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Ancestry chart segment

 Generation 3            Generation 4               Generation 5
 
                     +-- James Francis Beals
                     |   (1846-1930)           
 James Elgie Beals --+                          +-- David Bower
 (1889-1982)         |                          |   (1825-1866)
                     +-- Olive Samantha Bower --+
                         (1862-1895)            |
                                                +-- Caroline Snyder
                                                    (1831-1905)

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Ref. Num.	Description	Image of original
1	1870 United States Federal Census, Beaver Twp., Clarion Co., PA, Page 21, lines 28-30 lists Jacob Beals, 33, married to Clara Beals, 28. They live with Olive S. Bower, 8. Everyone was born in PA. Everyone can read, write, and speak English. This census is dated 2 Aug 1870.
2	1880 United States Federal Census, Richland Twp., Venango Co., PA, Enummerator's District 253, Page 13, lines 47-49 lists widow Hanah Porterfield, 74, living with farmer James Porterfield, 48, and servant Olive Bower, 18. Everyone and their parents were born in PA with the exception of Hanah Porterfield's father, who was born in Ireland. Everyone can read, write, and speak English. This census is dated 14 Jun 1880.
3	Gravestone at Salem Lutheran Cemetery, Clarion County, PA. Reads: "BEALS, James F. 1846-1930, Olive C. 1862-1894, Infant Daughter"
9	Cemetery Association Record from Salem Lutheran Cemetery Association lists Jacob Beals, 1806-1899, as married to Elizabeth Brey, 1808-1899. It lists their descendants down as far as four generations in some places. Some of those descendants are my anscestors, including son James Beals, daughter-in-law Olive Bower, grandson Elgie Beals and grandaughter-in-law Winnie Kline.
10	Obituary for J. Elgie Beals. Indicates that he died at the age of 92, having been born on 24 Apr 1889 in Richland Township, Venango County, PA. He died at the home of his daughter, Bertha Chambers, in Kossuth, PA, where he had been living for some time. His parents were James F. Beals and Olive Bower Beals. He married Winnifred Kline on 12 Oct 1910. Winnifred Kline died on May 4, 1966. At the time of his death, he had two surviving daughters, Ella Wilson and Bertha Chambers, and one son, Robert Beals. His other son, Loy Beals, died in 1978. J. Elgie Beals will be buried at the Old Zion church.
18	Personal correspondence from Elizabeth Wilson Williams, great-granddaughter of James Francis Beals.	N/A

Source Notes

^[1] The Jacob Beals here may be Jacob Beals, Jr., son of direct ancestors Jacob Beals and Elizabeth Brey, brother of Olive's future husband, James Francis Beals.

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