Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-11-26
iMR. AND MRS. HENRY NJ. BEEsoN
( COMMEMORATE FiFTIsTH WE'D
DING ANNIVERSARY.
RELATIVES At DINNER,
FRIENDS At RECEPTION
Aged Couple That Has Lived in Albion
Neishborhood For More Than Half
Century Fittinely Observe Anniver-
sary-eoth Are Real Pioneers Of
County.

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Martin Beeson
real pioneers Of the county. and old
residents of the Albion neighborhood
celebrated the fiftieth anniversary OF
their marriage today at the home OF
their son, James H. Beeson, one and
one half miles southeast Of Albion. The
old couple spent a happy ThanksSiv-
ing surrounded by their children
grandchildren, and old neighbors and
friends.
At noon the relatives and the more
intimate friends were served with dim
ner by the daughters-in- Mrs.
James H. Beeson and Mrs. George B.
Beeson, and daughter, Mrs. III. ii. VIII
cox. In the afternoon many friends
and neighbors called to pay their re-
spects, and these were served with Ice
cream and cake. The rooms were
decorated with yellow and white. Pep
per pods, Gala lilies and roses, that
were sent by relatives in California,
were used in the decorations.
Both Early Settlers.
Mr.. Beeson will be IS in few days.
Mrs. Beeson is 10, and the distinction
of having lived in the county longer
than any other woman now alive be-
longs to her. Both are in good health
and are even more rugged than either
has been in the last year or two.
Mr.. Beeson is native Of Columbiana
county, Ohio. He was born Dec. T.,
1889. and came to Iowa with his par
ents in 1858. They settled in Cedar
county, but after living there for two
years moved in 1855 to near Albion
and settled on what is now the Fl. j..
Reidel farm, three miles northeast of
the town.
Mr.. Beeson served three years and
two months in the army during the
civil war He enlisted in the Eleventh
Iowa infantry at Albion, Sept. Z. 1861.
and again in Company B. Second Iowa
cavalry, at Davenport Nov. Is. 1861.
Lived Here Sixty Seven Years.
Since she was a child, 8 years of
age, Mrs., Beeson has lived in the
county. Before her marriage at AL
bion, Nov. 26, 1864, Mrs. Beeson was
Sally Jane Conklin. She was born at
Como. ILL.,. Aug. 2, 1914. Just three
years later, to a day, her mother, Mrs.
Mary Cenklin, her uncle, John Sher-
man, and her two half sisters, Mary
Ann and Elizabeth Rogers. made up a
party of five tired travellers who ended
long journey at near the junction
OF Little and Big Minerva creeks, near
Mormon ridge. They had come in a
wagon from Como.
John Sherman began ct once to
make a home for his sister and her
family in the wilderness. MARSHALL
town did not exist at thatetime. There
were only few scattered settlers
along the Iowa river, and life was very
primitive. Indians were numerous but
friendly. Mrs. Beeson remembers
Johnny" Green, the old Musquakie
chief, well. He often came to the
Sherman cabin.
Was Mother Of Seven Children.
In later years Mr.. and Mrs. Beeson
moved to the farm where they now
live. They were the parents of seven
children. Of whom four are now Iiv-
ing. They are James H. Beeson and
Mrs. H. H. Wilcox, of near Albion:
George B. Beeson, 1902 East Main
street, city. and G. B. Beeson, of CASH
mere, Wash. Their grandchildren
number ten, but there are no great
grandchildren.