Johnson-Shawnee-Miami County KS Archives Biographies.....BEAUCHAMP(Flora), Josephine July 26, 1833 - ???? ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ks/ksfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Bill Boggess billboggess@webtv.net May 20, 2006, 4:42 am Author: Bill Boggess (revision; 05-20-06) Courtesy of Lorena --- and David Goldy            JOSEPHINE (Flora) BEAUCHAMP Born in Harrison county Indiana 26 July 1833, Josephine is the first known child in the union of John Flora and Amanda Lentz. Parents moved to Hartsville, Bartholomew county, Indiana, ca 1857, several children attending Hartsville United Brethern College. She married William Beauchamp, on 15 June 1860 in Vermillion county, Illinois, living with his year younger brother, Josiah, who, earlier had married her younger sister, Margaret Ann (Flora) Beauchamp, 10 March 1860, in Vermillion county, Indiana, Highland township, Perrysville Post Office, for 28 June 1860 census. Death date, location and burial site still unknown for Josephine (Flora) Beauchamp. Husband William Beauchamp, third of eight children for David and Dorothy, born April 1833 in Indiana, died in Topeka Shawnee county, Kansas, 27 December 1926, with his front page obituary of 30 December 1926, Johnson County Democrat, saying he's buried at Olathe, but not found listed in Johnson County Kansas' 1983 book. (Possibly(?) missing or no head stone) Census lists William: Farmer, 1860, Preacher, 1870, 'none', 1880, Farmer 1900, Retired rancher, 1910, not found 1920. Daughter Laura's obituary said he was a chaplain during the civil war. First daughter Laura, born 21 December 1861 in Perrysville, Vermillion county, Indiana died an old maid, in Parsons, Labette county, Kansas, Mercy hospital 6 October 1949 at age 88, living in Altamont, Labette county, Kansas, same county as her uncle, my great grandfather, John Andrew Flora lived from 1878 to 1934. Buried Olathe, Kansas. Listed among others in her obituary is cousin William Beauchamp (??), living in Kansas City, Missouri. William and Josephine moved to Livingston county Missouri(ah). ca 1862 with baby Laura, birthing four more daughters in Missouri(ah). Cora, (1863MO-1942KS) married Hugh Meharry Ambrose in 1887, born 17 March 1861 in Illinois, taught school at Enterprise, Kansas in 1900, both at United Brethern church sponsored Campbell College at Holton, Kansas, 1920 both teaching High school, Meridan, Jefferson county, Kansas then he died 1936 teaching in the United Brethern college at McAllen, Texas. They had four children, three survivng to adulthood; Roland B, born August 1890, married Isabel Frances Fitzgerald of Blue Rapids, Marshall county, Kansas, he teaching public school at Belleville, Republic county, Kansas in 1920 with a son Warren F born June 1917 who died a retired railroader December 1997 in North Carolina, she died on 4th of July 1988 San Bernadino county, Califorinia. Harold W born August 1895, rooming in K C, Missouri 1920, possibly (?) married Marion Malinda Davis in Kansas City, Kansas, with son Wayne born 1923(?), and Gladys born July 1892, possibly (?) Laura's niece, Mrs R E Clegg, at Columbus, Kansas in1949 obituary, --- not found on census.. Hugh Meharry and Cora are buried Olathe, Hattie, (1865MO-1915KS) married Jabez Otterbein Rankin, born 20 July 1861, Fairfield county, Pennsylvania, died 13 January 1944/5, married1889. 1909, Governor W. R. Stubbs appointed Mr. Rankin Judge of the 10th Judicial District comprising Miami and Johnson Counties, elected till 1927, portrait hanges in court room, of Miami County Court House. They had two children, Veda Rehy, (1892KS-1986KS), and Don living at Chanute in1949. Hattie, J O & Veda, buried Paola, Kansas. Katherine "Kate" (1874MO-1958MO/KS?) born in Livingston county Missouri, married 23 October 1904 to William A Rickenbrode, born: 12 October 1869, Fryburg, Clarion, Pennylsvania, died: 29 November 1956, father, Solomon Rickenbrode, mother: Mary Lilly, Lived in Marysville, Nodaway county, Missouri, he's listed 1910, teacher, 1920, Registar, 1930 Manager of State Teachers College, no children, she died 1958, was buried next to her husband and sister Laura, Olathe, Kansas. Carrie born Livingston county, Missouri ca 1876/9 possibly (?) married 1902 to Louis Ballentine born ca 1868, Scotland, Kentucky, a real estate salesman, living at 3118 Forest Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri 1910, she possibly (?) widowed/divorced, noted as Mrs C H Ballentine in Branson, Taney county, Missouri in sister Laura's 1949 obituary. Additional Comments: See: and File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ks/johnson/bios/beaucham122bs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/ksfiles/ File size: 5.0 Kb