History of Fresno County, California, with biographical sketches of the leading men and women of the county who have been identified with its growth and development from the early days to the present . ned the thousands from all quartersof the globe ; and, coming under the spell, he made the trip west with hisgood wife, and located at River Bend, Fresno County, where he tilled thesoil for a few years, and then, retiring from active life, moved to he died at the age of eighty-four, and Mrs. Beall was over sixty at herdeath. The birth of Lee S. Beall, on August 9, 1864, also occurred
History of Fresno County, California, with biographical sketches of the leading men and women of the county who have been identified with its growth and development from the early days to the present . ned the thousands from all quartersof the globe ; and, coming under the spell, he made the trip west with hisgood wife, and located at River Bend, Fresno County, where he tilled thesoil for a few years, and then, retiring from active life, moved to he died at the age of eighty-four, and Mrs. Beall was over sixty at herdeath. The birth of Lee S. Beall, on August 9, 1864, also occurred in RipleyCounty, where he attended school and lived with his parents until he waseighteen. Being energetic and industrious, he spent some time learning thecarpenters trade. On March 21, 1886, he was married to IMiss Delia Peters,a native of the same county, born February 28, 1863, a daughter of Enochand Zerilda (Pendergast) Peters; her father still survives, in his eighty-fourth year. Soon after marriage, they started for California and cast intheir lot with the sturdy pioneers of that day. They first located at RiverBend and there continued until the fall of 1887, when thev established a home. a>6Mf3^^oU& HISTORY OF FRESNO COUNTY 1283 in the Red Bank section. Mr. Beall started farming, and for nearly five yearsraised grain. In 1890, Mr. Beall purchased from J. P. Vincent his present place, atwenty-acre tract near Clevis. It was stubble-field, but he set it out as avineyard and, having bought twenty acres adjoining, he continued to improveand develop the land until now he owns a place of forty acres, set out tomuscat, Thompson and malaga grapes. He erected a commodious moderndwelling-house, other necessary buildings, and installed a pumping-plant. ^^hile Mr. Beall has made for himself a substantial income, he has con-tributed to the permanent prosperity of Fresno and vicinity. He is a Demo-crat, and has attended and taken an active part in many political 1902
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