Biographical Sketch of Edward Beer, Greene County, Missouri, North Springfield >From "History of Greene County, Missouri," St. Louis: Western Historical Company, 1883. ********************************************************************** Edward Beer was born in Kent, England, December 4, 1831. When sixteen years old he commenced working in the Northwestern R. R. machine shops in Yorkshire, England, where he learned to be a machinist, and worked seven years. Then fired on a locomotive on the above mentioned rail- road, for about three and a half years, then took an engine and ran it on that road for twelve years. He came to America in 1870, and has worked at his trade on various roads ever since, excepting about three years of the time he was engaged in farming near Brookline, Missouri. In October, 1882, he took an engine on the St. Louis and San Francisco railway, which he is running at present. Mr. Beer has been twice marr- ied. His first wife was Miss Sarah L. Shutt, whom he married in Harro- gate, England. She died in Rock Island, Illinois, in 1870. His second wife was a Miss Fanny S. Dennis, of Rock Island, Illinois. He is a member of Division No. 83, Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, of which he is chaplain. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Joe Miller Penny Harrell ====================================================================