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NORTHWESTERN
IOWA
ITS HISTORY AND TRADITION
VOLUME III
1804-1926
W. A. Beaver
William Alline Beaver, a member of one of the old and honored families of
Ida county, is well known in business circles of Ida Grove and has also figured
prominently in civic affairs. He was born January 22, 1869, in Allamakee
county, Iowa, and his parents were William Franklin and Alline (Craft) Beaver,
the former a blacksmith and wagon maker. The father was a Virginian and was
born in 1832. He reached the advanced age of ninety years, passing away
January 21, 1922. The mother's demise occurred in August, 1919. In their family
were three children: Minnie, who is deceased; William A.; and Belle, the
wife of William Klass, of Omaha, Nebraska.
In 1876, when William A. Beaver was a boy of seven, the family settled in
Ida county, Iowa, and his education was received in its public schools. When
twelve years of age he gained his first knowledge of the blacksmith's trade,
which he has since followed as a means of livelihood. He has developed the
skill which results from years of experience and concentrated effort and
conducts a large business, drawing his patronage from Ida Grove and the surrounding
district.
On May 13, 1890, Mr. Beaver married Miss Maud W. Shade, a native of Cedar
county, Iowa, and the children of this union are: Victor William; and Freda,
the wife of Stanley J. Mead, of Ida Grove. Mr. Beaver was called to public
office in April, 1901, becoming city treasurer, and acted in that capacity for
four years. He proved a faithful custodian of the public funds and
subsequently became a candidate for mayor. Each applicant for the position received
the same number of votes and the council decided in favor of Mr. Beaver's
opponent. He is a Presbyterian in religious faith, and along fraternal lines he
is connected with the Masonic order and the Modern Woodmen of American. His
life from an early age has been one of unceasing industry and his prosperity
is well deserved.
posted here with Debbie's permission
Deborah
*see http://www.iagenweb.org/history/index.htm
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