James Beveridge

BEVERIDGE, SIMPSON

Posted By: County Coordinator (email)
Date: 11/13/2006 at 23:18:32

James Beveridge, miner, Moingona, is a native of Scotland, and was born in 1844, when twenty-four years of age he emigrated to the Untied States, he received a fair common school education at his native place, and on his arrival in this country first settled in Pennsylvania, he was raised a minor, and followed that trade there until 1868, when he came to Moingona, since residing here he has engaged in mining, in 1866 Mary Simpson, of Scotland became his wife, their family consists of four children: Walter, James, Robert, and Nellie G (living), and Richard S, deceased, Mr Beveridge was elected township clerk in 1878 and still hold that office

1880 Boone Co History Book