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David Ray Beard 1945–2015 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Dec 1945

Birth Location: Louisville, Ky

Death Date: 19 Mar 2015

Death Location: Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA

Father: Graydon Beard

Mother: Carolyn Heltzley

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In 1945, David Ray Beard entered the world in Louisville, Ky, born to Graydon Bennett Beard And Carolyn Ernestine Heltzley. In 1950, David Ray Beard resided in Hattiesburg, Forrest, Mississippi, USA. David Ray Beard had children including C G Beard. David Ray Beard passed away in 2015 in Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1945, David Ray Beard entered the world in Louisville, Ky, born to Graydon Bennett Beard And Carolyn Ernestine Heltzley.
  • In 1950, David Ray Beard resided in Hattiesburg, Forrest, Mississippi, USA.
  • David Ray Beard had children including C G Beard.
  • David Ray Beard passed away in 2015 in Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA.

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David Beard's Ancestors

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David Beard
1945–2015
Birth Place: Louisville, Ky
Parents
Graydon Bennett Beard
1923–2007
Greene County, Mississippi, USA
Carolyn (Ernestine) Heltzley
1923–2001
KY
Grandparents
Shelby (Ray) Heltsley
1898–1979
Muhlenberg Co, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
Emily Jernigan
1859–1935
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Jernigan
1811–1872

David Beard's Timeline

4 Records

1945
16 Dec 1945
Birth of David Ray Beard in Louisville, Ky
Louisville, Ky
1950
1950
Age 5
David Ray Beard resided here in Hattiesburg, Forrest, Mississippi, USA
Hattiesburg, Forrest, Mississippi, USA
1968
Sep 1968
Age 23
David Ray Beard was married
None
2015
19 Mar 2015
Age 70
Death of David Ray Beard in Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Dec 1945
    Event Place: Louisville, Ky
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Hattiesburg, Forrest, Mississippi; Roll: 3047; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 18-8B

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Sep 1968

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Hattiesburg, Forrest, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Hattiesburg, Forrest, Mississippi; Roll: 3047; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 18-8B

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Mar 2015
    Event Place: Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA

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