Johnson-Shawnee-Miami County KS Archives Obituaries.....BEAUCHAMP, William December 27, 1926 ************************************************ 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 June 11, 2006, 5:58 am The Topeka State Journal, 12/28/1926 & The Johnson County Democrat, 12/30/1926       THE   TOPEKA   STATE   JOURNAL Topeka, Kansas; Tuesday December 28, 1926, page 2, col 2              ~~~~~~o~~~~~~            DEATHS AND FUNERALS    ~~~~       WILLIAM BEAUCHAMP, 93, a resident of Topeka for the last five years, died Monday night at his home, 411 Lincoln street. Short funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon at 4 o'clock from the Wall-Diffenderfer mortuary. Final services and burial will be at Olathe Thursday afternoon. Courtsey of Kim Baker          <>----------<>----------<>         "The Johnson County Democrat" Thursday, December 30, 1926, Vol. VI, No. 6, page 1           William Beauchamp Dead William Beauchamp, father-in-law of District Judge J. O. Rankin, died Monday at his home in Topeka. He was a resident of Olathe many years ago. The funeral will be held in Olathe this afternoon at 2:30 from the Presbyterian church. Interment at Olathe cemetery, arrangements in charge of H. E. Julien Undertaking Co. NOTE! William is not listed as being buried in the Olathe cemetery, in the cemetery indexed published by the Johnson County Genealogical Society in 1983. So I am not sure where he is buried. Perhaps in Topeka or perhaps in Olathe, without a headstone any more. Courtsey of David Goldy         <>---------<>----------<> Additional Comments: William Beauchamp was born April 1833, in Indiana third of eight children to David from Delaware and Dorothy from Kentucky, and died in Topeka, Shawnee county, Kansas, 27 December 1926. with his obituary, saying he's buried at Olathe, but not found listed in Johnson County Kansas' 1983 book. 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. Married Josephine Flora, born 26 July 1833 in Harrison county, Indiana first known child of John and Amanda (Lentz) Flora both of Pennsylvania, ---- 15 June 1860 at Vermilion county, Illinois, first home Perrysville, Vermillion county, Indiana, with younger brother Josiah wed to Josephine's younger sister Margaret. Daughter Laura was born in Indiana, they then moved, ca 1862, to Livingston county, Missouri where four more known daughters were born. Some time before 1900 census, moving to Olathe, Johnson county, Kansas, then he to Topeka, Shawnee county, Kansas in 1921 with first born Laura, Josephine alive in 1910 census dead by 1921, most likely buried in Olathe, but unlisted as is William. First daughter Laura, born 21 December 1861 in Perrysville, Vermilion county, Indiana died an old maid, in Parsons, Labette county, Kansas, Mercy hospital 6 October 1949 at age 88, living after leaving Topeka 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 taught 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. See FLORA, Rev John , File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ks/johnson/obits/b/beaucham49ob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/ksfiles/ File size: 6.3 Kb