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One of the best known and most representative agriculturists of Warren township, Clinton county is Ira H. Beard, a man who has worked hard and managed well at the same time has ordered his ways that he has avoided offense to those with whom he has had dealings or come into contact with in any way, being a man with proper conceptions regarding right and wrong and one who believes in following the precepts of the Golden Rule in every-day affairs as near as possible, consequently he has ever enjoyed the confidence of his neighbors and acquaintances. Mr. Beard has turned his attention to his farming interests, but has more than once proved that he has the capacity for most any kind of business to which he cares to direct his attention.
Ira H. Beard was born on April 14, 1865, in Warren township, this county, in the old Beard homestead, and was the son of Adam and Mary (SHEETS) BEARD. Adam Beard was born October 15, 1828 in the state of Virginia, in Washington county, and he was six years old when he left the Old Dominion with his honored parents, crossed the Wabash river in wagons, and settled in Clinton county. He undertook the usual occupation of the pioneer--farming, and he made a success from the start, although he was compelled to work hard and redeem his farm from the wilderness. The mother of our subject was born December 24, 1831, in Virginia also, and she died April 11, 1904. Mr. Beard passed from this life October 18, 1904. Eight children were born of this union: Sarah, married Baltzer GORDON; Louisa A., Margaret C., Phillip M., Mary J., Rebecca, Ira H., and James A.
Ira H. Beard attended the common schools, and later the high school at Frankfort, so that the advantages of a fairly good education were his. Naturally, he took up farming immediately after his departure from school, and in the agricultural profession he has continued ever since, also has confined his endeavors within the limits of Warren township. He owns fifty-three and one-half acres in this township, all of which is tillable but four or five acres. Mr. Beard farms a total of two hundred and eighty acres, all of which is well improved in every respect. He raises an excellent grade of live stock -- Jersey cows, Poland-China and Duroc hogs, Hamiltonian driving horses, and general purpose animals. Fraternally, Mr. Beard is a member of the Woodmen of the World lodge at Frankfort, and is a Mason at Middlefork. He has been very prominent in the affairs of the Methodist Protestant church, having held office in that institution. In politics, Mr. Beard is a Democrat, and in 1908 was elected trustee of Warren township, Clinton county, and in this capacity he is now serving with much satisfaction to his constituents.
On October 3, 1886, Mr. Beard was married to Mary L. KREISHER, who was born in Clinton county on September 13, 1866, the daughter of Selby and Margaret (THOMPSON) KREISHER, natives of Indiana. Mrs. Beard's father was a farmer all of his life, and in politics, a Democrat. To this felicitous union there has been born seven children, namely: Asa L., married Neva WALTER, live in Terre Haute, attending State Normal School; Lola G., Velma G., Pansy T., Paul R., and Mary R. Melvin Ottis, the eldest, died at the age of eighteen years.
In 1887, Mr. Beard moved to a farm near Moscow, Idaho, where the family remained six years, and then returned to Clinton county.
One of the best known and most representative agriculturists of Warren township, Clinton county is Ira H. Beard, a man who has worked hard and managed well at the same time has ordered his ways that he has avoided offense to those with whom he has had dealings or come into contact with in any way, being a man with proper conceptions regarding right and wrong and one who believes in following the precepts of the Golden Rule in every-day affairs as near as possible, consequently he has ever enjoyed the confidence of his neighbors and acquaintances. Mr. Beard has turned his attention to his farming interests, but has more than once proved that he has the capacity for most any kind of business to which he cares to direct his attention.
Ira H. Beard was born on April 14, 1865, in Warren township, this county, in the old Beard homestead, and was the son of Adam and Mary (SHEETS) BEARD. Adam Beard was born October 15, 1828 in the state of Virginia, in Washington county, and he was six years old when he left the Old Dominion with his honored parents, crossed the Wabash river in wagons, and settled in Clinton county. He undertook the usual occupation of the pioneer--farming, and he made a success from the start, although he was compelled to work hard and redeem his farm from the wilderness. The mother of our subject was born December 24, 1831, in Virginia also, and she died April 11, 1904. Mr. Beard passed from this life October 18, 1904. Eight children were born of this union: Sarah, married Baltzer GORDON; Louisa A., Margaret C., Phillip M., Mary J., Rebecca, Ira H., and James A.
Ira H. Beard attended the common schools, and later the high school at Frankfort, so that the advantages of a fairly good education were his. Naturally, he took up farming immediately after his departure from school, and in the agricultural profession he has continued ever since, also has confined his endeavors within the limits of Warren township. He owns fifty-three and one-half acres in this township, all of which is tillable but four or five acres. Mr. Beard farms a total of two hundred and eighty acres, all of which is well improved in every respect. He raises an excellent grade of live stock -- Jersey cows, Poland-China and Duroc hogs, Hamiltonian driving horses, and general purpose animals. Fraternally, Mr. Beard is a member of the Woodmen of the World lodge at Frankfort, and is a Mason at Middlefork. He has been very prominent in the affairs of the Methodist Protestant church, having held office in that institution. In politics, Mr. Beard is a Democrat, and in 1908 was elected trustee of Warren township, Clinton county, and in this capacity he is now serving with much satisfaction to his constituents.
On October 3, 1886, Mr. Beard was married to Mary L. KREISHER, who was born in Clinton county on September 13, 1866, the daughter of Selby and Margaret (THOMPSON) KREISHER, natives of Indiana. Mrs. Beard's father was a farmer all of his life, and in politics, a Democrat. To this felicitous union there has been born seven children, namely: Asa L., married Neva WALTER, live in Terre Haute, attending State Normal School; Lola G., Velma G., Pansy T., Paul R., and Mary R. Melvin Ottis, the eldest, died at the age of eighteen years.
In 1887, Mr. Beard moved to a farm near Moscow, Idaho, where the family remained six years, and then returned to Clinton county.
Same stone as Mary L
One of the best known and most representative agriculturists of Warren township, Clinton county is Ira H. Beard, a man who has worked hard and managed well at the same time has ordered his ways that he has avoided offense to those with whom he has had dealings or come into contact with in any way, being a man with proper conceptions regarding right and wrong and one who believes in following the precepts of the Golden Rule in every-day affairs as near as possible, consequently he has ever enjoyed the confidence of his neighbors and acquaintances. Mr. Beard has turned his attention to his farming interests, but has more than once proved that he has the capacity for most any kind of business to which he cares to direct his attention.
Ira H. Beard was born on April 14, 1865, in Warren township, this county, in the old Beard homestead, and was the son of Adam and Mary (SHEETS) BEARD. Adam Beard was born October 15, 1828 in the state of Virginia, in Washington county, and he was six years old when he left the Old Dominion with his honored parents, crossed the Wabash river in wagons, and settled in Clinton county. He undertook the usual occupation of the pioneer--farming, and he made a success from the start, although he was compelled to work hard and redeem his farm from the wilderness. The mother of our subject was born December 24, 1831, in Virginia also, and she died April 11, 1904. Mr. Beard passed from this life October 18, 1904. Eight children were born of this union: Sarah, married Baltzer GORDON; Louisa A., Margaret C., Phillip M., Mary J., Rebecca, Ira H., and James A.
Ira H. Beard attended the common schools, and later the high school at Frankfort, so that the advantages of a fairly good education were his. Naturally, he took up farming immediately after his departure from school, and in the agricultural profession he has continued ever since, also has confined his endeavors within the limits of Warren township. He owns fifty-three and one-half acres in this township, all of which is tillable but four or five acres. Mr. Beard farms a total of two hundred and eighty acres, all of which is well improved in every respect. He raises an excellent grade of live stock -- Jersey cows, Poland-China and Duroc hogs, Hamiltonian driving horses, and general purpose animals. Fraternally, Mr. Beard is a member of the Woodmen of the World lodge at Frankfort, and is a Mason at Middlefork. He has been very prominent in the affairs of the Methodist Protestant church, having held office in that institution. In politics, Mr. Beard is a Democrat, and in 1908 was elected trustee of Warren township, Clinton county, and in this capacity he is now serving with much satisfaction to his constituents.
On October 3, 1886, Mr. Beard was married to Mary L. KREISHER, who was born in Clinton county on September 13, 1866, the daughter of Selby and Margaret (THOMPSON) KREISHER, natives of Indiana. Mrs. Beard's father was a farmer all of his life, and in politics, a Democrat. To this felicitous union there has been born seven children, namely: Asa L., married Neva WALTER, live in Terre Haute, attending State Normal School; Lola G., Velma G., Pansy T., Paul R., and Mary R. Melvin Ottis, the eldest, died at the age of eighteen years.
In 1887, Mr. Beard moved to a farm near Moscow, Idaho, where the family remained six years, and then returned to Clinton county.
One of the best known and most representative agriculturists of Warren township, Clinton county is Ira H. Beard, a man who has worked hard and managed well at the same time has ordered his ways that he has avoided offense to those with whom he has had dealings or come into contact with in any way, being a man with proper conceptions regarding right and wrong and one who believes in following the precepts of the Golden Rule in every-day affairs as near as possible, consequently he has ever enjoyed the confidence of his neighbors and acquaintances. Mr. Beard has turned his attention to his farming interests, but has more than once proved that he has the capacity for most any kind of business to which he cares to direct his attention.
Ira H. Beard was born on April 14, 1865, in Warren township, this county, in the old Beard homestead, and was the son of Adam and Mary (SHEETS) BEARD. Adam Beard was born October 15, 1828 in the state of Virginia, in Washington county, and he was six years old when he left the Old Dominion with his honored parents, crossed the Wabash river in wagons, and settled in Clinton county. He undertook the usual occupation of the pioneer--farming, and he made a success from the start, although he was compelled to work hard and redeem his farm from the wilderness. The mother of our subject was born December 24, 1831, in Virginia also, and she died April 11, 1904. Mr. Beard passed from this life October 18, 1904. Eight children were born of this union: Sarah, married Baltzer GORDON; Louisa A., Margaret C., Phillip M., Mary J., Rebecca, Ira H., and James A.
Ira H. Beard attended the common schools, and later the high school at Frankfort, so that the advantages of a fairly good education were his. Naturally, he took up farming immediately after his departure from school, and in the agricultural profession he has continued ever since, also has confined his endeavors within the limits of Warren township. He owns fifty-three and one-half acres in this township, all of which is tillable but four or five acres. Mr. Beard farms a total of two hundred and eighty acres, all of which is well improved in every respect. He raises an excellent grade of live stock -- Jersey cows, Poland-China and Duroc hogs, Hamiltonian driving horses, and general purpose animals. Fraternally, Mr. Beard is a member of the Woodmen of the World lodge at Frankfort, and is a Mason at Middlefork. He has been very prominent in the affairs of the Methodist Protestant church, having held office in that institution. In politics, Mr. Beard is a Democrat, and in 1908 was elected trustee of Warren township, Clinton county, and in this capacity he is now serving with much satisfaction to his constituents.
On October 3, 1886, Mr. Beard was married to Mary L. KREISHER, who was born in Clinton county on September 13, 1866, the daughter of Selby and Margaret (THOMPSON) KREISHER, natives of Indiana. Mrs. Beard's father was a farmer all of his life, and in politics, a Democrat. To this felicitous union there has been born seven children, namely: Asa L., married Neva WALTER, live in Terre Haute, attending State Normal School; Lola G., Velma G., Pansy T., Paul R., and Mary R. Melvin Ottis, the eldest, died at the age of eighteen years.
In 1887, Mr. Beard moved to a farm near Moscow, Idaho, where the family remained six years, and then returned to Clinton county.
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