CHARLES A. BEYMER was born July 6, 1855, in Huron County, Ohio, where he grew to manhood, and in 1873 removed with his parents to Webster County, Ky., the place of his present residence. His father, Edmund Beymer, a native of Guernsey County, Ohio, was born in 1833, is a skilled workman, and is engaged in his calling, which is that of a carriage trimmer and saddler. Edmund is the son of William Beymer, who was the son of Gen. Simon Beymer, of the Revolutionary war. Edmund espoused as his wife, Mary, daughter of James and Eliza (Marsh) Kirkpatrick, of Guernsey County, who was born in 1834, and is now living. Their union was blessed with the following named children: Charles A., Walter E., Clara B. (Cobb), Emma A. (Kenyon), Nellie M., Winifred, Myrtie B. and Gracie M. Charles A. was favored with good literary advantages, having been educated at the high school, located in Bellevue, Ohio, and is well versed in the literature of the day. He is engaged in the profession of farming, and chiefly in the cultivation of wheat and tobacco. His parents are Methodists, and his father is a Republican.
Source: J. H. Battle, W. H. Perrin, & G. C. Kniffin. Kentucky. A History of the State. Louisville, KY, Chicago, IL: Battey, 1885. Page 1026.