From History of Walworth County Wisconsin by Albert Clayton Beckwith, Vol. II, 
Publ. 1912 - Page 809-810
 
HERMON C. BEARDSLEY.  A worthy native son of Walworth county is Hermon C. 
BEARDSLEY, who, after spending his life here successfully engaged in 
agricultural pursuits, is now living retired at his pleasant home in Darien.  
He grew up amid pioneer conditions and he talks interestingly of the early 
days.  He has not been an idle spectator of the great changes which have taken 
place here during his lifetime of sixty-five years, but he has taken a very 
active part in the work of unbridling this nature-favored section, throughout, 
which he is well known and highly respected.
 
Mr. BEARDSLEY was born on June 12, 1847, in Linn, this county.  He is the son 
of Charles and Susan (COPELAND) BEARDSLEY, the father born at Hannibalville, 
Oswego county, New York, and the mother in England, from which country she 
emigrated to America when young, and met and married Mr. BEARDSLEY in the 
state of New York, where he had grown to manhood and where he engaged in 
farming until 1843, when he came to Walworth county, Wisconsin, returning to 
New York about a year later, bringing his family back to this county in May 
1846.  He purchased a farm upon his first visit here, consisting of about one 
hundred and sixty acres, part of which he later sold in order to accommodate a 
friend, selling forty acres and retaining one hundred and twenty acres on 
which he made a comfortable living until his death, on October 4, 1903, his 
wife having preceded him to the grave in May of the same year.  They were the 
parents of three children, namely: Hermon C. lives in Darien; Amelia E. 
married Frank L. ARNOLD and lives in Geneva, this county; George Franklin 
lives on the homestead in Linn township.
 
Hermon C. BEARDSLEY grew to manhood on the home farm and he received his 
education in the public schools of Linn and Geneva.  He was also a student in 
Chicago University for one year.  He then turned his attention to farming, 
buying a farm in Kansas which he operated from 1871 to 1880, when he sold out 
and came to Sharon township, Walworth county, and bought a farm of one hundred 
and twenty acres in section 3, which he continued to operate for many years, 
finally turning the active work of the same over to his son, Charles W., the 
subject retiring and is now making his home in the town of Darien, where he 
has a substantial residence, he having moved here in April 1910.  He has been 
justice of the peace one term in 1900, filling the office in an able manner.
 
Mr. BEARDSLEY was married on August 30, 1874, to Adelaide BACON, daughter of 
Jeremiah W. and Elizabeth (WERRINGTON) BACON, natives of the state of New 
York.  One child has been born to the subject and wife, Charles W., who 
operated the homestead as stated above.  He married Altha ROCKWELL.  They have 
two children, Esther and Donald Charles.
 
Submitted by Carol