1. JESSE1 BAKER was born Abt 1848 in Kentucky, and died in Arkansas. He married NANCY JANE COX in Huntsville, Arkansas. Born somewhere in Kentucky, Jesse was in the Civil War, wounded, discharged and moved to Huntsville, Arkansas. He married Nancy Jane Cox.
Jesse was a member of the I.O.O.F. Lodge #97 of Huntsville, Arkansas.
Children of Jesse Baker and Nancy Cox are:
i. CORA2 BAKER, b. Arkansas
ii. BELLE BAKER, b. Arkansas
iii. MARTHA BAKER, b. Arkansas
iv. WILL BAKER, b. Arkansas
2. v. ANNIE BAKER, b. Arkansas
vi. BUD BAKER, b. Arkansas
3. vii. ERWIN GEORGE BAKER, b. December 27, 1878, Boone County Arkansas; d. July 13, 1964.
2. ANNIE2 BAKER (JESSE1) was born in Arkansas, and died in Oklahoma. She married JAMES MORRISON of Georgia.
4. i. GEORGE S.3 MORRISON, b. Abt 1920 in Georgia.
ii. JEFFREY MORRISON.
iii. ANNE MORRISON.
3. ERWIN GEORGE2 BAKER (JESSE1) was born December 27, 1878 in Boone County Arkansas, and died July 13, 1964. He married LEONA BELLE BYNUM March 29, 1905 in Allen, Oklahoma, daughter of Thomas Bynum and Mary Phelps.
The following is the funeral card of George Erwin Baker:
SERVICES IN MEMORY OF
GEORGE ERWIN BAKER
December 27, 1878 - July 13, 1964
Thursday, July 16, 1964
Organ Prelude
Ruth Yakigian Claggett, Organist
Pall Bearers
James Morrison, Joe Mancillas, Arthur Payne, Jeff Morrison , Ralph Wright, J.N. Briscoe
Rev. Don Fowler First Baptist Church of Calwa
Precious Lord Take My Hand
Bill Edmonson, Guest Soloist
Shall We Gather At The River
Internment Belmont Memorial Park
i. JESSIE3 BAKER.
ii. GEORGE OREL BAKER.
iii. ALENE BAKER.
iv. MARY JANE BAKER.
5. v. MILDRED ANN BAKER, b. April 29, 1916, Allen, Oklahoma.
vi. BABY BOY BAKER, b. August 08, 1928.
4. GEORGE S.3 MORRISON (ANNIE2 BAKER, JESSE1) was born Abt 1920. He married CLARA CLARK.
i. JAMES D.4 MORRISON, b. 1943.
ii. ANNE MORRISON, b. 1946.
iii. ANDREW MORRISON, b. 1948.
5. MILDRED ANN3 BAKER (ERWIN GEORGE2, JESSE1) was born April 29, 1916 in Allen, Oklahoma. She married CLARENCE HENRY PHILLIPS July 24, 1934 in Ada, Oklahoma, son of William Phillips and Mary Gallagher.
6.i. CLARENCE BRUCE4 PHILLIPS, b. April 11, 1936, Tulsa, Oklahoma.
7. ii. CHARLES PATRICK PHILLIPS, b. May 03, 1938, Vernon, Texas.
6. CLARENCE BRUCE4 PHILLIPS (MILDRED ANN3 BAKER, ERWIN GEORGE2, JESSE1) was born April 11, 1936 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He married NORMA ELAINE BUNDY July 08, 1955 in Centralia Township, Marion County, Illinois, daughter of Orville Bundy and Ruby Sanders.
Bruce and Norma were married at The First Christian Church on July 8, 1955.
The marriage ended thirteen years later in divorce. They had only one child.
8.i. KIM RENEE'5 PHILLIPS, b. July 05, 1956, St. Marys Hospital, Centralia, Illinois.
7. CHARLES PATRICK4 PHILLIPS (MILDRED ANN3 BAKER, ERWIN GEORGE2, JESSE1) was born May 03, 1938 in Vernon, Texas. He married JANET COOK March 16, 1957 in Centralia Township, Marion County, Illinois.
9.i. MARK PATRICK5 PHILLIPS, b. September 03, 1961.
10. ii. BRADLEY JAY PHILLIPS, b. May 13, 1963, St. Marys Hospital, Centralia, Illinois.
8. KIM RENEE'5 PHILLIPS (CLARENCE BRUCE4, MILDRED ANN3 BAKER, ERWIN GEORGE2, JESSE1) was born July 05, 1956 in St. Marys Hospital, Centralia, Illinois. She married GREGORY LEON RANDOLPH March 25, 1972 in Perryville, Missouri, son of Rodger Randolph and Ruby Williams.
i. JASON TODD6 RANDOLPH, b. October 18, 1972, St. Marys Hospital, Centralia, Illinois.
ii. JOHN GREGORY RANDOLPH, b. June 22, 1976, St. Marys Hospital, Centralia, Illinois.
9. MARK PATRICK5 PHILLIPS (CHARLES PATRICK4, MILDRED ANN3 BAKER, ERWIN GEORGE2, JESSE1) was born September 03, 1961. He married KATHY SPINNER.
i. MATTHEW6 PHILLIPS.
ii. JOSHUA PHILLIPS.
10. BRADLEY JAY5 PHILLIPS (CHARLES PATRICK4, MILDRED ANN3 BAKER, ERWIN GEORGE2, JESSE1) was born May 13, 1963 in St. Marys Hospital, Centralia, Illinois. He married LORIE HENSLEY.
i. SARAH6 PHILLIPS.
ii. NICHOLE PHILLIPS.
iii. ASHLEY PHILLIPS.
1. ISAAC2 BYNUM, JR. (ISAAC1). He married TABITHA YOUNG.
Children of Isaac Bynum and Tabitha Young are:
2. i. JAMES MONROE3 BYNUM, b. January 01, 1833, Maynards Cove, Jackson County, Alabama.
ii. MARY ELIZABETH BYNUM.
iii. NANCY REBECCA BYNUM.
iv. WILLIAM ROBERT BYNUM.
v. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN BYNUM.
vi. ISAAC NEWTON BYNUM.
vii. THOMAS WILLIAM BYNUM.
viii. JASPER LUTHER BYNUM.
ix. JESSE WILBURN BYNUM.
x. JOHN LEWIS BYNUM.
xi. EWIN STEPHEN BYNUM.
2. JAMES MONROE3 BYNUM (ISAAC2, ISAAC1) was born January 01, 1833 in Maynards Cove, Jackson County, Alabama. He married (1) SARAH LOU SPROUSE. He married (2) MARTHA CAROLINE PROCTOR 1851. He married (3) UNKNOWN 1875 in Choctaw Nation. He married (4) AMANDA MCKINNEY October 21, 1877 in Creek Nation.
Marriage Notes
After the Civil War, James and his family head for Indian Territory, with delays enroute in Arkansas. He and family arrived in IT in late 1874, Martha died on 10 Nov 1874 at Canadian, IT. She is buried at McDoogal Cemetery in Pittsburg County. Her grave is marked. Thomas learned a trade in the mercantile business, worked for a while at a place called Hird, IT and then moved on to Pontotoc County. Robert Newton did the same, except he moved to Tulsa. Robert Newton Bynum became the second Mayor of Tulsa.
Children of James Bynum and Martha Proctor are:
3. i. THOMAS4 BYNUM, b. November 19, 1855, Maynards Cove, Jackson County, Alabama; d. February 22, 1925.
ii. ROBERT NEWTON BYNUM.
iii. MARGARET TABITHA BYNUM.
iv. JAMES FRANKLIN BYNUM.
3. THOMAS4 BYNUM (JAMES MONROE3, ISAAC2, ISAAC1) was born November 19, 1855 in Maynards Cove, Jackson County, Alabama, and died February 22, 1925. He married MARY ELLEN PHELPS October 1877 in Eufala, Indian Territory, Oklahoma.
Thomas Bynum was born in Maynard's Cove, Jackson, County, Alabama, 19
November 1855. The eldest son of James Monroe Bynum and grandson of Isaac
Bynum, Jr. He was probably about twelve years old when he left Jackson
County, Alabama with his mother and father. It is not really clear where they
migrated to. Based on information that Thomas's next younger brother, Robert
Newton, stated in an article about himself, it appears the family moved into
Arkansas.
Thomas died 22 February 1925 at a Hospital in Ada, Oklahoma because of a
bee sting. Thomas was sixty-nine years of age and ninety-five days old at
time of death, he died on a Sunday. He and Mary Ellen were married 47 years
and 144 days.
He and Ella had thirteen children of which eight will live to adults
and have families of their own. Their children are: Minnie Mae, Nellie
Tabitha, Leona Belle(my gGrandmother), Henry, Jessie Allen, Arthur, William Thomas and Bonnie
Rella Bynum. Thomas is buried in Sasakwa, Seminole County, Oklahoma. Ella
will survive Thomas and die 7 January 1954. She is buried at Allen, Pontotoc
County, Oklahoma. Ella married second to a man by the name of Woods.
In a
book titled History of Indian Territory, on page 948-949 there appears an
article or autobiography sketch of Thomas Bynum. The
article reads... THOMAS BYNUM
Thomas Bynum, who is a member of the firm of West, Bynum & McFarlin, is
actively associated with mercantile interests of Ada. He was born in Alabama
on the 19th of November, 1855, and acquired a common-school education, which
has been supplemented by reading, study and experience in later life. He was
twenty years of age when, in 1875, he came to the Indian Territory, here
following farming and cattle raisiing. At Hird, he entered a new field of
labor, becoming connected with mercantile interests as a partner of A.J.
West. They carried on their store there for two years, but in 1900 came to
Ada, where the firm of West, Bynum & McFarlin was established. Although this
industry is of a comparatively recent date they have already become
established in a good business and their trade is constantly increasing, for
their reliable methods, courteous treatment and ernest desire to please
secures for them a liberal and well-merited patronage. The new McFarlin Hotel
is a monument to the enterprise of the firm, by which it was erected, at a
cost of four thousand dollars. It is equipped with all the modern conviences
and is up-to-date in every particular.
Mr. Bynum was married, in October, 1877, to Miss Ella Phelps, of Eufaula,
Indian Territory, and unto them have been born seven children: Henry, Minnie,
Nellie, Leona, Jesse, Arthur and Willie. Mr. Bynum is a member of Magnolia
Lodge, No. 95, K.P., and is a man of genuine worth, possessing sterling
traits of character, which have won for him high regard wherever he is known.
It will be interesting in this connection to note something of his family
history. His parents, James and Mary (Proctor) Bynum, came to the Indian
Territory in 1875, and the mother died the same year, but the father survived
her for some time. They had six children, of whom the following are living:
Mrs. Maggie Jennings, of McAlester; Thomas, of Ada; and Robert, who is living
in Tulsa, Indian Territory.
His Obit reads:
TOM BYNUM DEAD
Sunday, March 1, Mr. Tom Bynum (Uncle Tom) a pioneer citizen of Oklahoma,
passed into his final rest. Mr. Bynum was born in the state of Alabama
November 19, 1855, thus being at the time of his death 79 years, 3 months and
12 days of age. He came to the old Indian Territory at an early date and
settled in the eastern part of what is now Oklahoma. Later he moved near
Allen, where he spent the remainder of his days. He had lived just north of
the Brown crossing for the last 12 years. Mr. Bynum was married to Miss Ella
Phelps at Eufaula in 1879. To them were born eight sons and five daughters.
Of these four sons and four daughters remain with their mother to mourn the
loss of the beloved companion and father. Agood man has gone, one who will be
missed. He was a kind and loving husband and father, a true neighbor and
friend, and those who knew him speak in the highest terms of his life. A
large crowd of his friends and neighbors gathered at the Methodist church
Monday afternoon as a testimonial of their respect for his life and in
sympathy with those left behind.--John A. Morgan.
Marriage Notes
Thomas and "Ella" arrived in Indian Territory in the year 1874 and they settled at a place called Inianola, Choctaw Nation, Tobrucksy County (now Pittsburg County)
Children of Thomas Bynum and Mary Phelps are:
i. HENRY5 BYNUM m. Goldie Olivio.
ii. MINNIE MAE BYNUM m. Bill McElroy.
iii. NELLIE TABITHA BYNUM m. Newell Olivio.
iv. JESSIE ALLEN BYNUM.
v. ARTHUR BYNUM.
vi. BONNIE RELLA BYNUM.
4.vii. LEONA BELLE BYNUM, b. February 04, 1889, Allen, Oklahoma; d. August 08, 1928. She died in child birth along with her baby boy.
viii. WILLIAM THOMAS BYNUM.
MINNIE MAE BYNUM was born October 12, 1883 in Indian Territory; m. BILL McELROY August 20, 1905 in Sasakwa.
i. OBIE ORA McELROY b. August 17, 1907; d. March 11, 1962. m. ALLIE W. TILLERY January 3, 1931.
ii. EDGAR VERNON McELROY b. January 31, 1911. m. YVONNE NEWCOMB in Ada, Oklahoma October 10, 1940.
iii. WILLIAMAE McELROY b. April 28, 1914 in Allen, Oklahoma; m. ROYAL SANDERS in Ada, Oklahoma December 2, 1935.
iv. VERNA CHRISTINE McELROY b. May 19, 1920; m. KENNETH HUGHS February 14, 1939.
Minnie Bynun McElroy was a teacher before her marriage. When Hattie Carson resigned from Old McCall's Chapel School to marry Watt Jones February 7, 1904, Minnie took her place there.
4. LEONA BELLE5 BYNUM (THOMAS4, JAMES MONROE3, ISAAC2, ISAAC1) was born February 04, 1889 in Allen, Oklahoma, and died August 08, 1928. She married ERWIN GEORGE BAKER March 29, 1905 in Allen, Oklahoma, son of Jesse Baker and Nancy Cox.
Funeral Notice
LEONA BELL BAKER
Wife of E.G. Baker
Born February 4, 1889 Died August 8, 1928
Funeral services at family home, Thursday, August 9, 1928, at 3 p.m., Rev. T. F. Roberts officiating. Interment at Allen Cemetery, Allen, Oklahoma.
Children of Leona Bynum and Erwin Baker are:
i. JESSIE6 BAKER.
ii. GEORGE OREL BAKER.
iii. ALENE BAKER.
iv. MARY JANE BAKER.
v. MILDRED ANN BAKER, b. April 29, 1916, Allen, Oklahoma; m. CLARENCE HENRY PHILLIPS, July 24, 1934, Ada, Oklahoma.
vi. BABY BOY BAKER, b. August 08, 1928.
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