Allegheny County PA Archives-  Obituaries: Beers, John, 31 Oct 1901

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from The Pittsburgh Press dated Thursday, October 31, 1901 (page 14):
 
BEERS - On Thursday, October 31, 1901, at 3:10 am, John BEERS, in his
61st year. Funeral services at the residence of his daughter, Mrs G G
GRAHAM, 1531 Fremont street, Allegheny, on Friday morning, Nov 1, at 8
pm. U V L 26 and friends of the family are respectfully invited to
attend. Interment on Saturday at Callery Junction.
 
from The Pittsburgh Gazette dated Friday, November 1, 1901 (page 2):
 
John BEERS, a contractor of Allegheny, died yesterday at the home of
his daughter, Mrs G G GRAHAM, 1531 Fremont street, Allegheny, after a
week's illness of pneumonia, in his 60th year. Mr BEERS was born in
Callery Junction, Butler county, May 24, 1841, his father, James
BEERS, being a pioneer resident of that section. At the age of 18
years, he enlisted in Company D, Eleventh Pennsylvania Reserves, and
served three years. He was captured and confined in Libby prison,
after which he was transferred to Andersonville, from whence he
escaped and reached his regiment in an exchange of prisoners. At the
expiration of his enlistment he returned to Butler county, and was
married to Mary HAMILTON in 1867. He moved to Allegheny and became a
building contractor, retiring five years ago. He is survived by a
widow and three children, Mrs G G GRAHAM, Mrs Clinton McCANDLESS of
Mars, Pa., and Mrs C BURSON of Allegheny. He was a member of
Encampment No. 6, U V L, and of the Prisoners of War.
 
 
from the Allegheny City Death Records:
 
John BEERS, aged 61 years, married, building contractor, died October
31, 1901, of pneumonia; son of James and Jane BEERS; born in
Pittsburgh; lived at 1531 Fremont Street; burial in Union Church
Cemetery in Callery Junction PA, on November 2, 1901.
 
Census records note that his parents were from Ireland.
 
Children are Mary (Mrs Charles BURSON), Jennie (Mrs G G GRAHAM), and
Annie (Mrs John C McCANDLESS).