William M. Shigley
(1821-1903)
Anna Johnson
(1831-1912)
Ada Josephine Shigley
(1868-1926)

 

Family Links

Spouses/Children:
1. John Lincoln Beeker

Ada Josephine Shigley 2 3 4 5

  • Born: 30 Nov 1868, , , IN 3 5
  • Marriage (1): John Lincoln Beeker on 25 Feb 1888 in , White, IN 1 2
  • Died: 10 Sep 1926, Battle Ground, Tippecanoe, IN at age 57 2 3 5
  • Buried: 13 Sep 1926, West Lafayette: Grand View Cemetery, Tippecanoe, IN, USA 3 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, USA 2 4 7 and was buried on 30 Aug 1934 in West Lafayette: Grand View Cemetery, Tippecanoe, IN, USA 2 4 7.)


Sources


1 Ancestry.com, Indiana, Marriage Index, 1800-1941 (Works Progress Administration, comp. Index to Marriage Records Indiana: Indiana Works Progress Administration, 1938-1940.), Ada J. Shigley and Jno. L. Becker, 23 Feb 1888, White IN.

2 "Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)," 28 Aug 1934, page 11 Obituary of John L. Beeker.

3 Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=92060265.

4 Ancestry.com, "Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017," Certificate 26800. John L. Beeker. Father Samuel Beeker. Mother Hannah Herron. Spouse Ada Josephine Shigley Beeker. Informant Mrs. Morris Parks.

5 Ancestry.com, "Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017," Certificate 31483. Ada Josephine Beeker. Father William Shigley. Mother Anna Johnson. Spouse John L. Beeker.

6 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.

7 Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=92934999.



Table of Contents | Surnames | Name List

This website was created 17 Feb 2024 with Legacy 9.0, a division of MyHeritage.com; content copyrighted and maintained by searchtrees@gmail.com