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Jesse Alonzo Beaman
21 Mar 1882 – 6 Nov 1971
| Birth | 21 Mar 1882 |
| Death | 6 Nov 1971 |
| Cemetery | Rock Creek Cemetery Ceresco , Saunders County , Nebraska , USA |
| Added by | Jenny Watton on 18 Jul 2011 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/48707642 |
Bio
Jesse Alonzo Beaman, 89, a well-known farmer near Ceresco, died November 6, 1971 at Wahoo Community Hospital. The son of Mr. & Mrs. Ira K. Beaman was born on a farm west of Ceresco on March 21, 1882. He lived all of his life in the Rock Creek Community where he was active in community affairs. He became a member of the Mt. Zion Church then, later he transfered his membership to the Methodist Church in Ceresco. On April 16, 1902, Jesse was united in marraige to Estella L. Bennett. They enjoyed a long married life together. To this union, 10 children were born. Four children and his wife preceded him in death. Mr. Beaman was a loving father and grandfather, and will be missed by his immediate family, relatives, and his many friends. Survivors include 4 daughters, Mrs. Erma Krone, Mrs. Ileta Henrichson, both of Ceresco, Mrs. Dorthy Bargar of San Jose, California, Mrs. Edythe Schooler of Sunnymead, California; 2 sons, Willard of Omaha, Robert of Ceresco; 14 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; 2 sisters, Mrs. Lola Hughes of Ceresco, Mrs. Pearl Frederick of Lincoln; 2 brothers and 3 sisters preceded him in death. JESSE ALONZO BEAMAN FAMILY Jesse Alonzo Beaman, born March 21, 1882 on a farm in Rock Creek Precinct, northwest of Ceresco, was a son of Ira Kelly Beaman and Mary Elizabeth (Buxton) Smith. He attended school at Eureka District 40, when it was located in center of Section 26, one-half mile from his home. Jesse was second in a family of seven children. The others were C. Mabel, Sidney C., Lola May, Roy, Pearl Frances, Louise, who died in infancy, and a half-sister, Ida May Smith, who died when young. Jesse's father, Ira, was born April 25, 1853 in Davis County, Iowa, a son of Alonzo and Elizabeth (Kelly) Beaman. His mother, Mary E., was born August 12, 1857, in Brooklyn, New York, a daughter of Samuel R. and Mary (Maginnis) Buxton. His grandfather, Alonzo, was born in Cincinnati, Ohio and grandmother, Elizabeth Kelly, was born in Kentucky. Alonzo served in both Mexican and Civil Wars. April 16, 1902, Jesse married Estella L. Bennett, born November 29, 1882, a daughter of William Henry Bennet and Mary Elizabeth (Hurtt) Ingram. They settled on a farm near his parents' home; were parents of ten children, Irene, Erma, Lorene, Ileta, Earl, Dorothy, Edythe, Willard, Robert Elwin, and an infant. Four died in infancy. He farmed until 1913, when he had a farm sale and moved to Ceresco, where he was a partner in the Gross and Beaman grocery and general merchandising store. He later moved back on the farm, continued farming and raising livestock until 1949, when he and his wife retired on the place where he was born. He served on the District 40 school board. The school had been re-located one-half mile east of the original site in a new building. He was secretary of the Rock Creek Cemetery Association for 35 years. He played snare drum in Ceresco Concert Band under the able leadership of Frank E. Hughes. An old-time fiddler, he played for many old-time dances in the area, accompanied usually by a banjo, organ, accordion, or second fiddle. An early custom was to have house or barn dances at the neighborhood homes. Entire families were invited. Children played games, while their elders enjoyed two-steps, waltzes, polkas and quadrilles. There were no radios, televisions, or electricity on the farm at this time. Neighbors visited and exchanged work. Men were kept busy sawing wood for winter firewood, stacking hay, threshing grain, shelling corn, and putting up ice during winter months, storing it in a dug ice cave. There, large cakes of ice were packed with straw with an "A" shaped wooden roof to protect it from rain and summer heat. The women were kept busy preparing meals for the workers during these activities. Jesse lived to be 89 years and his wife, Estella, 82 years. Submitted by Erma (Beaman) Krone
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Siblings
- Ida Mae Smith 1876–1882 FaG
- Charlotta Mabel Beaman Gibbs 1880–1959 FaG
- Louise Beaman 1882–1884 FaG
- Lola May Beaman Hughes 1890–1980 FaG
- Roy Beaman 1892–1943 FaG
- Pearl F Beaman Siegrist 1894–1972 FaG
Children
- Louretta "Irene" Beaman 1905–1907
- Erma Ivalou Beaman Krone 1906–1996
- Vera "Lorene" Beaman 1908–1909
- Jessie Ileta Beaman Henrichson 1911–1976
- Ira "Earl" Beaman 1913–1915
- Dorothy Elizabeth Beaman Bargar 1916–1982
- Edythe Alvina Beaman Schooler 1917–2006
- Infant Beaman 1919–1919
- Willard Dwain Beaman 1921–1976
- Robert Elwin Beaman 1924–2016
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