1. Leroy John¹ Beamish was born in Virgil, IL 1875. Leroy died 1918 in Hampshire, IL, at age 43. His body was interred in South Burlington, IL.

He married Laura Mae Tewksbury date unknown. Laura was born date unknown in South Dakota. Laura died March, 1951 in Daytona Beach, FL, at age unknown. When Laura was age unknown and Leroy John Beamish was age 31 they became the parents of Vyrl Esmond "Beans" Beamish January 12, 1907 in MN. When Laura was age unknown and Leroy John Beamish was age 35 they became the parents of Viola Elizabeth Beamish 1910 in Hampshire, IL. When Laura was age unknown and Leroy John Beamish was age 36 they became the parents of John Kenneth "Ken" Beamish May 28, 1912 in Hampshire, IL. When Laura was age unknown and Leroy John Beamish was age 39 they became the parents of Melba Eleanor Beamish 1914 in Hampshire, IL.

When Leroy was age 25 and an unknown person was age unknown they became the parents of Harold Beamish 1900 in Illinois. When Leroy was age 31 and Laura Mae Tewksbury was age unknown they became the parents of Vyrl Esmond "Beans" Beamish January 12, 1907 in MN. When Leroy was age 35 and Laura Mae Tewksbury was age unknown they became the parents of Viola Elizabeth Beamish 1910 in Hampshire, IL. When Leroy was age 36 and Laura Mae Tewksbury was age unknown they became the parents of John Kenneth "Ken" Beamish May 28, 1912 in Hampshire, IL. When Leroy was age 39 and Laura Mae Tewksbury was age unknown they became the parents of Melba Eleanor Beamish 1914 in Hampshire, IL. LeRoy was a school teacher in South Burlington, IL when he and Laura met. After marriage, he returned to farming (in Hampshire) to support his family.

Leroy John Beamish had the following child:

+ 2 i. Harold² Beamish was born 1900.

Leroy John Beamish and Laura Mae Tewksbury had the following children:

3 ii. Vyrl Esmond "Beans" Beamish was born in MN January 12, 1907. Vyrl died 1992 in Winterhaven, FL, at age 85.

4 iii. Viola Elizabeth Beamish was born in Hampshire, IL 1910. Viola died March 11, 1999 in Koko, HI, at age 88. Her body was interred in South Burlington, IL. She married Raymond Withenshaw February 14, 1949 in Daytona Beach, FL. Raymond was born 1912 in Canada. Raymond died 1996 in Hawaii, at age 84. His body was interred in South Burlington, IL. After completing nursing school, Elizabeth joined the U.S. Army and served all over the world, including India, from pre-WW II through the end of WW II. In 1949, she and a Canadian, Raymond Withenshaw, were married in Daytona Beach, FL. Approx. 1968, she & Ray packed up their FL mobile home and had it shipped and delivered to the top of a mountain at their Hawaiian homestead where they both lived until their deaths. Elizabeth died in a two car crash on a mountain road on her way home from church.

+ 5 iv. John Kenneth "Ken" Beamish was born May 28, 1912.

6 v. Melba Eleanor Beamish was born in Hampshire, IL 1914. Melba died March 29. 1995 in Hawaii, at age 80. Her body was interred in South Burlington, IL. She married Leonard Fisher 1934 in Hampshire, IL. Leonard died August, 1966 in Daytona Beach, FL, at age unknown. When Leonard was age unknown and Melba Eleanor Beamish was age 25 they became the parents of Larry Fisher 1939. When Leonard was age unknown and Melba Eleanor Beamish was age 30 they became the parents of Joy Linda Fisher 1944. (See Leonard Fisher for the continuation of this line.)

When Melba was age 25 and Leonard Fisher was age unknown they became the parents of Larry Fisher 1939. When Melba was age 30 and Leonard Fisher was age unknown they became the parents of Joy Linda Fisher 1944.

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