Lora Ines Beeker ¹

   FamilySearch ID: GS7T-N7Q.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Census in 1860 in Tippecanoe Township, Tippecanoe, IN. ² 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. She appeared in the household of William M. Beeker in a census in 1870 in Bolivar Township, Benton, IN. ^{3 3} The 1870 census recorded William Beeker, farmer, 39, living with wife Elizabeth, 38; Joseph, 13; Laura Ines, 12; Laurenna, 10; Margaret, 8; and John H., 3. Also in the home is farm laborer Thomas Taylor, 18. Everyone was born in Indiana. William's real estate was valued at $10,000 and personal estate $1000. The post office was Pond Grove.

Lora married John E. Shaw on 5 Mar 1873 in , Benton, IN. (John E. Shaw was born on 29 Jul 1846 in Leake Side, , LIN, ENG,⁴ died on 26 Sep 1875 in , Benton, IN ⁴ and was buried in Montmorenci, Tippecanoe, IN ⁴.)