Heman was born on June 23rd, 1813.1 Heman's father was Heman Beach and his mother was Clarissa Kilbourne. His paternal grandparents were Abner Beach and Beulah Abernathy. He had two brothers and two sisters, named Milo, James, Mercy and Clarrisa. He was the youngest of the five children. He died at the age of 67 on March 26th, 1881.1