Eugene was born on October 31st, 1861.1 Eugene's father was Elwood Beadle and his mother was Mary Ann McCalla. His maternal grandparents were Thomas McCalla and Catherine Zehner. He had a brother and three sisters, named Samuel, Phoebe, Emma and Lucy. He was the oldest of the five children. He died at the age of 20 on July 6th, 1882.1