Husband of Belinda Runyon in Question!!

[Ira A. Runyan]

The idenity of the husband of Belinda Runyon, daughter of Asa G. Runyon and Mary F. Arthur has come in question.[/size]

From David Runyon's website www.ezl.com/~runyond/tree.html

"Belinda B. Runyon; Born 1848 in Lancaster, Garrard Co., KY. She married Adolphus Joseph Beuter, son of Joseph Beuter & Anastasia Heim. Born 28 Sep 1829 in Frielingen, Baden, Germany. Died 30 Jan 1889 in Solon, IA. Adolph was an important factor in the early history of Solon, Iowa. He owned all the land where now is the southern part of Solon. This land was plotted and sold as lots. He was county supervisor for a number of years and was very influential in Politics and business and was regarded as one of the stanch men of the county."

Mike J. Weeks, Some Descendants of Phineas Runyon, (Web Page www.kinware.com/R2179.html), lists as the husband of Belinda Runyon a Adolph Joseph Beuter, born 28 Sep 1829, and died 30 Jan 1889 in Iowa.

A obituary has been located for Mrs. Belinda Beuter wife of A.J. Beuter states that she was born in Hanover, York County, Pennsylvania on September 8, 1838. As such, she could not be the Belinda Runyon, daughter of Asa G. Runyon and Mary F. Arthur.

"Rick Larson" <[e-mail]> sent the obituary by means of an E-mail which stated...
Belinda Runyon Beuter was not the child of Asa and Mary Runyon. I have attached her Obituary and it shows this Belinda Runyon was born in Pennsylvania. It is an understandable mistake since this Belinda settled in the same area as Silas, Asa, and Gilford (my Great Great Grandfather) Runyon did in Iowa. The real Belinda Runyon child of Asa and Mary married Isaiah Wilson on March 28, 1865 in Garrard County and eventually settled in Indiana. I have a copy of her marriage certificate that was signed by Mary F Runyon because Belinda was a minor at the time.".....

Thanks,

Rick Larson

The obit is below.....Any thoughts?

[Ira A. Runyan]

For more on this, see the message posted about Belinda Runyon at runyonspast.proboards15.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&thread=1090806539

[Leslee Boyd]

Hello,
Belinda Runyon and Isaiah Wilson were my great-great-grandparents. I posted in July of 2004 about Belinda, dau. of Asa and Mary Runyon. My speculation was that there were two different Belindas and that the wife of Mr. Beuter was not the dau. of Asa and Mary.

I would love to hear from anyone connected to either the Runyon-Wilson line or to Asa and Mary Runyon of Garrard Co., Kentucky.
Have a great day,
Leslee
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[Ira A. Runyan]

Leslee Boyd has this date provided this additional information.............................

Isaiah and Belinda were married 28 Mar 1865 in Garrard Co., KY and according to the 1900 census, she had nine children. I only have names of eight. They are Asa b. Jun 1868; Mertia Ella or Myrtle (my 2nd great-grandmother) b. 1871; twins Earl and Earnest, b. 1874; Roy b. Nov 1876; Maggie; Orpha b. Jul 1885; and Alva. To the best of my knowledge all of the children were born in Kentucky. Sometime just before 1900 the family moved to Indiana. Isaiah and Belinda were living together in Marion Twp. Lawrence Co., IN in the 1910 Federal Census. I don't know when or where they died.

Mertia/Myrtle married William Allen 24 Sept 1889 in Garrard Co., KY. They had six children: Iva Belinda b. abt 1893 in KY married Harry Hill; Mary Jewel b. abt 1894 in KY married Mr. Henderson; Ralph b. abt 1896 in KY died as an infant; Bertha Elizabeth b. abt. 1899 in Orangeville, Orange Co., IN married McKinley "Mack" Olmstead; Norman Wallace, b. abt 1902 in Orangeville, IN married but I don't have wife's name; and my grand father Amel Augustus b. 14 Aug 1904 in Bedford Co., IN. married Esther Irene Griffin and had five children.