BIO: Lewis W. BEYER, Clearfield County, PA
 
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From Twentieth Century History of Clearfield County, Pennsylvania,
and Representative Citizens, by Roland D. Swoope, Jr.,
Chicago: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Company, 1911, page 458.
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  LEWIS W. BEYER, postmaster at Smoke Run, owner of a general store, at this 
point and an extensive lumber dealer, is also president of the First National 
Bank at Houtzdale, Pa.  He was born in Bigler township, Clearfield county, Pa., 
September 25, 1870, and is a son of John and Emma E. (Ross) Beyer.
  John Beyer was born in 1830, near Juniata, in Blair county, and died at Smoke 
Run October 23, 1910.  He settled at what was then called Muddy Run, in 1843 
and engaged in lumbering and thus continued during his active years.  He first 
married a Miss Keagy of Glen Hope, of which union there were three children:  
Jennie, who is the wife of Lewis H. Irvin; Mary Malissa, who resides at 
Clearfield; and William V., who was accidentally killed by a railroad train in 
1890.  Mr. Beyer married for his second wife, Emma E. Ross, who survives him 
and resides at Smoke Run.  They had the following children:  Sarah, who is the 
wife of Rev. W. J. Shaffer, of the Methodist church at Everett, Pa.; 
Christianna, who is the wife of Rev. C. W. Rishell, pastor of the Methodist 
Episcopal church at Montoursville; Lewis W.; and Hannah, who is the wife of G. 
R. McMurrey, who conducts a meat market at Beulah, Pa.
  Lewis W. Beyer was educated in the public schools, Williamsport Seminary, and 
Iron City Commercial College, at Pittsburg, after which he was associated with 
his father in the lumber business and they continued as long as it was 
profitable in this section.  Then Mr. Beyer together with his sister, Miss Mary 
Malissa Beyer, started a general store under the firm name of L. & M. Beyer, 
and the partnership continued until November, 1910, when Mr. Beyer purchased 
his sister's interest.  He has been postmaster since 1898.  He has other 
important interests, as indicated above, and is one of the representative 
business men of the county.
  Mr. Beyer was married December 21, 1892, to Miss Fransena Rumery, a daughter 
of M. D. and Martha Rumery.  The father of Mrs. Beyer was born in New Hampshire 
and formerly was a lumberman.  He now owns a general store at Glen Hope, where 
he is also postmaster.  In politics Mr. Beyer is a stanch Republican.  With his 
wife he belongs to the Methodist Episcopal church.  Fraternally he is 
identified with the Masonic lodge at Coalport, and the P. O. S. of A., at 
Madera.