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Pleasant Beard 1790–1857 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1790

Birth Location: Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 25 Nov 1857

Death Location: Franklin County, Virginia, USA

Father: Edward Beard

Mother: Sarah Walker

Spouse(s): Ruth Pearson

Children(s): Pvt. Beard

The story of Pleasant Beard began in 1790 in Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States. Pleasant Beard married Ruth Elizabeth Lizzie Pearson, and had children including Pvt William Allen Beard. Pleasant Beard passed away in 1857 in Franklin County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Pleasant Beard began in 1790 in Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States.
  • Pleasant Beard married Ruth Elizabeth Lizzie Pearson, and had children including Pvt William Allen Beard.
  • Pleasant Beard passed away in 1857 in Franklin County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Pleasant Beard's Ancestors

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Pleasant Beard
1790–1857
Birth Place: Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States
Parents
Edward Beard
1758–1807
Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Sarah (Salina) Walker
1766–1824
Franklin County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Joseph (Beard - maternal 5th) ggf
1730–
Ipstones, Staffordshire, England
Elizabeth James
1740–1802
Stokeinteignhead, Devon, England
Agatha Corley
1740–1825
Franklin, Virginia, United States
Robert Walker
1732–1766
Cumberland, Cumberland, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Beard
1697–1772
Mary Washington
1708–
Valentine Corley
1720–1803
Sarah Walker
1725–1824
William Walker
1694–1752
Judith Baker
1700–1768
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Beard
1660–1727
Anna Taylor
1659–1729
John Washington
1656–1746
Sarah Hulme
1676–1738
John Corley
1695–1743
Margaret Catlett
1702–1761
Sylvanus Walker
1640–1723
Elizabeth Warren
1645–
James Baker
1674–1734

Pleasant Beard's Descendants

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Pleasant Beard (1790–25 Nov 1857) m. Ruth (Elizabeth "Lizzie") Pearson (1801–5 May 1854)
  1. 1. Pvt. (William Allen) Beard 1830–1909 m. Sarah (A) Basham 1839–1898
    1. 1. Jubal (A.) Beard 1869–1963 m. Cora (Alice) Neathawk 1869–1936
      1. 1. Joseph (Cephus) Beard 1904–1980

Pleasant Beard's Timeline

2 Records

1790
1790
Birth of Pleasant Beard in Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States
Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States
1857
25 Nov 1857
Age 67
Death of Pleasant Beard in Franklin County, Virginia, USA
Franklin County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1790
    Event Place: Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Nov 1857
    Event Place: Franklin County, Virginia, USA

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