Ratay-Johnstone Ancestors - Person Sheet
Ratay-Johnstone Ancestors - Person Sheet
NameHerbert William BEUMER 
BurialGardens Of Memory, Kinsey, Houston County, Alabama1425
MemoMasonic Garden
OccupationMayor of Napier Field, Alabama
Education2 years college
FatherFrank Emil BEUMER (1891-1960)
MotherLydia C. LINSTROT (1896-1947)
Spouses
Marriage7 Aug 1948, Holland, Dubois County, Indiana
Marr MemoSt. Paul’s Evangelical Church
Census notes for Herbert William BEUMER
1930 Indiana, Dubois County, Cass Township, E.D. 6, sheet 2A, stamped page 72
dwelling 27, family 28
Beumer, Frank E., head, yes radio, male, white, age 38, married at age 23, born Indiana, parents born Germany (mother Lengerich), farmer
---------, Lydia C., wife, female, white, age 32, married at age 18, born Indiana, parents born Indiana
---------, Florence F., daughter, female, white, age 14, single, born Indiana, parents born Indiana
---------, Herbert W., son, male, white, age 12, single, born Indiana, parents born Indiana
---------, Alvin F., son, male, white, age 9, single, born Indiana, parents born Indiana
---------, Everett H., son, male, white, age 7, single, born Indiana, parents born Indiana
---------, Orian F., son, male, white, age 3, single, born Indiana, parents born Indiana
---------, Garnita S., daughter, female, white, age 1 8/12, single, born Indiana, parents born Indiana
1940 Indiana, Dubois County, Cass Township, Holland, E.D. 19-6, sheet 2-B (taken 8 Apr 1940)
First Street, household 47, rents, $8
Beaumer [sic], Frank E., head, male, white, age 48, married, 4 years high school, born Indiana, lived in rual Dubois County in 1935, watchman at furniture factory
——————, Lydia C., wife, female, white, age 43, married, 7th grade, born Indiana, lived in rual Dubois County in 1935
——————, Florence (ab), daughter, female, white, age 24, single, born Indiana, lived in rual Dubois County in 1935
——————, Herbert, son, male, white, age 23, single, 4 years high school, born Indiana, lived in rual Dubois County in 1935, herdsman on farm
——————, Alvin F (ab), son, male, white, age 20, single, 3 years college, born Indiana, lived in rual Dubois County in 1935, hotel office work
——————, Everett H., son, male, white, age 17, single, 3 years high school, born Indiana, lived in rual Dubois County in 1935, repair school
——————, Orian F., son, male, white, age 13, single, 7th grade, born Indiana, lived in rual Dubois County in 1935
——————, Garneta S., daughter, female, white, age 11, single, 4th grade, born Indiana, lived in rual Dubois County in 1935
——————, Delbert H., son, male, white, age 9, single, 2nd grade, born Indiana, lived in rual Dubois County in 1935
——————, Elinor D., daughter, female, white, age 6, single, born Indiana, lived in rual Dubois County in 1935
dwelling 27, family 28
Beumer, Frank E., head, yes radio, male, white, age 38, married at age 23, born Indiana, parents born Germany (mother Lengerich), farmer
---------, Lydia C., wife, female, white, age 32, married at age 18, born Indiana, parents born Indiana
---------, Florence F., daughter, female, white, age 14, single, born Indiana, parents born Indiana
---------, Herbert W., son, male, white, age 12, single, born Indiana, parents born Indiana
---------, Alvin F., son, male, white, age 9, single, born Indiana, parents born Indiana
---------, Everett H., son, male, white, age 7, single, born Indiana, parents born Indiana
---------, Orian F., son, male, white, age 3, single, born Indiana, parents born Indiana
---------, Garnita S., daughter, female, white, age 1 8/12, single, born Indiana, parents born Indiana
1940 Indiana, Dubois County, Cass Township, Holland, E.D. 19-6, sheet 2-B (taken 8 Apr 1940)
First Street, household 47, rents, $8
Beaumer [sic], Frank E., head, male, white, age 48, married, 4 years high school, born Indiana, lived in rual Dubois County in 1935, watchman at furniture factory
——————, Lydia C., wife, female, white, age 43, married, 7th grade, born Indiana, lived in rual Dubois County in 1935
——————, Florence (ab), daughter, female, white, age 24, single, born Indiana, lived in rual Dubois County in 1935
——————, Herbert, son, male, white, age 23, single, 4 years high school, born Indiana, lived in rual Dubois County in 1935, herdsman on farm
——————, Alvin F (ab), son, male, white, age 20, single, 3 years college, born Indiana, lived in rual Dubois County in 1935, hotel office work
——————, Everett H., son, male, white, age 17, single, 3 years high school, born Indiana, lived in rual Dubois County in 1935, repair school
——————, Orian F., son, male, white, age 13, single, 7th grade, born Indiana, lived in rual Dubois County in 1935
——————, Garneta S., daughter, female, white, age 11, single, 4th grade, born Indiana, lived in rual Dubois County in 1935
——————, Delbert H., son, male, white, age 9, single, 2nd grade, born Indiana, lived in rual Dubois County in 1935
——————, Elinor D., daughter, female, white, age 6, single, born Indiana, lived in rual Dubois County in 1935
Military notes for Herbert William BEUMER
Name:
Herbert W Beumer
Birth Year:
1917
Race:
White, citizen
Nativity State or Country:
Indiana
State:
Indiana
County or City:
Dubois
Enlistment Date:
23 Mar 1942
Enlistment State:
Indiana
Enlistment City:
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Branch:
Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Branch Code:
Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Grade:
Private
Grade Code:
Private
Term of Enlistment:
Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Component:
Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source:
Civil Life
Education:
2 years of college
Civil Occupation:
Bridge Builder (Bridge carpenter. ) or Car Carpenter, Railway or Carpenter, Construction* (Carpenter, general.) or Carpenter, Ship An asterisk (*) appearing after a job title indicates that a trade test for the particular occupation will be found in the U
Marital Status:
Single, without dependents
Height:
70
Weight:
151
Herbert W Beumer
Birth Year:
1917
Race:
White, citizen
Nativity State or Country:
Indiana
State:
Indiana
County or City:
Dubois
Enlistment Date:
23 Mar 1942
Enlistment State:
Indiana
Enlistment City:
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Branch:
Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Branch Code:
Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Grade:
Private
Grade Code:
Private
Term of Enlistment:
Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Component:
Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source:
Civil Life
Education:
2 years of college
Civil Occupation:
Bridge Builder (Bridge carpenter. ) or Car Carpenter, Railway or Carpenter, Construction* (Carpenter, general.) or Carpenter, Ship An asterisk (*) appearing after a job title indicates that a trade test for the particular occupation will be found in the U
Marital Status:
Single, without dependents
Height:
70
Weight:
151
Obituary notes for Herbert William BEUMER
Alabama Journal (Montgomery, Alabama), 28 October 1986, Tuesday, page 21
Deaths
Herbert Beumer
NAPIER FIELD – Dale County Sheriff Bryant Mixon has ordered an investigation into the death of Napier Field Mayor Herbert Beumer.
Beumer, 69, was found dead in his car after an accident that happened about 3:15 a.m. Monday, Mixon said. He said Beumer died of a head injury, but the circumstances of the death led him investigate the possibility of foul play.
“There was enough evidence to warrant a complete and thorough investigation of his death,” Mixon said.
Napier Field is a town of about 500 in southeast Dale County.
The sheriff said he has requested assistance from the Alabama Bureau of Investigation, Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences and police departments from around the area.
Alabama Journal (Montgomery, Alabama), 30 October 1986, Thursday, page 3
Napier Field police chief jailed on murder charges
OAZRK – The police chief of Napier Field was jailed today on charges of killing the mayor of the small southeast Alabama town.
Dale County Sheriff Bryant Mixon said Police Chief Rudy Thomas was arrested Wednesday night in Dothan along with another Napier Field resident, 26-year-old Patricia Phillips, on murder charges.
They were being held late this morning in the Houston County Jail in Dothan with no bond set.
Mayor Herbert Beumer, 69, was found dead in his pickup at 3:15 a.m. Monday after it ran off an embankment at a slow speed.
Officials became suspicious after a preliminary autopsy showed Beumer died from a blow to the back of the head that caused a skull fracture.
Thomas, 33, had been on the police force five years and was the one who found the mayor’s body, Mixon said at a news conference.
The sheriff declined to speculate on a motive for the slaying but he said the Alabama Burearu of Investigation is auditing the town’s financial records.
Napier Field is a town of about 500 in southeast Dale County.
The Montgomery Advertiser (Montgomery, Alabama) · 31 Oct 1986, Fri · Page 1
Chief’s Arrest in Mayor’s Death Shocks Acquaintances
by Judy Fish - Advertiser Staff Writer
NAPIER FIELD – The mayor and police chief in the Wiregrass town of fewer than 500 people often disagreed with each another [sic] at City Council meetings, “but it was nothing somebody would kill someone over.”
That’s what Town Clerk Marsha Chumley said Thursday, the day after Napier Field Police Chief Rudy Thomas, 33, was arrested in connection with the Monday death of Mayor Herbert Beumer.
Napier Field is located 10 miles north of Dothan.
Dale County District Attorney Ed Boswell said Thomas and 26-year-old Patricia Phillips, a Napier Field resident for the past month, are charged with capital murder in Beumer’s death. Both are being held in the Houston County jail without bond.
Chumley described Thomas as “sensitive” and said he once cried after leaving the scene of a car accident where he thought a baby may have been killed. “I don’t think someone like that could commit murder,” she said, adding that she was surprised by Thomas’s arrest.
Jerry Hicks, a former Napier Field city councilman, said he also was surprised by the police chief’s arrest. “It’s a shock, because me and Rudy’s been fishing buddies for years,” Hicks said.
Dale County Sheriff Bryant Mixon said the Alabama Bureau of Investigation is auditing the town’s financial records, which by Chumley’s admisston are still six months behind. Mixon said the audit is to determine if the town’s finances are connected to Beumer’s death.
Chumley said when Beumer told her his life had been threatened, she shrugged it off “as people just talking.” She said she was told audits are normal procedure in cases like this. “I was told they just want to see if everything was OK when Beumer left.”
Beumer’s body was found Monday morning by Thomas, who had been on the Napier Field police force for the past five years, Mixon said.
At a news conference Thursday, Mixon said Beumer was killed around midnight. He said Beumer’s truck apparently had been run off a dirt road and down an embankment.
“I presume that they thought the truck would roll over several times, making it look like an accident,” Mixon said.
He said Beumer’s truck was in park when it was found, and the truck’s engine was still running.
A preliminary autopsy report determined the mayor died from a blow to the back of the head.
Deaths
Herbert Beumer
NAPIER FIELD – Dale County Sheriff Bryant Mixon has ordered an investigation into the death of Napier Field Mayor Herbert Beumer.
Beumer, 69, was found dead in his car after an accident that happened about 3:15 a.m. Monday, Mixon said. He said Beumer died of a head injury, but the circumstances of the death led him investigate the possibility of foul play.
“There was enough evidence to warrant a complete and thorough investigation of his death,” Mixon said.
Napier Field is a town of about 500 in southeast Dale County.
The sheriff said he has requested assistance from the Alabama Bureau of Investigation, Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences and police departments from around the area.
Alabama Journal (Montgomery, Alabama), 30 October 1986, Thursday, page 3
Napier Field police chief jailed on murder charges
OAZRK – The police chief of Napier Field was jailed today on charges of killing the mayor of the small southeast Alabama town.
Dale County Sheriff Bryant Mixon said Police Chief Rudy Thomas was arrested Wednesday night in Dothan along with another Napier Field resident, 26-year-old Patricia Phillips, on murder charges.
They were being held late this morning in the Houston County Jail in Dothan with no bond set.
Mayor Herbert Beumer, 69, was found dead in his pickup at 3:15 a.m. Monday after it ran off an embankment at a slow speed.
Officials became suspicious after a preliminary autopsy showed Beumer died from a blow to the back of the head that caused a skull fracture.
Thomas, 33, had been on the police force five years and was the one who found the mayor’s body, Mixon said at a news conference.
The sheriff declined to speculate on a motive for the slaying but he said the Alabama Burearu of Investigation is auditing the town’s financial records.
Napier Field is a town of about 500 in southeast Dale County.
The Montgomery Advertiser (Montgomery, Alabama) · 31 Oct 1986, Fri · Page 1
Chief’s Arrest in Mayor’s Death Shocks Acquaintances
by Judy Fish - Advertiser Staff Writer
NAPIER FIELD – The mayor and police chief in the Wiregrass town of fewer than 500 people often disagreed with each another [sic] at City Council meetings, “but it was nothing somebody would kill someone over.”
That’s what Town Clerk Marsha Chumley said Thursday, the day after Napier Field Police Chief Rudy Thomas, 33, was arrested in connection with the Monday death of Mayor Herbert Beumer.
Napier Field is located 10 miles north of Dothan.
Dale County District Attorney Ed Boswell said Thomas and 26-year-old Patricia Phillips, a Napier Field resident for the past month, are charged with capital murder in Beumer’s death. Both are being held in the Houston County jail without bond.
Chumley described Thomas as “sensitive” and said he once cried after leaving the scene of a car accident where he thought a baby may have been killed. “I don’t think someone like that could commit murder,” she said, adding that she was surprised by Thomas’s arrest.
Jerry Hicks, a former Napier Field city councilman, said he also was surprised by the police chief’s arrest. “It’s a shock, because me and Rudy’s been fishing buddies for years,” Hicks said.
Dale County Sheriff Bryant Mixon said the Alabama Bureau of Investigation is auditing the town’s financial records, which by Chumley’s admisston are still six months behind. Mixon said the audit is to determine if the town’s finances are connected to Beumer’s death.
Chumley said when Beumer told her his life had been threatened, she shrugged it off “as people just talking.” She said she was told audits are normal procedure in cases like this. “I was told they just want to see if everything was OK when Beumer left.”
Beumer’s body was found Monday morning by Thomas, who had been on the Napier Field police force for the past five years, Mixon said.
At a news conference Thursday, Mixon said Beumer was killed around midnight. He said Beumer’s truck apparently had been run off a dirt road and down an embankment.
“I presume that they thought the truck would roll over several times, making it look like an accident,” Mixon said.
He said Beumer’s truck was in park when it was found, and the truck’s engine was still running.
A preliminary autopsy report determined the mayor died from a blow to the back of the head.
Notes for Herbert William & Florence Mary (Family)
The Herald (Jasper, Indiana), 10 August 1948, Tuesday, page 3
Elshoff-Beumer Nuptials At Holland
HOLLAND – A wedding was held at St. Paul’s Evangelical church Saturday night at seven o’clock. Florence Elsoff, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Elsoff, was united in marriage by Rev. Schnuck to Herbert Beumer, son of Frank Beumer, Sr.
The church was decorated with white gladioli and palms.
The couple’s attendants were Miss Mildred Wibbler and Delbert Beumer, brother of the groom.
Pre-nuptial music was played by Miss Irene Bartlet. During the ceremony “Stardust” was played on the organ. Paul Hanebutt sang “O Promise Me”, “Till The End of Time” and “The Lord’s Prayer”.
The bride was dressed in a brown fitted dress and carried a single orchid with roses.
The maid of honor wore a grey fitted dress and carried gladioli.
The bride was employed at the Huntingburg Greenhouse.
A reception was held after the ceremony at the home of the bride’s brother, Ray Elsoff, and family.
The couple will reside in Alabama, where the groom is employed.
Elshoff-Beumer Nuptials At Holland
HOLLAND – A wedding was held at St. Paul’s Evangelical church Saturday night at seven o’clock. Florence Elsoff, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Elsoff, was united in marriage by Rev. Schnuck to Herbert Beumer, son of Frank Beumer, Sr.
The church was decorated with white gladioli and palms.
The couple’s attendants were Miss Mildred Wibbler and Delbert Beumer, brother of the groom.
Pre-nuptial music was played by Miss Irene Bartlet. During the ceremony “Stardust” was played on the organ. Paul Hanebutt sang “O Promise Me”, “Till The End of Time” and “The Lord’s Prayer”.
The bride was dressed in a brown fitted dress and carried a single orchid with roses.
The maid of honor wore a grey fitted dress and carried gladioli.
The bride was employed at the Huntingburg Greenhouse.
A reception was held after the ceremony at the home of the bride’s brother, Ray Elsoff, and family.
The couple will reside in Alabama, where the groom is employed.