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Data source is the 1990 book, "Moomaw-Mumma-Mumaw-Mumaugh Genealogy" compiled by Robert Austin Moomaw (deceased).
William S. Beath was born in Paint township, Ross county, O., November 28, 1847. He is a grandson of Joseph and Barbara M. Beath, natives of Virginia, who came to Ross county at a very early period of its settlement. They located in Paint township where the father shortly afterward was killed by a tree falling on him, and his wife went to live with her son James. They had five children who grew up to manhood, their names being John, Joseph, James, Catherine and Aaron. Aaron Beath, born in Ross county, went to live with an uncle after his father's death, and remained there until he was fully grown, when he married Elizabeth Snyder, a native of Ross county, and went to farming in Paint township on a place belonging to the parents of his wife. Subsequently he went to live on what is known as the Hester farm, where he remained for several years, and after other changes to different places, removed in 1870 to the state of Kansas, where he died about two years ago. Of his eight children, John, Christina, Julia A., and David are now dead. The living are William S., the subject of this sketch ; Catherine, now the wife of Charles Hayes, of Bloomingburg, O.; Nettie B., who married A. Fortman, of Kansas, and Edgar, of Washington. William S. Beath remained at home until lie was about seventeen years old, meantime obtaining an education at the district school. He then engaged work by the month, continuing this line of labor until his marriage to Catherine Moomaw, which took place on March 1, 1871. Her parents were Virginians who settled in Paint township at an early day and died there. After their marriage the young couple went to housekeeping on a rented farm where they lived for twelve years. Mr. Beath then bought fifty-one acres of land, which is his present place of residence, and to this he subsequently added another purchase of ten acres. He has carried on general farming, has prospered as the result of hard work and good management, adding a great many improvements to his place from time to time. Himself and wife are members of the German Baptist church. They have six children, whose names are Maggie A. (wife of Edward L. Summers), Edgar H, Clarence, Maud (wife of Harry Trego), Homer, and Robbins.