Ada Josephine Shigley ^{2 3 4 5}

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Census in 1900 in Battle Ground, Tippecanoe, IN. ⁶ The 1900 census recorded John L. Beeker, farm laborer, 38, born Aug 1861, with his wife Ada F., farmer, 31, Nov 1868; Ruby M., Sep 1890; and son Thornton, 4, Jun 1895. Everyone and their parents were born in Indiana except Ada's mother in Sweden. John and Ada were married for 12 years and she had birthed 2 children all alive in 1900.
Next door is the household of John's Beeker's sister, Eldora:
Ash B. Bailey, farmer, 44, born Apr 1856, was 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.

2. Cause of Death: carcinoma of esophagus, 10 Sep 1926, Battle Ground, Tippecanoe, IN. ⁵

Ada married John Lincoln Beeker, son of Samuel Beeker and Hannah Herren, on 25 Feb 1888 in , White, IN.^{1 2} (John Lincoln Beeker was born on 24 Aug 1861 in Battle Ground, Tippecanoe, IN,^{2 4 7} died on 28 Aug 1934 in Lafayette, Tippecanoe, IN ^{2 4 7} and was buried on 30 Aug 1934 in West Lafayette: Grand View Cemetery, Tippecanoe, IN ^{2 4 7}.)