Carole, From an earlier correspondence about Rachel and her folks I got that her mother was Cynthia MCallen? Is it Allen or Mcallen? Rob Carole Spencer wrote: > > John: John Holmes wife was Sarah Scott. They were m. in Jessamine Co., KY 25 > Feb. 1807. > Rachel Lavina Holmes was born in Lawrence County, IN on 24 Oct 1840. Rachel m. > Charles 16 Feb 1860 in Ipava, Fulton Co., IL. > Rachel was the dau of Samuel A. Holmes and Cynthia Allen. > Carole > > John Tippet wrote: > > > Carole: > > > > Thanks for the response. I few clarifying questions: was John Holmes' > > wife's maiden name Scott, i.e., did he marry Sarah Scott? I also have a > > Rachel Lavina Holmes who was born in Lawrence County, IN on 24 Oct 1840 who > > married Charles R Beckelhymer on 16 Feb 1860 in Macon County, IL (or Texas > > County, MO). Was she also a daughter of John and Sarah? > > > > John Charles Tippet > > JohnDoeTippet@csi.com > > > > ---------- > > > From: Carole Spencer <zoe6198@cfu.net> > > > To: BEHYMER-L@rootsweb.com > > > Subject: Re: Fultom County, IL Beckelhymers > > > Date: Saturday, April 17, 1999 2:48 PM > > > > > > John: This Margaret E. Holmes who m. John Beckelhymer was from Perry > > Twp., > > > Lawrence Co., IN. Her parents were John and Sarah Scott Holmes. > > Siblings of > > > Margaret E. were Mary Holmes Beckelshymer wife of Benjamin Beckelshymer, > > Jane > > > Holmes Blair, Nancy Holmes Myers, Samuel A. Holmes, Thomas J. Holmes, > > Joseph H. > > > Holmes, John Quincy Holmes, Hugh Allen Holmes, Sally A. Holmes Cooper, > > all in > > > Fulton Co., IL and William B. Holmes in Brown Co., IN. > > > There is a deed in Lawrence Co., IN which shows Thomas J. Holmes and > > Joseph H. > > > Holmes purchasing land from a John Beckelshymer 4 Feb 1842. I still > > don't know > > > the parents of John B. who m. Margaret E. Holmes. > > > I know you weren't looking for Holmes, but it might offer a clue > > somewhere. > > > Carole > > > > > > John Tippet wrote: > > > > > > > FYI: Found the following under Cemetery Inscriptions of Fulton County, > > IL, > > > > Vol 2, Kerton, Isabel, Waterford Townships: > > > > > > > > Otto Cemetery, Isabel township, Section 30 > > > > > > > > Otto Cemetery is located on property of R. Keeler and Marshall Tippey. > > It > > > > is West of Junction 136 and Route 100 on a gravel road which is > > passable at > > > > all times. The ground was deeded in 1852 by Hiram Wentworth and the > > first > > > > burial was in 1832. More information concerning Otto Cemetery may be > > found > > > > under Isabel Township in "The History of Fulton County, Illinois in > > Spoon > > > > River Country, 1818-1968" > > > > > > > > Buried therein are the following: > > > > > > > > Mary J. Beckelhymer, daughter of J. and R. Beckelhymer, d. 15 Nov 1853, > > 5 > > > > years > > > > John L. Beckelhymer, son of J. and R. Beckelhymer, d. 3 May 1870, 4 yr, > > 1 > > > > mo, 20 da (dc. says 1 yr) > > > > Melissa J. Beckelhymer, daughter of J. and R. Beckelhymer, 20 Feb 1855, > > 11 > > > > Sep 1857 > > > > Christopher Beckelhymer, son of J. and R, Beckelhymer, 4 Oct 1857, 16 > > May > > > > 1859 > > > > Infant of J. and R. Beckelhymer, d. 16 Feb 1854 > > > > Platt, son of J. and R. Beckelhymer, d. 13 Jun 1862, 3 mo, 9 da > > > > > > > > The above are children of Jesse and Rebecca (Beckelhymer) Beckelhymer > > > > > > > > >From Vol 3, Oak Hill Cemetery, Lewistown and other Lewistown Township > > > > Cemeteries: > > > > > > > > Buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Lewistown, IL: > > > > > > > > Aaron Behymer, d. 20 Oct 1907, 68y, 2m, 7d (D. C.) > > > > Mrs. Aaron Behymer, int. 15 Jul 1898, age 57 (B. R.) > > > > > > > > >From Vol 16, Greenwood Cemetery of Canton, Fulton County, IL, Section > > 34: > > > > > > > > Francis Marion Behymer Wid. (d.c.) b. 1 Jan 1846 in Fulton Co., IL, d. > > 4 > > > > Apr 1924 in Canton, IL, bur.d 6 Apr 1924, 78y, 3m, 3d, fa: Aaron > > Behymer b. > > > > Ohio, mo: Katherine Rutledge, S. G. lot 222 Div. M > > > > > > > > Rella Catherine Hyff (d.c.) b. 25 Jul 1869, Camp Point, IL, d. 30 Nov > > 1921, > > > > North of Canton, IL, bur.d 2 Dec 1921, 52 yr, 4 mo, 5 da, fa: Z. T. > > Akers > > > > b. IL, mo: Minerva Ferguson b. IL, lot 101, Div. A > > > > > > > > Neither of these two are familiar to me. Can anyone help? > > > > > > > > >From Marriages of Fulton County, IL 1824 - 1861: > > > > > > > > Chapman Beclehymer md Frankey Martin 19 Nov 1837, Vol A, p. 40, license > > # > > > > 107 > > > > Diantha Beckelhymer md Ezekil Clark, 19 Dec 1849, Bol B, p. 127, > > license # > > > > 11 > > > > John Beckelhymer md Margaret E Homes, 15 Nov 1852, Vol B, p. 207, > > license # > > > > 207 > > > > Latitia Beckelhymer md William P Cass, 1 Apr 1850, Vol B, p. 134, > > license # > > > > 74 > > > > Henry Beckelshymer md Sarah Allenbaugh, 16 Feb 1854, Vol B, p. 242, > > license > > > > #43 > > > > Thomas Beckelhymer md Ortha Webb, 12 Jul 1846, Vol B, p. 45, license > > #92 > > > > Alexander Becklehymer md Sarah Ann Brown, 30 May 1849, Vol B, p. 112, > > > > license # 101 > > > > Elizabeth Becklehymer md Rueben Hurt, 1 Feb 1849, Vol B, p. 2, license > > #13 > > > > Lemuel Becklehymer md Mary Allenbaugh, 10 Sep 1848, Vol B, p. 90, > > license # > > > > 128 > > > > > > > > Except for Chapman, Diantha, Thomas, Alexander and Lemuel, the rest are > > > > unfamiliar to me. Can anyone out there shed some light on how the > > others > > > > fit in? > > > > > > > > John Charles Tippet > > > > JohnDoeTippet@csi.com > > > > > > > > ==== BEHYMER Mailing List ==== > > > > Picklesimer website: Jeff's Genealogy > > > > http://users.vnet.net/jwjones/gen/ > > > > Thanks, Jeff! > > > > > > > > > ==== BEHYMER Mailing List ==== > > > Related website: Behymer Genealogy Group > > > http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Hills/3927/ > > > Thanks, Jen! > > > > > > > ==== BEHYMER Mailing List ==== > > THE GIANT OF BECKLEHYMER RESEARCH: The Tippet Home Page > > http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/JohnDoeTippet/ > > Many, many thanks, John! > > ==== BEHYMER Mailing List ==== > Related website: Behymer Genealogy Group > http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Hills/3927/ > Thanks, Jen!