Harrison County Iowa Genealogy

HISTORY OF HARRISON COUNTY, IOWA, 1915
BIOGRAPHIES
Page 975
EMMETT BEAMAN

The proprietor of the Glendale Stock and Fruit Farm in Raglan Township, Harrison County, Iowa, is Emmett BEAMAN, who has spent his entire life, thus far, in this county. He has a well-improved farm of one hundred and sixty acres and has met with unusual success along every phase of farming which he has attempted. In this day and age, it is necessary that the farmer have diversified interests, so that if one thing fails he will have something else to fall back upon. Mr. BEAMAN has divided his interests in such a way as to get the maximum results from his farm and is now on the high road to prosperity.

Emmett BEAMAN, son of Bryant and Dicy Ann (LUCAS) BEAMAN, was born on March 14, 1878, in Harrison County, Iowa. His parents were natives of North Carolina and came to Harrison County about 1864, and located in Morgan Township. They moved to Raglan Township in 1893, where they lived the remainder of their lives.

Emmett BEAMAN is one of six children born to his parents, and next to the youngest. He received a good, common school education in the schools of Morgan and Raglan townships and during his boyhood days assisted his father with the work on the farm. When he was married, he bought forty acres of land and also rented land from his father. To his original forty, he later added more land until he now has one hundred sixty acres. His farm is well situated in the hills of Raglan township, which are particularly adapted to the growing of all kinds of fruits. He has a large assortment of fruit and berries and derives no small part of his annual income from the sale of fruit. He feeds about 60 head of hogs for the market each year and milks an average of 20 cows all the time. He has found, by experience, that it pays to sell the cream rather than the milk, and the profits from his cows yield a very handsome sum annually.

Emmett BEAMAN was married on March 14, 1894, to Marguerite HAYNIE, a daughter of William and Ellen (RICHEBAUGH) HAYNIE, who came from Mills County, Iowa, to Harrison County. Mr. BEAMAN and his wife are the parents of five dhildren, Orval, Everett, Rufus, Blanche and Howard, all of whom are still living at home.

Emmett BEAMAN and his family are loyal members of the Baptist Church and interested in its welfare. Mr. BEAMAN is a stanch member of the Democratic party and has always been very active in its success. For several years, he has been a member of the school board of his township and is now president of the board. In all things, which go to make the good American citizen, Mr. BEAMAN is found lacking in no one particular, consequently is held in high esteem by those who know him.

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