FRANK E. BARNES, who has for 21 years been prominently identified with the interests of Conneaut as street commissioner, is a native of Pennsylvania.  He was born at Sharon, Feb. 2, 1874, and is a son of Zed and Della (Phillips) Barnes.
     Zed Barnes was born at Perry, N. Y., and when a young man removed to Sharon, Pa., and later to Ashtabula County.  He served throughout the Civil War and died June 22, 1918.  His wife lives at Conneaut, and is now 75 years of age.  Mr. and Mrs. Barnes were the parents of four children: Samuel, lives at Conneaut; Frank E., the subject of this sketch; Nellie, married Vernie Berniger, lives in Conneaut; and Cora, married Ross West, in Cleveland.
     Frank E. Barnes spent his boyhood at Erie, Pa., and received his education in the public schools there.  In 1886 he removed to Conneaut, where he has since lived.  The Barnes residence is located at 623 Sandusky Street.
     On Aug. 13, 1896, Mr. Barnes was united in marriage with Miss Rose M. Loesch, a native of Erie, Pa., born Oct. 11, 1872, and the daughter of Adam and Eva (Roth) Loesch, natives of Germany, both of whom are now deceased.  Mr. and Mrs. Loesch had five children as follows:  Adam, lives at Buffalo, N. Y.; Anna, married Robert Duncan and, after his death she married Henry Duncan, lives at Erie, Pa.; Mrs. Barnes; Joseph, lives at Erie, Pa.; and Mary married Joseph Fronkacht, lives at Erie, Pa.  To Mr. and Mrs. Barnes six children have been born, as follows: Stella born Sept. 14, 1896; Raymond, born June 8, 1898; Eveline, born Aug. 1, 1903; Laurena, born Dec. 28, 1905; Lewis, born May 17, 1907; and Alfred, born Apr. 25, 1910.  The children are all now living at home.
     Mr. Barnes is a Republican, and he and his family are members of the Christian Church, and are numbered among the substantial citizens of Ashtabula County.
Source:  History of Ashtabula County, Ohio by Moina W. Large - Vol. I - 1924 - Page 730

  ARTHUR E. BARTHOLOMEW

Source: History of Ashtabula County, Ohio - by Moina W. Large - Vol. I - 1924 - Page 1048

ALBERT B. BAUSS, a well known and highly respected citizen of Conneaut, was born in Germany, Feb. 29, 1860, and is the son of Albert and Amelia (Schmidt) Bauss.  Mr. Bauss died in 1890 and his wife died in 1873.  They were the parents of five children: Otto, Clara, living in Germany; Hugo, deceased; Selma, married Fritz Hemple, lives in Germany; and Albert B., the subject of this sketch.
     Albert B. Bauss lived in Germany until 1889, and after coming to this country located in New York City, where he remained several years.  From there he removed to Binghamton, N. Y., and in 1894 came to Conneaut.  Since 1897 Mr. Bauss has owned his own place of business there and is among the leading bakers of the city.  He owns his building at 215 Main Street and has a modern bake-shop.  He is now retired form active business.
     On Apr. 7, 1897, Mr. Bauss was married to Miss Anna B. Zimmer, a native of New York, born Aug. 13, 1864, and the daughter of Adam and Anna Zimmer.  Mrs. Bauss died July 29, 1923.  To Mr. and Mrs. Bauss were born two children:  Helen, born at Conneaut, married Henry Totman, lives at Denver, Colo.; and Otto, an invalid, lives at Orient, Ohio.
     Mr. Bauss is a member of the Lutheran Church and belongs to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.
Source: - History of Ashtabula County, Ohio - by Moina W. Large - Vol. I - 1924 - Page 1055

WILLIAM A. BEAN, retired, was for many years a progressive farmer and stockman of Ashtabula County.  He was born in Mercer County, Pa., Feb. 1, 1852, and is a son of Corydon and Mary Anne (Orwig) Bean.
     Corydon Bean was a native of Crawford County, Pa., and is now deceased.  During his early life he engaged in farming in Mercer County, Pa., and in 1852 removed to Trumbull County, Ohio, where he was employed as an iron worker at Niles.  In 1877 he removed to Hartsgrove Township, Ashtabula County, and spent the remainder of his life on a farm there.  He was a Republican and a member of the Disciple Church.  To Mr. and Mrs. Bean the following children were born:  Mary Ellen, Eliza Mirah, and Mary Jane, all deceased; William A., the subject of this sketch; Rebecca Ellen, deceased; Emma, married first to Walter Jones, and later to Corry Pond, an engineer, who took part in the rescue work in the Ashtabula disaster, and he is now deceased; and J. J., deceased.
     William A. Bean is educated in the schools of Niles, Ohio, and has lived in Ashtabula County since 1877.  He owned a farm in Hartsgrove Township, and since the time of his retirement in 1912 has resided at East Trumbull.
     On June 4, 1881, Mr. Bean was united in marriage with Miss Edith Augusta Fales, who was born at Orwell, Feb. 12, 18652, the daughter of Clark and Arimenta (Stone) Fales, the former a native of Geauga County, Ohio, and the latter of Lorain County, Ohio.  Mr. and Mrs. Fales were early settlers of Orwell and are now deceased.  He was also a member of the 105th Ohio Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War.  There were seven children in the Fales family as follows: Bert, deceased; Mrs. Bean; Arthur, deceased; George, lives at Shelby,, Ohio; Rose, the widow of Bert Smith, lives at Akron, Ohio; Estelle, died at the age of 12 years; and Maud, married Claud Woodworth, lives at Conneaut, Ohio.  To William A. and Edith Augusta (Fales) Bean the following children were born:  Allie, born July 13, 1882, married Warren Eastman, lives retired at Rock Creek, Ohio; William, born Jan. 12, 1883, a farmer, lives in Hartsgrove Township; Virginia, born May 9, 1885, married first to Ford Nye, deceased and later to Clyde Scoville, lives at Rome, Ohio; Elbert, born Nov. 7, 1888, a farmer, lives in Hartsgrove Township; Ethel, twin sister of Elbert, married Jerry Wood, a farmer, lives at Trumbull, Ohio and Georgiana, born Nov. 11, 1901, married Harry Blenman, lives in Hartsgrove Township.  Mr. and Mrs. Bean have 21 grandchildren.
Source: - History of Ashtabula County, Ohio - by Moina W. Large - Vol. I - 1924 - Page  970

B. E. BEARDSLEY, the able and highly esteemed chief of police of Conneaut, is a native of Ohio.  He was born at Monroe, June 165, 1878, and is the son of Eugene and Cornelia (Hicks) Beardsley.
     Eugene Beardsley was born at Monroe, Ohio, and was a well known farmer of Ashtabula County.  He also engaged in the lumber business.  Mr. Beardsley died at the age of 38 years, leaving a wife and one son,  B. E., the subject of this sketch.  Later Mrs. Beardsley married a Mr. Waterman, and to this union one son was born, P. H. Waterman, captain of the police department of the Ashtabula  Buffalo Dock Co., at Buffalo, N. Y., where he now lives.  Mrs. Waterman is also deceased.
     B. E. Beardsley received his education in the schools of Pierpont, Ohio, and started life on hi father's farm.  After being in the employ of Herb Mixer at Pierpont, Mr. Beardsley engaged in the meat business there for four years, after which he removed to Conneaut.  He served as deputy sheriff under Sheriff Carey Sheldon and in 1913 became a member of the Conneaut Police force.  Mr. Beardsley has served in the capacity of chief of police since 1920.
     On Nov. 11, 1900, Mr. Beardsley was married to Miss Grace Aldrich, a native of Pierpont, Ohio, and the daughter of George and Sophronia (Hardy) Aldrich, natives of Ohio.  Mr. and Mrs. Aldrich died in July, 1922, 21 days apart.  They were the parents of the following children: Chester, governor of Nebraska; Chan, lives in Colorado; Charles, a retired physician, lives in North Carolina; Harley, lives in Oregon; and Mrs. Beardsley.  Mr. and Mrs. Beardsley have no children.
     Mr. Beardsley is a Republican, a member of the Baptist Church and belongs to the Masonic lodge.  He and his wife live at 692 Main Street and are well and favorably known in Ashtabula County.
Source: - History of Ashtabula County, Ohio - by Moina W. Large - Vol. I - 1924 - Page 673

LESTER R. BECKWITH is a prosperous dairy farmer of Ashtabula County, where he has spent his entire life.  He was born on a farm in Saybrook Township, Oct. 29, 1864, and is the son of W. R. and Adeline (Stephens) Beckwith.
     W. R. Beckwith was a farmer during his life.  He was born at Mentor, Ohio, Jan. 22, 1830, and died Jan. 13, 1913.  He served as township trustee for many years and owned a well improved farm of 87 acres in Saybrook Township.  His wife was born in Geneva Township, July 6, 1837, and died Oct. 21, 1907.  Mr. and Mrs. Beckwith had five sons, as follows:  A. R. lives in Saybrook Township; Irwin, who was killed by lightning in Utah in 1914; Lester R., the subject of this sketch of this sketch; Asahel C., lives in Oregon; and Norman, deceased.
     Lester R. Beckwith spent his boyhood on his father's farm and attended the district schools of Saybrook Township.  In 1890 he purchased a farm on the shore of Lake Erie, which he sold in 1903.  He then moved to his present location in Geneva Township, where he owns 63 acres of good farm land.  Mr. Beckwith is a director and stockholder in the Geneva Milling Company and the Mason Tire Company of Kent, Ohio.
     On Dec. 24, 1885, Mr. Beckwith was united in marriage with Miss Mabel A. Jeffers, a native of Saybrook Township, born Sept. 20, 1865, and the daughter of Julius Arthur and Eliza (Harley) Jeffers, the former a native of Pennsylvania and the latter of England.  The Jeffers were early settlers of Saybrook Township and there were two children in their family: Mrs. Beckwith; and Harlan P., who lives on the old home place in Saybrook Township.  Mrs. Beckwith attended Austinburg Institute and was a teacher for several terms before her marriage.  To Lester R. and Mabel A. (Jeffers) Beckwith two children have been born: Sydney graduated from the American College of Osteopathy at Kirksville, Mo., in January, 1925, now a practicing physician at Greenville, Ill.; and Leonard, a graduate of Geneva High School, now a resident of Saybrook, Ohio.
     Mr. Beckwith is a Republican and a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows..  He is a reliable and efficient member of the community and has the esteem of his fellow citizens.
Source: - History of Ashtabula County, Ohio - by Moina W. Large - Vol. I - 1924 - Page 1006

CYRUS M. BEEBE, who is successfully engaged in dairy farming and gardening, is a well known citizen of Ashtabula County.  He was born in Dodge County, Nebraska, July 17, 1860, and is the son of Chauncy and Mary (Scott) Beebe.
     Chauncey Beebe was a native of New York, as was also his wife.  At an early date they removed to Nebraska and settled near Omaha, where Mr. Beebe followed his trade as carpenter.  He died near Jefferson, Ohio, a number of years after his wife's death in Nebraska.   Mr. and Mrs. Beebe were the parents of four children, as follows:  Cyrus M., the subject of this sketch; Emma, widow of Ed Lawrence, Omaha, Neb.; Elsie, unmarried, lives with her brother, Cyrus M.; and Leslie, who lives in Nebraska.
     Cyrus M. Beebe received his schooling in the schools of Fremont, Neb., and when a boy clerked in his father's store.  In 1895 he came to Ohio and settled at Jefferson, where he remained until 1910, at which time he purchased his present farm of 40 acres near Ashtabula.  Mr. Beebe raises berries extensively and is also interested in dairying.
    In 1895 Mr. Beebe was united in marriage with Miss Agnes Knapp, a native of Austinburg, Ohio, and the daughter of Irving and Nancy (McMillan) Knapp, the former a native of Andover, Ohio, and the latter of Belfast, Ireland.  She was a direct descendant of Mary Queen of Scots.  Mr. Knapp was a successful farmer of Ashtabula County for many years and died Nov. 6, 1897.  His wife died in 1892.  To this union three children were born, as follows:  W. G., married Laura Tallman, lives at Austinburg, Ohio; Alice, married O. R. Blanchard, lives in Nebraska; and Mrs. Beebe.  Mr. Knapp was married a second time to Miss Celestia Mosier.  To Mr. and Mrs. Beebe have been born five children as follows: Alice, married Alexander Emery, lives in Ashtabula Township, and they have two children, Archie Leroy and Agnes Garrie; one child died in infancy; Chauncey, lives at home, and is employed at the Ashtabula Steel Plant; Theodore Charles, lives at home and is employed in the steel plant; and Olive Agnes, lives at home.
     Mrs. Beebe graduated in 1893 at Grand River Institute of Austinburg, Ohio.  She began teaching school in Ashtabula County.  She went to Nebraska after her graduation and taught school in Dawes County, Nebraska, for two terms.
     Mr. Beebe and his family are members of the Presbyterian Church of Ashtabula and are favorably known in Ashtabula County.
Source: - History of Ashtabula County, Ohio - by Moina W. Large - Vol. I - 1924 - Page 494

MOSES WORTHING BEEDE, now deceased, was one of Ashtabula County's prominent citizens, for many years serving as president of the Soldiers' Relief Commission.  He was a member of the Republican Central Committee and was one of the county's first jury commissioners.  For years he was a leading man in reform politics and put forth every effort to conquer the saloon element and elect good men to office.  Before the Civil War he belonged to the Black String Society, which was organized to protect and assist fugitive slaves.  He was also one of those who actively resisted the U. S. Marshal and prevented his taking John Brown, Jr., to testify against John Brown.  He became a Mason at 24 and reached the chapter degree and was also a member of Giddings Post G. A. R. at Jefferson.  In his own township of Lenox, his executive ability, his public spirit and his useful service to the town made him a leader.  He served as president of the school board and was township trustee for many years.  He was first elected in 1869 and during his administration in that office many improvements were made, including building of the town hall, establishing public watering places, erecting the township vault, buying additional land for cemeteries, and many other improvements.
     In early colonial times there landed on the New England coast the first of his ancestors to seek the new world.  This one came from Alsace-Lorraine.  He pronounced his name Beede, but it has since been Anglicized.  Except that some were Quakers, little is known of the family until the latter part of the 18th century, when Thomas Beede was born.  He was graduated from Harvard College in the class of 1798 and numbered among his classmates the distinguished Channing Tuckerman, Judge Story and Stephen Longfellow.  Thomas Beede, was the third minister of the first church of Wilton, N. H., and who from 1818 to 1825 served his state legislature as chaplain, was throughout his ministry one of New England's most noted clergymen.  His ordination sermon was preached by Rev. William Emerson of Boston, the father of Ralph Waldo Emerson.  Thomas Beede's cousin, Caleb Sleeper Beede, the father of Moses W., was born in Vermont in 1805.  When very young he was left an orphan and although obliged to support himself he determined to secure a thorough education.  One means which he took to reach his goal was to associate himself with several other young men and hire a teacher of Greek, a language in which he became proficient.   Endowed kith a keen intellect and an insatiable desire for learning, he habitually spent half the night in study.  Until his voice failed, he was a minister of the Gospel in a New England Methodist Episcopal conference, but after that misfortune he became a contractor and builder until his removal to Ohio in 1849.  Here he engaged in the lumber business and farming.  His death was caused in 1877 by a wound which he had received while serving in the Union army.  Mary Worthing, his wife, was of English descent.  In the 12th century her ancestors were enlisted in the English army, while those living in the colonies at the time of the Revolutionary War fought for the American cause.  Among them were her grandfathers, Major Theophilus Sanborn; Lieutenant Samuel Worthen; also her great-grandfather, Captain David Sleeper who, as soon as he learned of the battle of Lexington, marshaled his command and marched to Boston to Volunteer for the defense of that town.
     Caleb Sleeper and Mary Worthing Beede had nine children, of whom Moses Worthing Beede was the fifth.  He was born at Bristol, N. H., Aug. 28, 1839, and when he was 10 years old left his home and came to the Western Reserve.  Three years later his father's family moved to Lenox, Ohio, where he spent the remainder of his life.  Although he did not receive a college education, by ceaseless study, observation and thought, he subjected his mind to practically the same training.  His mental ability was extraordinary and varied as he was a deep thinker along lines of science, archeology, history, philosophy and religion, subjects in which he was particularly interested.
     At Lincoln's first call for troops in 1861, Mr. Beede enlisted for three months in Company D, 19th Ohio Infantry.  He served under Generals McClelland and Rosecrans in the campaign of 1861 in West Virginia and fought in the battle of Rich Mountain.  After his discharge he volunteered again but was rejected on account of physical disability.  He was, however, appointed by Governor Todd to serve as first lieutenant of the state militia, subject to call of the president.  At this time he began the manufacture of lumber and boat oars, furnishing many of the oars that were used on the Mississippi River by the government during the war.  About 15 years later he opened a factory for the manufacture of sucker rods, and connecting rods used in oil wells, and was interested in this line of work for several years.
     In 1863 Mr. Beede was married to Miss Eliza Henderson, a member of the Henderson family of Austinburg, a woman of more than ordinary mind and culture.  She died in 1874, leaving one son, Owen Beede, and one daughter, Bernice Gertrude, who married Leonard Worchester.  In July, 1876, Mr. Beede married Mrs. Harlow Watson, a refined and charming widow, daughter of Amos Curtis of Augusta, Ill.  To this union were born two daughters: Martha Frances, a graduate of Jefferson High School and Grand River Institute and Oberlin College, specializing in art and music in the latter institution.
     Mr. Beede was a member of the Congregational church and was for a number of years trustee and superintendent of the Sunday School.
     Whenever circumstances permitted, Mr. Beede traveled quite extensively.  He was the first white man to climb Mount Massive, the highest mountain in Colorado, which he ascended in July, 1915, and at that time he began the monument of stones upon its summit, to which each succeeding visitor has added a stone.  In his travels he always made interesting additions to his collection of curios.
Source: - History of Ashtabula County, Ohio - by Moina W. Large - Vol. I - 1924 - Page 988

F. D. BEER

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