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Elias Greeley Beard 1837–1924 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Oct 1837

Birth Location: Indiana

Death Date: 23 April 1924

Death Location: Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, USA

Father: Wm Beard

Mother: Mary Woolen

Spouse(s): Hannah Davis, Nancy Seay

Children(s): Cora Beard, Wilber Beard, Laura Morkert, Abraham Beard, William Beard, Lavina Beard, Dorta Beard, Emma Beard, Bernice Beard, Mary Beard, Martha Beard, Abraham Baird, Arminie Beard, Elias Beard, Nancy Beard, Florence Thurman, Maude Beard, Sally Beard, Floyd Beard

In 1837, Elias Greeley Beard entered the world in Indiana, born to Wm Beard And Mary Woolen. In 1850, Elias Greeley Beard resided in Harrison, Spencer, Indiana, USA. In 1860, Elias Greeley Beard resided in Harrison, Spencer, Indiana, United States. Elias Greeley Beard married Hannah B Davis, Nancy Agnes Seay, and had children including Abraham Francis Baird, Abraham Francis Beard, Arminie Beard, Bernice Burnes Beard, Cora E Beard, Dorta Beard, Elias S Beard, Emma Beard, Florence E Beard Thurman, Floyd Emerson Beard, Laura Ellen Beard Morkert, Lavina Martha Beard, Martha Beard, Mary Beard, Maude T Beard, Nancy E Beard, Sally Elizabeth Beard, Wilber Beard, William Beard. Elias Greeley Beard passed away in 1924 in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1837, Elias Greeley Beard entered the world in Indiana, born to Wm Beard And Mary Woolen.
  • In 1850, Elias Greeley Beard resided in Harrison, Spencer, Indiana, USA.
  • In 1860, Elias Greeley Beard resided in Harrison, Spencer, Indiana, United States.
  • Elias Greeley Beard married Hannah B Davis, Nancy Agnes Seay, and had children including Abraham Francis Baird, Abraham Francis Beard, Arminie Beard, Bernice Burnes Beard, Cora E Beard, Dorta Beard, Elias S Beard, Emma Beard, Florence E Beard Thurman, Floyd Emerson Beard, Laura Ellen Beard Morkert, Lavina Martha Beard, Martha Beard, Mary Beard, Maude T Beard, Nancy E Beard, Sally Elizabeth Beard, Wilber Beard, William Beard.
  • Elias Greeley Beard passed away in 1924 in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Wm Beard
1807–1889
Birth Location: Barren County, Kentucky, USA
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Mary Woolen
1812–1862
Birth Location: Kentucky, United States
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Spouses(s)

Hannah Davis
1837–1876
Birth Location: Ohio
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Nancy Seay
1850–1934
Birth Location: Indiana, United States of America
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Children(s)

Cora Beard
1867–
Birth Location: Indiana
CB
Wilber Beard
1877–
Birth Location: Indiana
WB
Laura Morkert
1868–1933
Birth Location: Indiana
LM
Abraham Beard
1866–1914
Birth Location: Indiana
AB
William Beard
1868–
Birth Location: Kentucky
WB
Lavina Beard
1862–
Birth Location: Indiana, USA
LB
Dorta Beard
1856–
Birth Location: Illinois, USA
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Emma Beard
1858–
Birth Location: Illinois, USA
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Bernice Beard
1889–
Birth Location: Indiana, USA
BB
Mary Beard
1871–
Birth Location: Indiana, United States
MB
Martha Beard
1862–
Birth Location: Indiana, United States
MB
Abraham Baird
1865–1914
Birth Location: Indiana, United States
AB
Arminie Beard
1868–
Birth Location: Indiana, United States
AB
Elias Beard
1871–1936
Birth Location: Huffman (unincorporated), Perry County, Indiana, USA
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Nancy Beard
1874–
Birth Location: Indiana, United States
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Florence Thurman
1879–
Birth Location: Indiana, United States
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Maude Beard
1882–
Birth Location: Indiana
MB
Sally Beard
1884–1975
Birth Location: Huntingburg, Dubois, Indiana, United States
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Floyd Beard
1886–1945
Birth Location: Huntingburg, Indiana
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Elias Beard's Ancestors

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Elias Beard
1837–1924
Birth Place: Indiana
Parents
Wm Beard
1807–1889
Barren County, Kentucky, USA
Mary Woolen
1812–1862
Kentucky, United States
Grandparents
Obedient Beard
1770–1862
Monmouth Co. New Jersey
Polly Ray
1767–1815
New Jersey, United States
Trustin\Truston\Trusten Wollen
1773–1856
Taylors Island, Dorchester, Maryland, United States
Hannah (Stalcop) Carter
1782–1830
Maysville, Mason, Kentucky, United States
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Baird
1740–1815
Susannah Rogers
1746–1786
James General
1761–1835
Elizabeth Talbot
1770–1810
Edward Woolen
1745–1805
Tabitha Cummins
1745–1821
John Carter
1765–1832
Rebecca Stalcop
1764–1820
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Andrew Baird
1700–1773
Sarah Locke
1707–1773
Mary Rogers
1710–
John Ray
1730–1764
Mary Buntin
1741–1780
Edward Woollen
1724–1771
Rosanna Insley
1727–1793
Moses Sr
1712–1785
Winifred Cummings
1719–1774
Anna Minskip
1741–1842
Samuel Carter
1734–1822
Martha Buell
1736–1835

Elias Beard's Descendants

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Elias (Greeley) Beard (Oct 1837–23 April 1924) m. Hannah (B.) Davis (about 1837–before 1876) m. Nancy (Agnes) Seay (May 1850–16 Oct 1934)
  1. 1. Cora (E.) Beard 1867–
  2. 2. Wilber Beard 1877–
  3. 3. Laura (Ellen Beard) Morkert 1868–1933
  4. 4. Abraham (Francis) Beard 1866–1914
  5. 5. William Beard 1868–
  6. 6. Lavina (Martha) Beard 1862–
  7. 7. Dorta Beard 1856–
  8. 8. Emma Beard 1858–
  9. 9. Bernice ((Burnes)) Beard 1889–
  10. 10. Mary Beard 1871–
  11. 11. Martha Beard 1862–
  12. 12. Abraham (Francis) Baird 1865–1914 m. Mary (Ellen) Gibson 1861–1903 m. Rebecca (J.) Boultinghouse 1876–
    1. 1. Forest Beard 1893–1945
    2. 2. Minnie (P) Beard 1899–
    3. 3. Eva (May) Beard 1889–
    4. 4. Rhoda Beard 1894–1934
    5. 5. Irwin Beard 1902–
  13. 13. Arminie Beard 1868–
  14. 14. Elias (S.) Beard 1871–1936
  15. 15. Nancy (E.) Beard 1874–
  16. 16. Florence (E. Beard) Thurman 1879–
  17. 17. Maude (T) Beard 1882–
  18. 18. Sally (Elizabeth) Beard 1884–1975 m. Charles (C.) Carnahan 1874–1948
    1. 1. Mildred (Olive) Carnahan 1903–1981
    2. 2. Charles (Leroy) Carnahan 1912–1961
    3. 3. Agnes (Mae) Carnahan 1913–2005
    4. 4. Mary (Laverne) Carnahan 1922–
  19. 19. Floyd (Emerson) Beard 1886–1945

Elias Beard's Timeline

10 Records

1837
Oct 1837
Birth of Elias Greeley Beard in Indiana
Indiana
1850
1850
Age 13
Elias Greeley Beard resided here in Harrison, Spencer, Indiana, USA
Harrison, Spencer, Indiana, USA
1860
1860
Age 23
Elias Greeley Beard resided here in Harrison, Spencer, Indiana, United States
Harrison, Spencer, Indiana, United States
1863
1 July 1863
Age 26
Elias Greeley Beard resided here in Spencer, Indiana, United States
Spencer, Indiana, United States
1870
1870
Age 33
Elias Greeley Beard resided here in Clay, Spencer, Indiana, United States
Clay, Spencer, Indiana, United States
1880
1880
Age 43
Elias Greeley Beard resided here in Harrison, Spencer, Indiana, United States
Harrison, Spencer, Indiana, United States
1900
1900
Age 63
Elias Greeley Beard resided here in Patoka, Dubois, Indiana, USA
Patoka, Dubois, Indiana, USA
1910
1910
Age 73
Elias Greeley Beard resided here in Huntingburg Ward 3, Dubois, Indiana, USA
Huntingburg Ward 3, Dubois, Indiana, USA
1920
1920
Age 83
Elias Greeley Beard resided here in Evansville Ward 2, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA
Evansville Ward 2, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA
1924
23 April 1924
Age 87
Death of Elias Greeley Beard in Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States
Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Oct 1837
    Event Place: Indiana
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110, Records of the Provost Marsha
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Evansville Ward 2, Vanderburgh, Indiana
    [3] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Harrison, Spencer, Indiana; Roll: 311; Family History Film: 1254311; Page: 24C; Enumeration District: 042; Image: 0051
    [4] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Clay, Spencer, Indiana; Roll: M593_358; Page: 414B; Image: 58; Family History Library Film: 545857
    [5] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Patoka, Dubois, Indiana; Roll: 368; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0049; FHL microfilm: 1240368
    [6] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Harrison, Spencer, Indiana; Roll: M653_297; Page: 148; Image: 148; Family History Library Film: 803297
    [7] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Huntingburg Ward 3, Dubois, Indiana; Roll: T624_347; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0059; FHL microfilm: 1374360
    [8] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Harrison, Spencer, Indiana; Roll: 172; Page: 101a
    [9] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017
    [10] Indiana, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Harrison, Spencer, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Harrison, Spencer, Indiana; Roll: 172; Page: 101a

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Harrison, Spencer, Indiana, United States
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Harrison, Spencer, Indiana; Roll: M653_297; Page: 148; Image: 148; Family History Library Film: 803297

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 July 1863
    Event Place: Spencer, Indiana, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110, Records of the Provost Marsha

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Clay, Spencer, Indiana, United States
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Clay, Spencer, Indiana; Roll: M593_358; Page: 414B; Image: 58; Family History Library Film: 545857

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Harrison, Spencer, Indiana, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Harrison, Spencer, Indiana; Roll: 311; Family History Film: 1254311; Page: 24C; Enumeration District: 042; Image: 0051

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Patoka, Dubois, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Patoka, Dubois, Indiana; Roll: 368; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0049; FHL microfilm: 1240368

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Huntingburg Ward 3, Dubois, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Huntingburg Ward 3, Dubois, Indiana; Roll: T624_347; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0059; FHL microfilm: 1374360

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Evansville Ward 2, Vanderburgh, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Evansville Ward 2, Vanderburgh, Indiana

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 23 Apr 1924
    Event Place: Evansville, Indiana
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - Evansville Press - 23 Apr 1924 - 18, Obituary for Elias Beard 23 Apr 1924

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Indiana
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Santa Claus, Indiana
    Record Source: American Civil War Soldiers, Side served: Union; State served: Indiana; Enlistment date: 12 Aug 1862.

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Santa Claus, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Santa Claus, Spencer, Indiana
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Clay, Spencer, Indiana; Roll: M593_358; Page: 414B; Image: 58; Family History Library Film: 545857

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 April 1924
    Event Place: Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017
    [2] Indiana, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: Indiana, Find a Grave Index
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