Born on Aug 12, 1906 to David Anthony Beam and Mary Emma Rudisill Beam. William Austin Beam passed away on Dec 2, 1943, at the age of 37 and was buried in Sunset Cemetery in Shelby, North Carolina, United States. William Austin Beam was married to Jewel Faye Owens Beam and had 2 children: Mary Jane Beam Darr, Jewel Elizabeth Beam Ferree.