Wife of William Beckstead and after his death she married his brother, Elton Beckstead. William and Adeline had 6 children; Adeline and Elton had five children.
"Bellevue Press"
Bellevue, Nebraska
Friday, September 1, 1961
The Jules-Slade Story
The Bellevue Heronie
The remains of Adeline Cayou Beckstead lie in historic Bellevue Cemetery. Her death, at age 72, on July 22, 1921, brought to an end the story of the Jules-Slade massacre, one of the most colorful frontier stories.
Mrs. Beckstead had been a resident of the Bellevue area for 40 years; of Nebraska for 66.
Her death removed the last figure in one of the tragedies of the Overland Trail of the 1850s which stretched across the plains to the "Land of Gold." The generation which saw the trains of covered wagons slowly covering the long miles knew well the story of that tragedy. But today, few know the tale. It is doubtful any of those living along that old trail know anything of what the town of Julesburg, Colo. (then part of the Wyoming Territory) once witnessed.
Adeline Cayou's parents came to Nebraska from St. Louis in 1853. They became attached to the fortunes of the trading posts along the Missouri River and the streams that flowed into it. They were boatmen, ferrymen and hunter who helped the wagon trains across the rivers and streams that emptied into the Missouri. Wherever there was a trading post there were the Cayous.
The Cayous were among the few who brought their families with them. When Mrs. Cayou became ill they joined a wagon train and moved westward. Adeline was 13 years old at the time.
Upon their arrival at the trading post of Jules Benni at Julesburg, Jules fell in love with the young Adeline and asked for her hand in marriage. Her parents consented and she became his wife, but only fo a short time.
Following the death of Jules Benni, Adeline and some of the men left the post and joined her parents at Decatur, Nebr.
Later Adeline married William Beckstead. After his death she married his brother, Elton. He was an employee of the Peter A. Sarpy trading post in the Bellevue area.
Mrs. Beckstead had eleven children, many of whom had roles in Bellevue history, but one, Phin E. Beckstead of Bellevue, still lives.
As the World-Herald who first printed this story put it in 1921 -- "The story of the heroine of the Jules-Slade massacre is ended.
"Bellevue Press"
Bellevue, Nebraska
Friday, September 1, 1961
The Jules-Slade Story
The Bellevue Heronie
The remains of Adeline Cayou Beckstead lie in historic Bellevue Cemetery. Her death, at age 72, on July 22, 1921, brought to an end the story of the Jules-Slade massacre, one of the most colorful frontier stories.
Mrs. Beckstead had been a resident of the Bellevue area for 40 years; of Nebraska for 66.
Her death removed the last figure in one of the tragedies of the Overland Trail of the 1850s which stretched across the plains to the "Land of Gold." The generation which saw the trains of covered wagons slowly covering the long miles knew well the story of that tragedy. But today, few know the tale. It is doubtful any of those living along that old trail know anything of what the town of Julesburg, Colo. (then part of the Wyoming Territory) once witnessed.
Adeline Cayou's parents came to Nebraska from St. Louis in 1853. They became attached to the fortunes of the trading posts along the Missouri River and the streams that flowed into it. They were boatmen, ferrymen and hunter who helped the wagon trains across the rivers and streams that emptied into the Missouri. Wherever there was a trading post there were the Cayous.
The Cayous were among the few who brought their families with them. When Mrs. Cayou became ill they joined a wagon train and moved westward. Adeline was 13 years old at the time.
Upon their arrival at the trading post of Jules Benni at Julesburg, Jules fell in love with the young Adeline and asked for her hand in marriage. Her parents consented and she became his wife, but only fo a short time.
Following the death of Jules Benni, Adeline and some of the men left the post and joined her parents at Decatur, Nebr.
Later Adeline married William Beckstead. After his death she married his brother, Elton. He was an employee of the Peter A. Sarpy trading post in the Bellevue area.
Mrs. Beckstead had eleven children, many of whom had roles in Bellevue history, but one, Phin E. Beckstead of Bellevue, still lives.
As the World-Herald who first printed this story put it in 1921 -- "The story of the heroine of the Jules-Slade massacre is ended.
Wife of William Beckstead and after his death she married his brother, Elton Beckstead. William and Adeline had 6 children; Adeline and Elton had five children.
"Bellevue Press"
Bellevue, Nebraska
Friday, September 1, 1961
The Jules-Slade Story
The Bellevue Heronie
The remains of Adeline Cayou Beckstead lie in historic Bellevue Cemetery. Her death, at age 72, on July 22, 1921, brought to an end the story of the Jules-Slade massacre, one of the most colorful frontier stories.
Mrs. Beckstead had been a resident of the Bellevue area for 40 years; of Nebraska for 66.
Her death removed the last figure in one of the tragedies of the Overland Trail of the 1850s which stretched across the plains to the "Land of Gold." The generation which saw the trains of covered wagons slowly covering the long miles knew well the story of that tragedy. But today, few know the tale. It is doubtful any of those living along that old trail know anything of what the town of Julesburg, Colo. (then part of the Wyoming Territory) once witnessed.
Adeline Cayou's parents came to Nebraska from St. Louis in 1853. They became attached to the fortunes of the trading posts along the Missouri River and the streams that flowed into it. They were boatmen, ferrymen and hunter who helped the wagon trains across the rivers and streams that emptied into the Missouri. Wherever there was a trading post there were the Cayous.
The Cayous were among the few who brought their families with them. When Mrs. Cayou became ill they joined a wagon train and moved westward. Adeline was 13 years old at the time.
Upon their arrival at the trading post of Jules Benni at Julesburg, Jules fell in love with the young Adeline and asked for her hand in marriage. Her parents consented and she became his wife, but only fo a short time.
Following the death of Jules Benni, Adeline and some of the men left the post and joined her parents at Decatur, Nebr.
Later Adeline married William Beckstead. After his death she married his brother, Elton. He was an employee of the Peter A. Sarpy trading post in the Bellevue area.
Mrs. Beckstead had eleven children, many of whom had roles in Bellevue history, but one, Phin E. Beckstead of Bellevue, still lives.
As the World-Herald who first printed this story put it in 1921 -- "The story of the heroine of the Jules-Slade massacre is ended.
"Bellevue Press"
Bellevue, Nebraska
Friday, September 1, 1961
The Jules-Slade Story
The Bellevue Heronie
The remains of Adeline Cayou Beckstead lie in historic Bellevue Cemetery. Her death, at age 72, on July 22, 1921, brought to an end the story of the Jules-Slade massacre, one of the most colorful frontier stories.
Mrs. Beckstead had been a resident of the Bellevue area for 40 years; of Nebraska for 66.
Her death removed the last figure in one of the tragedies of the Overland Trail of the 1850s which stretched across the plains to the "Land of Gold." The generation which saw the trains of covered wagons slowly covering the long miles knew well the story of that tragedy. But today, few know the tale. It is doubtful any of those living along that old trail know anything of what the town of Julesburg, Colo. (then part of the Wyoming Territory) once witnessed.
Adeline Cayou's parents came to Nebraska from St. Louis in 1853. They became attached to the fortunes of the trading posts along the Missouri River and the streams that flowed into it. They were boatmen, ferrymen and hunter who helped the wagon trains across the rivers and streams that emptied into the Missouri. Wherever there was a trading post there were the Cayous.
The Cayous were among the few who brought their families with them. When Mrs. Cayou became ill they joined a wagon train and moved westward. Adeline was 13 years old at the time.
Upon their arrival at the trading post of Jules Benni at Julesburg, Jules fell in love with the young Adeline and asked for her hand in marriage. Her parents consented and she became his wife, but only fo a short time.
Following the death of Jules Benni, Adeline and some of the men left the post and joined her parents at Decatur, Nebr.
Later Adeline married William Beckstead. After his death she married his brother, Elton. He was an employee of the Peter A. Sarpy trading post in the Bellevue area.
Mrs. Beckstead had eleven children, many of whom had roles in Bellevue history, but one, Phin E. Beckstead of Bellevue, still lives.
As the World-Herald who first printed this story put it in 1921 -- "The story of the heroine of the Jules-Slade massacre is ended.
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