David Beam was born in Geneva, Switzerland. His grandfather was born in Hamburg, Germany. Michael's son John Teeter Beam, also born in Hamburg, moved to Switzerland, where he married Rebecca Raynolds (Reynolds). In 1767 John Teeter moved his family to South Carolina. In 1778, Rebecca died and three years later John married a German woman in South Carolina, Elizabeth Rudolph. A Beam family genealogy provdies very good historical detail and texts form newspaper articles about this family. -- http://www.frontiernet.net/~beam/teeter/b90.htm#P19 (No longer online)
A Hamrick family genealogy reports that Martin Samuel Beam was born in Switzerland, but gives no source for this fact. But US censuses from 1850 report him as born in North Carolina, as do several family genealogies. Martin Samuel Beam Birth 15 Feb 1801 in Geneva, Switzerland Death 25 Feb 1866 in NC Burial Rutherfordton City Cem, Rutherfordton, Rutherford, NC Marriage 2 Sep 1822 to Rebecca Harrill in NC Birth 7 Jun 1802 in NC Death 30 Aug 1892 in NC -- Ancestry Trees, Hamricks of Ireland, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/9887369/person/-728328093 This Hamrick genealogy appears to have confused Martin's birth place with that of his father David, reported by other sources to have been born in Switzerland on 17 Apr 1767. David Beam Birth 17 Apr 1767 in Geneva, Switzerland Death 4 Jan 1858 in Rutherford, North Carolina, United States Spouse Rachel Cain Birth 2 Oct 1777 in Lincoln, North Carolina Death 10 Apr 1865 in Rutherford, North Carolina Son Martin Samuel Birth 15 Feb 1801 in North Carolina Death 28 Feb 1866 in Rutherford, North Carolina -- Jim Blanton, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/7871629/person/-222650432?ftm=1 The Hamrick and Blanton genealogies and others report the date of Martin's marriage to Rebecca Harrill as 2 September 1822. One or two report 3 September 1822. Several of the genealogies cite a marriage record for the documentation of this. There are 2 problems with this. One problem is that the name of the husband in this marriage record is David Beam. North Carolina Marriage Collection, 1741-2004, www.ancestry.com Source: County Court Records Rutherfordton, NC David Beam, Spouse: Rebeckah Harrill, Marriage 2 Sep 1822 Rutherford County, North Carolina The second is that the birth date reported by most of the genealogies for their first son is in 1818! And interestingly, that son's name is David. What is going on here? The year date of 1822 could work, as Rebecca would be 20 years old and Martin 21. But if their son David was born in 1818, it is 99% likely they married before this date., about 1917. In that case Rebecca would have been only 15, not impossible but a bit unusual, 16-17 being more common. Another genealogist reports some family details from family sources. This reports the date of marriage as 23 September 1822. This sounds more reasonable, since theire is a mismatch of the husband's name in teh 2 September record. =============================== Information about Rebecca and Martin Beam. Misses Bettie and Ida Green of Ellenboro, North Carolina, early teachers in Rutherford County schools, gave the date of birth, death, and marriage of Rebecca and Martin Beam to Irene Harrill as follows. Rebecca Harrill - b. June 7, 1802, d. August 30, 1892, m. September 23, 1822 Martin Beam - b. February 15, 1801, d. February 28, 1866 Miss Bettie was doubtless the only person living at the time of Irene Harrill's life that knew exactly where the graves of Housand Harrill and Frances Philadelphia Street Harrill were located. Miss Bettie and Ida evidently never married and they, too, were descendents of Housand and Frances Harrill. -- Harrill Genealogy, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/1477149/person/-1177648013/media/3 =============================== I have not found a marriage record for a Rebecca Harrill to Martin Beam. 1850 Federal Census, Rutherford County, North Carolina, 7 September, Sandy Run, page 628, Hse #1216, Fam #1247 Martin Beam 49 M Hatter b North Carolina [abt 1801] Rebeca [sic] Beam 48 F b North Carolina [abt 1802] Amela [sic] Beam 27 F b North Carolina Mary Beam 18 F b North Carolina William Beam 17 M b North Carolina Martha Beam 14 F b North Carolina Sarah Beam 11 F b North Carolina David Beam 8 M b North Carolina John Beam 5 M b North Carolina Martin Beam 5mos M b North Carolina 1860 Federal Census, Rutherford County, North Carolina, 26 July, 2nd Broad River District, PO Webb's Ford, page 209 (scan 380), Hse/Fam #1525 Martin Beam 59 M Farmer $1200 REal Estate $1000 Personal b North Carolina [abt 1801] Rebbeca [sic] Beam 58 F b North Carolina [abt 1802] William Beam 17 M b North Carolina Martha Beam 14 F b North Carolina Sarah Beam 11 F b North Carolina David Beam 8 M b North Carolina John H Beam 5 M b North Carolina Martin Beam 5mos M b North Carolina Mary McDaniel 30 F b North Carolina Louvisa McDaniel 5 F b North Carolina Rachel McDaniel 3 F b North Carolina Mary McDaniel appears to be the person enumerated in 1850 as Mary Beam age 18. There is a discrepancy in her reported age, as we would expect her to be 28 in 1860, instead of 30. But the name and her presence here as a Beam daughter are supported by a marriage record. Mary's husband has probably died. North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868 Record #01-200 Groom: Willis E McDaniel Bride: Mary Beam Bond #: 000134923 30 Sep 1852 Marriage Date: 30 Sep 1852 Rutherford County Bondsman: Martin Beam Witness: Wm Harrill Performed By: Wm Harrill, Minister of the Gospel Amelia, age 27 in 1850, is no longer in the home. Her marriage record provides further clues to her late life. North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868 Record #01-076 Groom: R Achiles Durham Bride: Amelia R Beam Bond #000133224 2 May 1854 Marriage Date: 4 May 1854 Rutherford County Bondsman: Martin Beam Witness: H Harrill, Justice of The Peace Performed By: H Harrill, Justice of the Peace
1850 Federal Census, Rutherford County, North Carolina, 7 September, Sandy Run, page 628, Hse #1216, Fam #1247 Martin Beam 49 M Hatter b North Carolina [abt 1801] Rebeca [sic] Beam 48 F b North Carolina [abt 1802] Sarah Beam 11 F b North Carolina 1860 Federal Census, Rutherford County, North Carolina, 26 July, 2nd Broad River District, PO Webb's Ford, page 209 (scan 380), Hse/Fam #1525 Martin Beam 59 M Farmer $1200 REal Estate $1000 Personal b North Carolina [abt 1801] Rebbeca [sic] Beam 58 F b North Carolina [abt 1802] Sarah Beam 11 F b North Carolina The Hamrick genealogy provdies good information about Sarah Rebecca Beam and her family. Sarah Rebecca Beam in Cleveland, NC Birth 12 Jan 1839 in NC Death 27 Sep 1920 Marriage 13 May 1856 to James McSwain Green Birth 18 Aug 1827 in Boiling Springs, Cleveland, NC Death 5 Dec 1894 in Cleveland, NC Burial McBrayer Cem, Boiling Springs, Cleveland, NC -- Hamricks of Ireland, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/9887369/person/-728328136 Martin Samuel Beam Birth 15 Feb 1801 in Geneva, Switzerland Death 25 Feb 1866 in NC Marriage 2 Sep 1822 to Rebecca Harrill in NC Birth 7 Jun 1802 in NC Death 30 Aug 1892 in NC Burial Rutherfordton City Cem, Rutherfordton, Rutherford, NC Children: David Columbus Beam 1818-1903 Amelia Riley Beam 1823-1900 Priscilla C Beam 1825-1907 Mary Beam 1830-1918 William Posey Beam 1833-1906 Martha Ann Beam 1836-1917 Sarah Rebecca Beam 1839-1920 James Beam b 1841 John H Beam 1844-1903 Martin Samuel Beam 1850-1926 Posey Beam b 1853 Priscilla Beam b 1854 -- Hamricks of Ireland, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/9887369/person/-728328093 Sarah R Beam Greene Birth Jan. 12, 1839 Rutherford County, North Carolina Death Sep. 27, 1920 Cleveland County, North Carolina Married James McSwain Green (1827 - 1894) May 13, 1866 Daughter Ida Greene (1870 - 1963) Burial McBrayer Cemetery, Cleveland County, North Carolina Created by Carl W. McBrayer Mar 22, 2009 -- Find A Grave Memorial #35067622, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=35067622
1900 Federal Census, Gage County, Nebraska, 6 June, Blue Springs Village Ward 2, District 47, page 3A, Second St, Hse/Fam #58 Allsup, George S Head W M July 1875 24 Married 0 yrs MO Endlang MO Rents Allsup, Beatrice E Wife W F Mar 1879 21 Married 0 yrs 0 children/0 living Iowa Penn Penn Bear, Laura E Sister-in-law W F March 1881 19 Single Iowa Penn Penn Beatrice E Allsup Birth Mar. 13, 1880 Death Mar. 10, 1940 Burial Oaklawn Cemetery, Brinkley, Monroe County, Arkansas Created by NLDC Jan 25, 2011 -- Find A Grave Memorial #64684503, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Allsup&GSiman=1&GScid=55476&GRid=64684503&
The first wife was Wec-Keah. Children: A. Nau-Nocca (1873-1947), married Emmett Cox (1852-1927). Eleven children were born to this union, five of whom died when very young. B. Weyodi (variously known as: Wer-Yoh-Ti or Werare) (b.1879) married Louis Tamahkera (b. 1879). C. Woonardy (Wanada) married Harzy Page. No children. She attended Carlisle College in Pennsylvania and attended President Theodore Roosevelt's Inauguration with her father. D. Mary Pbutsi Pooche married Edward Hatch Clark. E. Topseup "Alice" married Earl Purdy (b. 1878). One son died in infancy. She raised a niece, Bobby Clark Bradley. -- Parker Heritage, http://www.parkerheritage.com/forum/topics/quanah-parkers-wives-and?groupUrl=quanahparkerfamilyhistory&groupId=2004583%3AGroup%3A8614&id=2004583%3ATopic%3A9139&page=3 In 1900 the Comanche tribe and other tribes whose land was in Oklahoma Territory were enumerated in the US census of that territory. The enumerator has reported Quanah's and his parents' birth state as Texas, yet for all the children still at home, Tope se up, Honnnie, Laura and Kelsey, he has reported their father as born in Oklahoma Territory. 1900 Federal Census, Oklahoma Territory, 11 June, Apache, Kiowa & Comanche Reservation, District 12, page 74A, Hse #744, Fam #749 Parker, Quanah Head Ind M 1852 48 Married 24 yrs TX TX TX Farmer Owns Comanche Father Comanche Mother Comanche 1/2 White Parker, To nar sy Wife Ind M 1865 35 Married 24 yrs 1 children/- living OklaTerr Comanche Comanche Comanche Parker, Wick e ah Old Wife Ind F 1860 40 Married 22 yrs 4 children/- living OklaTerr TX OklaTerr Comanche Comanche Comanche Parker, Tope se up Dau Ind F 1894 6 Single OklaTerr OklaTerr OklaTerr Comanche Comanche Comanche 1/4 White Parker, Ho pah rah Mother-in-law W F 1810 90 Widow OklaTerr Unk Unk Comanche Comanche Comanche Parker, Chony Wife Ind F 1863 37 Married 24 yrs 4 children/2 living OklaTerr OklaTerr OklaTerr Comanche Comanche Comanche Parker, Honnie Dau Ind F 1892 8 Single OklaTerr OklaTerr OklaTerr Comanche Comanche Comanche 1/4 White Parker, Mah Che to Wook Ki Wife Ind F 1862 38 Married 18 yrs 3 children/2 living OklaTerr OklaTerr OklaTerr Comanche Comanche Comanche Parker, Laura [Matches Bessie in other lists] Dau Ind F 1895 5 Single OklaTerr OklaTerr OklaTerr Comanche Comanche Comanche Parker, Topay Wife Ind F 1879 21 Married 6 yrs 1 children/1 living OklaTerr OklaTerr OklaTerr Comanche Comanche Comanche Parker, Kelsy Son W F [sic] 1 Single OklaTerr OklaTerr OklaTerr Comanche Comanche Comanche 1/4 White Next in the list is Weck-e-ah's daughter We-ra-ra or Weyodeewith her husband Tah-ma-ke-ra. In this record we find that the enumerator has reported the number of children born and living on the line for her husband Tah ma ke ra instead of We rah ra. 1900 Federal Census, Oklahoma Territory, 11 June, Apache, Kiowa & Comanche Reservation, District 12, page 74A, Hse #744, Fam #749 Tah ma ke ra Head Ind M 1876 24 Married 5 yrs 2 children/2 living OklaTerr OklaTerr OklaTerr Horse Herd [No rpt of ownership] Comanche Comanche Comanche We rah ra Wife Ind F 1880 20 Married 5 yrs no children rpt OklaTerr OklaTerr OklaTerr Comanche Comanche Comanche Tah ma ke ra, Samuel Son Ind M 1896 4 OklaTerr OklaTerrOklaTerr Comanche Comanche Comanche Tah ma ke ra, Saphio Dau Ind F 1898 2 Single OklaTerr OklaTerr OklaTerr Comanche Comanche Comanche 1905 Indian Census Rolls, Comanche Tribe, Oklahoma, 30 June, Kiowa Agency, Comanche Tribe, Page 22 Ind Name Quanah Eng Name Quanah Parker Male Husband age 64 Ind Name To-nar-cy Female Wife age 41 Eng Name Esther Parker Female age 18 Ind Name Weck-e-ah Female Mother age 46 Ind Name Pache Eng Name Mary Parker Female Daughter age 14 Ind Name Tope-se-up Female Daughter age 12 Ind Name Woon-ar-dy Eng Name Woon-ar-dy Parker Female Daughter age 22 Quanah died in 1911. Most of his family is still listed together in varoius households on two pages of the 1911 and 1914 census. Weck e ah is listed as a single individual in her household. Quanah died in 1911. In the census that year, several of his wives and children show up in their own households. We see here the mixed usage of English and Comanche names with individual family members. ----------------- 1911 Indian Census Rolls, Kiowa Comanche and Apache Tribes, Oklahoma, 30 June, Kiowa Agency, Comanche Tribe, Page 20 1 To narcy 46 [b abt 1864] F Roll #1 2 Laura Parker Birdsong (Nedah) Head 28 [b abt 1862] F Roll #1 1/2 3 Anona A Birdsong Dau 6 [b abt 1905] F 4 Weck e ah 51 [b abt 1860] F 5 Ta too ah rup (Baldwin Parker) Head 23 M [b abt 1888] Roll #3 1/2 6 Tab bo noid (Nora Goot se que tah) Wife 25 [b abt 1886] F 7 Ollie Parker Dau 5 [b abt 1906] F 8 Elmer Parker Son 3 [b abt 1908] M 9 Mah cheet to wook ky Head 49 [b abt 1862] F Roll #4 10 Mah cheet to wook ky Bessie (Parker) Head 23 [b abt 1888] M Roll #4 1/2 11 Theadore Ase nap Son [no age rptd] M 12 Mah cheet to wook ky (White Parker) Head 33 [b abt 1878] M Roll #4 1/2 13 Bertha Parker Dau 12 [b abt 1898] M 14 To pay Head 32 [b abt 1879] F Roll #5 15 Kelsey To pay (Parker) Son 12 [b abt 1898] M 16 Chee Parker Son 4 [b abt 1907] M 17 Taum-mer-ra-da (Sidney Mah seet) Head 45 M [b abt 1862] Roll #6 18 A-er-wuth-take-um 45 [b abt 1862] F 19 Mary Taum-mer-ra-da Female Dau 9 [b abt 1909] 20 Tit tah (Thomas Parker) 19 M Roll #6 1/2 ----------------- ---------------------------- 1914 Indian Census Rolls, Comanche Tribe, Oklahoma, 1 July, Kiowa Agency, Comanche Tribe, Page 1 To nar sy Family 1 b 1864 F Laura Parker Birdsong (Ne dah) Family 1.5 Head b 1882 F Anona A Birdsong Dau b 1882 F Weck e ah Family 2 b 1859 F ---------------------------- The following memorial on Find a Grave also includes an obituary. --------------------------- Weckeah Parker Death May 16, 1923 age 67 years [b abt 1856] ~~~~~~~~~~~ The following obituary was sent by Lisa Stalnaker (#46893021): Wellington Leader Friday, June 8, 1923, Wellington, Texas Page 12, Brief Texas News "Wife of Chief Quanah Parker Dies -- Mrs. Weckeah Parker, wife of the former great chief of the Comanche Indians, Quanah Parker, for whom the town of Quanah, Texas, was named, died at Lawton, Okla., May 16, at the home of Mrs. E. H. Clark, one of her daughters. Mrs. Parker leaves five daughters, twenty grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren." Source: newspaperarchives.com ~~~~~~~~~~ Spouse Quanah Parker (1845 - 1911) Children: Cynthia Ann Parker Cox (1873 - 1946) Weyodee Parker Tahmahkera (1880 - 1965) Wanada Parker Page (1887 - 1970) Mary Pache Parker Clark (1890 - 1952) Alice Parker Purdy (1894 - 1971) Burial Highland Cemetery, Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma Created by Trapper John Feb 12, 2011 -- Find A Grave Memorial #65563283, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=65563283 ---------------------------
U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 Herbert Cecil Beard [Herbert Cecil Beard Jr] Birth 2 Nov 1925 Jacksonville, Arkansas Death Date 8 Mar 2007 Father Herbert C Beard Mother Bertha Kyzer SSN 432303922 Jun 1942 Name listed as HERBERT CECIL BEARD; 19 Sep 2006 Name listed as HERBERT CECIL BEARD JR; 16 Mar 2007 Name listed as HERBERT C BEARD Obituary of Herbert Beard ---------------- Herbert Beard Herbert Cecil Beard, Jr., 79, of Jacksonville passed away March 8. He was a member of First Pentecostal Church of North Little Rock. He was preceded in death by his parents, Herbert and Bertha Beard; one sister, Hoy Lee Beard; and two brothers, Troy and Thomas Beard. He is survived by his wife, Alice Tucker Beard; three sons, Bruce Beard, Sr., Jessie Beard and wife Delaine, and Jack Beard and wife Louise, all of Jacksonville; 16 grandchildren; 42 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren; two brothers, Johnny Beard of North Little Rock and William Floyd Beard, of Vilonia; six sisters, Marie Dodson of Little Rock, Inez Quattlebaum of Greenbrier, Lena Davis of Corsicana, Texas, Mary Ann Robinson of North Little Rock, Wanda Sue Yarberry of North Little Rock and Linda Dillon of Jacksonville. Memorials may be made to First Pentecostal Church Building Fund, 1401 Calvary, North Little Rock, Ark., 72116. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, March 13 at First Pentecostal Church. Burial will be in Arkansas State Veterans Cemetery [North Little Rock, Arkansas]. Family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, March 12 at North Little Rock Funeral Home Chapel. -- The Arkansas Leader, http://www.arkansasleader.com/2007/03/obituaries-03-10-07.html ---------------- Notice that the birth date reported on Cecil'ws grave is two years later than the date Cecil reported to Social Security (above). Herbert Cecil Beard, Jr Birth Nov 4, 1927 Death Mar 8, 2007 Spouse Alice Lamorne Tucker Beard Burial Arkansas State Veterans Cemetery, North Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, Section K, Site 20 Created by DonZas Jan 04, 2010 -- Find A Grave Memorial #46318496, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/46318496
"Nannette divorced William Beard. I don't know when that was." -- Jessie Tuicker Jenkins, personal communication to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 10 March 2020
"Thanks for all the calls, texts and prayers. I can't respond to you all personally right now but will later. For those that don't know, my oldest son, William (Billy) Beard is in the Arms of Jesus. He had a heart attack this morning and did not survive it." -- Nannette Beard Ramsey (mother), Facebook post, 20 February 2018 U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current William Floyd (Beard) Jr Death Age 51 Birth 1 Aug 1966 Conway, Arkansas Residence Vilonia, Arkansas Death Date 20 Feb 2018 Burial 24 Feb 2018 Vilonia Father William Beard Mother Nanette Ramsey Spouse Shannon Beard Children: Dustin Beard Justin Reaves Jesse Beard Timothy Beard Levi Beard Dalton Smith Siblings: Betsy Huett Jody Beard Lori Tedford Alicia Huskanovic Amy McClellan ---------------- William Floyd “Bill†Beard BIRTH 1 Aug 1966 Conway, Faulkner County, Arkansas, USA DEATH 20 Feb 2018 (aged 51) BURIAL Cypress Valley Cemetery, Faulkner County, Arkansas William Floyd “Bill†Beard, Jr., 51, of Vilonia, Arkansas passed away Tuesday, February 20, 2018. He was born August 1, 1966 in Conway, Arkansas. He loved hunting, especially turkey, and was a true houndsman. Bill was family-oriented and loved his family beyond measure. He was a great dad, friend and teacher of life lessons. He had the rough hands of a working man, but a soft heart. He will be forever remembered for his piercing blue eyes and his gift of gab. Every day he enjoyed coffee with “the old men†at the Hwy 5 and 319 One Stop and spent his Saturdays at the Beebe sale barn wheeling and dealing. He is survived by his wife Shannon (Cates) Beard; children Dustin Beard, Justin Reaves, Dalton Smith, Levi Beard, Timothy Beard and Jesse Beard; one granddaughter, Aliah Bryant; parents William (Shelly) Beard, Sr. and Nanette Ramsey; and siblings Betsy Huett, Amy McClellan, Jody Beard, Lori Tedford and Alicia Huskanovic. He was preceded in death by his niece, Bethany Overholser. Memorials may be made to Conway Cowboy Church, 12 AR-36, Conway, AR 72032. Visitation will begin at 9:00 a.m. Saturday, February 24, 2018 at Conway Cowboy Church with funeral service to follow at 11:00 a.m. Burial will be in Cypress Valley Cemetery, Vilonia. Created by R & D Gray21 Feb 2018 -- Find A Grave Memorial 187494393, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/187494393 ---------------- Billy's cousin Jessie Tucker Jenkins reports that he died in the One Stop store mentioned in his obituary, where he would daily drink coffee with his buddies. This is in El Paso, Arkansas, at the intersection of Arkansas Hwy 5 and US Hwy 64. -- Jessie Tucker Jenkins, personal communication to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 10 March 2020
U.S., War of 1812 Service Records, 1812-1815 Jacob Bearden 4th REGIMENT (BOOTH'S), GEORGIA MILITIA PRIVATE Roll Box 14, Microfilm Publication M602
Mary, like so many other Marys in the 1800s, went by Polly. Different censuses and family references report her name as Polly, while others report her as Mary. Some list her Mary Polly. The McElyea Genealogy, which seems to be credible, reports her full name as Mary Ann, with nickname Polly. Mary Ann "Polly" Bearden Birth Jan 1824 in Hall, Georgia Death 1900 in Limestone, Alabama Spouse Manoah E Sherriff 1819 - 1897 -- McElyea, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/10736493/person/-225745814
Parazade and Pansey are commonly reported by genealogies as the same wife, and the mother of all the reported children. There are considerable discrepancies in the census record details under each of these names. The name of William B Hill's wife was reported in 1900 as Pansey. Parazade was the thrid wife of William Buster Hill. 1900 Federal Census, Washita County, Oklahoma Territory, 4 June, Cloud Chief Township, District 207, page 3A, Hse/Fam #45 Hill, William B Head W M Jan 1854 45 married 13 years [mar abt 1887] KY MO MO Farmer Owns Hill, Pansey Wife W F Mar 1877 23 married 13 yrs 6 child/6 living MS GA SC Hill, Leona Dau W F Aug 1888 11 TX MS KY [? Compare with the next 5 children of Pansey] Hill, Franklin B Son W M Feb 1890 10 Single TX KY MS Hill, Hovey [Harvey] W Son W M Jan 1892 8 Single TX KY MS Hill, Robert R Son W M Dec 1893 6 Single TX KY MS Hill, Amos H Son W M Nov 1895 4 Single TX KY MS Hill, Charles O Son W M Nov 1897 2 Single TX KY MS Hill, Mike S Son W M Sept 1888 [should be about 1884, if age is correct] 16 Single TX KY MO The last child's name is uncertain, because of the irritating practice of figuring the tally directly over an entry for a family. The top part of the formula from the family below covers part of the name record for the last child. I cannot tell if the "S" is part of that tally or an initial for the child. It l ooks like Mik or Mike. But other sources tell us his name is actually McQueen C HIll. Also if McQueen's age is correct, he was born about 1884, before William and Pansey married, not 1888 as the enumerator wrote. So this must be the child of a wife before Pansey, whose name was Nancy Sullins. This is supported by the report of a different birth state for McQueen's mother, Missouri, while the mother of the other children is reported born in Mississippi. The 1900 census reports that Pansey has borne 6 children in those 13 years. And there are 6 children listed before the entry of Mike S Hill. The total number of children born reported in 1900 and 1910 is less than the number of children listed in the two censuses. The reports of the number of years married do not match, which does happen often in the census estimates and poor memories that seem to be reported. The length of marriage reported in 1910 overlaps with the birth period of children reported in the 1900 census. But it is not long enough to account for the earlier children. Note that the birth place of the father and mother is opposite on Leona, the first child, from the following 5 children or Pansey. This could be just an enumerator error on that one entry. But could this be an indication of some other factor? I note that William is reported in the 1920 census as having been married three times. Parazade (Parazied) is the third. (Note that the Ancestry.com transcription for some reason reverses the birth states of William and Pansey, reporting William born in Mississippi and Pansey born in Kentucky. Then other sources report William born in Missouri.) Pansey was reported born in Mississippi, but in 1910, P is reported only as born in the US, as are her parents. In 1920, Beardon (Parazade) is reported born in Mississippi, but her parents were born in North Carolina, while Pansey's were reported born in Georgia an South Carolina. We had originally accounted for these discrepancies by considering Pansey and Parazade two wives, with an earlier unknown wife as the mother of Mike. While there are errors in the census reports, the similar ages and broad similarity of the names Pansey and Parazade support the conclusion that Parazade and Pansey are the same person. Their birth times and ages also match in the 1900 and 1910 censuses. In 1920 the wife is reported as Beardon (this would be definitely be Parazade Bearden) and we are told they have been married 20 years, meaning they married about 1890! This makes it appear that Pansey of 1900 and Beardon of 1910 are the same wife, with some error in reported length of marriage. Pansey appears to be an enumerator misunderstanding of the name Parazade. The name on her grave is spelled Parazied. The 1920 census does not report length of marriage or year of first marriage. I have not found William in the 1930 census. He died in 1932. 1910 Federal Census, Washita County, Oklahoma, 23 April, Rainy Township, District 265, page 6A, Hse/Fam #87 Hill, W B Head M W 56 3rd Marriage Married 20 yrs US US US Farmer Hill, P Wife F W 41 1st Marriage Married 20 yrs 10 children/9 living US US US No Occupation Hill, Harvey Son M W 18 TX US US Hill, Roy Son M W 16 TX US US [Robert R of 1900] Hill, Horace Son M W 14 TX US US [Amos H of 1900] Hill, Oscar Son M W 12 TX US US[Charles O of 1900] Hill, Loice Son M W 10 OK US US Hill, Eddie Son M W 7 OK US US Hill, Gracie Dau M W 5 OK US US Hill, Clarance [sic] Son M W 3 OK US US Hill, Edith Dau M W 4mos OK US US [b abt Nov 1909] In the 1920 census, Parazade is reported with her maiden name as her first name. 1920 Federal Census, Washita County, Oklahoma, 2 January, Oakdale Township, District 192, page 1A, Hse/Fam #1 Hill, William B Head Owns M W 65 Married MO TN TN Farmer Hill, Beardon Wife F W 50 Married MS NC SC Hill, Lois G Son M W 19 OK MO MS Hill, Edgar M Son M W 16 OK MO MS Hill, Grace V Dau F W 14 OK MO MS Hill, Clarence B Son M W 12 OK MO MS Hill, Gertrude T Dau F W 9 OK MO MS Her first name is spelled strangely on her gravestone. Parizied Bearden Hill Birth Mar 27, 1869 Prentiss County, Mississippi Death Dec 8, 1921 Decatur, Wise County, Texas Spouse William Buster Hill (1854 - 1932) Burial Odessa Cemetery, Lake Valley, Washita County, Oklahoma Created by Rita Collvins Mayfield Jan 04, 2008 -- Find A Grave Memorial #23746826, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=23746826
The following notes came from Pamela Dyess Mann. It appears from sources cited that Richard lived to be two weeks short of 100 years old. However, the actual age reported in the June 1860 census was 103, which would make the birth year 1757. This source has an exact birth date, which would make the age 100 on July 6 1860. The notes below from that same source say Richard was 92 in 1850, and Sarah age 85. In the 1860 census Sarah does not appear. South Carolina Tax Rolls Richard Bearden Wilkes County, NC, Smiths District, 1793 Tax List, Page 264 ======================== Military service abt 1781 Dragoon service, term 10 months, under Capt. William Smith (according to Irma Frances Bearden Casey) under Col. John Thomas, joined Gen Sumter. [More details on the battles: http://72.14.235.104/search?q=cache:8SmYOqd5J04J:www.southerncampaign.org/newsletter/v2n4.pdf+Gen+Sumter&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=2 On General Sumter: http://www.sumter-sc.com/AboutSumter/History_GenSumter.aspx/] Ga. Census for 1790-1890 [This references the Tax lists for Wilkes Co, North Carolina, 1793] "Gone to Georgia" lists him in 1805 Wilkes Co. GA land lottery, revolution pension data Richard Bearden--Hall Co. 1820 no township--1820 Federal Census-page 129 Richard Bearden--Carroll Co.1840 pg 054 Federal Census township--729th Dist. 1850--11th Dist pg 015 [appears to be his son Richard] Richard Bearden--Lumpkin Co. 830th Dist. 1840 pg.240 Lumpkin Co., Amacalola Dist. 1850 pg.021 [This district is written Amacalola in the actual census sheets; called Amicaloa in Ancestry.com] Bearden, Richard age 92 farmer birthstate unknown Sally age 85? birthstate unknown Richard Bearden--Walton Co., 88th Dist. 1850 pg. 015 also 1840--Town Dist. pg. 098 [Same year as above -- this would be a different Richard Bearden; this wa a 12-year-old] 1834 Lumpkin Co., GA State Census Name/# in HH BERDIN, Richard.......7 Lumpkin Co, GA Marriage William C Bearden = Elizabeth Snow 12/14/1848 [Dawson County was created out of Lumpkin in 1857] -- Pamela Dyess Mann, http://awtc.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=bigmann&id=I1748 ======================== I am not including in my genealogy listings here the previous generations of Beardens. Others have covered the Beardens. I am including in these notes the following information from Pamela Dyess Mann on Richard's parents and siblings. John William BEARDEN M Birth Abt 1717 Death 10 OCT 1797 in Spartanburg District, South Carolina Burial Flat Creek Cemetery, Bedford, Tennessee Note: Carroll County Georgia Tax Digest 1853 Last Name First Name Misc. GMD Land Dist Bearden James 681 4 Bearden Richard 681 4 Bearden Soloman 729 5 Beardon Aran 729 5 Carroll Co., GA Bearden, Andrew J-Jane A Huckabee 9/15/1841 Bearden, Edward-Elizabeth Boatright 10/1/1856 Bearden, James J-Frances A Daugherty 9/22/1853 Bearden, Feubin H-Nancy E Handley 2/20/1859 Bearden, Solomon-Elizabeth Ann Cockwell 2/7/1847 Bearden, Aaron-Adaline Boone 4/20/1851 Father Francis BEARDEN b: 1692 in Isle of Wight, Va Mother Sarah BLASINGAME b: 1695 Marriage Richard Bearden to Lettice WINN Children: Lettice Winn BEARDEN b: 1740 Elizabeth BEARDEN b: Abt 1742 Edmund BEARDEN b: 1743 John BEARDEN b: 11 MAR 1744 Isaac BEARDEN b: 1746 Humphrey BEARDEN b: 1746 Mary BEARDEN b: Abt 1750 Thomas BEARDEN b: 1752 Richard BEARDEN b: 6 JUL 1760 Mourning BEARDEN b: 15 JUN 1763 William BEARDEN Arthur BEARDEN b: 1772 Benjamin BEARDEN b: 1773 Ansel BEARDEN b: 1775 -- Ancestry Trees, http://awtc.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=bigmann&id=I1826 (no longer online)