The Daily Telegraph
Sunday, November 11, 1883
Page 3, Column 3
DEATH OF Wm. F. BEHEN.
We are in receipt of the following letter announcing the death of Wm F. Behen, Esq., which sad event took place at Woodville, La., on the 6th. Inst. Mr. Behen was for a long time a resident of this city and had many friends here who will sincerely regret to learn of his death:
WOODVILLE, LA., Nov. 8, 1883.
Editor Telegraph:
On the night of the 6th inst., Wm F. Behen, formerly of Monroe, died suddenly in a store at this place. He came here some weeks ago and was engaged in photography. An inquest was held and death was thought to have been produced by an over-dose of morphine. His remains were buried to-day at the Wesley Chapel camp ground. Mr. Behen, by his afable [sic] manner and obliging disposition, made many friends in our little town and his loss is sincerely regretted by all who knew him.
Respectfully
A. DeSe(ay).
The Daily Telegraph
Thursday, November 15, 1883
Page 3, Column 2
In Memoriam.
DIED.-At Woodville, La., on the night of the 6th inst., WILLIAM F. BEHAN, in his 39th year.
A meeting of the citizens of Woodville was held at the office of Dr. DeSeay, at which B.F. Hinton acted as chairman and Alphonse DeSeay was secretary. Dr. DeSeay being called upon, addressed the meeting, refering [sic] to the deceased in warm terms as a friend and any upright, qualified business gentleman.
On motion a committee was appointed to draft resolutions expressive of the sense of the meeting.
The committee reported the following, which was unanimously adopted, to-wit:
Whereas, Prof. W.F. Behan, has passed from among us to the great beyond, and,
Whereas, By his kindly course and gentleness of manners he endeared himself to all who knew him; therefore be it
Resolved, By the citizens of Woodville, in memorial meeting assembled:
1st. That by the death of Prof. Behan, Society has lost an amiable, refined and cultured member. The country a good citizen, and his family that which is irreparable-husband and father.
2d. That we extend to the family our heartfelt sympathy, and unite with, them in mourning the loss of one who was dear to us all.
3d. That a copy of these resolutions be furnished the OUACHITA TELEGRAPH, with request that some be published, and a copy be sent to the family of our deceased friend.
B.F. HINTON,
Pres.
ALPHONSE DESEAY.,
Sec'y.
William F. Behen is on the 1880 Census for Claiborne parish with wife Emma C. and children William M., Leo F. and Earl R. Ancestry.com family trees state Emma's maiden name was Emma Catherine Bates.
William sold insurance in Little Rock and Monroe for a time with his brothers Joseph, Dennis and T.J. The company was known as Behen Brothers Insurance. They sold life and fire policies. You can find the brothers in the 1870 Pulaski County Census.
According to his brother Joseph's Washington State Death Certificate abstract (found on familysearch), their parents were Patrick and Bridget O'Mealey Behen. You can find the widow Bridget and her sons on the 1860 Indiana County, PA census. It is there that she died in 1865 and her sons erected a cenotaph at their father's grave in Ireland to her memory. As it turns out, their father's name was Denis.
Sunday, November 11, 1883
Page 3, Column 3
DEATH OF Wm. F. BEHEN.
We are in receipt of the following letter announcing the death of Wm F. Behen, Esq., which sad event took place at Woodville, La., on the 6th. Inst. Mr. Behen was for a long time a resident of this city and had many friends here who will sincerely regret to learn of his death:
WOODVILLE, LA., Nov. 8, 1883.
Editor Telegraph:
On the night of the 6th inst., Wm F. Behen, formerly of Monroe, died suddenly in a store at this place. He came here some weeks ago and was engaged in photography. An inquest was held and death was thought to have been produced by an over-dose of morphine. His remains were buried to-day at the Wesley Chapel camp ground. Mr. Behen, by his afable [sic] manner and obliging disposition, made many friends in our little town and his loss is sincerely regretted by all who knew him.
Respectfully
A. DeSe(ay).
The Daily Telegraph
Thursday, November 15, 1883
Page 3, Column 2
In Memoriam.
DIED.-At Woodville, La., on the night of the 6th inst., WILLIAM F. BEHAN, in his 39th year.
A meeting of the citizens of Woodville was held at the office of Dr. DeSeay, at which B.F. Hinton acted as chairman and Alphonse DeSeay was secretary. Dr. DeSeay being called upon, addressed the meeting, refering [sic] to the deceased in warm terms as a friend and any upright, qualified business gentleman.
On motion a committee was appointed to draft resolutions expressive of the sense of the meeting.
The committee reported the following, which was unanimously adopted, to-wit:
Whereas, Prof. W.F. Behan, has passed from among us to the great beyond, and,
Whereas, By his kindly course and gentleness of manners he endeared himself to all who knew him; therefore be it
Resolved, By the citizens of Woodville, in memorial meeting assembled:
1st. That by the death of Prof. Behan, Society has lost an amiable, refined and cultured member. The country a good citizen, and his family that which is irreparable-husband and father.
2d. That we extend to the family our heartfelt sympathy, and unite with, them in mourning the loss of one who was dear to us all.
3d. That a copy of these resolutions be furnished the OUACHITA TELEGRAPH, with request that some be published, and a copy be sent to the family of our deceased friend.
B.F. HINTON,
Pres.
ALPHONSE DESEAY.,
Sec'y.
William F. Behen is on the 1880 Census for Claiborne parish with wife Emma C. and children William M., Leo F. and Earl R. Ancestry.com family trees state Emma's maiden name was Emma Catherine Bates.
William sold insurance in Little Rock and Monroe for a time with his brothers Joseph, Dennis and T.J. The company was known as Behen Brothers Insurance. They sold life and fire policies. You can find the brothers in the 1870 Pulaski County Census.
According to his brother Joseph's Washington State Death Certificate abstract (found on familysearch), their parents were Patrick and Bridget O'Mealey Behen. You can find the widow Bridget and her sons on the 1860 Indiana County, PA census. It is there that she died in 1865 and her sons erected a cenotaph at their father's grave in Ireland to her memory. As it turns out, their father's name was Denis.
The Daily Telegraph
Sunday, November 11, 1883
Page 3, Column 3
DEATH OF Wm. F. BEHEN.
We are in receipt of the following letter announcing the death of Wm F. Behen, Esq., which sad event took place at Woodville, La., on the 6th. Inst. Mr. Behen was for a long time a resident of this city and had many friends here who will sincerely regret to learn of his death:
WOODVILLE, LA., Nov. 8, 1883.
Editor Telegraph:
On the night of the 6th inst., Wm F. Behen, formerly of Monroe, died suddenly in a store at this place. He came here some weeks ago and was engaged in photography. An inquest was held and death was thought to have been produced by an over-dose of morphine. His remains were buried to-day at the Wesley Chapel camp ground. Mr. Behen, by his afable [sic] manner and obliging disposition, made many friends in our little town and his loss is sincerely regretted by all who knew him.
Respectfully
A. DeSe(ay).
The Daily Telegraph
Thursday, November 15, 1883
Page 3, Column 2
In Memoriam.
DIED.-At Woodville, La., on the night of the 6th inst., WILLIAM F. BEHAN, in his 39th year.
A meeting of the citizens of Woodville was held at the office of Dr. DeSeay, at which B.F. Hinton acted as chairman and Alphonse DeSeay was secretary. Dr. DeSeay being called upon, addressed the meeting, refering [sic] to the deceased in warm terms as a friend and any upright, qualified business gentleman.
On motion a committee was appointed to draft resolutions expressive of the sense of the meeting.
The committee reported the following, which was unanimously adopted, to-wit:
Whereas, Prof. W.F. Behan, has passed from among us to the great beyond, and,
Whereas, By his kindly course and gentleness of manners he endeared himself to all who knew him; therefore be it
Resolved, By the citizens of Woodville, in memorial meeting assembled:
1st. That by the death of Prof. Behan, Society has lost an amiable, refined and cultured member. The country a good citizen, and his family that which is irreparable-husband and father.
2d. That we extend to the family our heartfelt sympathy, and unite with, them in mourning the loss of one who was dear to us all.
3d. That a copy of these resolutions be furnished the OUACHITA TELEGRAPH, with request that some be published, and a copy be sent to the family of our deceased friend.
B.F. HINTON,
Pres.
ALPHONSE DESEAY.,
Sec'y.
William F. Behen is on the 1880 Census for Claiborne parish with wife Emma C. and children William M., Leo F. and Earl R. Ancestry.com family trees state Emma's maiden name was Emma Catherine Bates.
William sold insurance in Little Rock and Monroe for a time with his brothers Joseph, Dennis and T.J. The company was known as Behen Brothers Insurance. They sold life and fire policies. You can find the brothers in the 1870 Pulaski County Census.
According to his brother Joseph's Washington State Death Certificate abstract (found on familysearch), their parents were Patrick and Bridget O'Mealey Behen. You can find the widow Bridget and her sons on the 1860 Indiana County, PA census. It is there that she died in 1865 and her sons erected a cenotaph at their father's grave in Ireland to her memory. As it turns out, their father's name was Denis.
Sunday, November 11, 1883
Page 3, Column 3
DEATH OF Wm. F. BEHEN.
We are in receipt of the following letter announcing the death of Wm F. Behen, Esq., which sad event took place at Woodville, La., on the 6th. Inst. Mr. Behen was for a long time a resident of this city and had many friends here who will sincerely regret to learn of his death:
WOODVILLE, LA., Nov. 8, 1883.
Editor Telegraph:
On the night of the 6th inst., Wm F. Behen, formerly of Monroe, died suddenly in a store at this place. He came here some weeks ago and was engaged in photography. An inquest was held and death was thought to have been produced by an over-dose of morphine. His remains were buried to-day at the Wesley Chapel camp ground. Mr. Behen, by his afable [sic] manner and obliging disposition, made many friends in our little town and his loss is sincerely regretted by all who knew him.
Respectfully
A. DeSe(ay).
The Daily Telegraph
Thursday, November 15, 1883
Page 3, Column 2
In Memoriam.
DIED.-At Woodville, La., on the night of the 6th inst., WILLIAM F. BEHAN, in his 39th year.
A meeting of the citizens of Woodville was held at the office of Dr. DeSeay, at which B.F. Hinton acted as chairman and Alphonse DeSeay was secretary. Dr. DeSeay being called upon, addressed the meeting, refering [sic] to the deceased in warm terms as a friend and any upright, qualified business gentleman.
On motion a committee was appointed to draft resolutions expressive of the sense of the meeting.
The committee reported the following, which was unanimously adopted, to-wit:
Whereas, Prof. W.F. Behan, has passed from among us to the great beyond, and,
Whereas, By his kindly course and gentleness of manners he endeared himself to all who knew him; therefore be it
Resolved, By the citizens of Woodville, in memorial meeting assembled:
1st. That by the death of Prof. Behan, Society has lost an amiable, refined and cultured member. The country a good citizen, and his family that which is irreparable-husband and father.
2d. That we extend to the family our heartfelt sympathy, and unite with, them in mourning the loss of one who was dear to us all.
3d. That a copy of these resolutions be furnished the OUACHITA TELEGRAPH, with request that some be published, and a copy be sent to the family of our deceased friend.
B.F. HINTON,
Pres.
ALPHONSE DESEAY.,
Sec'y.
William F. Behen is on the 1880 Census for Claiborne parish with wife Emma C. and children William M., Leo F. and Earl R. Ancestry.com family trees state Emma's maiden name was Emma Catherine Bates.
William sold insurance in Little Rock and Monroe for a time with his brothers Joseph, Dennis and T.J. The company was known as Behen Brothers Insurance. They sold life and fire policies. You can find the brothers in the 1870 Pulaski County Census.
According to his brother Joseph's Washington State Death Certificate abstract (found on familysearch), their parents were Patrick and Bridget O'Mealey Behen. You can find the widow Bridget and her sons on the 1860 Indiana County, PA census. It is there that she died in 1865 and her sons erected a cenotaph at their father's grave in Ireland to her memory. As it turns out, their father's name was Denis.
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