Otto was born November 30, 1918, to Harvey and Lulu Moody Beagley at Edith, 
  Oklahoma. He had four sisters and two brothers. His grandparents came from England,
  taking 21 days and nights coming over. He grandad was an undertaker and carpenter.
  He made some of the coffins for his business.
     Otto's mother died when he was three years old. He had a pony named "Crickt"
  which he rode to school and to ride fence linees. He joined CCC Camp and was sent
  to Wyoming where he was on forest fire duty, helped build roads and cabins around
  Devil's Tower, Wyoming.
     Ott was always interested in coyote hunting and had good dogs and horses. He 
  broke both work teams and riding horses and did a lot of roping on ranches and in
  rodeos.
     Evelyn Baird was born to Claude and Anna Mueller Baird January 29, 1920, and had
  two sisters and a brother. Her mother died when Evelyn was six years old.
     Her great grandparents came from Aberdeen, Scotland; on the Mueller side, from
  Germany. The Ulerys owned slaves and were disappointed when Grandma married a poor
  farmer and moved to Howard, Kansas. They had fourteen children, four sets of twins.
     Evelyn went to school at Latham and met Otto bEagley December 25, 1937. In May
  1939, she graduated from Latham High and on May 20, 1939, Evelyn and Otto were
  married.
     Their first job paid $15 a month, board and room. They left it and harvested two
  years at Capron, Oklahoma, for A.D. Cook. Winters were spent breaking horses and
  sawing firewood to sell. In 1941 he went to work on a ranch for Joe Gant.
     Otto loved rodes and was one of the best pick up men to ever ride into an arena.
  He picked up for amateur and RCA Rodeos in five states and twice as many stock
  contractors. Fo years he helped Willie Mendell of Talala, Oklahoma. He decided to
  call it "quits" after 35 years and at age 60 at Latham, Kansas, July 4, 1979.
     He helped many young kids as he always said, "They are our future." Otto and
  Evelyn helped rear Roberta Heldebrand Rucker. Otto worked at the gypsum mines at
  Sun City for nearly three years.
     After fifteen years of marriage, a son Jerry Dallas was born October 2, 1954.
     Otto is now foreman of Ralph Chain ranch. Headquarters are at Canton, Oklahoma.
  Work here began March, 1959. He doesn't want to completely retire as long as he
  can ride a horse.
     Otto and Evelyn celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary May 20, 1979. Their
  interests are their son and wife and Birdie and family, horses, and ranching.
     After having lived in Barber County 27 years, friendships were proven when Otto
  broke his leg. A Brahma bull ran under his horse upsetting the horse on Otto. 
  Neighbors and friends helped with work and each day, as long as he was in bed, 
  stopped to see him.
     Evelyn has always worked with Otto and considers it has been a good life.
               
     Source:Chosen Land - Barber County, Kansas,  pg. 101 
     Submitted by: Evelyn Beagley