Families of Clara Bell Stambaugh

CLARA BELL STAMBAUGH, daughter of MARY SOPHIA GREEN and DAVID STAMBAUGH, was born October 14, 1871 in Indiana,³⁰¹² and died August 11, 1948 in Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas.⁹³⁹¹ She is buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Warsaw, Kosciusko, Indiana.⁴⁵⁶

She married (1) JACOB ALEXANDER on September 26, 1889 in Wabash County, Indiana.¹⁶⁷⁵ He was born in 1857,⁴⁵⁶ and died July 18, 1926 in Wabash County, Indiana.^{456, 3865, 4931} He is buried in Treaty Cemetery, Wabash County, Indiana.^{456, 4931}

She married (2) MILES LUMAN WITTUM. He was born December 28, 1861 in Porters City, Wisconsin,⁴⁵³² and died August 7, 1951 in Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas.⁹³⁹²

• Descendant Reports
  • John Heilman Descendant Report (Ancestor of Clara B. Stambaugh)
  • Jacob Meyer Descendant Report (Ancestor of Clara B. Stambaugh)
  • Felix Stambach Descendant Report (Ancestor of Clara B. Stambaugh)
  • Georg Michael Romich Descendant Report (Ancestor of Clara B. Stambaugh)

Children of CLARA BELL STAMBAUGH and JACOB ALEXANDER:

1. OVID ELSWORTH ALEXANDER, b. August 10, 1890, Wabash County, Indiana;^{456, 4931} m. RUTH ELLEN BONAWITZ on October 28, 1914 in Wabash County, Indiana¹⁶⁷⁵; d. August 22, 1935, Logansport, Cass, Indiana.^{456, 4931}
2. ERNEST LEE ALEXANDER, b. August 7, 1892, Wabash County, Indiana;⁴⁹³¹ m. LOUISE BRABENDER on April 12, 1917 in Wabash County, Indiana¹⁶⁷⁵; d. February 8, 1967, Wabash, Wabash, Indiana.⁴⁹³¹
3. GEORGE ALEXANDER, b. June 1, 1894, Wabash County, Indiana;⁴⁵⁶ m. NONA RUTH CRAIG on May 26, 1926 in Bloomington, McLean, Illinois⁸¹¹²; d. April 10, 1966, Danville, Vermilion, Illinois.⁴⁵⁶
4. DAVID ELI ALEXANDER, b. January 14, 1896, Wabash County, Indiana;¹⁶⁷⁵ m. LUCY BEULAH FLINT on June 14, 1920 in Wabash County, Indiana¹⁶⁷⁵; d. July 25, 1966, Chicago, Cook, Illinois.¹²¹⁸⁶
5. MARY E. ALEXANDER, b. July 31, 1898, Wabash County, Indiana;^{4931, 9243} m. ELMO GLAY CHAMNESS on September 15, 1920 in Presbyterian Manse, Wabash, Wabash, Indiana^{1675, 5019}; d. March 4, 1982, Warsaw, Kosciusko, Indiana.⁴⁹³¹
6. WILLIAM ALEXANDER, b. July 31, 1900, Wabash County, Indiana;⁴⁹³¹ m. (1) OPAL BROOKS on March 29, 1919 in Elkhart County, Indiana¹⁶⁷⁵, m. (2) BETTY ETHEL BIRD on November 24, 1925 in South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana⁶⁴⁸⁴, m. (3) BETTY ETHEL BIRD on December 24, 1947 in Elkhart County, Indiana¹⁶⁷⁵; d. June 8, 1948, Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana.⁴⁹³¹
7. SAMUEL ORVEL ALEXANDER, b. May 15, 1902, Wabash, Wabash, Indiana;^{4931, 7377} m. HELEN H. GEIBLE in October, 1922 in Wabash County, Indiana¹⁶⁷⁵; d. June 20, 1969, Huntington, Huntington, Indiana.^{456, 4931}
8. THEODORE EDWIN ALEXANDER, b. November 8, 1904, Wabash, Wabash, Indiana;⁷³⁷⁷ m. LUCILE A. LYNCH on June 23, 1934 in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan⁴⁴³¹; d. November 27, 1985, Lapeer, Lapeer, Michigan.⁶¹³
9. GLADYS MARIE ALEXANDER, b. January 24, 1911, Wabash County, Indiana;^{1675, 4931} m. RUSSELL EDWARD HARTER on August 10, 1929 in Goshen, Elkhart, Indiana¹⁶⁷⁵; d. November 26, 1937, Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana.^{456, 4931}



Obituaries

Huntington Herald, July 19, 1926³⁸⁶⁵

TREATY MAN KILLED IN SUNDAY STORM

Wabash, July 19.—Jacob Alexander, seventy, was instantly killed at his home near Treaty, Ind., Sunday afternoon during an electrical storm which swept over the southern part of Wabash county. He had been picnicking when the storm came up and he stopped under a tree to get out of the rain when lightning struck him. A son discovered the body after his father failed to return for the evening meal.

Wichita Eagle, August 12, 1948⁹³⁹¹

Wittum Services Set For Friday Morning

Mrs. Clara Belle Wittum, 76, died at 12:45 a. m. Wednesday at her home at 1735 South St. Francis. Born in Wabash, Ind., Oct. 14, 1871, she came to Wichita four years ago.

Mrs. Wittum is survived by her husband, Miles L. Wittum; a daughter, Mrs. Mary Chamness, Warsaw, Ind.; and five sons, George Wittum, Illinois; Orville Alexander, Huntington, Ind.; Theodore Alexander, Utica, Mich.; Ernest Alexander and Eli Alexander, Wabash, Ill.

Funeral services will be held from the chapel of the Culbertson mortuary at 10 a. m. Friday. Rev. E. M. Smith will officiate. Interment will be at Warsaw, Ind.

Wichita Eagle, August 9, 1951⁹³⁹²

Miles L. Wittum

Miles L. Wittum, aged 90, retired Wichita photographer, died Tuesday night of a heart attack at his home, 1649 South Glenn, the Sedgwick county coroner's office reported Wednesday morning.

Wittum is survived by two sons, Herbert Wittum of the home and Ralph Wittum, 2004 South Glenn, and five grandchildren. Culbertson mortuary is in charge of funeral arrangements.

Census Records

Date	Location	Enumerated Names
June 17, 18802994	Waltz, Wabash, Indiana	David Stambaugh Mary Sophia Green Henry J. Stambaugh Eli Stambaugh Elisabeth Ann Stambaugh Ellsworth Edward Stambaugh Clara Bell Stambaugh Ida Florence Stambaugh
June 1, 19002993	Liberty Township, Wabash, Indiana	Jacob Alexander Clara Bell Stambaugh Ovid Elsworth Alexander Ernest Lee Alexander David Eli Alexander Mary E. Alexander George Alexander
April 19, 19102995	Liberty Township, Wabash, Indiana	Jacob Alexander Clara Bell Stambaugh Ovid Elsworth Alexander Ernest Lee Alexander David Eli Alexander Mary E. Alexander William Alexander Samuel Orvel Alexander Theodore Edwin Alexander George Alexander
January 16, 19202996	Waltz, Wabash, Indiana	Jacob Alexander Clara Bell Stambaugh Mary E. Alexander William Alexander Samuel Orvel Alexander Theodore Edwin Alexander George Alexander