I am Steve Taylor (
ThatOldHippie@hotmail.com). I am of the Joseph F Baldwin - Bessie Belle Cakebread line. It is my understanding from Bessie Belle's daughter Esther (my grandmother), that Lilly Libby Cakebread ran off with a name unknown to her Indian brave (I presume now that was George William Cakebread). She ran off to avoid the same fate of her Mother that was sold as a bride to a wealthy old man. I have quite a bit of the lineage from Bessie Belle on down, and I thank those of you who have posted here with her sibling info, and the name of George William Cakebread. String is Bessie Belle Cakebread/Baldwin - Esther Sarah Baldwin/Carr - Bessie Pauline Carr/Taylor - M Stephen Taylor - then my three daughters Emily Suzanne Taylor/Atkins, Rachel Lane Taylor/Parizon, and Leah Christine Taylor/Travis. Emily has 2 children - Ciran Michael Atkins and Aurora Grace Pearson. Rachel has 3 children - Elizabeth Lane Parizon, Michelle Lynn Parizon, and Colin Thomas Counts. Esther also had four other children - Howard, Mike, Timothy, and Lila - and they each have kids and grandkids. I have those same two posted photographs of Bessie Belle. The Esther in the group photo is my Grandma. From Mom's account, Bessie Belle was a hard, hard woman.
I am seeking more info on Joseph F Baldwin and his parents and siblings - Thanks.
Oh Yeah, South Dakota and Wyoming area - one of the Baldwins (the late Harry and now his son Harry) runs a cattle ranch in Wyoming.