Sarah Alice Ratliff

1867 - 1967  (99 years)

• Name	Sarah Alice Ratliff
  Birth	26 Aug 1867	Van Zandt Co, TX
  Gender	Female
  Census	12 Jun 1900	Floyd Co, TX ; Alice, age 32, born Aug 1867 in TX, marr 15 yrs, 7/7 children living, grocer, parents born TN/TX
  Census	18 Apr 1910	Lockney, Floyd, TX ; age 43, born TX, mx1 for 25 yrs, 11/12 chilren living, merchant of general merchandise, parents born US/US
  Death	2 Jun 1967	Lockney, Floyd, TX
  Burial		Llano Cemetery, Llano, TX
  Person ID	I14981	Family Tree
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2017

  
  

  Father	Steven F Ratliff
  Mother	Nancy Virginia Schmidt
  Family ID	F5625	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	James Artemas Baker,   b. 22 Sep 1859, Lancaster, Dallas, TX d. 16 Oct 1917, Lockney, Floyd, TX (Age 58 years)  [1]
  Marriage	1 Jan 1885	Ohio, Hamilton, TX
  Children	1. Meda Mozelle Baker,   b. 21 Mar 1886, Hamilton, Hamilton, TX d. 21 Sep 1976, Lockney, Floyd, TX (Age 90 years) 2. Alice Genella Baker,   b. 28 Oct 1888, Hamilton, Hamilton, TX d. 3 May 1991, Boulder, Boulder, CO (Age 102 years) + 3. France H Baker,   b. 9 Jun 1890, Hamilton, Hamilton, TX d. 29 Jul 1984, Lubbock, Lubbock, TX (Age 94 years) + 4. Norton E Baker,   b. 21 Apr 1892, Floyd Co, TX d. 23 Dec 1985, Amarillo, Randall, TX (Age 93 years) + 5. Robin Baker,   b. 22 Feb 1894, Lockney, Floyd, TX d. 10 Dec 1965, Plainview, Hale, TX (Age 71 years) + 6. James Artemas Baker,   b. 22 Sep 1896, Lockney, Floyd, TX d. 5 Oct 1975, Pecos, Reeves, TX (Age 79 years) 7. Lois Dimple Baker,   b. 16 Nov 1898, Lockney, Floyd, TX d. 18 Jun 1991, Lockney, Floyd, TX (Age 92 years) 8. Eula Lee Baker,   b. 26 Dec 1900, Lockney, Floyd, TX d. 9 Mar 2002, Roff, Pontotoc, OK (Age 101 years)   9. Walter B Baker,   b. 7 Apr 1902, Lockney, Floyd, TX d. 7 Apr 1902, Lockney, Floyd, TX (Age 0 years) + 10. William Dorsey Baker,   b. 7 Sep 1903, Lockney, Floyd, TX d. 19 Feb 1998, Lockney, Floyd, TX (Age 94 years) + 11. Joseph Latimore “Larry” Baker,   b. 20 May 1906, Lockney, Floyd, TX d. 26 Nov 1957, Lubbock, Lubbock, TX (Age 51 years) 12. Mary Baker,   b. 22 May 1908, Lockney, Floyd, TX d. 13 Jun 2000, New Braunfels, Comal, TX (Age 92 years) + 13. Helen Gerald Baker,   b. 5 Feb 1914, Lockney, Floyd, TX d. 21 Apr 2017, San Antonio, Bexar, TX (Age 103 years)
  Family ID	F5624	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2017

  
  

• Headstones

  James & Sarah (Ratliff) Baker Gravestone BAKER JAMES ARTEMAS / SEPT. 22, 1859 / OCT. 16, 1917 MARRIED / JAN. 1, 1885 SARAH ALICE / AUG. 26, 1867 / JUN 2, 1967

  
  

• Notes

  from "Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982" (ancestry.com) Sarah Alice (Baker) Smith, a retired dry goods merchant, widowed, born 26 Aug 1867 in TX to Steven F. Ratcliff & Nancy Virginia Schmidt, died on 2 Jun 1967 in Lockney, Floyd, TX of congestive heart failure. Burial in Lockney cemetery in Lockney TX. Informant Mrs. L.M. Honea. from "The Amarillo Globe-Times", 26 Aug 1964 (newspapers.com) Founder of Lockney Marks 97th Birthday LOCKNEY - Mrs. Alice Baker, Lockney's co-founder and second oldest citizen, today was observing her 97th birthday with several of her 11 children and number ofther descendants at the Lockney Convalescent Home, where she now lives. The only Lockney resident older than Mrs. Baker, "Aunt Fannie" Brown was 102 on July 22. Alice Baker has spent 74 of her 97 years here. Until about three years ago, when her health failed, she managed the Baker Mercentile Co., which she still owns. Mrs. Dimple McGavock and Mrs. Lee Seaman, her two daughters, now operate the firm. The former Alice Ratliff was born Aug. 26, 1867, in Van Zant County, and was married at 18 to J.A. Baker. From their home in Hamilton, Baker came to Floyd County, staking claim to a section of land five miles south of Lockney. He move his family west in June, 1890, and camped for six weeks on the courthouse lawn of Floydada while lumber was being brought from Amarillo to build a home. Baker Mercantile Co. was established in 1894, with Mrs. Baker serving as storekeeper, banker and postmaster while her husband was freighting. Baker died in 1917. Twleve children were born to Mrs. Baker, 11 of whom are living. They are Mrs. L.M. Honea, Mrs. Seaman, Mrs. McGavock and Dorsey Baker, all of Lockney; Robin Baker, Plainview; Mrs. Ed Gross and Mrs. Melvin Phillips of Port Lavaca; Francis Baker, Lubbock; Artie Baker, Pecos; Mrs. A/J. Deavenport, Boulder, Colo. and Norton Baker of Amarillo.

  
  

• Sources

  [S187] Kathryne Baker Witty and Alma Baker Rea, The William Thatcher Baker family, 1830-1971, (self published (1971)).