ESTHER PEARL BEAL

Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Philip Beal, Hayward, Wis., was born at Alden, Polk county, Wis., Dec. 28, 1878, and received all her education in the Hayward schools. During the fall of '96 and the spring of '97 she taught six months in the Phipps school. During the fall of '97 and the spring of '98 she taught seven months in the Munger school. The spring of '99 found her again teaching the Munger school—a term of four months. During the fall of '99 she taught the Villiard school for three months. Her next teaching was a term of three months in the Bass Lake school during the spring of '00. During the school year 1900-01 she taught nine months in the Pahquayahwang school. One June 25, 1901, she married Henry Tomkins and now resides on Dakota Ave., Hayward, Wis.

Source: "History of Education in Sawyer County, Wisconsin" ⁷⁰²⁵