I am not related to this person, only to help someone else to put the pieces together. After Edward died his wife Elizabeth Ohl married Abraham Beair also a widower.

Edwards daughter Barbara Clara Hartz married John Henry Beair, the son of Abraham Beair by his first wife.

So their widowed parents married each other
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1850 District 56, Woodford, Illinois household 170
Notz Hertz 50 France
Mary 52 France
Edward 10 ILL

1860 Worth, Woodford, Illinois, po Metamorie household 2323 indexed as HARTY Ignot Harty
Ignot? Hartz 60 France
Mary 64 France
Edward 19 ILL

listed twice
1870 Woodford Co Worth twp, Illinois Metamora twp pg 488a, po Spring Bay, Illinois, household 43, June 15th, indexed HORTZ
Edward Hartz 30 ILL
Elizabeth 25 Baden
Frannie 7 ILL
Catharine 4 ILL
Barbara 6 mos ILL January

1870 Metamora, Woodford, Illinois, pg 332a, 15 Aug, household 42
Edward Hartz 30 Bavaria
Elizabeeth 25 Bavaria
Frances 8 female Bavaria
Catharine 4 ILL
Barbara 8 mos ILL November

1880 Worth, Woodford, Illinois household 90
John Behl 62 bavaria
Mary 43 Bavaria
Egnatz Hertz 79 servant Bavaria parents Bavaria (but living with German family)

1880 Liberty twp, Montgomery Co Kansas household 154
Edward Harts 40 ILL parents France
Elizabeth 35 ILL
Francis 17 dtr ILL
catharine 14 ILL
Barbary 11 ILL
Carline 7 Ks
Edward 4 Ks
Anna 3 mos Ks
John Mingis Ill 8 cousin
James Mingis ILL 2 cousin

31 Oct 1886 Montgomery Co Kansas Elizabeth Hartz married Abraham Beair, a widow

1900 Township 27, Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory household 118
Henry Beair Aug 1869 30 marr 10 yrs OH fa PA mo Germany
Barbra Jan 1870 35 2 born 2 living ILL fa ILL mo Germany
Edward son April 1896 4 Kansas
Henry son April 1896 4 Kansas

household 119
Edward Hartz April 1877 22 Ks
Elizabeth mother Jan 1845 55 widow 8 born 6 living Germany

1910 Caney twp, Montgomery, Kansas, household 105
John H Beair 40 marr 1x 18 yrs OH fa PA mo Germany
Barbara 39 ILL 5 born 4 living fa ILL mo Germany
Jessie son 5 Oklahoma
Eddie son 13 Ks
Henry son 13 Ks
Ray son 9 Oklahoma

1920 Fawn Creek, Montgomery, Kansas household 136
Harvey L Blancet 59 OH
Barbara C 50 ILL

1920 Caney, Montgomery co Kansas household 198
Edward C Beair 23 Ks laborer oil field
Ray O brother 18 OK occ none
Jesse brother 15 OK laborer oil field

1920 Caney, Montgomery, Kansas household 190
Clarence H Beair 23
Carrie wife 18 Ks parents Mich

1930 Havana, Montgomery, Kansas household 19
Clarence H Beair 33 Ks
Carrie V 28 Ks
Clarence C son 8 Ks
Helen M dtr 4 yrs 2 mos Ks

1930 Fawn Creek, Montgomery, Kansas household 301
Harv Blanchet 69 OH
Barbara 60 ILL
Ray Bair step son 29 OK

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Abraham Beair
Civil War Vet Pension file #390,909, eyes and lungs damaged from fire, heat and smoke during the 'Meridian Raid' from making Sherman's 'bowties'...

Co. A 68 Reg Ohio Infantry Volunteers.
After discharge in July 1865, Anna Maria and Abraham lived in Fulton Co., Archbold., Ohio.
In 1868, they moved to Williams Co., Ohio, Pulaski. 1871 moved to Defiance Co, at Hicksville and then Mark Centre, Ohio until 1878.

1874 Jan 12, Adam Abraham is born (Adam Lamb and his wife were present
per statement on later pension application). Before Abraham left Mark Centre for Kansas in 1878, June 22, he applied for pension, claim #276560. Adam Lamb signed as witness. A. Z.? Smith was the other witness. Abraham was using the spelling Beair as early as his marriage and military service. Ana Maria's name appears as 'Speece'
on the marriage certificate.

The family story is that Abraham and (relatives/brothers?) primarily still German speaking, traded beautifully improved farm land in Ohio
for good 'bottom' improved land in Kansas...sight unseen. The improvements turned out to be a fraud, and they lived in wagons and tents, until they could build shelter, a log cabin,, northeast of Coffeyville, Montgomery Co., Ks., in the Round Prairie district. Ana Maria died in 1882, only 36 years old.
Abraham continued to file affidavits to the government attempting to prove his military service and seriousness of his lung and eye damage.
At the age of 45 Abraham married again in 1886, to a 40 year old widow, Elizabeth Hartz. On oct 3, 1888, Abraham died (without pension approval) of 'disease of the lungs'
Adam and Albert were taken to be raised by their older sisters, one each to Mary Beair(Harding and Slaten) and Susie Beair Hoggatt?.
An affidavit (1889)from Adam and Margret Lamb ages 69, and 66 of Coffeyville is also signed by William Heckman or Hickman of Liberty, F. F. Andress and M. Minges and Maggie Minges, stating that Adam and Albert were residing with Elizabeth.
Adam and Margret Lamb file an affidavit in 1891 stating that Elizabeth Hartz Beair had not remarried.
Feb 5, 1891 Elizabeth was awarded a widow's pension #393043...of $12 a month. She died Feb 23, 1912.
Feb 23, 1912, Elizabeth died.