Sarah Elizabeth Sheesley

NOT A DIRECT ANCESTOR Sarah Elizabeth Sheesley is not in my direct ancestry. She is 2 steps removed in the following ways: Wife of Robert Elgie Beals Brother of Ella May Beals Son of James Elgie Beals and Winnifred May Kline

	Date	Location	Notes	Sources
Birth	29 Mar 1929	Elk Twp., Clarion Co., PA
Marriage	31 Aug 1951	Lickingville, PA	To Robert Elgie Beals
Death	15 Sep 1999	UPMC Presbyterian Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA
Burial		Zion Union Cemetery, Richland Twp., Venango Co., PA

Sources

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1	1930 United States Federal Census, Elk Township, Clarion County, PA, Enumeration District 16-10, Supervisor's District 8, Pages 6B and 7A. Census date April 18th, 1930. Page 6B Lines 99-100 and Page 7A Lines 1-4: Paul C. Sheesley, 41, lives with his wife, Nellie V. Sheesley, 33, their son Harold D. Sheesley, 9, their son Calvin L. Sheesley, 6 and 7 months, their son Harry G. Sheesley, 3, and their daughter Sarah E. Sheesley, 1. When they got married, Paul was 34 and Nellie was 25. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania. Paul is a laborer doing "Odd jobs." They live at 137 Sloan Rd.
2	1940 United States Federal Census, Salem Twp., Clarion Co., PA, Enumeration District 16-34, Supervisor's District 20, Page 11B. Census date May 6th, 1940. Lines 44-51: Paul Sheesley, 51, lives with his wife, Nellie Sheesley, 43, their son Harold Sheesley, 18, their son Leroy Sheesley, 16, their son Glenn Sheesley, 13, their daughter Sara Sheesley, 11, their daughter Helen Sheesley, 8, and their daughter Bessie Sheesley, 6. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania. Paul is a laborer at a glass plant. They live on a farm. Paul has completed the 8th grade. Nellie has completed three years of high school.
3	Research of Nancy Elizabeth Beals (Walls), 1975-ongoing, in the Venango/Clarion Counties border area, including cemetery inventories, obituary collections, church records and library research, and interviews of community members. Nancy Beals Walls is the daughter of Robert Elgie Beals and Sarah Sheesley.
4	Obituary of Sara Elizabeth Sheesley Beals, from collection of Peg Kahle, original source not given. Sara Elizabet Sheesley Beals, age 70, of Emlenton RD 1, Richland Twp. died 5:30 pm Wednesday 15 Sept 1999 in UPMC Presbyterian Hospital, Pittsburgh. Born 29 Mar 1929 in Elk City, Clarion Co., dau. of Paul C. and Nellie V. Wingard Sheesley. Member of Old Zion United Methodist Church at Emlenton RD 1. She was a homemaker. Married in Lickingville 31 Aug 1951 to Robert E, Beals. Survived by her husband, a son Charles E. Beals of St. Petersburg, a dau. and son-in0law NAncy E. and Charles Walls of Emlenton RD 1; five grandchildren: Robin, Catherine and Caren Walls of Emlenton RD 1 and Charles R. and Emily S. Beals of St. Petersburg.; a step-granddaughter: Tina Walls Myers of West Branch, MI and a step-great-granddaughter. Also survived by a brother: Glenn Sheesley of Emlenton RD 1; and two sisters: Mrs. Harry (Helen) Harnish of Lamertine and Mrs. Robert (Bessie) Amsler of Knox RD 2. Preceded in death by her parents, three brothers: Melvin Sheesley, HArold Sheesley and Calvin Sheesley. Services in the Christopher M. Hile Funeral Home 11am Saturday with Rev. Ralph Tanner of Old Zion UMC officiating. Interment in Zion-Union Cemetery.
5	Gravestone transcription, Zion Union Cemetery, Richland Twp., Venango Co. PA. BEALS Robert E. Nov. 13, 1926, April 3, 2002; Sara E. Mar. 29, 1929, Sept. 15, 1999
6	Social Security Death Index includes a record for Sara E. Beals, SSN 180-26-2893, last residence 16373 Emlenton, Venango CO., PA, born 29 Mar 1929, died 15 Sep 1999.