William 'Billy' Beller
(October 19, 1847 ~ October 19, 1932)

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WILLIAM BELLER, 85, DEAD AT JOPLIN, MO.

Mr. and Mrs. Alfred H. Steinel, 170 Oaklawn avenue, received word this morning of the death of Mrs. Steinel’s father, William Beller, 85, which occurred Wednesday evening at 11 o’clock at his home in Joplin, Mo. Mr. Beller spent the summer with Mr. and Mrs. Steinel at their summer home at Oaklawn beach, Gull lake, where he was joined by three of his seven daughters, Mrs. Harry Hansard and Miss Freda Beller of Los Angeles, Cal. and Mrs. C. L. Chickering of Joplin. He accompanied Mrs. Chickering back to his Missouri home.

Four sons. Rodney, 144 South Thirtieth, Alfred. 170 Oaklawn, Roscoe, Miami, Fla., and Raymond, Joplin, and three other daughters, Mrs. June Kibler, Galena, Kan., Mrs. Walter Turner, Long Beach, Cal., and Mrs. Ann Palmer, Miami, Fla., survive.

Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 2 p. m. from the home and burial will be in Galena, Kan., beside his wife.

Battle Creek Enquirer
Battle Creek, Michigan
20 October 1932, Thursday, Page: 2.

Note: He really did die in Galena, Kansas, only in 1932 instead of 1931. He is in the Galena death records.

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WILLIAM BELLER, 85,
PIONEER RESIDENT, DIES

William (Billy) Beller, 85 years old, pioneer Joplin resident, died at 11 o’clock last night at the home of a daughter, Mrs. June [Elizabeth] Kibler, 511 East Fifth street, Galena. He had been ill since last April, and had returned to this district six weeks ago from Battle Creek, Mich., where he had visited another daughter, Mrs. A. H. Speinel.

Beller, who formerly was in the saloon business in Joplin, retired twenty-four years ago. His wife, Mrs. Margaret Beller, died in 1912.

Surviving, besides the two daughters, are five other daughters, Mrs. Theresa Chickering of Royal Heights, Mrs. Ann Palmer of Miami, Fla., Mrs. W. A. Turner of Santa Maria, Calif., Mrs. Harry Hansard of Long Beach, Calif., and Miss Freda Beller of Long Beach; four sons, Roscoe William Beller of Miami, Fla., Ray L. Beller, 805 Porter avenue, Rodney Beller and Alfred Beller, both of Battle Creek; five grandchildren, and one great-grandchild.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete. The body is at the Frank-Sievers Undertaking Company establishment.

Joplin Globe,
Thursday, October 20, 1932,
Page: 7 of 10; Column: 6 of 8.
Joplin, Missouri.

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BELLER.
Funeral services for William (Billy) Beller, 85 years old, pioneer Joplin resident who died Wednesday night at the home of a daughter, Mrs. June [Elizabeth] Kibler, 511 East Fifth street, Galena, will be conducted at 2:30 o’clock this afternoon at the Frank-Sievers chapel. The Rev. Otto C. Seymour, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, will be in charge. George Winter will sing. Honorary pallbearers will be P. E. Burress, L. F. Peters, L. H. Clark, Nap Perry, Ben F. Wurzel, Roy Lohr, Dave Wooten and E. C. Peregoy. Active pallbearers will be W. J. Henckle, John Klotz, John Kinmouth, Alois Johns, Walter Shadel and Joe Dorizzi. Burial will be in Galena cemetery.

Joplin Globe,
Friday, October 21, 1932,
Page: 7 of 12; Column: 6 of 8.
Joplin, Missouri.

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BELLER.
Funeral rites for William (Billy) Beller, 85 years old, who died Wednesday at the home of a daughter, Mrs. June [Elizabeth] Kibler, in Galena, were held yesterday afternoon at the Frank-Sievers chapel, with the Rev. Otto C. Seymour, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, in charge. Burial was in Galena cemetery.

Joplin Globe,
Saturday, October 22, 1932,
Page: 5 of 12; Column: 5 of 8.
Joplin, Missouri.

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William Beller (1847 - 1931) – Galena Cemetery –
Suggested By: ~~mjp~~, 14 December 2019.

Death Date: 19 October 1931; 19 October 1932

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Spouse:
Margaret Coley 1862 – 1912

Children:
Elizabeth Beller 1878 - 1844
Susan Beller 1881 –
Theresa M Beller 1883 – 1962
Anna Beller 1886 –
Etta Margaret Beller 1887 – 1960
Willie Lucille Beller 1889 – 1980
Freda Marie Beller 1892 – 1978
Roscoe William Beller 1895 – 1970

Raymond LeRoy Beller 1900 –
Ray L. Beller # 55114928
May 03, 1900 - July 04, 1933
Taney 25395 View Image pdf file -
Mt. Hope July 06 1933

Rodney R Beller 1904 – 1985
Alfred Courtland Beller 1906 - 1982

Bio by: Row Walker (#46489843)

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William Beller

Sent by: Row Walker (#46489843)
Apr 28, 2016 1:21 PM

Birth Place:
Weston
Platte County
Missouri, USA

Death Place:
Galena
Cherokee County
Kansas, USA

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William Beller

United States Census, 1860

Name: William Beller

Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1860
Event Place: Pettis Township, Platte, Missouri

Gender: Male
Age: 12
Race: White
Birth Year (Estimated): 1848
Birthplace: Missouri

Page: 101
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: M653

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace

John Beller M 40 1820 Germany
Anna Beller F 35 1825 Germany
Mary Beller F 15 1845 Missouri
William Beller M 12 1848 Missouri
John Beller M 10 1850 Missouri
Annie Beller F 3 1857 Missouri
Robert Beller M 2 1858 Missouri

Household ID: 708, GS Film Number: 803640, Digital Folder Number: 004233989, Image Number: 00105

Citing this Record

"United States Census, 1860," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MHZG-66Z), William Beller in household of John Beller, Pettis Township, Platte, Missouri, United States; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," Fold3.com; citing p. 101, household ID 708, NARA microfilm publication M653, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.; FHL microfilm 803,640.

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William Beller

Father

Michigan, Births and Christenings, 1775-1995

William Beller mentioned in the record of Rodney Randolf Beller

Name: William Beller
Gender: Male
Wife: Margarete Ewing Beller
Son: Rodney Randolf Beller

Other information in the record of Rodney Randolf Beller
from Michigan, Births and Christenings

Name: Rodney Randolf Beller
Gender: Male
Christening Place: Barry, Michigan
Birth Date: 30 Aug 1902
Birthplace: Joplin, Jasper, Missouri
Race: White
Father's Name: William Beller
Father's Age: 49
Mother's Name: Margarete Ewing Beller
Mother's Age: 42

Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C73336-4, System Origin: Michigan-VR, GS Film number: 1728921, Reference ID: 58

Citing this Record

"Michigan, Births and Christenings, 1775-1995," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F4GM-J87), William Beller in entry for Rodney Randolf Beller, 30 Aug 1902; citing Joplin, Jasper, Missouri, reference 58; FHL microfilm 1,728,921.

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William Beller

Father of groom

Michigan, Marriages, 1868-1925

William Beller mentioned in the record of Roscoe W Beller and Marion L Fitzsimmons

Name: William Beller
Gender: Male
Wife: Margaret Ewing
Son: Roscoe W Beller

Other information in the record of Roscoe W Beller and Marion L Fitzsimmons from Michigan, Marriages

Name: Roscoe W Beller
Age (Expanded): 22 years
Birth Year: 1895
Birthplace: Joplin, Missouri

Spouse's Name: Marion L Fitzsimmons
Spouse's Age (Expanded): 22 years
Spouse's Birth Year: 1895
Spouse's Birthplace: Jackson, Mich

Event Date: 05 May 1917
Event Place: Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan

Father's Name: William Beller
Mother's Name: Margaret Ewing

Spouse's Father's Name: Irving Fitzsimmons
Spouse's Mother's Name: Helen Engelter

GS Film number: 2342719, Digital Folder Number: 4210011, Image Number: 606, Reference ID: v 1 p 293 rn 274

View the Document:
http://preview.tinyurl.com/n7g3sva

Citing this Record

"Michigan, Marriages, 1868-1925," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N35F-P7F), William Beller in entry for Roscoe W Beller and Marion L Fitzsimmons, 05 May 1917; citing Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan, v 1 p 293 rn 274, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 2,342,719.

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William Beller

Father of groom

Michigan, Marriages, 1868-1925

William Beller mentioned in the record of Roswell W. Beller and Lois Graham

Name: William Beller
Gender: Male
Wife: Margaret Colley
Son: Roswell W. Beller

Other information in the record of Roswell W. Beller and Lois Graham from Michigan, Marriages

Name: Roswell W. Beller
Age (Expanded): 28 years
Birth Year: 1895
Birthplace: Joplin, Mo.

Spouse's Name: Lois Graham
Spouse's Age (Expanded): 23 years
Spouse's Birth Year: 1900
Spouse's Birthplace: DeMoinse, Iowa

Event Date: 04 Aug 1923
Event Place: Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan

Father's Name: William Beller
Mother's Name: Margaret Colley

Spouse's Father's Name: Chas. R. Graham
Spouse's Mother's Name: Lucy E. Hutson

GS Film number: 2342754, Digital Folder Number: 4032455, Image Number: 287, Reference ID: v 2 p 38 rn 561

View the Document:
http://preview.tinyurl.com/lo569vm

Citing this Record

"Michigan, Marriages, 1868-1925," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NQ9L-ZV4), William Beller in entry for Roswell W. Beller and Lois Graham, 04 Aug 1923; citing Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan, v 2 p 38 rn 561, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 2,342,754.

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From flower below.

William Beller was a bartender and colleague of Samuel Landauer #44472631 of Joplin, MO.

Left by Love history #47376292 on 7 November 2013

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