Elizabeth Church (Hoyt) Ives (1862 - 1934)

Born 4 Dec 1862 in Newburgh, Orange, New York, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Howard Colby Ives — married 12 Nov 1890 (to 20 Oct 1920) in Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States

Died 10 Mar 1934 at age 71 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States

Biography

Elizabeth "Beth" Church Hoyt was born on 4 December 1862 in Newburgh, New York. Her parents were Enoch Renslow Rolfe Hoyt and Emily Ward Hancock.

She appears in the 1865 New York Census^[1] and 1870 U.S. Census^[2] (ages 2 and 7 respectively) living with her parents and sisters in Newburgh. Her father is said to be working as an Agent. Also in the household are a variety of boarders.

By 1880, the family had relocated to Brooklyn, New York. That year's census record lists Elizabeth Hoyt, age 17, living with her parents in the household of Dr. Lester and Mrs. Caroline Keep at 469 Vanderbilt Avenue.^[3] Her father is listed as a Civil Engineer.

Beth Hoyt married Howard Colby Ives on 12 November 1890.^[4] Their known children are:

• Waldo Rolfe Ives - (1891-1892)^[5][6][7]
• Whitney Thayer Ives - (1894-1896)^[8][9][10]
• Muriel (Ives) Newhall aka Barrow, Obrig - (1897-1984)^[11]
• Douglas Ives - (1900-1900)^[12]

She spent the next two decades supporting her husband as her pursued his career, first as a travelling insurance salesman and then as a Unitarian Minister. The Ives family lived in Williamstown, Massachusetts (1895-1900), Meadville, Pennsylvania (1900-1905), Cape Cod, Massachusetts (1905-1906), New London, Connecticut (1906-1910), and Summit, New Jersey (1910-1916).^[13] While in Williamstown, Beth ran a boarding house called The Bardwell House.^[14] Later, she became a professional photographer and sold her photographs, as well as arts, crafts, and baked goods, from their home.

In 1907, she and Howard adopted an orphaned 14-year-old boy whom they named Hoyt Ives - (1892-1917).^[15]

In the early 1910s, Howard converted to the Baha'i Faith and left the church. Their marriage did not survive, and they were legally divorced on 20 October 1920.^[16]

Mrs. Elizabeth Hoyt Ives, as she was now called, spent the last decade of her life travelling to and from the United Kingdom and Europe.^[17][18][19] She died in Manhattan, New York on 10 March 1934^[20] and is buried with two of her children at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn.^[21]

Research Notes

There appears to be another woman named Elizabeth Hoyt Ives (wife of Arthur Stanley Ives) who also lived in New York and New Jersey during the 1920s and 30s. She may (or may not) be the same Mrs. Elizabeth Hoyt Ives who gave lectures on sex education on behalf of the Progressive Psychology Club of Greater New York in 1925. - Freeth-52 20:06, 8 December 2021 (UTC)

Sources

1. ↑ "New York State Census, 1865," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVNJ-M6TG : 8 March 2021), Lizzie C Hoyt in household of E R Hoyt, District 01, Newburgh, Orange, New York, United States; citing Census, p. 19, citing multiple county Clerks; Warren and Lewis County Board of Supervisors; multiple counties in New York; Utica and East Hampton Public Libraries, New York.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8VJ-5KR : 29 May 2021), Eliza Hoyolt in entry for Enoch Hoyolt, 1870.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZDS-12W : 7 December 2021), Elizabeth Hoyt in household of Lester Keep, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
4. ↑ "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2CF-B9KG : 22 July 2021), Howard Ives and Beth C Hoyt, 12 Nov 1890; citing Marriage, Kings, New York, United States, New York City Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 1,561,760.
5. ↑ "New York Births and Christenings, 1640-1962", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FD5F-8BJ : 18 January 2020), Elizabeth Hoyt Ives in entry for Waldo Rolfe Ives, 1891.
6. ↑ "New York, New York City Births, 1846-1909," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2W79-HXJ : 11 February 2018), Elizabeth Hoyt Ives in entry for Waldo Rolfe Ives, 09 Oct 1891; citing Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, reference 11303 New York Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 1,324,407.
7. ↑ "New York, Church and Civil Deaths, 1824-1962", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FDB1-W4L : 3 November 2020), Elizabeth Hoyt Ives in entry for Waldo Rolfe Ives, 1892.
8. ↑ "New York Births and Christenings, 1640-1962", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FDRM-3PK : 14 February 2020), Elizabeth Hoyt Ives in entry for Whitney Thayer Ives, 1894.
9. ↑ "New York, New York City Births, 1846-1909," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2W7H-GC1 : 11 February 2018), Elizabeth Hoyt Ives in entry for Whitney Thayer Ives, 13 Feb 1894; citing Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, reference cn 1879 New York Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 1,324,417.
10. ↑ "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915, 1921-1924," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N7B5-35M : 2 March 2021), Elizabeth Hoyt in entry for Whitney Thayer Joes, 26 Dec 1896; citing Williamstown, Massachusetts, p139 No86, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 961,518.
11. ↑ "Massachusetts Births, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FXXN-PJT : 11 March 2018), Elizabeth C. Hoyt in entry for Muriel Ives, 31 Mar 1897, Springfield, Springfield, Penobscot, Massachusetts, United States; citing reference ID #P 785 E 366, Massachusetts Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 1,843,698.
12. ↑ "Pennsylvania Deaths and Burials, 1720-1999", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:H576-GBPZ : 9 July 2020), Elizabeth Ives in entry for Ives, 1900.
13. ↑ Whitehead: Page 140
14. ↑ "Summer Resorts", The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, 10 Jul 1896. p. 12. Accessed by smkolins on 3 Mar 2019. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29074475/later-bahai-howard-colby-ives-opens/
15. ↑ Whitehead: Page 141
16. ↑ "United States Passport Applications, 1795-1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKDF-GWR5 : 16 March 2018), Elizabeth Hoyt Ives, 1921; citing Passport Application, New York, United States, source certificate #28518, Passport Applications, January 2, 1906 - March 31, 1925, 1592, NARA microfilm publications M1490 and M1372 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). [passport application contains date of divorce decree]
17. ↑ "Hamburg Passenger Lists, 1850-1934", database with images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 8 Dec 2021), Elizabeth Hoyt Ives, weiblich (Female), American, b. abt. 1863. Departure: 22 Nov 1922, Hamburg, Germany. Ship: Mongolia. Staatsarchiv Hamburg; Hamburg, Deutschland; Hamburger Passagierlisten; Volume: 373-7 I, VIII A 1 Band 291; Page: 2478; Microfilm No.: K_1845
18. ↑ "UK and Ireland, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960", database with images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 8 Dec 2021), Elizabeth Hoyt Ives, age 62, b. abt. 1862, departure: Montreal, Canada; arrival: Liverpool, England; 10 Aug 1924. Ship: Doric. The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and successors: Inwards Passenger Lists.; Class: BT26; Piece: 760
19. ↑ "New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957", database with images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 8 Dec 2021), Elizabeth Hoyt Ives, F, age 67, Divorced. Departure: Bremen, Germany. Arrival: New York, New York; 13 Sep 1930. Ship: Luetzow. Year: 1930; Arrival: New York, New York, USA; Microfilm Serial: T715, 1897-1957; Line: 12; Page Number: 190
20. ↑ "New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2WKV-FV1 : 2 June 2020), Elizabeth Hoyt Ives, 10 Mar 1934; citing Death, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, New York Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 2,071,007.
21. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/153616912/elizabeth-church-ives : accessed 9 December 2021), memorial page for Elizabeth Church Hoyt Ives (4 Dec 1862–Apr 1934), Find A Grave: Memorial #153616912, citing Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County (Brooklyn), New York, USA ; Maintained by BKGeni (contributor 46895980) .

See also:

• Whitehead, O.Z. Some Early Baha'is of the West (George Ronald, Oxford : 1976)