Mary Jane Stewart Baldwin

Mary Jane Stewart Baldwin is my 2nd great-grandmother.  She was born October 3rd, 1872 in Nashville, Tennessee, the oldest daughter of Henry Stewart and Bettie Medlin.  The Stewart family eventually moved to Texas.  While living in Young County, Texas, Mary met a young man named Allen Baldwin.  They fell in love and were married in Graham, Young County, Texas on 22 Aug 1893.   Mary and Allen lived in Eliasville, probably near the Baldwin family, until about 1899.  Then after living in Throckmorton, Texas for a few years, Mary and Allen moved to Kiowa County, Oklahoma in 1904 and lived near the Mary's family - the Stewarts.  Allen died on June 5, 1931 in Fort Cobb, Oklahoma.  Mary moved back to Kiowa County and lived in Mountain Park with her widowed daughter Etta Barker.  Mary died in 1959.

Earliest known photo of Mary Jane Baldwin is in 1904.  She is standing in a doorway next to her mother Bettie Stewart.  The young boy standing down on the left is probably Grandpa Jess.

Bettie Stewart - Mary Baldwin
Jess Baldwin

The below photo is of the Allen and Mary Baldwin Family.  Left to Right: Tom Baldwin, Clyde Baldwin, Charlie Baldwin, Jess Baldwin, ?daughter Mattie?, Allen Baldwin, Mary Jane Stewart Baldwin.  Photo taken about 1925 to 1927 in Mountian Park, Oklahoma.

Allen and Mary (Stewart) Baldwin Family

Here is a colorized version of Mary from the above family photo.

Mary Stewart Baldwin

More information about the Allen and Mary Jane Stewart and all of their family can be found here and here.

Mary Jane Baldwin's Obituary was found in the Lawton Constitution (Newspaper), Lawton, Oklahoma, 22 Nov 1959.

Mrs. Mary Baldwin
Snyder (Special)

Services for Mrs. Mary J. Stewart Baldwin, 77, Kiowa county pioneer, were held at the Mt. Park Baptist church Saturday. Rev. John Matthieson officiated.
Burial was in Mt. Park Cemetery with Preston-Leckie funeral home in charge.

Born Oct. 3, 1872, in Nashville, she moved to Graham, Tex., as a child. She was married in Graham to Allen H. Baldwin. They moved to Oklahoma in 1904 and settled on a farm in Richland community. She was a member of the Baptist church.

Survivors include four daughters, Mrs. Etta Barker and Mrs. Maudie Killian, both of Mt. Park; Mrs. Betty Miller, Lancaster, Calif., and Mrs. Mattie Mitchell, Stratmore, Calif; four sons, Jessie, Cortez, Colo.; Charlie, Corcoran, Calif.; Clyde, Lancaster, Calif., and Tom, Lodi, Calif. Other survivors include 55 grandchildren, 88 great grandchildren and 10 great-great grandchildren.

Mary was buried in Mountain Park Cemetery in Kiowa County, Oklahoma.

Mary Jane Baldwin Headstone
Photo by KiowaGal

To view Mary's Find-A-Grave Memorial Page, click here.

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