Ann Elizabeth Williams
1847 - 1949 (101 years)Person ID: I500069 "Baxter" | Last Modified: 14 Mar 2026
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Name Ann Elizabeth Williams Gender Female Birth 17 Dec 1847 Matagorda, Matagorda County, Texas, USA 
Christening 14 Apr 1848 Christ Episcopal Church, Matagorda, Matagorda County, Texas, USA [1] Died 19 Aug 1949 Matagorda, Matagorda County, Texas, USA 
BuriedMatagorda Cemetery, Matagorda, Matagorda County, Texas, USA -
Parents
Father John Aaron Williams (ID:I500070)
b. 1810, Danmark
d. 1863, Matagorda, Matagorda County, Texas, USA (Age 53 years) Mother Anna Katrina Elizabeth Franz (ID:I500184)
b. 17 May 1828, Nassau, Offenberg, Deggendorf, Niederbayern, Bayern, Germany
d. 13 Aug 1914, Matagorda, Matagorda County, Texas, USA (Age 86 years) Marriage 8 Jul 1847 Matagorda, Matagorda County, Texas, USA Siblings4 brothers and 6 sisters -
Family
Husband 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 1861Marriage 1868 Age at Marriage Ann : ~ 20 years - William : ~ 32 years. (Were Married ~ 30 years). Children + 1. Cora Louise Baxter (ID:I500095)
b. 14 Jan 1869, Matagorda, Matagorda County, Texas, USA
d. 11 Sep 1961, Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA (Age 92 years)▻ Stonewall Jackson Ellis m. 7 Oct 1892+ 2. Annie Laura Baxter (ID:I500100)
b. 12 Jun 1870, Matagorda, Matagorda County, Texas, USA
d. 15 Feb 1959, Matagorda, Matagorda County, Texas, USA (Age 88 years)▻ Amos Lee m. 13 Nov 18903. 
Robert John Baxter (ID:I500097)
b. 7 Dec 1871, Matagorda, Matagorda County, Texas, USA
d. 6 Nov 1954, Matagorda, Matagorda County, Texas, USA (Age 82 years)+ 4. Henry Phillip Baxter, Sr. (ID:I500067)
b. 13 Oct 1872, Matagorda, Matagorda County, Texas, USA
d. 22 Oct 1945, Matagorda, Matagorda County, Texas, USA (Age 73 years)▻ Mae E Bedford m. 4 Jun 1903+ 5. Minnie R Baxter (ID:I500098)
b. 1 Apr 1876, Matagorda County, Texas, USA
d. 18 Feb 1946, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA (Age 69 years)6. Bessie May Baxter (ID:I500101)
b. 1878, Matagorda, Matagorda County, Texas, USA
d. Yes, date unknown7. Jennie Loreno Baxter (ID:I500099)
b. 27 Jul 1879, Matagorda, Matagorda County, Texas, USA
d. 28 Jan 1965, Bay City, Matagorda County, Texas, USA (Age 85 years)8. Lida C Baxter (ID:I500102)
b. 1883, Matagorda, Matagorda County, Texas, USA
d. Yes, date unknown+ 9. George Collins Baxter (ID:I500096)
b. 20 Jun 1888, Matagorda, Matagorda County, Texas, USA
d. 29 Jun 1963, Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA (Age 75 years) -
Other Personal Events
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Event Map
Birth - 17 Dec 1847 - Matagorda, Matagorda County, Texas, USA 
Died - 19 Aug 1949 - Matagorda, Matagorda County, Texas, USA 
Buried - - Matagorda Cemetery, Matagorda, Matagorda County, Texas, USA = Link to Google Earth 
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Final Rites Are Held Sunday 101-Year-Old Matagorda Woman
Funeral Services for Mrs. Ann Elizabeth Baxter, 101, were held Sunday afternoon at the Matagorda Cemetery. Mrs. Baxter would have been 102 December 17. Mrs. Baxter, reported to be Matagorda County’s oldest citizen, was born on the Matagorda Peninsula and lived in the county all her life. She died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Lou Ellis, at Matagorda Friday night. Surviving are five daughters, Mrs. Will McNabb, Mrs. E. C. Baker, Mrs. Lou Ellis, and Mrs. Lydia Moberly of Matagorda and Mrs. Amos Lee of Bay City; 23 grandchildren, 50 great-grandchildren, and 16 great-great-grandchildren.Mrs. Baxter lived to see three of her children celebrate their 50th wedding anniversaries: Mrs. Lee, Mrs. Baker and Mrs. McNabb.
Matagorda County Tribune, August 25, 1949
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Source Citations
- [FAMILYSEARCH] Family Search.
"Texas, Births and Christenings, 1840-1981", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRST-5F3 : 13 February 2020), Ann Elizabeth Williams, 1848.
