Bessie Leona PARKER

1872 - 1945  (72 years)

• Name	Bessie Leona PARKER  [1]
  Birth	2 Nov 1872	, Crown Point, Lake County, Indiana, USA   [2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Note	Bessie Parker, daughter of Hymen Parker and Ann Elizabeth 'Eliza' White, was born 02 Nov. 1872 and died bef. 1962 in Cheyenne, Laramie Co., Wyoming, U.S.A. married Mr. Stafford. The following was received by Donald Raymond Coy, 3806 51st Ave. SW,Seattle, Wa. E-mail: don3127wa@@juno.com by electronic e-mail from Lori (Timberlake) London (who is in this FTW), plondon@@bellsouth.net on August23, 2002. Notes for BESSIE PARKER: After her marriage she lived in Chicago, she had 4 or 5 children. Her husband shot himself. At one point she moved to California. Her mother Lydia (Eliza) lived with her there for a while. We have snapshots of the two of them at the beach in CA. She ended up in Cheyenne, WY. Earl & family stopped to visit her there on a trip to Texas, perhaps 1947. She died in Cheyenne of cancer. She is shown as deceased in the obit of her sister Alta, 1962. We have a photo of Bessie as a younger woman, perhaps late 30's?. Also photo taken at the beach in California with her mother Lydia. Millie and family stopped to see her on one of their trips to California and Millie made the following comment in her journal: 'Seen Bess, nice looking old lady. Ignorant, as always.'
  Name	Bessie Leona Baldwin  [1]
  Name	Bessie Leona Stafford
  Residence	, Walteria, California, USA   [3]
  	Bessie helped start a non-denominational church which was later affiliated with the Baptist church. A new church was dedicated to Bessie Parker Stafford (these notes from Linda Cooper).
  Death	17 Oct 1945	, Laramie, Laramie County, Wyoming, USA   [2]
  	cause of death was cancer
  Burial	, Stryker Mortuary, Laramie, Laramie County, Wyoming, USA   [3]
  Person ID	I63433	Ancestral Trails
  Last Modified	13 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Hymen PARKER,   b. 15 Mar 1841, ,, New York, USA d. 22 Mar 1914, , Hammond, Lake County, Indiana, USA (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Ann Elizabeth 'Eliza' WHITE,   b. 8 Jan 1841, , German Township, Chenango County, New York, USA d. 23 Nov 1929, , Hammond, Lake County, Indiana, USA (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	24 Dec 1861  [2]
  Family ID	F9824	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Milton Collins BALDWIN,   b. 6 Jan 1864, , Albion, Calhoun County, Michigan, USA d. 13 Apr 1909, , Hammond, Lake County, Indiana, USA (Age 45 years)
  Marriage	Y  [3]
  Children	1. Milton Clarence BALDWIN,   b. 27 Oct 1893, , Hammond, Lake County, Indiana, USA   2. Arthur Paul BALDWIN,   b. 7 Oct 1895, , Hammond, Lake County, Indiana, USA   3. Jessie Margaret BALDWIN,   b. 31 May 1897, , Hammond, Lake County, Indiana, USA   4. Leona Izetta BALDWIN,   b. 22 Aug 1900, , Hammond, Lake County, Indiana, USA   5. Alta Irene BALDWIN,   b. 17 Oct 1902, , Hammond, Lake County, Indiana, USA   6. Anna Geneva BALDWIN,   b. 21 Dec 1906, , Hammond, Lake County, Indiana, USA
  Family ID	F24915	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Sep 2025

  
  

  Family 2	William Haines STAFFORD,   b. Aug 1870   d. 19 Nov 1929, , Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA (Age ~ 59 years)
  Marriage	14 Feb 1892  [2]
  Children	1. Leona STAFFORD,   b. Abt 1900
  Family ID	F14261	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Sep 2025

  
  

• Sources

  [S5691] Linda Cooper, personal communication, 5691. (Reliability: 3). [S1067] Allan Lee Tieman, compiled records, 1067. [S5691] Linda Cooper, personal communication, 5691. (Reliability: 2). [S2544] Don Coy, personal communication, 2544. (Reliability: 2).