Daniel R. Beem
25 Apr 1825 - 28 Sep 1900
Father: Enoch Beem
Mother: Phebe Richards
Spouse: Isabella Curry
Marriage: 17 Apr 1845, Place Unknown
Biography
"DANIEL R. BEEM was born in Spencer April 25, 1825. His parents, Enoch and Phebe (Richards) Beem, natives of Kentucky, came to Indiana and located on the farm in Washington Township, Owen Co., now owned by Levi Beem. They remained until 1834, and moved thence to McLean County, Ill., where the father died in 1835, and the mother in 1852. Daniel Beem is the eldest in a family of five children, and lived on the old home farm in Owen County until nine years of age. He then went to Illinois, remaining two years; he then came back to Owen County, and worked for Levi Beem until eighteen years of age. He again returned to Illinois, and went to farming on land formerly entered by his father. Seven years later, he removed to Marion County, Ind., and located on a farm near Indianapolis. From there, later on, he moved to Illinois, and farmed for nine years; returning thence to Owen County in 1864, he purchased a tract of 245 acres of land, and since that time has made it his home, having built a neat little house, and being surrounded by every convenience. He was married, April 17, 1845, to Isabella Curry, daughter of James Curry, a citizen of Marion County, Ind. His wife died in November, 1857, and left him the father of one child. He was married, December 24, 1860, to Abigail Beem, daughter of Benjamin Duncan, a pioneer of Owen County. Mr. Beem is politically a Republican, and is an active member of the party."--“Counties of Clay and Owen, Indiana,†by Blanchard, Charles, 1830-1903, F.A. Battey & Co., Chicago, 1884. "His parents were natives of Kentucky who came to Indiana and locatedon a farm in Washington Township, Owen Co. They remained until 1834, and moved thence to McLean County, Ill. Daniel Beem remained two yearsand then came back to Owen County, and worked for Levi Beem until eighteen years of age. He again returned to Illinois, and went to farmingon land formerly entered by his father. Seven years later, he removedto Marion County, Ind., and located on a farm near Indianapolis. Fromthere, later on, he moved to Illinois, and farmed for nine years. Returning to Owen County in 1864, he purchased a tract of 245 acres of land, built a house and lived there until at least 1884."
Sources
[[Category: Owen County, Indiana]]
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/137116560/daniel-r.-beem
