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Thomas Beeson
Thomas Beeson was born Dec. 20, 1792, in Guilford County, N. C. He removed to Wayne County, Ind., in 1818, and located in Washington Township, where he was successfully engaged in farming till his death. He was married in his native county Jan. 16, 1817, to Eunice Starbuck, a native of the same county, born Nov. 27, 1790. To them were born ten children, of whom three are living — Tremilius, Elwood and Jacob. The two latter reside on the place where they were born. The deceased are — Junius, Irena Knipe, Mahala Jackson, Luzena Wright, Semira (Knipe) Leeson, Ariel and Lexemuel. Elwood Beeson was born Sept. 16, 1833. March 3, 1868, he was married to Sallie E., daughter of William P. and Charity S. (Beeson) Lindsay. To them have been born two children, one of whom died in infancy. Mr. Beeson was politically a very staunch Democrat. He was an upright man, of good common sense and sound judgment. He died May 17, 1867. He owned at his death one thousand acres of land, 160 acres in Wayne County. His wife died Jan. 11, 1884, at the advanced age of ninety-three years. She was a bright, intelligent and very true woman. She retained her mind until her death. She had lived nearly sixty years on the farm where she died.
Source:
History of Wayne County, Indiana. Chicago: Inter-State Publishing Co. 1884. Volume 2