Reverend John Alexander Beam
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BruceS
N 36° 31.328 W 078° 54.375
17S E 687465 N 4043902
Historical marker commemorating minister and his wife.
Waymark Code: WM2H0Y
Location: North Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 11/02/2007
Views: 24
The Reverend
John Alexander Beam
1853-1928
Wife
Mollie Lucas Beam
1867-1951
Two worth servants of God. Leading educators, benefactors, and
distinguished citizens of Person County for more than half century.
Mr. Beam born in Cleveland County, graduated at Wake Forest College.
Founder of Bethel Hill Institute 1888. Person County Superintendent of
Schools 1914-1923.
Mrs. Beam born in Bleinheim, South Carolina, graduated at Oxford College.
First woman to be elected County Superintendent of Public Instruction in
North Carolina.
Home site ¼ mile west. School ¼ mile east. ~ text of
marker
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