His father, Leon Eli Beals (1864-1941), was a lawyer and journalist; his mother was Elvina Sybilla Blickensderfer (1867 -?).
His father, Leon Eli Beals (1864-1941), lawyer and journalist, was the step-son of Carrie Nation, the temperance movement advocate. His mother was Elvina Sybilla Blickensderfer (1867 -?).