Biography of William H.H. Beard, Vol. II, pages 569 / 570.  Presidents, 
Soldiers, Statesmen; H.H. Hardesty, Publisher, New York, Toledo, and 
Chicago, 1894.

William H.H. Beard

Is a son of Christian and Mary (Whetstone) Beard, both deceased, and was 
born in Stark county, O., Nov. 24, 1833, and settled in DeKalb county, Ind., 
in 1855; he was farming in Smithfield twp., this county, when he entered the 
army at the age of 28 in Co. H, 30th Ind. V.I., 2d Brig., as a private at 
Waterloo, Ind., Sept. 24,1861.  March, 1862, he received a furlough for 
thirty days and returned to Shiloh, April 9, 1862; he was wounded December, 
1862, at the battle of Stone River and was taken to hospitals at Nashville 
and Louisvillle, Ky., where he was treated till May,1863, for wounds; he 
participated in the battles of Shiloh, Stone River, Corinth and several 
minor engagements, receiving his honorable discharge May 8, 1865, at 
Louisville, Ky.  He had four brothers in the late war, Hiram in 18th W.S. 
Regt., Solomon in Co. H, 30th Ind. V. I. Comrade Beard has been twice 
married: his first wife, Marian Holden, to whom he was married in the fall 
of 1863, at Smithfield, Ind., was born at the place of parents, John and 
Lucy (Smith) Holden, both now deceased. Their children, Rachel A. and Lucy 
are both deceased.  Aug. 25, 1872, in Fairfield twp., he was again married 
to Catherine Shimp, born Aug. 2, 1850, daughter of Henry and Caroline 
(Briggle) Shimp, the former deceased, the latter still living, and they 
have had the following children, William D., Ernest R., Frank L., Arthur 
I. dec., John J., Clyde V., Earl B. dec., and Freddie G.  Comrade Beard 
received his education in Stark county, Ohio, he had been J.V.C. and Asst. 
Q.M. of G.A.R. Post, is by occupation a plasterer and his address is 
Waterloo, Indiana.

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Arlene Goodwin
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