Effie Jane WILLCOX ⁵⁵¹

  General Notes:

Birth info from the files of Joyce Hagerty <mailto:hag@winco.net> <hag@winco.net>
Have not confired that ORA is Effie's illegitimate child. ~Ruth Moss

  Noted events in her life were:

• Residence, 1880, Lincoln Township, Nodaway County, Missouri, USA. ⁷³⁴

• Residence, 1897, Parnell City, Nodaway County, Missouri, USA. ³⁰

• Residence, 1900, Lincoln Township, Nodaway County, Missouri, USA. ⁵³³ living with her parents.

• Residence, 1910, Lincoln Township, Nodaway County, Missouri, USA. ⁷³⁵ where she was a homemaker.

• Newspaper Article, 31 Jan 1902, Elmo, Nodaway County, Missouri 64445. ³⁶ The following are excerpts from the Elmo Register newspaper and are transcribed as printed in the paper:

31 JAN 1902: "Missouri Ridge" correspondent: The misses Effie Wilcox, Amy and Minnie Turnbull, attended the taffy pulling and popcorn social in this vicinity Friday night.

7 FEB 1902: "Missouri Ridge" correspondent: Miss Effie Wilcox of Blanchard is visiting relatives in Shenandoah.

14 FEB 1902: "Missouri Ridge" correspondent: Miss Effie Wilcox is laid up with a severe beating in her ear. Effie must have heard some exciting news.

21 FEB 1902: "Missouri Ridge" correspondent: Miss Effie Wilcox is working for Mr. Woods at Blanchard at present.

• Residence, Apr 1902, Elmo, Nodaway County, Missouri 64445. ³⁰

• Residence, 1920, Polk Township, Nodaway County, Missouri, USA. ⁷³²

• Residence, 1939, Saint Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, USA. ⁷³⁶ at 838 Sunset Drive.

• Cemetery, 1967, Blanchard Cemetery; Blanchard, Page County, Iowa, USA. ⁷³³

Effie married James E. PORTER 20 Jan 1897 in Parnell City, Nodaway County, Missouri, USA.³⁰

Effie next married Charles Milun BAKER, son of Daniel BAKER and Phebe BAKER (NEE UNKNOWN), 16 Apr 1902 in Elmo, Nodaway County, Missouri 64445.³⁰ (Charles Milun BAKER was born 14 Oct 1876 in Skidmore, Nodaway County, Missouri, USA,^732,164,733 died 9 May 1939 in Saint Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, USA ^733,164,737 and was buried 12 May 1939 in Blanchard Cemetery; Blanchard, Page County, Iowa, USA ^164,733.) The cause of his death was Mitral Insufficiency.