Biography - George Bevard
GEORGE BEVARD. A farmer. He was born in Huntington County, PA, on April 16, 1801 and is the son of John B. and Hester (Smith) Bevard. His father was born in Ireland and his mother in Maryland. His early life was passed on a farm and his education was such as the common schools afforded. He removed from Pennsylvania to Ohio when that country was new. He left Ohio and came to Fulton County, IL, in 1845, from there to Knox County in 1854. He was married to Hannah Crone Sept. 21, 1826, which union resulted in ten children, of whom four sons and three daughters are living. He has been a member of the Christian Church since 1837. He is a Republican. P. O. Hermon.
Contributed by Joan Achille, extracted from the 1878 History of Knox County, Illinois, published by Charles C. Chapman
