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Counties of PORTER and Lake Indiana.
Historical and Biographical
Weston A. Goodspeed, Historical Editor
Charles Blanchard, Biographical Editor
F. A. Battey & Co., Pub., Chicago - 1882

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        WILLIAM BEAM, Superintendent of the T. Molding Brick Yards at
     Porter Station, and was born October 18, 1833, in Buffalo, N. Y.  He
     is the youngest of four children born to CHRISTIAN and HENRIETTE
     (COLLEGE) BEAM, both natives of Germany.  When sixteen years of age,
     Mr. BEAM began life for himself, working at the brick business from
     that time on to the present, first in Buffalo, till his twenty-first
     year; Erie, one year; Detroit, four years; Chatham, Canada, three
     years; Chicago, three years; Arkansas, four years; Chicago again, and
     Otis four years, when he came to Porter Station and took his present
     position as Superintendent of the brick yards above mentioned.  Mr.
     BEAM owns forty acres of land in Salt Creek, with fine brick houses,
     and town lots in Porter.  He is a member of the Lutheran Church. While
     in Arkansas, he was pressed into the rebel service, but was soon
     discharged on account of sickness.  In political belief, Mr. BEAM has
     been a Democrat, but has voted the Greenback ticket and Republican,
     and is independent in local matters.  He is a thorough business man,
     and one of our influential citizens.  He was married in 1863, to
     CATHERINE ACKERMAN, a native of Germany.  They have had five children
     - BERTHA, ERNEST (deceased), WILLIAM, PAUL and FRANK.

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