Transcript:Indiana, United States. Biographical and Genealogical History of Wayne, Fayette, Union and Franklin Counties/B/Beeson George W.

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George W. Beeson (p 879)

George W. Beeson, of Falmouth, Indiana, is a lineal descendant of Edward Beeson, the Quaker emigrant of 1682; and his mother was Ellen Harvey, of the family of Harveys which has been prominent and honored in Indiana and elsewhere in many generations. An interesting account of these families is given in the biographical sketch of Marquis D. Beeson in this work. George W. Beeson is a son of Marquis D. and Elizabeth (Harvey) Beeson and was born in Wayne County, Indiana, September 6, 1840, educated in the public schools and reared to honest toil. The other children of his parents were named Lycurgus, LaFayette and Evaline. George W. Beeson remained under the paternal roof until 1896, when he married and settled on his farm of one hundred and eighty acres, in Fairview Township, which he has finished clearing, remodeled and put under excellent cultivation. He has good buildings, in every way adequate to his needs, and a comfortable home.

Mr. Beeson was married, in 1896, to Miss Sylvia Caldwell, a lady of culture and accomplishments and a descendant of a prominent pioneer family, and to them have been born two children --- Erea, January 18, 1898, and Fern, March 26, 1899. Mrs. Beeson was born January 4, 1869, a daughter of Enoch and Sarah (Scott) Caldwell. Enoch Caldwell was a son of Joseph Caldwell, of that pioneer family of Caldwells who came among the early settlers to Indiana and became prominent as stockmen.