Wabash Pres Church (Orio) Cemetery, Orio, Wabash County IL
William Penn Sr Beesley
William Penn Sr Beesley Born: 27 Dec 1836 Died: 7-Jun-20 Plot: BB15B4
Military: Civil War veteran Pvt Where born: Linn d: Vincennes IN Son of: Thomas Beesley* & Alicia Griffith* Married: 3 Jun 1858 Wabash Co Mary Emeline [Emma] Milburn*; served in Co I 66th Ill infantry (Birge's Wester Sharpshooters) Lived at: 1880-? Friendsville Children: - Elliott (1859-1924 buried Pisgah Cem Bridgeport m: Amanda J Ray {1858-1900 buried City Cem Lawrenceville IL}) -
Alicia E* (1862) -
John D* (1865 m: Emma Corrie Bliss*) -
Charles* (1868) -
Mary (17 May 1870 Orio-1 May 1956 KS; m: 27 Oct 1892 Wabash Co William Sherman Smalley; both buried Belleville KS) -
Rosie B (28 Aug 1872- Jan 1974 MI m: Hyrganus Everett Shurtleff*) -
Florence* (1875-1952 m: James E Moyer*) -
Clara Alice* (1878 m: JCF Henry)
* indicates buried with William Penn Sr 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
