OF CIVIL WAR, IS DEAD
One of Willoughby's highly respected citizens, Ezra R. Beebe, passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 15 at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Bert Wilson on Wilson avenue.
His death removes from our midst one of the few remaining Civil War veterans of this village and one who has been unceasingly active in his patriotic duties to his country and community.
Ezra R. Beebe was born in December, 1842, at Hartford, Conn. He enlisted in the Eleventh Pennsylvania Infantry in 1861. In 1867, after the war, he was married to Miss Maria Spanner. To this union were born 7 children, five of whom, with the widow, survive.
Mr. Beebe was employed by the N. Y. Central Railroad for 50 years. In 1913 he retired and since that time he has been employed at the City Hall here in Willoughby.
Ed. note: Enlisted in Company K, 11th Infantry Regiment Pennsylvania on 24 April 1861.
Mustered out Company K, 11th Infantry Regiment Pennsylvania on 31 July 1861 in Harrisburg, PA.
Enlisted in Company I, 52nd Infantry Regiment Ohio on 22 August 1862. No record found of a date of discharge.
OF CIVIL WAR, IS DEAD
One of Willoughby's highly respected citizens, Ezra R. Beebe, passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 15 at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Bert Wilson on Wilson avenue.
His death removes from our midst one of the few remaining Civil War veterans of this village and one who has been unceasingly active in his patriotic duties to his country and community.
Ezra R. Beebe was born in December, 1842, at Hartford, Conn. He enlisted in the Eleventh Pennsylvania Infantry in 1861. In 1867, after the war, he was married to Miss Maria Spanner. To this union were born 7 children, five of whom, with the widow, survive.
Mr. Beebe was employed by the N. Y. Central Railroad for 50 years. In 1913 he retired and since that time he has been employed at the City Hall here in Willoughby.
Ed. note: Enlisted in Company K, 11th Infantry Regiment Pennsylvania on 24 April 1861.
Mustered out Company K, 11th Infantry Regiment Pennsylvania on 31 July 1861 in Harrisburg, PA.
Enlisted in Company I, 52nd Infantry Regiment Ohio on 22 August 1862. No record found of a date of discharge.
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