Research Notes

These research notes organize the current working family line being reviewed for Canadian citizenship-related records. The purpose of this page is not to make a final legal claim. The purpose is to build a clean, readable record trail from Jeremiah Burke O'Neal back through the Shapley, Stafford, Rice, Bair, and Baum family lines.

The main Canadian connection currently being reviewed is Ira Foster Rice, who is listed in the working notes as born in 1805 in Charlotteville, Norfolk, Ontario, Canada. Because this location is in Canada, Ira Foster Rice is an important person in the research chain. More records are needed to confirm each parent-child link and to understand whether this line has any possible citizenship significance under Canadian law.

Working Line Being Reviewed

1. Jeremiah Burke O'Neal
   Starting person for this record chain.
2. Jeremiah's mother
   Connection from Jeremiah to the Maynard / O'Neal family line.
3. Jeremiah's mother's parents
   Bridge generation connecting the modern family line to the Shapley line.
4. Percy Wayne Shapley and Minnie Schlorf
   Percy Wayne Shapley: born 1901 in Floyd, Iowa. Minnie Schlorf: born March 1, 1905, in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States of America.
5. William Ira Shapley and Olive Gertrude Stafford
   William Ira Shapley: born October 10, 1871, in Jackson County, Minnesota, USA. Olive Gertrude Stafford: born April 30, 1876, in Calamus, Wisconsin.
6. Henry Shapley and Mary Rice
   Henry Shapley: born April 10, 1846, in Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan. Mary Rice: born February 1849 in Iowa.
7. Ira Foster Rice and Kezia Bair
   Ira Foster Rice: born 1805 in Charlotteville, Norfolk, Ontario, Canada. Kezia Bair: born 1810 in Pennsylvania.
8. John Christopher Bair and Susanna “La Baum” Baum
   John Christopher Bair: born October 11, 1769, in Mount Pleasant, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA. Susanna “La Baum” Baum: born 1776 in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, USA.

Why This Line Matters

This line matters because it contains a Canadian-born ancestor, Ira Foster Rice. The research goal is to document every generation clearly. Each step should be supported by records such as birth records, baptism records, marriage records, death records, census records, land records, probate files, family histories, or other reliable sources.

The strongest record chain will show each child connected to their parents. For example, the research should show how Jeremiah connects to his mother, how his mother connects to her parents, how the family connects to Percy Wayne Shapley, and how the Shapley line connects back through Stafford, Rice, Bair, and Baum records.

Records Still Needed

• Birth record for Jeremiah Burke O'Neal showing his mother.
• Birth record for Jeremiah's mother showing her parents.
• Records connecting Jeremiah's mother's parents to Percy Wayne Shapley and Minnie Schlorf.
• Birth, marriage, or census records connecting Percy Wayne Shapley to William Ira Shapley and Olive Gertrude Stafford.
• Records connecting William Ira Shapley to Henry Shapley and Mary Rice.
• Records connecting Mary Rice to Ira Foster Rice and Kezia Bair.
• Canadian or Ontario-area record support for Ira Foster Rice in Charlotteville, Norfolk, Ontario, Canada.
• Records connecting Kezia Bair to John Christopher Bair and Susanna “La Baum” Baum, if this line is being reviewed as part of the same evidence packet.

Research Caution

This page should be treated as a working research file. Names, dates, and locations may need correction as better records are found. Similar names, spelling changes, and copied family tree information should not be accepted without supporting records.

DNA matches may help point toward the correct family line, but DNA should be used as supporting evidence. The main proof should come from records that directly connect each generation.

Public-Safe Note

Sensitive private information should not be posted on this public page. Living people, recent generations, private documents, addresses, emails, phone numbers, DNA match names, and full birth certificates should be kept private or redacted before publication.

Page Link

Main record page: https://luedtkerice.j03.page/records-canadian-citizenship.html

Tracking code: R80A3D995-T2Phal-002-252