foster. Born Feb 21 in Shelby County, Kentucky, Catherine was first married on March 30th 1843 to Daniel Levi Brewer (this blog’s direct line).

John W. Foster had previously been married to Hannah Oury, who had died Jan 31 1868 in Neosho.He would live to Aug 28 1895 and die in Canville, Neosho, Kansas. Catherine lived to May 25, 1903 and died in Greenfield, Dade, Missouri.