First Generation
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1. Ezra F BEERY.[1] Born ca 1837 in Pickaway County, Ohio. Ezra F died ca 1896; he was 59.[2]
On 13 Mar 1856 when Ezra F was 19, he married Elizabeth COURTRIGHT[1], daughter of Jesse Drake COURTRIGHT (5 May 1811-22 Feb 1873) & Sarah (Sally) STOUT (9 May 1808-7 Jul 1881), in Pickaway County, Ohio.[3] Born ca 1836 in Walnut Township Pickaway County, Ohio.
They had the following children:
2 i. David N (ca1857-)
ii. Parthenius. Born on 23 Dec 1857 in Fairfield County, Ohio.[1] Parthenius died in Canal Winchester, Ohio on 18 Feb 1921; he was 63. DC: V, C8922, cause of death was Pneumonia. Buried on 21 Feb 1921 in Union Grove Cemetery Canal Winchester, Ohio.[4] Resided in West Waterloo St. Canal Winchester, Ohio. Occupation: Brightman, Manufacturing Co.
Parthenius married Eliza ZWAYER.
iii. Albert[1]. Born on 19 Oct 1859 in Bloom Township Fairfield County, Ohio. Albert died in Fairfield County, Ohio on 2 Jun 1889; he was 29.[5] Death Record says that he died from Typhoid. Occupation: Painter.
iv. Sallie. Born ca 1861 in Ohio.[1]
Sallie married Austin RUNKLE.
v. George[6]. Born ca 1862 in Ohio.
[1]vi. Samuel W
[1]. Born on 1 Jan 1863 in Fairfield County, Ohio. Samuel W died in Fairfield County, Ohio on 30 Oct 1936; he was 73. Buried in Lithopolis Cemetery Lithopolis, Ohio.[7] Buried in Third Addition, Part II, Lot 64, Gr-2.Samuel W married Fannie E TEEGARDIN. Born on 1 Jan 1870 in Fairfield County, Ohio. Fannie E died in Fairfield County, Ohio on 1 Sep 1950; she was 80. Buried in Lithopolis Cemetery Lithopolis, Ohio.[7] Buried in Third Addition, Part II, Lot 64, Gr-1.
3 vii. John C (1864-1950)
viii. Charles Ezra. Born on 4 Jan 1866 in Fairfield County, Ohio.
[1],[3]ix. Maggie A[2]. Born ca 1869 in Ohio.
[1]x. Florence. Born on 13 Apr 1873 in Lithopolis, Ohio.
xi. Annie J[6].
Second Generation
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Family of Ezra F BEERY (1) & Elizabeth COURTRIGHT
2. David N BEERY. Born ca 1857 in Ohio.[1]
David N married Loretta ADKINS.
They had one child:
i. Holmes. Born on 28 Aug 1897 in Bloom Township Fairfield County, Ohio.[5]
3. John C BEERY.
[1] Born on 1 Jan 1864. John C died on 1 Jan 1950; he was 86. Buried in Lithopolis Cemetery Lithopolis, Ohio.[7] Buried in Second Addition, Part III, Lot 222, Gr-3.John C married Lettie O BEATTY
[1], daughter of Alexander S BEATTY (ca 1843-18 Oct 1887) & Isabella LAMB (ca 1845-ca 1937). Born on 1 Jan 1865 in Ohio. Lettie O died on 18 May 1950; she was 85. Buried in Lithopolis Cemetery Lithopolis, Ohio.[7] Buried in Second Addition, Part III, Lot 222, Gr-4.They had one child:
i. William F. Born on 24 Nov 1891 in Marcy, Ohio. William F died on 13 Feb 1972; he was 80. Buried in Lithopolis Cemetery Lithopolis, Ohio.
[7] Buried in Second Addition, Part III, Lot 22, Gr-1.William F married Laura A DILDINE, daughter of Grant DILDINE & Laura A BERGER. Born on 2 Oct 1890 in Groveport, Ohio. Laura A died on 23 Jun 1968; she was 77. Buried in Lithopolis Cemetery Lithopolis, Ohio.
[7] Buried in Second Addition, Part III, Lot 222, Gr-2.1. 1870 Census Data.
2. HDBUSSELL@AOL.COM DAR Lineage Book #132 Page 213, DAR # 131675.
3. Dates provided by Shelly of shellyinoh@geocities.com.
4. June 1999 Cemetery Visit-C.McKinley.
5. The date for this event was obtained from The Fairfield County Courthouse records or from the Microfilm copy at the Lancaster, Ohio Public Library.
6. COURTRIGHT Family data developed from excerpts of the Dr Dudley COURTRIGHT publication-A History of Van Kortryks or COURTRIGHTs, published by the Heer Publishing Company Columbus, Ohio, 1923. Additional data provided by family members, fellow McKinley researchers and on line data provided by kenc@texas.net, rmiller@mnsinc.com, Joel Ellie@aol.com, SSDI, OHS Death Indices, census data, various cemetery references as stated for the individuals.
7. Lithopolis Cemetery Records-Wagnalls Memorial-Cemeteries of Bloom Township-Fairfield County Chaper of the OGS-1996