^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Clarissa (Elliott) Beebe was WIFE to
HUSBAND - Roswell Beebe
The couple were wed in 1835
She was MOTHER to two children
* SON - Roswell
* DAUGHTER - Cora
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
* In 1839, her husband drew up a plan
for the (fairly new) community of
Little Rock, laying off blocks
and streets.
* Beebe gave 'The State of Arkansas'
the title for the land on Markham Street,
where the then-new capitol building
is now located.
* In 1852, her husband donated land
for a public school.
* The Roswell family also donated
four blocks of land for a city owned
burial ground - Mount Holly Cemetery -
in Little Rock, Arkansas.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Her husband was Mayor of LR
- and a revered gentleman
in the community.
She was his helpmate in all
his endeavors.
The community of Beebe, Arkansas
was named for this family.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
** WORDS of SOLACE **
"They are all gone
into the world of light,
And I alone sit lingering here;
Their very memory
is fair and bright,
And my sad thoughts doth clear."
BY ~ Henry Vaughan
from: 'Silex Scintillans'
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
This biography is
humbly presented by
Audrey Burtrum-Stanley / Arkansas
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Clarissa (Elliott) Beebe was WIFE to
HUSBAND - Roswell Beebe
The couple were wed in 1835
She was MOTHER to two children
* SON - Roswell
* DAUGHTER - Cora
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
* In 1839, her husband drew up a plan
for the (fairly new) community of
Little Rock, laying off blocks
and streets.
* Beebe gave 'The State of Arkansas'
the title for the land on Markham Street,
where the then-new capitol building
is now located.
* In 1852, her husband donated land
for a public school.
* The Roswell family also donated
four blocks of land for a city owned
burial ground - Mount Holly Cemetery -
in Little Rock, Arkansas.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Her husband was Mayor of LR
- and a revered gentleman
in the community.
She was his helpmate in all
his endeavors.
The community of Beebe, Arkansas
was named for this family.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
** WORDS of SOLACE **
"They are all gone
into the world of light,
And I alone sit lingering here;
Their very memory
is fair and bright,
And my sad thoughts doth clear."
BY ~ Henry Vaughan
from: 'Silex Scintillans'
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
This biography is
humbly presented by
Audrey Burtrum-Stanley / Arkansas
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Clarissa (Elliott) Beebe was WIFE to
HUSBAND - Roswell Beebe
The couple were wed in 1835
She was MOTHER to two children
* SON - Roswell
* DAUGHTER - Cora
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
* In 1839, her husband drew up a plan
for the (fairly new) community of
Little Rock, laying off blocks
and streets.
* Beebe gave 'The State of Arkansas'
the title for the land on Markham Street,
where the then-new capitol building
is now located.
* In 1852, her husband donated land
for a public school.
* The Roswell family also donated
four blocks of land for a city owned
burial ground - Mount Holly Cemetery -
in Little Rock, Arkansas.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Her husband was Mayor of LR
- and a revered gentleman
in the community.
She was his helpmate in all
his endeavors.
The community of Beebe, Arkansas
was named for this family.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
** WORDS of SOLACE **
"They are all gone
into the world of light,
And I alone sit lingering here;
Their very memory
is fair and bright,
And my sad thoughts doth clear."
BY ~ Henry Vaughan
from: 'Silex Scintillans'
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
This biography is
humbly presented by
Audrey Burtrum-Stanley / Arkansas
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Clarissa (Elliott) Beebe was WIFE to
HUSBAND - Roswell Beebe
The couple were wed in 1835
She was MOTHER to two children
* SON - Roswell
* DAUGHTER - Cora
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
* In 1839, her husband drew up a plan
for the (fairly new) community of
Little Rock, laying off blocks
and streets.
* Beebe gave 'The State of Arkansas'
the title for the land on Markham Street,
where the then-new capitol building
is now located.
* In 1852, her husband donated land
for a public school.
* The Roswell family also donated
four blocks of land for a city owned
burial ground - Mount Holly Cemetery -
in Little Rock, Arkansas.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Her husband was Mayor of LR
- and a revered gentleman
in the community.
She was his helpmate in all
his endeavors.
The community of Beebe, Arkansas
was named for this family.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
** WORDS of SOLACE **
"They are all gone
into the world of light,
And I alone sit lingering here;
Their very memory
is fair and bright,
And my sad thoughts doth clear."
BY ~ Henry Vaughan
from: 'Silex Scintillans'
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
This biography is
humbly presented by
Audrey Burtrum-Stanley / Arkansas
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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