Lavinia Jane Hager, daughter of Sylvia Elis (née Davis) and Steadman Hager, was born in 1832 in Montpelier, Vermont. Her father in 1848 entered land in Outagamie County, Wisconsin, and her family in 1850 was enumerated in adjacent Brown County, Wisconsin.
Lavinia Hager and Henry Pierce Beebe were married on 2 February 1851 in Brown County. The couple are known to have been the parents of ten children.
The Beebe family moved in 1856 to Platte Township, Dodge County, Nebraska Territory, and were among the early settlers of the county. Henry P. "Bebee" and Sylvia Hager obtained land patents there in 1860.
Notes
Date of birth calculated from headstone inscription; consistent with census records.
1840 U.S. Census, Clarendon, Rutland Co., Vermont; p. 4 (written).
[23.] Stedman Hager.
1850 U.S. Census, Town of Lansing, District 44, Brown Co., Wisconsin; dwelling 29, family 29, lines 1-10, p. 15B (printed), 30 Aug 1850.
1. Steadman Hager, 40, farmer ($500), Vermont.
2. Silvie E. -----, 37, Vermont.
3. Lavina J. -----, 17, Vermont.
4. Joseph -----, 16, Vermont.
5. Seneca -----, 14, Vermont.
6. Ely -----, 10, Vermont.
7. Henry -----, 8, Vermont.
8. Levi D. -----, 6, Vermont.
9. Louisa M. -----, 4, Vermont.
10. Margaret A. -----, 1, Wisconsin.
Wisconsin Historical Society, "Vital Records, Pre-1907 Wisconsin." Indexed as "Hager, Lavinico."
1860 U.S. Census, Dodge Co., Nebraska Territory; dwelling 141, family 75, lines 21-26, p. 31 (written), 15 Jun 1860.
21. Henry R. Beebe, 29, farmer ($800; $350), New York.
22. Levinia Beebe, 27, Vermont.
23. Wealthy Beebe, 8, Wisconsin.
24. Steadman Beebe, 5, Wisconsin.
25. Francis Beebe, 2, female, Nebraska.
26. Henry Beebe, 3/12, Nebraska.
1885 Nebraska state census, Platte Precinct, Dodge Co.; dwelling 30, family 33, lines 15-24, p. 5 (written), 8-9 Jun 1885.
15. Beebe, Henry, 54 [head], farmer, New York.
16. ----- Lavinia, 52, wife, keeps house, Vermont.
17. ----- Henry, 25, son, farmer, Nebraska.
18. ----- Sarah, 20, daughter, teaches school, Nebraska.
19. ----- Rosa, 17, daughter, at school, Nebraska.
20. Wallingford, Frances, 27, daughter, widowed, Nebraska.
21. ----- Henry, "27," grandson, Nebraska.
22. ----- Charles, 6/12, grandson, Nebraska.
[...]
"The first settlers in what is now known as Platte Township were also the original settlers in Dodge County, as now constituted. This distinction belongs to the McNeal and Beebe families, who emigrated from Wisconsin in 1856. May 25th of that year Mrs. Beebe (mother of the later known Hon. Henry P. Beebe) and her sons, C. C., John, Martin, and Charles, together with her son-in-law, Abraham McNeal, and his family, landed in this country and located two miles east of Fremont [...] Henry P. Beebe above named, came in September, 1856, to his land in section 4, range 8. He remained and became one of the leading men in Dodge County. He was first country treasurer, the first to represent the county in the Legislature after its admission into the Union. He was also one of the county judges." (Account of Platte Township in: History of Dodge and Washington Counties, Nebraska, and Their People, vol. 1, William H. Buss and Thomas T. Osterman, eds. (Chicago, The American Historical Society, 1921), pp. 306-07.)
Henry P. Beebe and Miss Addie E. Whelply were married on 5 July 1900 in Dodge Co., Nebraska. Both were residents of Fremont, the county seat. He died about a year later.
Reviewed 6 May 2023.
Lavinia Hager and Henry Pierce Beebe were married on 2 February 1851 in Brown County. The couple are known to have been the parents of ten children.
The Beebe family moved in 1856 to Platte Township, Dodge County, Nebraska Territory, and were among the early settlers of the county. Henry P. "Bebee" and Sylvia Hager obtained land patents there in 1860.
Notes
Date of birth calculated from headstone inscription; consistent with census records.
1840 U.S. Census, Clarendon, Rutland Co., Vermont; p. 4 (written).
[23.] Stedman Hager.
1850 U.S. Census, Town of Lansing, District 44, Brown Co., Wisconsin; dwelling 29, family 29, lines 1-10, p. 15B (printed), 30 Aug 1850.
1. Steadman Hager, 40, farmer ($500), Vermont.
2. Silvie E. -----, 37, Vermont.
3. Lavina J. -----, 17, Vermont.
4. Joseph -----, 16, Vermont.
5. Seneca -----, 14, Vermont.
6. Ely -----, 10, Vermont.
7. Henry -----, 8, Vermont.
8. Levi D. -----, 6, Vermont.
9. Louisa M. -----, 4, Vermont.
10. Margaret A. -----, 1, Wisconsin.
Wisconsin Historical Society, "Vital Records, Pre-1907 Wisconsin." Indexed as "Hager, Lavinico."
1860 U.S. Census, Dodge Co., Nebraska Territory; dwelling 141, family 75, lines 21-26, p. 31 (written), 15 Jun 1860.
21. Henry R. Beebe, 29, farmer ($800; $350), New York.
22. Levinia Beebe, 27, Vermont.
23. Wealthy Beebe, 8, Wisconsin.
24. Steadman Beebe, 5, Wisconsin.
25. Francis Beebe, 2, female, Nebraska.
26. Henry Beebe, 3/12, Nebraska.
1885 Nebraska state census, Platte Precinct, Dodge Co.; dwelling 30, family 33, lines 15-24, p. 5 (written), 8-9 Jun 1885.
15. Beebe, Henry, 54 [head], farmer, New York.
16. ----- Lavinia, 52, wife, keeps house, Vermont.
17. ----- Henry, 25, son, farmer, Nebraska.
18. ----- Sarah, 20, daughter, teaches school, Nebraska.
19. ----- Rosa, 17, daughter, at school, Nebraska.
20. Wallingford, Frances, 27, daughter, widowed, Nebraska.
21. ----- Henry, "27," grandson, Nebraska.
22. ----- Charles, 6/12, grandson, Nebraska.
[...]
"The first settlers in what is now known as Platte Township were also the original settlers in Dodge County, as now constituted. This distinction belongs to the McNeal and Beebe families, who emigrated from Wisconsin in 1856. May 25th of that year Mrs. Beebe (mother of the later known Hon. Henry P. Beebe) and her sons, C. C., John, Martin, and Charles, together with her son-in-law, Abraham McNeal, and his family, landed in this country and located two miles east of Fremont [...] Henry P. Beebe above named, came in September, 1856, to his land in section 4, range 8. He remained and became one of the leading men in Dodge County. He was first country treasurer, the first to represent the county in the Legislature after its admission into the Union. He was also one of the county judges." (Account of Platte Township in: History of Dodge and Washington Counties, Nebraska, and Their People, vol. 1, William H. Buss and Thomas T. Osterman, eds. (Chicago, The American Historical Society, 1921), pp. 306-07.)
Henry P. Beebe and Miss Addie E. Whelply were married on 5 July 1900 in Dodge Co., Nebraska. Both were residents of Fremont, the county seat. He died about a year later.
Reviewed 6 May 2023.
Lavinia Jane Hager, daughter of Sylvia Elis (née Davis) and Steadman Hager, was born in 1832 in Montpelier, Vermont. Her father in 1848 entered land in Outagamie County, Wisconsin, and her family in 1850 was enumerated in adjacent Brown County, Wisconsin.
Lavinia Hager and Henry Pierce Beebe were married on 2 February 1851 in Brown County. The couple are known to have been the parents of ten children.
The Beebe family moved in 1856 to Platte Township, Dodge County, Nebraska Territory, and were among the early settlers of the county. Henry P. "Bebee" and Sylvia Hager obtained land patents there in 1860.
Notes
Date of birth calculated from headstone inscription; consistent with census records.
1840 U.S. Census, Clarendon, Rutland Co., Vermont; p. 4 (written).
[23.] Stedman Hager.
1850 U.S. Census, Town of Lansing, District 44, Brown Co., Wisconsin; dwelling 29, family 29, lines 1-10, p. 15B (printed), 30 Aug 1850.
1. Steadman Hager, 40, farmer ($500), Vermont.
2. Silvie E. -----, 37, Vermont.
3. Lavina J. -----, 17, Vermont.
4. Joseph -----, 16, Vermont.
5. Seneca -----, 14, Vermont.
6. Ely -----, 10, Vermont.
7. Henry -----, 8, Vermont.
8. Levi D. -----, 6, Vermont.
9. Louisa M. -----, 4, Vermont.
10. Margaret A. -----, 1, Wisconsin.
Wisconsin Historical Society, "Vital Records, Pre-1907 Wisconsin." Indexed as "Hager, Lavinico."
1860 U.S. Census, Dodge Co., Nebraska Territory; dwelling 141, family 75, lines 21-26, p. 31 (written), 15 Jun 1860.
21. Henry R. Beebe, 29, farmer ($800; $350), New York.
22. Levinia Beebe, 27, Vermont.
23. Wealthy Beebe, 8, Wisconsin.
24. Steadman Beebe, 5, Wisconsin.
25. Francis Beebe, 2, female, Nebraska.
26. Henry Beebe, 3/12, Nebraska.
1885 Nebraska state census, Platte Precinct, Dodge Co.; dwelling 30, family 33, lines 15-24, p. 5 (written), 8-9 Jun 1885.
15. Beebe, Henry, 54 [head], farmer, New York.
16. ----- Lavinia, 52, wife, keeps house, Vermont.
17. ----- Henry, 25, son, farmer, Nebraska.
18. ----- Sarah, 20, daughter, teaches school, Nebraska.
19. ----- Rosa, 17, daughter, at school, Nebraska.
20. Wallingford, Frances, 27, daughter, widowed, Nebraska.
21. ----- Henry, "27," grandson, Nebraska.
22. ----- Charles, 6/12, grandson, Nebraska.
[...]
"The first settlers in what is now known as Platte Township were also the original settlers in Dodge County, as now constituted. This distinction belongs to the McNeal and Beebe families, who emigrated from Wisconsin in 1856. May 25th of that year Mrs. Beebe (mother of the later known Hon. Henry P. Beebe) and her sons, C. C., John, Martin, and Charles, together with her son-in-law, Abraham McNeal, and his family, landed in this country and located two miles east of Fremont [...] Henry P. Beebe above named, came in September, 1856, to his land in section 4, range 8. He remained and became one of the leading men in Dodge County. He was first country treasurer, the first to represent the county in the Legislature after its admission into the Union. He was also one of the county judges." (Account of Platte Township in: History of Dodge and Washington Counties, Nebraska, and Their People, vol. 1, William H. Buss and Thomas T. Osterman, eds. (Chicago, The American Historical Society, 1921), pp. 306-07.)
Henry P. Beebe and Miss Addie E. Whelply were married on 5 July 1900 in Dodge Co., Nebraska. Both were residents of Fremont, the county seat. He died about a year later.
Reviewed 6 May 2023.
Lavinia Hager and Henry Pierce Beebe were married on 2 February 1851 in Brown County. The couple are known to have been the parents of ten children.
The Beebe family moved in 1856 to Platte Township, Dodge County, Nebraska Territory, and were among the early settlers of the county. Henry P. "Bebee" and Sylvia Hager obtained land patents there in 1860.
Notes
Date of birth calculated from headstone inscription; consistent with census records.
1840 U.S. Census, Clarendon, Rutland Co., Vermont; p. 4 (written).
[23.] Stedman Hager.
1850 U.S. Census, Town of Lansing, District 44, Brown Co., Wisconsin; dwelling 29, family 29, lines 1-10, p. 15B (printed), 30 Aug 1850.
1. Steadman Hager, 40, farmer ($500), Vermont.
2. Silvie E. -----, 37, Vermont.
3. Lavina J. -----, 17, Vermont.
4. Joseph -----, 16, Vermont.
5. Seneca -----, 14, Vermont.
6. Ely -----, 10, Vermont.
7. Henry -----, 8, Vermont.
8. Levi D. -----, 6, Vermont.
9. Louisa M. -----, 4, Vermont.
10. Margaret A. -----, 1, Wisconsin.
Wisconsin Historical Society, "Vital Records, Pre-1907 Wisconsin." Indexed as "Hager, Lavinico."
1860 U.S. Census, Dodge Co., Nebraska Territory; dwelling 141, family 75, lines 21-26, p. 31 (written), 15 Jun 1860.
21. Henry R. Beebe, 29, farmer ($800; $350), New York.
22. Levinia Beebe, 27, Vermont.
23. Wealthy Beebe, 8, Wisconsin.
24. Steadman Beebe, 5, Wisconsin.
25. Francis Beebe, 2, female, Nebraska.
26. Henry Beebe, 3/12, Nebraska.
1885 Nebraska state census, Platte Precinct, Dodge Co.; dwelling 30, family 33, lines 15-24, p. 5 (written), 8-9 Jun 1885.
15. Beebe, Henry, 54 [head], farmer, New York.
16. ----- Lavinia, 52, wife, keeps house, Vermont.
17. ----- Henry, 25, son, farmer, Nebraska.
18. ----- Sarah, 20, daughter, teaches school, Nebraska.
19. ----- Rosa, 17, daughter, at school, Nebraska.
20. Wallingford, Frances, 27, daughter, widowed, Nebraska.
21. ----- Henry, "27," grandson, Nebraska.
22. ----- Charles, 6/12, grandson, Nebraska.
[...]
"The first settlers in what is now known as Platte Township were also the original settlers in Dodge County, as now constituted. This distinction belongs to the McNeal and Beebe families, who emigrated from Wisconsin in 1856. May 25th of that year Mrs. Beebe (mother of the later known Hon. Henry P. Beebe) and her sons, C. C., John, Martin, and Charles, together with her son-in-law, Abraham McNeal, and his family, landed in this country and located two miles east of Fremont [...] Henry P. Beebe above named, came in September, 1856, to his land in section 4, range 8. He remained and became one of the leading men in Dodge County. He was first country treasurer, the first to represent the county in the Legislature after its admission into the Union. He was also one of the county judges." (Account of Platte Township in: History of Dodge and Washington Counties, Nebraska, and Their People, vol. 1, William H. Buss and Thomas T. Osterman, eds. (Chicago, The American Historical Society, 1921), pp. 306-07.)
Henry P. Beebe and Miss Addie E. Whelply were married on 5 July 1900 in Dodge Co., Nebraska. Both were residents of Fremont, the county seat. He died about a year later.
Reviewed 6 May 2023.
Inscription
LEVINA J.
WIFE OF
H. P. BEEBE
DIED
FEB. 12, 1881
AGED
58 Yrs. 2 Mos. 6 dys.
Farewell dear mother sweet thy rest,
weary with years and worn with pain,
farewell till in some happy place
we shall behold thy face again.
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