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Melissa Jane Baxter 1854–1878 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Mar 1854

Birth Location: Bethal, Polk, Oregon, USA

Death Date: 19 Apr 1878

Death Location: Spring Valley, Polk County, Oregon, United States of America

Father: William Baxter

Mother: Margaret Hicklin

Spouse(s): William Pike

Children(s): Roseanna Pike, Mary Pike, Susannah Pike, Jessie Pike, Charlotte Pike, Clara Pike

Melissa Jane Baxter was born in 1854 in Bethal, Polk, Oregon, USA, the child of William Taylor Baxter And Margaret Hicklin. In 1860, Melissa Jane Baxter resided in Spring Valley, Polk, Oregon, USA. Melissa Jane Baxter married William Aaron Pike, and had children including Charlotte Annis Pike, Clara Mytle Pike, Jessie Jane Pike, Mary Margaret Pike, Roseanna Maude Pike, Susannah May Pike. Melissa Jane Baxter passed away in 1878 in Spring Valley, Polk County, Oregon, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Melissa Jane Baxter was born in 1854 in Bethal, Polk, Oregon, USA, the child of William Taylor Baxter And Margaret Hicklin.
  • In 1860, Melissa Jane Baxter resided in Spring Valley, Polk, Oregon, USA.
  • Melissa Jane Baxter married William Aaron Pike, and had children including Charlotte Annis Pike, Clara Mytle Pike, Jessie Jane Pike, Mary Margaret Pike, Roseanna Maude Pike, Susannah May Pike.
  • Melissa Jane Baxter passed away in 1878 in Spring Valley, Polk County, Oregon, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Baxter
1832–1903
Birth Location: Jefferson, Indiana, USA
WB
Margaret Hicklin
1834–1878
Birth Location: Jennings, Indiana, USA
MH

Spouses(s)

William Pike
1842–1898
Birth Location: Tredington, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
WP

Children(s)

Roseanna Pike
1874–
Birth Location: Spring Valley, Polk County, Oregon, United States of America
RP
Mary Pike
1872–1932
Birth Location: Zena Spring Valley, Polk County, Oregon, USA
MP
Susannah Pike
1871–1922
Birth Location: Spring Valley, Polk County, Oregon, United States of America
SP
Jessie Pike
1876–1957
Birth Location: Polk County, Oregon, United States of America
JP
Charlotte Pike
1877–1960
Birth Location: Spring Valley, Polk County, Oregon, USA
CP
Clara Pike
1878–1879
Birth Location: Spring Valley, Polk County, Oregon, USA
CP

Melissa Baxter's Ancestors

Self
Melissa Baxter
1854–1878
Birth Place: Bethal, Polk, Oregon, USA
Parents
William Taylor Baxter
1832–1903
Jefferson, Indiana, USA
Margaret Hicklin
1834–1878
Jennings, Indiana, USA
Grandparents
James Baxter
1810–1903
Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, United States of America
Martha (Ann "Patsey") Stott
1811–1891
near Frankford, Kentucky
Great-Grandparents
Stephen Stott
1777–1818
Sarah McGuire
1787–1878
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Raliegh\Rawleigh Stott
1760–1780
Lucy stott
1753–1820

Melissa Baxter's Descendants

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Melissa (Jane) Baxter (28 Mar 1854–19 Apr 1878) m. William (Aaron) Pike (14 Aug 1842–18 Feb 1898)
  1. 1. Roseanna (Maude) Pike 1874– m. James (Sanford) Bell 1868–1953
    1. 1. William (Percy) Bell 1897–1977 m. Treva (Scott) Wauchope 1900–1979
      1. 1. Bettie (Mae) Bell 1922–2008 m. Charles (John) Bohlig 1914–2009
        1. 1. James (Richard) Bohlig 1943–1969
      2. 2. William (Percy Bell) Jr. 1920–
      3. 3. James (Francis) Bell 1925–1984 m. Klaudene (M) Rabenstein 1934–2014
    2. 2. Ina (Elizabeth) Bell 1898–1983 m. Otto (E.) Andersen 1897–1969
      1. 1. Willa (Mae) Andersen 1924–1992 m. Charles (Clarance) Conniff 1922–1996
      2. 2. Robert (Ernest) Andersen 1923–
    3. 3. Rilla (Althea) Bell 1901–1983 m. Melburn (Willis) Bennett 1895–
  2. 2. Mary (Margaret) Pike 1872–1932 m. Finley (M) Edgar 1870–1938
    1. 1. Margaret (Vera) Edgar 1915–1982
    2. 2. Mary (Esther) Edgar 1894–1932 m. Harry (Elbert) Sherwood 1892–1954
      1. 1. Stanley (Edgar Sherwood) Sr 1915–1997 m. Mary (Ardis) Halter 1917–2005
        1. 1. Stanley (Edgar Sherwood) Jr 1939–2015
      2. 2. Avon (E) Sherwood 1914–2003 m. Arnold (E.) Melby 1913–2004
        1. 1. Marion (Esther) Melby 1950–1951
    3. 3. Etta (May) Edgar 1896–1965 m. Charles (Merton) Warren 1892–1966
      1. 1. Charles (Earl) Warren 1918–1996 m. Marcelle (Kathleen) Herbster 1921–2006
      2. 2. Edna (Irene) Warren 1920–1980 m. Robert (Warren) Duke 1919–1998
        1. 1. Barbara (Lee) Duke 1943–2018 m. Samuel (Carlisle Traylor) Sr 1944–2006
        2. 2. John (Warren) Duke 1947–2000
      3. 3. Robert (Clair) Warren 1925–2015 m. Shirley (Jean) Hall 1928–2012
    4. 4. William (James) Edgar 1899–1980 m. Clara (Magdaline) Luck 1904–2005
      1. 1. William (James Edgar) Jr. 1925–2002
    5. 5. Mildred (Pauline) Edgar 1901–1982 m. Charles (Everett) Trent 1904–1983
    6. 6. Francis (F) Edgar 1905–1925
    7. 7. Zelda Edgar 1908–1920
  3. 3. Susannah (May) Pike 1871–1922 m. Thomas Tatom 1866–1919
    1. 1. Mary (Edith) Tatom 1895–1970 m. Lee (Allyn) White 1892–1964
      1. 1. Lee (Clarence) White 1923–1989 m. Ella (May) Younker 1929–2018
      2. 2. A (Elizabeth) White 1926–
    2. 2. Alice (Lavine) Tatom 1898–1919 m. William (Harry) Warren 1892–1958
      1. 1. William (Earl Warren) Sr. 1916–1990 m. Dorothy (Marie) Pfahl 1920–1977
        1. 1. William (E Warren) Jr 1944–1944
  4. 4. Jessie (Jane) Pike 1876–1957 m. Charles (Henry) Gillam 1865–1940
    1. 1. Herman (Pike) Gillam 1902–1977 m. Mary Coley 1896–1981
      1. 1. Harry (Lloyd) Gillam 1933–1996 m. Minnie (Rowena) Stewart 1924–1996
      2. 2. Arthur (Ross) Gillam 1938–2022
      3. 3. Charles (William) Gillam 1924–1929
    2. 2. Lillie (Mae) Gilliam 1906–1982 m. Ross (Franklin) Andrews 1905–1973
    3. 3. Chester (Charles) Gilliam 1909–1981 m. Ada (Margaret) Bird 1909–2001
      1. 1. Ronald (Eugene) Gillam 1933–2005 m. Phyllis (Lorraine) Gunn 1933–1988
      2. 2. Gwendolyn (Mae) Gillam 1935–2015 m. Eugene (Melvern) Morrison 1925–1998
  5. 5. Charlotte (Annis) Pike 1877–1960 m. Frank (Wesley) Hanna 1875–1931
    1. 1. Mark (Wesley) Hanna 1906–1931
    2. 2. Lester (John) Hanna 1909–1975 m. Mattie (Pearl) Putman 1911–1990
      1. 1. Caludia (Kay) Hanna 1942–2012
  6. 6. Clara (Mytle) Pike 1878–1879

Melissa Baxter's Timeline

4 Records

1854
28 Mar 1854
Birth of Melissa Jane Baxter in Bethal, Polk, Oregon, USA
Bethal, Polk, Oregon, USA
1860
1860
Age 6
Melissa Jane Baxter resided here in Spring Valley, Polk, Oregon, USA
Spring Valley, Polk, Oregon, USA
1878
19 Apr 1878
Age 24
Death of Melissa Jane Baxter in Bay City, Tillamook, Oregon, USA
Bay City, Tillamook, Oregon, USA
1880
1880
Age 26
Melissa Jane Baxter resided here in Bethel, Polk, Oregon, USA
Bethel, Polk, Oregon, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Mar 1854
    Event Place: Bethal, Polk, Oregon, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Washington, Death Index, 1940-2014, Washington State Archives; Olympia, Washington; Washington Death Index, 1940-2017
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Bethel, Polk, Oregon; Roll: 1083; Page: 439b; Enumeration District: 102
    [3] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Spring Valley, Polk, Oregon; Roll: M653_1056; Page: 571; Family History Library F
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] Oregon, U.S., Early Oregonians Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Spring Valley, Polk, Oregon, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Spring Valley, Polk, Oregon; Roll: M653_1056; Page: 571; Family History Library F

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Bethel, Polk, Oregon, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Bethel, Polk, Oregon; Roll: 1083; Page: 439b; Enumeration District: 102

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Apr 1878
    Event Place: Bay City, Tillamook, Oregon, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Spring Valley, Polk County, Oregon, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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