BIO: George O. Beers, Wyoming Conference, Methodist Episcopal Church, PA & NY

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Chaffee, Amasa Franklin. History of the Wyoming 
Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church. 
New York: Eaton & Mains, 1904, pages 277-278.
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  Beers, George O., was born in November 7, 1846, in the parsonage in 
Middlebury, Conn., his father being a member of the New York 
Conference. When he was about three months old his father died. In 
about three years his mother married Mr. William Bowker, and moved to 
Herrick, Bradford County, Pa. There he was brought up on a farm. In 
November, 1856, in a meeting held in a schoolhouse, of Herrickville, 
Pa, he was converted. He attended common school, had one term in al 
select school, and was five terms in Wyoming Seminary. He taught public 
schools a number of terms, and conducted a select school two terms. 
When about twenty years old he received exhorter's license and one year 
later local preacher's license. Before his conversion he thought he 
would some day be a preacher, and after conversion the conviction grew 
upon him until it clearly became his duty.
  On July 5, 1872, he married Miss Clara M. Taylor, of Standing Stone, 
Pa. In the spring of 1873 he went to Rush, as a supply, and the 
following spring joined the Conference.
  His pastoral have been as follows: 1874, Rush; 1875-76, 
Jenningsville; 1877-79, West Nicholson; 1880-82, Springville; 1883-75, 
Maine; 1886-88, Berkshire; 1889-92, Skinner's Eddy; 1893-95, Candor; 
1896-98, Hornbrook and Ghent; 1899-1903, Le Raysville.