Frederick Zeigler
(1801-1868)
Elizabeth Hoobler
(1799-1871)
Elizabeth Cena Zeigler
(1833-1899)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. William M. Beeker

Elizabeth Cena Zeigler 2 3 4 5

  • Born: 6 Mar 1833, Attica, Fountain, IN, USA 3 6 7
  • Marriage (1): William M. Beeker on 1 Sep 1854 in , Fountain, IN, USA 1
  • Died: 2 Dec 1899, Otterbein, Benton, IN, USA at age 66 6 7
  • Buried: 3 Dec 1899, Montmorenci: Montmorenci Cemetery, Tippecanoe, IN, USA 6 7

   Other names for Elizabeth were Eliza Ziegler 8 and Elizabeth Zigler.6 7

   FamilySearch ID: K2F1-QZF.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. She appeared in the household of Samuel Beeker in a census in 1860 in Tippecanoe Township, Tippecanoe, IN, USA. 9 9 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. Elizabeth appeared in the household of William M. Beeker in a census in 1870 in Bolivar Township, Benton, IN, USA. 10 10 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.

3. She appeared in the household of William M. Beeker in a census in 1880 in Bolivar Township, Benton, IN, USA. 11 11 The 1880 census recorded William Beeker, farmer, 54, living with wife Sena E., 46; daughter Sena, 20; Maggie, 18; and son John H. 13. Also in the home is Guss Temfelin, 6; and laborer Henry McDonald, 23. Everyone was born in Indiana except Henry in Canada. William's parents were born in North Carolina, and Sena's in Pennsylvania.

4. Cause of Death: paralysis, duration 9 years 10 months, 2 Dec 1899, Otterbein, Benton, IN, USA. 7


Elizabeth married William M. Beeker, son of John Beeker and Christina Young, on 1 Sep 1854 in , Fountain, IN, USA.1 (William M. Beeker was born in Mar 1832 in Battle Ground, Tippecanoe, IN,3 12 died on 4 Apr 1903 12 and was buried in Montmorenci: Montmorenci Cemetery, Tippecanoe, IN, USA 12.)


Sources


1 Ancestry.com, Indiana, Marriage Index, 1800-1941 (Works Progress Administration, comp. Index to Marriage Records Indiana: Indiana Works Progress Administration, 1938-1940.), Elizabeth Zeigler and William Beeker, 1 Sep 1854, Fountain, IN.

2 FamilySearch.org, Michigan Death Certificates, 1921-1952, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KFQH-VVM John H Beeker, 12 Oct 1938; citing Dearborn, Wayne, Michigan.

3 Ancestry.com, "Michigan, U.S., Death Records, 1867-1952" (Death Records. Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing, Michigan.), Certificate 982 1803. John H. Beeker. Father William Beeker. Mother Elizabeth Zeigler. Spouse Elizabeth Beeker.

4 Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007.), SSN 384-01-9939 John Joseph Beeker b. 23 Jan 1867 in Otterbein, IN father William Beeker, mother Elizabeth.

5 Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007.), SSN 304-18-1348 Cena Beeker Hale, b. 5 Nov 1863, father William Beeker, mother Elizabeth Zeigler.

6 Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=15096351.

7 Ancestry.com, "Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017," Elizabeth Beeker. Father Frederic Zigler. Mother ___.

8 FamilySearch.org, Indiana Marriages, 1780-1992, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFX4-4B5 Jno. H. Beeker Or Becker and Eliza Fracey, 02 Nov 1886; citing reference Item 4 p 138; FHL microfilm 872,060.

9 1860 United States Census, Tippecanoe Twp, Tippecanoe, IN https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4N7-XS9 Samuel Beeker page 97 household 690 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4N7-X3T William Beeker page 98 household 693.

10 1870 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXX6-N6L William Becker Bolivar Township, Benton, IN page 9, household 49.

11 1880 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHMD-YVM William Beeker, Bolivar, Benton, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district ED 7, sheet 367C.

12 Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=15096338.



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