The Ancestors and Cousins of Tracy Lynn DeVault

Susan Jane Hayes was born on 19 October 1952 in Peoria, Peoria Co., Illinois.^3,1 She died on 5 April 1977, at age 24, in Eureka, Woodford Co., Illinois.^4,3,2 She was buried in Parkview Cemetery, Peoria, Peoria Co., Illinois.³

Susan Jane Hayes was also known as Susan Jean Hayes.⁴ She had reference number 57273. On April 5, 1977, Jack Ernest Baugh murdered Susan Jane Hayes. There are many more articles than those shown below that discuss the case. Baugh was still in prison in 1989. It is not known when he was released.

OBITUARY - Journal Star; Peoria, Illinois; Friday, April 8, 1977; Page 7 (GenealogyBank.com)

Susan Hayes Rites Tomorrow; Victim Of Fatal Beating
Services for Susan Jane Hayes, 24, who was beaten to death in her Woodford County home Tuesday night, will be at 11 a.m. tomorrow at Peoria Davison Funeral Home.
The Rev. Robert Livingston will officiate.
Burial will be in Parkview Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
She was born at Peoria Oct. 19, 1952, a daughter of Budy and Marjorie Crowley Hayes.
Surviving are her parents of 5113 N. Ronald Rd., Peoria; one brother, Michael of Bettendorf, Iowa; one sister, Sally Hayes of Peoria; her maternal grandmother, Mrs. Michael Crowley of Peoria and several aunts, uncles and cousins.
Miss Hayes was dead on arrival at St. Francis Hospital at 12:15 a.m. Wednesday. She received bruises to 95 per cent of her body, officials said.
Woodford County Sheriff Jim Durst said last night he isn't yet classifying Miss Hayes' death as murder.
He said police have several days' work left before their investigation will be ended.
Contrary to earlier reports, Durst denied that his men are looking for James Ernest Baugh, who lived at 905 Sunset Dr. with Miss Hayes. Police said Baugh was at the house when an ambulance arrived to take the woman to St. Francis.
Although Baugh spoke with a Woodford County deputy, the deputy did not arrest Baugh at the scene. Instead, he asked the man to meet him at the hospital.
Police said Baugh failed to meet the officer at the hospital.

NEWSPAPER ARTICLE - Journal Star; Peoria, Illinois; Thursday, April 14, 1977; Page D4 (GenealogyBank.com)

Ex-Wife Tells Woodford Court Baugh Told Her 'I Hurt Susie'
EUREKA -- The former wife of the man accused of murdering a Woodward County woman testified yesterday that Jack E. Baugh Sr. told her "I hurt Susie."
Diane Baugh said her ex-husband called her the night Susan Jane Hayes was found beaten to death at the Baugh residence.
"It's an emergency. You've got to help me." Mrs. Baugh testified that Baugh told her. She said he called her about 11:55 p.m. April 5.
"You've got to come over... you've got to come over. You've got to help me," she testified Baugh told her.
"I've hurt her. You've got to look at her. I'm begging you."
Miss Hayes' body was found the morning of April 6.
Baugh, 36, of 905 Sunset Dr., about three miles south of Spring Bay, is charged with the murder of Miss Hayes, 24, with whom he lived.
Baugh was arraigned yesterday on the murder charge and an unlawful use of weapons charge. The bonds totaling over $1 million were revoked by Circuit Judge Samuel Harrod.
At the preliminary hearing Baugh pleaded innocent to the charges.
The preliminary hearing started immediately after Baugh's arraignment. The hearing was continued until next Wednesday at the request of State's Atty. Richard Baner and Baugh's attorney, Joseph Napoli.
Diane Baugh testified that Baugh came to her house later that night and made telephone calls to his mother, Mary Solls, and a stepbrother, attorney Joseph Solls, both in Peoria.
She testified she heard him talk to Solls on the phone and mentioned a cane. She said she heard Baugh tell Solls "I threw it in the river."
Mrs. Baugh said that when she was married to Baugh he had beaten her on various occasions. She said Baugh had beaten her with various objects, including a cane.
Baugh's former wife also testified that he called his mother and said she heard him tell her he was concerned about "suitcases" that he had taken to Mrs. Solls home. He said he didn't want police to find them, she said.
Mrs. Baugh testified that Baugh said there were "lie detector tapes" in the suitcases. She said he told her the tapes were taken from Miss Hayes to determine if she had been lying to him.
She testified that Baugh told her that Miss Hayes and lied to him and that was the reason he had beaten her.
Baugh was afraid to turn himself over to authorities fearing a motorcycle gang was out to get him, Mrs. Baugh said.
She said last fall, following an argument, Baugh threatened to kill her.
Mrs. Solls, who had been subpoenaed to appear yesterday, called Baner to say she was ill and under a doctor's care and unable to be present. Also scheduled, but not testifying in court, was attorney Solls.
An investigator, Harold Shepherd, was the only other witness testifying yesterday.
Miss Hayes was pronounced dead on arrival at St. Francis Hospital, Peoria, in an ambulance that Baugh called shortly after midnight on April 6.
Baugh disappeared following the death of Miss Hayes and Tuesday he surrendered himself to Woodford County police.

NEWSPAPER ARTICLE - Journal Star; Peoria, Illinois; Saturday, June 25, 1977; Page 34 (GenealogyBank.com)

Defendant In Murder Case Enters Guilty Plea
EUREKA -- The accused murderer of an East Peoria woman yesterday entered a plea of guilty in exchange for a prison sentence of 20 to 60 years.
Jack Ernest Baugh, 36, was scheduled to go before a jury Monday on four counts of murder and one of unlawful use of weapons in connection with the death of Susan Hayes, 24.
Yesterday, Judge Luther H. Dearborn presided at the 1 1/2 hour hearing held in Woodford County Circuit Court.
Baugh's plea includes dismissing three counts of murder and paying court costs of $213.
The plea was agreed to by Baugh, his attorney, Joseph Napoli of Peoria, and State's Atty. Richard Baner, but has yet to be agreed to by the judge.
An original plea calling for a sentence of 20 to 40 years was rejected by Dearborn.
BAUGH ALSO faces charges filed Wednesday by Asst. District Atty. Terry Harn in federal court in Peoria, charging him with illegal possession of weapons.
Baugh was convicted on Oct. 1, 1965, of robbing a savings and loan, a felony which prohibits the offender from possessing firearms.
It was reported that Baugh has agreed to a 35-year prison sentence on the federal gun charges, but it is subject to approval of Judge Robert Morgan.
Baner said it is hoped that Baugh will receive concurrent term with the federal charges.
Dearborn asked for a presentence report and set a July 6 date for Baugh's sentencing hearing.
If Judge Dearborn approves the 20 to 60 year sentence, Baugh will be eligible for parole in 11 years and three months, according to Asst. State's Atty. John Nicoara.
Baugh surrended himself to Woodford County authorities on April 12 and was held in Woodford County Jail without bail until Wednesday when federal authorities moved him to Peoria County Jail.
The Hayes woman's body was found at Baugh's residence, 905 Sunset Dr., East Peoria, April 6.
Hayes also had been living at that address.

OBITUARY - Jack Ernest Baugh (murderer of Susan Jane Hayes) - Peoria Journal Star; Peoria, Illinois; January 16, 2011 (Find-A-Grave)

PEORIA, IL - Jack E. Baugh, 69, of Peoria passed away Thursday, Jan. 13, 2011, at his residence.
He was born Aug. 23, 1941, to Robert and Mary Crayton Baugh in Peoria.
He was preceded in death by his father.
He is survived by his fiancee, Janice Farquharson of Peoria, and his mother, Mary Solls of Peoria.
Jack was a mental health professional, working for South Side Office of Concern in Peoria.
He served in the U.S. Army.
He was a very compassionate person and cared about others.
He was an avid reader and loved collecting succulent plants, painting and photography. He was a film buff.
Cremation has been accorded.

Citations

[S12476] U.S., Social Security Application and Claims Index, 1936 - 2007 (Ancestry.com)
[S5173] Genealogy prepared by AmbersOriginals (Ancestry.com)
[S4980] Find A Grave (Internet), Source Medium: Book
[S9576] Obituary - Budy William Hayes

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Gertrude Beatrice Schlobohm^1,2

F, #56957

Pedigree Link

Family: Michael V. Crowley

Daughter

Marjorie Marion Crowley+

Citations

[S4980] Find A Grave (Internet), Source Medium: Book
[S9892] Obituary - Dorothy M. (Crowley) Gates (sister of Marjorie (Crowley) Hayes)

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Michael V. Crowley^1,2

M, #56958

Pedigree Link

Family: Gertrude Beatrice Schlobohm

Daughter

Marjorie Marion Crowley+

Citations

[S4980] Find A Grave (Internet), Source Medium: Book
[S9892] Obituary - Dorothy M. (Crowley) Gates (sister of Marjorie (Crowley) Hayes)

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Ava Beryl Labar^1,2

F, #56959, b. 1929, d. 2004

Pedigree Link

Family: O. Delmar Davis

Daughter

Karen L. Davis

BASIC FACTS

Ava Beryl Labar was born in 1929 in Idaho. She died in 2004, at age ~75, in Illinois.

Ava Beryl Labar had reference number 57276.

Citations

[S12474] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930 - Current (Ancestry.com)
[S9459] Obituary - Ava Beryl (Labar) Davis (mother of Karen L. (Davis) Ackerman)

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O. Delmar Davis^1,2

M, #56960

Pedigree Link

Family: Ava Beryl Labar (b. 1929, d. 2004)

Daughter

Karen L. Davis

Citations

[S12474] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930 - Current (Ancestry.com)
[S9458] Obituary - Ava Beryl (Labar) Davis (mother of Karen L. (Davis) Ackerman

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Dorman Donald Lippert^1,2

M, #56961

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Family: Margaret Rose Boggs

Daughter

Susie Lippert

Citations

[S12637] Wedding Announcement - Journal Star; Peoria, Illinois; Sunday, October 4, 1987; Page 36
[S11140] Obituary - Margaret Rose (Boggs) Lippert (mother of Susie (Lippert) Ackerman)

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Margaret Rose Boggs¹

F, #56962

Pedigree Link

Family: Dorman Donald Lippert

Daughter

Susie Lippert

Citations

[S11140] Obituary - Margaret Rose (Boggs) Lippert (mother of Susie (Lippert) Ackerman)

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Ruben M. Cartaya^1,2

M, #56963

Pedigree Link

Family: Teresa D. Infante

Son	Ruben Inocente Mesa (b. 28 December 1943, d. 3 August 2006)

Citations

[S12452] U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 1 (Ancestry.com)
[S12476] U.S., Social Security Application and Claims Index, 1936 - 2007 (Ancestry.com)

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Teresa D. Infante¹

F, #56964

Pedigree Link

Family: Ruben M. Cartaya

Son	Ruben Inocente Mesa (b. 28 December 1943, d. 3 August 2006)

Citations

[S12476] U.S., Social Security Application and Claims Index, 1936 - 2007 (Ancestry.com)

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Peter C. Ackerman¹

M, #56965, b. 8 November 1979, d. 21 July 2002

Parents

Father	Eric O. Ackerman
Mother	Gayle A. Kniep

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BASIC FACTS

Peter C. Ackerman was born on 8 November 1979 in Peoria, Peoria Co., Illinois.^1,2 He died on 21 July 2002, at age 22, in Bloomington, McLean Co., Illinois.^1,2 He was buried in Hirstein Cemetery, Morton, Tazewell Co., Illinois.¹

Peter C. Ackerman had reference number 57282. He was educated Graduated from the ALERT Aviation Program in Big Sandy, Texas (September 2000.)² He was a Director of flight training at Aviation Specialists in Peoria, Peoria Co., Illinois (2001 - death.)² NEWSPAPER ARTICLE - The Pantagraph; Bloomington, Illinois; Tuesday, July 23, 2002; Page 1 (Newspapers.com)

Plane crash details unclear (By Sharon K. Woulfe and Kevin Simpson)
BLOOMINGTON -- No communication with the control tower indicated any kind of problem before a plane crashed Sunday near the Central Illinois Regional Airport.
And such planes do not have black box recorders like larger planes, said Jim Silliman of the National Transportation Safety Board office in West Chicago on Monday while at the airport.
Community leader Joe Warner, 60, was in the left seat, traditionally where the pilot sits, and Peter Ackerman, 22, of Morton was in the other seat when the plane crashed. Both died in the accident.
The two died of multiple blunt force injuries sustained in the crash, said Chief Deputy Coroner Tony L. Becker following an autopsy Monday evening. Final autopsy results will be completed pending toxicology results. An inquest will be scheduled.
Who was piloting the plane was unclear because both the left and right seats have pilot controls, Silliman said.
Warner, the president and chief executive officer of Heritage Enterprises in Bloomington and Ackerman were in a 1973 King Air Beech E-90.
The plane veered hard left after takeoff, crashed and burst into flames on impact at 10:28 a.m. in an open field southeast of the airport, about 400 yards behind the Palace Theaters off of Towanda-Barnes Road, about a half mile from the airport's tower. An eyewitness said the victims were found inside the plane.
The wreckage has since been moved inside a hangar, Silliman said.
The two-engine turbo-prop aircraft was registered to Heritage, a health-care and long-term-care provider with more than 3,000 employees and 32 facilities in the state.
Warner held a private pilot certification for both single- and multi-engine aircraft.
He and Ackerman were destined for Cable, Wis., although specific details of the trip were not available.
Ackerman, the son of Eric and Gayle Ackerman of Morton, graduated from the ALERT (Air Land Emergency Resource Team) Aviation Division in Big Sandy, Texas, in September 2000. He was director of flight training at Aviation Specialists in Peoria since 2001, and was a member of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association.
Ackerman "was polite and showed respect to young and old alike, and was respected by all. He was full of integrity, and he exercised self-dicipline physically and spiritually," said his pastor, the Rev. Doug Habegger of Grace Evangelical Mennonite Church, Morton.
He is survived by his parents, three sisters, two brothers, and his maternal and paternal grandparents.
National Transportation Safety Board spokesman Paul Schlamm said investigators are gathering background, including information on training and experience, as well as information about the condition of the aircraft and its service record.
No additional information was available Monday A peliminary investigation should be complete in a few days. A complete investigation will take several months.
However, Silliman said it could be a year or more before results are released, with the information from regional offices of the Federal Aviation Administration and the NTSB going to Washington, D.C., first.
Possible causes include a mechanical failure, pilot error; or a weather-related issue.

OBITUARY - The Peoria Journal Star; Peoria, Illinois; Tuesday, July 23, 2002 (GenealogyBank.com)

MORTON - Services for Peter C. Ackerman, 22, of 308 N. Illinois Ave. will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Grace Evangelical Mennonite Church in Morton. The Rev. Doug Habegger will officiate.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the church. Burial will be in Hirstein Cemetery. Knapp-Johnson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
He was pronounced dead at 11:12 a.m. Sunday, July 21, 2002, near Central Illinois Regional Airport in Bloomington.
He died in an airplane crash.
He was born Nov. 8, 1979, in Peoria to Eric and Gayle Kniep Ackerman.
Surviving are his parents of Morton; three sisters, Nancy Ackerman, Christy Ackerman and Corrie Ackerman, all of Morton; two brothers, Joseph and Daniel, both of Morton; and his grandparents, Mel and Thelma Ackerman and Fred and Nancy Kniep, all of Morton.
He graduated from the ALERT Aviation Program in Big Sandy, Texas, in September 2000.
A member of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, he was director of flight training at Aviation Specialists in Peoria since 2001.
He was a member of Grace Evangelical Mennonite Church.
Memorials may be made to ALERT (Air Land Emergency Resource Team) Aviation Division, Rural Route 6, Box 2000, Big Sandy, TX 75755.

GRAVE MARKER

A Loved Son
Brother
Grandson
Nephew
Cousin
Friend ACKERMAN
Pilot GAYLE A. ERIC O.
AUG. 4, 1955 MAR. 9, 1956
Deeply Missed
Always Remembered

PETER C.
NOV. 8, 1979
JULY 21, 2002.

Citations

[S4980] Find A Grave (Internet), Source Medium: Book
[S11552] Obituary - Peter C. Ackerman

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Nancy Ackerman¹

F, #56966

Parents

Father	Eric O. Ackerman
Mother	Gayle A. Kniep

Pedigree Link

Citations

[S11552] Obituary - Peter C. Ackerman

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Christy Ackerman¹

F, #56967

Parents

Father	Eric O. Ackerman
Mother	Gayle A. Kniep

Pedigree Link

Citations

[S11552] Obituary - Peter C. Ackerman

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Corrie Ackerman¹

F, #56968

Parents

Father	Eric O. Ackerman
Mother	Gayle A. Kniep

Pedigree Link

Citations

[S11552] Obituary - Peter C. Ackerman

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Joseph Ackerman¹

M, #56969

Parents

Father	Eric O. Ackerman
Mother	Gayle A. Kniep

Pedigree Link

Citations

[S11552] Obituary - Peter C. Ackerman

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Daniel Ackerman¹

M, #56970

Parents

Father	Eric O. Ackerman
Mother	Gayle A. Kniep

Pedigree Link

Citations

[S11552] Obituary - Peter C. Ackerman

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Fred William Kniep, Jr.^1,2

M, #56971

Pedigree Link

Family: Nancy Caroline Revelle

Daughter

Gayle A. Kniep+

Citations

[S11552] Obituary - Peter C. Ackerman
[S8968] Marriage Records - Missouri 1805 - 2002 (Ancestry.com)

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Nancy Caroline Revelle^1,2

F, #56972

Pedigree Link

Family: Fred William Kniep, Jr.,

Daughter

Gayle A. Kniep+

Citations

[S11552] Obituary - Peter C. Ackerman
[S8968] Marriage Records - Missouri 1805 - 2002 (Ancestry.com)

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Thomas P. Shinpaugh¹

M, #56973

Pedigree Link

Family: Mary Ronan

Daughter

Nancy Caroline "Nannie" Shinpaugh+ (b. 28 August 1863, d. 28 March 1944)

BASIC FACTS

Thomas P. Shinpaugh had reference number 57290.

Citations

[S3987] Death Records - Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths 1916 - 1947 (Ancestry.com or LDS)

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Mary Ronan¹

F, #56974

Pedigree Link

Family: Thomas P. Shinpaugh

Daughter

Nancy Caroline "Nannie" Shinpaugh+ (b. 28 August 1863, d. 28 March 1944)

BASIC FACTS

Mary Ronan was also known as Sarah Pollen.² She had reference number 57291.

Citations

[S8930] Marriage Records - Illinois, County Marriage Records, 1800 - 1940 (Ancestry.com)
[S3987] Death Records - Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths 1916 - 1947 (Ancestry.com or LDS)

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Jesse Allen Medley^1,2

M, #56975, b. about 1826

Pedigree Link

Family: Rachel Elizabeth Jones

Daughter

Jane "Jennie" Medley+ (b. about 1860, d. 13 December 1946)

BASIC FACTS

Jesse Allen Medley was born about 1826 in Missouri.

Jesse Allen Medley had reference number 57292.

Citations

[S4980] Find A Grave (Internet), Source Medium: Book
[S11438] Obituary - Nellie (Medley) Sorrell (sister of Jane "Jennie" (Medley) Davault