Elizabeth Ann Hart and Samuel Hower Beamesderfer
ELIZABETH ANN HART, daughter of MARGARET MEARS THOMPSON and DR. ROBERT SAMUEL HART, was born May 7, 1925 in Groton, Brown, South Dakota,1958, 1746 and died June 5, 2018 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois.4717
She married REV. SAMUEL HOWER BEAMESDERFER on July 5, 1950 in First Presbyterian Church, Groton, Brown, South Dakota.9424 He died May 20, 2018 in Evanston, Illinois.
Education
Elizabeth A. Hart
- attended University of South Dakota, Vermillion, Clay, South Dakota6815
Samuel H. Beamesderfer
- graduated from Lebanon Valley College, Annville, Pennsylvania in 19469424
- graduated from Yale Divinity School9424
Marriage Announcements and News
Lebanon Daily News, July 5, 19509424
Rev. Sam H. Beamesderfer Takes Bride In Groton, S. D.
Miss Elizabeth Ann Hart, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Robert S. Hart of Groton, South Dakota, was married today in the First Presbyterian Church of Groton to the pastor, the Rev. Sam H. Beamesderfer, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Beamesderfer of 613 North Eighth Street, Lebanon.
The wedding took place at 2 o'clock this afternoon. Two friends of the bridegroom the Revs. C. B. Cedar, of Pollack, S. Dak., and E. Paul Conine, of Aberdeen, S. Dak., officiated. The double ring ceremony was used.
The bride was given in marriage by her father, and had her sister-in-law, Mrs. John R. Hart of San Diego, Calif., as matron of honor. Eight of her nieces and nephews took part in the ceremony: Miss Olive Jean Hart, bridesmaid; Robert Samuel Hart II and Margaret Lou Hart, candle lighters; William David Hart, ring bearer; Katheryne and Sally Ann Hart, flower girls; and Robert N. Hart Jr. and Donald S. Hart, ribbon bearers.
The Rev. Elmer A. Talcott, of Rye, N. Y., served as best man. Ushers were Ben Anderson and Randall Hall Jr., both of Groton.
The bride wore an ankle-length gown of white organdy over white taffeta, with a wide white taffeta sash and short sleeves. She wore white organdy mitts and a veil of lace-trimmed net, held by a tiara, and carried a white Bible with white roses and stephanotis.
The matron of honor and the bridesmaid wore yellow organdy and carried a Colonial bouquet of yellow roses.
The bride's mother was attired in an aqua dress and navy accessories. Mrs. Beamesderfer wore dusty pink with navy blue accessories. Both wore corsages of gardenias.
Garden flowers and white tapers decorated the church. Mrs. C. B. Cedar, of Pollack, S. Dak., organist, played the wedding music and accompanied Donald S. Hart, brother of the bride, of Wayne, Neb., in a vocal solo, "O Perfect Love."
Immediate after the ceremony a reception was held in the church parlors. Out-of-town guests included Mr. and Mrs. Beamesderfer, of Lebanon, parents of the bridegroom, and others from New York, Virginia, South Dakota, Nebraska, Missouri and California.
The couple will spend a honeymoon in Minneapolis, Minn., and will make their home in Groton. For traveling, the bride wore a navy blue summer suit, navy straw hat trimmed with red poppies, white pumps and gloves and a blue handbag, and a corsage of white roses.
The bride is a graduate of Groton High School, the University of South Dakota and the School of Medical Technology, Kansas City General Hospital, Kansas City, Mo. She was employed before her marriage at the Kansas City General Hospital.
Rev. Beamesderfer is a graduate of Lebanon Valley College and the Yale Divinity School.
Obituaries
Chicago Tribune, June 27, 20184717
Elizabeth Beamesderfer (neé Hart), on June 5, aged 93, in Chicago. Born in Groton, South Dakota, she graduated from the University of S.D., & worked as a lab tech before marrying. A pastor's wife, she had skills beyond homemaker, including cabinetry, music & assisting her late husband, Sam, in his ministry. She is survived by sons James (Lynn) & Robert, two grandchildren & one great-grandchild. Donations please to Alzheimer's Association.
Census Records
| Date | Location | Enumerated Names |
|---|---|---|
| April 3, 1930935 | Groton, Brown, South Dakota | |
| April 11, 19402725 | Groton, Brown, South Dakota |
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