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Author:
Bill Hart

Background:
William Beers was a riverman, one of a group of men who piloted fleets of lumber rafts out to and down the Mississippi River. Once on the river, they ran day and night, unless strong winds or rain made landing a necessity. He is buried in Pine Grove Cemetery in Wausau, WI.
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Date of Birth: 10/23/1830

Place of Birth: Pennsylvania

Date of Death: 4/6/1858

Place of Burial: Pine Grove Cemetery Wausau, WI

Race: W

Father's Birthplace: Pennsylvania


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