The Family of Otis A. Beam and Daisy M. Short Beam

The Parents of Otis A. Beam

Daniel S. Beam and Mary E. Sayre Beam

The Parents of Daisy M. Short

Lemuel C. Short and Mary J. Robinson Short

Beam Family Tree

Sayre Family Tree

Short Family Tree

Robinson Family Tree

Marriages of Otis A. Beam

Marriage to Daisy M. Short on 25 December 1889.

Marriages of Daisy M. Short

Marriage to Otis A. Beam on 25 December 1889.

Otis A. and Daisy M. Short Beam Celebrate 56th Anniversary.

Courtesy of Lima Recorder, 27 December 1945.

Celebrating their 56th wedding anniversary, Mr. and Mrs. Otis A. Beam of Hemlock were honored guests at a 2 o’clock Christmas day dinner, served at the home of their son, Floyd, and wife in Hemlock.

Sixteen relatives and friends were present. Guests included Miss Geraldine Beam and Edward Beam, the latter recently discharged from the army, children of the hosts; Mr. and Mrs. Sayer Beam, daughter, Barbara, and son, Dan, of Geneseo; Mrs. Lena Burton and daughter, Catherine, of Hemlock, Mrs. Janette Brooks of Honeoye Falls, Mr. Moy of Herkimer, and Mr. and Mrs. John Downs of Holley.

Otis Beam and Daisy Short were married at 5 p.m., Dec. 25, 1889, at the home of the latter’s parents, the late Mr. and Mrs. Lemuel Short of Clay street. Mr. Beam states that on that day 56 years ago the mud on the roads, which were of course unimproved, was about a foot deep, the thermometer registered 70, and there was no sign of snow.

The Obituary of Otis A. Beam

20 November 1869 - 26 June 1948

From the Livingston County Leader, 1 July 1948

Hemlock - Otis A. Beam, father of former Sheriff D. Sayre Beam, died suddenly Tuesday at his home in Hemlock, where funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at 2 o’clock.

Mr. Beam was long prominent in the Beam Milling Company founded by his father. At the tiem of his wife’s death two years ago, the Beams had been married 57 years. Beam Milling Co. maintains offices in Avon and Geneseo, and for two winters Mr. Beam lived in Avon.

He is survived by another son, Floyd.

The Obituary of Daisy M. Short Beam

May 1870 - 17 October 1946

From the Livingston Republican, 24 October 1946

Hemlock - Funeral of Mrs. Daisy M. Beam, 76, wife of Otis A. Beam, Hemlock, who died Thursday, October 17, was conducted Saturday at 2:30 p.m. in the home. Burial was in Lake View cemetery, Honeoye.

Mrs. Beam had been in poor health for several months. She was born in Canadice, the daughter of Lemuel C. Short and Mary Robinson Short and was a descendant of Philip Short, a Revolutionary War soldier who came to Hemlock in 1795.

Mrs. Beam received her education at the former Genesee Wesleyan seminary at Lima where she studied music. She taught piano in Hemlock prior to her marriage. Mrs. Beam and her husband were married December 25, 1889, and they observed their 56th wedding anniversary last year.

All of her life had been passed in this community. She was a member of the Hemlock Methodist church where she took an active part in the work of its organizations, and was a member of the Rebekah Lodge where she was a past noble grand. She also was a former member of Eagle Star Chapter, OES, of Honeoye.

She leaves her husband; two sons, Livingston County Sheriff D. Sayre Beam of Geneseo and Floyd C. Beam of Hemlock; four grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.

The Burial of Otis A. Beam

Lakeview Cemetery in Honeoye NY

The Burial of Daisy M. Short Beam

Lakeview Cemetery in Honeoye NY

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