Mattie died of the Spanish flu shortly after giving birth to her tenth child. Her husband also died of the flu ten days after she did, leaving nine children orphaned. The four oldest children (ages 15 - 20) accepted the responsibility of raising the five younger siblings.
Mattie died of the Spanish flu shortly after giving birth to her tenth child. Her husband also died of the flu ten days after she did, leaving nine children orphaned. The four oldest children (ages 15 - 20) accepted the responsibility of raising the five younger siblings.
Family Members
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John Henry "Jack" Beeman
1892–1942
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Thomas Emmett Beeman
1897–1951
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James Robert Beeman
1899–1987
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Arthur Jasper Beeman
1900–1954
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Bessie Frances Beeman Dossey
1903–1993
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John Henry Beeman
1905–1988
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Beulah Mae Beeman Copeland
1907–1998
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Mattie Bell "Mattie" Beeman
1910–1911
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Lucille Jane Beeman
1911–1994
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Jessie Fay Beeman Jacobs
1916–1990
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