William J. Beamer, only surviving child of Michael and Margaret (Burger) Reamer, was born in Penn township, Westmorehand county, Pennsylvania, February 23, 1862. He received a public school education, and later took a complete course in the Pittsburg College of Pharmacy. For several years he worked as a clerk, and in 1882 established himself in the drug business in Manor, Pennsylvania, continuing this very successfully until he associated himself with his father in the business which the latter had established. He is a director in the Jeannette National Bank, and stockholder in many business corporations. In politics he was formerly a Democrat but is now an Independent, and has served very acceptably as justice of the peace. He is a member of the Reformed church and has been very active in church work: he has served as superintendent of the Sunday school for twenty years. He is a member of Lodge No. 225 Free and Accepted Masons, Greensburg, Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, Valley of Pittsburg, Kedron Commandery, No. 18, Knights Templar: Urania Chapter. No. 192, Royal Arch Masons, at Greensburg. He married, November 27, 1884, Lula B. Laughner, daughter of Amos and Lucy (Beir) Laughner, and they have two children: Lucy M. and Paul John.
(Source: History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Volume ll, Chapter 2, Part 11, by John N. Boucher, New York, The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906, Pages 402, 403, 404.
William J Beamer
in the Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1963
Name: William J Beamer
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 67
Birth Date: 23 Feb 1862
Birth Place: Pennsylvania
Death Date: 21 Aug 1929
Death Place: Manor, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
Father: Michael Beamer
Mother: Margaret Buyer
Spouse: Lulu Beamer
Certificate Number: 86126
Family Members
Parents
Michael Beamer
1832–1914
Margaret Burger Beamer
1838–1910
Spouse
Lulu Belle Laughner Beamer
1867–1949
Siblings
Alice Almyra Beamer
1859–1863
Charles L. Beamer
1870–1872
Half Siblings
James Albert Beamer
1855–1935
Children
Lucy Margaret Beamer Rylander
1894–1985
Paul John Beamer
1901–1966