George Wellington Beeson

Male6 September 1860–5 November 1899

Brief Life History of George Wellington

When George Wellington Beeson was born on 6 September 1860, in Washington Township, Wayne, Indiana, United States, his father, Marquis D Beeson, was 30 and his mother, Elizabeth Ellen Harvey, was 26. He married Sylvia Maude Caldwell on 16 September 1896, in Harrisburg, Harrison Township, Fayette, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He lived in Wayne, Webster Township, Wayne, Indiana, United States in 1870. He died on 5 November 1899, in Washington Township, Wayne, Indiana, United States, at the age of 39, and was buried in Milton, Washington Township, Wayne, Indiana, United States.

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Family Time Line

George Wellington Beeson
1860–1899
Sylvia Maude Caldwell
1869–1925
Marriage: 16 September 1896
Eva Beeson
1898–1947
Fern Beeson
1899–1918

Sources (5)

  • Welington Beeson im Haushalt von Marquis Beeson, „United States Census, 1870“
  • George Wellington Beeson in entry for Alva Henry Biehl and Fern Beeson, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
  • G W Beeson in household of M D Beeson, "United States Census, 1880"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    16 September 1896Harrisburg, Harrison Township, Fayette, Indiana, United States
  • Children (2)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (5)

    World Events (8)

    1863

    Age 3

    Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

    1870

    Age 10

    Historical Boundaries 1870: Wayne, Indiana, United States

    1872 · The First National Park

    Age 12

    Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.

    Name Meaning

    English: variant of Beeston , a habitational name from a place called Beeston. The spelling reflects the local pronunciation of the Nottinghamshire placename, although this form is now quite widespread in England.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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