Rt Box 309, Nyssa, OR
In 1966 Howard had written to Probate Court of Warren Co, OH, letter passed on to Warren County Historical Society, requesting information on parents of his great-great-grandfather Jacob Bare.
Database: Oregon Death Index, 1903-98 (ancestry.com)
Name: Bair, Howard Ray
County: Malheur
Death Date: 03 Oct 1988
Certificate: 88-18545
Spouse: Sharon
Birth Date: 10 Dec 1907
Daniel and Melvina had 9 other children after Eliza (Roger Bredin, world family tree, ancestry.com)
lived in 1991 in Fort Myers, Fla
Larry L. Gray
Died December 9, 1999
WILLIAMSBURG - Larry L. Gray, 55, of Williamsburg and formerly of Ft. Meyers, Fla., died Thursday morning at the home of his aunt Mary Lautner.
Larry was born on July 24, 1944, in Dundee, and soon after was adopted by Garl and Claribel (Boerner) Gray. He had been a summer resident to the Grand Traverse and Benzie areas, and became a permanent resident in 1994.
Larry attended the Flint School for the Deaf until his 18th birthday. He was a very caring and loving person, who especially loved children and animals. He read his bible faithfully and shared his knowledge with others. He was an excellent signor, which helped him in his many travels.
Larry is survived by his aunts and uncles, Mary (Merlin) Lautner and Alice Gates of Williamsburg, Helen Gray and Zane (Virginia) Gray of Interlochen, Bryce (Darlene) Gray of Honor, Pauline Boerner of Grand Rapids; many, many cousins; and a very special friend, Greg Dobbs in Ft. Myers.
Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday at the Perry Chapel, McElduff Funeral Homes in Benzonia. Services will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home with Rev. Floyd McCrimmon officiating. Entombment and committal services will be held at Ft. Myers Memorial Gardens.
Larry's family has asked that his caring for children continues and suggests a memorial contribution to the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
A Joseph Showalter married Eliza Huntsman Jun 2 1855 (year of Mary's death), in Wayne Co, OH (source=IGI record, familysearch.org). But there are at least 4 Joseph Showalter's in the 1850 Wayne Co census!
The 1850 CanaanTwp Wayne Co Census indicates that Joseph Showalter, age 31, was a blacksmith. Wife Mary 32, son John 7, Henry 5, Franklin 2, daughters Elizabeth 3, and Katherine 1.
On the same page (805), are possibly brothers of Joseph: Jacob 26 and Michael 44. Jacob's wife is Leah, 22, born PA, and they had a son Nelson or Wilson, age 1.The 1840 Wayne Twp Wayne Co OH census shows a Joseph Showalter, age 60-70, living near Seth Hollinger, the one (or father of the one) who became guardian to children Levi & Ellen Bartel after their mother died in 1852. Next door to Joseph is Henry Shiveler (could be related to Wm Shives).
Jackson Presbyterian Cemetery has Joseph Showalter, Co E. Ohio Infantry (no dates)
Son Henry Showalter is listed in the LDS database as born Nov 1 1844 of Mary Hoffemire and Joseph Showalter.
"Polly" is mentioned in Henry's 1857 will as being deceased.
Burial record book at Wooster Library shows death date and age -- stone now pretty much unreadable.
It is beside parents Henry & Elizabeth Hoffheins and sisters Elizabeth Feeman and Malinda Hoffhines. While I was trying to trace the letters with my fingers, it fell over, almost on top of me. The top curved piece separated from the main stone on the way down. None of us was strong enough to put it up & together again, and even if we were, the support posts were completely loose and the whole thing would have continued to be a safety hazard. So we reported the mishap to the lady of the house directly in front of the cemetery, who said she will tell the trustees. -- Dawn Bonney, 7/29/02.A daughter of Joseph and next wife L. (sister Leah Hoffines) is also buried at Kopp's: Sarah Jane, d. Nov 16 1860, age 3 yrs.
acc to familysearch.org, a Henry Showalter is listed in the 1845 census in East Union Twp, Wayne Co OH.
IGI lists Henry as born Nov 1 1844 of Mary Hoffemire and Joseph Showalter.