Zenas Beach

Zenas Beach (May 11, 1825 – July 28, 1898) was an American farmer, soldier, and politician.

Born in White County, Illinois, he moved to Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin Territory in 1846 and then to the town of Eastman, Wisconsin, in 1853 where he was a farmer. In 1846, Beach served in the United States Army during the Mexican–American War. Then during the American Civil War, Beach served in the 8th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment as a first lieutenant.[1] In 1875, Beach served in the Wisconsin State Assembly as a Republican.[2] He died in the Town of Eastman, Wisconsin.[3]

Notes

  1. ↑ "Crawford County Volunteers". Wisconsin State Journal. September 13, 1861. p. 1. Retrieved September 19, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ Wisconsin Blue Book, 1875, Biographical Sketch of Zenas Beach, p. 320.
  3. ↑ Zenas Beach-obituary, Kickapoo Chief (Wauzeka, Wisconsin), August 4, 1898.


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