Cyrus Honafius
(1841-1922)
Charlotte Shaffer
(1840-1930)
Ella L. Honafius
(1870-1917)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. William Henry Beicher

2. Charles Calvin Heckard

Ella L. Honafius 5

  • Born: 8 Nov 1870, North Lebanon Twp., Lebanon, PA 1 6
  • Marriage (1): William Henry Beicher on 2 Jul 1889 in , Lebanon, PA 1 2 3
  • Marriage (2): Charles Calvin Heckard on 22 Aug 1910 in Lebanon, Lebanon, PA 4
  • Died: 3 Oct 1917, Lebanon, Lebanon, PA at age 46 6 7
  • Buried: 6 Oct 1917, Lebanon: Mount Lebanon Cemetery, Lebanon, PA 6 7

   Other names for Ella were Ellen L. Hanafus, Ellen L. Hannofrus,8 Ella L. Honafins,9 Ellen L. Honafins 10 11 and Ellen L. Honafius.7

   FamilySearch ID: LW59-SFV.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. She has conflicting birth information of Her death certificate has 8 Nov 1871 birth date age 46 yrs 10 mos 27 days, not 1870 as on tombstone.. But 46-10-27 is 1870, not 1871, so certificate is in error., 8 Nov 1871 and North Lebanon Twp., Lebanon, PA. 7

2. Census in 1880 in North Lebanon Twp., Lebanon, PA. 9 The 1880 census recorded Cyrus Honafins, engineer at furnance, 38, living with wife Charlotte, 39; Cyrus, boiler maker, 18, Katie, 14; Emma, 11; Ella, 9; Lottie, 6; and Harry, 3. Also in the home was Lucy Shaeffer, nurse, 62, listed as "boarder." Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania.

3. Residence: on 2 Jul 1889 in Lebanon, Lebanon, PA. 3

4. Census in 1900 in North Lebanon Twp., Lebanon, PA. 1 In the 1900 Census was William H. Biecher living on Maple Street in North Lebanon Township, age 27, born Feb 1873. His wife of 10 years, Ellen L. was born Nov 1870, and had given birth to 2 children both of whom were living in 1900 in the household: Anna L, born Aug 1890; and Charlotte E. born May, 1898. William is employed as a beer bottler.

5. Census in 1910 in North Lebanon Twp., Lebanon, PA. 12 The 1910 census recorded Ellen Biecher, 38, living with her son, Charles E., 6, in the household headed by Calvin Heckard, 36. Also in the home is Calvin's son, James, 4, and Calvin's mother Elizabeth, 74. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania.

6. Newspaper: Lebanon Courier: "On motion of Attorney Walter C. Graeff, Judge Ehrgood has appointed Attorney Warren G. Light to take testimony in the divorce suit of Ellen L. vs. Wm. Henry Biecher.", 29 Apr 1910, Lebanon, Lebanon, PA. 2

7. Cause of Death: chronic gastritis, 3 Oct 1917, Lebanon, Lebanon, PA. 7

8. Residence: 40 Lehman St., Lebanon, PA on 3 Oct 1917 in Lebanon, Lebanon, PA. 7


Ella married William Henry Beicher, son of William Biecher Jr. and Louisa Hartman Embich, on 2 Jul 1889 in , Lebanon, PA.1 2 3 The marriage ended in divorce on 6 Jun 1910. (William Henry Beicher was born on 8 Feb 1872 in Lebanon, Lebanon, PA 1 13 14 15, christened on 31 May 1873 in Lebanon: Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church, Lebanon, PA,14 died on 21 Dec 1961 in Womelsdorf, Berks, PA 15 16 and was buried on 23 Dec 1961 in Womelsdorf: Union Cemetery, Berks, PA 15 17.)


Ella next married Charles Calvin Heckard on 22 Aug 1910 in Lebanon, Lebanon, PA.4 (Charles Calvin Heckard was born on 1 Jul 1875 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, PA,4 18 19 died on 25 Mar 1954 in Lancaster, Lancaster, PA 6 19 and was buried on 29 Mar 1954 in Lebanon: Mount Lebanon Cemetery, Lebanon, PA 6 19.)


Sources


1 1900 United States Census, Pennsylvania, Lebanon County, North Lebanon Township, Roll 1428 Book 2, Page 151.

2 Lebanon Courier Newspaper (Lebanon Borough, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania), 29 Apr 1910, page 2. Divorce case of Ellen L. vs. Wm. Henry Biecher.

3 FamilySearch.org, Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885 - 1950, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VF9R-5XC William H. Biecher and Ellen Honafins, 02 Jul 1889; citing Marriage, Pennsylvania, county courthouses, Pennsylvania; FHL microfilm 21,461.

4 FamilySearch.org, Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885 - 1950, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VFM9-BRQ C.C. Heckard and Ellen L. Honafins, 22 Aug 1910; citing Marriage, Pennsylvania, county courthouses, Pennsylvania; FHL microfilm 21,469.

5 Lebanon Daily News (Lebanon, PA), 22 Dec 1961, page 2. William H. Biecher Dies At Home In Womelsdorf.

6 Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=37935837.

7 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1968 (Original data: Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates. Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.), Certificate 108525. Ella L. Heckard. Father Cyrus Honafius. Mother Charlotte Shaeffer. Spouse/informant: C. C. Heckard.

8 Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007.), Anna Louisa Grace.

9 1880 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWNS-YN4 Cyrus Honafins, North Lebanon, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district 131, sheet 256C.

10 FamilySearch.org, Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885 - 1950, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VFM9-HZP Samuel E. Hackman and Annie Biecher, 30 Sep 1905; citing Marriage, Pennsylvania, county courthouses, Pennsylvania; FHL microfilm 21,467.

11 Ancestry.com, Summit County, Ohio, Marriage Records, 1840-1980, Charlotte E. Biecher and John B. Miller.

12 1910 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MGC3-6YR Ellen Biecher in entry for Calvin Heckard, 1910.

13 1880 United States Census, FHL Film 1255145; National Archives Film T9-1145; Page 275C.

14 Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church, Lebanon, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania (Church records available from Lebanon County Historical Society and also by renting these microfilms from the Catalog at FamilySearch.org: Film 933974 Births/Christenings 1763-1876, computer printout. Film 1434022 Baptismal Registers and Burial Records, 1773-1876, typewritten transcription. Film 1033984 Marriages 1794-1876, typewritten transcription. Film 1434022 has been transcribed onto the FamilySearch.org site and can be searched online by entering the Film # into the search form.).

15 Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=87792926.

16 Pennsylvania Department of Health, Pennsylvania, Death Indices (Pennsylvania Division of Vital Records, New Castle, PA, 16103. Online at http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/public_records/20686 .), Death Certificate 111210. William H. Biecher, age 89.

17 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1968 (Original data: Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates. Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.), Death Certificate 11210-61. William H. Biecher. Father William Biecher. Mother Louisa Embich. Spouse Annie Krumbine.

18 United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6VC-KVS Charles Calvin Heckard.

19 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1968 (Original data: Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates. Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.), Certificate 22702. Charles C. Heckard. Father Henry Heckard. Mother Elizabeth Zering.



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