Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-01-14
REAL PIONEER OF COUNTY SUc-
cUMBs TO TWO WEEKS ILL.
NESS OF INFLUENZA.
HAD LIVED IN MARSHALL
COUNTY OVER SIXTY YEARS
Came to Iowa Township in June, 1855
lis Survived by Sixty-Four De-
seendants, Including Five Great Great
Grandchildren - Funeral to Be Held
Saturday Afternoon.

One of Marshall county's real po-
neers passed away Thursday night at
| 40. when Mrs. Martha Smith Beeson,
aged 50, died at the home of her
daughter Mrs. Sarah A. Arney, SO
| North First street. Death wassdue to
! a severe case of influenza with which
Mrs. Beeson had been suffering for two
weeks.
! Mrs. Beeson had been a resident of
| the county for sixty years, as il was
! in June. 1855, when she and her hus-
band, the late Samuel Beeson, settled
| in. Iowa township on farm two and
onehalf miles northeast of Albion.
They lived there until 1873, when they
moved to Liscomb.
Mr.. and Mrs. Beeson were among
the first settlers of the township, and.
like many others of those sturdy pio-
neers who settled Iowa. endured the
many hardships that confronted them,
reared a large family of children. pros
pered, and became prominent figures in
their community. Mr.. and Mrs. Bee
son were born of Quaker parentage
and reared their children according to
the strictest belief Of that faith.
Takes Thirty-Mile Auto Drive at 81.
Like other people of today who have
lived 10 a ripe old age, Mrs. Beeson had
watched with interest the development
OF this county from virgin forest to
a place of a modern city. towns, and
country homes with their countless ad-
vantaSes.
She had seen the progress OF inven-
ton, and. fortunately, retained her
IA
she never ceased 20 hold an interest in
the progress being made along all
lines.
Interesting above all of the modern
inventions to Mrs Beeson was the per-
lection of the automobile. and TO cele- |
brate her slsr birthday anniversary, on
June IS, 1911, Mrs. Beeson was one O.
party of four which enjoyed thirty !
mile drive in the car of her son, Gen. |
B. a. Beeson.
Contrasting her knowledge OF pres
ent-6ay conditions Mrs. Beeson re-
membe-ed well when she first came TO
Iowa township OF seeing q water pail. !
filled with whisky, passed around to
people assembled in school house. 1t
was to celebrate Christmas. and the
liquor was dispensed as Christmas
cheer In those days, however, ii was
considered all right
Celebrated Sixty Years Welded Life.
Mr. and Mrs. Beeson were privileged
10 celebrate over sixty years of happy
welded life, this interesting anniver-
sary having been observed April s.
1897. at LiScomb. On July 5, 1898, Mr..
Beeson died.
Was Native Of Pennsylvania.
Martha Beeson was born Smith in
Pennsylvania, June 26. 1899. On April
5. 1887, she was united in marriage
with Samuel Beeson in Beaver county.
Pennsylvania Thirteen children were
born 70 the couple three OF whom died
in infancy, and four died in later
years. The six children living are
Byron A. Beeson, Des Mo!nes. until
recently adjutant of the Iowa Sol
diers' Home: Mrs Sarah A Arney
and ". 3. Beeson- both Of this city;
Mrs. Anna e. Walden Seattle. Wash;
Mrs. John ". Dickson. Boise, Idaho:
and Mrs. ". I. Lybarger. of Usage
Mrs. Walden has been here for the past
two and one-half years with her
mother, and Mrs. Lybarger has been
in the city for a week. The four chill
dren who died in later years were Mrs.
Rachel eatherly. Chalkley NJ. Beeson.
Lewis J. Beeson and Mrs. s. A Mckib-
ben.
Has SistyFour Descendants.
Mrs. Beeson's death not only re-
moves one OF the oldest women Of the
county, but breaks chain Of five gem
erations. Mrs. Beeson leaves sixty
four descendants. In addition TO her
six children there are living twenty
nine grandchildren, twenty-four great
grandchildren, and Ave great grea.
grandchildren The latter are the three
children Of Kenneth Arney, Of Taylor
| township; John Wallace, the son Of
Ralph -Arney. Of Taylor township; and
| the 4-year-old son of Byron Hill, OF
Joliet, Ill. son Of Mrs. Roxy Beeson
| Hill.
Funeral Saturday Afternoon.
| Funeral services will De held Satur-
| day afternoon at ! o'clock from the
| Arney home. in charge of Rev W. VI.
! Baker. Burial will be in Albion Gene
! terv. By the side OF Mrs. Beeson's hus-
| band.