John Reagan Beeson Sr. (1884 - 1951)

Born 29 Mar 1884 in Weldon, Texas

Ancestors

Husband of Laura Bell (Monzingo) Beeson — married 25 Jun 1912 (to 21 Aug 1951) in Houston County, Lovelady, Texas

Descendants

Died 21 Aug 1951 at age 67 in Shepherd, Texas

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Biography

-Awarded the SELECTIVE SERVICE MEDAL by Harry Truman after WWII. -John started his career as a school teacher at Prairie Point. He and Laura (school teacher also) moved to Point Blank in San Jacinto County and taught school there for several years. -They move to Shepherd, Texas where John became the superindentent of Shepherd schools. -John later owned and operated a business on the west side of the railroad tracks in Shepherd. This business (along with others) burned down in a fire that consumed most of the businesses in that location. -John then built a grocery and feed store at the corner of what became Hwy 59 and hwy 150 in Shepherd. He owned and operated this business until his death. -Mason/Past Master of Shepherd Lodge 866

Sources

• Houston County, Texas Marriages; GROOM INDEX; 1882 - 1917

BEESON, JOHN R, MONZINGO, LAURA BELL 25 JUN 1912 11©74

• Personal knowledge of son (John R. Beeson, jr) & wife (Laura Bell Monzingo)
• birth & death certificates;
• census;

* buried in Lovelady, Texas Evergreen Cemetery old C row 1 6A

• newspaper articles

Footnotes

Acknowledgments

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