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Edward David Beach
Born in Columbia County, Wisconsin, December 8, 1865, Edward David Beach has been a prominent resident of Nebraska for a number of years. His father, Lyman Beach was born in Luzerne, New York, June 20, 1825, and died at Exeter, Nebraska, October 3, 1906. A farmer, he was intensely patriotic, and during the Civil War was rejected for service on account of physical disability. His ancestry in America is traced to 1635, when John Beach came from Derbyshire, England, and settled in Haven, Connecticut. He died in 1667, at Wallingford Connecticut. Benjamin Beach, grandfather of Lyman Beach, served seven years in the Revolutionary Army.
Clarissa Diana Green, wife of Lyman Beach, was born Catteraugus County, New York, October 9, 1831, and died at Omaha, January 9, 1923. She was a member of he Methodist Episcopal Church for 75 years. Her ancestry was traced to Timothy Green, born in Connecticut, August 9, 1723, and who married Eunice Ellsworth of Windsor, Connecticut, a cousin of Oliver Ellsworth, chief justice of the United States Supreme Court. Timothy Green died November 1, 1796.
On September 1, 1886, Edward David Beach was married to Minnie Estelle Fisher at Exeter. Mrs. Beach was born at Morrison, Illinois, February 22, 1865, and died at Omaha, August 2, 1922. She was a school teacher before her marriage. Her father was German and her mother, Irish. To Mr. and Mrs. Beach were born seven children, all of whom are living: Bessie C., born August 1888, married Joseph Henry Clouse; Verna L., born July 11, 1890; Rena R., born April 1, 1895, married Lee Roy Chesney; Ruey B., born March 26, 1898, married John Thomas Freeland; Hazel D., born September 21, 1900; Glenn E., born March 16, 1903, married Thelma O. Lewis; and Ivy G., born February 9, 1906.
As a boy Mr. Beach moved from his native Wisconsin to Sterling, Illinois, and in 1879 settled in Exeter, Nebraska. As a young man, he was engaged in farming and stock raising. In 1907 he removed to Lincoln, where he was actively engaged in the fire, tornado, and hail insurance business as president of the Nebraska National Insurance Company for 25 years. From 1912 until 1915 he was special agent of the Home Fire Insurance Company of New York. In 1921 he removed to Omaha, and from 1925 until 1927, he was manager of the Nebraska Hail Adjustment Bureau. At the present time he is connected with the Lincoln Joint Stock Land Bank and the Lincoln Trust Company.
A Republican, he is an active and enthusiastic party worker. At 23 years of age, in 1888, he was elected to the county board of supervisors of Fillmore County, holding the office two terms, part of that time as chairman. In 1903, he was again elected to the same office and during this term was elected secretary of the State Association of County Commissioners and Supervisors, serving two years. In 1908 he was treasurer of the Traveling Men's Taft Club of Lincoln.
For many years he was a member of the Republican State Committee, and chairman of the committee from 1916 until 1919. He managed the campaign of Charles Evans Hughes in Nebraska for president of the United In 1918 in 1916, and again handled the party campaign in 1918 which resulted in a complete victory. The Omaha Bee of November 8, 1918, said editorially: "His labors as chairman were arduous, but his courage was superb, and is leadership generous and effective. The Republicans of Nebraska owe much to this man, who stuck to his work and won."
In July, 1917, Mr. Beach was appointed by Governor Neville (Democrat) as Republican member of the State soldiers Voting Commission, whose duty it was to collect the vote of Nebraska soldiers wherever the state troops might be located and return the votes to Nebraska. During the years 1919 and 1920, he was state fire marshal.
From 1883 until 1886, Mr. Beach was a member of Company G of the Nebraska National Guard. During the late war he contributed time and effort to all loan drives, the Red Cross, and other wartime activities. He is a Methodist, and for 42 years has been a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Recently he was made a life member of The Nebraskana Society. His hobby is high protective tariff for the benefit of the American farmer. Residence: Omaha. (Photograph on Page 94).
Roscoe C. Beachler
Roscoe C. Beachler, a farmer and stockman, was born at Reynolds, Nebraska, May 12, 1883, son of Jerome Edward and Sarah Alice (Moss) Beachler. Jerome E. Beachler, a native of Anderson, Indiana, was born on December 30, 1854, and when a young man taught school in Indiana. Later he came to Nebraska where he engaged as a farmer and hardware and implement dealer until his death at Reynolds, on April 19, 1922. Sarah Alice, his wife, was born in Anderson, Indiana, April 14, 1860, and died at Reynolds, March 27, 1885.
Educated in rural schools, Mr. Beachler engaged in farming from early youth, and is also a stockraiser at the present time. In addition he has some insurance connections. He is a Democrat, and active in local politics, and from 1912-30 was a member of the local school board.
On November 14, 1906, he was united in marriage to Leona Payne, at Reynolds, her birthplace. She was born November 10, 1887, and prior to her marriage was a teacher. There are eight children: Ira, born September 21, 1907; Bernice, born June 6, 1909; Bessie, born March 6, 1911; Roscoe, born October 3, 1913; Floy, born January 1, 1915; Leora, born November 10, 1916; Marie, born May 18, 1919, and Betty, born August 21, 1926.
Mr. Beachler is a member and active in the work of the Methodist Church, and is a life member of the Nebraskana Society. Residence: Reynolds. (Photograph in Album).
Gaylord Vincent Beadle
Gaylord Vincent Beadle, one of Fort Calhoun's outstanding citizens, was born in Forest City, Iowa, October 7, 1893, son of James Ernest and Anna Christine (Drugg) Beadle. His father, who is a railway engineer, was born in Cedar Falls, Iowa, March 15, 1866, descended from settlers in Vermont, several generations ago. Anna Christine, his wife, was born in Forest City, June 26, 1875, and is a member of the Federated Women's Club and the Women's Christian Temperance Union. She is of Swedish descent, her family active in the steel industry in Sweden.
Upon his graduation from the public school of Council Bluffs in 1909, Mr. Beadle attended the Council Bluffs High School from which he was graduated in 1913. He was active in athletics, especially football. From 1913-14, he was stock clerk for Charles E. Walters Company, and held positions from transit clerk to receiving teller in the Corn Exchange National Bank 191416. Mr. Beadle served in the World War in the Medical Service, and is a member of the American Legion.
In 1919 he opened a garage and farm implement store at Fort Calhoun, which he has since operated. A Republican, he is active in local politics, and has served as alderman, committeeman, etc. He is a Scottish Rite Mason and member of the Shrine, and of the National Masonic Research Society. He also belongs to the Parent-Teachers' Association, the Young Men's Christian Association and The Nebraskana Society. His favorite sports are football and fishing, and his hobby is mechanics.
On February 28, 1922, he was united in marriage to Hazel Belle Knott at Council Bluffs. Mrs. Beadle was born there on February 15, 1892. They have one daughter, Patricia Anna, born April 14, 1924. Residence: Fort Calhoun.
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