This Week on My Family History Calendar

 

April 28~
  Arthur Wellington Baker (1857-1940), my paternal great great grandfather, was born on this day 166 years ago. He was born in Sumter County, South Carolina, and was the son of Alpheus J. Baker (1824-1917) and Mary Ellen (Jones) Baker (1826-1865).

Arthur Wellington Baker
(1857-1940)

My maternal great-grandmother, Beulah Mae (Price) Roberts (1897-1980), would have been celebrating her 126th birthday on this day. Beulah was born in Bath, Aiken, South Carolina. She was the daughter of Bertrand Campbell Price (1876-after 1922) and Bessie Mae (Eargle) Price (1878-1943).

Beulah Mae (Price) Roberts
(1897-1980)
57th Birthday-1954
©Cheri Hudson Passey

April 28~
 Gilbert Ernest Roberts, Jr. (1944-1999), my maternal uncle, died 24 years ago on this day. He is buried in Quaker Cemetery in Camden, Kershaw, South Carolina.

Gil Roberts, Jr.
1962
©Cheri Hudson Passey

Interesting how events coincide with one another. Not only did these three happen on one day, but Gil Roberts died on his grandmother Beulah Mae (Price) Robert's birthday.

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June 28~
  Alpheus J. Baker, my paternal 3rd great grandfather was born 198 years ago in Sumter County, South Carolina. His father was Jesse Hinton Baker (1795-1866). The name of his mother was thought to be Nancy Wilder but that research has been disputed and more needs to be done to determine the correct mother.

Alpheus J. Baker

My great grandparents, William Treadford Roberts and Beulah Mae (Price) Roberts would be celebrating their 108th anniversary on this day. Wiliam was 20 and Bessie Mae 17 when, as family lore says, they snuck away from their homes in Richland County, South Carolina, and eloped.

William and Beulah Mae Roberts
Wedding Day
28 June 1914

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April 28~
  Arthur Wellington Baker (1857-1940), my paternal great great grandfather, was born on this day 165 years ago. He was born in Sumter County, South Carolina, and was the son of Alpheus J. Baker (1824-1917) and Mary Ellen (Jones) Baker (1826-1865).

Arthur Wellington Baker
(1857-1940)

My maternal great-grandmother, Beulah Mae (Price) Roberts (1897-1980) would have been celebrating her 125th birthday on this day. Beulah was born in Bath, Aiken, South Carolina. She was the daughter of Bertrand Campbell Price (1876-after 1922) and Bessie Mae (Eargle) Price (1878-1943).

Beulah Mae (Price) Roberts
(1897-1980)
57th Birthday-1954
©Cheri Hudson Passey

April 28~
 Gilbert Ernest Roberts, Jr. (1944-1999), my maternal uncle died 23 years ago on this day. He is buried in Quaker Cemetery in Camden, Kershaw, South Carolina.

Gil Roberts, Jr.
1962
©Cheri Hudson Passey

Interesting how events coincide with one another. Not only did these three happen on one day, but Gil Roberts died on his grandmother Beulah Mae (Price) Robert's birthday.

April 30~
 This day is the 273rd birthday of my 5th great grandfather, John Dargan (1749-1817). He was most likely born in Sumter District, South Carolina. John's parents were John Dargan (1726-1766) and Catherine Ann (Singleton) Dargan (1729-abt. 1808).

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June 28~
  Alpheus J. Baker, my paternal 3rd great grandfather was born 197 years ago in Sumter County, South Carolina. His father was Jesse Hinton Baker (1795-1866). The name of his mother was thought to be Nancy Wilder but that research has been disputed and more needs to be done to determine the correct mother.

Alpheus J. Baker

My great grandparents, William Treadford Roberts and Beulah Mae (Price) Roberts would be celebrating their 107th anniversary on this day. Wiliam was 20 and Bessie Mae 17 when, as family lore says, they snuck away from their homes in Richland County, South Carolina, and eloped.

William and Beulah Mae Roberts
Wedding Day
28 June 1914

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April 28~
  Arthur Wellington Baker (1857-1940), my paternal great great grandfather, was born on this day 164 years ago. He was born in Sumter County, South Carolina, and was the son of Alpheus J. Baker (1824-1917) and Mary Ellen (Jones) Baker (1826-1865).

Arthur Wellington Baker
(1857-1940)

My maternal great-grandmother, Beulah Mae (Price) Roberts (1897-1980) would have been celebrating her 124th birthday on this day. Beulah was born in Bath, Aiken, South Carolina. She was the daughter of Bertrand Campbell Price (1876-after 1922) and Bessie Mae (Eargle) Price (1878-1943).

Beulah Mae (Price) Roberts
(1897-1980)
57th Birthday-1954
©Cheri Hudson Passey

April 28~
 Gilbert Ernest Roberts, Jr. (1944-1999), my maternal uncle died 22 years ago on this day. He is buried in Quaker Cemetery in Camden, Kershaw, South Carolina.

Gil Roberts, Jr.
1962
©Cheri Hudson Passey

Interesting how events coincide with one another. Not only did these three happen on one day, but Gil Roberts died on his grandmother Beulah Mae (Price) Robert's birthday.

April 30~
 This day is the 272nd birthday of my 5th great grandfather, John Dargan (1749-1817). He was most likely born in Sumter District, South Carolina. John's parents were John Dargan (1726-1766) and Catherine Ann (Singleton) Dargan (1729-abt. 1808).

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April 28:

Arthur Wellington Baker (1857-1940), my paternal great great grandfather, was born on this day 164 years ago. He was born in Sumter County, South Carolina, and was the son of Alpheus J. Baker (1824-1917) and Mary Ellen (Jones) Baker (1826-1865).

Arthur Wellington Baker
(1857-1940)

My maternal great-grandmother, Beulah Mae (Price) Roberts (1897-1980) would have been celebrating her 124thBeulan birthday on this day. Beulah was born in Bath, Aiken, South Carolina. She was the daughter of Bertrand Campbell Price (1876-after 1922) and Bessie Mae (Eargle) Price (1878-1943).

Beulah Mae (Price) Roberts
(1897-1980)
57th Birthday-1954
©Cheri Hudson Passey

April 28~
 Gilbert Ernest Roberts, Jr. (1944-1999), my maternal uncle died 22 years ago on this day. He is buried in Quaker Cemetery in Camden, Kershaw, South Carolina.

Gil Roberts, Jr.
1962
©Cheri Hudson Passey

Interesting how events coincide with one another. Not only did these three happen on one day, but Gil Roberts died on his grandmother Beulah Mae (Price) Robert's birthday.

April 30:

This day is the 272nd birthday of my 5th great grandfather, John Dargan (1749-1817). He was most likely born in Sumter District, South Carolina. John's parents were John Dargan (1726-1766) and Catherine Ann (Singleton) Dargan (1729-abt. 1808).

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June 28~
  Alpheus J. Baker, my paternal 3rd great grandfather was born 196 years ago in Sumter County, South Carolina. His father was Jesse Hinton Baker (1795-1866). The name of his mother was thought to be Nancy Wilder but that research has been disputed and more needs to be done to determine the correct mother.

Alpheus J. Baker

My great grandparents, William Treadford Roberts and Beulah Mae (Price) Roberts would be celebrating their 106th anniversary on this day. Wiliam was 20 and Bessie Mae 17 when, as family lore says, they snuck away from their homes in Richland County, South Carolina, and eloped.

William and Beulah Mae Roberts
Wedding Day
28 June 1914

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April 28~
  Arthur Wellington Baker (1857-1940), my paternal great great grandfather, was born on this day 163 years ago. He was born in Sumter County, South Carolina and was the son of Alpheus J. Baker (1824-1917) and Mary Ellen (Jones) Baker (1826-1865).

Arthur Wellington Baker
(1857-1940)

My maternal great grandmother, Beulah Mae (Price) Roberts (1897-1980) would have been celebrating her 123rd birthday on this day. Beulah was born in Bath, Aiken, South Carolina. She was the daughter of Bertrand Campbell Price (1876-after 1922) and Bessie Mae (Eargle) Price (1878-1943).

Beulah Mae (Price) Roberts
(1897-1980)
57th Birthday-1954
©Cheri Hudson Passey

April 28~
 Gilbert Ernest Roberts, Jr. (1944-1999), my maternal uncle died 21 years ago on this day. He is buried in Quaker Cemetery in Camden, Kershaw, South Carolina.

Gil Roberts, Jr.
1962
©Cheri Hudson Passey

Interesting how events coincide with one another. Not only did these three happen on one day, but Gil Roberts died on his grandmother Beulah Mae (Price) Robert's birthday.


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April 28-May 4

April 28~
  Arthur Wellington Baker (1857-1940), my paternal great great grandfather, was born on this day 162 years ago. He was born in Sumter County, South Carolina and was the son of Alpheus J. Baker (1824-1917) and Mary Ellen (Jones) Baker (1826-1865).

Arthur Wellington Baker
(1857-1940)

 My maternal great grandmother, Beulah Mae (Price) Roberts (1897-1980) would have been celebrating her 122nd birthday on this day. Beulah was born in Bath, Aiken, South Carolina. She was the daughter of Bertrand Campbell Price (1876-after 1922) and Bessie Mae (Eargle) Price (1878-1943).

Beulah Mae (Price) Roberts
(1897-1980)
57th Birthday-1954
©Cheri Hudson Passey

April 28~
 Gilbert Ernest Roberts, Jr. (1944-1999), my maternal uncle died 20 years ago on this day. He is buried in Quaker Cemetery in Camden, Kershaw, South Carolina.

Gil Roberts, Jr.
1962
©Cheri Hudson Passey

Interesting how events coincide with one another. Not only did these three happen on one day, but Gil Roberts died on his grandmother Beulah Mae (Price) Robert's birthday.


April 30~
 This day is the 270th birthday of my 5th great grandfather, John Dargan (1749-1817). He was most likely born in Sumter District, South Carolina. John's parents were John Dargan (1726-1766) and Catherine Ann (Singleton) Dargan (1729-abt. 1808).



May 3~
 The 105th anniversary of the marriage of my paternal great grandparents, John McSwain Hudson (1880-1961) and Louvinia Blanche (Thames) Hudson (1886-1918). John was 34 and Blanche was 28 when they married in Manning, Clarendon, South Carolina.

Marriage Announcement
John and Blanche Hudson
Manning Times (Manning, SC)
9 May 1914 

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24 June-30 June

June 28~
  Alpheus J. Baker, my paternal 3rd great grandfather was born 194 years ago in Sumter County, South Carolina. His father was Jesse Hinton Baker (1795-1866). The name of his mother was thought to be Nancy Wilder but that research has been disputed and more needs to be done to determine the correct mother.

Alpheus J. Baker

My great grandparents, William Treadford Roberts and Beulah Mae (Price) Roberts would be celebrating their 104 anniversary on this day. Wiliam was 20 and Bessie Mae 17 when, as family lore says, they snuck away from their homes in Richland County, South Carolina and eloped.

William and Beulah Mae Roberts
Wedding Day
28 June 1914

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April 22-April 28

Arthur Wellington Baker (1857-1940), my paternal great great grandfather, was born on this day 161 years ago. He was born in Sumter County, South Carolina and was the son of Alpheus J. Baker (1824-1917) and Mary Ellen (Jones) Baker (1826-1865).

Arthur Wellington Baker
(1857-1940)

My maternal great-grandmother, Beulah Mae (Price) Roberts (1897-1980) would have been celebrating her 121st birthday on this day. Beulah was born in Bath, Aiken, South Carolina. She was the daughter of Bertrand Campbell Price (1876-after 1922) and Bessie Mae (Eargle) Price (1878-1943).

Beulah Mae (Price) Roberts
(1897-1980)
57th Birthday-1954
©Cheri Hudson Passey

April 28~
 Gilbert Ernest Roberts, Jr. (1944-1999), my maternal uncle died 19 years ago on this day. He is buried in Quaker Cemetery in Camden, Kershaw, South Carolina.

Gil Roberts, Jr.
1962
©Cheri Hudson Passey

Interesting how events coincide with one another. Not only did these three happen on one day, but Gil Roberts died on his grandmother Beulah Mae (Price) Robert's birthday.

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Oldest Subscriber. Good Old Friend. Aged Servant of God.

My paternal 3rd great grandfather Alpheus J. Baker (1824-1917) lived to be 93 years old.

Alpheus J. Baker (1824-1917)

Newspapers are one of my favorite sources for information to discover stories. 
This article found in the September 1897 issue of The Southron and Watchman gives a shout out to their "Oldest Subscriber".  The fact Alpheus went on to live 20 more years after this clipping says he was "getting along in years" makes me chuckle. 

Alpheus Baker-Old Subscriber
Watchman and Southron (Sumter, South Carolina)
September 1897,  pg. 3

Alpheus was the subject again in 1905 after a visit to the newspaper office. He was 81 years old. This time they not only reported on his being a long time subscriber but on his memories of the area and his family.

Alpheus Baker-A Pleasant Call
Watchman and Southron (SC)
25 Oct. 1905 pg. 6

Whether it was due to his longevity or standing in the community, the paper felt the need to run a long article letting readers know about Alpheus being seriously ill on 26 December 1917. Unfortunately, this article although well intended ran two days after his death.

Alpheus Baker-Illness of a Veteran
Watchman and Southron (Sumter, SC)
26 Dec. 1917 pg.3

Word was received of his death and a lengthy obituary was published on the 29th.

Alpheus Baker-Death
Watchman and Southron (Sumter, South  Carolina)
29 December 1917 pg.3

Dates on a tombstone show a man who lived to be 93 years old.

Oldest Subscriber. Good Old Friend. Aged Servant of God. 

Stories surviving through newspapers help to fill in the story of his life.

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Longevity is the topic for #52Ancestors this week. 

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26 June - 2 July

June 28~
  Alpheus J. Baker, my paternal 3rd Great Grandfather was born 192 years ago in Sumter County, South Carolina. His father was Jesse Hinton Baker (1795-1866). The name of his mother was thought to be Nancy Wilder but that research has been disputed and more needs to be done to determine the correct mother.

Alpheus J. Baker

My Great Grandparents, William Treadford Roberts and Buelah Mae (Price) Roberts would be celebrating their 102 anniversary on this day. Wiliam was 20 and Bessie Mae 17 when, as family lore says, they snuck away from their homes in Richland County, South Carolina and eloped.

William and Beulah Mae Roberts
Wedding Day
28 June 1914

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