Jackson Township family celebrates a century of reunions
The 162 descendants of John and Margaret Long Boehm who attended the 100th Beahm reunion pose for a photograph July 9 at the family farm in Jackson Township where the event was held. Submitted photo
It began in 1923 as an annual summer gathering on the family farm, but 100 years later, the Beahm family reunion has grown to welcome 162 descendants of John and Margaret Long Boehm from across the United States.
Christine Meyer, whose husband, Randall, is a descendant of the Boehms’ son, Casper, explained that the original German spelling of the name was Böhm.
Spellings in the same extended family in the U.S. now include Beahm, Behm, Beam and Bame.
