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Name	Baker, Karle Wilson
Maiden Name	Murphey
Date of Birth	October 13, 1878
Date of Death	November 9, 1960
Spousal Information	Thomas Ellis Baker
Date of Marriage	August 8, 1907
Gender	Female
Personal Information	Karle Wilson Baker was born in Little Rock, Arkansas and attended the local public school. She later taught at the Southwest Virginia Institute in Bristol, Virginia and in 1901 moved with her family to Nacogdoches, Texas. From 1925-1934, Karle taught at Stephen F. Austin State Teachers College and wrote historical essays, poetry, and short stories. She became a well known writer of poetry and short stories and won several awards.
Family Information	William Thomas Murphey and Kate Florence Montgomery Wilson were the parents of Karle Wilson Baker. Karle Wilson Baker and her husband, Thomas Ellis Baker, had two children named Thomas Wilson and Charlotte.
Cemetery Name	Oak Grove Cemetery
Cemetery Location	Nacogdoches County Texas
Block, Lot, Plot	D, 026, 0002
Facing	East
Inscription	Yes
Bibliography	Ericson, Carolyn. “Baker Family” In Nacogdoches County Families, 145. Dallas, Texas: Curtis Media Corp., 1985.; Jackson, Sarah R. Texas Woman of Letters, Karle Wilson Baker. College Station TX: Texas A&M University Press, 2005.; Luker, Winnie Davis. Karle Wilson Baker, Local Colorist of Texas. Master’s Thesis, Stephen F. Austin State Teacher’s College, August 1943.; Edwin W. Gaston, Jr., "BAKER, KARLE WILSON" Handbook of Texas Online (http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fba36), accessed January 25, 2013. Published by the Texas State Historical Association.
Funding Source	Preserve America Grant

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