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      1.   Mary (Coffey) Baker, (Number 3 in the Listing), was the wife of George A. Baker.  George Baker married Miss Mary Coffey on July 1, 1866.  Shortly after they were married, the Bakers bought land from Dr. J. C. Rogan on the north side of the San Saba River in the Rock Shoals area.  They lived on this land for most of their married life.

 

  1. Sandstone marker, (Number 4 in the Listing), no name or dates.  Spacing between headstone and footstone indicate the grave of a child.  This grave is located between the grave of Mary C. Baker and an unidentified grave that in all likelihood is the grave of George A. Baker. However, old cemetery records make no mention of a child being buried there.

 

  1. Sandstone Marker (Number 5 in the Listing). Old cemetery records list George A. Baker, born September 26, 1839, died April 7, 1908, as one of the last to be buried in this cemetery.  However, no grave marker for George A Baker could be found.  The location of these sandstone markers (headstone and footstone) makes it very likely that this is the grave of George A. Baker.

 

  1. Mary Knox Coffey (Number 6 in the Listing) was the daughter of Lieutenant John Knox (1748-1818) who was a member of the S.C. Militia in the War of the American Revolution.

 

Mary Knox married Joel Coffey January 10, 1817. She is the mother of Mary C. Baker, Elizabeth C. Peacock and Sara J. Coffey.

 

This headstone monument was erected in 1939 in memory of Mary E. Peacock Walker, Vice-Regent of the Texas Society of Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR).

 

  1. Sallie J. Coffey (Number 7 in the Listing) The 1880 census for San Saba County lists Sallie J. Coffey, age 45, as a member of the household of George A. Baker designated as housekeeper.