He was born in April 1844 (6, 7). He was born in Bradford County, Pennsylvania (4, 6). He was 19 years old when he was enlisted (4).
He was a farmer when he was enlisted (4).
He was 5 feet 8 inches tall, and had a fair complexion, grey eyes, and brown hair (4).
He was a substitute (1, 4). He was enlisted and mustered into service on 7 October 1864 (1, 4, 5). He was enlisted for one year, at Monroe County, Pennsylvania (4). His service was credited to the Thirteenth Congressional District (4). He was mustered in as a private in company H (1).
He was discharged at Washington, DC, on 22 June 1865 by general order, War Department (1, 3, 5).
In 1890, he was living in Terry Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania (5). He had rheumatism (5).
He successfully applied from Pennsylvania for a pension on 30 April 1890 (2, 8).
In 1891 or 1892, he married Abbie [unknown surname] (6). In 1900, she had had four children, two of whom were alive (6).
In 1900, he was living in Terry Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania (6). He was living with his wife Abbie, and daughters Edith and Polly (6). He was a farmer (6).
He died on 9 October 1901 (7, 8). He was buried in the New Era Cemetery, in Terry Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania (7). His grave has a GAR flagholder (7).
His minor dependent George Horton successfully applied from Pennsylvania for a pension on 18 July 1908 (2, 8).
His widow, Aba Beeman, successfully applied from Pennsylvania for a pension on 10 May 1912 (2, 8).
1 Bates, Samuel Penniman. History of Pennsylvania volunteers, 1861-5. Harrisburg: B. Singerly, state printer, 1869-71. 5 volumes. 'Ninety-first regiment', volume 3, pages 186-233. (In the roster)
2 Veterans' administration. Pension index, by name (James Beeman) (searched 3 March 2001, on <www.ancestry.com>)
3 company H, register of men discharged, #51 (James W Beeman)
4 company H, descriptive roll, #130 (James W Beeman)
5 1890 US census, veterans' schedule, Pennsylvania, Bradford County, Terry Township, supervisor's district 6, enumeration district 31, page 2 (image 2 of 6 on <www.ancestry.com>) (James W Beeman)
6 1900 US census, Pennsylvania, Bradford County, Terry Township, supervisor's district 5, enumeration district 40, microfilm series T623, film 1383, page 108 = 6A handwritten (James Beeman)
7 New Era Cemetery, Terry Township, Bradford County PA, by Joyce M Tice (searched 27 Dec 2005) (James W Beeman)
8 pension index, by regiment, 91st PA Infantry, company H (James W Beeman)
| line | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| street | ||||
| house number | ||||
| dwelling number | 123 | |||
| family number | 124 | |||
| name | Beeman James | - Abbie | - Edith | - Polly J |
| relationship | Head | Wife | Daughter | Daughter |
| color | W | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | F | F |
| birth date | Apr 1844 | Apr 1874 | Nov 1894 | Apr 1898 |
| age | 56 | 26 | 5 | 2 |
| married? | M | M | S | S |
| # years married | 8 | 8 | ||
| mother of how many children? | 4 | |||
| # of children living | 2 | |||
| birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| father's birthplace | Connecticut | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| mother's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| immigration year | ||||
| # years in USA | ||||
| naturalized citizen? | ||||
| occupation | Farmer | |||
| # months not employed | 0 | |||
| # months in school | ||||
| can read | Yes | No | ||
| can write | Yes | No | ||
| speaks English | Yes | Yes | ||
| owned/rented | O | |||
| free or mortgaged | F | |||
| farm/house | H | |||
| # of farm schedule |