Prentis Beeman

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Prentis Beeman lived a short life. He had a wife and two children, and is now buried in Bethany Cemetery. Prentis was born in Illinois before his entire family moved to Elsberry, Missouri. He lived with his, mother, father, and uncle until he was old enough to live on his own.
Prentis Beeman was the son of Jay and May E. Beeman. He was born in Jerseyville, Illinois on October 19, 1874. When Prentis was a child, his family decided to move from Illinois to the Winfield-Elsberry area. His family was not active in the community.
In 1901, Prentis married Mabel Stonebraker and soon after they had two children. In 1903 they had a baby girl and named her Hazel Pauline Beeman. The next year they had a boy and named him Howard J. Beeman.
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