THE people

Jethro Richard Beel, Jr.

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

STATUS: 
Victim
DATE OF Birth:
March 18, 1888
City of Birth:
Chicago,
 Illinois,
 Cook County,
  United States
Year OF DEATH:
1915
City of Death:
Chicago,
 Illinois,
  Cook County,
 United States
GENDER:
M
OTHER KNOWN NAMES:
MAIDEN NAME:
ETHNICITY:
Scot
KNOWN ADDRESS:
32 South Hoyne Avenue ,
 Chicago ,
 Illinois,
  United States

At the time of the tragedy.

AGE:
27
MARITAL STATUS:
Married
ROLE:
passenger
ORGANIZATIONAL AFFILIATION:
ORGANIZATIONAL ROLE:
Salesman

other information

CEMETERY:
Forest Home
MORGUE:
2nd Regiment Armory, Washington Boulevard at Curtis Street (likely 1337 West Washington Boulevard), Chicago, Illinois
IDENTIFIED BY:

Marguerite Beel

OTHER NOTES:

Jethro Richard Beel, Jr. and his wife Marguerite were dancing on the lower level of the Eastland when the ship turned on its side. Jethro pushed Marguerite out of a porthole window, but he was not slim enough to follow her and he perished. Although Marguerite could not swim, she somehow made it to the edge, and was pulled to safety. A family member held the Beels' nearly 2-year-old son, Jethro Edward, and they watched from the street as the tragedy took place.

Marguerite was injured badly enough such that she was unable, for some time, to support herself and little Jethro Edward. More than a year later, Marguerite remarried and had three sons with Henry Ludwig, Sr. Jethro Edward was raised with his new family.

CITATION:

Eastland Disaster Relief (Chicago Chapter, American Red Cross) · 1918 · Page 37
Eastland Disaster (Cook County Coroner's Office) · July 24, 1915· Page 1
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/16347333/jethro-richard-beel
Tribune (Chicago, Illinois), Final Edition · July 25, 1915, Sunday · Page 1
Tribune (Chicago, Illinois) · July 26, 1915, Monday · Page 5
Tribune (Chicago, Illinois) · July 31, 1915, Saturday · Page 13

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:
Cathleen Kromer; Christine Long; Kristin Ludwig
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