The twins and Fred, Jr. were cared for by the grandparents in the Tangier community the rest of that school year.

Transportation to Tangier School was by covered wagon, drawn by two horses, driven by some of the Thomas family, near neighbors.

In September, 1922, Fred married Myrtle C. Moore, first grade teacher at North Ward School in Woodward. In 1926 Myrtle and Fred had a little girl, Norva. The twins were moved back to Woodward, and Fred, Jr., stayed with the grandparents.

Myrtle Baker taught school more than thirty-five years, retiring in 1955. She received her fifty-year membership pin in the Order of Eastern Star in 1971, and had a lifetime membership certificate in the Sons and Daughters of the Soddies, Inc., qualifications for which being that the member must have lived in a sod house. Mrs. Baker passed away in 1972.

In 1927 Fred purchased property at 1416 through 1424 Main Street in Woodward, just west of Fred and Okie Perry, and the family maintained a home at this location for many years.

When Norva started school at the old North Ward, her first grade teacher was her mother, Myrtle Baker. Mrs. Baker was also the first grade teacher to her future son-in-law, Walter Parks.

Cleta and Fleta both graduated from Northwestern State College in Alva, and are both still teaching.

Cleta married Cecil Robison. They have two daughters, Freda and Janet. Janet is now Mrs. Scott Romer.

Fleta married Hilton (Pat) Terry and they had one son, Hilton Lee. Pat passed away in 1959.

Fred, Jr., served in the Pacific Theatre during World War II. He married Betty Lou Hohweiler of Fargo, and they had three Sons: Denny Pat, Danny Ray, and Randy Keith (1952-1971); and after his discharge Fred, Jr., lived for a while with Mrs. Baker and Norva.

Danny married Debbie Leftwich of Dallas, and a daughter, Nova Renee.

Norva married Walter Parks, and their daughter, Vicki Lynn was born. Vicki married Robert Lumpkin , and they have one daughter, Bobbi Lynn. The Woodward High School flag was designed by Vicki Parks in her senior year, and she also designed the banner for "The Wagon", the high school news publication. Vicki and Robert are both graduates of Southwestern State College at Weatherford.

Cleta, Fleta, Norva, Vicki and Danny Ray all received their high school diplomas from Woodward High School.

Submitted by Fred Baker, Sr., Norva Baker Parks, and Fleta Baker Terry. (Note: Fleta Terry died July, 1974.)

MIANNA SUSAN BEHRENS

In 1900 my widowed mother, Mrs. Mianna Susan Behrens, took her family of seven children, from Kansas to Oklahoma to take up a homestead.

I, Lucy, was nine years of age at the time of our trip. The other children were Lizzie, nineteen, Minnie, sixteen, Fannie, fourteen, Henry, twelve, Eva, seven and Earl, four.

Making the trip was a caravan of covered wagons, which we would join. Mother sold her interest in the farm where we were living, and bought a farm wagon, some canvas and five bows.

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