Harrison County Iowa Genealogy

HISTORY OF HARRISON COUNTY, IOWA, 1891
BIOGRAPHIES
Page 891
ALONZO BEEBE

Alonzo BEEBE, a farmer of sections 30, 31 and 32, of Taylor Township, came to Harrison County, in the spring of 1868, and settled where the village of Modale now stands. He had bought eighty acres there some time previous to this. He improved the place and sold off twelve acres for town lot purposes. The remainder of that forty he sold to Job ROSS. In 1883 he bought the farm he now (1891) lives upon, which is a one hundred and twenty acre improved tract, having a good farm house, and a substantial barn 30x50 feet. He also has forty acres of timber land in Clay Township.

Mr. BEEBE was born in Ludlow, Hampden County, Mass., June 2, 1818; the son of Abner L. and Dolly (MILLER) BEEBE. He remained at home until eighteen years of age. At the age of twelve he went to work in a cotton factory in Jinksville, remaining at that employment for six years, and then went to the village of Ware, where he became a boss weaver. He followed this for two years at that point, and then went to Barre, Mass., and took charge of the weaving department of a large factory, and remained at that business for twenty-four years, becoming adept at that business. In 1857 he went to Blue Earth City, Minnesota, entered land, inproved it, remained three years and then went back to Massachusetts, and resumed his work in the factory, remaining ten years, at the end of which time he came to this county.

In 1838 he was united in marriage with Miss Mucretia KIMBALL, whose home was in Massachusetts. By this union, eight children were born, three of whom are living -- Adelaide, Mary, and Edward E. Our subject was again married at Stratford, Conn., July 29, 1864, to Miss Hannah J. WORTHINGTON, and by this marriage union five children were born: Jenette (deceased), Albert, Chester, Arthur and Dolly. The mother of these children was born on Stratford, Conn., where she remained until the date of her marriage.

Politically, our subject is a Republican. In religious matters both he and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

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