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Helen Louise Beard 1917–2001 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 August 1917

Birth Location: Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 30 April 2001

Death Location: Henderson, Clark County, Nevada, United States of America

Father: Joseph Beard

Mother: Nannie McAteer

Spouse(s): Rufus Washum

Children(s): Nellie Gula, Rufus Junior

Helen Louise Beard was born in 1917 in Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA, the child of Joseph Samuel Beard And Nannie Bell Mcateer. In 1935, Helen Louise Beard resided in Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas. In 1940, Helen Louise Beard resided in Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States. Helen Louise Beard married Rufus Fay Washum, and had children including Helena Washum, Joe Washum, Kathryn Washum, Nellie I Gula, Rufus Washum Junior, William L Washam. Helen Louise Beard passed away in 2001 in Henderson, Clark County, Nevada, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Helen Louise Beard was born in 1917 in Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA, the child of Joseph Samuel Beard And Nannie Bell Mcateer.
  • In 1935, Helen Louise Beard resided in Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas.
  • In 1940, Helen Louise Beard resided in Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States.
  • Helen Louise Beard married Rufus Fay Washum, and had children including Helena Washum, Joe Washum, Kathryn Washum, Nellie I Gula, Rufus Washum Junior, William L Washam.
  • Helen Louise Beard passed away in 2001 in Henderson, Clark County, Nevada, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Helen Beard's Ancestors

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Helen Beard
1917–2001
Birth Place: Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA
Parents
Joseph Samuel Beard
1879–1928
Pike, Mississippi, United States
Nannie (Bell) McAteer
1887–1972
Pike County, Mississippi, United States of America
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Helen Beard's Descendants

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Helen (Louise) Beard (5 August 1917–30 April 2001) m. Rufus (Fay) Washum (26 Dec 1913–Apr 1993)
  1. 1. Nellie (I) Gula 1943–2001 m. George (Peter) Aghas 1942–1997
  2. 2. Rufus (Washum) Junior 1933–2007

Helen Beard's Timeline

5 Records

1917
5 August 1917
Birth of Helen Louise Beard in Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA
Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA
1935
1935
Age 18
Helen Louise Beard resided here in Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas
Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 23
Helen Louise Beard resided here in Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States
Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States
1950
1950
Age 33
Helen Louise Beard resided here in Vann, Muskogee, Oklahoma, USA
Vann, Muskogee, Oklahoma, USA
2001
30 April 2001
Age 84
Death of Helen Louise Beard in Henderson, Clark, Nevada, United States of America
Henderson, Clark, Nevada, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 August 1917
    Event Place: Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas; Roll: T627_175; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 66-44
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas; Roll: T627_175; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 66-44

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas; Roll: T627_175; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 66-44

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Vann, Muskogee, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 April 2001
    Event Place: Henderson, Clark, Nevada, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Henderson, Clark County, Nevada, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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