Dr. BEV HARRISON.
Beverly Harrison was born in Bedias in 1874. After attending the local schools he followed his ambition to study medicine by enrolling in the University of Nashville, Tennessee, from which he was graduated in 1897. In later years he abandoned his practice to devote all his time to farming and ranching..
He married Zula Isbell December 8, 1901. To this union were born three children, Lucy Loree, Willie Ione, and Sam B..
In 1903 when the I. & G. N. Railroad was built near the old town of Bedias the young couple were the first to build a new home near the station, which later became the present site of Bedias..
Dr. "Bev" was one of the foremost cattle growers in Grimes County, and the importance of Bedias as a market was largely influenced by the forty or more carloads of cattle which were shipped out of the section every season as a result of his enterprise. He was also a stockholder and director in the Bedias Hardware Company, as well as President of the Citizens' Bank of Bedias..
The Harrisons were leaders in social activities of the community. Their home was a gathering place for the young folks of the community and continued to be, even after Dr. "Bev" was killed in 1918. After his death his wife carried on his work and his hospitality.
Beverly Harrison was born in Bedias in 1874. After attending the local schools he followed his ambition to study medicine by enrolling in the University of Nashville, Tennessee, from which he was graduated in 1897. In later years he abandoned his practice to devote all his time to farming and ranching..
He married Zula Isbell December 8, 1901. To this union were born three children, Lucy Loree, Willie Ione, and Sam B..
In 1903 when the I. & G. N. Railroad was built near the old town of Bedias the young couple were the first to build a new home near the station, which later became the present site of Bedias..
Dr. "Bev" was one of the foremost cattle growers in Grimes County, and the importance of Bedias as a market was largely influenced by the forty or more carloads of cattle which were shipped out of the section every season as a result of his enterprise. He was also a stockholder and director in the Bedias Hardware Company, as well as President of the Citizens' Bank of Bedias..
The Harrisons were leaders in social activities of the community. Their home was a gathering place for the young folks of the community and continued to be, even after Dr. "Bev" was killed in 1918. After his death his wife carried on his work and his hospitality.
Dr. BEV HARRISON.
Beverly Harrison was born in Bedias in 1874. After attending the local schools he followed his ambition to study medicine by enrolling in the University of Nashville, Tennessee, from which he was graduated in 1897. In later years he abandoned his practice to devote all his time to farming and ranching..
He married Zula Isbell December 8, 1901. To this union were born three children, Lucy Loree, Willie Ione, and Sam B..
In 1903 when the I. & G. N. Railroad was built near the old town of Bedias the young couple were the first to build a new home near the station, which later became the present site of Bedias..
Dr. "Bev" was one of the foremost cattle growers in Grimes County, and the importance of Bedias as a market was largely influenced by the forty or more carloads of cattle which were shipped out of the section every season as a result of his enterprise. He was also a stockholder and director in the Bedias Hardware Company, as well as President of the Citizens' Bank of Bedias..
The Harrisons were leaders in social activities of the community. Their home was a gathering place for the young folks of the community and continued to be, even after Dr. "Bev" was killed in 1918. After his death his wife carried on his work and his hospitality.
Beverly Harrison was born in Bedias in 1874. After attending the local schools he followed his ambition to study medicine by enrolling in the University of Nashville, Tennessee, from which he was graduated in 1897. In later years he abandoned his practice to devote all his time to farming and ranching..
He married Zula Isbell December 8, 1901. To this union were born three children, Lucy Loree, Willie Ione, and Sam B..
In 1903 when the I. & G. N. Railroad was built near the old town of Bedias the young couple were the first to build a new home near the station, which later became the present site of Bedias..
Dr. "Bev" was one of the foremost cattle growers in Grimes County, and the importance of Bedias as a market was largely influenced by the forty or more carloads of cattle which were shipped out of the section every season as a result of his enterprise. He was also a stockholder and director in the Bedias Hardware Company, as well as President of the Citizens' Bank of Bedias..
The Harrisons were leaders in social activities of the community. Their home was a gathering place for the young folks of the community and continued to be, even after Dr. "Bev" was killed in 1918. After his death his wife carried on his work and his hospitality.
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