John, Sure appreciate the probate info. For items 2) and 3) do you have dates of these records - no date is included in body of record. Do you have page and volume info for all 3 records? Do you have birth information for the Charles, assumed child of Andrew and Elizabeth? Rob John Tippet wrote: > > Sallye: > > Regarding the infant heirs of John Beckelshymer: > I have copies of some probate records from Fulton County, IL that indicate > the following: > > (1) State of Illinois, Fulton County - "Henry Beckelshymer being first duly > sworn deposed and on oath says that Lewis Beckelshymer and Charlotte > Beckelshymer are infant heirs of Charles Beckelshymer late of Indiana > deceased and now reside there." Subscribed and sworn to before me this > 20th day of June in 1849 > > (2) Beckelshymer and Davis Vs Henry Beckelshymer et al, In Chancery No 42 - > "In this case Henry Beckelshymer Benjamin Beckelshymer Alexander > Beckelshymer Lemuel Beckelshymer Samuel Guthrie Catharine Guthrie Jesse > Beckelshymer Rebecca Beckelshymer having been served with legal process and > having been solemnly called in open Court came not. It is ordered that the > Bill be taken and confessed as to them and that N. L. Gordon? be appointed > Guardian ad litem for Lewis Beckelshymer Charlotte Beckelshymer Diantha > Beckelshymer Charles Beckelshymer and Hezekiah Beckelshymer infant heirs of > John Beckelshymer deceased and that this case be continued with an order of > Publication as to ? resident defendants. Wm A. Minshall > > (3) State of Illinois, Fulton County, Thomas Beckelshymer and William David > Vs Henry Beckelshymer and other heirs of John Beckelshymer deceased - "This > day this cause coming in to be heard and it appearing to the Court that all > the said defendants have been duly served with process except Lewis > Beckelshymer Charlotte Beckelshymer Diantha Beckelshymer Charles > Beckelshymer and Hezekiah Beckelshymer who are infants out of the state and > that as to them due publication has been made and it also appearing that > all the said defendants have been called in open Court (except said infants > who have been answered by their Guardian ad Litem) and that they have made > default. And the Court having now examined the proofs and exhibits in this > case produced and being sufficiently advised in the matters and being of > the opinion that the said complainants are entitled for the relief prayed > for in their said Bill of Complaint. It is therefore ordered, adjudged and > decreed that the said matter in Chancery in and for Fulton County make and > execute and deliver to the complainants a Deed to the premises set forth in > said Bill that is to say the North East Qr of Section Nine T. Three North > Range Three East situate in Fulton County Illinois. Conveying to them all > the interest of which the said John Beckelshymer died seized in the said > premises and make report of his doings at the next term of this Court." > Wm Kellogg > > >From the above, I conclude that: > > (1) Lewis and Charlotte Beckelshymer were children of Charles Beckelshymer > and Ann Briney > (2) Diantha, Charles and Hezekiah Beckelshymer were likely children of > Andrew Beckelshymer and Elizabeth Briney > > I hope this clears up the confusion. > > John Charles Tippet > JohnDoeTippet@csi.com > > P.S. > > (1) Samuel Guthrie married 1st Catharine Beckelshymer on 13 Aug 1829 and > 2nd Sophia Laws on 16 Dec 1831, both in Lawrence County, IN. Cliff, you > indicate that Catharine died on 10 Aug 1870. If this is the case, then it > appears that she must have divorced Samuel Guthrie. Can you clarify? > Where did she die? Where does your information come from? > > (2) Also married in Lawrence County, IN were: Catherine Bekymer (sic) to > Noah M. Matheney on 4 Jul 1839. Was this Catherine's 2nd marriage after > having divorced Samuel Guthrie? > > (3) Ann Beckelshymer married married James Litton on 22 Nov 1835 in > Lawrence County, IN. Does anyone know how Ann is related to John > Beckelshymer? Is she a daughter? > > (4) Martin Beckelshymer married Caroline Cummings on 22 Sep 1839 in > Lawrence County, IN. Does anyone know how Martin is related to John > Beckelshymer? Is he a son? > > ---------- > > From: SalGundy@aol.com > > To: BEHYMER-L@rootsweb.com > > Subject: HEZIKIAH, CHARLES, LEWIS, DIANTHA & CHARLOTTE > > Date: Tuesday, December 08, 1998 9:54 AM > > > > Cliff > > Rec your letter on the JOHN L BECKELHYMER family. To answer > > your questions.... > > > > 1. As far as Willard being marr to a Nancy Martin...I do not show > > where I got that information . Must have received it from some > > where, just have no idea. > > > > 2. The above kids as shown in subject...I believe John Tippet said > > they were infant heirs of Charles and Ann Briney. At least that > > is where I put them with a note showing from John. > > > > JOHN...better clarify this for both of us, p l e a s e > > > > Cliff...I mailed the probate papers to you, hope you got them. I have > > noted all your information on John L's family on my FRS. Thanks a > > lot. > > > > Sallye > > > > > > ==== BEHYMER Mailing List ==== > > What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other > > name would smell as sweet--Shakespeare > > Bechtolsheimer, Beckelhimer, P.Simer, Becklehamer, Behymer, . . . . . . > > > > ==== BEHYMER Mailing List ==== > What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other > name would smell as sweet--Shakespeare > Pickelsheimer, Beckleshymer, Becklesimon, Bevelhimer, Hymer, . . . . . .