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Born 1822, Somerset county
From Biographical records of Linn County, Iowa .. (1901)
Among the prosperous and successful farmers of Linn township none stand higher in public esteem than Jesse Beechley, whose home is on section 25, while his farm of four hundred and fifty acres is situated on sections 25, 26, 35 and 36. A native of Pennsylvania, he was born in Somerset county, December 7, 1822, and is a son of Jacob K. and Catherine (Bloucher) Beechley, also natives of that state. Joseph Beechley, our subject's
As printed in Biographical records of Linn County, Iowa .. (1901). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
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