Lodis Marie Beck

Other Events:

• Name: Lotis Marie Beck
• Census: 1910, Salem Township, Shelby County, Ohio, United States; as Lodis M. Beck, daughter, in the household of Walter H. Beck
• Census: 1920, Anna, Shelby County, Ohio, United States; as Lodis M. Beck, daughter, in the household of Walter H. Beck; Address:
  Main Street

Lodis married Homer Russel Stahler on 19 Dec 1923. Homer was born on 16 Oct 1902 in Pleasant Township, Logan County, Ohio, United States; died on 17 May 1956 in Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio, United States; was buried in May 1956 in Port Jefferson, Shelby County, Ohio, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Robert Darrell Stahler was born on 7 Jul 1924 in Logan County, Ohio, United States; died on 24 Feb 1999 in Lima, Allen County, Ohio, United States; was buried on 27 Feb 1999 in Saint Marys, Auglaize County, Ohio, United States.
2. Richard Eugene Stahler was born on 12 May 1926 in Lewistown, Logan County, Ohio, United States; died on 27 Jan 1992 in Davis County, Utah, United States; was buried on 31 Jan 1992 in Ogden, Weber County, Utah, United States.

Other Events:

• Education: quit school before 4th grade
• Member: was a member of the Port Jefferson Village Council, Red Men Lodge, Shelby County Deer Hunters Association and the Methodist Church.
• Census: 1880, Salem Township, Shelby County, Ohio, United States; as Walter Herbert Beck, son, in the household of James R. Beck
• Religion: 28 Jun 1890, Geneva, Adams County, Indiana, United States; was admitted as a member of the Quaker church
• Census: 1900, Port Jefferson, Shelby County, Ohio, United States; as Walter Beck, son, day laborer, in the household of Cynthia Beck; Address:
  West Lane
• Occupation: 1905; Carpenter/General Contractor
• Residence: 1905, Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma, United States
• Residence: Jul 1906, Geneva, Adams County, Indiana, United States
• Census: 1910, Salem Township, Shelby County, Ohio, United States; as Walter H. Beck, laborer doing odd jobs, head of household
• Physical Description: 12 Sep 1918; tall, slender build, brown eyes and black hair
• Military: 12 Sep 1918, Troy, Miami County, Ohio, United States; registered for the WWI Draft
• Occupation: 12 Sep 1918, Casstown, Miami County, Ohio, United States; Farmer
• Residence: 12 Sep 1918, Casstown, Miami County, Ohio, United States; Address:
  21 R.F.D.#1
• Census: 1920, Anna, Shelby County, Ohio, United States; as Walter H. Beck, carpenter, head of household; Address:
  Main Street
• Census: 1930, Randolph Township, Montgomery County, Ohio, United States; as Walter H. Beck, real estate salesman, head of household; Address:
  Covington Pike
• Residence: 1 Apr 1935, Shelby County, Ohio, United States
• Census: 1940, Union Township, Miami County, Ohio, United States; as Walter Beck, carpenter, head of household
• Occupation: 23 Apr 1942; Carpenter/Contractor
• Physical Description: 25 Apr 1942; White, 5'8" 170 lbs., Brown eyes, Gray hair, Light complexion
• Military: 25 Apr 1942, Troy, Miami County, Ohio, United States; registered for the WWII Draft
• Residence: 25 Apr 1942, Kessler Station, Miami County, Ohio, United States; Address:
  RR #1
• Correspondence: 21 Mar 1958; letter to William Beck with a thank you for the family history book
• Obituary: 8 Dec 1962; Original newspaper clipping - name of newspaper and date published unknown
• Newspaper: 14 Jun 1964; Lawton Constitution (Lawton, Oklahoma), 14, June 1964

Notes:

MEMORIES... by Patricia Beck Hormell
Hunting, fishing, growing strawberries and rescuing animals and home made candy, that's what I remember most. He was an avid hunter, even taking trips to Colorado to hunt for big game. He made a jacket and pair of pants out of tanned deer hide and wore them quite a bit. There was always plenty of wild meat at mealtimes; including elk, deer, rabbit, squirrel, pheasant and duck. Oh, and fish! We went fishing in all the nearby rivers and creeks.
There always seemed to be some animal that needed rescued and cared for. I can remember fox, racoon, opossum, rabbits and birds and many others making there home in the cages Grandpa had set up for them while he cared for their needs.
Strawberries were plentiful, he had a very big patch where I helped do the picking, or mostly eating!
Grandpa liked to make candy and he filled the house with all kinds of candy at Christmas. Fondants, seafoam, and chocolate covered creme drops are some that I remember setting on the wire racks cooling or drying. Very tempting!
Sometimes the things you remember are funny things that someone taught you to do. Grandpa taught me to put sugar on sliced tomatoes, and also to crumble saltines in milk. I still put sugar on my fresh sliced tomatoes, they taste so good!
Grandpa had false teeth but never wore them. I think he put them in a drawer after about a week of trying them and never took them out again. It didn't stop him from eating anything though, his gums must have been really tough.
He was a carpenter and we often visited the sites where he was building a house. That was fun, climbing all over everything and driving my mother crazy. He built many homes in Miami, Shelby and Montgomery Counties. He didn't have anything but hand tools or his hand written notes and figures.
Grandpa didn't believe in smoking, drinking or swearing but he did have one vice, which was gambling. He would go to town on Saturday night and gamble.
It wasn't until after grandpa passed that I found out he was very interested in genealogy. Wish I had known when he was alive.

NOTES... by Thearen Beck
Walter left home at age 8 after he threw a hatchet at his stepfather (George Buckey) because he was beating his mother (Cynthia Ann Kelley) and Buckey ask him to leave. He went to live with Henry Decker in Geneva, Indiana for clothes and board. At age 10 he lived with a Mr. Zimmerman and learned German. Zimmerman died; Walter moved to Buena Vista, Indiana and lived with a preacher, Christable Aegly for 3 years and then with Ed Mann, who Walter said was real mean so he ran away and moved back to Henry Deckers' for 3-1/2 years. At this time he moved back to Ohio and lived in Shelby and Miami Counties doing any kind of work and farming. In 1903 Walter met and married Ethel and 2-years later moved to Mary Vances' house where he raised tobacco on 10 acres. They packed up and headed for Lawton, Oklahoma to homestead. Stopped in St. Louis on the way and almost got robbed. Stayed in a rooming house (2-days) across the street from the Depot, on the 25th floor. Watched a 20-mule team load gravel on flat boat. It was a rough section of town. They were impressed by the market section; bananas 10 cents/dozen. Offered steady job by contractor. Went by train to Lawton and offered a job in Tulsa, Oklahoma but refused. Rented a one room house by the depot and worked as a carpenter. Hunted bobcat with brindle dog. There was a smallpox epidemic so Walter sent Ethel back to Geneva, Indiana in June 1906 as she was pregnant. He shipped their dishes Bill of Stray and Walter followed in July. Worked as a stone mason in Geneva. Moved to Troy, Ohio; Nashville, Ohio; Port Jefferson, Ohio and sold fruit trees in Pennsylvania. Bought a house in Kessler, Ohio and it burned to the ground with everything in it. They lived in Casstown, Ohio; Christenburg, Ohio; and Anna, Ohio where Thearen was born; then moved to Port Jefferson when Thearen was 6 months old; to Kessler, Ohio; and then bought a farm near Sidney, Shelby County, Ohio; and back to Port Jefferson. Continued working as a carpenter/general contractor until he was in his 70's.

Name:
1880 Census - Walter Herbert Beck
1900 Census - Walter Beck
1910 Census - Walter H. Beck
1920 Census - Walter H. Beck
1930 Census - Walter H. Beck
1940 Census - Walter Beck
Marriage Certificate - Walter Beck
WWI Draft Registration - Walter Herbert Beck
WWII Draft Registration - Walter Herbert Beck
Obituary - Walter Beck

Birth:

NOTE: Covington, from 1793 to 1812 it was known as Fort Rowdy, from 1812 to 1816 as Fort Buchannan and Friendship, from 1816 to 1835 it was known as Stillwater, and in 1835 it was incorporated as Covington. It is located on the Stillwater River just across from the mouth of the Greenville Creek.

Correspondence:

William Beck
27 Baan Baan Street
Dapte, New South Wales, Australia
Dear Sir:
I have received your letter after the post office has traced me down from place to place, which has 8 different addresses from the letter I received through the Immigrant Agent in my City from Mr. John Beck, Parkway, Essex, England and received the book from him, of which I was very proud.
Sometime after World War I, I wrote a letter to him and never got any reply and considered that he was one of the unlucky ones of the spoils of War. I am very proud to know that you are in the business you are in, saving souls. I think that is the highest honor of any other profession and to know that you have had the ones that has been bestowed on you as a minister and the interest you had in keeping the history of the noble family of the Irish family of Beck. I am enclosing the name and address of the Sidney Librarian.
I live just 5 miles out of Sidney and 9 miles from Ann, Ohio where I got the first correspondence from Mr. John Beck, Essex, England. We are building a beautiful new library in Sidney, which will be ready for occupancy about September. If possible, I would like very much if it could be arrange if you could send the history to me, so I could present it to the library when it is dedicated.
Now I will tell you of part of my life. I was born March 4th 1878 near Covington, Ohio to Robert and Cynthia Ann Kelly Beck, who have passed beyond. Father died in 1879 and Mother died at the age of 96. There were 8 children, 5 boys and 3 girls of which all are deceased, except one brother 82 years and myself, 80 years. From the time I was 8 years old, I worked for my board and clothes from one place to another 'til I was quite a man. Some places were like Heaven to me and some were so bad that it brings tears to my eyes when I think how cruel they were to me. When I was 25, I met a beautiful little girl and fell in love and was married 55 years ago. There were 4 girls and 1 boy born to us.
I have been a carpenter for 50 years. I have my own home and have retired. I have but a few enemies and a host of friends. I don't chew, drink or smoke and am an ardent hunter of both big and small game and love to fish and all clean sports. May God help you in all your work and every day be a better one.
We have deer, bear, elk, moose and some caribou and reindeer, which come down from the far North Alaska each winter. For small game, we have hare, wild turkey in some places, geese, ducks, squirrel, rabbits, grouse and some sage hens and have some beautiful water to fish in. We raise all kind of livestock and grain. We have at Vandalia, Ohio, the World's Trap Shoot, which each year the World Champion is awarded Champion of the World.
Our Irish family in U.S.A. celebrates St. Patricks Day. They had the largest parade this year they ever had. We have beautiful large Presbyterian Church in Sidney.
Thanking you for your most grateful letter on the further gleanings from the past, of which I cherish with the greatest esteem and have cherished all my life, and hoping to hear from you and your family and all about your Country, I remain,
Yours in faith forever,
Walter H. Beck
Box 295
Port Jefferson, Ohio

Obituary:

Walter Beck Dies; Retired Contractor
PORT JEFFERSON - Walter Herbert Beck, 84, a retired general contractor, died at his home in this community at 6:30 p. m. Friday.
Death resulted from complications following an attack of pneumonia. He had been in failing health for the past year.
Born Mar. 4, 1878 in Covington, O., he was a son of Robert and Cynthia Kelly Beck. Practically all his life had been spent in Shelby county.
His marriage with Ethel Vance took place on Dec. 23, 1903. She survives with three daughters and a son.
They are: Mrs. Clarence (Orelia) Green, North Fairfield, O.; Mrs. Robert (Louise) Rosell, Xenia, O.; Mrs. Lawrence (Vivian) Beemer, Sidney, and Thearen Beck, Englewood, O.
Also surviving is a brother, Frank Beck, of Muncie, Ind.; 11 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren. A daughter, three brothers and three sisters have preceded him in death.
Mr. Beck was a member of the village council of Port Jefferson and also held membership in the Red Men Lodge and the Shelby County Deer Hunter Association.
He was a member of the Methodist Church at Port Jefferson.
For many years Mr. Beck was a general contractor, retiring some years ago.
Funeral services have been arranged for 2:30 p. m. Monday from the Dearth Funeral Home, with Rev. Harold Kochersperger officiating. Burial will be made in Glen Cemetery.
Friends will be received at the funeral home from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p. m. on Sunday and on Monday until the funeral hour. (Original newspaper clipping - name of newspaper and date published unknown)

Newspaper:

Former Resident Amazed By City
A 78-year old Ohio woman who lived in Lawton before statehood visited here Saturday and expressed amazement at the city's growth since she left 57 years ago.
The visitor was Mrs. Ethel Beck, 78, Port Jefferson, Ohio, whose late husband, Walter H. Beck, built one of the first large farm buildings in Comanche county before statehood.
Mrs. Beck was traveling with her son, Thearen Beck, Englewood Ohio, and his wife, Charlotte, and daughter, Mary Ann, 5. He has been on business trips to San Antonio and Oklahoma City, and they decided to spend the weekend in Lawton to give his mother an opportunity to visit old landmarks of the area.

Walter married Ethel May Vance on 23 Dec 1903 in Troy, Miami County, Ohio, United States. Ethel (daughter of Eli Warren Honeyman and Rosa Florence Vance) was born on 5 May 1887 in Nashville, Union Township, Miami County, Ohio, United States; died on 16 Dec 1969 in North Fairfield, Huron County, Ohio, United States; was buried on 19 Dec 1969 in Port Jefferson, Shelby County, Ohio, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Physical Description: black eyes; hair turned pure white at the age of 26
• Education: 8th grade
• Census: 1900, Union Township, Miami County, Ohio, United States; as Ethel Vance, grand daughter, in the household of Mary Vance
• Residence: Jun 1906, Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma, United States
• Census: 1910, Salem Township, Shelby County, Ohio, United States; as Ethel M. Beck, wife, in the household of Walter H. Beck
• Residence: 12 Sep 1918, Casstown, Miami County, Ohio, United States; Address:
  R. F. D. 1
• Census: 1920, Anna, Shelby County, Ohio, United States; as Ethel M. Beck, wife, in the household of Walter H. Beck; Address:
  Main Street
• Census: 1930, Randolph Township, Montgomery County, Ohio, United States; as Ethel M. Beck, wife, in the household of Walter H. Beck; Address:
  Covington Pike
• Residence: 1935, Shelby County, Ohio, United States
• Census: 1940, Union Township, Miami County, Ohio, United States; as Effie Beck, wife, in the household of Walter Beck
• Residence: 25 Apr 1942, Kessler Station, Miami County, Ohio, United States; Address:
  RR #1
• Newspaper: 14 Jun 1964; Lawton Constitution (Lawton, Oklahoma), 14, June 1964
• Obituary: 17 Dec 1969; Newspaper unknown - original clipping
• Obituary: 19 Dec 1969; The Piqua Daily Call (Piqua, Ohio) 19 December 1969, p2

Notes:

MEMORIES... by Patricia Beck Hormell
Grandma always had a flower garden with old fashioned bearded iris, peonies, rose of sharon and roses. She even grew flowers between the vegetables. These flowers have become some of my favorite, although I like most flowers. She loved to read and would read everything including magazines, farm journals, books and newspapers.
They never had running water in any of their homes nor an indoor bathroom. They carried water from the pump outside the kitchen to wash dishes and bath. Using the bathroom was a walk down the path to the little wooden building with two seats. In the winter it was a cold visit and in the summer you had to watch out for the bees and wasps making a new home.
I only remember Grandma having white hair. Dad said her hair turned white when she was in her twenties. Until she had a stroke and could no longer take care of it, she wore her hair long (below her waist) but in a braid pinned up around her head. Her hair was a pretty white not the yellow-gray that some people have. I remember when she had to have it cut after Mom tried washing brushing and braiding it while taking care of her. When she recovered from the stroke she continued to keep it short and it was still a very thick and a full head of hair.
I also remember Grandma wearing sun bonnets in the garden and carrying vegetables or eggs in her apron. Both of my grandmothers wore sun bonnets and used their apron for a basket and both of them made their sun bonnets and aprons.

Newspaper:

Former Resident Amazed By City
A 78-year old Ohio woman who lived in Lawton before statehood visited here Saturday and expressed amazement at the city's growth since she left 57 years ago.
The visitor was Mrs. Ethel Beck, 78, Port Jefferson, Ohio, whose late husband, Walter H. Beck, built one of the first large farm buildings in Comanche county before statehood.
Mrs. Beck was traveling with her son, Thearen Beck, Englewood Ohio, and his wife, Charlotte, and daughter, Mary Ann, 5. He has been on business trips to San Antonio and Oklahoma City, and they decided to spend the weekend in Lawton to give his mother an opportunity to visit old landmarks of the area.

Obituary:

ETHEL MAY BECK
NORTH FAIRFIELD -
Mrs. Ethel May Beck, 82 of Port Jefferson, O., collapsed and died of an apparent heart attack Tuesday afternoon in the office of an area doctor.
Mrs. Beck had been visiting for the past several weeks with her daughter, Mrs. Orelia G. Green, of North Fairfield.
In addition to Mrs. Green, she leaves two other daughters, Mrs. Louisa Rossell, of Xenia and Mrs. Vivian Beamer, of Troy; a son, Tharen Beck, of Englewood, O.; eleven grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
Her husband Walter died in 1962.
The Kubach-Smith Funeral Home will transfer the body today to the John Miller Funeral Home, in West Milton, O., where funeral arrangements are pending. (Original copy - no notation for name of newspaper or date published; handwritten date - Tue 16, 1969)

Obituary:

Mrs. Ethel Beck
Rites Conducted
LUDLOW FALLS — Funeral rites for Mrs. Ethel May Beck, 82, of Port Jefferson, sister of Ed Cress of Ludlow Falls, were held at 3 p.m. today in the Roy H. Miller Funeral Home, West Milton. Burial was in Glen Cemetery, Port Jefferson.
Mrs. Beck died Tuesday. Also surviving is a son, Theron of Englewood; three daughters, Mrs. Orelia Greene of N. Fairfield, Mrs. Louise Rosell of Spring Valley and Vivian Beemer of Troy; two brothers, Dewey Cress of West Milton and Ernest Cress of Dayton; 12 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren and on great great grandchild.

Died:


OBITUARY-2
The Piqua Daily Call
Piqua, Ohio
19 December 1969, p2
Mrs. Ethel Beck
Rites Conducted
LUDLOW FALLS — Funeral rites for Mrs. Ethel May Beck, 82, of Port Jefferson, sister of Ed Cress of Ludlow Falls, were held at 3 p.m. today in the Roy H. Miller Funeral Home, West Milton. Burial was in Glen Cemetery, Port Jefferson.
Mrs. Beck died Tuesday. Also surviving is a son, Theron of Englewood; three daughters, Mrs. Orelia Greene of N. Fairfield, Mrs. Louise Rosell of Spring Valley and Vivian Beemer of Troy; two brothers, Dewey Cress of West Milton and Ernest Cress of Dayton; 12 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren and on great great grandchild.

Other Events:

• Census: 1850, Dinsmore Township, Shelby County, Ohio, United States; as J. R. Beck, in the household of Wm. Beck
• Census: 1860, Newton Township, Miami County, Ohio, United States; as J. R. Beck, farmer, head of household
• Census: 1870, Green Township, Clark County, Ohio, United States; as James Beck, day laborer, head of household
• Census: 1880, Salem Township, Shelby County, Ohio, United States; as James R. Beck, farmer, head of household
• Newspaper: 29 Apr 1881; The Sidney Journal (Sidney, Ohio), 29 April 1881, p3.

Notes:

Newspaper:

James R. Beck died on Sunday, and his funeral took place on Monday at Wesley chapel. Mr. Beck was 47 years old. He leaves a wife and seven children.

James married Cynthia Ann Kelly on 1 Nov 1855 in Shelby County, Ohio, United States. Cynthia (daughter of James Kelly and Elizabeth Sigler) was born on 21 Feb 1839 in Botkins, Shelby County, Ohio, United States; died on 1 Sep 1931 in Union Township, Miami County, Ohio, United States; was buried on 3 Sep 1931 in Shelby County, Ohio, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Physical Description: Red hair
• Census: 1840, Jay County, Indiana, United States
• Census: 1850, Dinsmore Township, Shelby County, Ohio, United States; as Cinthia Kelly, in the household of James Kelly
• Census: 1860, Newton Township, Miami County, Ohio, United States; as Cynthia Beck, in the household of J. R Beck
• Census: 1870, Green Township, Clark County, Ohio, United States; as Cynthia Beck, in the household of James Beck
• Census: 1880, Salem Township, Shelby County, Ohio, United States; as Cynthia A. Beck, wife, in the household of James R. Beck
• Residence: 8 Dec 1888, Ceylon, Adams County, Indiana, United States
• Religion: 26 Apr 1890, Geneva, Adams County, Indiana, United States; set off to White Oak Monthly Meeting by request
• Census: 30 Jun 1900, Port Jefferson, Shelby County, Ohio, United States; as Cynthia Beck, widow, head of household; Address:
  West Lane
• Census: 1910, Salem Township, Shelby County, Ohio, United States; as Syntha Beck, hired servant, in the household of Allen Riddle
• Census: 1920, Union Township, Miami County, Ohio, United States; as Cynthia A. Beck, mother, in the household of Frank C. Beck
• Census: 1930, Union Township, Miami County, Ohio, United States; as Cyntha A. Beck, mother, widow, in the household of son Frank C. Beck

Notes:

Died:


OBITUARY
AGED LADY DIES AT WEST MILTON
Mrs. Cynthia Ann Beck, aged 94 years, 6 months and 10 days, died at the home of her son, F. C. Beck of West Milton, Tuesday afternoon at four o'clock. Death followed a prolonged illness.
One daughter and three sons survive. They are Mrs. Allie Lions, of Anna; W.E. Beck of Port Jefferson: W. H. Beck of Kessler and F. C. Beck of West Milton. Also two sisters, Mrs. Jane Trammel of Fort Wayne, and Mrs. Mary Buckey of Geneva, Ind., sixteen grandchildren, 36 great grandchildren and 7 great-great grandchildren.
Funeral services wil be held Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the M.E. Church, Port Jefferson in charge of Rev. Robertson. Interment Glen Cemetery. (Newspaper: Wednesday September 2, 1931)

Other Events:

• Census: 1870, Monroe Township, Miami County, Ohio, United States; as Warren Hunnaman, in the household of John Hunnaman
• Census: 1900, Monroe Township, Miami County, Ohio, United States; as Eli W. Honeyman, son, farmer, in the household of John Honeyman
• Census: 1910, Monroe Township, Miami County, Ohio, United States; as Warren E. Honeyman, farmer, head of household
• Census: 1920, Monroe Township, Miami County, Ohio, United States; as Warren Honeyman, farmer, head of household
• Probate: 27 Jun 1921, Miami County, Ohio, United States

Notes:

Variations on the name Honeyman include: Hunnaman

Eli married Rosa Florence Vance. Rosa (daughter of Phillip Vance and Mary Schrader) was born on 23 Nov 1863 in Staunton, Miami County, Ohio, United States; died on 26 Dec 1943 in Jefferson Township, Montgomery County, Ohio, United States; was buried on 29 Dec 1943 in Nashville, Miami County, Ohio, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Census: 1870, Concord Township, Miami County, Ohio, United States; as Rosa F. Vance, in the household of Philip Vance
• Census: 1880, Union Township, Miami County, Ohio, United States; Rosa Vance, daughter, in the household of Mary Vance
• Census: 1900, Union Township, Miami County, Ohio, United States; as Rosa F. Cress, 3 children born-3 living, wife, in the household of Henry R. Cress
• Census: 1910, Union Township, Miami County, Ohio, United States; as Rosa F. Cress, 3 children born-3 living, wife, in the household of H. R. Cress
• Appointed: 6 Jun 1911; Administratrix of her father's probate. No will included.
• Appointed: 7 Jun 1912; Administratrix of the will of Jennie Vance
• Census: 1920, Union Township, Miami County, Ohio, United States; as Rosie F. Cress, wife, in the household of Henry R. Cress
• Beneficiary: 22 Sep 1923; in the will of her husband, Henry R. Cress
• Executor: 22 Sep 1923; Rosa Cress was named executor in the will of her husband, Henry R. Cress
• Beneficiary: 20 Oct 1923; in the will of her mother, Mary Schrader Vance
• Census: 1930, Union Township, Miami County, Ohio, United States; as Rosa Cress, wife, in the household of Adolph Cress
• Residence: 1 Apr 1935, Union Township, Miami County, Ohio, United States
• Census: 10 Apr 1940, Union Township, Miami County, Ohio, United States; as Rosa Cress, mother-in-law, widow, in the household of Walter Beck, same residence in 1935
• Medical Condition: 1943; cardiorenal complex for years
• Residence: 1943, Miamisburg, Montgomery County, Ohio, United States; Address:
  R, R, #2
• Obituary: 27 Dec 1943; The Journal Herald (Dayton, Ohio), 27 December 1943, p9
• Property: 13 Jul 1971; The Piqua Daily Call (Piqua, Ohio), 16 July 1971, p7
• Newspaper: 16 Jul 1971; The Piqua Daily Call (Piqua, Ohio), 16 July 1971, p7

Notes:

Obituary:


West Milton — Mrs. Rosa Florence Cress, 80, died at 5 p.m. yesterday at her home, R. R. 2, Miamisburg, after a week's illness. She is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Walter Beck of Kessler; three brothers, Ernest Cress of R. R. 2, Miamisburg; Dewey of West Milton and Edwin of Ludlow Falls; 15 grandchildren and 11 great-children. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Hale funeral home with burial in Wheelock cemetery.

Property:

Newspaper: The Piqua Daily Call (Piqua, Ohio), 16 July 1971, p7
Real Estate Transfers
Rosa F. Cress to Thearen Beck et al, lot, Kessler.

Newspaper:

Real Estate Transfers
Rosa F. Cress to Thearen Beck et al, lot, Kessler.

Died:

Notes:

Warren Honeyman and Rosa Vance were never married but had a child, Ethel May Vance.

Other Events:

• Census: 1840, Salem Township, Shelby County, Ohio, United States; as William Beck, farmer
• Census: 1850, Dinsmore Township, Shelby County, Ohio, United States; as Wm. Beck, head of household

William married Elizabeth Jane Fairburn on 12 Jan 1833 in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, United States. Elizabeth was born between 1809 and 1812 in Virginia, United States; died after Aug 1870. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Birth: Abt 1810, Montgomery County, Ohio, United States
• Census: 1850, Dinsmore Township, Shelby County, Ohio, United States; as Elizabeth Beck, in the household of Wm. Beck
• Census: 1860, Newton Township, Miami County, Ohio, United States; as Elizabeth Baker, in the household of J. R Beck
• Census: 1870, Green Township, Clark County, Ohio, United States; as Jane Beck, in the household of son James Beck

Notes:

William Beck, Elizabeth's first husband, died March 22, 1855 and she married for the second time Andrew Baker on April 26, 1857. In the court records I found a divorce record as follows: Divorce records - Shelby County, Ohio. Baker, Andrew vs. Elizabeth J. Baker, Jan 1863. Defendent absent more than 3 years, divorce granted.

Other Events:

• Name: Robert James Kelly
• Land Patent: 15 Feb 1836, Shelby County, Ohio, United States; received Land Patent OH0670_283 for 80 acres; Address:
  1st PM, East half of the South East quarter, Section 33, Townshi
• Census: 1840, Jay County, Indiana, United States; as James Kelly
• Property: 27 Feb 1845, Shelby County, Ohio, United States; sold 80 acres for $200.00 to David Kelly; Address:
  (the East half of the South East Quarter of Section 33 in Townsh
• Property: 5 Oct 1847, Shelby County, Ohio, United States; signed a Quit Claim for 157.80 acres for $1.00 to Nathan VanMeter; Address:
  (South West quarter of Section 31 in Township 2 of Range 7 East,
• Census: 1850, Dinsmore Township, Shelby County, Ohio, United States; as James Kelly, farmer, head of household
• Property: 5 Jul 1856, Shelby County, Ohio, United States; purchased 80 acres for $1000.00 from Cornelius Kelly; Address:
  (West half of the South West quarter of Section 3, Township 7 So
• Property: 21 Nov 1859, Dinsmore Township, Shelby County, Ohio, United States; sold 80 acres for $1200 to Samuel Boyer, (the West 1/2 of the South West 1/4, Section 3, Township 7, Range 6)
• Census: 1860, Noble Township, Jay County, Indiana, United States; as James Kelly, farmer, head of household
• Census: 1870, Noble Township, Jay County, Indiana, United States; as James Kelly, farmer, head of household
• Census: 1880, Wabash Township, Adams County, Indiana, United States; as James Kelley, farmer, head of household

Notes:

Land Patent:

Deed: United States to James Kelly
80 acres, Cash Entry
Certificate: #3833
Location: (the East half of the South East Quarter of Section 33 in Township 6 South, of Range 6 East)
Dated: 15 February 1836
vMp129

Property:

Signed: James Kelly and Elizabeth (her mark) Kelly
Witness: W M Smith and Daniel A Haynes
vM, p129

Property:

Signed: James Kelly and E. W. Kelly
Witness: John Hopkins, Jr. and John John Hopkins
vN, p296

Property:

Signed: Cornelius Kelly
Witness: William Agaii and Elam Cottrill
vW, p298

Property:

Signed: James (his mark) Kelly and Elizabeth (her mark) Kelly
Witness: Eliakim Ludlum and Daniel Boyer
vZ, p351

James married Elizabeth Sigler on 13 Apr 1837 in Shelby County, Ohio, United States. Elizabeth (daughter of Peter Sigler and Lydia Martin) was born in 1819 in Maryland, United States; died about 1897. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Census: 1850, Dinsmore Township, Shelby County, Ohio, United States; as Elizabeth Kelly, in the household of James Kelly
• Census: 1860, Noble Township, Jay County, Indiana, United States; as Elizabeth Kelly, in the household of James Kelly
• Census: 1870, Noble Township, Jay County, Indiana, United States; as Elizabeth Kelly, in the household of James Kelly
• Census: 1880, Wabash Township, Adams County, Indiana, United States; as Elizabeth Kelley, wife, in the household of James Kelley

Other Events:

• Name: John Hamilton Honeyman
• Name: John Hunnaman
• Census: 1850, Monroe Township, Miami County, Ohio, United States; as John Honeyman, farmer, head of household
• Census: 1860, Monroe Township, Miami County, Ohio, United States; as John Honeyman, farmer, head of household
• Military: 8 Jul 1863, Monroe Township, Miami County, Ohio, United States; registered for the Civil War Draft
• Appointed: 23 Mar 1868; guardian of Charles and Abraham Honeyman in the probate of Catherine Honeyman
• Census: 1870, Monroe Township, Miami County, Ohio, United States; as John Hunnaman, farmer, head of household
• Census: 1880, Monroe Township, Miami County, Ohio, United States; as John Honeyman, farmer, head of household
• Census: 1900, Monroe Township, Miami County, Ohio, United States; as John Honeyman, farmer, head of household
• Census: 1910, Monroe Township, Miami County, Ohio, United States; as John Honeyman, widow, cannot read or write, living with Warren Honeyman

Notes:

OBITUARY
JOHN HONEYMAN
...John Honeyman age 94 yrs. and 7 mos. of near Nashville, Ohio (Miami County) Died Friday, March 14, 1919 at his home. Buried Monday in Nashvile Cemetery. Survivors: children, Charles Honeyman of Troy; Warren, Lincoln of Nashville, Webb of Cozy Corner, Mrs. Jacob (Della) Campbell of east of Troy, Mrs. Omer (Catherine) Harshbarger of Troy; 19 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services 2 P.M. Monday at Nashville Church and burial in cemetery across the road from the church. ...He had married two times and had 10 children, four are deceased. (Extract from: Troy Daily News--Saturday, March 15, 1919 Troy, Ohio)

John married Sarah Ann Siler on 25 Jan 1857 in Miami County, Ohio, United States. Sarah (daughter of Jacob Siler and Elizabeth Castle) was born on 3 Apr 1832 in Berkeley County, Virginia, United States; died on 11 Jan 1907 in Monroe Township, Miami County, Ohio, United States; was buried in Jan 1907 in Miami County, Ohio, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Census: 1850, Union Township, Champaign County, Ohio, United States; as Sarah A. Siler, in the household of Jacob Siler
• Census: 1860, Monroe Township, Miami County, Ohio, United States; as Sarah Honeyman, in the household of John Honeyman
• Census: 1870, Monroe Township, Miami County, Ohio, United States; as Sarah Hunnaman, in the household of John Hunnaman
• Census: 1880, Monroe Township, Miami County, Ohio, United States; as Sarah Honeyman, wife, in the household of John Honeyman
• Census: 1900, Monroe Township, Miami County, Ohio, United States; as Sarah S. Honeyman, wife, 8 children/6 living, in the household of John Honeyman

Other Events:

• Name: John Phillip Vance
• Name: Phillip Pfance
• Name: 1838; Phillip Wentz
• Census: 1850, Berwick Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States; as Philip Wentz, in the household of John Wentz
• Name: 1861; Phillip Wantz
• Property: 6 Feb 1868, Staunton Township, Miami County, Ohio, United States; sold to Eli Boyer for $925.00; Address:
  (Section 11, Township 1, Range 10 containing 20/100 Acre) and (S
• Census: 1870, Concord Township, Miami County, Ohio, United States; as Philip Vance. carpenter, head of household
• Property: 8 Jan 1870, Concord Township, Miami County, Ohio, United States; purchased 10 acres $1000.00 from Daniel Williams; Address:
  part of the South West quarter, Section 29, Township 5, Range 6
• Property: 8 Jan 1870, Concord Township, Miami County, Ohio, United States; purchased 9 acres from Eliza C. Williams for $400; Address:
  (part of the North West quarter of Section 29, Township 5, Range
• Census: 1880, Troy, Miami County, Ohio, United States; as Phillip Vance, divorced, carpenter, boarder in hotel
• Property: 15 May 1882, Troy, Miami County, Ohio, United States; purchased from H. H. Miller for $125; Address:
  part of lots 450 and 451
• Property: 27 Jan 1883, Troy, Miami County, Ohio, United States; purchased from George W. Peckham for $1000; Address:
  (part of out lots 7 and 8 being 90 feet of land on Canal Street
• Property: 21 Feb 1883, Troy, Miami County, Ohio, United States; purchased from Polly White for $235; Address:
  (part of lot 40)
• Property: 21 Feb 1883, Troy, Miami County, Ohio, United States; sold to David Vannoy for $400; Address:
  (part of lots 450 and 451)
• Property: 20 Mar 1883, Troy, Miami County, Ohio, United States; sold for $300 to John Smith; Address:
  (part of lot 40)
• Property: 22 Apr 1884, Troy, Miami County, Ohio, United States; corrected a deed for land sold to John Smith; Address:
  (This deed is made to correct deed made by Philip Vance to John
• Property: 22 Apr 1884, Troy, Miami County, Ohio, United States; received a corrected deed from Polly White; Address:
  (This deed is made to correct deed made by Polly White to Philip
• Property: 2 May 1885, Troy, Miami County, Ohio, United States; sold for $900 to H. O. Evans; Address:
  (the land described in the deed of Geo. W. Peckham and wife to P
• Property: 25 Jun 1889, Troy, Miami County, Ohio, United States; purchased from Obed Macy for $1500; Address:
  (part of Out Lot number 9)
• Property: 21 Apr 1890, Troy, Miami County, Ohio, United States; sold to James A. Johnston for $1500; Address:
  (part of Out Lot number 9)
• Property: 22 Sep 1896, Miami County, Ohio, United States; sold 1-3/4 acres to Elizabeth Wilhelm for $560; Address:
  (north half of Section 13, Township 1, Range 11)
• Property: 17 Jul 1897, Troy, Miami County, Ohio, United States; sold to M. J. Correy for $2500; Address:
  (45 feet of land fronting on Canal street running back about 80
• Census: 1900, Troy, Miami County, Ohio, United States; as Phillip Vance, merchant in second hand store, head of household
• Property: 14 Jul 1902, Troy, Miami County, Ohio, United States; sold to Augusta E. Hobart for $2100; Address:
  (lot #424)
• Beneficiary: 5 Oct 1907; in the will of his wife, Jennie Vance
• Executor: 5 Oct 1907; Phillip Vance was named executor in the will of his wife, Jennie Vance
• Census: 1910, Troy, Miami County, Ohio, United States; as Phillip Vance, carpenter, head of household
• Probate: 11 Jun 1911, Miami County, Ohio, United States

Notes:

Name variations: Vance, Wantz, Wentz, Pfance

Property:

Signed: Philip Vance and Mary Vance
Witness: W. F. Ross and Joseph Pearson
v46, p15

Property:

Signed: Daniel Williams
Witness: Geo. D. Burgess and D. C. Miller
v49, p217

Property:

Signed: Eliza C. Williams
Witness: Geo. D. Burgess and D. C. Miller
v49, p218

Property:

Signed: H. H. Miller and Hester R. Miller
Witness: E. S. Williams and W. B. McKinney
v69, p185

Property:

Signed: Geo. W. Peckham and Lavina J. Peckham
Witness: E. S. Williams and W H. McGalliard
v71, p193

Property:

Signed: Polly (her mark) White
Witness: John W. Morris and M. T. Morris
v71, p266

Property:

Signed: Philip Vance
Witness: E. S. Williams and C. F. Grosvenor
v69, p452

Property:

Signed: Philip Vance and Jennie Vance
Witness: James Chappell and John W. Morris
v72, p599

Property:

Signed: Polly (her mark) White
Witness: E. S. Williams and M. K. Gantz
v74, p328

Property:

Signed: Philip Vance and Jennie Vance
Witness: M. K. Gantz and C. Whitney Dale
v74 p327

Property:

Signed: Philip Vance and Jennie Vance
Witness: M. K. Gantz and E. S. Williams
v76 p571

Property:

Signed: Obed Macy and Rebecca Macy
Witness: H. M. Stephen and Davis Baird
v87, p417

Property:

Signed: Philip Vance and Jennie Vance
Witness: Hattie E. Green and George Green
v89, p396

Property:

Signed: Philip Vance and Jennie Vance
Witness: H. H. Williams and Ed Norton
v103, p612

Property:

Signed: Philip Vance and Jennie Vance
Witness: H. H. Williams and H. M. Stephen
v105, v384

Property:

Signed: Jennie Vance and Philip Vance
Witness: R. R. Williams and E. J. Williams
v118, p96

Died:

OBITUARY
VANCE, PHILIP - Philip Vance, one of Troy's best known and highly esteemed citizens, died Saturday morning at his home on South Plum street after a short illness due to paralysis and heart trouble. Mr. Vance was born Sept. 20, 1836, in York, Pa., and came to Troy many years ago. By trade he was a contractor and built many residences and other buildings in this section and by his fair dealing and honesty gained the confidence of all with whom he was associated. His wife preceded him in death seven months. He leaves two daughters, Mrs. Adolf Cress and Mrs. William Honeyman and two sisters, Mrs. Samuel Williams and Miss Sarah Vance. The funeral services were held from the residence at 3 o'clock Monday afternoon and were conducted by the Rev. D. S. Ferguson. Interment was made at Riverside. (Miami Union - June 8, 1911)

OBITUARY
Vance, Philip 74 Troy, Ohio
Died Saturday June 3, 1911 at his home on S. Plum St. Burial Riverside Cemetery - Troy, Ohio. Survivors: two daughters, Mrs. Adolph Cress and Mrs. Willis Ross (Cordelia) Honeyman and Miss Sarah Vance. His wife, Mary Shrader Vance died seven months ago. Services 3 p.m. from his home on South Plum Street, in Troy, Rev. D. S. Ferguson officiating. (Miami Union June 8, 1911 pg. 6, Troy, Ohio)

Phillip married Mary Schrader on 7 Nov 1861 in Miami County, Ohio, United States. Mary (daughter of Charles A. Schrader and Roseanna Gates) was born on 7 Oct 1841 in Miami County, Ohio, United States; died on 9 May 1928 in Union Township, Miami County, Ohio, United States; was buried on 11 May 1928 in Nashville, Miami County, Ohio, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Census: 1850, Monroe Township, Miami County, Ohio, United States; as Mary A. Schrader, in the household of Charles Schrader
• Census: 1860, Monroe Township, Miami County, Ohio, United States; as Mary Srader, domestic, in the household of Nevel Kerr
• Census: 1870, Concord Township, Miami County, Ohio, United States; as Mary Vance, in the household of Philip Vance
• Census: 1880, Union Township, Miami County, Ohio, United States; as Mary Vance, divorced, head of household
• Property: 27 Jul 1882, Covington, Miami County, Ohio, United States; received a quit claim deed for 9 acres from Roseanna Schrader, Benjamin and Martha Honeyman; Address:
  (a part of the south east quarter of section 14, Township 6, Ran
• Property: 27 Jan 1883, Miami County, Ohio, United States; purchased 9 acres for $250 from Willliam Schrader; Address:
  (1/4 part of the south east quarter of Section 14, Township 6, R
• Property: 20 Oct 1888, Monroe Township, Miami County, Ohio, United States; signed a quit claim on 50 acres to Martha Honeyman for $600; Address:
  (East half of 88 acres off of the East side of the South West qu
• Property: 23 Oct 1889, Miami County, Ohio, United States; sold 50 acres in the SW¼, Section 18, Township 4, Range 6 and the NW¼, Section 19, Township 4, Range 6 for $600 to William Shrader
• Census: 1900, Union Township, Miami County, Ohio, United States; as Mary Vance, divorced, 2 children born-2 living, head of household
• Census: 1910, Union Township, Miami County, Ohio, United States; as Mary Vance, widow, own income, head of household
• Census: 1920, Union Township, Miami County, Ohio, United States; as Mary Vance, widow, head of household
• Will: 20 Oct 1923, Miami County, Ohio, United States
• Probate: 22 May 1928, Miami County, Ohio, United States

Notes:

WILL
Probate Court, Miami County, Ohio
Filed May 22, 1928 - Case #20648
Know all men by these presents:
...That I, Mary Vance of Union Township, Miami County, Ohio, do make, publish and declare this to by my last will and Testament.
...Item First: I give and bequeath to my grandson, Dewey Cress, one feather bed to be selected by him.
...Item Second: I give and bequeath to my grandson, Earnest Cress, my cupboard and all my dishes, also library table and four-leg stand.
...Item Third: I give, bequeath and devise to my daughter, Rosa Cress, all the rest of my personal property of whatsoever kind, also my real estate situate in the Town of Kessler, Union Township, Miami County, Ohio where I now live, in fee simple, she to pay all my debts and funeral expenses.
...My daughter, Cordelia Honeyman, having previously received favors from me to amount to her share in my estate.
...Item Fourth: I hereby nominate and appoint my grandson, Earnest Cress, to be executor of this Will and request that no bond be required.
...Item Fifth: I hereby revoke all former wills made or purported to be made by me.
...I witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand at West Milton, Ohio this 20th day of October A. D. 1923.
Signed: Mary Vance
Signed and acknowledged by the said Mary to be her last will and testament before us and in our presence and by us signed as witnesses at her request in her presence and in the presence of each other at West Milton, Ohio, this 20th day of October A. D. 1923.
Witnesses: Maurice Kessler, Birt Kessler

Property:

Signed: Rosanna (her mark) Schroder, Martha Honeyman and Abraham Honeyman
Witness: J. A. Tenney and Davis Baird
v69, p577

Property:

Signed: William (his mark) Shrader and Elizabeth Shrader
Witness: J. A. Kerr and Owen T. Kerr
v7, p251

Property:

Signed: Mary Vance
Witness: Louie E. Van Dermot and George Green
v85, p555

Property:

Signed: Mary Vance
Witness: Ellis H. Kerr and J. A. Kerr
v8, p216