George Beeman's cremated remains were never taken after his death and are still available at Oregon State Hospital to be claimed by anyone who is related. Although his death certificate says his middle initial was B and he was born in 1865, more reliable documents show that his middle name was Franklin and he was born on 8/13/1867.
He was born in Nebraska to James Beeman (born in New York about 1835) and Louisa Marie "Eliza" Hager (born in Vermont about 1846). George’s siblings (all born in Nebraska) were: Joseph (born about 1864), Jesse J. (about 1866), William Henry (about 1873), and Sylvia Ester (about 1878).
During the July 1870 census, George was 2 years old living with his parents and siblings in Fremont, Dodge County, in eastern Nebraska where his father was farming near relatives of George’s mother (probably her father and brothers).
At the time of the census of 1880, George was attending school and living with his family in Platte, Dodge County, Nebraska. His father (age 45) was not working which makes one suspect he may have been ill. George’s older brother were going to school and listed “herding” as their occupation.
During the 1887 census, George (age 19) and his family were living in Walla Walla in the Washington Territory. George was single. His father was a miner while George and his 3 brothers were herders. His sister Sylvia died in 1888 at the age of 10. She was buried at the Lakeview Cemetery in Sprague, Washington. It is possible his father died in the late 1880s or early 1890s because on 3/4/1892 George's mother married Joseph Johnston Shook.
George was married at least twice. His first wife was Mary Emma Vernon who was born in Iowa in in April 1877. She and George were married about 1890 and divorced after 4 years. She returned to using her maiden name. They had at least two children, a son, Joseph who was born in Washington in August 1891 and a daughter, Della Mary “Emma” Beeman who was born in Sprague, Washington on 7/28/1893.
On 5/29/1897 George married Ida May Ogilvy, the Oregon-born daughter of Scottish immigrants. She was born about 1877. It appears Ida never had children. In the census of 1900 George, Ida and his son Joseph were listed in Walla Walla County, Washington. Meanwhile George’s first wife was living with her parents and her daughter in Walla Walla. At the age of 29 Mary Emma Vernon died of a hemorrhage in Walla Walla on 8/9/1902. George’s daughter Emma went to live with her mother’s sister Sarah Jane “Jenny” (Vernon) Hinderlong in Walla Walla.
Even had he wanted to, George was not able to take responsibility for his daughter. In 1901 he was arrested in Walla Walla and pleaded guilty to stealing 15 turkey. He was sentenced to 2 years in the penitentiary. In 1908 he was convicted of stealing a “bed tick,” a bag the size of a mattress which would be filled with feathers to make a featherbed. He was fined $1000 (comparable to $30,000 in today’s dollars). He appealed and was sentenced to spend more time in the penitentiary.
At the time of the censuses of 1910 and 1920 George & Ida were living in Walla Walla. Initially George was a rye farmer and later a laborer doing odd jobs. His son Joseph was not with them. It is not known what became of Joseph.
On 1/2/1917 George’s brother William died of pneumonia following the measles. He was survived by this wife, Annie Columbus, and 7 children. George’s mother died in 1919 in Washington. George’s brother Jesse died in Spokane, Washington on 10/30/1930. It appears Jesse and his wife Rebecca never had children.
Between 1923 and 1928, George & Ida moved to Salem, Oregon. In 1928 they were sued by the power company and the court ruled in favor of the power company. George & Ida filed for bankruptcy in Oregon in 1929. During the 1930 census they were living in Englewood, Marion County, Oregon where George was doing odd jobs. In July 1930 Ida & George separated. She posted a notice in the local newspaper that she would not be responsible for anyone’s debts except her own. She also declared all her chickens belonged to her and no one else. Ida died on 11/15/1936 in Salem. She had several obituaries, only a few of which acknowledge she was married to George. This would indicate they were still estranged at the time she died.
It is not known whether or not George maintained any contact with his daughter. Della Emma Mary Beeman married Charles E Carsley on 9/11/1911. They divorced and she married Charles Bernard Thorsen on 12/15/1924. At that time she was a factory worker living in Portland. He was a lather who was born in California about 1888 to Norwegian immigrants Christ and Hannah Thorsen. It appears Emma never had children. It is not known what became of her, but she was living in California when she applied for her social security card in 1938.
On 1/18/1941 George was admitted to the Oregon State Hospital, a residential facility in Salem, Oregon for the treatment of people with mental illness. He died the next day of high blood pressure and a heart condition on 1/19/1941. He was 73 years old.
More information about the 3500 unclaimed cremains at OSH is available at http://www.oregon.gov/oha/amh/osh/pages/cremains.aspx A book by David Maisel and a documentary by Ondi Timoner & Robert James, both entitled "Library of Dust" also provide more information.
He was born in Nebraska to James Beeman (born in New York about 1835) and Louisa Marie "Eliza" Hager (born in Vermont about 1846). George’s siblings (all born in Nebraska) were: Joseph (born about 1864), Jesse J. (about 1866), William Henry (about 1873), and Sylvia Ester (about 1878).
During the July 1870 census, George was 2 years old living with his parents and siblings in Fremont, Dodge County, in eastern Nebraska where his father was farming near relatives of George’s mother (probably her father and brothers).
At the time of the census of 1880, George was attending school and living with his family in Platte, Dodge County, Nebraska. His father (age 45) was not working which makes one suspect he may have been ill. George’s older brother were going to school and listed “herding” as their occupation.
During the 1887 census, George (age 19) and his family were living in Walla Walla in the Washington Territory. George was single. His father was a miner while George and his 3 brothers were herders. His sister Sylvia died in 1888 at the age of 10. She was buried at the Lakeview Cemetery in Sprague, Washington. It is possible his father died in the late 1880s or early 1890s because on 3/4/1892 George's mother married Joseph Johnston Shook.
George was married at least twice. His first wife was Mary Emma Vernon who was born in Iowa in in April 1877. She and George were married about 1890 and divorced after 4 years. She returned to using her maiden name. They had at least two children, a son, Joseph who was born in Washington in August 1891 and a daughter, Della Mary “Emma” Beeman who was born in Sprague, Washington on 7/28/1893.
On 5/29/1897 George married Ida May Ogilvy, the Oregon-born daughter of Scottish immigrants. She was born about 1877. It appears Ida never had children. In the census of 1900 George, Ida and his son Joseph were listed in Walla Walla County, Washington. Meanwhile George’s first wife was living with her parents and her daughter in Walla Walla. At the age of 29 Mary Emma Vernon died of a hemorrhage in Walla Walla on 8/9/1902. George’s daughter Emma went to live with her mother’s sister Sarah Jane “Jenny” (Vernon) Hinderlong in Walla Walla.
Even had he wanted to, George was not able to take responsibility for his daughter. In 1901 he was arrested in Walla Walla and pleaded guilty to stealing 15 turkey. He was sentenced to 2 years in the penitentiary. In 1908 he was convicted of stealing a “bed tick,” a bag the size of a mattress which would be filled with feathers to make a featherbed. He was fined $1000 (comparable to $30,000 in today’s dollars). He appealed and was sentenced to spend more time in the penitentiary.
At the time of the censuses of 1910 and 1920 George & Ida were living in Walla Walla. Initially George was a rye farmer and later a laborer doing odd jobs. His son Joseph was not with them. It is not known what became of Joseph.
On 1/2/1917 George’s brother William died of pneumonia following the measles. He was survived by this wife, Annie Columbus, and 7 children. George’s mother died in 1919 in Washington. George’s brother Jesse died in Spokane, Washington on 10/30/1930. It appears Jesse and his wife Rebecca never had children.
Between 1923 and 1928, George & Ida moved to Salem, Oregon. In 1928 they were sued by the power company and the court ruled in favor of the power company. George & Ida filed for bankruptcy in Oregon in 1929. During the 1930 census they were living in Englewood, Marion County, Oregon where George was doing odd jobs. In July 1930 Ida & George separated. She posted a notice in the local newspaper that she would not be responsible for anyone’s debts except her own. She also declared all her chickens belonged to her and no one else. Ida died on 11/15/1936 in Salem. She had several obituaries, only a few of which acknowledge she was married to George. This would indicate they were still estranged at the time she died.
It is not known whether or not George maintained any contact with his daughter. Della Emma Mary Beeman married Charles E Carsley on 9/11/1911. They divorced and she married Charles Bernard Thorsen on 12/15/1924. At that time she was a factory worker living in Portland. He was a lather who was born in California about 1888 to Norwegian immigrants Christ and Hannah Thorsen. It appears Emma never had children. It is not known what became of her, but she was living in California when she applied for her social security card in 1938.
On 1/18/1941 George was admitted to the Oregon State Hospital, a residential facility in Salem, Oregon for the treatment of people with mental illness. He died the next day of high blood pressure and a heart condition on 1/19/1941. He was 73 years old.
More information about the 3500 unclaimed cremains at OSH is available at http://www.oregon.gov/oha/amh/osh/pages/cremains.aspx A book by David Maisel and a documentary by Ondi Timoner & Robert James, both entitled "Library of Dust" also provide more information.
George Beeman's cremated remains were never taken after his death and are still available at Oregon State Hospital to be claimed by anyone who is related. Although his death certificate says his middle initial was B and he was born in 1865, more reliable documents show that his middle name was Franklin and he was born on 8/13/1867.
He was born in Nebraska to James Beeman (born in New York about 1835) and Louisa Marie "Eliza" Hager (born in Vermont about 1846). George’s siblings (all born in Nebraska) were: Joseph (born about 1864), Jesse J. (about 1866), William Henry (about 1873), and Sylvia Ester (about 1878).
During the July 1870 census, George was 2 years old living with his parents and siblings in Fremont, Dodge County, in eastern Nebraska where his father was farming near relatives of George’s mother (probably her father and brothers).
At the time of the census of 1880, George was attending school and living with his family in Platte, Dodge County, Nebraska. His father (age 45) was not working which makes one suspect he may have been ill. George’s older brother were going to school and listed “herding” as their occupation.
During the 1887 census, George (age 19) and his family were living in Walla Walla in the Washington Territory. George was single. His father was a miner while George and his 3 brothers were herders. His sister Sylvia died in 1888 at the age of 10. She was buried at the Lakeview Cemetery in Sprague, Washington. It is possible his father died in the late 1880s or early 1890s because on 3/4/1892 George's mother married Joseph Johnston Shook.
George was married at least twice. His first wife was Mary Emma Vernon who was born in Iowa in in April 1877. She and George were married about 1890 and divorced after 4 years. She returned to using her maiden name. They had at least two children, a son, Joseph who was born in Washington in August 1891 and a daughter, Della Mary “Emma” Beeman who was born in Sprague, Washington on 7/28/1893.
On 5/29/1897 George married Ida May Ogilvy, the Oregon-born daughter of Scottish immigrants. She was born about 1877. It appears Ida never had children. In the census of 1900 George, Ida and his son Joseph were listed in Walla Walla County, Washington. Meanwhile George’s first wife was living with her parents and her daughter in Walla Walla. At the age of 29 Mary Emma Vernon died of a hemorrhage in Walla Walla on 8/9/1902. George’s daughter Emma went to live with her mother’s sister Sarah Jane “Jenny” (Vernon) Hinderlong in Walla Walla.
Even had he wanted to, George was not able to take responsibility for his daughter. In 1901 he was arrested in Walla Walla and pleaded guilty to stealing 15 turkey. He was sentenced to 2 years in the penitentiary. In 1908 he was convicted of stealing a “bed tick,” a bag the size of a mattress which would be filled with feathers to make a featherbed. He was fined $1000 (comparable to $30,000 in today’s dollars). He appealed and was sentenced to spend more time in the penitentiary.
At the time of the censuses of 1910 and 1920 George & Ida were living in Walla Walla. Initially George was a rye farmer and later a laborer doing odd jobs. His son Joseph was not with them. It is not known what became of Joseph.
On 1/2/1917 George’s brother William died of pneumonia following the measles. He was survived by this wife, Annie Columbus, and 7 children. George’s mother died in 1919 in Washington. George’s brother Jesse died in Spokane, Washington on 10/30/1930. It appears Jesse and his wife Rebecca never had children.
Between 1923 and 1928, George & Ida moved to Salem, Oregon. In 1928 they were sued by the power company and the court ruled in favor of the power company. George & Ida filed for bankruptcy in Oregon in 1929. During the 1930 census they were living in Englewood, Marion County, Oregon where George was doing odd jobs. In July 1930 Ida & George separated. She posted a notice in the local newspaper that she would not be responsible for anyone’s debts except her own. She also declared all her chickens belonged to her and no one else. Ida died on 11/15/1936 in Salem. She had several obituaries, only a few of which acknowledge she was married to George. This would indicate they were still estranged at the time she died.
It is not known whether or not George maintained any contact with his daughter. Della Emma Mary Beeman married Charles E Carsley on 9/11/1911. They divorced and she married Charles Bernard Thorsen on 12/15/1924. At that time she was a factory worker living in Portland. He was a lather who was born in California about 1888 to Norwegian immigrants Christ and Hannah Thorsen. It appears Emma never had children. It is not known what became of her, but she was living in California when she applied for her social security card in 1938.
On 1/18/1941 George was admitted to the Oregon State Hospital, a residential facility in Salem, Oregon for the treatment of people with mental illness. He died the next day of high blood pressure and a heart condition on 1/19/1941. He was 73 years old.
More information about the 3500 unclaimed cremains at OSH is available at http://www.oregon.gov/oha/amh/osh/pages/cremains.aspx A book by David Maisel and a documentary by Ondi Timoner & Robert James, both entitled "Library of Dust" also provide more information.
He was born in Nebraska to James Beeman (born in New York about 1835) and Louisa Marie "Eliza" Hager (born in Vermont about 1846). George’s siblings (all born in Nebraska) were: Joseph (born about 1864), Jesse J. (about 1866), William Henry (about 1873), and Sylvia Ester (about 1878).
During the July 1870 census, George was 2 years old living with his parents and siblings in Fremont, Dodge County, in eastern Nebraska where his father was farming near relatives of George’s mother (probably her father and brothers).
At the time of the census of 1880, George was attending school and living with his family in Platte, Dodge County, Nebraska. His father (age 45) was not working which makes one suspect he may have been ill. George’s older brother were going to school and listed “herding” as their occupation.
During the 1887 census, George (age 19) and his family were living in Walla Walla in the Washington Territory. George was single. His father was a miner while George and his 3 brothers were herders. His sister Sylvia died in 1888 at the age of 10. She was buried at the Lakeview Cemetery in Sprague, Washington. It is possible his father died in the late 1880s or early 1890s because on 3/4/1892 George's mother married Joseph Johnston Shook.
George was married at least twice. His first wife was Mary Emma Vernon who was born in Iowa in in April 1877. She and George were married about 1890 and divorced after 4 years. She returned to using her maiden name. They had at least two children, a son, Joseph who was born in Washington in August 1891 and a daughter, Della Mary “Emma” Beeman who was born in Sprague, Washington on 7/28/1893.
On 5/29/1897 George married Ida May Ogilvy, the Oregon-born daughter of Scottish immigrants. She was born about 1877. It appears Ida never had children. In the census of 1900 George, Ida and his son Joseph were listed in Walla Walla County, Washington. Meanwhile George’s first wife was living with her parents and her daughter in Walla Walla. At the age of 29 Mary Emma Vernon died of a hemorrhage in Walla Walla on 8/9/1902. George’s daughter Emma went to live with her mother’s sister Sarah Jane “Jenny” (Vernon) Hinderlong in Walla Walla.
Even had he wanted to, George was not able to take responsibility for his daughter. In 1901 he was arrested in Walla Walla and pleaded guilty to stealing 15 turkey. He was sentenced to 2 years in the penitentiary. In 1908 he was convicted of stealing a “bed tick,” a bag the size of a mattress which would be filled with feathers to make a featherbed. He was fined $1000 (comparable to $30,000 in today’s dollars). He appealed and was sentenced to spend more time in the penitentiary.
At the time of the censuses of 1910 and 1920 George & Ida were living in Walla Walla. Initially George was a rye farmer and later a laborer doing odd jobs. His son Joseph was not with them. It is not known what became of Joseph.
On 1/2/1917 George’s brother William died of pneumonia following the measles. He was survived by this wife, Annie Columbus, and 7 children. George’s mother died in 1919 in Washington. George’s brother Jesse died in Spokane, Washington on 10/30/1930. It appears Jesse and his wife Rebecca never had children.
Between 1923 and 1928, George & Ida moved to Salem, Oregon. In 1928 they were sued by the power company and the court ruled in favor of the power company. George & Ida filed for bankruptcy in Oregon in 1929. During the 1930 census they were living in Englewood, Marion County, Oregon where George was doing odd jobs. In July 1930 Ida & George separated. She posted a notice in the local newspaper that she would not be responsible for anyone’s debts except her own. She also declared all her chickens belonged to her and no one else. Ida died on 11/15/1936 in Salem. She had several obituaries, only a few of which acknowledge she was married to George. This would indicate they were still estranged at the time she died.
It is not known whether or not George maintained any contact with his daughter. Della Emma Mary Beeman married Charles E Carsley on 9/11/1911. They divorced and she married Charles Bernard Thorsen on 12/15/1924. At that time she was a factory worker living in Portland. He was a lather who was born in California about 1888 to Norwegian immigrants Christ and Hannah Thorsen. It appears Emma never had children. It is not known what became of her, but she was living in California when she applied for her social security card in 1938.
On 1/18/1941 George was admitted to the Oregon State Hospital, a residential facility in Salem, Oregon for the treatment of people with mental illness. He died the next day of high blood pressure and a heart condition on 1/19/1941. He was 73 years old.
More information about the 3500 unclaimed cremains at OSH is available at http://www.oregon.gov/oha/amh/osh/pages/cremains.aspx A book by David Maisel and a documentary by Ondi Timoner & Robert James, both entitled "Library of Dust" also provide more information.
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