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Family HistoryFamily History - Gertrude Allen


Key:1.“+” before a child’s name indicates the child has their own entry in the next generation.
 2.“born xxxx” indicates the child is under 18 years of age so the birth date is not shown.
This family history features Gertrude Allen and four of her descendants down to the third generation.


First Generation
1. Gertrude Allen,1 born ____ (parents not determined). Gertrude married Phillip Beyers (born ____, parents not determined).

Child of Gertrude Allen and Phillip Beyers:

+2i. Joyce Susan Beyers, born 28 May 1940 in South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana; died 14 April 2011 in Osceola, St. Joseph County, Indiana. Married (1) Francis L. ‘Mike’ Schlabach Married (2) Paul Douglas Davis Married (3) Jack Scott.

Second and Third Generations
2. Joyce Susan Beyers2 (Gertrude1), born 28 May 1940 in South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana;1 died 14 April 2011 in Osceola, St. Joseph County, Indiana.1 Joyce married, first, 15 September 1956 in Steuben County, Indiana, Francis L. ‘Mike’ Schlabach3 (born 9 April 1938 in Elkhart, Elkhart County, Indiana, the son of Clarence H. Schlabach and Frances G. Shaffer;2, 3 Mike died 10 June 2015 in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana2). Joyce married, second, 26 June 1959 in Elizabeth City, Pasquotank County, North Carolina, Paul Douglas Davis7 (born 15 August 1939 in Michigan, the son of Glenn Leroy Davis and Maxine Marie Stevens4, 5, 6). Joyce married, third, 13 November 1971, Jack Scott1 (born 22 July 1946, parents not determined6). Mike is buried in Rice Cemetery, Elkhart, Elkhart County, Indiana.2

Children of Joyce Susan Schlabach (née Beyers) and Paul Douglas Davis:

 3i. Debra Davis, born 10 December 1957.6
 4ii. Terri Lynn Davis, born 16 September 1959.6
 5iii. Marie Davis, born 5 November 1962.6

  1. Obituary, South Bend Tribune, South Bend, Indiana (available at legacy.com), Joyce Susan Scott, died: 14 April 2011 in Osceola, Indiana; born: 28 May 1940 in South Bend, Indiana. The article provides vital and biographical details and the names of her parents, husband, siblings, and children.
  2. Find a Grave (website). Rice Cemetery, Elkhart, Elkhart County, Indiana, Francis L. “Mike” Schlabach, born: 9 April 1938 in Elkhart, Elkhart County, Indiana; died: 10 June 2015 in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana (from record, which includes the text from his obituary; and provides the names and links for his parents, [second] wife, and one child).
  3. Indiana Marriages, 1811-2018/2019, Francis F. Schlaback, born: 9 April 1938 in Elkhart, Indiana; father: Clerence H. Schlaback; mother: Frances G. Shaffer; Joyce S. Beyers, born: 28 May 1940 in South Bend, Indiana; father: Phillip Beyers; mother: Gertrude C. Allen; married on 15 September 1956 in Steuben County, Indiana.
  4. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Michigan, Van Buren County, Lawrence, E.D. 80-22, Sheet No. 7B, Glenn Davis, 32, Michigan, farmer; wife Maxine Davis, 26, Michigan; son Glenn Davis, Jr., 6, Michigan; daughter Nancy Davis, 3, Michigan; son Paul Davis, 1, Michigan.
  5. U.S. Federal Census, 1950, Michigan, Van Buren County, Hartford, E.D. 80-44, Sheet No. 1, Glenn David [sic], 42, Michigan, gravel crusher, building & construction; wife Maxine David, 36, Michigan; son Glenn David, Jr., 16, Michigan; daughter Nancy David, 13, Michigan; son Paul David, 10, Michigan.
  6. This is publicly viewable information found in various public information repositories, people finding websites, and/or social media.
  7. North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 (available at familysearch.org), Paul Douglas Davis, age 19, of Lawrence, Michigan; father: Glenn L. Davis; mother: Maxine Podlack Davis [sic, Podolak, her step-father’s surname], both living and of Lawrence, Michigan; Joyce Beyers Schlaback, divorced, age 19, of South Bend, Indiana; father: Phillip Beyers; mother: Gertrude Allen Beyers, both living and of South Bend, Indiana; married on 26 June 1959 in Elizabeth City, Pasquotank County, North Carolina.