G. H. BEACH, farmer and miner, Section 13, P. O. Fairmount, came to Kansas in 1857 and first located near Lawrence. He was born in Rensselaer County, N. Y., August 18, 1837, son of Erastus H. and Almira Beach. He lift (sic) New York in 1855 and moved to Fond du Lac County, Wis., and from there moved to Kansas in 1857. During the gold excitement of 1859 he went to Pike's Peak. Col., in the spring and returned in the fall. Again went to Colorado in 1860 and assisted in locating the Bob Tail Lode. He owned an interest and worked in the celebrated California Gulch on the Upper Arkansas. From 1863 to 1865 had extensive interests in Oregon and Idaho. Spent the winter of 1865 in New York, and then next spring returned to Kansas. Came to present location in the fall of 1866. Still owns extensive mining interests in Colorado, San Juan County. He was married near Monticello, Johnson Co., Kas., December 10, 1867, to Mollie C. Kay, daughter of George and Elizabeth Kay. Mrs. Beach is a descendant of John Kay (or Key, as the name was sometimes spelled) whose parents came from England to America in the same fleet with William Penn, during the latter part of the year 1682. Her great great grandfather, John Kay, was the first male child born in Philadelphia; the block known as the Kay Block was presented by William Penn in honor of the event. Mrs. Beach was born in Bedford County, Pa. Children's names are Olive Elizabeth, Jennie Keever, and Kay Hamilton.
-William G. Cutler's History of the State of Kansas
-William G. Cutler's History of the State of Kansas
G. H. BEACH, farmer and miner, Section 13, P. O. Fairmount, came to Kansas in 1857 and first located near Lawrence. He was born in Rensselaer County, N. Y., August 18, 1837, son of Erastus H. and Almira Beach. He lift (sic) New York in 1855 and moved to Fond du Lac County, Wis., and from there moved to Kansas in 1857. During the gold excitement of 1859 he went to Pike's Peak. Col., in the spring and returned in the fall. Again went to Colorado in 1860 and assisted in locating the Bob Tail Lode. He owned an interest and worked in the celebrated California Gulch on the Upper Arkansas. From 1863 to 1865 had extensive interests in Oregon and Idaho. Spent the winter of 1865 in New York, and then next spring returned to Kansas. Came to present location in the fall of 1866. Still owns extensive mining interests in Colorado, San Juan County. He was married near Monticello, Johnson Co., Kas., December 10, 1867, to Mollie C. Kay, daughter of George and Elizabeth Kay. Mrs. Beach is a descendant of John Kay (or Key, as the name was sometimes spelled) whose parents came from England to America in the same fleet with William Penn, during the latter part of the year 1682. Her great great grandfather, John Kay, was the first male child born in Philadelphia; the block known as the Kay Block was presented by William Penn in honor of the event. Mrs. Beach was born in Bedford County, Pa. Children's names are Olive Elizabeth, Jennie Keever, and Kay Hamilton.
-William G. Cutler's History of the State of Kansas
-William G. Cutler's History of the State of Kansas
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