Kentucky: A History of the State, Battle, Perrin, & Kniffin, 7th ed., 
1887, Gallatin Co.

JOHN BEARD, farmer and stock raiser of Gallatin County, Ky., was born in
Butler County, Penn., May 16, 1817.  His father, Robert Beard, also a
native of Butler County, about 1818 settled on a farm in Gallatin
County, Ky., where he lived until his death.  He married Catherine 
Krazer, a native of Pennsylvania, and the birth of four sons followed 
their union, of whom the subject of this sketch is the eldest.  The 
paternal grandfather of John Beard was a native of Pennsylvania, where 
he died at the age of one hundred and one years.  John Beard has always 
been a farmer, and now owns a farm of 115 acres on the Warsaw Turnpike, 
three miles west of the seat of justice.  April 16, 1840, he married 
Emily J. Morris, a daughter of John Morris, and six sons and four 
daughters have been born to their union: William Henry, John F., James 
H., Taylor F., Lucian A., George R., Eliza J., Catherine (deceased), 
Mary S. and Ella D. Politically Mr. Beard was formerly a Whig, but is 
now a Prohibitionist.  He and his wife are members of the Christian 
Church.  Mr. Beard started in business life with but a meager education,
and having, when quite young, lost his father, the care of his mother 
and three younger brothers devolved upon him, the duties of which trust 
were faithfully performed until the death of his mother.  About this 
time he married, and, still poor, but with good health and by hard work,
began to accumulate the means through which the declining years of his 
life might be passed in comparative ease.  In this task he was ably and 
willingly aided by his faithful wife.  His business principles were 
based on cash payment for everything but land, and the golden rule of 
doing to others as he would have them do unto him, and above all, 
reliance on the Deity; and he has met his reward, as far as earthly 
possessions and happiness are concerned.

Beard Krazer Morris
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Butler-PA

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