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Samuel C. Beckham 1818–1901 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1818

Birth Location: Orange County, North Carollina, United States

Death Date: 1901

Death Location: Lawrenceburg, Lawrence County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: William Beckham

Mother: Rebecca Swinney

Spouse(s): Mary Melson

Children(s): John Beckham, William Beckham, Peter Beckham

The story of Samuel C. Beckham began in 1818 in Orange County, North Carollina, United States. Samuel C. Beckham married Mary Elizabeth Melson, and had children including John Roy Beckham, Peter Beckham, William Thomas Beckham. Samuel C. Beckham passed away in 1901 in Lawrenceburg, Lawrence County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Samuel C. Beckham began in 1818 in Orange County, North Carollina, United States.
  • Samuel C. Beckham married Mary Elizabeth Melson, and had children including John Roy Beckham, Peter Beckham, William Thomas Beckham.
  • Samuel C. Beckham passed away in 1901 in Lawrenceburg, Lawrence County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Samuel Beckham's Ancestors

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Samuel Beckham
1818–1901
Birth Place: Orange County, North Carollina, United States
Parents
William Chisolm Beckham
1772–1863
Warren County, North Carolina, USA
Rebecca Swinney
1775–1860
North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Stephen (BECKHAM) Jr
1755–1820
Orange, Orange, Virginia, United States
Rachel Green
1745–1777
Our, Jura, Franche-Comte, France
THOMAS SWINNEY
1750–
Halifax, North Carolina, British Colonial America
Lady (Katherine Sloan) MOORE
1725–1784
Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Josephine Randolph
1712–1832
Moses SWINNEY*
1717–1754
Margaret Noys
1730–1800
Stephen of
1693–1766
Alicia Colville
1700–1762
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Col Randolph
1651–1711
Mary ISHAM
1659–1735
Lazarus Sweney
1655–1732
Elizabeth Wilson
1713–1790
Richard Esq
1667–1699
Hon. Ponsonby
1675–1745
Hugh Colvill
1675–1700

Samuel Beckham's Descendants

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Samuel (C.) Beckham (1818–1901) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Melson (Mar 1822–18 Aug 1870)
  1. 1. John (Roy) Beckham 1840–1899
    1. 1. William (Riley) Beckham 1860–1906
      1. 1. Mary (Etta) Beckham 1886–1972
        1. 1. Mary (Lee) Stobaugh 1912–2008
  2. 2. William (Thomas) Beckham 1842–1928
    1. 1. Uvie (James) Beckham 1881–1958
      1. 1. Roy (Winford) Beckham 1929–2010
    2. 2. Raleigh"Rollie" (Daniel) Beckham 1879–1978
      1. 1. Raleigh (Vernon) Beckham 1906–2001
        1. 1. Richard (Hardy) Beckham 1934–2021
    3. 3. Willie (Mai) Beckham 1874–1943
      1. 1. Nellie Crowder 1900–1972
        1. 1. Willie (Frances) Wackerman 1924–2018
  3. 3. Peter Beckham 1844–1926
    1. 1. Francis (Elizabeth) Beckham 1869–1929
      1. 1. Fannie (Lee) Harrison 1908–1962
        1. 1. Melvin (Eugene) Adams 1937–1979

Samuel Beckham's Timeline

2 Records

1818
1818
Birth of Samuel C. Beckham in Orange County, North Carollina, United States
Orange County, North Carollina, United States
1901
1901
Age 83
Death of Samuel C. Beckham in Lawrenceburg, Lawrence, Tennessee, United States
Lawrenceburg, Lawrence, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1818
    Event Place: Orange County, North Carollina, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Lawrenceburg, Lawrence, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lawrenceburg, Lawrence County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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