Born on 21 December 1815 in Madison County, Illinois to James Beeman and Sytha Rattan. Married Sarah Crawford on 16 September 1836 in St. Charles, Missouri. Arrived in the Republic of Texas on 6 Dec 1840. In the Spring of 1841, he joined Texas Mounted Rangers (militia) at Fort Inglish, Fannin County, Texas. In November 1841 he helped with building of Bird's Fort near the west fork of the Trinity River. In early 1842, James J. Beeman and King S. Custer cut the first road into the area that would become Dallas. By June 1842, the families from Bird's Fort joined Col. John Neely Bryan, husband of James' neice, in the new settlement of Dallas, Texas. James J. Beeman claimed 640 acres in the White Rock Creek bottom. James completed a plat of Dallas later that year. In 1843, James guided Texas President Sam Houston to an Indian parlay. He was elected Justice of the Peace for Dallas County in 1846. In 1848, Sheriff William Jenkins appointed him a deputy. He served as Postmaster of White Rock 6 Apr 1848-3 May 1849. On 8 March 1848 James chose to bury his wife Sarah on a hilltop in the northeast corner of his land estblishing Pleasant Mound Public Cemetery. After an unsuccessful gold venture in California in 1849, he returned to Dallas County. He married Elizabeth Baker in Dallas County, Texas on 29 November 1851. James served as Postmaster for Prairie Creek 17 Sept 1852-30 May 1854 and after it's name changed to Scyene 1 June 1854-29 January 1855. In 1885 he exchanged his land for merchandise and moved to what later became Parker County working as a cabinet maker and operated a Trading Post on the Fort Worth-Fort Belknap Stageline Road. The first county court in Parker County was held in a post oak grove at his home on 2 June 1856. In 1857 he moved his store to Weatherford and served as Postmaster 17 Febuary-20 September 1857. Beeman aided in the rescue of Comanche captive, Cynthia Ann Parker, mother of Chief Quanah Parker, in 1860. James returned to Dallas County where he again served as Postmaster of Scyene 15 September 1864-1 July 1866. He wrote his memoirs on Christmas Eve 1886. Mr. Beeman was a Mason and a member of Tannehill Masonic Lodge #52 and Scyene Masonic Lodge #295 both in Dallas County and Paris Masonic Lodge #27 in Lamar County. James Jackson Beeman died 7 December 1888 in Lampasas, Lampasas County, Texas. He is buried in Lampasas City Cemetery ,now inside Oak Hill Cemetery. There is a State of Texas Historical marker for him near his grave. There is another State of Texas Historical marker at Pleasant Mound Public CemeteryDallas, Dallas County, Texas with information about his life.
Dallas Daily Times Herald- February 5, 1889
CITY NEWS.
Mr. J. J. Beeman, who with his brother, John, and their families, settled in Dallas in 1842, died recently in Lampasas. These were the first families to settle in Dallas county.
The Lampasas Leader 15 Dec 1888
Death of an Old Veteran
Saturday while Mr. J. J. Beeman was sitting in his room conversing with some of his friends he suddenly ceased speaking, his head dropped forward and his soul winged its way into the great unknown.
James J. Beeman was born in Madison county, Illinois, about three miles below the city of Alton, in 1816. On September 16th, 1836, he was married to Sarah Crawford, of Calhoun county, Illinois, who survives him.
Together with his brother and nephew he started for Texas in September, 1840, and crossed her boarder in December, and stopped at first in Bowie county. He served with marked bravery through several expeditions against the Indians who infested the country at that time. Mr. Beeman was a member of the expedition that established Bird's Fort near the present site of Fort Worth. He drove the first wagon into Dallas and built one of the first houses in that town.
His life was a long and useful one and he carried his years well. Up to a few days previous to his death
he was upon the streets and doing chores for his family.
His posthumous papers are being edited and will soon be published. They will throw new light upon the history of Dallas and Tarrant counties, and are of great value to the history of Texas.
(http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.
ancestry.com/~bman/vol1/p155to165.htm)
Dallas Daily Times Herald- February 5, 1889
CITY NEWS.
Mr. J. J. Beeman, who with his brother, John, and their families, settled in Dallas in 1842, died recently in Lampasas. These were the first families to settle in Dallas county.
The Lampasas Leader 15 Dec 1888
Death of an Old Veteran
Saturday while Mr. J. J. Beeman was sitting in his room conversing with some of his friends he suddenly ceased speaking, his head dropped forward and his soul winged its way into the great unknown.
James J. Beeman was born in Madison county, Illinois, about three miles below the city of Alton, in 1816. On September 16th, 1836, he was married to Sarah Crawford, of Calhoun county, Illinois, who survives him.
Together with his brother and nephew he started for Texas in September, 1840, and crossed her boarder in December, and stopped at first in Bowie county. He served with marked bravery through several expeditions against the Indians who infested the country at that time. Mr. Beeman was a member of the expedition that established Bird's Fort near the present site of Fort Worth. He drove the first wagon into Dallas and built one of the first houses in that town.
His life was a long and useful one and he carried his years well. Up to a few days previous to his death
he was upon the streets and doing chores for his family.
His posthumous papers are being edited and will soon be published. They will throw new light upon the history of Dallas and Tarrant counties, and are of great value to the history of Texas.
(http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.
ancestry.com/~bman/vol1/p155to165.htm)
Born on 21 December 1815 in Madison County, Illinois to James Beeman and Sytha Rattan. Married Sarah Crawford on 16 September 1836 in St. Charles, Missouri. Arrived in the Republic of Texas on 6 Dec 1840. In the Spring of 1841, he joined Texas Mounted Rangers (militia) at Fort Inglish, Fannin County, Texas. In November 1841 he helped with building of Bird's Fort near the west fork of the Trinity River. In early 1842, James J. Beeman and King S. Custer cut the first road into the area that would become Dallas. By June 1842, the families from Bird's Fort joined Col. John Neely Bryan, husband of James' neice, in the new settlement of Dallas, Texas. James J. Beeman claimed 640 acres in the White Rock Creek bottom. James completed a plat of Dallas later that year. In 1843, James guided Texas President Sam Houston to an Indian parlay. He was elected Justice of the Peace for Dallas County in 1846. In 1848, Sheriff William Jenkins appointed him a deputy. He served as Postmaster of White Rock 6 Apr 1848-3 May 1849. On 8 March 1848 James chose to bury his wife Sarah on a hilltop in the northeast corner of his land estblishing Pleasant Mound Public Cemetery. After an unsuccessful gold venture in California in 1849, he returned to Dallas County. He married Elizabeth Baker in Dallas County, Texas on 29 November 1851. James served as Postmaster for Prairie Creek 17 Sept 1852-30 May 1854 and after it's name changed to Scyene 1 June 1854-29 January 1855. In 1885 he exchanged his land for merchandise and moved to what later became Parker County working as a cabinet maker and operated a Trading Post on the Fort Worth-Fort Belknap Stageline Road. The first county court in Parker County was held in a post oak grove at his home on 2 June 1856. In 1857 he moved his store to Weatherford and served as Postmaster 17 Febuary-20 September 1857. Beeman aided in the rescue of Comanche captive, Cynthia Ann Parker, mother of Chief Quanah Parker, in 1860. James returned to Dallas County where he again served as Postmaster of Scyene 15 September 1864-1 July 1866. He wrote his memoirs on Christmas Eve 1886. Mr. Beeman was a Mason and a member of Tannehill Masonic Lodge #52 and Scyene Masonic Lodge #295 both in Dallas County and Paris Masonic Lodge #27 in Lamar County. James Jackson Beeman died 7 December 1888 in Lampasas, Lampasas County, Texas. He is buried in Lampasas City Cemetery ,now inside Oak Hill Cemetery. There is a State of Texas Historical marker for him near his grave. There is another State of Texas Historical marker at Pleasant Mound Public CemeteryDallas, Dallas County, Texas with information about his life.
Dallas Daily Times Herald- February 5, 1889
CITY NEWS.
Mr. J. J. Beeman, who with his brother, John, and their families, settled in Dallas in 1842, died recently in Lampasas. These were the first families to settle in Dallas county.
The Lampasas Leader 15 Dec 1888
Death of an Old Veteran
Saturday while Mr. J. J. Beeman was sitting in his room conversing with some of his friends he suddenly ceased speaking, his head dropped forward and his soul winged its way into the great unknown.
James J. Beeman was born in Madison county, Illinois, about three miles below the city of Alton, in 1816. On September 16th, 1836, he was married to Sarah Crawford, of Calhoun county, Illinois, who survives him.
Together with his brother and nephew he started for Texas in September, 1840, and crossed her boarder in December, and stopped at first in Bowie county. He served with marked bravery through several expeditions against the Indians who infested the country at that time. Mr. Beeman was a member of the expedition that established Bird's Fort near the present site of Fort Worth. He drove the first wagon into Dallas and built one of the first houses in that town.
His life was a long and useful one and he carried his years well. Up to a few days previous to his death
he was upon the streets and doing chores for his family.
His posthumous papers are being edited and will soon be published. They will throw new light upon the history of Dallas and Tarrant counties, and are of great value to the history of Texas.
(http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.
ancestry.com/~bman/vol1/p155to165.htm)
Dallas Daily Times Herald- February 5, 1889
CITY NEWS.
Mr. J. J. Beeman, who with his brother, John, and their families, settled in Dallas in 1842, died recently in Lampasas. These were the first families to settle in Dallas county.
The Lampasas Leader 15 Dec 1888
Death of an Old Veteran
Saturday while Mr. J. J. Beeman was sitting in his room conversing with some of his friends he suddenly ceased speaking, his head dropped forward and his soul winged its way into the great unknown.
James J. Beeman was born in Madison county, Illinois, about three miles below the city of Alton, in 1816. On September 16th, 1836, he was married to Sarah Crawford, of Calhoun county, Illinois, who survives him.
Together with his brother and nephew he started for Texas in September, 1840, and crossed her boarder in December, and stopped at first in Bowie county. He served with marked bravery through several expeditions against the Indians who infested the country at that time. Mr. Beeman was a member of the expedition that established Bird's Fort near the present site of Fort Worth. He drove the first wagon into Dallas and built one of the first houses in that town.
His life was a long and useful one and he carried his years well. Up to a few days previous to his death
he was upon the streets and doing chores for his family.
His posthumous papers are being edited and will soon be published. They will throw new light upon the history of Dallas and Tarrant counties, and are of great value to the history of Texas.
(http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.
ancestry.com/~bman/vol1/p155to165.htm)
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