The maiden name is spelled many ways in various documents: Bevan, Beavan, Beaven, Bivan and probably others. It is believed to come from the tradition in Wales in earlier times when sons were named after their fathers: the father's name was preceded with the word ab- or ap- so in this case it was ab-Evan or basically 'son of Evan.'
First husband was George Wheeler whom she married in England and had one daughter with there, Ann Wheeler. George preceeded her to America and he sent for her, their daughter and her sister, Sarah Beavan (later Moralee). They settled in Dubuque County, Iowa where she had another child, Thomas, with George Wheeler, plus two who did not live long. Husband George Wheeler died and she was soon remarried to James Alton, a widower. They did not have children together, but she took over raising his daughters from his first marriage (Ann Alton buried here), Mary A. b. abt 1841 and Margaret A. b. abt 1843. In 1848 they moved to Hazel Green, Grant Co., WI., about 2 miles from this cemetery. In the 1860 census, her parents, Thomas and Margaret Beavan (Bevan) are living with them at ages 85 and 83 respectively.
First husband was George Wheeler whom she married in England and had one daughter with there, Ann Wheeler. George preceeded her to America and he sent for her, their daughter and her sister, Sarah Beavan (later Moralee). They settled in Dubuque County, Iowa where she had another child, Thomas, with George Wheeler, plus two who did not live long. Husband George Wheeler died and she was soon remarried to James Alton, a widower. They did not have children together, but she took over raising his daughters from his first marriage (Ann Alton buried here), Mary A. b. abt 1841 and Margaret A. b. abt 1843. In 1848 they moved to Hazel Green, Grant Co., WI., about 2 miles from this cemetery. In the 1860 census, her parents, Thomas and Margaret Beavan (Bevan) are living with them at ages 85 and 83 respectively.
The maiden name is spelled many ways in various documents: Bevan, Beavan, Beaven, Bivan and probably others. It is believed to come from the tradition in Wales in earlier times when sons were named after their fathers: the father's name was preceded with the word ab- or ap- so in this case it was ab-Evan or basically 'son of Evan.'
First husband was George Wheeler whom she married in England and had one daughter with there, Ann Wheeler. George preceeded her to America and he sent for her, their daughter and her sister, Sarah Beavan (later Moralee). They settled in Dubuque County, Iowa where she had another child, Thomas, with George Wheeler, plus two who did not live long. Husband George Wheeler died and she was soon remarried to James Alton, a widower. They did not have children together, but she took over raising his daughters from his first marriage (Ann Alton buried here), Mary A. b. abt 1841 and Margaret A. b. abt 1843. In 1848 they moved to Hazel Green, Grant Co., WI., about 2 miles from this cemetery. In the 1860 census, her parents, Thomas and Margaret Beavan (Bevan) are living with them at ages 85 and 83 respectively.
First husband was George Wheeler whom she married in England and had one daughter with there, Ann Wheeler. George preceeded her to America and he sent for her, their daughter and her sister, Sarah Beavan (later Moralee). They settled in Dubuque County, Iowa where she had another child, Thomas, with George Wheeler, plus two who did not live long. Husband George Wheeler died and she was soon remarried to James Alton, a widower. They did not have children together, but she took over raising his daughters from his first marriage (Ann Alton buried here), Mary A. b. abt 1841 and Margaret A. b. abt 1843. In 1848 they moved to Hazel Green, Grant Co., WI., about 2 miles from this cemetery. In the 1860 census, her parents, Thomas and Margaret Beavan (Bevan) are living with them at ages 85 and 83 respectively.
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OUR MOTHER
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MEET ME IN HEAVEN
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SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF
MARY
RELICT OF
JAMES ALTON
DIED APRIL 7, 1873
AGED 69 YRS. _ MO. __DYS.
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Nor sighs nor tears of grief can e'er recall
Our mother from the cold and silent tomb.
Yet sighs and heartfelf tears will ever fall
Until we meet the universal doom.
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