Living

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Name: Darrell Stahler
• Residence: 1935, Stokes Township, Logan County, Ohio, United States; Address:
  80 County Road 87A
• Census: 1940, Stokes Township, Logan County, Ohio, United States; as Robert D. Stahler, son, in the household of Homer R Stahler, same residence in 1935; Address:
  80 County Road 87A
• Property: 13 Jul 1971, Kessler, Union Township, Miami County, Ohio, United States; received a 1/6 interest in the property of Rosa Cress; Address:
  (parcel #32-67550 Section 14, Town 6, Range 5)
• Obituary: Feb 1999; probably Lima News (Lima, Ohio)

Notes:

Property:

Certificate for Transfer of Real Estate
Rosa F. Cress of Union Township, deceased
Persons inheriting real estate:
Thearen Beck, grandson 1/6 interest
Orelia G. Green, granddaughter 1/6 interest
Louise Rosell, granddaughter 1/6 interest
Vivian Beemer, granddaughter 1/6 interest
Robert Darrell Stahler, grandson 1/6 interest
Richard Stahler, grandson 1/6 interest

Obituary:

Robert Darrell Stahler, 74
Robert Darrell Stahler, 74, of Magnolia /drive, Wapakoneta, died at 12:43 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 24, 1999, at Lima Memorial Hospital.
He was born July 7, 1924, in Logan County to Homer R. and Lodis (Beck) Stahler. On Sept. 11, 1945, he married Mary Lou Jordan who survives.
Other survivors include one daughter, Marcia Kay Bledsoe of Toledo; four sons, Michael Stahler of Oakwood, David (Brenda) Stahler of Rawson and Jerry (Barb) Stahler and Jon (Terry) Stahler, both of Wapakoneta; 11 grandchildren; five stepgrandchildren; four great-grandchildren; one step-great-grandchild; three brothers, Homer (Barbara) Stahler, Jr., of Torrance, Calif., Jack (Jan) Stahler of Rushylvania and Dan (Joan) Stahler of Kenton; one sister, Nora Mae (Lloyd) Ferguson of Rushvlania; a sister-in-law, Betty Stahler of Sunset, Utah; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his stepmother, Nell Hone Stahler; and one brother, Richard Eugene Stahler.
Mr. Stahler, a farmer, retired from Scot Lad Foods in Lima in 1989 after 17 years of service. He was a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie #691 in Wapakoneta. He was a veteran of the United States Army, having served during World War II.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Bayliff & Eley Funeral Home in Wapakoneta with the Rev. Gary Bragg and the Rev. James Sager officiating. Burial will follow in the Resthaven Memory Gardens near Moulton, where military services will be conducted by the Wapakoneta V.F.W.
The family will receive friends from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home, where an Eagles memorial service will be held at 8:30 p.m.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Parkinson's Foundation or to the American Heart Association.

Robert married Mary Lou May Jordan on 11 Sep 1945 in Auglaize County, Ohio, United States. Mary was born on 26 Feb 1928 in Van Wert County, Ohio, United States; died on 2 May 2014 in Lima, Allen County, Ohio, United States; was buried in May 2014 in Saint Marys, Auglaize County, Ohio, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Obituary: 3 May 2014; The Lima News (Lima, Ohio) 3 May 2014

Notes:

Obituary:

MARY STAHLER
WAPAKONETA — Mary Lou Stahler 86, of Wapakoneta, died 6:52 a.m., Fri. May 2, 2014, at the St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima. She was born Feb. 26, 1928, in Van Wert, OH, the daughter of Leo & Rosena (Zotz) Jordan, who preceded her in death. On Sept. 11, 1945, she married Robert Darrell Stahler, who preceded her in death on Feb. 24, 1999.
Survivors include 5 children: Marcia Kay Bledsoe, Toledo, OH, Mike (Susan) Stahler, Wapakoneta, Dave (Brenda) Stahler, Findlay, OH, Jerry (Barb) Stahler, Wapakoneta, Jon (Terry) Stahler, Wapakoneta, 17 grandchildren, 31 great grandchildren and 6 great- great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a grandchild, a great grandchild, and 3 siblings: Doris, Ann, and Fred.
Mrs. Stahler had worked for Fishers Cheese and at the Auglaize Acres. She was a member of the Harvest Baptist Church. She enjoyed sewing, gardening, tending to her flowers, but most especially she enjoyed spending time with her family.
Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m., Wed. at the Harvest Baptist Church, Wapakoneta, Pastor Gary Bragg officiating. Burial will be in the Resthaven Cemetery, near Moulton. The family will receive friends from 4-8 Tues. at the Bayliff & Eley Funeral Home, St. Rt. 501, Wapakoneta, and 1 hr. prior to the service on Wed. at the church. Memorials may be directed to the Harvest Baptist Church. Condolences may be expressed at www.bayliffandeleyfh.com.

Other Events:

• Census: 1910, Stokes Township, Logan County, Ohio, United States; as Homer R. Stahler, son, in the household of Moses G. Stahler
• Residence: 1935, Stokes Township, Logan County, Ohio, United States; Address:
  80 County Road 87A
• Census: 1940, Stokes Township, Logan County, Ohio, United States; Homer R. Stahler, farmer, head of household, same residence in 1935; Address:
  80 County Road 87A

Homer married Lodis Marie Beck on 19 Dec 1923. Lodis (daughter of Walter Herbert Beck and Ethel May Vance) was born on 4 Aug 1904 in Concord Township, Miami County, Ohio, United States; died on 21 May 1926 in Lima, Allen County, Ohio, United States; was buried on 23 May 1926 in Port Jefferson, Shelby County, Ohio, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

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.