Fred Beumer, one of St. Augusta's younger farmers, was born on the place where he still resides, May 11, 1881, son of Frederick and Gesina (Eilers) Beumer. He received his education in the district schools and has devoted his adult years to working on his fine farm of 385 acres. Mr. Beumer is an enterprising young man and follows closely in the path of his father. In addition to managing his farm, he has two threshing outfits, and handles two large crews of men. One of his outfits is for hulling clover and other for threshing small grains, and the territory which he serves is large.

Mr. Beumer was married May 22, 1907, to Emma Baldice, who died May 9, 1910 leaving one child Bridget. On November 22, 1910, he married Mary Toenyes, of St. Augusta, and they have two children, Luella and Florentine. The family faith is that of the Roman Catholic church.

~ Excerpt taken from "History of Stearns County Minnesota" by William Bell Mitchell, 1915 (Vol. 2, pg. 939)