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��BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES:

��Coon was born Aug. 26, 1825 ; they were married Oc- tober 17, 1848 ; births — Mary Ellen, was born July 12, 1849; Margaret Ann, Aug. 16, 1851 ; Martin, July 22, 1853; Freemont, April 28, 1855; William D., Aug. 1, 1856; Elizabeth A., Jan. 16, 1859; Lorana, April 11, 1861 ; Moses L., June 14, 1864; John Lewis, July 10,

��1866; Laura, Sept. 22, 1869; deaths— Elizabeth A. died Feb. 11, 1864; Freemont, J.an. 21,1868 John Coon, Mrs. Walters' grandfather, came from Belmont Co. and settled on Sec. 12, in Perry Township in 1812 : he moved in an old Pennsylvania wagon, which he used as a dwelling while he erected a cabin.

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��BEELMAN, M. B., manufacturer and dealer in mold- ings, frames, etc., etc., Plymouth; was born Dec. 6, 1846, in Plymouth Township ; when but 8 years of age the family moved to town, where he received his educa- tion; he afterward learned the carpenter's trade, which he followed for eight years; in 1870, he became one of the proprietors of the Plymouth Novelty Works ; they found a ready sale for their wares — manufactured mold- ings, picture frames, etc., in all styles and varieties. In October, 1869, he was married to Miss Mary Meeker; they have two children — Calvin, born Sept. 27, 1870 ; Ethel, born April 4, 1876. Mr. Beelman's shop is on Plymouth street. In February, 1865, he enlisted in Co. G, 191st 0. V. I. ; the regiment spent most of the time in Virginia.

BEELMAN, B. F., he was born April 14, 1849, in this township ; in his 9th year, the family moved to Plymouth, where he received his education ; being a natural-born mechanic, he learned the carpenter's trade at the age of 16, and originated the Plymouth Novelty Works, also the first to patent a miter machine of which he sold thousands ; after the novelty works were under headway, he took the road to sell and in- troduce their work, which consists of brackets, stands, all manner of toilet and fancy work, picture frames, moldings, etc.; he now has a large assortment of goods on hand, and is shipping to nearly every State in the Union. Mr. Beelman was married in 1870 to Miss Smith, daughter of Dr. S. S. Smith, of Plymouth, whom he has greatly aided in the preparation and sale of the Doctor's " King of Cure," one of the best family medi- cines made.

BEELMAN, J. FRANK, editor and proprietor of the V\jmouth. Advertiser ; was born in Plymouth July 31, 1847; raised and educated here, and grew up with the town. In 1869, he, together with a Mr. Webber, opened a book and notion store under the firm name of Webber & Beelman. In August, 1872, he disposed of his interest in the bookstore, and became associated with and in the Plymouth Advertiser oflBce. In April, 1876, he sold his interest, and in December following, he purchased the office and became sole proprietor, since which time the Advertiser has been on a solid and firm basis, and has a circulation and support sec- ond to no other paper in the county, with the jobbing department complete, which does credit and honor to the proprietor. Mr. Beelman is one of the first and foremost men in town, as the success of the Advertiser would indicate. lie is Secretary of the Plymouth Agricultural Society, Township Clerk, and has occupied other offices in the gift of the people with marked satis-

��faction to all, and withal is a man well worthy the position he holds in society. He was married, Oct. 8, 1874, to Miss Frank Gipson, of Plymouth ; they have one child — Grace W., born Oct. 10, 1876. Mr. B. was taken from school when 14 years of age, and served as apprentice in the printing business three and a half years. Finishing this, he engaged as clerk in the store of S. M. Robinson & Co., with whom he remained four years, until he formed partnership with Mr. Webber.

BEVIER, CALEB, farmer and stock-dealer; P.O. Plymouth ; was born in Cayuga Co., N. Y., in 1820 ; moved to Plymouth Township in 1824 ; the family first settled near where the village of Shiloh now stands ; they lived in an old log schoolhouse ; in October, they moved into their own house, where Mr. Bevier spent most of his life to the time of his marriage, which occurred in 1845 ; his lady's name was Miss Cornelia Brinkerhoff", of New Haven Township, Huron Co.; in 1846, they moved on the present farm ; they commenced in the woods, and fully understand what the name of "pioneer" means; the first team he ever owned was an ox team ; used to drive them when they went to church or visiting. ^Ir. Bevier has one of the finest farms and residences in the township, and has every improvement and building that is necessary, or that he could wish for. The farm consists of 203 acres, 150 acres well improved. Mr. Bevier is one of the reliable and influential men of the county ; has served as Treasurer of Plymouth Township for thirteen years, and is now serving his third term as Justice of the Peace ; his farm and residence is five miles south of Plymouth, near the Bucyrus road. Mrs. Bevier was born in Owasco in 1820 ; in 1837, her folks moved to Ohio; she died June 23, 1880. Mr. and Mrs. Bevier were both born in the same town ; they have had nine children, seven of whom are now living.

BODLEY, JOHN J., farmer; P. 0. Plymouth; was born July 8, 1829. He has always been at home, and now owns and occupies the old homestead. Was mar- ried April 11, 1831, to Mary W. Livingston, of Auburn, Cayuga Co., N. Y., where she was educated and lived until their removal to Plymouth, April 18, 1860 ; she was born in Cayuga Co., N. Y., Aug. 14, 1838; they have an adopted son, George McLelland Bodley ; he is about 15 years of age. The old house, a frame, was built in 1834, and is one of the oldest frames in the township ; they have a table made out of the wagon- box that they moved to Plymouth in, made in 1818 or 1819 ; they also have a sword, a relic of the war of 1812. His father, Jesse Bodley, and family, came to Plymouth in 1818; they started from Owasco., N. Y.,

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