According to Oakwood Cemetery records, the following people are buried in the Beiseker mausoleum: Clara Beiseker, Charles Beiseker, Cathy Beiseker, Charles Beiseker, Thomas Beiseker in 1941; D. B. Edwards, Sherman Edwards, Amy Edwards, Ella Edwards, Olinda Edwards, Lila Nitcher (ashes) in 1973. Listed on the lot card - year unknown: Thomas B. and Lila Nitcher, south side lower crypt.
75 years old at time of death.
Information from contributor #47619682:
Thomas Lincoln "T.L." Beiseker was a successful prominent banker and land speculator. The Shingle-Queen Anne style home in Fessenden, North Dakota, built for him in 1899 by his uncle, Henry J. Beiseker, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977 and operates as a bed and breakfast, Beiseker Mansion. The Village of Beiseker in the Canadian province of Alberta, was named in his honor.
An excerpt from:
MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE
COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF BEISEKER HELD MONDAY, MARCH 24, 2003
AT 7:30 P.M. IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS
Deputy Mayor Courtman advised Council that the Museum Society had decided on the text for the next plaque to be placed on the south side of the cairn and a sign which is to be placed on the side of a building in the downtown area. The text will read as follows:
T.L. Beiseker (1866 - 1941)
Thomas Lincoln Beiseker was an astute businessman from North Dakota who bought land from the CPR and sold it to farmers and ranchers eager to settle in the Beiseker
area.
In 1905, Alberta had just joined Confederation and the Canadian Pacific Railway Company was aggressively selling land that the federal government had granted it in return for building the railroad across the prairies to British Columbia. 25 million acres of prime prairie land was on the block. 'T.L.' based in Fessenden, North Dakota was working in Calgary for the company. Recognizing the tremendous opportunity this presented to anyone with an entrepreneurial spirit, he founded two land companies that were active in this area, the Beiseker & Davidson Ltd., and the Calgary Colonization Company. Together they bought 250,000 acres for $1.00 an acre. Within months the land was selling for ten to twenty times the original amount. A fortune had been made. The promised rail-line arrived in 1910 and its destination took on the name of the man whose land companies had been working in this area and who had established the town-site: BEISEKER.
At the height of his career, Mr. Beiseker was one of the wealthiest men in the west, owning many banks and large tracts of land in North Dakota and western Canada. The Great Depression of the 30's took its toll on the Beiseker empire, his fortune declined. No longer a millionaire, he led a comfortable life till his death in 1941. His friends and relatives remember him as a smart businessman with a generous heart. He is buried in the family plot in Austin, Minnesota beside his wife Clara and other members of his family.
75 years old at time of death.
Information from contributor #47619682:
Thomas Lincoln "T.L." Beiseker was a successful prominent banker and land speculator. The Shingle-Queen Anne style home in Fessenden, North Dakota, built for him in 1899 by his uncle, Henry J. Beiseker, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977 and operates as a bed and breakfast, Beiseker Mansion. The Village of Beiseker in the Canadian province of Alberta, was named in his honor.
An excerpt from:
MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE
COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF BEISEKER HELD MONDAY, MARCH 24, 2003
AT 7:30 P.M. IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS
Deputy Mayor Courtman advised Council that the Museum Society had decided on the text for the next plaque to be placed on the south side of the cairn and a sign which is to be placed on the side of a building in the downtown area. The text will read as follows:
T.L. Beiseker (1866 - 1941)
Thomas Lincoln Beiseker was an astute businessman from North Dakota who bought land from the CPR and sold it to farmers and ranchers eager to settle in the Beiseker
area.
In 1905, Alberta had just joined Confederation and the Canadian Pacific Railway Company was aggressively selling land that the federal government had granted it in return for building the railroad across the prairies to British Columbia. 25 million acres of prime prairie land was on the block. 'T.L.' based in Fessenden, North Dakota was working in Calgary for the company. Recognizing the tremendous opportunity this presented to anyone with an entrepreneurial spirit, he founded two land companies that were active in this area, the Beiseker & Davidson Ltd., and the Calgary Colonization Company. Together they bought 250,000 acres for $1.00 an acre. Within months the land was selling for ten to twenty times the original amount. A fortune had been made. The promised rail-line arrived in 1910 and its destination took on the name of the man whose land companies had been working in this area and who had established the town-site: BEISEKER.
At the height of his career, Mr. Beiseker was one of the wealthiest men in the west, owning many banks and large tracts of land in North Dakota and western Canada. The Great Depression of the 30's took its toll on the Beiseker empire, his fortune declined. No longer a millionaire, he led a comfortable life till his death in 1941. His friends and relatives remember him as a smart businessman with a generous heart. He is buried in the family plot in Austin, Minnesota beside his wife Clara and other members of his family.
According to Oakwood Cemetery records, the following people are buried in the Beiseker mausoleum: Clara Beiseker, Charles Beiseker, Cathy Beiseker, Charles Beiseker, Thomas Beiseker in 1941; D. B. Edwards, Sherman Edwards, Amy Edwards, Ella Edwards, Olinda Edwards, Lila Nitcher (ashes) in 1973. Listed on the lot card - year unknown: Thomas B. and Lila Nitcher, south side lower crypt.
75 years old at time of death.
Information from contributor #47619682:
Thomas Lincoln "T.L." Beiseker was a successful prominent banker and land speculator. The Shingle-Queen Anne style home in Fessenden, North Dakota, built for him in 1899 by his uncle, Henry J. Beiseker, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977 and operates as a bed and breakfast, Beiseker Mansion. The Village of Beiseker in the Canadian province of Alberta, was named in his honor.
An excerpt from:
MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE
COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF BEISEKER HELD MONDAY, MARCH 24, 2003
AT 7:30 P.M. IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS
Deputy Mayor Courtman advised Council that the Museum Society had decided on the text for the next plaque to be placed on the south side of the cairn and a sign which is to be placed on the side of a building in the downtown area. The text will read as follows:
T.L. Beiseker (1866 - 1941)
Thomas Lincoln Beiseker was an astute businessman from North Dakota who bought land from the CPR and sold it to farmers and ranchers eager to settle in the Beiseker
area.
In 1905, Alberta had just joined Confederation and the Canadian Pacific Railway Company was aggressively selling land that the federal government had granted it in return for building the railroad across the prairies to British Columbia. 25 million acres of prime prairie land was on the block. 'T.L.' based in Fessenden, North Dakota was working in Calgary for the company. Recognizing the tremendous opportunity this presented to anyone with an entrepreneurial spirit, he founded two land companies that were active in this area, the Beiseker & Davidson Ltd., and the Calgary Colonization Company. Together they bought 250,000 acres for $1.00 an acre. Within months the land was selling for ten to twenty times the original amount. A fortune had been made. The promised rail-line arrived in 1910 and its destination took on the name of the man whose land companies had been working in this area and who had established the town-site: BEISEKER.
At the height of his career, Mr. Beiseker was one of the wealthiest men in the west, owning many banks and large tracts of land in North Dakota and western Canada. The Great Depression of the 30's took its toll on the Beiseker empire, his fortune declined. No longer a millionaire, he led a comfortable life till his death in 1941. His friends and relatives remember him as a smart businessman with a generous heart. He is buried in the family plot in Austin, Minnesota beside his wife Clara and other members of his family.
75 years old at time of death.
Information from contributor #47619682:
Thomas Lincoln "T.L." Beiseker was a successful prominent banker and land speculator. The Shingle-Queen Anne style home in Fessenden, North Dakota, built for him in 1899 by his uncle, Henry J. Beiseker, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977 and operates as a bed and breakfast, Beiseker Mansion. The Village of Beiseker in the Canadian province of Alberta, was named in his honor.
An excerpt from:
MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE
COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF BEISEKER HELD MONDAY, MARCH 24, 2003
AT 7:30 P.M. IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS
Deputy Mayor Courtman advised Council that the Museum Society had decided on the text for the next plaque to be placed on the south side of the cairn and a sign which is to be placed on the side of a building in the downtown area. The text will read as follows:
T.L. Beiseker (1866 - 1941)
Thomas Lincoln Beiseker was an astute businessman from North Dakota who bought land from the CPR and sold it to farmers and ranchers eager to settle in the Beiseker
area.
In 1905, Alberta had just joined Confederation and the Canadian Pacific Railway Company was aggressively selling land that the federal government had granted it in return for building the railroad across the prairies to British Columbia. 25 million acres of prime prairie land was on the block. 'T.L.' based in Fessenden, North Dakota was working in Calgary for the company. Recognizing the tremendous opportunity this presented to anyone with an entrepreneurial spirit, he founded two land companies that were active in this area, the Beiseker & Davidson Ltd., and the Calgary Colonization Company. Together they bought 250,000 acres for $1.00 an acre. Within months the land was selling for ten to twenty times the original amount. A fortune had been made. The promised rail-line arrived in 1910 and its destination took on the name of the man whose land companies had been working in this area and who had established the town-site: BEISEKER.
At the height of his career, Mr. Beiseker was one of the wealthiest men in the west, owning many banks and large tracts of land in North Dakota and western Canada. The Great Depression of the 30's took its toll on the Beiseker empire, his fortune declined. No longer a millionaire, he led a comfortable life till his death in 1941. His friends and relatives remember him as a smart businessman with a generous heart. He is buried in the family plot in Austin, Minnesota beside his wife Clara and other members of his family.
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