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Benjamin Harrison Beal 1889–1956 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Mar 1889

Birth Location: Meyersdale, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 25 Aug 1956

Death Location: Wittenberg, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Jeremiah Beal

Mother: Mary Shoemaker

Spouse(s): Euda Mankameyer

Children(s): Ralph Beal, Andrew Beal, Clinton Beal, George Beal, Joseph Beal, Bruce Beal, Anna Beal, Alma (Rawlinson), Benjamin Jr, Eleanor Beal

The story of Benjamin Harrison Beal began in 1889 in Meyersdale, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA. In 1910, Benjamin Harrison Beal resided in Larimer, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA. In 1910, Benjamin Harrison Beal resided in Somerset, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA. Benjamin Harrison Beal married Euda Ruth Mankameyer, and had children including Alma Irene Beal Rawlinson, Andrew Jackson Beal, Anna Grace Beal, Benjamin Harrison Beal Jr, Bruce Edward Beal, Clinton Eugene Beal, Eleanor Genny Beal, George Hughes Beal, Joseph Jay Beal, Ralph Elwood Beal. Benjamin Harrison Beal passed away in 1956 in Wittenberg, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin Harrison Beal began in 1889 in Meyersdale, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • In 1910, Benjamin Harrison Beal resided in Larimer, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • In 1910, Benjamin Harrison Beal resided in Somerset, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Benjamin Harrison Beal married Euda Ruth Mankameyer, and had children including Alma Irene Beal Rawlinson, Andrew Jackson Beal, Anna Grace Beal, Benjamin Harrison Beal Jr, Bruce Edward Beal, Clinton Eugene Beal, Eleanor Genny Beal, George Hughes Beal, Joseph Jay Beal, Ralph Elwood Beal.
  • Benjamin Harrison Beal passed away in 1956 in Wittenberg, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jeremiah Beal
1844–1906
Birth Location: Southhampton, Somerset, PA
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Mary Shoemaker
1848–
Birth Location: Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
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Spouses(s)

Euda Mankameyer
1895–1982
Birth Location: Meyersdale, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
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Children(s)

Ralph Beal
1915–1964
Birth Location: Sand Patch, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
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Andrew Beal
1927–1993
Birth Location: Northampton Township, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
AB
Clinton Beal
1918–1919
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, USA
CB
George Beal
1916–1995
Birth Location: Meyersdale, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
GB
Joseph Beal
1919–2003
Birth Location: Sand Patch, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
JB
Bruce Beal
1921–1982
Birth Location: Meyersdale, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
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Anna Beal
1922–1991
Birth Location: Sand Patch, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
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Alma (Rawlinson)
1925–2007
Birth Location: Ligonier, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
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Benjamin Jr
1924–2005
Birth Location: Meyersdale, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
BJ
Eleanor Beal
1934–2019
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
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Benjamin Beal's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Beal
1889–1956
Birth Place: Meyersdale, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Jeremiah Beal
1844–1906
Southhampton, Somerset, PA
Mary ((Maria)) Shoemaker
1848–
Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Daniel Shoemaker
1824–1893
Southampton, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
Catherine (Heffley) Zufall
1829–1904
Larimer, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
George Shoemaker
1794–1874
Mary Stiger
1795–1878
Heffley
1800–
John Zufall
1810–1895
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jacob Shoemaker
1773–1834
Margaret Cunards
1779–1837
William (Stiger)
1775–
Mary ?
1775–

Benjamin Beal's Descendants

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Benjamin (Harrison) Beal (21 Mar 1889–25 Aug 1956) m. Euda (Ruth) Mankameyer (24 Apr 1895–24 Mar 1982)
  1. 1. Ralph (Elwood) Beal 1915–1964 m. Gladys (Mae Meyers) (North) 1914–2004
    1. 1. Eugene (Elwood Beal) Sr 1934–1987
    2. 2. Linda (Lou) Beal 1941–2013
  2. 2. Andrew (Jackson) Beal 1927–1993 m. Miriam (Leona) Powers 1929–2009
  3. 3. Clinton (Eugene) Beal 1918–1919
  4. 4. George (Hughes) Beal 1916–1995 m. Laura (Belle) Shaffer 1916–1952 m. Maggie (Stedman) (Gomer) 1915–
    1. 1. Kenneth (A) Beal 1939–2016
  5. 5. Joseph (Jay) Beal 1919–2003 m. Dorothy V 1917–2013 m. Ruby (Mae "Toots") Rhodes 1922–1959
    1. 1. Donna (Faye) Beal 1944–2013
  6. 6. Bruce (Edward) Beal 1921–1982 m. Sallie (Gardner) Calvert 1929–2007 m. Edna (Ruth) Doubeley 1907–1994 m. Madeline (Gragg Linville) Breitigan 1925–1994
  7. 7. Anna (Grace) Beal 1922–1991 m. Jesse (Ernest) Baughman 1919–1982
    1. 1. Darlene (M) Baughman 1945–1996
  8. 8. Alma (Irene Beal) (Rawlinson) 1925–2007 m. Stewart (Edward) Rawlinson 1922–1985
  9. 9. Benjamin (Harrison Beal) Jr 1924–2005
  10. 10. Eleanor (Genny) Beal 1934–2019 m. Ferdinand (Joseph) Boes 1931–2018

Benjamin Beal's Timeline

11 Records

1889
21 Mar 1889
Birth of Benjamin Harrison Beal in Meyersdale, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
Meyersdale, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
1910
1910
Age 21
Benjamin Harrison Beal resided here in Larimer, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
Larimer, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
1910
1910
Age 21
Benjamin Harrison Beal resided here in Somerset, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
Somerset, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
1920
1920
Age 31
Benjamin Harrison Beal resided here in Larimer, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
Larimer, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
1930
1930
Age 41
Benjamin Harrison Beal resided here in Larimer, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
Larimer, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
1935
1935
Age 46
Benjamin Harrison Beal resided here in Ligonier, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
Ligonier, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 51
Benjamin Harrison Beal resided here in Ligonier, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
Ligonier, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
1950
1950
Age 61
Benjamin Harrison Beal resided here in Porter, Clinton, Pennsylvania, USA
Porter, Clinton, Pennsylvania, USA
1956
1956
Age 67
Benjamin Harrison Beal resided here in Sand Patch, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
Sand Patch, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
1956
22 Aug 1956
Age 67
Death of Benjamin Harrison Beal in Lock Haven, Clinton, Pennsylvania, USA
Lock Haven, Clinton, Pennsylvania, USA
1956
25 Aug 1956
Age 67
Burial of Benjamin Harrison Beal in Wittenberg, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
Wittenberg, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Mar 1889
    Event Place: Meyersdale, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, Roll: ; Local board: Westmoreland , Pennsylvania.
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Ligonier, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania; Roll: T627_3633; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 65-104
    [3] Pennsylvania 1910 Miracode Index
    [4] Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1944
    [5] Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1944, Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 037001-040000
    [6] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Laniner, Somerset, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1654; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 180; Image: .
    [7] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Larimer, Somerset, Pennsylvania; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .
    [8] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration Location: Somerset County, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1926735; Draft Board: 1.
    [9] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Larimer, Somerset, Pennsylvania; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .
    [10] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [11] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Daily American; Publication Date: 23 Aug 1956; Publication Place: Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA; ,0.29864126,0.15616718,0.3856826&xid=3355
    [12] Pennsylvania, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Larimer, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Larimer, Somerset, Pennsylvania; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Somerset, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Pennsylvania 1910 Miracode Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Larimer, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Laniner, Somerset, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1654; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 180; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Larimer, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Larimer, Somerset, Pennsylvania; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Ligonier, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Ligonier, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania; Roll: T627_3633; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 65-104

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Ligonier, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Ligonier, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania; Roll: T627_3633; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 65-104

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Porter, Clinton, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Porter, Clinton, Pen

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1956
    Event Place: Sand Patch, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Daily American; Publication Date: 23 Aug 1956; Publication Place: Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA; ,0.29864126,0.15616718,0.3856826&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Somerset, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration Location: Somerset County, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1926735; Draft Board: 1.

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Westmoreland, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, Roll: ; Local board: Westmoreland , Pennsylvania.

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Aug 1956
    Event Place: Lock Haven, Clinton, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1944
    [2] Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1944, Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 037001-040000
    [3] Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1944, Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Box Number: 2375; Certificate Number Range: 008551-011400
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Daily American; Publication Date: 23 Aug 1956; Publication Place: Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA; ,0.29864126,0.15616718,0.3856826&xid=3355
    [6] Pennsylvania, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 25 Aug 1956
    Event Place: Wittenberg, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Pennsylvania, Find a Grave Index
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