Beals Biographies, 1887 History of Clarion County by Davis, p. iii

Beals, Benjamin, Knox p.o., Beaver, was born in Lehigh County on February 15, 1833, and came with his parents, Jacob and Elizabeth (Bry) Beals to Clarion County in 1841. Mr. Beals is a farmer and owns thrity-seven acres, and is also engaged in the oil producing business. He was married in March, 1864, to Mary K. Himes, a daughter of William Himes, of Lawrence County. They have two children living --Edwin J. and Mary E.

Beals, Samuel, Knox p.o., Beaver, was born in Lehigh County on September 5, 1831 and came with his parents, Jacob and Elizabeth (Bry) Beals to Clarion County in 1841. He is a farmer, and now owns and occupies a farm of five hundred and forty acres, part of which is oil producing. He was married on December 25, 1852, to Catherine C. Marsh of Beaver Township. They have had seven children:
Frank A. born November 8, 1853
Henrietta L. born April 10, 1858, now the wife of James Laughner
Emma E. born September 2, 1860, married to John Adams
Hiram born December 3, 1862
Isabella F. A. born March 6, 1865, married Elmer Buckelow
Clara E. born July 24, 1868
Catherine born April 14, 1870.
His second wife was Lizzie Leavy, to whom he was married on January 18, 1881. She was the daughter of Jacob and Lizzie (Mong) Leavy. They had three children:
Clyde L. born September 13, 1881
Jacob W. born January 21, 1883, and
Mabel I. born January 18, 1884.