West Virginia Pioneers

Margaret Evelyn Beymer

Female 1923 - 2014  (90 years)


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  • Name Margaret Evelyn Beymer  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
    Born 13 Jun 1923  Lockhart, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14
    Gender Female 
    Buried 2014  Sandyville, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 14
    • Independence Cemetery
    Died 2 Apr 2014  Marietta Memorial Hospital, Marietta, Washington County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 9, 10
    Notes 

    • Margaret Houchen
      Lambert-Tatman Funeral Home
      3005 Grand Central Ave.
      Vienna , WV 26105

      (June 13, 1923 - April 2, 2014)
      Margaret Evelyn Houchen Margaret Evelyn Houchen 90, of Williamstown, formerly of Jackson County, WV. passed away on April 2, 2014 at Marietta, Memorial Hospital. She was born June 13, 1923 at the home of her parents, the late James and Jeanette Blair Beymer in Lockhart, WV. She graduated from Gilmore High School, Sandyville, WV. in 1941 and married George Houchen in November of the same year. During WWII she worked as"Rosie the Riveter" for Brewster Aircraft Co, near Philadelphia, Pa. She enjoyed camping, reading, quilting and had traveled to 48 of the 50 United States. Margaret was a member of Lockhart United Methodist Church and Mary Elizabeth Circle, and attended Wayside United Methodist Church, Vienna and Mary Martha Fellowship. She was a member of the VFW Auxiliary, Sandyville. She is survived by her son, Stan (Barbara), Statesville, NC, formerly of Washington, W.Va. and daughter, Barbara (Bob) Nestor of Williamstown; and one she loved as a son, Robert (Sherri) Dawson, White Plains, MD; three grandchildren, Stephen (Julie) Houchen, Michael (Stacey) Nestor and Lisa (Rich) Fluharty; six great-grandchildren; and sister, Virginia Stanley of Medina, WV. She was preceded in death by her husband; grandson Timothy; brothers, Russell, Richard and James Edwin; sister, Freda Hopkins. Memorials may be made to Lockhart United Methodist Church c/o Cindy Burke, 11338 Parkersburg Road, Sandyville, WV. 25275.or Wayside UMC Building Fund, 3001 Grand Central Ave., Vienna, WV. 26105. A memorial will be held at Wayside United Methodist Church at 12:00 noon on Saturday, April 12, 2012 with Reverend Pat Kerr and Reverend Sandy Runnion officiating. Visitation will be at the church from 10:00 until time for the service at noon.
    Person ID I27527  Conner Family

    Family George Ephraim Houchen,   b. 12 Dec 1918, Ripley, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Jun 2000, Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Married 8 Nov 1941  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 7, 10, 15
    Children 
    +1. Stanley Houchen
    +2. Barbara Ann Houchen
     3. Robert Dawson
    Family ID F11820  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 8 Nov 1941 - Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 2014 - Sandyville, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    George E. & Margaret E. (Beymer) Houchen - Headstone
    George E. & Margaret E. (Beymer) Houchen - Headstone
    George and Margaret Houchen May 2000
    George and Margaret Houchen May 2000

  • Sources 
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    2. [S634] 1940 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Grant, Jackson, West Virginia; Roll: T627_4410; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 18-1.
      Birth date: abt 1924 Birth place: West Virginia Residence date: 1 Apr 1940 Residence place: Grant, Jackson, West Virginia, United States
      1940 United States Federal Census
      1940 United States Federal Census


    3. [S232] United States Obituary Collection, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Publication Date: 4 Apr 2014; Publication Place: Parkersburg, West Virginia, USA.

    4. [S117] West Virginia, Births Index, 1804-1938, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), West Virginia, Births Index, 1853-1969.
      birth date: 13 Jun 1923 birth place: Lockhart, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA

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      U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
      U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995


    7. [S4518] West Virginia, Marriages Index, 1785-1971, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;).

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      Record for James G Beymer
      1930 United States Federal Census
      1930 United States Federal Census


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    11. [S10184] 1930 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Grant, Jackson, West Virginia; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0002; FHL microfilm: 2342269.
      1930 United States Federal Census
      1930 United States Federal Census


    12. [S93] U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Database online.
      Record for Margaret B Houchen

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      Record for Margaret Houchen

    14. [S4113] Web: West Virginia, Find A Grave Index, 1780-2012, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
      Record for Margaret B. Houchen

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