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- Likely Bethel Beal born Jan 1893 to William Henry Beal (born 4 May 1842) and Susan Viola Phillips (b. 18 Jul 1870 in IL) and probably adopted by William and Louise Baker around 1895. Bethel used Baker as a maiden name later and named her daughter Evandene shows a close tie to the Baker family.
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- from "Birdie's Words", account of Birdie Victoria Beal (1883-1981) posted 16 Mar 2007 by researchingmom
The name of the newspaper we took in Oregon was the Polk County Itemizer at the time I lived there 70 years ago. I was 12 years old on the train May 29 when my father decided to go there for his health, he had asthma so bad, thinnking the mild climate might help. I had a half sister married living there, her name was Mrs. Henry Harris, her name was Margaret Jane. I had a step mother, and they had little baby girl 2 yrs old at the time my father died in Jan. He only lived that long from May until Jan 21st 1898, he left insurance, his widow buried him in a little church grave yrd near the fense, a tomb stone I remember well. He was 52 yrs old at that time He was working in a lumber camp to get lumber to build a house on some ground he had bought, but in trying to avoid being crushed, after some men above him on the mountainside yelled at him, he tried to get up on a stump in front of him but didn't make it in time. He was crushed so badly. He died from internal bleeding the Dr. said. It was a christian church in the country at a place called Harmony His widow came back to Kansas with her little girl they called Bethel. I have no pictures of my folks and I know of none. I can't remember of any obituary. The step mother is dead. She afterward married a man so they told me by the name of Hill. I never saw her. It was in 1900. I wasn't 17 yet when I came back to Kansas because I had a sister a Mrs. Martin Burch, that wanted one of her 2 sisters to come live with her. I had a sister Emma 3 yrs younger than I. She stayed there with the half sister. I came back. We had an guardian appointed over us because he left $800 a piece for us girls. So I was married Feb 14th a yr later to Walden Rossiter, 2 children Merlin the boy and Acelia Roberta. Merlin is dead. Daughter lives in Kans City. Rufus Procter was my guardian's name. He is dead.
All,Birdie Rossite
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1893 - 1955 (62 years)