Beckman, Peter H. 1843-1896

BECKMAN, MEYN

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Date: 4/28/2011 at 19:06:48

Hull Index issue of Friday, 5 Jun 1896 page 5.
On Saturday morning, May 30th, at 6:00 o'clock, the immortality of Peter H. Beckman passed beyond that river towards which all are approaching.

For several months he had suffered from cancer of the liver, and felt during those months, that little, if anything cold be done towards arresting the ravages of the disease. Mr. Beckman had scores of friends who watched almost daily for some signs of returning health and hopes that the ravages of the fearful malady might be arrested. Their hopes proved to be vain and in the later days of his bodily affliction felt that it was only a question of a few days or weeks at most when they were to part with a friend and neighbor who had always proved himself firm and true. If this feeling of affection was deep among his neighbors and acquaintances, how much deeper must it have been in the sorrowing family who are bereft of one who had been a support, shield, and counselor to wife and children through infancy on up to mature years. No words of consolation can assuage their grief and we must leave them until time shall in a measure bind up their broken and bruised hearts. It is not necessary to review his life in order to show in what esteem he was held among those who knew him, however slight their acquaintance with him might have been. His biography may be summed up in the plain statement that he was considered by all, an upright man, a good citizen, a kind neighbor, a loving father and a devoted husband.

The subject of the above was born on January 17th, 1843, at Laa[unable to read last letter], Amt Neuhaus, Province of Hanover, Germany. He was the eldest son of John Jacob Beckman. At the age of 26 he was united in marriage to Miss Sophia Meyn. Two years later, with wife and one child, he emigrated to America and settled at Muscatine, Iowa where he was engaged in the brick business until 1878 when he moved farther west and located on the farm three miles north of Hull where he had resided until his death. A wife and four children mourn his departure the oldest of the children being Mrs. Ben Falch, whose home is in Reading, Kan. From his home his remains were followed by a long procession of friends and neighbors from town and surrounding country, to the Lutheran church northeast of Hull where services were conducted by the pastor, Rev. Philip Ackerman, after which they were laid to est in the church yard, the pastor reading the burial service of the church at the grave."
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Alton Democrat of Jun 6, 1896 Hull Items:
Peter H. Beckman died Saturday morning, May 30th, at 3 o'clock, of cancer of the liver after a lingering illness of six months. Deceased
leaves a wife and four children. Mr. Beckman was born Jan. 17th, 1843, Amt Neuhaus, Province of Hanover, Germany, where he resided during his stay in that country. At the age of 26 he was united in marriage to Miss Sophia Meyn. Two years after he left Germany with his wife and
one child, now Mrs. B. G. Fulch, from whence he came to Muscatine, Iowa, where he made his home until 1878, during his stay there he was engaged
in the brick business. Since that time residing at his late home.
The funeral services were conducted at the German Evangelical Lutheran church, Rev. Ackerman officiating. He was followed by a large concourse of friends to his last resting place.
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NOTES buried in St. Paul's Lutheran cemetery. He died 30 May 1896. His wife Sophia Christine Meyn was born 9 Dec 1846 died 19 Jun 1923. In her obit it stated two sons survive Dr. Peter Beckman of KS and John Beckman of Minneapolis.)