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David Ewing Beggs was born in August 1894 in Dunbar, Fayette County, PA, the son of William J. and Mary Belle (Minerd) Beggs Sr. He was named after his famous uncle, Rev. David Ewing Minerd, the "Blacksmith Preacher" of Fayette County.

David served in the U.S. Army during World War I. Afterward, he worked for Clark's Restaurant in Uniontown for more than two decades. He never married.

Bird's-eye postcard view of the Main Avenue Bridge and downtown Cleveland, with Lake Erie in the background.

By 1939, David had moved to Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, OH. His occupation there is unknown.

David died in Cleveland at age 49, following a long illness, at Mt. Sinai Hospital, on Feb. 16, 1946.

His remains were returned to Uniontown for arrangements managed by the Minerd Funeral Home, owned by David's first cousin, Edward E. Minerd. The funeral was led by Canon Bernard C. Newman.

He was buried with full military rites at Sylvan Heights Cemetery in Uniontown.