Hester Eleanor Runnels

1825 - 1880  (54 years)

• Name	Hester Eleanor Runnels
  Birth	22 May 1825	Monticello, Lawrence, MS
  Gender	Female
  Census	5 Sep 1850	Houston, Harris, TX ; age 25, born MS
  Census	19 Oct 1860	Houston, Harris, TX ; age 35, born MS
  Census	9 Jul 1870	Houston, Harris, TX ; age 43, born MS, keeping house
  Death	14 Feb 1880	Houston, Harris, TX
  Burial		Glenwood Cemetery, Houston, TX
  Person ID	I1664	Family Tree | 12 Generation Ancestor Chart
  Last Modified	1 Apr 2016

  
  

  Father	Hosea R Runnels,   b. Mississippi
  Mother	Lucy Jackson
  Family ID	F418	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	William Robinson Baker,   b. 21 May 1820, Baldwinsville, Onondaga, NY d. 30 Apr 1890, Houston, Harris, TX (Age 69 years)  [1]
  Marriage	15 Dec 1845	Houston, Harris, TX
  Children	+ 1. Lucy Baker,   b. 13 Jul 1848, Houston, Harris, TX d. 2 Jun 1873, New York, New York, NY (Age 24 years)
  Histories		History of Texas, together with a biographical history of the cities of Houston and Galveston
  Family ID	F417	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Aug 2014

  
  

• Headstones		William & Hester Baker Gravestone Plot: Sect. E-1, Lot 76
  		Hester (Runnels) Baker Inscription Sacred / To The Memory of HESTER ELEANOR / RUNNELS / born / At Montecello Mississippi / May 22, 1825 Intermarried with / William R. Baker / Dec. 15, 1845 and died in the city of Houston / Feb 14, 1880 / Aged 54 Yrs. 8 Mos. & 23 Ds.

  
  

• Notes

  from "The Galveston Daily News", 15 Feb 1880 (Port to Texas History) DEATH OF MRS. BAKER A little before 1 o'clock this morning, Mrs. Hester E., wife of Col. William R. Baker died of paralysis. She was in every respect a model woman, whose deeds of kindness and love will live long after. Scores of poor people who have been relieved from want and suffering by her generous hand have shed tears of genuine sorrow over her bier to-day. The funeral takes place to-morrow afternoon at 3 o'clock.

  
  

• Sources

  [S40] Anonymous, History of Texas, together with a biographical history of the cities of Houston and Galveston, (Lewis Pub. Co., Chicago, 1895), 423-424.