ISAAC BEESON son of JACOB BEESON
A History of Uniontown: The County Seat of Fayette County, Pennsylvania
Author: Hadden, James, 1845-1923, Uniontown, PA
JAMES HADDEN – author of Washington's & Braddock's Expeditions
Akron, Ohio: Printed by the New Werner Co., 1913
Pgs. 52 & 53
RICHARD BEESON was a brother of ISAAC BEESON and a prominent attorney of the Fayette county bar.
Pg. 68
ISAAC BEESON, known as the prince of merchants of the town, conducted business here for many years, associating with him at different times the various members of his family, and resided in the brick residence that his brother, HENRY W., had erected.In 1857 he purchased the Mount Braddock farm and moved his residence to that place, where he spent the remainder of his life.He was born in Uniontown, Sept. 29, 1795.This property came into the possession of CHARLES H. BEESON, son of ISAAC, who occupied the residence part as a dwelling untilhis death; and his family still continued to occupy it as such until November, 1888, at which time they moved to their fine residence first wife was LOUISA CAROLINE PENNOCK; his second wife was MARY ANN NICHOLSON; his third wife was MARY KENNEDY and his fourth wife was MRS. ELIZA GIBSON, the widow of JAMES GIBSON.He died on the Mount Braddock farm April 9, 1866.This property came into the possession of CHARLES H. BEESON, son of ISAAC, who occupied the residence part as a dwelling until his death; and his family still continued to occupy it as such until November, 1888, at which time they moved to their fine residence on South Beeson Avenue, and the old residence was devoted to business purposes.April 2, 1894, this residence property was conveyed to Daniel Chisholm, who had been in business for 15 years, and he remodeled it and put in a full line of dry goods, millinery, etc., thus this property passed out of the BEESON name after an ownership of 79 years.
A third story was added to the store room part in 1851.A small tramway ran through an alleyway at the eastern side of the store room, affording a convenient mode of conveying heavy merchandise from Main Street through to the warehouse in the rear.This alleyway was later closed and converted into a store room in which BEESONS carried a line of groceries, and was subsequently occupied by other tenants.
In 1890 this store room part was conveyed by the heirs of CHARLES H. BEESON to the Young Men's Christian Association, and in 1907 this Association conveyed it to Josiah V. Thompson and John D. Ruby, who in February, 1909, conveyed the same to Lee, Joseph & Samuel stern who threw the two (pg. 69) rooms into one and greatly enlarged the main store room and put in a full line of ready-made clothing and gents' furnishings.
Lots No. 33 and 34 were thrown into one and composed a frontage of 80 feet on Elbow or Main Street, and extended from the BEESON store room property to Cheat or Morgantown street, and had a frontage on Cheat or Morgantown street of 187 feet and a frontage of 192 feet on South Street.This lot was sold to Abraham Faw, of Fredericktown, Maryland, by HENRY BEESON, Sept. 4, 1790, for 10 pounds Pennsylvania money, equal to twenty-six and two-thirds dollars.
Pg. 206
RICHARD BEESON was a son of JACOB BEESON and grandson of the founder of the town, and a brother of ISAAC BEESON, the merchant.He was admitted to the bar of Fayette County.