Dear Seekers: Believe someone was looking for the BEEMAN surname. Found the below in New Kentucky Bios at: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ky/Bios Good hunting - good luck! Shirley: bobert@panacom.com J. E. BEEMAN 5565, Unknown Co. Posted by Sandi Gorin on Thu, 05 Apr 2001 Surname: Beeman, Dye, Russey, Parker NOTE: I have no connection and no further information. Memorial & Biographical History of Dallas County, Texas, 1892, Unknown Co. J. E. BEEMAN, one of the successful citizens of Dallas county, was born in this city, in 1854, the eldest child of William H. and M. E. (Dye) Beeman, natives of Illinois and Kentucky respectively. The father came with his parents, John and Emily Beeman, to Dallas in 1842, where he took up a headright, on a part of which the city of Dallas now stands, and both he and his wife still reside in this city. Our subject was reared and educated in Dallas, where he also learned the blacksmith's trade, which he followed continuously until 1882. In that year he was elected Marshal of East Dallas, also Assessor and Collector three terms, and in 1886, he was again elected City Marshall, having held that office from 1882 to 1889. In that year the two municipal governments united, making it all the city of Dallas. Mr. Beeman was the first and last City Marshall of East Dallas. After his marriage he settled on Elm Street, and in 1890, he bought a good residence on the corner of Kentucky and Residence streets, and also owns property on Kentucky street, which he rents. He was married in this city, in 1876, to Miss Annie E. Russey, a native of Tennessee and a daughter of B. F. and Elizabeth (Parker) Russey, the former a native of Virginia and the latter of Tennessee. The father followed farming and stock-raising until after his removal to Dallas, in October, 1874, when he engaged in the manufacture of brick. The mother died in Tennessee, in 1862, and the father died in Dallas city, in March, 1889. Mr. and Mrs. Beeman have had three children: Emmett Martin, Robert Earl and Eva Lena. Mr. Beeman is identified with the Democratic party, and during his administration as City Marshall he saw hard service, having been in six shooting affrays and at that time had a large area to look over. -------------------------------------------------------------