Samuel S. Beher

   Another name for Samuel was Samuel D. Beher.^{2 3 4 5}

   FamilySearch ID: 9VSH-DP5.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Fact: It is proven with Y-DNA tests that Frederick Beher / Beecher of Rennick's Run creek, Botetourt, Virginia is the son of Henry Beher / Beecher / Buecher who died in Littlestown, PA in 1795, and also that Frederick is the father of Samuel D. Beher (1796-1863) who died in Rushville, Indiana. Contact searchtrees@gmail.com to learn more or see https://searchtrees.com/beher-family-history
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2. Alt. Name: Original surname Bücher with umlaut above u (same in German as Buecher)., in 1796,. Original surname Bücher with umlaut above u (same in German as Buecher). Most descendants in this branch use Beher but in other branches Beecher is predominant. See https://searchtrees.com/beher-family-history/.

3. Military in 1812 in , Botetourt, VA: War of 1812: 4 Regiment Virginia Militia, Lieut. Col. Huston, Lieut. Col. Wooding. ^{6 7}

4. Tax List: Beher, Catharine (and son), 1 white male above 16, 0 slaves, 2 horses, tax: 42 cents, 1814, , Botetourt, VA. ⁸ She lived within the tax district of Commissioner Joseph Hannah.

5. Tax List: Beher, Catharine, 1 white male, 0 slaves, 2 horses, tax: 24 cents, 1825, , Botetourt, VA. ⁹ She lived within the tax district of Commissioner Joseph Hannah.

6. The U.S. Govt. Granted land in Ralls County, MO. To Samuel S. Beher for his servvice in the War of 1812 on 20 Feb 1827 in , Ralls, Missouri, USA. ¹⁰ The Act of Congress on 24 Apr 1820 authorized grants of federal land to veterans of the War of 1812. Samuel S. Beher received two grant certificates:
"The west half of the south-east quarter of section eleven in township fifty-five of range six west in the district of land's offered for sale at Palmyra, Missouri, containing 80 acres."
"The west half of the north-east quarter of section fourteen in township fifty-five of range six west in the district of land's offered for sale at Palmyra, Missouri, containing 80 acres."
Samuel's deeds recorded on 28 Nov 1829 in Ralls County, Missouri show he sold it.

7. He was listed on a Samuel S. Beher sold his land in Ralls County, Missouri. Deed on 28 Nov 1829 in , Ralls, Missouri, USA. ¹¹ Records in the Ralls County, Missouri Deed Book reveal Samuel S. Beher of Cincinnati, Ohio on the 30th day of May 1828 appointed an attorney Joseph Huston to sell Samuel's two tracts of land in Ralls County, Missouri that was granted to him on 20 Feb 1827 by the U.S. Government for his service in the War of 1812. On 28 Nov 1829 he sold to James Alexander of Ralls County for $536 two tracts of land in Ralls County on the waters of the Salt River, totaling 160 acres.
The full description of the property and transactions is viewable on several pages beginning at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSLK-J3FV-T.

8. Samuel was listed on a deed on 18 Jul 1830 in , Mason, West Virginia, USA. ¹² John McCune of Mason County, Virginia sold for $250 to Samuel Beher, of Mason County, Virginia, 200 acres on Little Guyandotte Creek in Mason County.

9. Occupation: hatter in 1831 in Cincinnati, Hamilton, OH. ¹³

10. Residence: 1831 Cincinnati Directory: Beeher Samuel, hatter, boards at E. Shawley's in 1831 in Cincinnati, Hamilton, OH. ¹³

11. He was listed on a Samuel bought a lot in downtown Cincinnati, OH deed on 8 Jul 1831 in Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States. ¹⁴ John Avery of the City of Cincinnati County of Hamilton State of Ohio sold to Samuel Beher for $294 a lot in the western part of the City of Cincinnati lot number hundred and eight on a plat of lots laid off by Ethan Slone recorded in County of Hamilton in Book No. 29 page 278, said lot being twenty five feet on Court on Third Street and extending back with parallel lines northwardly one hundred feet to an alley twenty feet wide.

12. Samuel was listed on a deed on 5 Jul 1833 in , Mason, West Virginia, USA. ¹⁵ Samuel Beher of Cincinnati, Ohio sold to David Harshbarger, of Cabbell County, Virginia (today's WV) 200 acres in the County of Mason for $220.18 plus a note for $42.82



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13. He was listed on a deed on 26 May 1836 in Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States. ¹⁶ John L. Avery of the City of Cincinnati County of Hamilton State of Ohio sold to Samuel Beher of the same place for $300 land in Cincinnati on the SW corner of Lot No 107 in Ethan Stones division on the north side of Third Street, between Stone and Wood streets runing east with the north line of Third Street 59 feet wide including lots 107, 108, and 5 feet west side of lot 109.
Signed John Avery.

14. Occupation: hatter in 1837 in Cincinnati, Hamilton, OH. ¹⁷

15. Residence: Beker Saml., hatter, 3 b Stone and Wood in 1837 in Cincinnati, Hamilton, OH. ¹⁷

16. Samuel was listed on a deed on 4 Sep 1837 in Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States. ¹⁸ On 4 Sep 1837 William S. Johnston of Cincinnati County of Hamilton State of Ohio sold to Samuel Beher of Cincinnati County of Hamilton State of Ohio for $250 southeast corner of lot 109 laid off and recorded by Ethan Stone in Book 29 page 278 in Hamilton County running west 20 feet in the north line of Third Street.
Signed W. S. Johnston, Clarena Johnston

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17. He was listed on a Samuel and Eliza Beher sold 18 acres to her mother Elizabeth. Deed on 2 Jul 1838 in Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States. ¹⁹ Samuel Beher and Eliza Beher his wife of the County of Hamilton In the State of Ohio sold for $600 to Elizabeth Davis of the county and state aforesaid a certain tract of land situate in the County of Hamilton and State of Ohio, containing 18 acres, being a part of the South half of S. W. quarter of section number twelve in the Third Township and first fractional Range of Townships in the Miami Purchase of which Zadock Davis died seized and being the same premises petitioned and set apart to the said Eliza Beker heir at law of the said Zadock Davis deceased by James Williams, William Terry and William T. Gerstle commissioners appointed for that purpose by the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Hamilton at their February Term A.D. 1838 in pursuance of an order of assignment of Dower a partition issued 22d February 1838.

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18. Samuel was listed on a deed on 13 Aug 1839 in Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States. ²⁰ On 13 Aug 1839 Samuel Beher of County of Rush State of Indiana sold to Job Dart of Cincinnati County of Hamilton State of Ohio for $400 the southeast corner of lot 109 laid off and recorded by Ethan Stone in Book 29 page 278 in Hamilton County running west 20 feet in the north line of Third Street.
Signed Samuel Beher, Eliza Beher


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19. Census in 1840 in Rushville, Rush, IN. ²¹ The 1840 U.S. Census in Rushville, Rush County, Indiana listed Samuel Beker with this household:
Males (born)
Under 5 (1836-1840) = 2 (sons Edward & Oren)
5-9 (1831-1835) = 1 (stepson David Ellis Jr.)
10-14 (1826-1830) = 1 (farm worker, nephew, etc.?)
40-49 (1791-1800) = 1 (father Samuel)
Females (born)
30-39 (1801-1810) = 1 (mother Eliza Ann)
Persons Employed in Agriculture: 2.

20. He was listed on a deed on 17 Mar 1840 in Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States. ²² Samuel Beher and Eliza Beher his wife of the County of Rush and State of Indiana sold to Jonathan Beay of the County of Butler and State of Ohio for $2000 land in Cincinnati on the SW corner of Lot No 107 in Ethan Stones division on the north side of Third Street, between Stone and Wood streets runing east with the north line of Third Street 59 feet wide including lots 107, 108, and 5 feet west side of lot 109.
Signed Samuel Beher, Eliza Beher.

21. Court: on 26 Jan 1849 in , Dukes, Massachusetts, United States. ²³ Samuel and Elizabeth Beher hired Massachusetts attorney Stephen Skiff to represent them regarding their share of the estate of Benjamin Davis deceased and sale of land in Edgartown, Massachusetts.

22. Census in 1850 in , Rush, IN. The 1850 census on Sep. 15th recorded Samuel Beher, farmer, 54, living with wife Eliza, 44; Edward D. 13; Orin, 11; Marcus, 9; Ann. E., 3, and John, 6 months old. Samuel was born in Virginia, Eliza in Massachusetts, Edward in Ohio, and the others in Indiana. Samuel's estate was valued at $10,000.

23. Samuel Beher applied to receive Bounty Land for his service in the War of 1812 on 8 Nov 1850 in Rushville, Rush, IN. ⁷ Declaration To Obtain Bounty Land
State of Indiana Rush County

On this 8th day of November A. D. 1850, personally appeared before me, a Justice of the Peace, within and for the county and State aforesaid, Samuel Beher aged fifty four years, a resident of Rush County in the State of Indiana who, being duly sworn according to law, declares that he is the identical Samuel Beher who as a Sergeant in the company commanded by Captain John Petzer in the 7th Regiment of Rifles, Virginia Militia, commanded by Colonel Thomas H. Wooding (he thinks) in the war with Great Britain, declared by the United States on the 18th day of June, 1812; hired as a substitute by John Nicely; that he was at Bottecourt Co. Virginia on or about the 29th of August A. D. 1814, for the term of six months and continued in actual service in said war for the term of five months and about twenty five days and was honorably discharged at Norfolk on or about the 22nd day of February A. D. 1815, and received a certificate of honorable discharge and sent the same to his company for evidence refers the Muster Rolls of said company.

(He may be mistaken as to the names of his regiment, but it was either the 6th or 7th⁾

He makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land to which he may be entitled under the "act granting bounty land to certain officers and soldiers who have been engaged in the military service of the United States." Passed Sept. 28th, 1850.

Saml Beher (signature)

Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year above written. And I hereby certify that I believe the said Samuel Beher to be the identical man who served aforesaid, and that he is of the age above stated.

B B Morrow (signature and seal)
Justice of the Peace

---- following written on back of application form ----
State of Indiana
Rush County

I, Pleasant A. Hackleman Clerk of the Rush Circuit Court, hereby certify that Benjamin B. Morrow, before whom the foregoing declaration was sworn to was, at that time and still is a Justice of the Peace within and for said County duly commissioned and qualified, and fully authorized to administer the oaths, and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of Said Court at Rushville this 18th day of November AD. 1850

P. A. Hackleman, clerk (signature).

24. Samuel Beher applied for a second bounty land warrant, stating he had obtained one before [No. 10.612 For 80 acres] and disposed of it on 4 Apr 1855 in Rushville, Rush, IN. ⁷ Declaration Of Soldier Who Had Had A Land-Warrant.
State of Indiana, County of Rush
On this 4^th day of April A. D. 1855 personally appeared before me, T. Curtis Gelpin, a Notary Public, within and for the County aforesaid, Samuel Beher aged 59 years, a resident of Rush County in the State of Indiana who being duly sworn according to law, declares, that he is the identical Samuel Beher who was a Seargeant [sic] in the company commanded by Captain John Pitcer in the Regiment of Virginia riflemen commanded by not remembered in the War of 1812 and continued in actual service in said war for fourteen days, that he has heretofore made application for bounty land under the act of Sept 28^th 1850, and received a land warrant. No. 10,612 for 80 acres, which he has since legally disposed of, and cannot now return.
He makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the additional bounty land to which he may be entitled under the Act approved the 3d day of March, 1855. He also declares, that he has never applied for nor received under this or any other act of Congress, any bounty-land warrant except the one above mentioned.
Saml Beher (signature)
We, Pleasant A. Hackleman and Ira S. Perkins, residents of Rush County in the State of Indiana upon our oaths, declare that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged by Samuel Beher in our presence, and that we believe, from the appearance and statements, of the applicant, that he is the identical person he presents himself to be.
P. A. Hackleman (signatures)
Ira S. Perkins.

25. Census in 1860 in Jackson Township, Rush, IN. ²⁴ The 1860 census recorded Samuel Beker, farmer, 64, living with wife Eliza, 54; Oren, farmer, 21; Marcus, farmer, 17; Ann E., 13; and John F., 11. Samuel was born in Virginia, Eliza in Massachusetts, and the children in Indiana. Samuel's land was valued at $8000 and personal estate $15,000. The post office was Rushville.

26. Tax List: 2 Aug 1863, , Rush, IN. ³ List of persons in Division 12 of Collection District 4 of County of Rush liabable to a tax under laws of the United States:
Beher, Saml. D.
Residence: Jackson
Class A Ad Valorem Duty: income + 70.68 Tax: 2.12
Class C: Enumerated Articles: Description: 1 horse & buggy, valuation 75.00, Tax: 1.00
Total due: 3.12


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Samuel married Eliza Ann Davis, daughter of Zadok Davis and Elizabeth Bassett, on 25 Oct 1835 in Cincinnati, Hamilton, OH.¹ (Eliza Ann Davis was born in 1806 in Edgartown, Dukes, MA,^{5 25} died on 13 Nov 1888 in Jackson Township, Rush, IN ²⁵ and was buried in Rushville: East Hill Cemetery, Rush, IN ²⁵.)