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Reuben Richard Beckham 1820 – 1871 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 MAY 1820

Birth Location: (Lancaster Co.), South Carolina

Death Date: 25 AUG 1871

Death Location: Hale Co., Alabama

Father: Richard Beckham

Mother: Mary Bennett

Spouse(s): Harriet McAdams

Children(s): Mary Beckham

Reuben Richard Beckham was born in 1820 in (Lancaster Co.), South Carolina, the child of Richard Simon Beckham and Mary Bennett. Reuben Richard Beckham married Harriet McAdams, and had children including Mary Margaret Beckham. Reuben Richard Beckham passed away in 1871 in Hale Co., Alabama.

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Biography

  • Reuben Richard Beckham was born in 1820 in (Lancaster Co.), South Carolina, the child of Richard Simon Beckham and Mary Bennett.
  • Reuben Richard Beckham married Harriet McAdams, and had children including Mary Margaret Beckham.
  • Reuben Richard Beckham passed away in 1871 in Hale Co., Alabama.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Beckham
1785 – 1869
Birth Location: (South Carolina)
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Mary Bennett
1793 – 1876
Birth Location: South Carolina
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Spouses(s)

Harriet McAdams
1820 – 1896
Birth Location: (South Carolina)
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Children(s)

Mary Beckham
1856 – 1936
Birth Location: Vance, Tuscaloosa Co., Alabama
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Reuben Beckham's Ancestors

Self
Reuben Beckham
1820 – 1871
Birth Place: (Lancaster Co.), South Carolina
Parents
Richard Simon Beckham
1785 – 1869
(South Carolina)
Mary Bennett
1793 – 1876
South Carolina
Grandparents
Simon Beckham
1757 – 1819
South Carolina
Rosanna (McMillan)
Reuben Bennett
1757 – 1847
Brunswick Co., Virginia
Elizabeth Beckham
1765 – 1847
Great-Grandparents
William Beckham
1729 – 1799
Ann (Green)
– 1821
Reuben Bennett
1735 – 1793
Mary Rogers
William Beckham
1729 – 1799
Ann (Green)
– 1821
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Beckham
1695 – 1777
Phillis (McMillan)
James Bennett
1682 – 1752
Mary Rogers
William Beckham
1695 – 1777
Phillis (McMillan)

Reuben Beckham's Descendants

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Reuben (Richard) Beckham (22 MAY 1820 – 25 AUG 1871) m. Harriet McAdams (1820 – 03 AUG 1896)
  1. 1. Mary (Margaret) Beckham (30 NOV 1856 – 16 APR 1936) m. John (James) Elliott (22 JUN 1851 – 02 APR 1925)
    1. 1. Charles (David (Charlie)) Elliott (10 OCT 1885 – 01 MAY 1946) m. Mary (Earline (Mae)) Neighbors (21 AUG 1889 – 12 JUN 1929)
      1. 1. Katherine Elliott (19 JAN 1922 – 11 FEB 2010) m. James (Melton (Billy)) Barksdale (16 JUL 1921 – 20 MAR 1978)
        1. 1. James (Kerry) Barksdale (18 JUN 1950 – )

Reuben Beckham's Timeline

2 Records

1820
22 MAY 1820
Birth of Reuben Richard Beckham in (Lancaster Co.), South Carolina
(Lancaster Co.), South Carolina
1871
25 AUG 1871
Age 51
Death of Reuben Richard Beckham in Hale Co., Alabama
Hale Co., Alabama

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 MAY 1820
    Event Place: (Lancaster Co.), South Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 AUG 1871
    Event Place: Hale Co., Alabama

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Oak Hill Cemetery, Moundville, Hale Co., Alabama

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Occupation
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