Union County, Ohio Biographies Project - B. F. Beem
B. F. BEEM
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B. F. Beem, a farmer, was born in Claibourne Township October 31, 1850,
and is a son of Jacob and Phebe (Rose) Beem. He was raised on a
farm, receiving a common school education, and when eighteen years of
age engaged in saw milling with his brother, Lewis Beem, following that
business in Claibourne and Jackson Townships until he reached his
majority. He then began farming and has since followed that
occupation, with more than average success, now being the owner of 200
acres of land, on which he has erected a $2,000 residence. He is
purely a self-made man. On December 28, 1876, he married Miss Laura J.
Walker, a daughter of Thomas and Hannah (Allen) Walker, and a native of
Marion County, Ohio, where she was born September 13, 1855. They
have one child, Fannie Belle. Mr. Beem is a Republican in
politics.