Samantha S. Baker

She was living with her mother, sister Sarah Bridges, and Julia Nichols in Boston, NY after her mother moved back to New York from Kansas.

THE WICHITA DAILY EAGLE: TUESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 25, 1890: Mother and Son Burned to Death//Salina, Kansas: February 24:Mrs. Samantha Baker,a widow lady, and her son, eight years old, were yesterday burned to a crisp in their stable on a farm three miles west of Brookville.From the indicatons found they went to the stable Friday with a lantern, from which the stable caught fire.Singularly, the horses had gotten out,but the mother and son perished. Samantha S. Baker and her son Henry C. Baker died Feb. 1890 3 miles west of Brookville Kansas; they were murdered and their bodies burned in their stable. She was a sister of Thomas J. Nichols. They are buried at Brookville with Eddie and her mother.

Recently purchased at a auction by a member of the Smokey Hill Genealogy member was the bible of Samantha S. Nichols Baker.The following information is in this bible: Alfred S. Baker married Samantha A. Nichols on May 18th, 1879 Alfred was born April 10, 1846 Samantha was born May 18, 1845 (the writing is hard to read) Born: Eddie Baker March 2, 1880 Born: Henry C. Baker March 6, 1882 Deaths: Eddie June 28, 1880 Alfred S. died April 3, 1886

Samantha S. Baker and her son Henry C. Baker died Feb. 1890 3 miles west of Brookville Kansas they were murdered and their bodies burned in their stable. She was a sister of Thomas J. Nichols. They are buried at Brookville with Eddie and her mother.

The bible information ends.

• Updated from Find A Grave Memorial via father Lewis Nichols by SmartCopy: Apr 16 2015, 16:45:14 UTC