Biographical History of Pottawattmie Co., IA - Stacy Ewings BEVAN
Biographical History of Pottawattamie County, Iowa

BTACY EWINGS BEVAN was born in Belmont County, Ohio, January 19, 1834. His father, Stacy Bevan, and his grandfather, Samuel Bevan, were both natives of Virginia and descendants of an old Virginia family. Mr. Bevan's mother, nee Jane Robberts, was born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Her father, Aaron Robberts, also a native of Pennsylvania, was a merchant during the war of 1812. He was of English extraction. His ancestors came to America with William Penn and were a prominent family in early days. Stacy Bevan was twice married. His first wife was nee Eunice Fosset, a native of Ohio. By his subsequent marriage, in Belmont County, Ohio, to Jane Roberts, he had seven children, four sons and three daughters, Stacy E. being the oldest. The father was a bricklayer by trade, but much of his life was passed on a farm. He was a Whig during the balmy days of that party, and he and his family were Friends. He died in Belmont County, Ohio, in 1842, at the age of fifty years. His widow is now a resident of Argonia, Sumner County, Kansas. She is eighty-three years old and is very active for one of her age.

Stacy E. lived in his native county until he reached his twelfth year, when he went to Logan County, Ohio, and remained there till he was twenty years old. He was reared on a farm and attended the common schools, finishing his education at Harkness Seminary, after which he was engaged in teaching for a time. In 1854 he came to Marshall County, Iowa, where he farmed in summer and taught school in winter. He was married in Jasper County, Iowa, November 7, 1856, to Miss Sarah Beals, a lady of intelligence and refinement, who has proved herself a faithful helpmate. She was born an reared in Tennessee, the daughter of David and Rachel (Hammer) Beals, both natives of east Tennessee. The family came to Iowa in 1854 and located in Jefferson County. The next year they moved to Jasper County. Her mother died in this county August 20 1870. Her father is still living here, and at this writing, is in his eighty-seventh year. Stacy E. and Sarah Bevan have had ten children, namely: Arwilda C. and Lindley 0., residents of Kiowa County, Kansas. Joseph Addison and James E., at home; Elma J., a successful and popular teacher; Aaron L. and Arthur B., at home. Three of their children are deceased: David W., a young man in the prime of life, left a widow and one child; Charles, at the age of ten years and Julia Ann, a babe of six months.

Our subject lived in Marshall County until 1869, when he removed to Clay County, this State, and bought a large tract of prairie and timber land at Gillett's Grove. He improved the farm and lived on it for seven years; but blizzards in winter, mosquitos in summer, and the rainy seasons so common there were great drawbacks to the land, and he sold out and came to his present location. Here he bought 160 acres of land and has since added to it 160 acres more, now having a fine farm of 320 acres of rich land, well watered and well adapted for both stock and grain. He has good farm buildings, an orchard and grove and other improvements, everything about the place indicating the prosperity of the owner. Mr. Bevan also owns 640 acres of valuable land in Kiowa County, Kansas, and eighty acres in Summer County, that State, which is well adapted for wheat.

Like his worthy ancestors, Stacy Bevan is a Friend, and a minister of the gospel in that church, both he and his daughter, Elma J., having been authorized by the Haviland Church of Kansas to preach and explain the word of God, and also to do missionary work, not only in Kansas but also in Missouri and Iowa. They are active workers in the cause of the Master and have done much toward the advancement of his kingdom here. Mr. Bevan has had many years of experience in Iowa, is well informed on all general topics, and is broad and progressive in his views. Financially, socially and religiously, he is numbered among the first citizens of Pottawattamie County.

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