My maternal 6th-great grandaunt, Charity MILLS, was married on this date in 1779 to Samuel HOGGATT. Charity's birth was recorded at Deep River MM, Guilord County, North Carolina 1758, 4th month, 6th day, the daughter of Henry and Hannah (THORNBURG) MILLS, and the younger sister of my Aaron MILLS. Samuel's birth was recorded at New Garden MM, Guilford County, North Carolina 1755, 5th month, 29th day (O.S.), the son of Anthony and Mary (________) HOGGATT. They had at least one child. Charity died December 24, 1799. Nothing further is known at this time.
My paternal 4th-great grandaunt, Mary BYERS, was married on this date in 1869 in Wayne County, Ohio to William HAGEN. Mary was born in 1816 in Warrington Township, York County, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Abraham and Mary (STICKEL) BYERS, and the younger sister of my Barbara BYERS. I do not have dates of birth or death for William. Mary died sometime after 1884. Nothing further is known at this time.
My paternal 3rd-great grandaunt, Margaret JACOBS, was born on this date in 1839 in Congress Township, Wayne County, Ohio. Margaret was the daughter of David and Barbara (BYERS) JACOBS, and the younger sister of my Susan JACOBS. Margaret married March 26, 1863 in Wayne County, Ohio to Benjamin DREIBLEBEIS. I do not have dates of birth or death for William. Margaret died October 9, 1913. Nothing further is known at this time.
My maternal 5th-great grandaunt, Mary ROBINS, was born on this date in 1790. Mary was the daughter of Obadiah and Susannah (HODGKINS) ROBINS, and the younger sister of my Elizabeth ROBINS. Mary married August 8, 1810 in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania to Samuel PANGBURN. I do not have dates of birth or death for Samuel. They moved to Brown County, Ohio. Mary died August 23, 1810 in Brown County, Ohio.
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Response from Grant County (AR) Museum
I received the following response from the Grant County Museum regarding my query about Nathan Thomas BEALS and the HINSHAW brothers:
Mr. LeMaster,
I've not located anything thus far regarding N.T. Beals or the Hinshaws. Grant Lumber and Timber was operating in Leola in 1900. They operated a sawmille, a planner and a wagon hub factory during that time frame. I will continue to research this for you and will send anything I find.I've forwarded copies of Nathan's obituaries as well to the museum. Hopefully, they may have something in their files that might shed some light on my ancestor's stay in Arkansas.
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
The Widow Beals: Elizabeth (Poe) Beals (1856-1935)
My maternal 3rd-great grandmother, Elizabeth Caroline (POE) BEALS, was widowed when her husband, Nathan Thomas BEALS died at age 58, on February 16, 1915 in Leola, Grant County, Arkansas.
Elizabeth and Nathan had married on September 26, 1876 in Hamilton County, Indiana. Their first child, a daughter, Pearl May BEALS, was born May 11, 1878 in Westfield, Hamilton County, Indiana. Shortly thereafter, they moved to Humboldt, Richardson County, Nebraska, where two more daughters were born: Nellie Myrtle BEALS born August 30, 1880 and Ethel Mabel BEALS born November 27, 1885.
I find it strange that Nathan's obituary and funeral notice in the Noblesville Ledger fail to mention the widow by name at all. She was simply the widow.
At the time of his death, daughter Pearl was married to Charles LAMBERTSON and living in Cicero, Hamilton County, Indiana and daughter Nellie was married to Arthur Edward STOEBER and living in Huntington, Huntington County, Indiana. Ethel had died February 11, 1900 at age 14 in Hamilton County, and was buried in the Cicero Cemetery.
I do not know where Elizabeth was living after the funeral of her husband until the time of the 1920 census, when I located her living in the Marion BLANTON household in Jackson Township, Hamilton County, Indiana. She was listed as widowed, age 63, working as a servant in a private home.
Elizabeth died September 27, 1935 near Greentown, Howard County, Indiana, at the home of her daughter, Pearl LAMBERTSON, according to her obituary. In her obituary, she was referred to as the widow of the late N.T. Beals of Cicero. This obituary was in the Tipton, Indiana Tribune - there may be other more detailed obituaries to discover.
Elizabeth was buried in the Cicero Cemetery beside her husband, and next to her daughter Ethel. Later, daughter Nellie would be buried in the same cemetery, as well as daughter Pearl and her husband, Charles.
The census records just start to scratch the surface, now I need to locate her in the in-between years. There are also court records to search in Howard County, Indiana for an estate.
Elizabeth and Nathan had married on September 26, 1876 in Hamilton County, Indiana. Their first child, a daughter, Pearl May BEALS, was born May 11, 1878 in Westfield, Hamilton County, Indiana. Shortly thereafter, they moved to Humboldt, Richardson County, Nebraska, where two more daughters were born: Nellie Myrtle BEALS born August 30, 1880 and Ethel Mabel BEALS born November 27, 1885.
I find it strange that Nathan's obituary and funeral notice in the Noblesville Ledger fail to mention the widow by name at all. She was simply the widow.
At the time of his death, daughter Pearl was married to Charles LAMBERTSON and living in Cicero, Hamilton County, Indiana and daughter Nellie was married to Arthur Edward STOEBER and living in Huntington, Huntington County, Indiana. Ethel had died February 11, 1900 at age 14 in Hamilton County, and was buried in the Cicero Cemetery.
I do not know where Elizabeth was living after the funeral of her husband until the time of the 1920 census, when I located her living in the Marion BLANTON household in Jackson Township, Hamilton County, Indiana. She was listed as widowed, age 63, working as a servant in a private home.
I'm curious as to why she wasn't living with one of her daughters in the 1920 census. By 1920, daughter Pearl and family were living in Elwood, Madison County, Indiana and had a full household. Daughter Nellie and family were living in Huntington, Huntington County, Indiana. Perhaps Elizabeth was financially able to provide for herself, but then why would the census show her working as a servant. I will definitely have to see if I can locate any city/county directories during the 1915-1920 time period to see if they will shed some light on this.
By the 1930 census, Elizabeth was living in Indianapolis, Center Township, Marion County, Indiana. Living with her are her widowed daughter, Nellie, and granddaughter, Ruby. Elizabeth was renting her home for $23 per month at 1963 Tallman Avenue.
Elizabeth died September 27, 1935 near Greentown, Howard County, Indiana, at the home of her daughter, Pearl LAMBERTSON, according to her obituary. In her obituary, she was referred to as the widow of the late N.T. Beals of Cicero. This obituary was in the Tipton, Indiana Tribune - there may be other more detailed obituaries to discover.
Elizabeth was buried in the Cicero Cemetery beside her husband, and next to her daughter Ethel. Later, daughter Nellie would be buried in the same cemetery, as well as daughter Pearl and her husband, Charles.
The census records just start to scratch the surface, now I need to locate her in the in-between years. There are also court records to search in Howard County, Indiana for an estate.
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