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Surnames: Beemer, Cocoran, Dahl, Dexter, Harger, Maudlin, McNamara, Wamsley
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The 1850 Census, Valparaiso, Porter, IN. shows the following family: Beemer, David, 42,
Canada; Louisa, 27, Can.; Levi 15, Can; Daniel 13, Can.; Jacob 7, OH; William 5, OH. They
may be related to Jospeh Beemer, age 66, b. NJ, wife, Mary, 61, NJ; Thomas 18, Can.; &
Sophia 15, Can.
LDS shows Thomas b. 7 Feb 1832, Canada, d. aft 1906; married Elizabeth HARGER, &
Sophia, b. ca Aug 1835, Can., d. 21 June 1906 (of Valparaiso), m. (1) Ichabod MAUDLIN
& (2) John RODKER. The family of David BEEMER appears to me to be the same, as those
in Fremont, Dodge Co., Nebr. Data I have, as follows: David S. Beemer, d. 9 Feb 1884, age
72Y 7M 4D?, Fremont, NE. Bur. Ridge Cem. (Civil War Vet). The owner of the lot, was D. R.
Beemer.
DANIEL R. BEEMER b. c1837/8, Ont. Can., d. 1 Sep 1887, Fremont, NE., age 49, bur Ridge
Cem. (6th Reg. IA Cav & Co A 7th IA Inf); wife Elizabeth N (?); children: Sylvester D.
(David?); Herman; William; Alfred; Thomas J.; Jesse J; Jennie L.; & Daniel (F.?)
Beemer. First 3 born IA; Alfred, b. IN.; Thomas, unknown & last 3,born in Nebr.
LEVI BEEMER, 1880 Census Fremont, Dodge, Nebraska; wife age 42, b. IN; wife Mary, 36, IN,
children: Willie,13,IA; Ida 12, IA; Mortimer, 10, MO; Rosie 6, MO & Harry, 4, IA.
(Levi may the Levi S. who served in 2nd Regt. IA. Cav.)
There was a Joseph Beemer who seved in Co I, 7th IA Inf. The 7th IA Vol Inf. of Muscatine
Co., IA. shows a David K. Beemer (sic-R?) & Levi Beemer, disabled.
JACOB R. BEEMER, b. 10 June 1841, Zanesville, Muskingum Co., OH, d. 7 Oct 1920, Fremont,
Dodge, Nebr. at home of his dau. Mrs Emerson (Ella) Corcoran (1884-1954). He was a s/o Joe
Corcoran & Lizzie Wilson. Jacob Beemer, bur Ridge Cem., Fremont, NE.; married in June
1867, Muscatine Co., IA. to Mary Katherine McNamara (1850-1912). Jacob said in a news
interview that he was related to the Beemers, of Lyons, Burt Co., NE. (This is my line).
Jacob's other children were (he had 9, but only 4 lived): Nellie E. (1872-1955), m.
Jesse J. Wamsley in Fremont, NE; Chester H. (1878-1955), m. Eva M. Dexter, in Lincoln,
NE.; William A., (1889-1954), m. Irma L. Dahl; all of Fremont, NE 1912. Does anyone have
a clue to how these families are related, or have further data on connection between the
families in IN,OH and NE. ??
I am descended from Henry Beemer (1780-1863) who m. Mary Spangenberg (1783-1862). Henry b.
Beemerville, Sussex Co., NJ, d. Newton Twp., Lackawanna Co.,PA. bur. Beemer Cem., on his
land there. Any help greatly appreciated.