Beach of Bartholomew Co. IN
I am interested in any information on William and Minerva Beach of Bartholomew Co., IN, particularly William.They first appeared on the 1870 census in Harrison Twp., with children Eliza, 10 yrs., Hester A. 9, Mary C. 6, Ira J. 5 William V., 3, Sarah E. 20, and William C. 2 (probably Sarah's son).Eliza, Hester, and Sarah were born in Ohio, the others in IN.William was 69, born in NY and Minerva 44, born in IN.
In 1880 Minerva was alone with all the children except Sarah, who had married Wm. Isenthrasher/Isentrager in 1871.In the birthplace category, Eliza and Sarah have father's birthplace as CT, the others have father's birthplace as NY.
In 1900 and 1910 Minerva was in the county infirmary/poor house in Columbus, where she died in 1918.I have her obituary which says she was born in 1821 in Boggstown, OH (though all her censuses say IN), the daughter of Unknown Jackson, that she was the widow of William Beach, a farmer, who had died about 35 years earlier, and that she had 11 children, only 2 of which were still living, Mrs.Hester Collins and Mrs. Mollie McCord.It also says she came to Bartholomew Co. some 50 years earlier.
Does anyone have any info on this family, especially William?I would appreciate anything you might have!!
Cheryl Fromhold