James Howard Beam

1915 - 1992  (76 years)

• Name	James Howard Beam
  Born	8 Dec 1915	Indiana, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	6 Aug 1992	Four Seasons Health Care Center, Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana, USA   [1]
  Buried	10 Aug 1992	Garland Brook Cemetery, Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana, USA   [2]
  Person ID	I163743	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2014

  
  

  Father	Howard James Beam,   b. 29 Jun 1882, Indiana, USA ,   d. 21 Nov 1973, Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana, USA  (Age 91 years)
  Mother	Anne Lorene Yockey,   b. 27 Jun 1881, Monroe County, Ohio, USA ,   d. 16 Feb 1954, Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana, USA  (Age 72 years)
  Married	29 Apr 1914	Indiana, USA   [3, 4]
  Family ID	F54804	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Wilma Madge Ritz,   b. 2 Feb 1917, Indiana, USA ,   d. 25 May 2010, Texas, USA  (Age 93 years)
  Married	19 Nov 1938	Indiana, USA   [5, 6]
  Children	1. Karen Beam   2. Daryl Beam   3. Craig Beam
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F65441	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S888] Social Security Death Index 1935 - Current, (www.ancestry.com). Name: J. Howard Beam SSN: 309-40-4347 Last Residence: 47203 Columbus, Bartholomew, Indiana, United States of America Born: 8 Dec 1915 Died: 6 Aug 1992 State (Year) SSN issued: Indiana (1956) [S926] Find-A-Grave, (www.findagrave.com). James Howard Beam Birth: Dec. 9, 1915 Bartholomew County Indiana, USA Death: Aug. 6, 1992 Columbus Bartholomew County Indiana, USA Columbus Republic 8 Aug 1992 James Howard Beam Norris Road James Howard Beam, 76, East Norris Road, died at 6:40 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 6, 1992, at the Four Seasons Health Care Center. He was a lifelong grain and cattle farmer and a member of Sandy Hook United Methodist Church. He was president of German Mutual Insurance Co. for 30 years, director of the Bartholomew County Farm Bureau; founder and active member of Modern Farmers and a member of the Heritage Foundation. He also served on the Bartholomew County Extension Board and was the longest-standing male member of Sandy Hook United Methodist Church. Service will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Myers Funeral Service, Reed and Jewell Chapel, with the Rev. J. William Keith Jr. officiating. Burial will be at Garland Brook Cemetery. Calling will be 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday and 11 a.m. until the service Monday. Memorials can be made to Sandy Hook United Methodist Church. Born Dec. 9, 1915, in Bartholomew County, Mr. beam was the son of Howard J. and Lourene Yockey Beam. He was married Nov. 19, 1938, in Anderson, to Wilma M. Ritz. She survives. Also surviving are a daughter, Karen Gresham of Columbus; sons Daryl L. Beam of Knox, Pa., and Craig A. Beam of Houston; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Family links: Spouse: Wilma Madge Ritz Beam (1917 - 2010)* *Point here for explanation Burial: Garland Brook Cemetery Columbus Bartholomew County Indiana, USA Created by: Mark E. Wirey Record added: Jun 18, 2008 Find A Grave Memorial# 27653672 [s807] Indiana, Index to Select Marriages, 1780-1992. Groom's Name: Howard J. Beam Groom's Birth Date: Groom's Birthplace: Groom's Age: Bride's Name: Laurene Anna Yockey Bride's Birth Date: Bride's Birthplace: Bride's Age: Marriage Date: 29 Apr 1914 Marriage Place: Bartholomew, Indiana Groom's Father's Name: Samuel Beam Groom's Mother's Name: Sarah Gibson Bride's Father's Name: Phillip Yackey Bride's Mother's Name: Mary Brudlove Groom's Race: Groom's Marital Status: Groom's Previous Wife's Name: Bride's Race: Bride's Marital Status: Bride's Previous Husband's Name: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M01141-9 System Origin: Indiana-EASy Source Film Number: 1301635 Reference Number: 116 [S8] Information from an informant - Auskunft eines Informanten - Information d'un informateur. Proposed Change: Anne Lorene Yockey (I128399)Tree: Südpfalz / Southern PalatinateLink: http://www.birkenhoerdt.net/getperson.php?personID=I128399&tree=SuedpfalzDescription: I located the marriage record. Note that her birth year is transcribed at 1887 instead of 1881 (likely a typo).https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.2/M6XD-8ZN/p1 claire rassman [S8] Information from an informant - Auskunft eines Informanten - Information d'un informateur. Proposed Change: Anne Lorene Yockey (I128399)Tree: Südpfalz / Southern PalatinateLink: http://www.birkenhoerdt.net/getperson.php?personID=I128399&tree=SuedpfalzDescription: Marriage record of their son, J. Howard Beam:https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.2/1KSM-XQX/p_10568998252 claire rassman [s807] Indiana, Index to Select Marriages, 1780-1992. Groom: J Howard Beam Groom's Race: White Groom's Date of Birth: 09 Dec 1915 Groom's Place of Birth: , Bartholomew, Indiana Groom's Residence: Columbus, , Indiana Groom's Number of Marriage: first Groom's Father: Howard J Beam Groom's Mother: Lorene Yockey Bride: Wilma M Ritz Bride's Race: White Bride's Date of Birth: 02 Feb 1917 Bride's Place of Birth: Crothersville, , Indiana Bride's Residence: , Bartholomew, Indiana Bride's Number of Marriage: first Bride's Father: James G Ritz Bride's Mother: Hattie Skeels Informant Name: Date of License: 19 Nov 1938 County of License: Bartholomew Date of Marriage: 19 Nov 1938 Place of Marriage: , Bartholomew, Indiana Official: Record Number: Film Number: 1940484 Digital Folder Number: 4201891 Image Number: 00583 Number of Images: 1