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Martha Beeson (Smith)

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Ohioville, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States
Death: January 14, 1916 (95)
Albion, Marshall County, Iowa, United States
Place of Burial: Albion, Marshall County, Iowa, United States
Immediate Family:

Wife of Samuel Oliphant Beeson
Mother of Byron Allen Beeson; Sarah Ann Arney; Wilson Bruce Beeson; Anna Elizabeth Walden; Rachel Weatherly and 7 others

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About Martha Beeson

Wife of Samuel Beeson. Daughter of Joseph Smith and Joanna (Arten) Smith.

"MRS. MARTHA BEESON DIES

Mother of Gen. Byron A. Beeson Succumbs, Aged 95.

MARSHALLTOWN, Ia., Jan. 15.- Special: Death yesterday claimed one of the pioneers of this county, Mrs. Martha Smith Beeson, aged 95, mother of Gen. Byron A. Beeson of Des Moines, until recently adjutant of the Iowa Soldiers' home.

Mrs. Beeson's death was due to grip, and followed an illness of two weeks. She had been a resident of this county over sixty years, coming here in June, 1855. Mrs. Beeson had sixty-four living descendants. They included 6 children, 29 grandchildren, 24 great grandchildren and 5 great great grandchildren, her family being one of the very few in this county represented by five generations."

The Des Moines Register. 16 January 1916 http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=61509300

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Martha Beeson's Timeline

1820
June 26, 1820
Ohioville, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States
1838
February 26, 1838
Columbiana County, Ohio, United States
1839
November 15, 1839
1841
August 12, 1841
Columbiana, Columbiana County, Ohio, United States
1843
July 18, 1843
Ohiopyle, Fayette County, PA, United States
1844
June 1, 1844
Ohio, United States
1846
May 15, 1846
Columbiana County, OH, United States
1848
April 4, 1848
New Waterford, Columbiana, OH, United States
1852
February 15, 1852
Ohio, United States