GEORGE H. BEACH
GEORGE H. BEACH, hardware and implement dealer, was born in North Bend, Hamilton County, Ohio, September 3, 1847. He came to Kansas with his father, Rev. I. C. Beach, in the fall of 1857, and lived with his parents in Wyandotte City until the spring of 1858, when his father removed to Olathe, Kas., and built one of the first residences in Olathe. George lived with his father until the spring of 1864, when he went to Colorado and secured a position as clerk in a sutler store at Fort Garland, which he filled for thirteen months. Returning to Olathe, he was appointed Deputy County Clerk, filling that position for over one year; was then Deputy Postmaster for eighteen months. In 1868, he purchased one-half interest in the Olathe Mirror, and conducted it for one year, in company with Sam. E. McKee. Mr. Beach was then Assessor of Olathe City and Deputy Clerk of District Court, three years. In 1874, he purchased his present business. His stock then amounted to $2,000, which he has increased to $20,000. His store-room he has increased from 65 feet to 143 feet, two stories high with large ware-room adjoining. He is also interested in mining in Colorado, and own half-interest in a large stock ranch in western Kansas. He was married at Olathe, Kas., in January 1880, to Eva Hull, a native of Illinois. They have one daughter, Lora.
From William G. Cutler, History of the State of Kansas, first published in 1883 by A. T. Andreas, Chicago, IL.
