Papers of adoption were taken out in probate
court Monday afternoon by John W. Beeler and his wife Samantha E. Beeler
respecting a fifteen-months old daughter of Roland N. Pittenger. The child
was adopted as their own by Mr. & Mrs. Beeler and its name was changed from
Eudolphia Pittenger to Eudolphia Pittenger Beeler, the father giving his
consent. Mr. Beeler is employed in Prof. Theodor Wolfram's music store.
[Mansfield Herald: 02 September 1886]
Wednesday. In Probate court Tuesday, F.W.
Culbertson and wife, of this city, adopted John Floyd Johnson, the infant son of
John & Lillie Johnson, deceased. [Richland Shield & Banner: 12 September
1891, Vol. LXXIV, No. 16]
In probate court, Charles Page and
wife have adopted Litta May Harris, aged 5 years, with power to change her name
to Page. [Mansfield News: 09 April 1895, Vol. XI, No. 34]
The petition of A.T. Bashford and wife for the
adoption of their neice, 11-year-old Stella Bashford, was granted by Judge
Brucker yesterday. On the 8th. of January, 1892, J.F. Bashford died,
leaving a widow and two children, Stella and Ray Bashford. In October of the
same year Agnes Bashford, the widow, took the children to Mrs. Caroline Bashford,
their grandmother, and left them, saying that she was going to leave the country
and that she intended abandoning them. Since that time she has manifested no
interest in the children. In the same month, Mrs. Caroline Bashford gave
A.T. Bashford and wife temporary custody of Stella Bashford and placed the boy,
Ray, in the family of Philip Kline, of Wooster, a brother of Mrs. A.T. Bashford.
This morning Bel & Brinkerhoff sent the proper papers to Philip Kline, at
Wooster, who desires to adopt Ray Bashford as his own child. [RICHLAND
SHIELD & BANNER: 16 September, Vol. LXXVI, No. 17]
Sunday -- Maud Maria Filson,
daughter of Bertha Carr, has been adopted by Clifton L. Dial and wife of near
Ashland. [RICHLAND SHIELD & BANNER: 27 June 1896, Vol. LXXIX, No. 7]
Mr. & Mrs. I.S. Donnell today
adopted a child from the Cincinnati Orphan Home. The child was born October 9,
1894 and the name was changed from Nora Frances Engerman to Ruth Elizabeth
Donnell. [RICHLAND SHIELD & BANNER: 10 August 1895, Vol. LXXVIII, No. 13]
Wednesday -- Mr. & Mrs. J.M. Shafer have adopted
Harold Grandon, son of Martha Grandon, and changed his name to Harold Shafer.
[RICHLAND SHIELD & BANNER: 18 July 1896, Vol. LXXIX, No. 10]
Mansfield, May 12. Frank S. Crowner and wife
to-day adopted Kittie Torris Pearce, daughter of Heenan J. Pearce and wife, born
Feb. 1, 1890. The babe's mother is dead. [Mansfield Evening News: 12 May
1890, Vol. 6, No. 57]
COPY OF ORDER
Revised Statutes, Sections 3137-8-9
Probate
Court, Richland County , Ohio
In the
Matter of ADOPTION
Grace M. Myers
ORDER.
This
day Wm. Spriggins & Nettie C. Spriggins husband and wife, appeared in
open Court and filed herein their petition for leave to adopt and change
the name of Grace M. Myers.
Velma V. Myers the mother & father being unknown & absent. with the
answer and consent in writing of Velma V. Myers the mother the Court
being fully advised in the premises, find that said patinas are in
habitants of the State of Ohio, and residents of the County and said
Grace M. Myers is the age of one year on the 31 day of August 1915; and
that the said Nettie C. Myers wife of said Wm. Spriggins was examined
separate and a part from her said husband, from which examination the
Court is satisfied that said wife, of her own free will and accord,
desires such adoption; and the Court being satisfied of the ability and
fitness of the petitioners to bring up and educate such child properly,
having reference the degree and condition of the child's parents, and
that said adoption is fit and proper:
It is therefore considered and ordered by the Court, that from the date
of this order the said Grace M. Spriggins be and is, to all legal intent
and premises, the child of said petitioners. and that the name of said
child be and is hereby changed from Grace M. Myers to Grace Margaret
Spriggins
It is
further ordered that this proceeding be recorded, and that said Wm.
Spriggins pay the costs herein taxed #3.50 within ten days. Costs paid.
D.W.
[writing unclear on last name of Probate Judge]
Note: The name
of Nettie C. Myers is incorrect, do not know why the court let
this record be recorded with such a mistake. Nettie E.
Grieving Spriggins is the petitioner. In 1982 later family
memebers stated that William Spriggins was the true father of Grace
Margaret Spriggins, and her mother, Velma had given her the name of
Ruth Irene Myers. Grace found her mother's other children before she
died. Grace's mother was, Velma Vandellia Beeman x-wife of William T.
Myers. They had a son and daughter, Velma m/2 Harry C. Kelso, they had
three daughters. Submitted by
Donna.
CHILD ADOPTED -- In probate court, Owen Lightcap
and his wife, have taken the necessary legal steps to adopt Bessie Stull, aged 6
years. [THE MANSFIELD NEWS, 15 October 1901, Vol. 17, No.192]
Floyd M. Oswalt, was adopted by O.A. Hubbs and
Maggie Hubbs, on Monday. The name also of Floyd M. Oswalt was changed to
that of Floyd M. Hubbs. The child will be one year of age on the 23d. of
February. [Mansfield Herald: 21
January 1886]
Mary Wikidal, a daughter of Mrs. Emma Wikidal of
this city, was adopted on Wednesday by Mr. & Mrs. Wm. Ritter. She is a
niece of Mr. Ritter and her name will be changed to Mary Wikidal Ritter.
Papers of adoption were taken out in probate court. [Mansfield Herald:
06 May 1886]