Manford A. Beeker
(1843-1929)
Mary Magdalene Stoyker
(1845-1895)
Enoch Hendrickson
(1843-1913)
Mary Jane Beasy
(Abt 1846-)
John L. Beeker
(1869-1937)
Dora Hendrickson
(1869-1942)
Hazel L. Beeker
(1895-1992)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Harry L. Chenoweth

Hazel L. Beeker 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

  • Born: 26 May 1895, Battle Ground, Tippecanoe, IN 4 5
  • Marriage (1): Harry L. Chenoweth on 3 Jan 1918 in Battle Ground, Tippecanoe, IN 1
  • Died: 26 Jan 1992, Flint, Genesee, MI at age 96 4 5
  • Buried: 29 Jan 1992, Battle Ground: Battle Ground Cemetery, Tippecanoe, IN, USA 4 11

   FamilySearch ID: MCZZ-G6C.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Census in 1900 in Battle Ground, Tippecanoe, IN. 12 The 1900 census recorded renting a farm: Jason L. Beuker [sic, as indexed in census due to poor handwriting by census taker of John L. Beeker], farmer, 30, born Nov 1869, living with wife Dora, 30, Oct 1869; Opal, 6, Oct 1893; Hazle, 5, May 1895; Maggie, 3, Dec 1897; and Manford, 1, Aug 1899. Everyone and their parents were born in Indiana.
On the same census page are neighbors Manford Beeker, 59, with his family and on the previous page John L. Beeker, 38, with his family.

2. Census in 1910 in Tippecanoe Township, Tippecanoe, IN, USA. 13 The 1910 census recorded John L. Becker [sic, as indexed because handwriting of Beeker is poor], farmer, 40, living with wife Dora, 40; Opal, 16; Hazel, 14; Magdalene, 13; Manford, 11; and Burnice, 5. Everyone and their parents were born in Indiana. John and Dora were married for 17 years and she had birthed 5 children all alive in 1910.

3. Census in 1920 in Battle Ground, Tippecanoe, IN. 14 The 1920 census recorded Jesse M. Chenoweth, widowed, 75, living with his nephew, Harry Chenoweth, day laborer, 31, and Harry's wife Hazel L., 24; and their newborn son John T., less than a month old. Everyone and their parents were born in Indiana.

4. Census in 1930 in Battle Ground, Tippecanoe, IN. 15 The 1930 census recorded renting a home for $15 a month: Harry Chenoweth, machine operator in factory, 42, living with wife Hazel, 34; son John T., 10, and daughter Mary J., 4. Everyone and their parents were born in Indiana. Harry married at age 30 and Hazel at 22.

5. Census in 1930 in Battle Ground, Tippecanoe, IN. 15 The 1930 census recorded renting a home for $15 a month: Harry Chenoweth, machine operator in factory, 42, living with wife Hazel, 34; son John T., 10, and daughter Mary J., 4. Everyone and their parents were born in Indiana. Harry married at age 30 and Hazel at 22.

6. Residence: on 9 Dec 1937 in Pontiac, Oakland, MI. 3

7. Census in 1940 in Pontiac, Oakland, MI. 16 The 1940 census recorded renting at 398 N. Paddock Street in Pontiac: Harry Chenewith, machinist in automobile factory, 52, living with wife Hazel L, 44, and daughter Mary Jo, 14. They were born in Indiana and lived in the same place in 1935.

8. Residence: on 25 Mar 1942 in Pontiac, Oakland, MI. 2

9. Newspaper: Journal and Courier: Beekers File Suit To Break Will, 27 Oct 1956, Lafayette, Tippecanoe, IN, USA. 17 Suit To Break Will Is Filed
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FRANKFORT -- Suit to set aside the will of May B. Black, filed for probate in Circuit court, was instituted Friday by eight persons -- Opal Aper, Hazel Chenoweth, Manford Beeker, Bernice Beeker, Clifford Beeker, Leonard Beeker, John Beeker and Stephen Beeker against Magdeline Hornbeck as executrix of the estate and Magdoline Hornback, Thornton Beeker and Katheryn Shigley as heirs named in the will. The estate includes real estate in Clinton and Tippecanoe counties estimated to be worth $30,000. The will was drawn April 11, 1950. The complaint alleges undue influence in the writing of the will.

10. Residence: on 10 Feb 1975 in Pontiac, Oakland, MI. 7

11. Residence: on 3 Jan 1990 in Flint, Genesee, MI. 6

12. Residence: on 26 Jan 1992 in Mount Morris, Genesee, MI, USA. 5

13. Obituary: Journal and Courier: obituary of Hazel Chenoweth on 28 Jan 1992 in Lafayette, Tippecanoe, IN, USA. 11 CHENOWETH, Hazel Services are at Dodds-Dumanois Funeral Home, Flint, Mich., 12:30 p.m. Wednesday. Graveside service 12 noon Thursday, Battle Ground Cemetery, J. William Overbay officiating. A granddaughter, 3 great-grandchildren survive. A son, John T., preceded in death. Soller-Baker funeral directors in charge of local arrangements.


Hazel married Harry L. Chenoweth, son of Thomas David Chenoweth and Mary Ellen McMasters, on 3 Jan 1918 in Battle Ground, Tippecanoe, IN.1 (Harry L. Chenoweth was born on 16 Feb 1888 in Battle Ground, Tippecanoe, IN,1 18 19 died on 25 May 1968 in Pontiac, Oakland, MI 18 and was buried in Battle Ground: Battle Ground Cemetery, Tippecanoe, IN, USA 18.)


Sources


1 Ancestry.com, Indiana, Marriage Index, 1800-1941 (Works Progress Administration, comp. Index to Marriage Records Indiana: Indiana Works Progress Administration, 1938-1940.), Harry Chenoweth and Hazel L. Beeker, m. 3 Jan 1918, Tippecanoe IN.

2 "Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)," 26 Mar 1942, page 11. Obituary of Dora Beeker.

3 "Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)," 10 Dec 1937, page 10, obituary of John L. Beeker.

4 Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=5212537.

5 FamilySearch.org, Michigan Death Index, 1971-1996, Hazel L Chenoweth, 26 Jan 1992 citing Flint, Genesee, Michigan, death certificate number 001922.

6 "Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)," 6 Jan 1990, page 8. Obituary of Bernice M. Beeker.

7 "Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)," 10 Feb 1975, page 4. Obituary of John T. Chenoweth Sr.

8 Ancestry.com, Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952 (Original data: Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867–1952. Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics.), Mary Jo Chenoweth and Charles E. L. Collier, m. 28 Jul 1951, Keego Harbor, MI.

9 Legacy.com, https://obits.mlive.com/obituaries/grandrapids/obituary.aspx?n=mary-jo-collier&pid=159010466 Obituary of Mary Jo Collier.

10 Ancestry.com, "Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017," Certificate 75-007158 John T. Chenoweth Sr., father Harry Chenoweth, mother Hazel Beeker, spouse Mrs. Marianna Chenoweth.

11 "Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)," 28 Jan 1992, page 6. Obituary of Hazel Chenoweth.

12 1900 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M99H-KGY Jason L Beuker, Tippecanoe Township (east part) Battle Ground, Tippecanoe, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 112, sheet 4B, family 79.

13 1910 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MK5Y-2ZP John L Becker, Tippecanoe, Tippecanoe, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 183, sheet 10B, family 212.

14 1920 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF4B-GM5 Harry Chenoweth in household of Jesse M Chenoweth, Tippecanoe, Tippecanoe, Indiana, United States; citing ED 190, sheet 16A, line 2, family 35.

15 1930 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X4B5-4MZ Harry Chenoweth, Battle Ground, Tippecanoe, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 25, sheet 2B, line 58, family 51.

16 1940 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K4PS-GZT Harry Chenewith, Area A, Pontiac, Pontiac City, Oakland, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 63-85, sheet 9A, line 18, family 181.

17 "Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)," 27 Oct 1956, page 12. Beekers Suit To Break Will of May B. Black.

18 Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=32238231.

19 FamilySearch.org, United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, Harry Chenoweth, b. 16 Feb 1888.



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