Samuel Beal Commemorative Biographical Record of the Counties of Huron and Lorain, Ohio pages 1138 - 1139 Samuel Beal, a leading agriculturist of Elyria township, is a native of Lorain county, born May 7, 1846, a son of Philip and Eva(Smith) Beal, who were married in Germany, where three of their children were born. They came to the United States, and settled in Lorain county, Ohio, on a farm where the father died in 1866, at the age of seventy-seven years. They were the parents of eight children, as follows: Eva (wife of Christopher Decker), Maria (wife of John Kolpe), Lewis(now in Michigan), Susie (wife of C. Heeg), Paul, Mary, Moses and Samuel. The subject of this sketch received his education at the common schools of his native township, and was reared to agricultural pursuits. In 1870 he was married to Miss Catherine Eppley, and eight children were born to them, named as follows: Frank (married to Mary Barth), Cora (wife of Vernon Bender, and has one child, Lydia), Ora, Samuel, Charles, Harvey, Earl and Elmer. Mr. Beal owns 144 acres of land, and by industry and perserverance has accumulated a snug competence. In his political preferences he is a Republican, and in matters of religion he is an adherent of the Evangelical Church.

Cora Beal also had two boys. One was named Bernel Bender he had a Taraplane dealership in Lorain about 1934.His grandfather Samuel Beal Jr. was working for him as a car salesman. He was demonstrating a car to a lady and her boyfriend, he was in the backseat and the car skidded on the ice and hit a tree. He went to St. Joseph Hospital and was in a coma for two weeks and died. Bernel and his wife were Killed in a plane crash on their way to Cuba after WW2. The other boy worked at the Brookpark Zoo in Cleve;land . Sorry I don't remember his name. Ken ----- Original Message ----- From: <MennoTy46@aol.com> To: <OHLORAIN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, September 17, 2001 8:47 AM Subject: [OHLORAIN] Samuel Beal - Bio > > Samuel Beal > Commemorative > Biographical Record > of the Counties of > Huron and Lorain, Ohio > pages 1138 - 1139 > > Samuel Beal, a leading agriculturist of Elyria township, is a native of > Lorain county, born May 7, 1846, a son of Philip and Eva(Smith) Beal, who > were married in Germany, where three of their children were born. They came > to the United States, and settled in Lorain county, Ohio, on a farm where the > father died in 1866, at the age of seventy-seven years. They were the > parents of eight children, as follows: Eva (wife of Christopher Decker), > Maria (wife of John Kolpe), Lewis(now in Michigan), Susie (wife of C. Heeg), > Paul, Mary, Moses and Samuel. The subject of this sketch received his > education at the common schools of his native township, and was reared to > agricultural pursuits. In 1870 he was married to Miss Catherine Eppley, and > eight children were born to them, named as follows: Frank (married to Mary > Barth), Cora (wife of Vernon Bender, and has one child, Lydia), Ora, > Samuel, Charles, Harvey, Earl and Elmer. Mr. Beal owns 144 acres of land, > and by industry and perserverance has accumulated a snug competence. In his > political preferences he is a Republican, and in matters of religion he is an > adherent of the Evangelical Church. > > > ==== OHLORAIN Mailing List ==== > Visit the Lorain County Genealogy page > http://www.centurytel.net/lorgen > > ============================== > Create a FREE family website at MyFamily.com! > http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST2 > >