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Kirkham “Kirk” Beebe

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Kirkham “Kirk” Beebe

Birth
Berkshire, Tioga County, New York, USA
Death
24 Feb 1934 (aged 78)
Rome, Bradford County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Rome, Bradford County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
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Census of 1880 Ithaca, Tompkins, NY
Kirk F. Beebe 25
Mary Beebe 21
Harry H. Beebe 1

Census of 1900 Richford, Tioga, NY
Kirk P Beebe 40 Dec 10 1859 NY NY NY
Beatrice E Beebe 28 Dec 25 1871 NY England England 1-child
Millie L Beebe 13 Nov 28 1886 NY
Ruby F Beebe 11 Sep 11 1888 NY
Frances S Beebe 10 May 21 1890 NY
Lizzie H Beebe 5 Aug 19 1894 NY
Charlotte G Hyer 32 Jun 9 1867 England Eng Eng Sister in Law
Lottie C Hyer 2 sep 18 1897 NY
Sylvester C Haynes 64 Boarder NY NY NY

Census of 1910 Candor, Tioga, NY
Kirk Beebe 54 NY NY NY M-2 13 yrs
Beatrice Beebe 38 NY England England M-2 13 yrs. 2 children
Donald Beebe 2 NY

Census of 1920 Rome, Bradford, PA
Kirk P Beebe 67
Ella B Beebe 48
Donald K Beebe 12

Census of 1930 Rome, Bradford, PA
Kirk F Beebe 75
Beatrice Beebe 58

"Kirk" Beebe was born as "Kirkham Beebe", youngest / 9th child of Martin Beebe and Jerusha Brown.

For example, in the NY State Census of 1865, Kirkham is found living with his sister Nancy (Beebe) & brother-in-lay Timothy H Hayes. Kirkham & Nancy's mother Jerusha (Brown) Beebe was also living with them:

NY Census of 1865
=============================
Name: Kirkham Beebee
Gender: Male
Relation to Head: Brother-in-law
Birth Year: abt 1854
Age: 11
Residence: Richford, Tioga, New York, USA
Line Number: 30
Page Number: 14
Household Members:
Name Age
Timothy H Hayes 33
Nancy Hayes 27
Jenny Hayes 9
Kirkham Beebee 11 Jarusha Beebee 51

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Kirkham was married twice, 1st in 1877 to Louise (or Mary Louise) Hitchcock, and 2nd in 1897 to Beatrice (Forsdyke), the "Widow Till". Beatrice was the Widow of Thomas Till (d. before 1897). Thomas is thought to have been an Englishman, who died in India.

According to my cousin Timothy Dowling, Beatrice had a daughter from her 1st married. The info Timothy has provided to be about Beatrice is as follows:
=============================================

Beatrice Ella Forsdyke
Born 25 December 1871 - Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY
Deceased in 1950 - Bradford Co., PA, aged 79 years old

Parents
William Forsdyke 1844-
Lottie x 1843-

Spouses, children and grandchildren:

1) With Thomas Till, born - England, deceased - India with
o Florence Ruby Till 1888-1978 With Paul Darwin Gillette 1883-1951 with
ooo Frances Ruth Gillette 1913-1994 With Guy F. Abell 1911-1991

2) Married 12 October 1897 to Kirkham P. Beebe, born 10 December 1854 - New York, deceased 20 November 1933 - Bradford Co., PA aged 78 years old

(Parents : M Martin E. Beebe 1805..1811- & F Jerusha Brown 1813-1881)

with
o son M Donald K. Beebe 1907-1922
============================================

According to my cousin Joyce (Simpson) Gaven (d. Dec. 2015), d/o Ruth (Brown) Simpson, Kirkham had the following marriages & children:
===========================================
……….JBf3i. Kirkham Beebe [1855-1934 (BKT)] m(1) 1877 Louise Hitchcock [d.1896] (2) 1897 Mrs. Beatrice Till
…………….JBfi4a. Harvey Beebe [c1887]
…………….JBfi4b. Frederick Beebe [c1887] m. Georgianna
………….……….JBfib5a. William Beebe [c1911]
………….……….JBfib5b. Elizabeth Beebe [c1914]
………….……….JBfib5c. Catherine Beebe [c1917]
…………….JBfi4c. Pearl Beebe [1882-1972; OH1] m. Edward Hardesty [1876-1929; OH1]
………….……….JBfic5a. Lloyd Hardesty [1908-1972; OH1]
………….……….JBfic5b. Missouri Hardesty [c1910] m. William Farmer
………….……….JBfic5c. John Hardesty [c1913]
………….……….JBfic5d. [twin] Marion L. Hardesty [a son] [c1917]
……………………….JBficd6a. Lowell Hardesty [c1945]
………….……….JBfic5e. [twin] Grace M. Hardesty [c1917]
…………….JBfi4d. Amelia Beebe [c1887]
…………….JBfi4e. Ruby Beebe [c1889]
…………….JBfi4f. Frances Beebe [c1890-1905 (BKT)]

…………….JBfi4g. Elizabeth Beebe [c1895]

…………….JBfi4h. Donald Beebe [adopted??]

============================================
I have split the last 2 children apart so I can discuss them a little.

If daughter Elizabeth was born in 1895, then she would have been the last child born of Loise (Mary Louise) (Hitchcock) Beebe. If Elizabeth was born in 1897 or 1898, then she would have been the 1st child born to Beatrice.

Joyce also speculated that Beatrice's son may have been Adopted by Kirkham (& Beatrice). Another possibility on Joyce's mind was that Donald may have been born with the Last Name of TILL. Since Joyce passed away in Dec. 2015, I can't discuss her speculations with her.

FYI,
You might be interested in knowing that Kirkham Beebe & Louise Hitchock were ancestors of NPR Radio Humorist / Commentator David Sedaris & Comic Actress Amy Sedaris.

The connecting path is as follows:
======================================
Kirkham Beebe & 1) Louise Hitchcock

M Harvey H. Beebe 1878-1940/
M Fred R. Beebe 1880-1940/
F Pearl May Beebe 1882-1940/ With Edward Hardesty
F Amelia Beebe 1885-1940/
F Ruby F. Beebe 1888-
F Frances Beebe 1890-1905
F Elizabeth May Beebe 1894-1940/ With Raymond Willard Leonard 1898- with
oo F Sharon Elizabeth Leonard 1929-1991 With Louis Harry Sedaris with :
oooo F Lisa M. Sedaris
oooo M David Raymond Sedaris 1956 oooo F Gretchen E. Sedaris
oooo F Amy Louise Sedaris 1961 oooo F Tiffany Joyce Sedaris 1963-2013
oooo M Paul Andrew Sedaris
======================================

Thanks,
Grant Sullivan, Jr., 1st cousin, 3x removed to Kirkham Beebe
Contributor: Grant W. Sullivan (47468245)
Census of 1880 Ithaca, Tompkins, NY
Kirk F. Beebe 25
Mary Beebe 21
Harry H. Beebe 1

Census of 1900 Richford, Tioga, NY
Kirk P Beebe 40 Dec 10 1859 NY NY NY
Beatrice E Beebe 28 Dec 25 1871 NY England England 1-child
Millie L Beebe 13 Nov 28 1886 NY
Ruby F Beebe 11 Sep 11 1888 NY
Frances S Beebe 10 May 21 1890 NY
Lizzie H Beebe 5 Aug 19 1894 NY
Charlotte G Hyer 32 Jun 9 1867 England Eng Eng Sister in Law
Lottie C Hyer 2 sep 18 1897 NY
Sylvester C Haynes 64 Boarder NY NY NY

Census of 1910 Candor, Tioga, NY
Kirk Beebe 54 NY NY NY M-2 13 yrs
Beatrice Beebe 38 NY England England M-2 13 yrs. 2 children
Donald Beebe 2 NY

Census of 1920 Rome, Bradford, PA
Kirk P Beebe 67
Ella B Beebe 48
Donald K Beebe 12

Census of 1930 Rome, Bradford, PA
Kirk F Beebe 75
Beatrice Beebe 58

"Kirk" Beebe was born as "Kirkham Beebe", youngest / 9th child of Martin Beebe and Jerusha Brown.

For example, in the NY State Census of 1865, Kirkham is found living with his sister Nancy (Beebe) & brother-in-lay Timothy H Hayes. Kirkham & Nancy's mother Jerusha (Brown) Beebe was also living with them:

NY Census of 1865
=============================
Name: Kirkham Beebee
Gender: Male
Relation to Head: Brother-in-law
Birth Year: abt 1854
Age: 11
Residence: Richford, Tioga, New York, USA
Line Number: 30
Page Number: 14
Household Members:
Name Age
Timothy H Hayes 33
Nancy Hayes 27
Jenny Hayes 9
Kirkham Beebee 11 Jarusha Beebee 51

==============================

Kirkham was married twice, 1st in 1877 to Louise (or Mary Louise) Hitchcock, and 2nd in 1897 to Beatrice (Forsdyke), the "Widow Till". Beatrice was the Widow of Thomas Till (d. before 1897). Thomas is thought to have been an Englishman, who died in India.

According to my cousin Timothy Dowling, Beatrice had a daughter from her 1st married. The info Timothy has provided to be about Beatrice is as follows:
=============================================

Beatrice Ella Forsdyke
Born 25 December 1871 - Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY
Deceased in 1950 - Bradford Co., PA, aged 79 years old

Parents
William Forsdyke 1844-
Lottie x 1843-

Spouses, children and grandchildren:

1) With Thomas Till, born - England, deceased - India with
o Florence Ruby Till 1888-1978 With Paul Darwin Gillette 1883-1951 with
ooo Frances Ruth Gillette 1913-1994 With Guy F. Abell 1911-1991

2) Married 12 October 1897 to Kirkham P. Beebe, born 10 December 1854 - New York, deceased 20 November 1933 - Bradford Co., PA aged 78 years old

(Parents : M Martin E. Beebe 1805..1811- & F Jerusha Brown 1813-1881)

with
o son M Donald K. Beebe 1907-1922
============================================

According to my cousin Joyce (Simpson) Gaven (d. Dec. 2015), d/o Ruth (Brown) Simpson, Kirkham had the following marriages & children:
===========================================
……….JBf3i. Kirkham Beebe [1855-1934 (BKT)] m(1) 1877 Louise Hitchcock [d.1896] (2) 1897 Mrs. Beatrice Till
…………….JBfi4a. Harvey Beebe [c1887]
…………….JBfi4b. Frederick Beebe [c1887] m. Georgianna
………….……….JBfib5a. William Beebe [c1911]
………….……….JBfib5b. Elizabeth Beebe [c1914]
………….……….JBfib5c. Catherine Beebe [c1917]
…………….JBfi4c. Pearl Beebe [1882-1972; OH1] m. Edward Hardesty [1876-1929; OH1]
………….……….JBfic5a. Lloyd Hardesty [1908-1972; OH1]
………….……….JBfic5b. Missouri Hardesty [c1910] m. William Farmer
………….……….JBfic5c. John Hardesty [c1913]
………….……….JBfic5d. [twin] Marion L. Hardesty [a son] [c1917]
……………………….JBficd6a. Lowell Hardesty [c1945]
………….……….JBfic5e. [twin] Grace M. Hardesty [c1917]
…………….JBfi4d. Amelia Beebe [c1887]
…………….JBfi4e. Ruby Beebe [c1889]
…………….JBfi4f. Frances Beebe [c1890-1905 (BKT)]

…………….JBfi4g. Elizabeth Beebe [c1895]

…………….JBfi4h. Donald Beebe [adopted??]

============================================
I have split the last 2 children apart so I can discuss them a little.

If daughter Elizabeth was born in 1895, then she would have been the last child born of Loise (Mary Louise) (Hitchcock) Beebe. If Elizabeth was born in 1897 or 1898, then she would have been the 1st child born to Beatrice.

Joyce also speculated that Beatrice's son may have been Adopted by Kirkham (& Beatrice). Another possibility on Joyce's mind was that Donald may have been born with the Last Name of TILL. Since Joyce passed away in Dec. 2015, I can't discuss her speculations with her.

FYI,
You might be interested in knowing that Kirkham Beebe & Louise Hitchock were ancestors of NPR Radio Humorist / Commentator David Sedaris & Comic Actress Amy Sedaris.

The connecting path is as follows:
======================================
Kirkham Beebe & 1) Louise Hitchcock

M Harvey H. Beebe 1878-1940/
M Fred R. Beebe 1880-1940/
F Pearl May Beebe 1882-1940/ With Edward Hardesty
F Amelia Beebe 1885-1940/
F Ruby F. Beebe 1888-
F Frances Beebe 1890-1905
F Elizabeth May Beebe 1894-1940/ With Raymond Willard Leonard 1898- with
oo F Sharon Elizabeth Leonard 1929-1991 With Louis Harry Sedaris with :
oooo F Lisa M. Sedaris
oooo M David Raymond Sedaris 1956 oooo F Gretchen E. Sedaris
oooo F Amy Louise Sedaris 1961 oooo F Tiffany Joyce Sedaris 1963-2013
oooo M Paul Andrew Sedaris
======================================

Thanks,
Grant Sullivan, Jr., 1st cousin, 3x removed to Kirkham Beebe
Contributor: Grant W. Sullivan (47468245)


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  • Created by: LDR
  • Added: Dec 5, 2011
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/81576888/kirkham-beebe: accessed ), memorial page for Kirkham “Kirk” Beebe (10 Dec 1855–24 Feb 1934), Find a Grave Memorial ID 81576888, citing Rome Cemetery, Rome, Bradford County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by LDR (contributor 47171969).