https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harrisburg_State_Hospital Father William Beam of Alleghany County. Mother Kathryn (Lycider?) of Alleghany county Died in state hospital h building of Prostate Cancer. He lived in the hospital over 13 years.
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH38-87W 1940 Census https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQQG-H4S grave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/133845385 Son's Obituary with wife's maiden name that lead to finding marriage certificate https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/158263827/robert-i.-beam Death Certificate https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/5164/42410_647350_0566-02118?pid=7431660&backurl=https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc%3DZbd47%26_phstart%3DsuccessSource%26usePUBJs%3Dtrue%26indiv%3D1%26dbid%3D5164%26gsfn%3Doren%26gsln%3Dbeam%26msbdy%3D1882%26msbpn__ftp%3Dpennsylvania,%2520usa%26msbpn%3D41%26new%3D1%26rank%3D1%26redir%3Dfalse%26gss%3Dangs-d%26pcat%3D34%26fh%3D0%26h%3D7431660%26recoff%3D%26ml_rpos%3D1&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=Zbd47&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Pennsylvania, USA; Certificate Number Range: 001051-003600 war registration https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/6482/005267055_07427?pid=8526958&backurl=https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv%3D1%26dbid%3D6482%26h%3D8526958%26tid%3D120511812%26pid%3D120194408965%26hid%3D100981158447%26usePUB%3Dtrue%26_phsrc%3DZbd553%26_phstart%3Ddefault%26usePUBJs%3Dtrue&treeid=120511812&personid=120194408965&hintid=100981158447&usePUB=true&_phsrc=Zbd553&_phstart=default&usePUBJs=true obituary https://www.ancestry.com/mediaui-viewer/tree/60331495/person/40443936996/media/f6495cab-3c7b-4fc3-ab42-99cca77f2c01?destTreeId=120511812&destPersonId=120194408965&_phsrc=Zbd663&_phstart=default
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