James Dale BESEAU [Parents] was born on 23 Jun 1950 in Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas. He died on 8 Nov 1996 in Port Orange, , Florida. He married Susan Arlene NASH on 19 Sep 1981 in Folkston, Charlton, Georgia.
BURIAL: Cremated
They had the following children:
F i Lyndsay Marie BESEAU F ii Sydnay Aleece BESEAU
Leo Dean BERGER was born on 20 Jan 1931 in Hastings, Adams, Nebraska. He died on 17 Jun 1988 in Oceanside, San Diego, California. He was buried on 21 Jun 1988 in Oceanside, San Diego, California. He married Carol Ann BEVERLIN on 21 Oct 1950 in Winterset, Madison, Iowa. The marriage ended in divorce.
BIRTH: State of Nebraska Birth Certificate in possession of J. Rod Rood
DEATH: State of California Death Certificate in possession of J. Rod Rood
Was cremated June 21, 1988 by Eternal Hills Crematory 1999 El Camino Real Oceanside, California
Carol Ann BEVERLIN [Parents]
Other marriages:ROOD, Clifford Lewis
COBBS, Gordon Raymon
Gordon Raymon COBBS was born on 12 Jul 1920 in Spencer, Clay, Iowa. He died on 9 Dec 1996 in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa. He was buried on 13 Dec 1996 in Peru, Madison, Iowa. He married Carol Ann BEVERLIN on 29 Jul 1978 in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa.
NEWSPAPER: The Winterset Madisonian, Winterset, Iowa, December 11, 1996: "Gordon Cobbs, Truro, Gordon Raymon Cobbs, 76, of Truro, died of complications of heart surgery on Dec. 9, 1996 at the Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines. Funeral services will be Fri., Dec. 13 at 1:30 p.m. at the Kale Funeral Home in Truro. The Rev. A.W. Phillips will officiate and burial will be at the Peru Cemetery. Military rites will be provided by the American Legion Post 184 in Winterset. Visitation will be open after 9 a.m. on Thursday at the Kale Funeral Home in Truro. Family will receive friends from 7-8 p.m. He was born July 12, 1920 in Spencer to A.O. and Ethel (Pierce) Cobbs. He attended North High School, Kemper Military Academy, and the University of Iowa. He married Carol Ann Beverlin Rood on July 29, 1979. He was vice president of Adm. of Bob Allen Companies and prior to that in partnership with Cobbs Manufacturing Business. He was a retired Lt. Col. in the United States Air Force during World War II and was active in the Reserves for several years. He was a past member of the Wakonda and the Des Moines Club and a member of the Wakonda Christian Church in Des Moines. He was preceded in death by his parents. Surviving relatives include his wife of Truro; two daughters, Cynthia L. Meadows and husband John of Phoenix, Ariz., and Kelsey C. Taylor and husband Ray of Palm Springs, Calif.; two stepsons, James Rodney Rood and wife Louise of Puyallup, Wash. and Randall Craig Rood and fiancee Cassie of Lacona; one stepdaughter, Rhonda Rae Phillips and husband Denny of Des Moines, one sister, Darrelene Sarcone of Waukee; one grandson; and ten step-grandchildren.
Carol Ann BEVERLIN [Parents]
Other marriages:BERGER, Leo Dean
ROOD, Clifford Lewis
James Earl EMERSON [Parents] [scrapbook] was born on 1 Oct 1885 in Walnut, Madison, Iowa. He died on 2 Aug 1955 in Winterset, Madison, Iowa. He was buried on 5 Aug 1955 in Peru, Madison, Iowa. He married Floda Pearl DELONG on 15 Feb 1905 in Madison, Iowa.
BURIAL: Peru Cemetery
NEWSPAPER: The Winterset Madisonian, Winterset, Madison, Iowa, Thursday, August 18, 1910, p.2: "Earl Emerson and family and Lawrence Delong and Gale Emerson spent a week camping on Coon River."
NEWSPAPER: The Winterset Madisonian, Winterset, Iowa, Wednesday, December 18, 1912, p.8: "Peru. Earl Emerson and daughter took dinner at the J. H. Lilley home Sunday."
NEWSPAPER: The Winterset Madisonian, Winterset, Iowa, Thursday, Dec. 13, 1928, p.7: "Mr. and Mrs. Earl Emerson and family were Des Moines business callers Saturday."
NEWSPAPER: The Winterset Madisonian, Winterset, Iowa, Thursday, May 14, 1931, p.3: "PERU. (Mrs. Margaret Slinker, Cor.) Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Emerson spent Saturday evening at the home of Mrs. Mary Rockey and son Harry."
NEWSPAPER: The Winterset Madisonian, Winterset, Iowa, Thursday, July 23, 1931, p.8: "PERU (Margaret Slinker, Cor.) A very pleasant day was spent Sunday on the old Clifton Homestead now occupied by Mr. and Mrs. S. S. Clifton and daughter Mary, when several relatives gathered for a family reunion. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Galen Mease and daughter Grace, Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Mease, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Mease and children Inez and Ival, Mr. and Mrs. Jay Mease and two children all of Truro; Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Davis and family of Helena, Montana; Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Clifton of Earlham, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Emerson and son, Rex, Mr. and Mrs. John Farr and son Gene, Mrs. Luella Deardorff and son William, J. J. Mackey, Mr. and Mrs. S. S. Clifton and daughter, Mary and niece Grace Silliman, Mr. and Mrs. James Clifton, all of Peru; Mr. and Mrs. Hyslope of Indianola."
NEWSPAPER: The Winterset Madisonian, Winterset, Iowa, Thursday, July 30, 1931, p.7: "PERU (Mrs. Margaret Slinker, Cor.) Mr. and Mrs. Earl Emerson and son Rex left Saturday morning for Portage Lake, Minnesota to vacation. They will occupy a cottage while there."
NEWSPAPER: The Winterset Madisonian, Winterset, Iowa, Wednesday, February 22, 1939, p.9: "PERU HAPPENINGS -- (Margaret Slinker, Cor.) The school house known here as the Beverlin school, was sold last week to the highest bidder which was Earl Emerson of Winterset for $11."
NEWSPAPER: The Winterset Madisonian, Winterset, Iowa, Wednesday, August 3, 1955, p.2: "J. E. EMERSON DIED TUESDAY -- Death Came at His Home in Winterset After Long Illness -- J. Earl Emerson, a life-long resident of Madison county, died this Tuesday, Aug. 2, at his home in Winterset, after an extended illness. He was 69 years of age, and had been an invalid the past eight years. Mr. Emerson was born in Peru on Oct. 1, 1885, a son of Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Emerson. His active life was spent in farming largely in Scott township, with the exception of two years spent in North Dakota. He was married Feb. 15, 1905 to Floda Delong. They were the parents of three children, one of whom died in infancy. Mr. Emerson was active in the affairs of his community over a long period of years. He was a member of the Peru Methodist church, and the Masonic lodge in this community. Surviving are his wife, a daughter, Mrs. Irene Beverlin of Peru; a son, Rex Emerson of Peru; five grandchildren, two great grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Ethel Mease of Peru; and two brothers Ralph Emerson of Newton, and Gale Emerson of Winterset. Funeral services will be held this Friday at 2 p.m. from the Richards Funeral home here, conducted by the Rev. W. W. Steinmetz, pastor of the Winterset Methodist church. Burial will be made in the Peru cemetery."
NEWSPAPER: The Winterset Madisonian, Winterset, Iowa, Wednesday, August 10, 1955, p.5: "PERU HAPPENINGS -- Relatives and friends of this community were in Winterset, Friday, August 5th, to attend the funeral of Earl Emerson, who died at his home in Winterset Tuesday after an illness of several years. Burial was at the Peru cemetery."
Floda Pearl DELONG [Parents] was born on 27 Jan 1887 in Walnut Twp., Madison, Iowa. She died on 24 Dec 1985 in Winterset, Madison, Iowa. She was buried on 28 Dec 1985 in Peru, Madison, Iowa. She married James Earl EMERSON on 15 Feb 1905 in Madison, Iowa.
BURIAL: Peru Cemetery
NEWSPAPER: The Winterset Madisonian, Winterset, Madison, Iowa, Wednesday, December 31, 1985, p.5: "Floda Pearl Emerson, Winterset -- Services for Floda Pearl Emerson, 98, Winterset, who died Dec. 24 at the Madison County Memorial Hospital, were held Dec. 28 at the Collins Funeral Home with the Rev. Zona Lautt officiating. Burial was at the Peru Cemetery. Born at Peru Jan. 27, 1887, she was the daughter of Lyman and Julia Powell DeLong. She was a resident of the area most of her life and was a member of the Peru Methodist Church and a 50-year member of the Eastern Star. On Feb. 15, 1905 she was married to Earl Emerson at Peru. Survivors include a son, Lyman Rex Emerson of Newton; a daughter, Mrs. Irene Beverlin of Peru; a brother, Lawrence DeLong of Winterset; five grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren and eight great-great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, parents, an infant son and a brother.
CENSUS: Age 13, b. Jan 1887 in Iowa, 1900 Federal Census, Iowa, Madison, Walnut Twp., E.D. 36, Sheet 8
NEWSPAPER: The Winterset Madisonian, Winterset, Iowa, Wedneday, Oct. 15, 1952, p.11: "PERU HAPPENINGS -- Mrs. Rex Emerson was hostess to the Peru Home and Garden club Wednesday afternoon. A dessert luncheon was served at 1:30. There was a plant and bulb sale and the following officers were elected for the coming year: President, Mrs. Wilma Beverlin; Vice President, Mrs. Marle [sic (Earl)] Emerson; Secretary and treasurer, Mrs. Rex Emerson."
They had the following children:
F i Gussie Irene EMERSON M ii EMERSON was born in 1909 in Madison, Iowa. He died in 1909 in Madison, Iowa. He was buried in Peru, Madison, Iowa.
BURIAL: Peru CemeteryM iii Lyman Rex EMERSON
Sandra Sue BEVERLIN [Parents]
Other marriages:WALLACE, James Robert
They had the following children:
F i Stacey Ann JANSS F ii Karen Beth JANSS
James Robert WALLACE was born on 15 Oct 1925 in White, Illinois. He died on 15 Mar 2001 in Cape Coral, Lee, Florida. He married Sandra Sue BEVERLIN on 23 Feb 1980 in Naples, Monroe, Florida.
Sandra Sue BEVERLIN [Parents]
Other marriages:JANSS, John Edward
Dixie Jill BEVERLIN [Parents]
They had the following children:
M i Robert David CAMERON F ii Julie Lynn CAMERON
Patricia Jean BEVERLIN [Parents] was born on 25 Mar 1928 in Walnut Twp., Madison, Iowa. She died on 10 Sep 1951 in Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas. She was buried in Russell, Russell, Kansas. She married William Pascal , Jr. SKAGGS on 9 Mar 1947 in Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas.
They had the following children:
M i Michael Dale SKAGGS F ii Marianne SKAGGS
Jack Lee BEVERLIN [Parents] was born on 12 Jan 1925 in Peru, Madison, Iowa. He died on 6 Mar 2006 in Herscher, Kankakee, Illinois. He married Helen Louise HART on 20 Oct 1946 in Winterset, Madison, Iowa.
They had the following children:
M i Jack Craig BEVERLIN F ii Pamela Rae BEVERLIN F iii Patrice Ann BEVERLIN
Corwin Max BEVERLIN [Parents] was born on 29 Jul 1926 in Peru, Madison, Iowa. He died on 19 Feb 2003 in Orlando, Orange, Florida. He was buried on 23 Jun 2003 in Penn, Madison, Iowa. He married Dorothy Darlene CRAWFORD on 1 Sep 1946 in Winterset, Madison, Iowa.
NEWSPAPER: The Winterset Madisonian, Winterset, Iowa, Thursday, August 6, 1931, p.3: "PERU (Mrs. Margaret Slinker, Cor.) A very pleasant birthday party was planned for Max Beverlin and nineteen little friends were invited in to help him celebrate his fifth birthday, July 29. The guests were Barbara Gleeson Fredrickson, Mary Ellen and Junior Landis, Dorothea and Richard Fenimore, Josephine and Donald Shearer, Helen Wagner, Rosalie St. John, Kathryn Griffith, Fay Nichols, Edgar Smith, Junior Tilp, Gene Jorgensen, Lowell Simmons, Roger Bean and Jack Beverlin. Max received many nice presents and a lovely birthday cake from Barbara which she made herself. The afternoon was spent in playing games and singing nursery rhymes. Ice cream and the birthday cakes were served by the mother assisted by Mrs. Gretchen Wagner."
NEWSPAPER, The Winterset Madisonian, Winterset, Iowa, Wednesday, April 29, 1953, p.16: "Mr. and Mrs. Corwin Beverlin drove to Newton Tuesday, April 21st to visit their son Max and family. Max was in the hospital where he had gone for minor surgery on his hand."
NEWSPAPER: The Winterset Madisonian, Winterset, Iowa, January 19, 2005: "Jan. 19, 1955 From the Days of Long Ago section of our 01/19/2005 issue. • Max Beverlin of Newton and a former Madison County resident was named manager of the Super-Valu grocery store in Winterset."
NEWSPAPER: The Winterset Madisonian, Winterset, Iowa, June 18, 2003: "Max Corwin Beverlin, 76, of Orlando, Fla., died Feb. 19, 2003, in Orlando. A committal service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, June 23, at the Penn Center Cemetery west of Earlham. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, June 23, at the First United Presbyterian Church in Winterset with the Rev. Duane Queen officiating. The family will gather in Fellowship Hall to greet friends and family immediately following the services. Max Beverlin was born July 29, 1926, to C.J. and Estina (Lorimor) Beverlin of Peru. His marriage to Dorothy Crawford took place Sept. 1, 1946, at the Church of Christ in Winterset. Max had been a real estate broker and a general manager of his son's film equipment rental company. In 1986, he moved to central Florida from Fort Dodge. He was a member of the Fort Dodge Presbyterian Church (elder), Presbyterian Church of the Lakes in Orlando, Fla., Lions Club (past president), Rotary Club and Masonic Lodge (50 years). He was preceded in death by his mother. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy, of Orlando, Fla.; his father, C.J. Beverlin of Winterset; two daughters, Denise Kern of San Antonio, Texas, and Debra Armstrong of Winter Garden, Fla.; a son, Robert Beverlin of Orlando, Fla.; a brother, Jack Beverlin of Herscher, Ill., and six grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be directed to the AmSouth Bank's Memorial Account. These funds will be used to send a deserving underprivileged youth to baseball camp, as well as founding a project to remodel kitchen facilities at the Presbyterian Church of the Lakes in Orlando. Arrangements were handled by Ochiltree Funeral Service & Aftercare of Winterset."
BURIAL: Penn Center Cemetery
They had the following children:
F i Denise Leigh BEVERLIN F ii Debra Lynne BEVERLIN M iii Robert Alan BEVERLIN