Pheba A. Overman

NOT A DIRECT ANCESTOR Pheba A. Overman is not in my direct ancestry. She is 2 steps removed in the following ways: Wife of Uzziel B. Church who is Brother of Carolyn R. Church Son of Erastus Church and Lucy H. Whitten

	Date	Location	Notes	Sources
Birth	14 Nov 1845	Knightstown, IN
Marriage	24 Mar 1867	Perry, Ralls Co., MO	To Uzziel B. Church
Death	15 Dec 1939	Auburn Twp., Clark Co., IL
Burial	17 Dec 1939	Auburn Twp., Clark, IL

Children

(children with Uzziel B. Church)

Name	Gender	Date of Birth	Birthplace	Spouse	Notes	Sources
John William Church	M	6 Apr 1868	MO		died ~1894
Francis Church	M	8 Jan 1870	MO
Margarette Church	F	23 Aug 1873	IN	Smittkamp
Martha Florence Church	F	28 Apr 1875	IN	Barlow
Etta Church	F	7 Feb 1878	IN	Shaffner
Cora E. Church	F	28 Nov 1880	IN
Goldie Church	F	13? Feb 1885	IL	Brosman
Mary E. Church	F	1 Dec 1892	IL	Husted

Places of Residence

Location	Dates	Notes	Sources
New London, MO	1865-~1874
Terre Haute, Sugar Creek Twp., Vigo Co., IN	~1874-?

Photo Gallery

Uzziel B. Church and Pheba A. Overman

Daughters of Uzziel B. Church and Pheba A. Overman

Sources

Ref. Num.	Description	Image of original
1	1850 United States Federal Census, Wayne, Henry Co., IN, page 4, dated 8 Aug 1850. Lines 34-40: William Overman, 42, living with his wife Jane Overman, 33; daughter Nancy Overman, 9; son Charles Overman, 7; daughter Phebe Overman, 4; son Robert Overman, 2; and daughter Mary Overman, 1. William was born in NC, Jane and all of the kids were born in IN.
2	1860 United States Federal Census, Wayne, Henry Co., IN, page 34, dated 14 Jul 1860. Lines 17-28: William M. Overman, 49?, farmer, living with his wife Jane Overman, 44; daughter Nancy J. Overman, 19; son Charles W. Overman, 17; daughter Phebe A. Overman, 14; son Robert T. Overman, 12; daughter Mary A. Overman, 10; daughter Sarah A. Overman, 9; daughter Margaret E. OVerman, 8; son Richard B. Overman, 5; son Samuel M. Overman, 2; someone named Jacob A. Owens, 29, master carpenter; and someone named Sarah Carr, 79. William was born in NC, Jane and all of the kids were born in IN. Jacob was born in NC, Sarah in VA.
3	1870 United States Federal Census, New London, Spencer Twp., Ralls Co., MO, page 20, dated 28 Jul 1870. Lines 15-18: Usyle(?) Church, 31, married to Pheobe Church, 24, and their two sons, John W. Church, 2, and Francis Church, 4 months (born in Jan 1870 [internally inconsistent]). The parents were born in IN, the children in MO.
4	1880 United States Federal Census, Sugar Creek, Vigo Co., IN, district 200, page 25. Dated 18 Jun 1880. Lines 5-12: U. B. Church, 49, married to Phoebe A. Church, 37. They live with six of their children: son William Church, 12, son Frank Church, 10, daughter Margarette Church, 6, daughter Mattie Church, 5, daughter Etta Church, 2, and daughter Cora Church, 6 months. U.B. is a farmer. U.B., Phoebe, Margarette, Mattie, Etta, and Cora were born in IN. William and Frank were born in MO. U.B.'s parents were born in VT, Phoebe's father was born in NC, her mother in IN.
5	1900 United States Federal Census, Auburn, Clark Co., IL, district 2, pg. 7, dated 10 Jun 1900. Lines 3-8: Uzzial Church, 62, born Dec 1837, married for 33 years, lives with his wife, Phoebe Church, 54, born Nov 1845, married 33 years, bore 8 children, 7 of which still live. Also present are four daughters: Mattie Church, 25, born Apr 1875; Cora Church, 20, born Nov 1879; Goldie Church, 15, born Feb 1885; and Mary Church, 11, born Dec 1888. Uzzial, Phoebe, Mattie, and Cora were born in IN. Goldie and Mary were born in IL. Uzzial's father was born in VT, his mother in NH. Phoebe's father was born in NC, her mother in IN. Phoebe is a farmer, Mattie is a Post mistress.
6	1910 United States Federal Census, Auburn, Clark Co., IL, district 2, pg. 1, dated 15-18 Apr 1910. Lines 43-46: Uzziel Church, 72, married once for 43 years, living with his wife, Pheba A. Church, 64, married once for 43 years, bore 8 children 7 of which are still living. Also present are their daughter, Cora E. Church, 29, and two grandsons: Vern J. Church, 17, and Claud R. Church, 9. Uzziel, Pheba, and Cora were born in IN. Vern and Claud were born in IL. Uzziel's parents were born in VT. Pheba's father was born in NC, her mother in IN. Uzziel is a farmer, Cora is a school teacher, vern is a farm laborer on the home farm. Uzziel was a veteran of the Civil War.
7	1920 United States Federal Census, Auburn, Clark Co., IL, district 2, pg. 6, dated 14 Jan 1920. Lines 66-69: Pheba A. Church, 74, widow, lives with her daughter, Cora Church, 38 and single, daughter Mary E. Husted, 32 and divorced, and grandson Claude Church, 19 and single. Pheba and Cora were born in IN, Mary and Claude in IL. Pheba's father was born in NC, her mother in IN. Cora and Mary's father was born in IN. Claude's father was born in MO, his mother in IL. Cora is a public school teacher. Mary's occupation is listed as "short hand." Claude is a general farm laborer.
8	1930 United States Federal Census, Marshall Twp., Clark Co., IL, district 9, pg. 45, dated 23 Apr 1930. Lines 43-44: Pheoba Church, 84, widow, lives with her daughter, Cora Church, 48 and single. They were both born in IN, as was Cora's father. Pheoba's father was born in NC, her mother in Kentucky. Cora is a teacher in the city schools.
10	Church family bible records contain birth, marriage, and death dates and locations for numerous members of the Church family. Relevant to this page, Uzziel B. Church was married to Pheba Overman at Perry, Ralls Co., MO, on 24 Mar 1867.
11	Gravestone at Auburn Cemetery, Marshall, Clark Co., IL, for Pheba A. Overman Church. Indicates birth in 1845, death in 1929. Indicates spouse is Uzziel B. Church.	Photo not yet available on findagrave.com
12	Missouri Marriage Records, 1805-2002, has a record which indicates that U. B. Church and Phebe A. Overman were married on 24 Mar 1867 in Ralls Co., MO.
15	Obituary for Uzziel B. Church from the 14 Oct 1916 edition of the Terre Haute Tribune. It indicates that Uzziel was born in Greenfield, IN on 23 Dec 1837 and died at his home near Auburn [IN or IL? not stated] on 13 Oct 1916. At the age of 17 he moved with his father's family to Terre Haute, IN. He was a Union soldier during the Civil War, enlisting with the 11th IN Infantry at the outbreak of the war and again with the 16th IN Infantry until the close of the war, receiving an honorable discharge. After the war, he moved to New London, MO, and lived there for 9 years. He married Phebe Overman in Perry, MO, on 24 Mar 1867. Together, they had 8 children--2 boys, 6 girls. One son, Will Church, died 20 years prior to Uzziel's death. Still living are his wife and seven children, Frank Church of Terre Haute, Maggie Smittkamp of Marshall, Mattie Barlow of St. Louis, MO, Etta Shaffner of Martinsville, Cora Church, Goldie Brosman of Marinsville, and Mary Husted of Casey. He had 23 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren at the time of his death. Funeral was Monday, 16 Oct 1916 at the Auburn church. Note that the scanned image at right seems to be taken from a newspaper published on 25 Oct 1916, and thus likely a reprint of the original 14 Oct 1916 obit from the Terre Haute Tribune. However, the information regarding the 16 Oct 1916 burial would not have been present in the 14 Oct 1916 obit, so obtaining the TH Tribune version might still provide original information.
16	Civil War Pension Index, 1861-1934, has a record for soldier Uzziel P. Church, with dependent widow Pheba A. Church. He served in Co. I, 16th IN Infantry and Co. D, 11th IN Infantry. An "Invalid" filing was made on 12 May 1879, application number 285570, certificate number 192077. A "widow" class filing was made from IL on 28 Oct 1916, application number 1082715, certificate number 849907.
17	Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947, has a record for Phoebe A. Church, born 14 Nov 1845 in Knightstown, IN, died 15 Dec 1939 in Auburn Twp., Clark Co., IL. Buried 17 Dec 1939 in Auburn Twp., Clark, IL, at a cemetery called "Auburn." She was 94. Her last residence was Martinsville, Auburn, Clark, IL. Her father was William Overman, born NC, her mother was Jane Carr, born IN. Her spouse was Uzziel B. Church.
18	Obituary for Phoebe Church from the 16 Dec 1939 edition of the Terre Haute Tribune. [Do not currently have the obit, but the library's search engine indicates that it exists. [1] ]	Original available from Vigo Co. Public Library
21	Bureau of Pensions Questionnaire filled in on 4 May 1898 by Uzziel B. Church indicates that he is married to Pheba A. Overman and has not been married previously. They were married at Perry, Ralls Co., MO, on 24 Mar 1867 by William J. Clayton, minister. They have the following children: John W., born 6 april 1868, dead; Maggie, born 23 Aug 1873; Frank, born 8 Jan 1870; Mattie, born 28 Apr 1875; Etta, born 7 Feb 1878; Cora, born 28 Nov 1880; Goldie, born 13? Feb 1885; and Mary, born 1 Dec 1892. The hand-written address in the middle seems to indicate that Uzziel lives in Clark Centre, Clark Co., IL.
24	General Affadavit dated 27 Aug 1917 indicating that Pheba A. Church is the widow of Uzziel B. Church and that he served in Co. D, 11th IN Infantry during the civil war. The "Wid. Orig." number is 1082715. Mary Wells, 68, of Gadsden Co., FL, is Pheba's sister. She indicates that Pheba and Uzziel were married near Perry, Ralls Co., MO, on 24 Mar 1867 and that she was there for the marriage. At the time of the marriage, Pheba and Uzziel were living with their parents in Ralls Co., MO.
25	General Affadavit dated 16 Feb 1918 indicating that Pheba A. Church, age 72, of Martinsville, IL, R. R. #7, has no official record of her birth date and doesn't know what happened to her father's bible which contained such records. She believes her birth date to be 14 Nov 1845, and her birth place to be near Knightstown, Henry Co., IN. She lived with her parents at the place of her birth in 1850 and 1860. Her father's name is William M. Overman. Her mother's name is Jane E. Overman. She has sisters named Nancy J. Overman, Mary A. Overman, Sarah Overman, and Margaret Overman. She has brothers named Charles W. Overman, Robert T. Overman, Richard B. Overman, Samuel M. Overman, and James Overman. They were all living in Jun 1850 and Jun 1860. Her brother Charles served in the Civil War.