Son of Menoah J. Beamer &
Mary "Polly" Owen
m. 27 Apr 1847 MO
Oldest of nine (known) children;
5 sisters & 3 brothers
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1849 James Henry***see below
1852 Nancy Missouri (Harper) # 81420399
1854 Martha Virginia (McGrew) (Evans)***see below
1855 Laura Elizabeth (Cropp)***see below
1857 Philip Robert***see below
1860 Thomas Milhollin***see below
1864 Mary L.***see below
1869 Rebecka (Hancock)***see below

Note***
His father later married;
Sarah Leila Hutcherson
18 Dec 1873 Lafayette Co, MO
Four half-siblings;
1 half-sister & 3 half-brothers
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1876 Paschal Hutcherson***see below
1877 Samuel Campbell***see below
1879 Hattie Irene (Patrick)***see below
1883 Glover***see below

Married Mary Jane Frizzell
27 Mar 1866 Saline Co, MO
Father of three children;
2 daughters & 1 son
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1868 Gertrude Emma "Gertie" (Rasmussen)***see below
1870 Richard Henry***see below
1875 Mary Virginia (MacKinnon)***see below

Biography
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Often referred to as "Stoker" Beamer because he worked for Woodland's fire department. "Dick" as he was mostly known as had the job was to keeping the fire stoked for the fire department's 1874 Clapp & Jones steam fire engine.

Dick or "W.R." was married to Mary Jane Frizzell in Saline Co, MO when he was just 19 and she 18. Their first child, "Gertie" who was born 10 days before Dick's 22nd birthday.

Two more children, a son and then a daughter, would follow before his wife's untimely death. His wife Mary died just after their daughter Mary's birth in 1875

Resignation***
1890 W. R. resigned as stoker in Woodland

Married Mary F. (?)
1895
No children were born of this children