MS 709 - Betty Bucher Becker Collection

Title	MS 709 - Betty Bucher Becker Collection
Introduction	The papers of the Betty Bucher Becker family, consists of 1 linear feet of material centered on the family of John George Isham and the related Knaggs and Bucher families. The material was donated to the Center for Archival Collections through the cooperation of Betty C. Becker of Waterville, Ohio on July 31, 1995. No restrictions exist on the use of this collection. Duplication is permitted for the purposes of preservation and research. The register was completed by Marilyn Levinson, Curator of Manuscripts in June 2000.
Biographical Sketch	The central families that make up the core of the Betty Bucher Becker include the Ishams, Knaggs, and Buchers. The line starts with John George Isham, who married Eliza Daggett in 1843, with whom he had two sons, Benjamin Smith and Alfred Daggett Isham. After her death in 1848 he married Sarah Cooper adding to the family with six children, Jirah Henry, Alice Janet, Sarah May, Charles William, Frances Lillian, and John Findlay Torrence Isham. In 1892 John F. T. Isham was married to Emeline Knaggs, daughter of John and Wealthy (Gunn) Knaggs, also of Waterville. Their only surviving daughter, Wealthy May Isham married Benjamin Franklin Bucher in 1914 having a family of three daughters, Helen Marie, who married Forest Earl Aldrich, Marjorie May "Midge", who married three times (Eugene Leroy Shufelt, J. Rex Leslie, and David P. Campbell) and Betty Claire, who married Joe Dale Becker.
Scope and Content	The Betty Bucher Becker Collection is primarily a photographic collection centered around Waterville, Ohio and the Isham, Bucher, Knaggs, and Gunn families, with some additional genealogical/family history material. The majority of the photos are from the Isham farm near Waterville, but there are also several pictures showing the effects of various floods in the area, including those in 1904, 1913, and 1941. Among the most notable photos in the collection are several shots of the construction of the Ohio Electric Interurban Bridge at Waterville around 1906.
Series Description	LITERARY PRODUCTIONS DIARY - JOHN GEORGE ISHAM 1864 Transcription of a pocket diary kept while serving as the superintendent of repairs on the Miami and Erie Canal, along with two pages from a memorandum book FAMILY GENEALOGY NOTES 1966-1983 Three separate compilations of family history related to John George Isham and related families, including An Account of the Affairs of John George Isham, Waterville Pioneer Families, and A Compilation of Bucher Family history PHOTOGRAPHIC MATERIAL PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM Circa 1893 Album with the name John Stebbins (J.G. Isham's grandson) on the flyleaf, includes photos of the Isham farm, scenes of Waterville, Ohio, Washington, D.C., the World's Fair in Chicago, Niagara Falls, and other locations PHOTOGRAPHIC NEGATIVES 1904-1941 Glass plate negatives of various sizes showing the Isham farm near Waterville, as well as several scenes of flooding in the area over various years. Among the most notable photos in the collection are several shots of the construction of the Ohio Electric Interurban Bridge at Waterville around 1906 PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINTS 1890s-1941 Contact prints, with some copy negatives, of many of the glass negatives in the collection, many with identification
Inventory	Box 1 Folder Diary of John George Isham, 1864 The House that John Built : An Account of the Affairs of John George Isham and Some of His Descendents, 1968 Waterville Pioneer Families : Isham, Cooper, Dyer, Gunn, Knaggs, 1978 A Compilation of Bucher Family History, 1983 John Stebbins Photograph Album, circa 1893 Box 2 Folder 1 (4x5 glass negatives - Identified by May Knaggs Isham) Grampa & Grandma Knaggs home House taken from south pasture Al Buckham's shanty during high water, 1903 View in front of house (with ducks) Papa & cat (milking cows) "From factory to consumer" Our pig pen and chicken coop Ravine and south orchard Shep and Flower (dogs) in our yard showing swing and rock pile Our house showing evergreen tree and May Isham on Uncle Will's pony Prince High water in school yard Stone quarry about 1904 or 1905 Willows and road going south Roadway south with willows, river and canal, taken from old south orchard Buckham's shanty in high water Chicken coop that set in southeast corner of garden Chicken coop that set in southeast corner of garden Mr. Buckham, Charley Courtright, Mama and I Ravine, showing tent under old apple tree in south orchard Helen's first picture Cow and calf, showing old barn in background at farm Wood pile, ice house, chicken coop and pig pen in backyard Our barn just after built Flower, our dog May Isham and her dolls (just after operation on my nose) Helen Bucher and doll Snowball tree from south (puzzle: find me) Snowball tree from east Babe and Barney, our delivery horse when I was young May Isham in parlor at farm May Isham and her bike Babe Isham, dogs Flower and Boy (Mr. Buckham's dog) and granary, in snow The morning after the glorious 1st (Gladys Knorr, Bessie Carroll, Nellie Mills, Clarissa Bennett, Bill Crosley (or Crosby) Midge and Helen as babies Midge and Helen as babies Sunday School Class of 1907, taken mid-July 1914 (identifications on envelope) Torry and Babe Isham with wheelbarrow Babe and John Jenks Canal and bank south of house (Mr. Buckham's livebox for fish in background) Family on porch, taken at Herb's Family on porch, taken at Herb's Frank's brothers and sisters, except Herb Frank's brothers and sisters-in-law May Bucher in our dining room at Scotten Ave., Detroit Benson girls and Babe taken in our living room in Detroit Geese under apple tree in old orchard south of house Torry Isham and Babe Isham Old Fanny's puppies on rug in living room, Prince and Rover Frank dressed like a tramp Torry Isham with cows and cat Isham Irish Frank, Iris and I in parlor after our wedding The Benson girls Our house on Scotten Ave. in Detroit Aunt Rae, Mr. Tryon and I in parlor Babe Isham with hair hanging down Helen Bucher's 1st picture Helen Bucher's 1st picture with 2 embroidered pillows Helen Bucher's 1st picture with 2 embroidered pillows John Jenks and Babe Isham Papa milking and feeding cats (caution: broken plate) Emma Isham and Babe Isham Fanny's pups with Mama Up river road at high water Cows in barnyard at farm Geese, canal, just above our house on farm, looking east across the river Scene from side porch Going out our lane at farm Box 3 Folder 1 (5x7 glass negatives - Identified by May Knaggs Isham) Helen Bucher's baby pictures (copy negatives) Helen Bucher's baby pictures (copy negatives) Helen Bucher's baby pictures (copy negatives) Helen Bucher's baby pictures (copy negatives) Helen Bucher's baby pictures (copy negatives) Unidentified girl in 15 poses (divided negative) May and Frank Bucher with Iris Tuttle, after their wedding, Juen 28, 1914 Ruth Fletcher, Austen Bath, Frank Bucher and May Isham Ruth Fletcher and May Isham Elmer, Papa, Mama, Babe and I in front of farmhouse May Bucher and Helen Folder 1 (8x10 glass negatives - Identified by May Knaggs Isham) Frank Bucher and Helen in carriage, taken in wheat field May Isham Bucher and Helen in carriage, taken in wheat field (note: broken corner) Helen, Midge and I (May Bucher), July 1918 Helen, Midge and I (May Bucher), July 1918 Family group (Elmer, Rollie, Uncle Art, Mr. Tryon, Babe, Aunt Della, Iris, Mama and Aunt Rae) Family group (Elmer, Rollie, Uncle Art, Mr. Tryon, Babe, Aunt Della, Iris, Mama and Aunt Rae) River Road, Waterville, during high water, 1913 Our cows in barnyard Ohio Electric Bridge during 1913 flood, showing Roche de Boeuf Ohio Electric Bridge, showing Roche de Boeuf Mama watering cows in front of farm Schoolhouse during high water, 1913 In front of farm during high water In front of farm during high water Small pond with water lilies A sheep with geese Sheep in pasture Cows Knaggs homestead, Aunt Rae and Uncle Alex Frank Bucher, with tire removal tool, tire off rim (BROKEN CORNER, PIECE MISSING) Frank Bucher, posed with tire removal tool, tire off rim (BROKEN CORNER, PIECE MISSING) Frank Bucher, with tire removal tool, in garage Frank Bucher, with tire removal tool, beginning removal Frank Bucher, with tire removal tool, close-up view Frank Bucher, with tire removal tool, tire partly off Ohio Electric Interurban Bridge under construction (split plate - two views Folder 2 (Prints) Wealthy Sarah (Gunn) Knaggs and daughter Marie Louise Knaggs Miami and Erie Canal near Waterville, showing oil derricks House where Marie lived, 1870-1920, built by Willard Gunn Folder 3 (Prints and negatives) Grand Rapids, Ohio, people on ice flow, flood of 1904 Barn raising rig, could also be used to pull up sucker rods from wells Waterville, Ohio bridge collapse, flood of 1904 Man on washed out "island", near Waterville, Ohio, flood of 1904 Man suspended on lines, over river by washed-out RR bridge, 1904 Man suspended on lines, over river by washed-out RR bridge, 1904 Two families who camped in orchard of Isham farm one summer, cross-dressed Ruth Fletcher and John Stoner in front of Waterville Post Office, Mechanic Street, just east of Third, circa 1912 Waterville Modern Woodmen of America (Columbian House in background) Waterville Modern Woodmen of America (negative only) Waterville Bridge collapse, July 24, 1941 Waterville Bridge collapse, July 24, 1941 (closer view) Roche de Boeuf, before the Interurban Bridge (negative only) Man in front of outbuildings and derrick (negative only) Ohio Electric Interurban Bridge, under construction, from distance, 1906 Ohio Electric Interurban Bridge, under construction, with men, 1906 Horse and cart in a cultivated field (negative only) Union Hotel, Waterville, circa 1920 (with separate identification sheet) Third Street, Waterville, Ohio, looking north, 1940 (negative only) Fire in Waterville, Ohio (negative only) Swing bridge over the canal, Waterville Iron bridge (negative only) Man with threshing rig (negative only) Waterville, Ohio aerial view showing quarry and Interurban Bridge, circa 1907 (with background information sheet) Crescent Livery Stable, run by Cliff Lee (negative only) Canal boat (negative only) Folder 4 (Contact Prints and Copy Negatives) Frank Bucher and Helen in carriage, taken in wheat field (neg 79) May Isham Bucher and Helen in carriage, taken in wheat field (note: broken corner) (neg 80) Helen, Midge and I (May Bucher), July 1918 (neg 81) Knaggs homestead, Aunt Rae and Uncle Alex (#97 contact only) Frank Bucher, with tire removal tool, beginning removal (#101) Frank Bucher, with tire removal tool, close-up view (#102 contact only) Frank Bucher, with tire removal tool, tire partly off (#103 contact only) Ohio Electric Bridge, showing Roche de Boeuf (#88 contact only) Stone quarry about 1904 or 1905 (#11 contact only) Willows and road going south (#12 contact only) Roadway south with willows, river and canal, taken from old south orchard (#13 contact only) Wood pile, ice house, chicken coop and pig pen in backyard (#21 contact only) Our barn just after built (#22 contact only) Canal and bank south of house (Mr. Buckham's livebox for fish in background) (#38 contact only) Going out our lane at farm (#67 contact only) Ohio Electric Interurban Bridge under construction (split plate) (#104 multiple copy negs)