BEREMAN, T.A., attorney at law; born in Hendricks Co, Ind., March 4, 1833; came with his parents by wagon, to Iowa; arrived in Mt. Pleasant July 31, 1845; he attended school here; then entered Knox College at Galesburg, Ill, and completed his education; commenced reading law, and was admitted to the bar in 1859. When the war broke out, he was among the first to enlist; the day the news was received of the rebels firing on Fort Sumter, in April, 1861, he enlisted in the 1st Reg. I.V.C., Co. E; was elected 2d Lieutenant; in June, 1863, he was commissioned Captain Co. E, and in January, 1865, was promoted to Major; was in the service till the close of the war, then returned.
Bought out the Home Journal, and conducted that for one year, then engaged in the practice of his profession. In the fall of 1865; was elected to the State Legislature; was elected Clerk of the District Court in the fall of 1866, re-elected in 1868; was elected District Attorney at the recent elections, November, 1878; was a member and Recorder of the City Council; is now Secretary of the School Board.
He married Miss Anna E. Paxson, from Columbiana Co., Ohio, May 17, 1860; they have three children- Harold A., Howard T. and Mildred A.
Excerpt From "The History of Henry County, Iowa.
BEREMAN, T.A., attorney at law; born in Hendricks Co, Ind., March 4, 1833; came with his parents by wagon, to Iowa; arrived in Mt. Pleasant July 31, 1845; he attended school here; then entered Knox College at Galesburg, Ill, and completed his education; commenced reading law, and was admitted to the bar in 1859. When the war broke out, he was among the first to enlist; the day the news was received of the rebels firing on Fort Sumter, in April, 1861, he enlisted in the 1st Reg. I.V.C., Co. E; was elected 2d Lieutenant; in June, 1863, he was commissioned Captain Co. E, and in January, 1865, was promoted to Major; was in the service till the close of the war, then returned.
Bought out the Home Journal, and conducted that for one year, then engaged in the practice of his profession. In the fall of 1865; was elected to the State Legislature; was elected Clerk of the District Court in the fall of 1866, re-elected in 1868; was elected District Attorney at the recent elections, November, 1878; was a member and Recorder of the City Council; is now Secretary of the School Board.
He married Miss Anna E. Paxson, from Columbiana Co., Ohio, May 17, 1860; they have three children- Harold A., Howard T. and Mildred A.
Excerpt From "The History of Henry County, Iowa.
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Johnathan Slaughter "Jont" Bereman
1828–1863
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Alvah Hamilton Bereman
1829–1887
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Emeline Ramsey "Em" Bereman Ritner
1831–1909
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William Allen Bereman
1835–1926
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Caroline Marquis "Car" Bereman Wilson
1837–1880
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Tilghman Howard "Till" Bereman
1839–1899
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Samuel Oliver Bereman
1842–1904
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Sarah Eleanor "Sallie" Bereman
1844–1908
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