Where born: Cranfield - Bedfordshire England Where died: Linn (Orio) - Wabash Co IL Son of: James Beesley & Martha Bayes Married: 5 Oct 1819 Moulson - Buckinghamshire England Alice Griffith*; in Wabash Co by 1838; 1850 Wabash Co IL Children: - Caroline* (1825-1878 m: William Greenhood*) -
Emily* (1827-1902 m: Andrew W Hershey*) -
James (1830-1915 m: Sarah E Milburn both buried Bethel Cem Lawrence Co) -
William Penn I* (1838) -
John George (1833-1897 m: Alice Dixon Schrader both buried Bethel Cem Lawrence Co).
* indicates buried with Thomas Beesley in Wabash Pres Church (Orio) Cemetery.
About Wabash Pres Church (Orio) Cemetery:
Burials in Wabash Presbyterian Cemetery date from 1837. Over 900 graves on the premises of Wabash Presbyterian Church in Orio, about 4 miles west of Allendale, Wabash County, IL. Often simply called the Orio Cemetery. Address: 11188 N 2300 Blvd Burials: 965 Location: Orio, Illinois - Wabash County