Jesse
Beam
Born in Mitchell County, Kansas, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Francis Bridgeman Beam
and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Mary (Miller) Beam
— married
26 Sep 1897 in Fulton County, Arkansas, United States
Father of
Harold Quincy Beam
Died
at age 83
in Junction City, Geary County, Kansas, United States
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Biography
Jesse Beam was born16 Dec 1874.[1][2]
In the 1875 Kansas states census Jesse (age 0) was in Jewell, Jewell County, Kansas.[3]
1875 Census: Jewell, Jewell County, Kansas Name Sex Age Birth Place Francis Beam M 30 Iowa Farming Jen Beam F 29 Ohio Albert Beam M 3 Iowa Fredie Beam M 2 Kansas Eva Beam F 1 Kansas Jesse Beam M 5-12 Kansas
In the 1880 census Jessie (age 5) was the son of F. B. Beam in Esbon, Jewell, Kansas.[4]
8 Jun 1880: Esbon, Jewell County, Kansas Name Sex Age Status Relation Occupation Birth Place F. B. Beam M 36 Married Head Farmer Iowa Jane Beam F 34 Married Wife Keeping House Ohio Albert Beam M 8 Single Son At Home Iowa Fredrick Beam M 7 Single Son At Home Kansas Eva Beam F 6 Single Daughter At Home Kansas Jessie Beam M 5 Single Son At Home Kansas William Beam M 4 Single Son At Home Kansas
In the 1895 Kansas state census Jesse (age 20) was in Jewell, Jewell, Kansas.[5]
1895 Census: Jewell, Jewell County, Kansas Name Sex Age Birth Place Francis Beam M 51 Iowa J C Beam F 49 Ohio Albert Beam M 23 Iowa Frad Beam M 22 Kansas Ebba Beam F 21 Kansas Jesse Beam M 20 Kansas Wilhem H Beam M 19 Kansas John W Beam M 13 Kansas Elsie Beam F 11 Kansas Bertha E Beam F 8 Kansas
Jesse Beam married Mary E Miller on 26 September 1897 in Fulton County, Arkansas.[6] He was 22 years of age and she was 21.
In the 1900 census Jesse (age 26) was the married head of household in White Mound Township, Jewell, Kansas.[7]
12 Jun 1900: White Mound Township, Jewell County, Kansas Name Sex Age Status Relation Birth Place Jesse Beam M 26, Dec 1874 Married Head Kansas Farmer Mary E Beam F 24, Jun 1876 Married Wife Illinois m. 2 yrs, children 1/1 Gladys Beam F 2, Aug 1898 Single Dau Kansas John W Beam M 19, Dec 1881 Single Brother Kansas Farm laborer Henry C Miller M 54, Sep 1846 Married FiL Ohio Farm laborer Martha Miller F 51, May 1849 Married MiL Indiana Servant, m. 31 yrs, ch 6/6 Alpha Miller F 16, Dec 1884 Single Sis-iL Kansas Servant
In the 1920 census Jess (age 45) was the married head of household in Esbon, Jewell County, Kansas.[8]
23 Jan 1920: Esbon, Jewell County, Kansas Name Sex Age Status Relation Occupation Birth Place Jess Beam M 45 Married Head Farmer Kansas Mary E Beam F 44 Married Wife Illinois Gladys B Beam F 21 Single Daughter Kansas Henry B Beam M 19 Single Son Farm laborer Kansas Cecil C Beam F 17 Single Daughter Kansas Quincy H Beam M 14 Single Son Kansas Virginia M Beam F 12 Single Daughter Kansas Clifford E Beam M 9 Single Son Kansas Martha J Beam F 7 Single Daughter Kansas
In the 1930 census Jesse (age 55) was the married head of household in White Mound, Jewell County, Kansas.[9]
12 Apr 1930: White Mound, Jewell County, Kansas Name Sex Age Status Relation Occupation Birth Place Jesse Beam M 55 Married Head Farmer Kansas Mary Beam F 54 Married Wife Illinois Jennie Beam F 17 Single Daughter Kansas William T Miller M 56 Single Brother-in-law Illinois
In the 1940 census Jess (age 65) was the divorced lodger of Minnie Rand in Junction City, Geary County, Kansas.[10]
18 Apr 1940: Junction City, Geary County, Kansas Name Relation Status Sex Age Birth Place Marion Rand Daughter Single F 14 Kansas Harold Rand Son Single M 10 Kansas Jess Beam Lodger Divorced M 65 Kansas WPA building constr., stone cutter Minnie Rand Head Widowed F 34 Texas
Jesse Beam died Jul 1958 (aged 83–84) and was buried in the Esbon Cemetery in Esbon, Jewell County, Kansas.[1]
Obituary - Junction City Daily Union - July 1958[2]:
- "Jesse Beam, age 83, of 216 East Second Street, Junction City, Kans., passed away Wednesday evening, July 9, at the city hospital. Mr. Beam had been in failing health since last December, and had been confined to the hospital the last four days preceding his death. Mr. Beam was born December 16, 1874, in Mitchell County, Kans.
- "On September 26, 1897, he was united in marriage to Mary Miller. To this union was born the following children: Gladys, who preceded him in death; Henry of Shawnee, Kans.; Mrs. Cecil Shackleton of Smith Center, Kans.; Harold of Esbon, Kans.; Mrs. Virginia Steinhardt of Owensville, Mo.; Clifford of South San Francisco, Calif.; Mrs. Jeanette Moudy of Pittsburg, Kans. Besides these children, he is survived by 14 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren. Two sisters, Mrs. Elsie Eells of Concordia, Kans., and Mrs. Bertha Chandler of Grand Junction, Colo., and two brothers, Fred Beam of Oberlin, Kans., and John Beam of Mankato, Kans., survive him.
- "In 1935 he moved to Eskridge, Kans., and later to Junction City, Kans., where, on December 11, 1941, he was united in marriage to Grace Miller, who survives him. The following surviving step-children mourn his passing: Floyd Miller of Junction City; Mrs. Helen Fleetwood of Memphis, Tenn.: Ray Miller of Junction City; Wilbur Miller and Earl Miller of Wichita, Kans.; Mrs. Florence Bean of Junction City; William Miller of Long Beach, Calif.; and Mrs. Jean De Moss of Topeka. Mr. Beam was a loyal and faithful member of the First Methodist Church of Junction City.
- "Relatives and friends from a distance attending the funeral services at Esbon Sunday afternoon, July 13, were: Mr. and Mrs. Fred Beam, Mr. and Mrs. Shirley Cochran and Phyllis, and Mrs. Mabel Allen of Oberlin, Kans.; Mr. and Mrs. Max Beam of Washington, Kans.; Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Glover and John of Emporia, Kans.; Mr. and Mrs. John Beam of Mankato; Mr. and Mrs. Claude Eells of Concordia; Mr. and Mrs. Donald Beam and family of Smith Center: Lt. and Mrs. Harold Beam of Knob Noster, Mo.; Rev. and Mrs. Henry Moudy and George Dinneen of Pittsburg, Kans.; Mrs. Virginia Steinhardt of Owensville, Mo.; Mr. George McCammon and Mr. and Mrs. Rodney McCammon of Mankato; Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Miller and family of Junction City; and Mr. Henry Beam of Shawnee, Kans.
- "CARD OF THANKS -- We wish to thank the friends and: neighbors for food, flowers and words of comfort extended to us following the death of our father. -Family of Jesse Beam."
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Memorial: Find a Grave (has image), Find A Grave: Memorial #41256505, Memorial page for Jesse Beam (1874-Jul 1958), citing Esbon Cemetery, Esbon, Jewell County, Kansas, USA (plot: Block 6 Lot 48); Maintained by Terry L. Koinzan-Clingman (contributor 46919197).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Obituary: Junction City Daily Union; In "Memories" posted on FamilySearch
- ↑ 1875 Census: "Kansas State Census, 1875", citing Census, Jewell, Jewell, Kansas, United States, , Kansas State Historical Society, Topeka; FHL microfilm , FamilySearch Record: QL66-GDRS FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS3B-PLK4 Image number 00317, Jesse Beam (0) in Jewell, Jewell, Kansas, United States.
- ↑ 1880 Census: "United States Census, 1880", citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm , FamilySearch Record: MF5S-DTV FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YB6-5YV Image number 00026, Jessie Beam (5), single son, in household of F. B. Beam (36) in Esbon, Jewell, Kansas, United States. Born in Kansas, United States.
- ↑ 1895 Census: "Kansas State Census, 1895", citing Page: 16; Line: 14; FHL microfilm: 000570293, FamilySearch Record: QL8J-T1C3 FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS3B-7SPH-H Image number 00191, Jesse Beam (20) in Jewell, Jewell, Kansas, United States. Born in Kansas.
- ↑ Marriage: "Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957", citing Marriage, Fulton, Arkansas, United States, county offices, Arkansas; FHL microfilm 1,290,015, FamilySearch Record: NMP3-5ZV FamilySearch Image: S3HT-XC7W-DLS Image number 00463, Jesse Beam (22) marriage to Mary E Miller on 26 Sep 1897 in Fulton, Arkansas, United States.
- ↑ 1900 Census: "United States Census, 1900", citing enumeration district (ED) 57, sheet 4B, family 72, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,484, FamilySearch Record: MMTR-SNC FamilySearch Image: S3HY-6SM9-GXK, Jesse Beam (26), married head of household in White Mound Township, Jewell, Kansas, United States.
- ↑ 1920 Census: "United States Census, 1920", citing Affiliate Publication Number: T625; Affiliate Film Number: 535; Line: 71; FHL microfilm: 1820535; Record number: 17413, FamilySearch Record: MF6N-2PR FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GR6T-CKX Image number 00368, Jess Beam (45), married head of household in Esbon, Jewell, Kansas, United States.
- ↑ 1930 Census: "United States Census, 1930", citing enumeration district (ED) ED 32, sheet 2A, line 46, family 45, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 706; FHL microfilm 2,340,441, FamilySearch Record: X7QZ-98Y FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9R4X-X48 Image number 00321, Jesse Beam (55), married head of household in White Mound, Jewell, Kansas, United States. Born in Kansas.
- ↑ 1940 Census: "United States Census, 1940", citing Affiliate Publication Number: T627; Line: 23, FamilySearch Record: VRK7-HTR FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-89MR-7QHW, Jess Beam (65), divorced lodger, in household of Marion Rand (14) in Junction City, Geary, Kansas, United States.
See Also
- FamilySearch: Jesse Beam (16 December 1874 – 9 July 1958)
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