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Freeman "Fred" Lee Beard 1878–1957 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: February 24, 1878

Birth Location: Pine Bluff, Jefferson County, Arkansas

Death Date: February 14, 1957

Death Location: Hot Springs, Garland County, Arkansas

Father: Michael Beard

Mother: Jackey Whitehead

Spouse(s): Sarah Burris

Children(s): Samuel Beard, Roy Beard, Fred Sr., Lucille Beard, William Beard, Beatrice Beard, James Beard

The story of Freeman "Fred" Lee Beard began in 1878 in Pine Bluff, Jefferson County, Arkansas. Freeman "Fred" Lee Beard married Sarah Rosie Burris, and had children including Beatrice Bea Annie Beard, Fred Harvey Beard Sr, James Edward Beard, Lucille Edna Beard, Roy Alexander Beard, Samuel Lee Beard, William Bill Everett Beard. Freeman "Fred" Lee Beard passed away in 1957 in Hot Springs, Garland County, Arkansas.

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Biography

  • The story of Freeman "Fred" Lee Beard began in 1878 in Pine Bluff, Jefferson County, Arkansas.
  • Freeman "Fred" Lee Beard married Sarah Rosie Burris, and had children including Beatrice Bea Annie Beard, Fred Harvey Beard Sr, James Edward Beard, Lucille Edna Beard, Roy Alexander Beard, Samuel Lee Beard, William Bill Everett Beard.
  • Freeman "Fred" Lee Beard passed away in 1957 in Hot Springs, Garland County, Arkansas.

Immediate Family

Parents

Michael Beard
1833–1917
Birth Location: Anson County, North Carolina
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Jackey Whitehead
1841–1902
Birth Location: Mississippi
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Burris
1896–1974
Birth Location: Albemarle, Stanley County, North Carolina
SB

Children(s)

Samuel Beard
1918–1990
Birth Location: Greenbrier, Faulkner County, Arkansas
SB
Roy Beard
1921–1997
Birth Location: Arkansas
RB
Fred Sr.
1922–1975
Birth Location: Arkadelphia, Clark County, Arkansas
FS
Lucille Beard
1923–2000
Birth Location: Greenwood, Sebastian County, Arkansas
LB
William Beard
1925–2014
Birth Location: Hot Springs, Garland County, Arkansas
WB
Beatrice Beard
1929–2016
Birth Location: Fouke, Miller County, Arkansas
BB
James Beard
1934–1987
Birth Location: Arkansas
JB

Freeman Beard's Ancestors

Self
Freeman Beard
1878–1957
Birth Place: Pine Bluff, Jefferson County, Arkansas
Parents
Michael Alexander Beard
1833–1917
Anson County, North Carolina
Jackey (Ann Rebecka) Whitehead
1841–1902
Mississippi
Grandparents
Charles Whitehead
1802–1858
North Carolina
Elizabeth (Malinda) Erwin
1801–1870
Rutherford County, Tennessee
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Freeman Beard's Descendants

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Freeman ("Fred" Lee) Beard (February 24, 1878–February 14, 1957) m. Sarah (Rosie) Burris (February 28, 1896–August 21, 1974)
  1. 1. Samuel (Lee) Beard 1918–1990 m. Sarah (Jettie) Willis 1923–2007
  2. 2. Roy (Alexander) Beard 1921–1997
  3. 3. Fred (Harvey Beard) Sr. 1922–1975
  4. 4. Lucille (Edna) Beard 1923–2000 m. DeWitt Brewster 1916–1968
  5. 5. William ("Bill" Everett) Beard 1925–2014
  6. 6. Beatrice ("Bea" Annie) Beard 1929–2016 m. Carl (G.) Ledbetter 1910–1999
  7. 7. James (Edward) Beard 1934–1987

Freeman Beard's Timeline

2 Records

1878
February 24, 1878
Birth of Freeman "Fred" Lee Beard in Pine Bluff, Jefferson County, Arkansas
Pine Bluff, Jefferson County, Arkansas
1957
February 14, 1957
Age 79
Death of Freeman "Fred" Lee Beard in Hot Springs, Garland County, Arkansas
Hot Springs, Garland County, Arkansas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: February 24, 1878
    Event Place: Pine Bluff, Jefferson County, Arkansas

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: February 14, 1957
    Event Place: Hot Springs, Garland County, Arkansas
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