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. 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. Among the most notable photos in the collection are several shots of the construction of the Ohio Electric Interurban Bridge at Waterville around 1906.