Philena (Beer) Delay (1842 - 1921)

Born 25 Apr 1842 in Ohio, United States

Ancestors

Wife of John WS Cooley — married 7 Nov 1859 (to 2 May 1863) in Appanoose, Iowa, United States

Wife of George Delay — married 30 Aug 1868 (to 14 Feb 1919) in Appanoose, Iowa, United States

Descendants

Died 19 Dec 1921 at age 79 in Haven, Reno, Kansas, United States

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Biography

NOTE: Since records for Philena Beer are using names which blend these given names (Philena, Filena or Polina) with these last names (Beer, Cooley, or Delay), the biography will use the name used in the source. Color coding denotes Categories mentioned and Genealogically Defined by Sources

Early Years as Beer

The parents of Philena Beer, James Beer and Rebecca Stickler, married on April 02, 1829 in Miami County, Ohio. Their marriage license showed David Beer as witness, however, can find no evidence of a relative by that name.^[1] Their children were born in Ohio between 1830 and 1853. Philena was born about 1842 and she was the sixth of ten children born to her parents.^[2] on April 25th.^[3]

When Filena was seven she lived with her family on a farm valued at $500. The farm was located in Clay, Auglaize County, Ohio. Her father, James, then 42 was born about 1808 in Virginia. Filena's mother, Rebecca aged 40, was born about 1810 in Pennsylvania.^[2]

First Marriage as Cooley

Philena married John W.S. Cooley on November 7, 1859 in Appanoose County, Iowa ^[4] John was born about 1838 in Indiana where his family lived until about 1841. He was the son of a farmer, Lewis Cooley, who married Mary Maxson at age 19 when he was 21. John's parents were married about a year before he was born and they had another five children in the next eighteen years. As the oldest he was the first to marry and start his own household.

When Philena was 18 she was enumerated In Pleasant Township, Appanoose County, Iowa as Polina Cooley and her husband as J W S Cooley. He was 22 and was born about 1838 in Indiana. J W S was a farmer and he had personal property of $50. Philena lived next door to her father-in-law's farm valued at $1500. J W S probably worked the farm with his father, Lewis, whose household included his wife (John's mother), Mary, and four other children ages five to eighteen. The two youngest were born in Iowa and the older ones, like John, were born in Indiana.^[5] John and Philena had two children: George D born about November 1860 and James W born about 1863. Both children were enumerated with their mother on the 1870 Census.

On September 30, 1862, the 26th Iowa Infantry mustered out for three years service. Philena's husband, John was in company A of that regiment which was part of the 3rd brigade, 1st division, XV Corp (Union Army) serving in the Army of Tennessee under Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant. Details of John's military records are located on his profile.
When John left home to fight in the war, he left behind a wife who was expecting and a son. It is not known whether he new his wife was pregnant. Could his second child have been born before he left September 30, 1862 just two years after the birth of his first child? Possibly. If not, could he have known his wife was expecting another child when he left about seven months before the baby's birth. Maybe, but not likely.

Philena's first husband, Corp John Wilson Smith Cooley died at Milliken's Bend, Louisiana on May 2, 1863.^[6] John may have been sick for more than a month before his passing since the Union commander, Grant, had left the area in late March and didn't return for a couple of months after John passed away.

Second Marriage as Delay

Philena, the widow of John W S Cooley, married second to George Delay on August 30, 1868 in Appanoose County, Iowa.^[7] Philena's boys would have been about 8 and 5. George had a daughter, Martha Jennie “Jennie” Delay Fuller by his first wife, Eliza Jane Buck Delay. After his wife passed away November 1, 1865, his Jennie, was raised by her maternal grandparents, John Buck and Elizabeth Ervin.^[8] When Martha was 2 her father enlisted to serve in the United States Civil War in the 36th Iowa Volunteer Infantry Regiment. He enlisted October 11, 1862 and mustered out March 20, 1863 when Martha was 3.^[9][10] Five years later when George married second she was 8, The same age as his wife's oldest boy.

It was August 20, 1870 in Franklin Township, Appanoose County, Iowa when the George DELAY family was enumerated with three adults who were born in Ohio and the two COOLEY boys who were born in Iowa. George was 34 and a farmer with $1,223. of personal property. Philena and her brother, Joseph Beer, were the other two adults of the household. Joseph was 17 and enumerated as a farm laborer. Nobody in the DELAY household listed having foreign born parents.^[11]

The George DELAY household was reduced by two in the last decade. In the late 1870s Filena's brother, Joseph was now head of his own household being married with one, Moses. Filena's oldest son, George at 19 may have been a servant in the James M POWERs household. That left just Filena and her son, James COOLEY left in George's household. George was listed as a farmer who had been unemployed for the last 12 months.^[12]
The 1885 Iowa State Census reveals that the George DELAY household resided in Township 67 Range 19 Section 11 SWSW. His household still included Filena and James. It is possible that George and Filena have lived in the same home in Appanoose County where they were married almost twenty years earlier.^[13]

Last time George was mentioned he was 19 and a living in Iowa as a servant. At 25 he was getting married in Caldwell, Missouri to Minnie B. De Long on November 24, 1885.^[14]
Ten years later the entire family was living in Ninnescah Township, Reno, Kansas. The G. D. Cooley household was listed first on the Kansas State Census, 1895. G D was 34; his wife, M B was 28 and born in Indiana; their oldest children were born in Missouri, M F 8 and A E 6; the younger children were born in Kansas, L B 4 and J A 1. The next family enumerated on that census was G D's brother, J W who was 30 and his wife, 19 year old female, R E, and his parents, G 58 and F 52. It is not known when Filena and her family moved to Kansas, however, G W's family moved there about 1890 based upon the locations of his children's births.^[15]

Both households are still living in Reno County, Kansas. George D was a farmer living on a rented farm and filed farm schedule 47. He and his wife, Minnie B had six children: Martin F born September 1886, Anna E in September 1888, Lulu B born during October 1891, John R born December 1893, Hobart M in July 1896 and Mary E during July 1899. The household of George Delay was on the previous census page and included his wife, Filena, and his step-son, James W Cooley who is now widowed. His FINDAGrave memorial shows that in 1896 his first wife, Rhoda E Ayers Cooley, passed away at age 20 years, 3 months and 16 days. A few weeks later their son, Morse L, passed away. He was born the previous year. Filena's husband and both sons are farmers working the farm that George owned with a mortgage. George filed farm schedule 36. ^[16]

Philena and her husband, George are now living on the farm owned free of mortgage by their youngest son, James. There are three other COOLEY's living there: M L, an adult female of 21; J L, a male age 2; and a 3 month female infant, not yet named. M L is his second wife, Maud Leota Smith; J L is J Lawrence and their unnamed daughter is Ester.^[17]
James passed away June 15, 1907 in Reno County, Kansas, the same county where he was buried in Pleasant Hill Cemetery. This was also the same cemetery his first wife, Rhoda E. was buried. James and Rhoda had lost another child earlier that year. The infant boy named Fred only lived two days. At age 43, James had lost a wife and two sons. Only his second wife, a son, J Lawrence, and a daughter, Ester, survived him. They were all listed on the next census in the household of Arthur F BAILY, Maud's second husband. They married in either 1909 or 1910. Arthur was born in Virginia as were his parents. He is employed as a farmer and completed farm schedule 180. Arthur and Maud were still living in Haven, Kansas located in Reno County..

Not far away from the BAILY household lived the DELAYs. George and Filena had been married for forty-nine years. It was the second marriage for both of them. During their first marriages, George's wife had a daughter and Filena had two sons. Her husband, George, was retired and they were living on accrued income in a house that George owned. The United State Census of 1910 lists that Filena had five children and only four are living. However earlier records only reveal 2 children one of which was living when that census was taken.^[18]

George passed away February 14, 1919. His widow, Philena Delay received his "Army Invalid" pension from the United States Veterans Administration.^[9][10] His marker Shows his death in 1918 as does his Memorial on FindAGrave.^[19]
When the census was taken the following year Philena Delay, at 77, was living alone on Sedgwick Ave in Haven, Kansas. She owned her home free of mortgage.^[20]
Philena passed away December 19, 1921 at age 79 in Haven, Reno County, Kansas. She was buried by her second husband in Pleasant Hill Cemetery.^[3][19]

Research Notes

Is this profile Genealogically Defined?

OR Is there "... at least one piece of evidence that will lead to the identification of his or her parents, one piece of evidence for each spouse(s), and one piece of evidence for each child"?

Parents: James Beer and Rebbecca Stickler Beer. Source for parent's marriage.^[1]

• 1831-1832 in Ohio.^[11]
• About 1842 in Ohio.^[5][18]
• 25 Apr 1842 in Ohio.^[3]
• May 1843 in Ohio.^[16]
• About 1843 in Ohio.^[12][16]

• Source for census listing Filena and her parents.^[2]

1. John W.S. Cooley: November 7, 1859 in Appanoose County, Iowa.^[3] Source for marriage.^[4]
2. George Delay: August 30, 1868 in Appanoose County, Iowa.^{[3][12][16][18]} Source for marriage..^[7]

• By 1st spouse, John W.S. Cooley:

1. George Dudley Cooley (2 Oct 1860 Iowa - 5 Aug 1930 Kansas).^[3] Source for census listing child with both parents.^[11]
2. James W. Cooley (2 Apr 1864 Iowa - 15 Jun 1907 Kansas).^[3][11][12] Source for census listing child with both parents.^[16]

• By 2nd spouse, George Delay:^[8]

• NONE - George had only one child, Martha Jennie “Jennie” Delay Fuller, by his first wife, Eliza Jane Buck Delay. Jennie was raised by her maternal grandparents after her mother passes away Nov of 1865, about 3 years before her father married his second wife, Philena. Jennie's Memorial mentions both her father's marriages, Philena's two sons by her first husband but makes no mention of George and Philena having any children. This agrees with family history. Explanation from the great granddaughter of Jennie Delay Fuller, Fuller-5853, 01:27, 25 December 2018 (UTC)

YES it is GENEALOGICALLY DEFINED!

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013", database with images, FamilySearch parent's marriage record XDPV-1QJ accessed 10 February 2018; James Beer and Rebecca Stickaler, 1829. Image of marriage license from Miami county, Ohio. Summarized: James Beer and Rebecca Stickaler per David Beer were joined by John Webb JP. (WHO IS David? Fuller-5853 19:16, 24 December 2018 (UTC)).
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch census record MX3F-BD7 accessed 12 April 2016; Filena Beer in household of James Beer, Clay, Auglaize, Ohio, United States; citing family 406, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). Image of 1850 USCensus records Filena age 7; born 1843 in Ohio; includes parents: James 42 VA and Rebecca 40 PA; and siblings born in Ohio: Peter 15, George 13, Moses 10, and Mary C 1.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6} Philena Beer Delay on Find A Grave: Memorial #41903075 has marker, bio, and links to memorials of some relatives.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch first marriage record XJCM-1XF accessed 3 November 2017; John W. S. Cooley and Philena Beer, 07 Nov 1859, Appanoose, Iowa, United States; citing reference , county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,007,081.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch census record M82L-PKB accessed 13 December 2017; Polina Cooley in entry for J W S Cooley, 1860.
6. ↑ Corp John Wilson Smith Cooley on Find A Grave: Memorial #54597280 see bio
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch second marriage record XJCM-1XF accessed 3 November 2017; George Delay and Philena Cooley, 30 Aug 1868, Appanoose, Iowa, United States; citing reference , county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,007,081.
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} See Research Notes under Children of Philena's second husband for more details.
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1} "United States Veterans Administration Pension Payment Cards, 1907-1933," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6HK-G5C : 11 March 2018), George Delay, 1907-1933; citing NARA microfilm publication M850 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,634,604. image os USVA pension payment card
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1} "United States Civil War and Later Pension Index, 1861-1917", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NH9Q-BY8 : 24 March 2016), George Delay, 1919.
11. ↑ ^{11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3} "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch census record MDJN-WBP accessed 12 April 2016; Philena Delay in household of George Delay, Iowa, United States; citing p. 6, family 32, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,874.
12. ↑ ^{12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3} "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch census record MDKG-QBN accessed 19 August 2017; Filena Delay in household of George Delay, Franklin, Appanoose, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district ED 16, sheet 484C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0326; FHL microfilm 1,254,326.
13. ↑ "Iowa State Census, 1885," database with images, FamilySearch census record HHQX-6ZM accessed 11 March 2018; Filena Delay in household of George Delay, Franklin, Appanoose, Iowa; citing p. 11, 1885, State Historical Society, Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,021,319.
14. ↑ "Missouri Marriages, 1750-1920," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V283-51Y : 11 February 2018), G. D. Cooley and Minnie B. De Long, 24 Nov 1885; citing Caldwell,Missouri; FHL microfilm 955,371.
15. ↑ "Kansas State Census, 1895", database with images, FamilySearch census record QL8V-CH44 accessed 11 November 2017; F Delay in entry for J W Cooley, 1895.
16. ↑ ^{16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 16.4} "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch census record MMY6-11Z accessed 21 December 2018; Filena Delay in household of George Delay, Ninnescah & Sumner Townships, Reno, Kansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 212, sheet 8B, family 132, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,496.
17. ↑ Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925 Filena Delay Indexed data includes: Filena Delay aged 62; 1 Mar 1905 in Ninnescah, Reno county, Kansas; born about 1843 in Ohio; enumerated in family 28 including: James Cooley 40, M L Cooley 21, J L Cooley 2, Not Named Cooley, 3 M, George Delay 68, Filena Delay 62. [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009.
18. ↑ ^{18.0 18.1 18.2} "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch census record M2ZW-TFS accessed 21 December 2018; Filena Delay in household of George Delay, Haven, Reno, Kansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 139, sheet 16A, family 85, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 453; FHL microfilm 1,374,466.
19. ↑ ^{19.0 19.1} Reno County Genealogical Society; Pleasant Hill Cemetery - Ninnescah Interments 1978 survey included in the listing Delay George 1836 1918 and other family records: Cooley Infant Son ? 01/27/1907; Cooley James W. 1864 1907; Cooley Morse L. ? 01/18/1896; Cooley Rhoda E. ? 01/01/1896; AND Delay Philena 1842 1921.
20. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch census record MFXC-QMS accessed 21 December 2018; Philena Delay, Haven, Reno, Kansas, United States; citing ED 166, sheet 13A, line 25, family 140, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 546; FHL microfilm 1,820,546.

Acknowledgments

• Beer-512 was created by Pat Credit on 27 Nov 2015.