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
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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.
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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.
- from "The Galveston Daily News", 15 Feb 1880 (Port to Texas History)
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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.
- [S40] Anonymous, History of Texas, together with a biographical history of the cities of Houston and Galveston, (Lewis Pub. Co., Chicago, 1895), 423-424.