William A. Shaffer
Mary A. Shearer
(Abt 1851-)
Edith Mae Shaffer
(1875-1938)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Charles Monroe Weibling
2. Henry Ward Beecher

Edith Mae Shaffer 1 2 3 4

  • Born: 4 Jun 1875, Johnsville, Morrow, OH 2 3 4 5 6 7
  • Marriage (1): Charles Monroe Weibling on 4 Sep 1895 in , Morrow, OH 1
  • Marriage (2): Henry Ward Beecher on 22 Mar 1910 in , Knox, OH 2 3
  • Died: 24 Sep 1938, Bucyrus, Crawford, OH, USA at age 63 4 7
  • Buried: 27 Sep 1938, Mount Gilead: Shauck Cemetery, Morrow, OH 4 7

   FamilySearch ID: LTNT-G8T.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Census in 1910 in MIddlebury Twp., Knox, OH. 2 The 1910 census recorded Ward Beecher [indexed as Bucher at Ancestry.com], 32, farm laborer, living with wife Edith, 35. They had been married 1 month. This was Ward's first marriage and Edith's second marriage. She had birthed 5 children and 4 were living in 1910. Living with them were Ward's step-daughter Mary Weibling, 12; and step-son John Weibling, 3. Everyone was born in Ohio. Ward's parents were born in "United States."

2. Census in 1920 in Fredericktown, Knox, OH. 8 The 1920 census recorded Henry W. Beecher, 42, living with wife Edith, 44; stepson John M. Weibling, 12; and daughter Cloie E., 8. Everyone was born in Ohio.

3. Residence: on 25 May 1928 in Fredericktown, Knox, OH. 9

4. Obituary: News-Journal: obituary of Edit Mae Beecher on 26 Sep 1938 in Mansfield, Richland, OH, USA. 7 DEATH FOLLOWS 2-WEEK ILLNESS
Mrs. Edith Beecher Dies at Home of Daughter In Bucyrus.
BUCYRUS - Mrs. Edith Mae Beecher, 63, a widow of Henry Beecher, died here Saturday evening at the home of a daughter, Mrs. A. J. Barciz, following an illness of two weeks. Born June 4, 1875 in Johnsville, Mrs. Beecher had lived here for the past six years. She was a member of the Methodist church at Waterford. Surviving are a son, John Weifling of Fredericktown; a sister, Mrs. Minnie Caris of Columbus; two daughters, Mrs. Mae Ute, near Mansfield, and Mrs. Barciz with whom she made her home, and 10 grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 2 p. m. Tuesday at the United Brethren church at Johnsville with Rev. Paul B. Zimmerman, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Shauck cemetery.


Edith married Charles Monroe Weibling on 4 Sep 1895 in , Morrow, OH.1 (Charles Monroe Weibling was born on 13 Apr 1872 in , Morrow, OH.)


Edith next married Henry Ward Beecher, son of Noah M. Beecher and Sarah Elizabeth Shank, on 22 Mar 1910 in , Knox, OH.2 3 (Henry Ward Beecher was born on 15 May 1877 in Palmyra, Knox, OH,9 10 11 died on 25 May 1928 in MIddlebury Twp., Knox, OH 9 10 11 and was buried on 28 May 1928 in Mount Gilead: Shauck Cemetery, Morrow, OH 9 11.)


Sources


1 FamilySearch.org, Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XDWH-CN1 Charles M. Weibbling and Edith M. Shaffer, 04 Sep 1895.

2 1910 United States Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Middlebury, Knox, Ohio; Roll: T624_1199; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0070; FHL microfilm: 1375212.

3 FamilySearch.org, Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XZTY-FHM Ward Beecher and Edith Weibling, 1910.

4 Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/129126217.

5 FamilySearch.org, Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X6C6-J2N Edith M. Shaffer, 1875.

6 1880 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M8SW-JWJ Edith M. Shaffer in entry for Jacob H. Shearer, 1880.

7 "News-Journal (Mansfield, OH)," 26 Sep 1938, page 9. Obituary of Edith Mae Beecher.

8 1920 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MDYT-391 Henry W Beecher, 1920.

9 FamilySearch.org, Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1953, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X6XZ-J5D Henry Ward Beecher, 1928.

10 FamilySearch.org, Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F6L6-S9F Henry Ward Beecher, 25 May 1928; citing Death, Middlebury Township, Knox, Ohio, United States, source ID Item 2, p 120, County courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 2,319,289.

11 Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/123143214.



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