Biographical Sketch of Charles H. Beall, Elm, Johnson County, Missouri >From "History of Johnson County, Missouri," by Ewing Cockrell, Historical Publishing Company, Topeka, Cleveland, 1918. ********************************************************************** Charles H. Beall, a late, well known merchant, painter, and agricultur- ist of Elm, Missouri, was one of the honored and respected pioneers of Johnson County. Mr. Beall was a native of Missouri and a worthy repre- sentative of one of the state's first families. He was born in 1858 in Carroll county, Missouri, a son of Brutus and Lucy A. Beall, who came to Carroll county before the outbreak of the Civil War. The Bealls came from Indiana to Missouri and they returned to the old home in Indiana before the Civil War and there remained until its close, when in 1874 they again came West and settled on a farm of 200 acres of land in Johnson county. On this place, the father and mother spent the rest of their lives. There, the children were reared and at Lincoln school, held near the Beall home, they were educated in the common branches. Until he was twenty-three years of age, C. H. Beall, the subject of this review, remained at home with his parents assisting his father with the work on the home place in Johnson county. In 1883, the marr- iage of C. H. Beall and Eliza Jones, daughter of Daniel S. Jones, a pioneer of Johnson county of 1858, was solemnized. Mrs. Beall is one of ten children born to her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel S. Jones, six of whom are now living: Jonathan D., deceased; Hamilton C., Warrens- burg, Missouri; Mrs. Mary Rose, Holden, Missouri; Martha, Kingsville, Missouri; Elizabeth, died in infancy; Susan, Kingsville, Missouri; Dan T., deceased; Samuel W., Kingsville, Missouri; Mrs. Eliza (Jones) Beall, the widow of the subject of this review and Charles W., deceased. To C. H. and Eliza (Jones) Beall were born four children, three of whom are living: Samuel W., Kingsville, Missouri; Mrs. Effie J. Morris, Salisbury, Missouri; and Bonnie B., the widowed mother's companion in the home at Elm, Missouri. Samuel W. Beall married Bertie Wagoner and they are the parents of one child, a daughter, Beatrice. He is the owner of a farm in Johnson county. Mr. C. H. Beall died August 30, 1916 and since his death Mrs. Beall has continued to conduct the merc- antile business at Elm, Missouri, and she has the farm rented. She and Miss Bonnie are comfortably residing at their pleasant home in Elm. In addition to his farm labors, C. H. Beall was engaged in painting and conducting a general store at Elm. He purchased 98 acres of land in Jackson township and all his life was interested in farming and stock raising. He was a clear brained, strong willed, public spirited citi- zen, who took great pride in the prosperity and growth of his township and county. Mr. Beall was one of the "boosters" whose spirit and determination secured the splendid High School building at Elm and he assisted in its erection. He and Mrs. Beall opened their home to the teachers and students of Elm High School and did all in their power to make the school a success. The loss of Mr. Beall has been deeply felt and keenly lamented in Johnson county. Mrs. Eliza (Jones) Beall obtained her education at Lincoln schoolhouse. Her first instructor was Milo Martin and later instructors, Edward Evers, Dan Jones, Dr. Wallace, and Dr. Williams. She recalls the pioneer preachers, who often visited at the Jones' home, among whom were Reverends Ziba Brown, Crowe, and Newton Cobb. Mrs. Beall remembers that, in her girlhood, horseback riding was the principal mode of traveling and she used to go every place horseback. The socalled "literary societies" were the leading social events of her youth and she has had many happy times attending the meetings. Stock ran at large over the vast tracts of land then unfenced and wild game abounded. A brother of Mrs. Beall kept the family larder bountifully provisioned with meat obtained on hunting expeditions. Everything that has life, all things that are, have stamped upon them an inevitable end. The rock ribbed mountains of the ages had a beginning and in the course of centuries come to be level plains. The king of the forest, the majestic oak, was once a tiny acorn, then a delicate shoot, anon a tree capable of withstanding the fury of the tempests, but it soon will fall and moulder back to the elements from which it sprang. As with the hills and oaks, so with man. Human life is but a span, a few days, and then it is no more. Born, lived a while, and died, thus in brief is told the story of earth's children. C. H. Beall, the subject of this memoir, was once a potent factor in the world of activity. For many years, he was one of Johnson county's busy, enterprising men. He performed his daily duties uncom- plainingly and did the right as he saw and understood the right and he made the world better for his presence. Now he sleeps the sleep of a good, just and honest man. ==================================================================== 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: <> Penny Harrell ====================================================================