14 July 2011

Divorce Action in Williams County, Ohio - Stailey (Roll 46)


By Pamela Pattison Lash

Anna Goller Stailey v Thomas J. Stailey (Journal 14 p494 - 1 Dec 1888; Roll 46 case number 1962 – 1888; Journal 15 p3 – 28 Mar 1889 case number 1961)
            The couple was married on 30 Apr 1882 in Defiance Co, OH. The case was continued in 1888.  On 26 Oct 1886 in Defiance Co, OH a son, RR Stailey, was born to Anna Goller and Thomas J. Stailey. This action shows an infant child, Albner; a visitation schedule was set but for some reason she’s not entitled to a divorce at that time but did obtain one later.

See - Oscar C. Beechler v Agnes Wright Beechler (Journal 15 p254; Roll 48 Box 160 case number 2219) – Mar 1890

Oscar Beechler married Anna Goller Stailey (10 May 1865 – 13 Dec 1945, Los Angeles, CA) on 22 Jan 1891 in Defiance Co, OH. She was the daughter of John and Christina Strahley Goller and the former of wife of Thomas J Staley/Stailey.

Anna was from the Defiance Co, OH area as evidenced by the 1870 federal census:

1870 Washington, Defiance, Ohio; Roll: M593_1195; Page: 195A; Image: 393; Family History Library Film: 552694.
Goller, Anna 6 OH with her parents

There are also two other Civil and Criminal Court Rolls where Oscar C. Beechler is named – Roll 52 #3066 (1893-1894) and Roll 61 #4372 (1899-1900)

1900 Bryan, Williams, Ohio; Roll: T623_1332; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 112.
Center St
h/h 350/355 Beechler, Oscar D (May 1847) 53 mar 9Y OH-PA-OH lawyer
Anna (May 1860) 40 wife 1/1 ch OH-OH-OH
Staley, Willie (Oct 1883) 16 stepson OH-OH-OH
h/h 351 Susan mother lived next door (June 1810) 89 widow 14/5 ch OH-PA-Del

Sometime between 1900 and 1910 the Beechlers were divorced.

1910 Pulaski, Williams, Ohio; Roll: T624_1241; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0130; Image: 935; FHL Number: 1375254.
202 Lynn St
h/h 114/123 Beachler, Oscar C 61 OH-OH-OH lawyer in general practice divorced

1910 Los Angeles Assembly District 74, Los Angeles, California; Roll: T624_84; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0088; Image: 247; FHL Number: 1374097.
h/h 64/65 Stailey, Anna 46 widow 2/1 ch OH-unknown-Germ dressmaker
John W son 26 single OH-OH-OH carpenter

Oscar Beechler’s obit in the Bryan Press, 9 Jan 1913, p4, stated that he died on 5 Jan 1913 and was buried in Fountain Grove Cemetery in Bryan.  He was born in Center Twp 66 years before and lived in Ney and Williams Center during his early years. He was twice married and divorced from both wives.

Williams Co, OH Probate – Oscar C. Beechler, 9 Jan 1913 case number 5715 estate

Thomas J Stailey (Oct 1858 Defiance Co, OH – 1941 Defiance Co, OH; buried in Ney Cemetery, Defiance Co, OH) was the son of William and Maria Gurwell Staley who were married in Williams Co, OH on 21 Jan 1858.

1860 Washington, Defiance, Ohio; Roll: M653_947; Page: 412; Image: 278; Family History Library Film: 803947.
h/h 951/939 Staley, William 27 OH
Maria 23 OH
Thomas 1 OH

Thomas’ mother died on 5 Sept 1863 and his father would go on to marry two more times.

1880 Washington, Defiance, Ohio; Roll: 1011; Family History Film: 1255011; Page: 234A; Enumeration District: 241; Image: 0692.
h/h 76/82 Stailey, William 46 widower OH-PA-NY farmer
Thomas 21 OH-OH-OH farm laborer
John 19 OH-OH-OH farm laborer
Lilly 18 OH-OH-OH
George 13 OH-OH-OH
Rachel 11 OH-OH-OH

C1894 Thomas married Mary (surname unknown) (1871-1954; buried in Ney Cemetery, Defiance Co, OH)

1900 Clay, Morgan, Indiana; Roll: T623_394; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 45
h/h 139/139 Stailey, Thomas 31 (Oct 1858) mar 6Y Oh-OH-OH farmer – note age is wrong
Mary wife 28 (Dec 1871) 2/2 ch IN-OH-IN
Mervin son (Nov 1894) 5 IN-OH-IN
Marion son (May 1897) 3 IN-OH-IN

Probably 1910 District 3, Taylor, Kentucky; Roll: T624_503; Page: 19A; Enumeration District: 0134; Image: 699; FHL Number: 1374516.

1920 Tiffin, Defiance, Ohio; Roll: T625_1376; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 24; Image: 1116.
h/h 108/114 Stailey, Thomas J 61 OH-OH-OH farmer
Mary J wife 48 IN-OH-IN
William son 25 OH-OH-IN
Marion H 21 son OH-OH-IN

1930 Noble, Defiance, Ohio; Roll: 1789; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 20; Image: 1039.0.
h/h 110/111 Stailey, Thomas J 72 mar @35Y OH-OH-OH farmer
Mary wife 58 mar @22 IN-OH-IN
William M son 35 single IN-OH-IN farm laborer


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