Born in Pennsylvania, son of Ulrich and Maria Buehler. Married to Mary Turney Beeler.

Took his family to the frontier of North Carolina Territory in April of 1770. Claimed a plantation on the waters of Beaver Creek, north of the Holston River. Filed North Carolina War of the Revolution Grants for service of Officers and Soldiers not in the Continental Line of North Carolina.

Filed first N.C. Grant No.10, 428 acres, on 17 April 1780. Moved with son Joseph Beeler 1762-1845 to Washburn, Grainger County, Tennessee, at the end of the Chickamauga War in 1796. Is buried in Liberty Hill Cemetery, Washburn, Tennessee. Joseph Beeler 1762-1845 in same cemtery.

Veterans Administration marker for son Jacob Beeler 1761-1842 is placed in Liberty Hill Cemetery, Washburn, TN. Probably buried in Beeler Cemetery, Bristol, TN. Grave site unknown.

Veterans Administration markers for Joeph Beeler 1762-1845 in Liberty Hill Cemetery, Washburn, TN. Served at the battle of King's Mountain, South Carolina, 7 October 1780, with brother Jacob Beeler 1761-1842.

John Valentine Beeler