Wilbur Marsh Beebe (1861 - 1923)

Born 26 Jun 1861 in Mannsville, Jefferson County, New York, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret Ann (Rowe) Beebe — married 19 Mar 1885 in Freedom, La Salle Co , Illinois, United States

Descendants

Died 2 Aug 1923 at age 62 in Hancock, Moore Twnshp, Stevens County, Minnesota, United States

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Biography

Father's Name: William Beebe

Mother's Name: (Ruth?) Jane Marsh

Places lived: Mannsville, NY; Derby, KS; Parkston, SD; Hancock, MN Buried: Lakeside Cemetery, Hancock, MN

The 1915 South Dakota Census for Christine Miller, daughter of Chales and Emma Fear (Beebe) Miller, establishes that she was born in Kansas in 1912, and that Charles, Emma and Christine Miller moved to Parkston, South Dakota from Kansas in 1913, when Christine was about a year old. {Editorial hence the photo of Wilbur and Christine was taken in Kansas, shortly before her parents moved to Parkston, South Dakota}

End of Biography.

Genealogical Records

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Marriage Records

• Primary Source, Illinois Marriages, 1815-1935 ^[1] : Data Summary:

1. ) Illinois Marriage Record: Wilbur M. Beebe, son of William Beebe and Jane Marsh, and Margaret A. Rowe, daughter of Robert A. Rowe and Fear B. Hosford were married at Freedom, La Salle Co , Illinois on 19 Mar 1885.

Census Records

• Primary Source, New York Census, 1865, ^[2] : Data summary: In the 1865 census, Wilbur Beebe, age 4 was living in the Ellisburg, Jefferson Co., New York household of his father, William Beebe Jr. Members of the household include:

1. ) Wm Beebe age 39, Head of House
2. ) Lucy Beebe, wife, age 33
   1. ) Alice Beebe, Daughter, 8
   2. ) 1865 Ellisburg, NY Census; Wilbur Beebe, Son, 4
   3. ) Clarence Beebe, Son, 2
3. ) Joseph Beach, Hired man. 69
4. ) Hannah Lowery, Servant, 37. {Editorial: Hanna Lowrey is Wm Beebe's sister-in-law; the older sister of his second wife Lucy (Lowery) Beebe}

• Primary Source, New York, State Census, 1875, ^[3] : Data summary: In the 1875 census, Wilbor M. Beba {Editorial Wilbur M. Beebe}, age 13 was living in the Mannsville, Jefferson Co. New York household of his father William Beebe. Members of the household include:

1. ) William Beba, Father, Male, age 49
2. ) Lucy Beba, Wife, Female, age 42
   1. ) Alice Beba, Daughter, Female, 17
   2. ) 1875 Ellisburg, NY Census: Wilbor M Beba, Son, Male, age 13
   3. ) Clarence Beba, Son, Male, age 12
   4. ) Anna L Beba, Daughter, Female, 10
   5. ) Emma C Beba, Daughter, Female, 8

• Primary Source, United States Census, 1880, ^[4] : Data summary: In the 1880 census, William Beebe, age 19 was living in the Lorraine, Jefferson County, New York household of his uncle William L. Marsh. Members of the household include:

1. ) William L Marsh, Head, Male, age 53, b. New York, United States
2. ) Eliza Marsh, Wife, Female, age 54, New York, United States
3. ) 1880 Lorraine, NY Census: William Beebe, Other, Male, age 19, New York, United States.
   1. ) William Beebe was born in New York, as was his mother and father. His 1880 occupation was a farm laborer. {Editorial, Wilbur was likely known as Will to his uncle, William Marsh--and the census enumerator captured this as William. This assertion is supported by the writings of William L Marsh, as executor in the William G. Marsh estate, where he consistently identifies Wilbur as Willard. Wilbur Beebe was the nephew of William L. Marsh; Wilbur was the son or Ruth Jane (Marsh) Beebe, sister to William L. Marsh }
4. ) Nettie Jenks Other Female 16 New York, United States

• Primary Source, United States Census, 1900, ^[5] : Data summary: In the 1900 census, W. M. Beebe, age 39 was the head of house of a Gypsum Township, Sedgwick, Kansas household. Members of the household include:

1. ) 1900 Sedgwick, KS Census: W. M. Beebe, Head, 39, New York
   1. ) Margie J Beebe, Daughter, 14, Illinois
   2. ) Emma F Beebe, Daughter, F, 13, Illinois
   3. ) Robert W Beebe, Son, M, 10, Illinois
   4. ) Clarence J Beebe, Son, M, 3, Illinois

• Primary Source, United States Census, 1910, ^[6] : Data summary: In the 1910 census, Wilber M Beebe Beebe, age 47 was the head of an El Paso City, Rockford Township, Sedgwick County, Kansas household. Members of the household include:

1. ) 1910 Sedgewick, KS Census: Wilber M Beebe, Head, 47, b. Illinois. Occupation was a carpenter, builder of homes. {Editorial. The place of birth for Wilber and Clarence are incorrectly sited (the birthplaces are reversed) in this 1910 census}
   1. ) Robert Beebe, Son, 19, Illinois, Occupation, Farmer.
   2. ) Clarence J Beebe, Son, 12, New York.
2. ) This El Paso City, Rockford Township, Sedgwick County, Kansas 1910 census was enumerated on 22 April 1910 by John H. Miller. {Editorial. The town was known as El Paso prior to being renamed to Derby. A google maps overview of Derby, KS still shows many place names using the El Paso identification.}
3. ) There is a side note on the census indicating that Wilber Beebe lived on Baltimore Ave.

• Primary Source, Kansas State Census,1915, ^[7] : Data summary: In the 1915 census, W. M. Beebe, age 53 was the head of a Rockford Township, Sedgewick, Kansas household. Members of the household include:

1. ) 1915 Derby, Kansas Census: W. M. Beebe, age 53, born Bannsville, New York, {Editorial: should be Mannsville} came to Kansas from Illinois, Occupation: Carpenter. In 1915 Wilbur Marsh is living on a mortgaged farm that he owns.
   1. ) R. W. Beebe, age 24, b. about 1891 at Ottawa, Illinois, Occupation: Laborer.
   2. ) Clarance Beebe, age 17, born in Freedom, Illinois, Occupation: School boy

Death Records

• Primary Source, (burial); Tertiary Source (biography), Find A Grave Index ^[8] Data Summary:

1. ) Find A Grave: Memorial #103029035: Wilbur Marsh Beebe was born 26 Jun 1861 at Mannsville, Jefferson County, New York, USA, he died 2 Aug 1923 at the age of 62 at Hancock, Stevens County, Minnesota, USA
   1. ) Children:
      1. ) Robert William Beebe (1891–1968)
      2. ) Clarence John Beebe (1897–1986)
2. ) BURIAL. Wilbur Marsh Beebe was buried in the Lakeside Cemetery at Hancock, Stevens County, Minnesota, USA
   1. ) Find a Grave Notes: " "
   2. ) Tombstone Photo: Inscription,
      
      Father
      WILBUR M. BEEBE
      BORN JUNE26, 1861
      DIED AUG. 2, 1923
      At Rest

• Primary Source, "Minnesota, Deaths and Burials, 1835-1990,", ^[9] Data extract:

1. ) Minnesota Death Record: Wilbur Marah Biebe, died 2 Aug 1923 at Stevens County, Minnesota. State File (Certificate) Number: 015455, in the year of 1923; record number: 383701.

Probate Records

• Primary Source, Illinois, Wills and Probate Records, 1772-1999, Probate Record of Alexander Rowe, ^[10].

1. ) Last Will of Alexander Rowe: W. M. Beebe is identified on a receipt from R. A. Rowe, administrator for the estate of Alexander Rowe; the receipt is for $12.50, dated 13 Feb 1889, for the care of a colt of the deceased. Freedom, LaSalle County Illinois. {Editorial W. M. Beebe was married to Margaret Rowe, the granddaughter of Alexander Rowe at the time this receipt was issued. It is likely this was the colt that had knocked Alexander over and was the proximate cause of his death. }

Newspaper Information

• Primary Source, The Ottawa Free Trader, (Ottawa, Ill.), ^[11] Data extract:

1. ) The Ottawa Free Trader, 04 Apr 1885 page 7, Col. 1: Mr. Wilbur Beebe and his wife started on Monday for their future home in Iowa near Webster City. {Editorial Note: This newspaper blurb affirms the asserted connection between Wilbur and his aunt, Mary Darr, and his uncle, Warren Beebe, who were living in the Webster City area in 1885. Apparently this expectation of establishing a home in Webster City did not work as anticipated as daughter Margaret Jane was born in LaSalle Co. Illinois in 1886.}

Research Notes

1. ) Where is Emma in the 1910 census? She would have been 23. Married to Charles Miller in Parkston?
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Sources

1. ↑ "Illinois Marriages, 1815-1935," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2G5-T3G : accessed 13 May 2015), Wilbur M. Beebe and Margaret A. Rowe, 19 Mar 1885; citing Freedom, La Salle Co , Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,683,924.
2. ↑ "New York, State Census, 1865," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVNV-472F) : accessed 15 May 2015), Wm Beebe, District 01, Ellisburg, Jefferson, New York, United States; citing source p. 7, line 10, household ID 57, State Library, Albany; FHL microfilm 895,245. William Beebe in 1865 NY census, copy of original document
3. ↑ "New York, State Census, 1875," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VT8G-5NC : accessed 15 May 2015), Wilbor M Beba in household of William Beba, Ellisburg, Jefferson, New York, United States; citing p. 23, line 7, State Library, Albany; FHL microfilm 895,249. Wilbor M. Beba in 1880 US census
4. ↑ William Beebe in 1880 census
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMY2-GZH : accessed 29 April 2017), Emma F Beebe in household of W M Beebe, Gypsum Township, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 262, sheet 3B, family 68, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,499. W.M. Beebe in census
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2Z8-G8C : accessed 13 May 2015), Wilber M Beebe, Rockford, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 94, sheet 6B, family 111, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,374,468. Wilber Beebe in 1910 census; scanned original document
7. ↑ Ancestry.com. Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925 database on-line. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. 1855 Kansas Territory Census. Microfilm reel K-1. Kansas State Historical Society.1856, 1857, and 1858 Kansas Territory Censuses. Microfilm reel K-1. Kansas State Historical Society.1859 Kansas Territory Census. Microfilm reel K-1. Kansas State Historical Society.1865 Kansas State Census. Microfilm reels K-1 – K-8. Kansas State Historical Society.1875 Kansas State Census. Microfilm reels K-1 – K-20. Kansas State Historical Society.1885 Kansas State Census. Microfilm reels K-1 – K-146. Kansas State Historical Society.1895 Kansas State Census. Microfilm reels K-1 – K-169. Kansas State Historical Society.1905 Kansas State Census. Microfilm reels K-1 - K-181. Kansas State Historical Society.1915 Kansas State Census. Microfilm reels K-1 – K-271. Kansas State Historical Society.1925 Kansas State Census. Microfilm reels K-1 – K-177. Kansas State Historical Society.Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925 Robert W. Beebe in the 1915 Derby, Sedgewick, Kansas Census
8. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 02 November 2020), memorial page for Wilbur Marsh Beebe (26 Jun 1861–2 Aug 1923), Find a Grave Memorial no. 103029035, citing Lakeside Cemetery, Hancock, Stevens County, Minnesota, USA ; Maintained by Bev Boyer (contributor 47167308).
9. ↑ "Minnesota, Deaths and Burials, 1835-1990," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FD3Y-R7M : accessed 15 May 2015), Wilbur Marsh Beebe, 02 Aug 1923; citing Moore, Stevens, Minnesota, reference ; FHL microfilm 2,218,092.
10. ↑ La Salle County, Illinois Probate Estate Files, 1831--Ca.1901; Indexes, 1831--1922; Author: Illinois. Circuit Court (La Salle County); Probate Place: LaSalle, Illinois. Ancestry.com. Illinois, Wills and Probate Records, 1772-1999 database on-line. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Illinois County, District and Probate Courts. Wilbur Marsh Beebe in will of Alexander Rowe 13 Feb 1889 at Freedom Ill.
11. ↑ The Ottawa Free Trader, (Ottawa, Ill.), 04 April 1885, page 7 column 1.

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• The Ottawa Free Trader; Saturday, April 04, 1885, Ottawa, Illinois; PAGE 7: Mr. Wilbur Beebe and wife started on Monday for their future home in Iowa, near Webster City.

• "Minnesota Deaths, 1887-2001," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ZC88-DRW2 : 7 July 2020), William Beebe in entry for Wilbur March Beebe, 2 Aug 1923; citing Death, Minnesota State Department of Health, St. Paul.

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• FamilySearch profile for Wilbur Marsh Beebe.