Charles BEESE

  General Notes:

1885 IA STATE CENSUS, Johnson Co, Cedar Twp: Carl Beese, 52, farmer, b. Germany; Maria, 48, b. PA; William, 27, farmer, b. Cedar Co, IA; Ida, 18, b. Cedar Co, IA; Charley, 17, farmer, b. Cedar Co, IA; Ollie, 15, b. Johnson Co, IA. Township 81, Range 5, Section 13.

1895 IA STATE CENSUS, Johnson Co:
Charles "Besse", 24, b. Cedar Co, IA;
Amanda "Besse" 16, b. Linn Co, IA;
"Milliam" Otis "Besse", 0, b. Johnson Co, IA.
(Note: Since each person is listed seperately on the 1895 census, it is possible that not all of these people were living together.)


CEMETERY RECORDS: Charles Beese, 1868-1919, is buried Wallick Cemetery, Linn Twp, Cedar Co, IA along with Louise his wife. (Is this the right Charles Beese?)

Charles married Louise Amanda (---) about 1895. (Louise Amanda (---) was born in 1877,¹ died in 1896 ¹ and was buried in Wallick Cemetery, Linn Twp, Cedar Co, IA ¹.)

Charles next married Anna Melissa WICKHAM, daughter of Samuel J. WICKHAM and Rachel STEFFEY, on 30 Jun 1898 in Johnson Co, IA. (Anna Melissa WICKHAM was born in 1864 in IA,¹ died in 1938 in probably Cedar Co, IA ¹ and was buried in Wallick Cemetery, Linn Twp, Cedar Co, IA ¹.)