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Eldora A. Beeker
(1859-1923) |
Eldora A. Beeker 1 2 3 4
FamilySearch ID: 9NGY-VGD. Noted events in her life were: 1. She appeared in the household of Samuel Beeker in a census in 1860 in Tippecanoe Township, Tippecanoe, IN. 5 5 The 1860 census recorded Samuel Beeker, farmer, 34, living with wife Hannah, 18; Mary D., 3; and Eldora, 9 months. Also in the home is farm hand Joseph Pruett, 17. Everyone was born in Indiana except Hannah in Ohio. Samuel's real estate was valued at $3850 and personal estate $395. Two households later is William Beeker, 29, living with wife Elizabeth, 27; Joseph, 3; Lovinas, 2; and Lorsena, 7 months. Also in the home is farm hand John B. Pruett, 21. Oddly, William has no real estate value, but John Pruett has $6260 with a personal estate worth $1395, suggesting he owned the land. On the same page is his mother, widow Barbara Pruitt, 53, living with her children Randolph, 14; Jane, 11, and Margaret 9. Barbara is nee Beeker, the sister of Samuel and William. Everyone was born in Indiana. The post office was Battle Ground. 2. Census in 1870 in Tippecanoe Township, Tippecanoe, IN. 6 The 1870 census recorded Samuel Becker [sic, handwriting by census taker appears like Becker not Beeker], farmer, 45, living with wife Hannah, 47; Mary D., 12; Elvira, 11; John L., 9; and Lilly J., 3. Everyone was born in Indiana except Hannah in Ohio. Samuel's real estate was valued at $7500 and personal estate $1400. Their post office was Chauncey, a village which today is part of West Lafayette. 3. Census in 1880 in Tippecanoe Township, Tippecanoe, IN. 7 The 1880 census records 4 Beeker households as neighbors. 4. Census in 1900 in Battle Ground, Tippecanoe, IN. 8 The 1900 census recorded Ash B. Bailey, farmer, 44, born Apr 1856, living with wife Elelosa [sic, should be Eldora], 41, Sep 1859; Hettie S., 15, Jul 1885; Frank L., 11, Dec 1889; Hannah, 4, Jun 1896; Hellen C. 5 months, Dec 1899. Everyone and their parents were born in Indiana. Eldora was married for 15 years and had birthed 4 children by 1900, all alive. 5. Cause of Death: cancer of uterus, 7 Mar 1923, West Lafayette, Tippecanoe, IN. 3 6. Residence: 318 Waldron St., West Lafayette, IN on 7 Mar 1923 in West Lafayette, Tippecanoe, IN. 3 7. Obituary: Journal and Courier: obituary of Mrs. Ash P. Bailey on 8 Mar 1923 in Lafayette, Tippecanoe, IN. 9 Journal and Courier, 8 Mar 1923, page 12. Eldora married Ashbel "Ash" P. Bailey, son of James R. Bailey and Elizabeth Lilly, on 14 Aug 1884 in Lafayette, Tippecanoe, IN.1 (Ashbel "Ash" P. Bailey was born on 18 Apr 1856 in New Albany, Floyd, IN,4 10 died on 8 Oct 1932 in Chicago, Cook, IL 4 11 and was buried on 10 Oct 1932 in Battle Ground: Pretty Prairie Cemetery, Tippecanoe, IN 4 11.) |
1 FamilySearch.org, Indiana Marriages, 1780-1992, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFX4-M38 Ashbel P. Bailey and Edora Beeker, 14 Aug 1884; citing reference item 4 pg 69; FHL microfilm 872,060.
2 Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=7131448.
3 Ancestry.com, "Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017," Certificate 11731. El Dora Bailey. Father Samuel Beeker. Mother Hannah Herron. Spouse Ash P. Bailey.
4 FamilySearch.org, Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3W5-DJ1.
5 1860 United States Census, Tippecanoe Twp, Tippecanoe, IN https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4N7-XS9 Samuel Beeker page 97 household 690 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4N7-X3T William Beeker page 98 household 693.
6 1870 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX6D-CR1 Samuel Becker, 1870.
7 1880 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHSN-HF1 4 Beeker Households in Tippecanoe, Tippecanoe, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district ED 20, sheet 160A.
8 1900 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M99H-KGC Ash B Bailey, Tippecanoe Township (east part) Battle Ground, Tippecanoe, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 112, sheet 4A, family 77.
9 "Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)," 8 Mar 1923, page 12. Obituary of Mrs. Ash P. Bailey.
10 1860 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4NK-PKP Franklin Township, Floyd, Indiana, United States Ashbell Bailey in household of James and Elizabeth Bailey.
11 Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7131447.
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