Wells Family - Person Sheet
Wells Family - Person Sheet
NameFrank Baker 
Birth19 Sep 1879, Ness Co, KS
Death28 Jan 1940, Los Angeles Co, CA
BurialGrand View Mem, Glendale, CA
MemoSection 48
Misc. Notes
Son of James H. and Susan J. Baker. Served in Co A, 21st Reg of Kansas Infantry Volunteers during the Spanish American War.
A year after their marriage, just before the birth of their first daughter, there was an article in the newspaper about their separation. They remained married, moving to Yuma AZ with 4 girls and a boy. After Margaret’s death, Frank farmed the 4 girls to relatives in Kansas and with his son Frank Jr ended in Simi Valley CA remarried Sena Iverson in 1914.
A year after their marriage, just before the birth of their first daughter, there was an article in the newspaper about their separation. They remained married, moving to Yuma AZ with 4 girls and a boy. After Margaret’s death, Frank farmed the 4 girls to relatives in Kansas and with his son Frank Jr ended in Simi Valley CA remarried Sena Iverson in 1914.
Spouses
Birth25 Nov 1877, Ackley, Hardin Co, IA
Death30 Jun 1911, Yuma, Yuma Co, CO
BurialOld Yuma Cem, Yuma, AZ
MemoBlock 8, Sect 1, Lot#7
FatherThomas Grice (1848-1916)
MotherRomania Jane Martin (1857-1931)
Misc. Notes
Her marriage to Frank lasted only about a year before they separated, by which time she was pregnant. They must have made up, as they had 3 more children over the next 8 years.
Marriage15 Jun 1901, Ness City, Ness Co, KS
ChildrenDorothy Jane (1907-1998)