Union County, Ohio Biographies Project - Lewis Clemons Beem
LEWIS CLEMONS BEEM
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Lewis Clemons Beem, of the firm of Beem & Biddle, manufacturers,
Richwood, Ohio, was born in Claibourne Township, Union County, November
15, 1847 ; his father, Jacob Beem, was born in Md., in 1799, and came
to Union County at an early day, settling in Claibourne Township.
He was a life-long farmer, and at the time of his death in 1878, owned
237 acres of good land. His wife Phebe Rose, was a native of
Franklin County, Ohio, of English descent. Our subject was raised
on the farm, attending the district schools and a select school, and in
early life taught school for a time. In 1871, he engaged in the
saw mill business with his brother, and in 1873 he came to
Richwood. In 1875, he embarked in his present business with Mr.
Biddle. They began business with little capital, but now have one
of the most successful enterprises in Richwood. In 1881, Mr. Beem
married Margaret Graham, daughter of Patterson Graham; she is a native
of Union County, and a member of the Protestant Church. They have
had one child, Ada, deceased.