In 1856 he entered Indiana University at Bloomington, Indiana where he became a member of Phi Delta Theta Fraternity and graduated with a degree in law in 1860. īeem completed his early education in Spencer. David, was the sixth of the family's twelve children, two of whom died in infancy. Levi Beem and Sarah Johnson were married in Spencer in 1825. Sarah Beem (1807–1889) was the daughter of David Johnson, another early settler who came to Spencer in 1818.
David's grandparents, Daniel and Mary Beem, settled their family in Owen County on land that became the present-day site of Spencer, Indiana. Levi Beem (1803–1888), a farmer and a native of Kentucky, came to the Indiana Territory as a boy around 1810. The David Enoch Beem House, his former residence in Spencer, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.ĭavid Enoch Beem, the son of Levi and Sarah (Johnson) Beem, was born on June 24, 1837, in Spencer, Owen County, Indiana. Beem's papers and letters are preserved in the collections of the Indiana Historical Society in Indianapolis. He also participated in the Grand Army of the Republic at local and state levels. Beem, a graduate of Indiana University, class of 1860, served on Purdue University's board of trustees for eighteen years. He was also active the state's Republican Party and civic affairs. After the war Beem resumed his law practice in Spencer and became involved in local banking ventures.
Beem, who attained the rank of captain of Company H, 14th Indiana Infantry Regiment, fought in numerous battles in the eastern United States before he mustered out of the Union army in June 1864. David Enoch Beem (J– October 23, 1923) was a prominent lawyer, banker, and American Civil War veteran from Spencer, Owen County, Indiana.
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