Replying to my own E-mail: It dawned on me that I need to modify the second paragraph below. Peggy Hough could as easily have been a daughter of one of the Beckelhymer brothers as one of the sisters, so there does not necessarily have to be an unaccounted for sister. Also, it dawned on me that I find a Lewis Huff who married a Peggy B. Hymer on 1 Jan 1818 per the Clermont County marriage records. I think it is pretty obvious that this is the niece that Jonathan was referring to. Now, which of the 9 or more children of John, Sr was her parent? John Charles Tippet JohnDoeTippet@csi.com ---------- > From: John Tippet <johndoetippet@csi.com> > To: BEHYMER-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Behymer Sisters > Date: Monday, November 16, 1998 8:58 PM > > Based on the info I found from the LDS index cards for Jonathan > Beckelhymer's relatives, I am left with the following conclusion: In > addition to Anna Beckett and Elizabeth Waggoner, there was at least one > other sister. Jonathan mentions John Lower and Sarah Lower as nephew and > niece. Thus, he had to have a sister who married a Lower. Now, John > Lower's parents' were Peter and Magdalene Lower, per the biography from a > McDonough County, IL atlas that is posted on my web page - > http://ourworld,compuserve.com/homepages/JohnDoeTippet under Lower. > Therefore, I conclude that Magdalene, was, in fact, Magdalene Beckelhymer, > sister (or step-sister) to Jonathan and wife of Peter Lower. The next > question is: who was Magdalene's mother: Sophia Slingluff, Anne (Trout? > per Rick) or Elizabeth Rinker? Magdalene was likely born circa 1780 since > her son, John Lower was born in the early 1800s, leading me to conclude > that Elizabeth Rinker was the likely mother of Magdalene, in addition to > which, they would be technically only step nephew and niece to Jonathan > otherwise. Peter Lower drowned himself in a fit of insanity in the Ohio > River per the Evert's History of Clermont County, OH. I believe he died > young, and perhaps had only the two children, John and Sarah. Other than > my direct ancestor, John, I find only one land transaction for Sarah (circa > 1826) and no indication of any other siblings to these two. One thing that > bothers me, however, is that the two Lower nephew and niece's are listed on > the same index card as that for Sophia, Jonathan's step mother, leaving me > wondering if Sophia may have been Magdalene's mother. Magdalene would have > been in her late 40's, however, when she had John and Sarah, for this to > fit - seems unlikely, but possible. > > I also conclude there may have been even one more sister, since Peggy Hough > is mentioned by Jonathan as a niece. Does anyone know if Elizabeth > Waggoner or Anne Beckett had a daughter named Peggy (Margaret)? If so, > this could have been who Jonathan was refering to. If not, then perhaps > there is yet one more sister still unaccounted for. > > Just some rambling thoughts. What do others think? > > John Charles Tippet > JohnDoeTippet@csi.com > > > > ==== BEHYMER Mailing List ==== > What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other > name would smell as sweet--Shakespeare > Behymer, Beckelhymer, Bechtelheimer, BHymer, Bechelheimer, . . . . . . >