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Philemon Beecher

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Philemon Beecher Veteran

Birth
Fairfield County, Ohio, USA
Death
6 Oct 1914 (aged 73)
Adair County, Missouri, USA
Burial
Millard, Adair County, Missouri, USA Add to Map
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Philemon Beecher married Caroline H. Gregg on April 12, 1866 in Adair County, Missouri.

LA PLATA HOME PRESS, La Plata, Missouri
October 8, 1914
PHILEMON BEECHER
---Philemon Beacher, an early settle of Adair County, passed away at his home in Millard, Tuesday afternoon, October 6th, at the age of seventy-three years.
---Mr. Beecher had been ill with cancer for many years and his death was not unexpected.
---He is survived by his wife, four children, C. C. and H. D. Beecher and Mrs. Carrie Crampton of Illinois and Mrs. Jummie Singrich of Iowa, two brothers and two sisters.
---Funeral services were held at noon today, conducted by Rev. William Calloway of the Baptist Church of Kirksville.

The following comes from "THE COMPANY ROLL With a Brief Comment Upon Each Member of COMPANY I, 7th Cavalry Missouri Volunteers" by Sergeant John Shaver, Kirksville, Missouri - 1898, page 9.
Phil Beecher, could always be counted as one,
That was ready for scouting, or fighting or fun,
But when he came home he married a wife,
And settled right down to a true Christian life.

See his Missouri Death Certificate #31319 (attached as a photo) for more information.
Philemon Beecher married Caroline H. Gregg on April 12, 1866 in Adair County, Missouri.

LA PLATA HOME PRESS, La Plata, Missouri
October 8, 1914
PHILEMON BEECHER
---Philemon Beacher, an early settle of Adair County, passed away at his home in Millard, Tuesday afternoon, October 6th, at the age of seventy-three years.
---Mr. Beecher had been ill with cancer for many years and his death was not unexpected.
---He is survived by his wife, four children, C. C. and H. D. Beecher and Mrs. Carrie Crampton of Illinois and Mrs. Jummie Singrich of Iowa, two brothers and two sisters.
---Funeral services were held at noon today, conducted by Rev. William Calloway of the Baptist Church of Kirksville.

The following comes from "THE COMPANY ROLL With a Brief Comment Upon Each Member of COMPANY I, 7th Cavalry Missouri Volunteers" by Sergeant John Shaver, Kirksville, Missouri - 1898, page 9.
Phil Beecher, could always be counted as one,
That was ready for scouting, or fighting or fun,
But when he came home he married a wife,
And settled right down to a true Christian life.

See his Missouri Death Certificate #31319 (attached as a photo) for more information.

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Philemon Beecher
Apr. 24, 1841
Oct. 6, 1914



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