Henry Phillip Baxter, Sr.[1]
1872 - 1945 (73 years)Person ID: I500067 "Baxter" | Last Modified: 14 Mar 2026
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Name Henry Phillip Baxter Suffix Sr. Gender Male Birth 13 Oct 1872 Matagorda, Matagorda County, Texas, USA 
Died 22 Oct 1945 Matagorda, Matagorda County, Texas, USA [2] 
BuriedMatagorda Cemetery, Matagorda, Matagorda County, Texas, USA -
Parents
Father William A Baxter (ID:I500068)
b. 25 Oct 1835, Caney, Montgomery County, Kansas, USA
d. 20 Jul 1898, Matagorda, Matagorda County, Texas, USA (Age 62 years)
Other Partners: Josephine M Bruce m. 4 Jul 1861Mother Ann Elizabeth Williams (ID:I500069)
b. 17 Dec 1847, Matagorda, Matagorda County, Texas, USA
d. 19 Aug 1949, Matagorda, Matagorda County, Texas, USA (Age 101 years) Marriage 1868 Siblings2 brothers and 6 sisters -
Family
Wife Mae E Bedford (ID:I500157)
b. 18 Mar 1885, Matagorda, Matagorda County, Texas, USA
d. 31 May 1963, Matagorda, Matagorda County, Texas, USA (Age 78 years)
Marriage 4 Jun 1903 Matagorda County, Texas, USA [3] Age at Marriage Henry : 30 years - Mae : 18 years. (Were Married 42 years). Children + 1. William Lee Baxter (ID:I500174)
b. 22 Feb 1904, Matagorda, Matagorda County, Texas, USA
d. 17 Nov 1974, Clifton, Bosque County, Texas, USA (Age 70 years)▻ Fannie Armintia Ringer m. 16 Sep 1927+ 2. 
Bessie Mae Baxter (ID:I500158)
b. 8 Dec 1914, Matagorda, Matagorda County, Texas, USA
d. Jun 1985, Matagorda, Matagorda County, Texas, USA (Age 70 years)+ 3. Henry Phillip Baxter, Jr. (ID:I500007)
b. 19 Feb 1918, Matagorda, Matagorda County, Texas, USA
d. 10 Dec 1974, Matagorda, Matagorda County, Texas, USA (Age 56 years)▻ Joan Wolffarth m. 3 Sep 1938; Donna Hess m. 4 Aug 1951 -
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Birth - 13 Oct 1872 - Matagorda, Matagorda County, Texas, USA 
Marriage - 4 Jun 1903 - Matagorda County, Texas, USA 
Died - 22 Oct 1945 - Matagorda, Matagorda County, Texas, USA 
Buried - - Matagorda Cemetery, Matagorda, Matagorda County, Texas, USA = Link to Google Earth 
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Source Citations
- [FIND-A-GRAVE] Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/31717709/henry-phillip-baxter.
Mr. Henry Baxter of Matagorda died there this morning. He was 72 yrs & 4 days. Grandmother was the late Catherine Williams.
Survived by wife, Mrs. Mae Baxter. 2 sons: W.D. & H.P. A daughter Mrs. Donald Owen. Mother, Mrs. A.E. Baxter (Ann Elizabeth). Sister: Mrs. Amos Lee, Mrs. Louise Ellis, Mrs. W.E. Bedford, Mrs. E.C. Baker, Mrs. W.E. McNabb, Mrs. Lyda Moberly. Bro: R.J. & G. Baxter.
Father was the late William Baxter.
Matagorda County Tribune Oct 25 & Nov 1, 1945 - [FAMILYSEARCH] Family Search.
"Texas, Deaths, 1890-1977", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K393-TL5 : Mon Jun 09 23:11:53 UTC 2025), Entry for Henry Phillip Baxter and William Baxter, 22 October 1945. - [FAMILYSEARCH] Family Search.
"Texas, Marriages, 1837-1973", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FXQN-7BQ : 22 January 2020), Henry P. Baxter, 1903.
