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ANTINO-----MARCUS-----SARA-----GEORGE
JAMES, ROSE, DOUGLAS
ANTINO ABLE BACA
ANTINO, Able Baca, was a rancher in Logan, New Mexico. He was Married to Louise Finly. I know he was there in 1903 because his son George was born there. He build the Cath. Church there out of native stone his son George helped him. He Died in 1953 and is buried in Logan, New Mexico. His wife Louise died later and is buried in or near Pueblo, Co.
These are the Children of Antino Able and Louise Finley ( that I know of )
1. Marcus Baca
2. Sara Baca
3. George Ellis Baca (Bacca)
Marcus Baca, Born ? Died ? Older Brother of Sara and George. He lived on a farm near Pueblo, Co. My father and I visited him and aunt Sara in 1948 and Grandfather Antino and Grandmother Louise Baca were living there at that time. My whole family visited there in ? 1950 or 1951 ( there was a lot of family there at that time but I was to young to remember them all ) My grandparents were there and a cousin Virginia Baca ( she later came to visit us in Richland, Wa. and was married there in our neighbors home) Marcus is buried near Pueblo,Co.
I do not know the names of his children.
BACCA FAMILY
Sara Baca, Born ? Died ? Married ? Children ? Buried ?
BACCA FAMILY
GEORGE ELLIS BACCA
George Ellis Bacca Born 24 Apr 1903 Logan, New Mexico. Married Florence May Danner 10 Jan 1935 in Anaconda, Mont. George ran away from home at the age of 13 and changed his last name to: Bacca. He helped his father Antino Baca build the Cath. church in Logan, NM. He enlisted in the Army during WWII but was released because he was over 38 yrs old. He moved to Richland, WA in 1944 working at the Hanford Atomic site( after the war he recived an award from Pres. Harry S. Truman for working on the Manhatten Project ) In 1953 he moved to Mabton, Wa to farm( in the fall of 1953 just before school started our farm house blew up and burned ) , he then bought a house in Mabton, Wa. and lived there until his wife Florence died on 1 Oct 1965 ( She is buried in Richland, Wa ) He moved to longview,Wa to be near Ida Shegrud ( his step-daughter ) and when she moved to Winlock,Wa he spent time with her and his daughter Rose.
He had a great sense of humor, after a stroke he got an infection and had his leg amputed at the VA hosp. in Seattle, Wa when he was feeling ok they let him eat with other pts. in the dining room. One of the guys there yelled out "hey! George where you been?" He answered "They needed some meat for the soup so they cut my leg off!! "
George died in Auburn,Wa.and is buried in Richland, Wa next to his wife Florence
These are the children of George Ellis Bacca and Florence May Danner
George Ellis Bacca Jr
James Lee Bacca
Rose Marie Bacca
Douglas George Bacca
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JAMES LEE BACCA
James Lee Bacca BORN 13 Nov 1938 PLACE Deerlodge, Mt. MARRIED (1)Lucille Doris Hintz 27 Jul 1957 PLACE Mabton, Wa. James Married (2) Kay ? Bacca no children and (3) ? no children. James died 1995 in Washington State and his ashes were buried at sea.
The children of James Lee and Lucille Doris Hintz Bacca
1. Cynthia Lou Bacca BORN 1958 in Sunnyside, WA MARRIED Thomas McKee
2. Donna Lee Bacca BORN 2 SEPT 1959 in Richland,WA and DIED on 3 Sept 1959 in Richland and is buried there.
3. Rhonda Kay Bacca BORN 1962 in Prosser,WA
4. Cheryl Lynn Bacca BORN 1965 in Seattle,WA
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ROSE MARIE BACCA
DOUGLAS GEORGE BACCA
Douglas George Bacca Born 18 Jul 1943 PLACE Deerlodge, Mt. MARRIED Alice Hedwig Stezel 2 Jul 1968 PLACE Berlin, Germany.
(Alice was born in Dresen,Germany 25 May 1932 Alice Married ( 1 ) Wilhelm Knappek about 1950 their children are Mary, Wolfgang, Frank, Sabine, Connie and Ute. Mary lives in Berlin, Germany the others live in the state of Washington, USA. Alice died 28 Oct 1991 in Winlock, Wa. and is buried there. )
The children of Douglas George and Alice Hedwig Stezel (Knappek) Bacca.
1. Douglas George Bacca Jr.
2. George Ellis Bacca lll
3. Alice May Bacca
Sarah Lynn Bacca
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