Betty Malvina Beeler was born on October 22, 1916 in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Amanda Gall Beeler and John Allen Beeler, an engineer and consultant in transit modernization plans. When Betty was nine months old, her family moved to New York City and later to Scarsdale, New York, where she grew up.
Her mother, Amanda Ida Rosina Gall, was born in 1889 in Sebewaing, Michigan, the daughter of Gustav Reinhold Gall, a German immigrant, and Malvina Grassmann Gall, the daughter of German immigrants.
Her father, John Allen Beeler, was born in 1867 in Towanda, Illinois. He was the son of John Beeler and Emma Walker Mead. John met Amanda in Denver. They married in 1913 in Chicago. He was the general manager of the Denver Tram Company when they married, and was subsequently the president of the Beeler Organization, Inc., Consultant Engineers, in New York City.
Betty had two sisters, Esther Lois Beeler Evangelist Magner (1919-1997) and Rosemary Virginia Beeler Knight (1921-2011). Betty attended Knox Boarding School in Cooperstown, New York until tenth grade, when she transferred to Scarsdale High School. She wanted to become a writer or journalist. She and a friend considered relocating to Johannesburg, South Africa, to start a newspaper business but World War II prevented them from moving forward with their plans. After graduating from Katharine Gibbs Business School in New York City, she worked for Benton and Bowles, an advertising firm, and Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS).
Betty was working for CBS when she met Elmer Hunter Johnson, who was stationed with the U.S. Navy in New York City. They were married in White Plains, New York on June 6, 1945. Elmer was born in 1917 in Cedar Key, Florida. His parents were Katie DuBose Johnson (1894-1952) and John Victor Johnson (born in 1881 in Finland into a Swedish-Finn family – died in 1960 in Jacksonville). Victor enlisted with the Åland Mercantile Marine at the age of 18. He was the ship's carpenter and first mate. He immigrated at Ship Island, Mississippi in 1905. When Elmer was born, Victor was the foreman at the Tilghman Cypress Company near Cedar Key. The family moved to Sanford, Florida in 1923. Elmer attended the University of Florida, where he majored in engineering. His university education was interrupted when he enlisted in the US Navy to serve our country in WWII.
Elmer was offshore Southampton, England on VE Day. Shortly before the Allied Victory in Japan was announced, he received military orders to report to the Pacific. On his way there, he was told in San Francisco that he could report to the Pacific (Guam) or be stationed in Miami (Dade), Florida. He opted for the latter. He was the "Officer in Charge" of the Naval Receiving Station in Miami until October 1945.
They moved to Gainesville in 1947, when Elmer re-enrolled at the University of Florida (UF). He served as a Navy Communications Officer during the Korean War from 1950 to 1952. He was based in Sasebo, Japan, where he was promoted to Lieutenant. After Elmer graduated from UF in 1953 (Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering), he worked for the Florida Power and Light Company in Miami, Florida. Elmer worked at Florida Power and Light until his retirement at the age of 63.
Betty died on October 13, 1991 after an extended illness. Elmer returned to Sanford in 1993. After a long, productive, and very independent life, Elmer died at the age of 90 on February 27, 2007.
Her mother, Amanda Ida Rosina Gall, was born in 1889 in Sebewaing, Michigan, the daughter of Gustav Reinhold Gall, a German immigrant, and Malvina Grassmann Gall, the daughter of German immigrants.
Her father, John Allen Beeler, was born in 1867 in Towanda, Illinois. He was the son of John Beeler and Emma Walker Mead. John met Amanda in Denver. They married in 1913 in Chicago. He was the general manager of the Denver Tram Company when they married, and was subsequently the president of the Beeler Organization, Inc., Consultant Engineers, in New York City.
Betty had two sisters, Esther Lois Beeler Evangelist Magner (1919-1997) and Rosemary Virginia Beeler Knight (1921-2011). Betty attended Knox Boarding School in Cooperstown, New York until tenth grade, when she transferred to Scarsdale High School. She wanted to become a writer or journalist. She and a friend considered relocating to Johannesburg, South Africa, to start a newspaper business but World War II prevented them from moving forward with their plans. After graduating from Katharine Gibbs Business School in New York City, she worked for Benton and Bowles, an advertising firm, and Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS).
Betty was working for CBS when she met Elmer Hunter Johnson, who was stationed with the U.S. Navy in New York City. They were married in White Plains, New York on June 6, 1945. Elmer was born in 1917 in Cedar Key, Florida. His parents were Katie DuBose Johnson (1894-1952) and John Victor Johnson (born in 1881 in Finland into a Swedish-Finn family – died in 1960 in Jacksonville). Victor enlisted with the Åland Mercantile Marine at the age of 18. He was the ship's carpenter and first mate. He immigrated at Ship Island, Mississippi in 1905. When Elmer was born, Victor was the foreman at the Tilghman Cypress Company near Cedar Key. The family moved to Sanford, Florida in 1923. Elmer attended the University of Florida, where he majored in engineering. His university education was interrupted when he enlisted in the US Navy to serve our country in WWII.
Elmer was offshore Southampton, England on VE Day. Shortly before the Allied Victory in Japan was announced, he received military orders to report to the Pacific. On his way there, he was told in San Francisco that he could report to the Pacific (Guam) or be stationed in Miami (Dade), Florida. He opted for the latter. He was the "Officer in Charge" of the Naval Receiving Station in Miami until October 1945.
They moved to Gainesville in 1947, when Elmer re-enrolled at the University of Florida (UF). He served as a Navy Communications Officer during the Korean War from 1950 to 1952. He was based in Sasebo, Japan, where he was promoted to Lieutenant. After Elmer graduated from UF in 1953 (Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering), he worked for the Florida Power and Light Company in Miami, Florida. Elmer worked at Florida Power and Light until his retirement at the age of 63.
Betty died on October 13, 1991 after an extended illness. Elmer returned to Sanford in 1993. After a long, productive, and very independent life, Elmer died at the age of 90 on February 27, 2007.
Betty Malvina Beeler was born on October 22, 1916 in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Amanda Gall Beeler and John Allen Beeler, an engineer and consultant in transit modernization plans. When Betty was nine months old, her family moved to New York City and later to Scarsdale, New York, where she grew up.
Her mother, Amanda Ida Rosina Gall, was born in 1889 in Sebewaing, Michigan, the daughter of Gustav Reinhold Gall, a German immigrant, and Malvina Grassmann Gall, the daughter of German immigrants.
Her father, John Allen Beeler, was born in 1867 in Towanda, Illinois. He was the son of John Beeler and Emma Walker Mead. John met Amanda in Denver. They married in 1913 in Chicago. He was the general manager of the Denver Tram Company when they married, and was subsequently the president of the Beeler Organization, Inc., Consultant Engineers, in New York City.
Betty had two sisters, Esther Lois Beeler Evangelist Magner (1919-1997) and Rosemary Virginia Beeler Knight (1921-2011). Betty attended Knox Boarding School in Cooperstown, New York until tenth grade, when she transferred to Scarsdale High School. She wanted to become a writer or journalist. She and a friend considered relocating to Johannesburg, South Africa, to start a newspaper business but World War II prevented them from moving forward with their plans. After graduating from Katharine Gibbs Business School in New York City, she worked for Benton and Bowles, an advertising firm, and Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS).
Betty was working for CBS when she met Elmer Hunter Johnson, who was stationed with the U.S. Navy in New York City. They were married in White Plains, New York on June 6, 1945. Elmer was born in 1917 in Cedar Key, Florida. His parents were Katie DuBose Johnson (1894-1952) and John Victor Johnson (born in 1881 in Finland into a Swedish-Finn family – died in 1960 in Jacksonville). Victor enlisted with the Åland Mercantile Marine at the age of 18. He was the ship's carpenter and first mate. He immigrated at Ship Island, Mississippi in 1905. When Elmer was born, Victor was the foreman at the Tilghman Cypress Company near Cedar Key. The family moved to Sanford, Florida in 1923. Elmer attended the University of Florida, where he majored in engineering. His university education was interrupted when he enlisted in the US Navy to serve our country in WWII.
Elmer was offshore Southampton, England on VE Day. Shortly before the Allied Victory in Japan was announced, he received military orders to report to the Pacific. On his way there, he was told in San Francisco that he could report to the Pacific (Guam) or be stationed in Miami (Dade), Florida. He opted for the latter. He was the "Officer in Charge" of the Naval Receiving Station in Miami until October 1945.
They moved to Gainesville in 1947, when Elmer re-enrolled at the University of Florida (UF). He served as a Navy Communications Officer during the Korean War from 1950 to 1952. He was based in Sasebo, Japan, where he was promoted to Lieutenant. After Elmer graduated from UF in 1953 (Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering), he worked for the Florida Power and Light Company in Miami, Florida. Elmer worked at Florida Power and Light until his retirement at the age of 63.
Betty died on October 13, 1991 after an extended illness. Elmer returned to Sanford in 1993. After a long, productive, and very independent life, Elmer died at the age of 90 on February 27, 2007.
Her mother, Amanda Ida Rosina Gall, was born in 1889 in Sebewaing, Michigan, the daughter of Gustav Reinhold Gall, a German immigrant, and Malvina Grassmann Gall, the daughter of German immigrants.
Her father, John Allen Beeler, was born in 1867 in Towanda, Illinois. He was the son of John Beeler and Emma Walker Mead. John met Amanda in Denver. They married in 1913 in Chicago. He was the general manager of the Denver Tram Company when they married, and was subsequently the president of the Beeler Organization, Inc., Consultant Engineers, in New York City.
Betty had two sisters, Esther Lois Beeler Evangelist Magner (1919-1997) and Rosemary Virginia Beeler Knight (1921-2011). Betty attended Knox Boarding School in Cooperstown, New York until tenth grade, when she transferred to Scarsdale High School. She wanted to become a writer or journalist. She and a friend considered relocating to Johannesburg, South Africa, to start a newspaper business but World War II prevented them from moving forward with their plans. After graduating from Katharine Gibbs Business School in New York City, she worked for Benton and Bowles, an advertising firm, and Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS).
Betty was working for CBS when she met Elmer Hunter Johnson, who was stationed with the U.S. Navy in New York City. They were married in White Plains, New York on June 6, 1945. Elmer was born in 1917 in Cedar Key, Florida. His parents were Katie DuBose Johnson (1894-1952) and John Victor Johnson (born in 1881 in Finland into a Swedish-Finn family – died in 1960 in Jacksonville). Victor enlisted with the Åland Mercantile Marine at the age of 18. He was the ship's carpenter and first mate. He immigrated at Ship Island, Mississippi in 1905. When Elmer was born, Victor was the foreman at the Tilghman Cypress Company near Cedar Key. The family moved to Sanford, Florida in 1923. Elmer attended the University of Florida, where he majored in engineering. His university education was interrupted when he enlisted in the US Navy to serve our country in WWII.
Elmer was offshore Southampton, England on VE Day. Shortly before the Allied Victory in Japan was announced, he received military orders to report to the Pacific. On his way there, he was told in San Francisco that he could report to the Pacific (Guam) or be stationed in Miami (Dade), Florida. He opted for the latter. He was the "Officer in Charge" of the Naval Receiving Station in Miami until October 1945.
They moved to Gainesville in 1947, when Elmer re-enrolled at the University of Florida (UF). He served as a Navy Communications Officer during the Korean War from 1950 to 1952. He was based in Sasebo, Japan, where he was promoted to Lieutenant. After Elmer graduated from UF in 1953 (Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering), he worked for the Florida Power and Light Company in Miami, Florida. Elmer worked at Florida Power and Light until his retirement at the age of 63.
Betty died on October 13, 1991 after an extended illness. Elmer returned to Sanford in 1993. After a long, productive, and very independent life, Elmer died at the age of 90 on February 27, 2007.
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