BORN: 1827
BORN IN: North Caolina
DIED: 12/25/1905
AGED: 78
DEATH LOCATION: Redwood City
OCCUPATION: Wheelwright
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- Beeson, Albert M
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- Beeson, Susan A
- Hayes, Hetty
- Jacobus, Saloma E
- Leslie, John Clark
- Leslie, John Willis
- Leslie, Mildred May
CURRENT EVENTS:- 1831 Reaper (Cyrus McCormick)
- 1836 Revolver (Samuel Colt)
- 1845 Texas annexed into U.S.
- 1846 Mexican-American War
- 1849 California Gold Rush
- 1850 California became the 31st State
- 1860 The Pony Express
- 1861 Abraham Lincoln elected President
- 1861 American Civil War
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- 1866 Ku Klux Klan
- 1869 National Woman Suffrage Assoc.
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- 1876 Telephones (Alexander Graham Bell)
- 1876 Baseball's National League
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- 1879 Light Bulb (Thomas Edison)
- 1901 Teddy Roosevelt elected President
- 1903 First powered flight (Wright Brothers)
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OBITUARY ---------------EDWARD M BEESON
Times-Gazette
December 30, 1905
THE DEATH OF A PIONEER
Edward M. Beeson Passes Away on Christmas Day.
Watched the Progress of This City With Interest, and Was a Worthy Man
Edward Milton Beeson, one of Redwood City's oldest and most
respected citizens, passed to his eternal home
at noon on Christmas day.
Mr. Beeson was ill but a few weeks, though he had been ailing for some time.
Death was caused by heart failure. For nearly
half a century he had resided here. He was an industrious peaceful citizen;
one whom every one liked and loved.
Mr. Beeson was born near Salem, North Carolina in 1827, and
at an early age came to California, settling first on the
Murphy ranch near Mountain View. He afterwards moved to
Pescadero where his eldest son W. W. Beeson, Redwood
City's popular blacksmith, was born. A year or so later he moved to
Sonoma county, having learned the wagon-making trade. Here he increased
his opportunities of a livelihood by learning the
carpenter's trade, also a fortunate move, for in those days (1857)
the master of but one trade was apt to find himself out of work.
For five years he lived in Santa Cruz, and then came to San Mateo county,
engaging in farming near Pescadero for many years. The longing to again
return to his trades resultd in the sale of his farm and his removal
to Redwood City, where he built a shop and residence, and settled
down to contribute his share towards the upbuilding
of the town. From a mere hamlet to a thriving town
he interestedly watched its progress, in the meantime
working up a large and remunerative trade with the
surrounding country.
Practically retired for many years, he was hail and hearty up to the
time of his death and ___lated in the wood work department of
his son's shop. For a few years he farmed the old Hop ranch near
Ravenswood.
He married Mehitable Bachelor, who was born in Maine and reared
in Illinois, and the children born to their union were:
Albert, Alice A., the wife of George Allen, Willie W., Ella V., Edward A.,
and Henry, who died when young.
The funeral which took place Wednesday afternoon was largely attended by
old friends and acquaintances.
Rev. Kirtland held services at the residence of the deceased.
Interment was in Union cemetery. The following old friends acted
as pall-bearers:
Judge Beck, J. H. Mansfield, George W. Lovie, John W. Glennan,
P. P. Chamberlain and O. H. Offermann.
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