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Descendants of PA Beighleys
by Sylvia Burger

Louisa Miller ¹ ¹

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Birth:	12 Oct 1834 in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania ¹ ¹
Death:	10 Nov 1916 in Shellrock Twp., Freeborn County, Mn. ¹ ¹ ²
Sex:	F
Father:	Peter J. Miller b. 6 Sep 1807 in Westmoreland Co, PA
Mother:	Sarah Cribbs b. in Westmoreland Co, PA

Burial: StateLine Cemetery, Worth County, Iowa ¹ ¹

Reference: 311

Spouses & Children

Simon Peter Beighley (Husband) b. 7 Dec 1833 in Butler County, Pennsylvania
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Marriage:	31 OCT 1854 in Mercer County, Pa.
Marriage:	31 OCT 1804 in Mercer, Pa. - 11 A.M. in her father's home. It was performed by the Rev. Jermiah H. Brown, pastor of the Lutheran evangelical Church where they were members.
Children:
Samuel Miller Beighley b. 18 Feb 1854 in Brownsville, Pennsylvania Mary Eva Beighley b. 1859 in Cemetery records Thomas Harvey Beighley b. 3 Apr 1859 in Gordonsville, Freeborn County, Minnesota Joseph Henry Elsworth Beighley b. 5 Nov 1861 in Minnesota Ellen Elizabeth Beighley b. 4 Mar 1866 in Gordonsville, Freeborn County, Minnesota Maggie Louisa Beighley b. 31 Dec 1867 in Minnesota James Alexander Beighley b. 16 Feb 1869 in Minnesota Agnes Belle Beighley b. 11 Apr 1871 in Gordonsville, Freeborn County, Minnesota Rosa Beighley b. 1873 in Minnesota Ruth Estella Beighley b. 1874 in Minnesota Grace Elsie Beighley b. 3 Jan 1910 in Freeborn County, Gordonsville, Minnesota

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[July 2001 currently using back up in case.FTW]

Both she and her husband are buried in stateline cemetery. BFT, Klempet, p. 49They were married in her father's home at 11 A.M. - a quiet home wedding. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Jermiah H. Brown, pastor of the Lutheran Evangelical Church where the Beighleys were active members. Jacob P. Beighley and Mrs. W.H.H. (Sarah) Beighley, brother and sister of the bridegroom, and the bride's three small brothers, Joseph, Samuel and Johnny were there and were still alive in 1904.

Louisa had taught school some and the year preceding her marriage had taken a thorough course in a millinery and dressmaking establishment, which knowledge she had not much use for however, for she tells us her wedding gown, a white Swiss, was her best dress for ten years following her marriage.

After the wedding dinner they started by team for a short wedding trip of fifteen miles to the home of Mr. Beighley's parents. From this time until Mr. Beighley came "west" they lived at Brownsdale, now called Sandy Lake, situated in Mercer County.

On the 23rd day of April, 1856, Mr. Beighley, leaving his wife at her father's home, started, in company with his brother, Jacob, to find a suitable home for themselves and families in the "wilds of the west". Walking thirty-three miles to Warren, Ohio, their nearest railway town, they boarded the cars which came as far as Dunleith, Illinois. From here they had stage accommodations to West Union, Iowa, then a seven mile walk to Auburn, where their brother had come the year before. Here they bought oxen, journeying on until the 8th day of May, when they selected the two fine adjoining claims of 160 acres each. Mr. and Mrs. Beighley still reside on a part of theirs, Jaob Beighley having lived on his until six years ago, when he moved to Northwood, Iowa, selling the farm to his son-in-law, William Buchanan. The two brothers were present at the organization of Freeborn County. It was a busy summer and fall preparing a small patch of ground for planting, and building the log house, and an unusual comfortable one it was when finished, for those time. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Beighley building for that summer's use a small log house with a sod roof and no floor, 12 x 13 feet inside measurement, on the knoll east of the creek, about a mile south of their present location. They had no stove or fireplace until fall, doing the cooking outside in the ordinary camp life style, the baking being done by the aid of a tin reflector. Convenient holes were cut in the building for doors and windows, blankets being hung over them when needed. Mrs. Beighley did her sweeping for the first year with hazel brush brooms. In 1861 a larger, two story log house was built. later a frame addition was built and some few years ago they moved into the pleasant home they still enjoy.

For the first three years of their residence here, a hundred mile drive must be made for groceries and flour, which were bought at Auburn, Claremount and Decorah, the trip taking 12 days, sometimes longer, depending upon the conditions of the roads, as there were no bridges or worked roads, simply a trail across the prairie. In the fall of '61 when President Lincoln called for volunteers to fight for the Union, Mr. Beighley was among the first to go, enlisting in Co. C. 5th Minnesota Infantry, mustered into service March 14th, 1862, at Fort Snelling, Minnesota. His first service was in the Indian Massacre at Ft. Ridgley, Aug. 20-22 of the same year. His comrades tell us he was a brave, loyal soldier, doing his duty faithfully and well. He took part in the Siege of Vicksburg in '63, was a member of the Red River Expedition from March to May '64, was in the battles of Tupelo, Miss., July '64, Nashville, Tenn., Dec. 15, 16 and 30 others of less importance. While the husband was serving his country, his good wife was one of the many that had to be left behind to take care of the home and children, and she did even more than this, for besides her household duties she did a man's work in the field and cared for her four small children, Samuel, Eva, Harvey and Joseph. Mr. Beighley was mustered out of the service March 14th, 1865 at Ft. Gaines, Dolphin Island, Gulf of Mexico, reaching home a few weeks later.

`Six children were born to them after this time, Ellen, Maggie, Belle, Estella, James and Grace. Of the children, Samuel is in business in our home town, Harvey has farm property in North Dakota, but with his family resides here. Mrs. John Turbett, Mrs. Botolf G. Odden, Mrs. Halman U. Booen, and Mrs. William Brown are all comfortably settled within a few miles of home. Mrs. Thomas Barker lives at Bowbells, N.D. and Joseph resides at Thompson Falls, Montana, he being the only one of the family not with us today. James lives with his parents. There are few families without some vacant chairs. From this one has gone Estella, a pure, sweet girl of 15 years, who was taken home July 6, 1889, and last May death again came, claiming Belle's husband, Halman U. Booen. Of the 26 living grandchildren nothing brings the smile of pleasure to their faces quicker than the promise of a day's visit at grandpa and grandma Beighley's. Mr. and Mrs. Beighley have long been noted for their hospitality to all. They have always been ready, especially so in the earlier days, to offer a helping hand whenever and wherever needed. Not because of his political views, but because of his ability and the confidence his fellow voters have in him, Mr. Beighley has held the office of the Justice of the Peace for nearly 20 years. The first religious class in the neighborhood was organized by the Methodists in the fall of 1857, Mr. and Mrs. Beighley both joining by letter. Mr. Beighley was class leader at the time he entered the army and held the office of steward for many years after his return. Mrs. Beighley, in her quiet, modest way, has lived a conscientious Christian life always. We may never know the distance their influence has traveled or what good it has done for this community, but we know it has gone far, done much and always been for the right. Mr. Beighley is now 71 years of age, and Mrs. Beighley 70 years. This bridegroom of fifty years can truly say: "For years we've helped each other, wife, through rough and stormy weather, but soon the clouds will disappear, for we are growing old together." As the hardships have disappeared and their lives gradually grown more comfortable and pleasant, may they so continue to grow, be their years many or few. ------ All of the above is copied from The Freeeborn County Standard dated November 9, 1904. Much of it is extracts from a sketch made by Miss Mabel Miller, prepared at the request of relatives.

Sources

Title: July 2001 currently using back up in case.FTW
Media: Other
Text: Date of Import: May 30, 2002
Title: Birth and Death records of Shellrock Twp., Freeborn County, Mn.
Media: Book
Page: F#1315843
Title: Beighley Family Tree, Klempet
Publication: 1989 publication
Media: Book

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