Beals, Silas H. 1840 - 1915

BEALS, HEIFNER, BAKER, PATTERSON, PETERSON

Posted By: Gene Beals (email)
Date: 1/30/2004 at 20:49:33

ANOTHER VETERAN AND PIONEER ANSWERS CALL

The funeral of Silas H. Beals who died Tuesday
will be at the Ira M. E. Church tomorrow at 11 o'
clock.

Mr. Beals was born in Marysville, Tenn., 12,
1840. He is served in the civil war for three years as a member of Co I 10th Iowa Inf.

In 1865 he was married to Amy Heifner who passed
away several years ago. Six children were born to
them. One son Bert Beals, in a fit of mental
depression, took his own life a few weeks ago and
is thought that the shock of his death may have
hastened the father's death. He was at or near the son's home at the time of the great sorrow and then came back to Newton.

He died early Tuesday morning after a stroke of
paralysis on Monday at the home of his daughter
and her husband Mrs. J. O. Patterson just beyond
the overhead bridge.

Three children remain. Mrs. J. O. Patterson of this city and Wm. H. Baker and Elmer Beals of Ira. Si Beals was a staunch friend and loved his family. He was well known by the older people in Newton and Ira and was held in high esteem by all who knew him.
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Silas Beals
d. Tuesday at Newton; father of Bert Beals who d. a short time ago; “This was a great sorrow to the aged parent” (back page)
abstracted from Colfax (IA) Tribune - Thursday, January 7, 1915

Silas Beals
d. January 5, 1915 at home of daughter; b. June 12, 1840 Marysville, TN.; m. Amy Heifner in 1865; wife d. several years ago; two sons preceeded him in death; children: Mrs. Jim Peterson of Newton, Mrs. Will Beals and E. Beals of Ira; resided in Jasper Co. over 50 years; served 3 y. in Co. L, 10th Iowa Infantry; funeral at Methodist Church in Ira, buried in Ira. (p.8)

abstracted from Colfax (IA) Tribune - Thursday, January 14, 1915
abstract provided by Joyce Brown, Posted by sherryhealy@sbcglobal.net

Transcriber note: Difference between last name of daughter, Peterson/Patterson.

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