Nancy Ann (Armistead) Baker (1937 - 2003)

Born 24 Sep 1937 in El Paso, Texas, United States

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Died 14 Jun 2003 at age 65 in United States

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Biography

Birth and Parents: Nancy Ann Armistead was born on 24 September 1937 in El Paso County, Texas.^[1][2] She was the daughter of Mabin Willard Armistead (abt.1890-1974) and Georgiann (Grimes) Armistead (1905-1997).^[3]

1940 United States Census, Enumeration District 186-1A, Fort Stockton, Pecos County, Texas:^[4]

Marriage: She was married to Mr. Baker in 1965. (He is potentially still living, so will not be referred to in detail here.)^[5][3] They were the parents of at least two children. They were divorced in 1976.^[6]

Education: She attended Fort Stockton (Texas) High School where she, "...was a member of National Honor Society, Student Council, was chosen most representative girl. was recipient of the American Legion Citizenship Award and was salutatorian of her graduating class." She attended Texas Western College, Snyder, Texas. She obtained her Bachelor of Arts degree in religion from Southwestern University, Georgetown, Texas. While in college she, "...was president of the Independents Association, vice president of the Student Christian Association, a member of Kappa Chi Fellowship and a staff member on the college newspaper...She [did] graduate work at George Williams College, Chicago, while serving as program director of the Southeast Branch of the Dallas YMCA."^[5][3]

In 1997, she was mentioned as "Nancy Baker of Austin, Texas," one of the surviving children in the biography of her mother, Georgiann Grimes Armistead.^[7]

Death: Nancy Ann (Armistead) Baker passed away on 14 Jun 2003. Her last place of residence was in Boulder City, Clarke County, Nevada.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V87P-SBH : 1 January 2015), Nancy Ann Armistead, 24 Sep 1937; from "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing Texas Department of State Health Services.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JGQG-JJZ : 11 January 2021), Nancy Baker, 14 Jun 2003; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} "Miss Armistead Becomes Bride of Samuel Baker," El Paso Times (El Paso, Texas), 27 Aug 1965, p. 18, cols. 6-8; image copy, Newspapers.com (http://www.newspapers.com: accessed 28 July 2021).
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K4SY-VGH : 22 December 2019), Nancy Ann Armistead in household of Maben Armistead, Fort Stockton, Commissioner's Precinct 1, Pecos, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 186-1A, sheet 3B, line 44, family 57, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 4122.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} "Nancy Ann Armistead, (Possibly Living) to Wed," The Odessa American (Odessa, Texas), 22 Apr 1965, p. 13, cols. 1-2; image copy, Newspapers.com (http://www.newspapers.com: accessed 28 Jul 2021).
6. ↑ "Texas, U.S., Divorce Index, 1968-2014," database on-line, Ancestry.com, (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed 28 Jul 2021), database entry for Nancy A. Baker and (Possibly Living) Baker, divorced 10 Sep 1976; citing Texas Department of State Health Services, "Texas Divorce Index, 1968-2014," Texas, USA: Texas Department of State Health Services.Ancestry Record 8794 #501219656 (Record only, no image, no sharing link)
7. ↑ "Georgiann Grimes Armistead (Obituary)," Austin American-Statesman (Austin, Texas), 31 Jan 1997, p. 46, accessed and clipped 15 Feb 2020.