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Sophronia Jane Beasley 1831–1919 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 MAY 1831

Birth Location: TN

Death Date: 22 JUN 1919

Death Location: Fulton County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: Zachariah Beasley

Mother: Nancy Adams

Spouse(s): Malachi Pewitt♦✝️

Children(s): William Pewitt, Nancy Pewitt, James Pewitt, John Pewitt, Jefferson Pewitt, Mary Pewitt, Robert Pewitt, Melvine Pewitt, Martha Pewitt, Harvey Pewitt, George Pewitt

In 1831, Sophronia Jane Beasley entered the world in TN, born to Zachariah Beasley And Nancy Adams. Sophronia Jane Beasley married Malachi Pewitt, and had children including George Washington Pewitt, Harvey Pewitt, James Scott Pewitt, Jefferson Davis Pewitt, John Wesley Pewitt, Martha Udora Pewitt, Mary Alice Pewitt, Melvine Pewitt, Nancy Frances Pewitt, Robert Haze Pewitt, William Henry Pewitt. Sophronia Jane Beasley passed away in 1919 in Fulton County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1831, Sophronia Jane Beasley entered the world in TN, born to Zachariah Beasley And Nancy Adams.
  • Sophronia Jane Beasley married Malachi Pewitt, and had children including George Washington Pewitt, Harvey Pewitt, James Scott Pewitt, Jefferson Davis Pewitt, John Wesley Pewitt, Martha Udora Pewitt, Mary Alice Pewitt, Melvine Pewitt, Nancy Frances Pewitt, Robert Haze Pewitt, William Henry Pewitt.
  • Sophronia Jane Beasley passed away in 1919 in Fulton County, Kentucky, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Zachariah Beasley
1800–1840
Birth Location: –
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Nancy Adams
1799–1836
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Malachi Pewitt♦✝️
1832–1909
Birth Location: TN
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Children(s)

William Pewitt
1858–1922
Birth Location: –
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Nancy Pewitt
1854–1936
Birth Location: –
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James Pewitt
1856–1871
Birth Location: Fulton County, Kentucky, United States of America
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John Pewitt
1860–1922
Birth Location: Fulton County, Kentucky, United States of America
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Jefferson Pewitt
1862–1930
Birth Location: –
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Mary Pewitt
1864–1935
Birth Location: United States of America
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Robert Pewitt
1866–1929
Birth Location: Kentucky, United States of America
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Melvine Pewitt
1868–1951
Birth Location: –
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Martha Pewitt
1870–1933
Birth Location: –
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Harvey Pewitt
1872–1883
Birth Location: –
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George Pewitt
1875–1915
Birth Location: Fulton, Kentucky, USA
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Sophronia Beasley's Ancestors

Self
Sophronia Beasley
1831–1919
Birth Place: TN
Parents
Zachariah Beasley
1800–1840
Nancy Adams
1799–1836
Grandparents
Barnet Beasley
1766–1850
, Warren, North Carolina, USA
Susannah Baugh
1769–1850
Brunswick County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Beasley
1739–1792
Elizabeth Barnett
1745–1805
Daniel Baugh
1745–1816
Elizabeth Clark
1744–1780
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William III
1710–1778
Ann Pitts
1712–
James Baugh
1713–1773

Sophronia Beasley's Descendants

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Sophronia (Jane) Beasley (13 MAY 1831–22 JUN 1919) m. Malachi Pewitt♦✝️ (7 OCT 1832–11 DEC 1909)
  1. 1. William (Henry) Pewitt 1858–1922 m. Sophronia (Emeline) Beasley 1857–1933
    1. 1. Josephine (Lee) Pewitt 1883–1940 m. Ewen (Clay) Merrell 1881–1963
      1. 1. Don (J.) Merrell 1908–1977 m. Pearline Bynum 1910–1986
      2. 2. Woodrow (Wilson) Merrell 1912–2001 m. Ora (Delma Lewis) Campbell 1908–1993
      3. 3. Louanna (Frances) Merrell 1918–2003 m. Raymond (Louis) Murray*** 1910–1994
    2. 2. Floyd (L.) Pewitt 1892–1965
  2. 2. Nancy (Frances) Pewitt 1854–1936 m. David (Crockett) Nugent 1849–1931
    1. 1. Carrie (Effie) Nugent 1875–1961 m. Foster Butner*** 1875–1943
      1. 1. Robert (Leslie) Butner 1901–1976 m. Elschen (Louise) Eckenbach 1902–1987
        1. 1. Frances (Elsie) Butner 1927–2000 m. Phillip (Amber) Defries 1922–2000
        2. 2. Robert (F.) Butner 1928–1992
        3. 3. Richard Butner 1935–2015
      2. 2. Charles (Mac) Butner 1902–1987 m. Hazel (M.) Abrams 1907– m. Mabel Jones 1907–2000
      3. 3. Lyman (D.) Butner 1906–1971 m. Esther (H.) Chandler 1903–
      4. 4. Frances (N.) Butner 1908–2002 m. Alfred (John) Ellison*** 1909–1980
    2. 2. Mary (Edna) Nugent 1877–1960 m. Morgan Davidson*** 1878–1963
      1. 1. Sarah (Dixon) Davidson 1903– m. Warren (Clay) Graham*** 1901–1984
      2. 2. Charlie Davidson 1905–
    3. 3. Aubrey (Mac) Nugent 1880–1946 m. Eugenia Nichols*** 1884–1950
      1. 1. Mary Nugent 1917–
    4. 4. Eula Nugent 1882–1970 m. Marvin (Jerome) Browder*** 1879–1965
      1. 1. Nugent (Jerome) Browder 1904–1975 m. Marjorie (B.) Dean 1906–1996
      2. 2. Lewis (Thompson) Browder 1906–1974
    5. 5. Charles (Dewitt) Nugent 1886–1928 m. Bertha (Corinne) Browder*** 1888–1968
      1. 1. Frances (Almarine) Nugent 1912–1986 m. Spencer (Boyd) McClary 1908–1968
        1. 1. Spencer (Boyd) McClary 1935–1965 m. Mary (Helen) Masden 1930–1976
        2. 2. Frances (Almarine) McClary 1939–2009 m. Richard (Douglas) Ingram*** 1930–1995
      2. 2. Sarah (Elizabeth) Nugent 1914–1997 m. Don (Wiley) Henry*** 1905–1981
      3. 3. Charles (Ardell) Nugent 1918–1980 m. Margaret (Laura) Garrison*** 1922–1995
      4. 4. Lewis (David) Nugent 1921–1986 m. Mary (E.) Hoodenpyle 1931–1991
    6. 6. David (Leslie) Nugent 1890–1973 m. Elizabeth Nugent 1897– m. Martha Browder*** 1893– m. Lera Neal 1894–
  3. 3. James (Scott) Pewitt 1856–1871
  4. 4. John (Wesley) Pewitt 1860–1922 m. Lillian (Avria) Nugent*** 1863–1935
    1. 1. Luther (Andrew) Pewitt 1883–1950 m. Mary (Louise) Adams 1898–1982
      1. 1. Anita (Sue) Pewitt 1920–1976
    2. 2. Grover (Cleveland) Pewitt 1884–1914 m. Clara (O) Cruce*** 1885–1969
      1. 1. Mignon Pewitt 1907–1985 m. James (Harold) Bragg 1891–1955
      2. 2. Hazel (Fern) Pewitt 1912–1969 m. Benjamin (Paul) Bennett*** 1907–1981 m. Charles (Allen) Williams 1915–2010
    3. 3. Chester (V.) Pewitt 1886–1914 m. Imogen Cashon 1893–
    4. 4. Dessie (Honoro) Pewitt 1888–1988 m. Guy Lawrence 1891–1974
    5. 5. Era (Jane) Pewitt 1890–1919
    6. 6. Guy Pewitt 1892–1953 m. Amanda Tetting 1894–
    7. 7. Justus Pewitt 1893–1958 m. Audrey (Lorraine) Campbell*** 1897–1977
      1. 1. Margaret (Nadine) Pewitt 1915–2000 m. Mervin (Ward) Ivy 1912–1994
    8. 8. Fannie (Dean) Pewitt 1895–1974 m. Herbert Hardy 1893–
    9. 9. Alice Pewitt 1898–1987 m. William (Frederick) Hudson 1896–1962
    10. 10. Pauline Pewitt 1900–1966 m. Carl (Everett) Reed 1898–1964
    11. 11. Mary (Kate) Pewitt 1902–1986
    12. 12. Pearl Pewitt 1905–1989 m. William (Hugh) Rushton 1905–1979
  5. 5. Jefferson (Davis) Pewitt 1862–1930 m. Lula (E.) Ford 1869–
  6. 6. Mary (Alice) Pewitt 1864–1935 m. Isham Browder*** 1838–1907 m. Robert (Milton) Vaughn*** 1859–1944
  7. 7. Robert (Haze) Pewitt 1866–1929 m. Mary (Bell) Donoho*** 1871–1948
    1. 1. Paul Pewitt 1871–1948
    2. 2. Raymond Pewitt 1890–1971 m. Lura (Louise) Milner 1891–1976
      1. 1. Raymond (Edward) Pewitt 1914–1975
      2. 2. Mary Pewitt 1917–
    3. 3. Jewel Pewitt 1892–1985 m. Kelly Browder*** 1890–1968
      1. 1. Mary (Lorene) Browder 1916–2014 m. Doyle (Clinton) Nance*** 1915–2001
    4. 4. Harvey (Mack) Pewitt 1894–1990 m. Myrtis (Dee) Browder*** 1898–1968
      1. 1. Edna (Earle) Pewitt 1919–1983
      2. 2. James (Harold) Pewitt 1926–2014
      3. 3. Harvey (Mac) Pewitt 1927–1979
    5. 5. Alla Pewitt 1896–1985 m. Roy (Daniel) Moore 1897–1976
    6. 6. Earnest Pewitt 1897–1970
    7. 7. Robert (Hayes) Pewitt 1914–1973
  8. 8. Melvine Pewitt 1868–1951 m. William (A.) Edmiston*** 1864–1930
    1. 1. Audrey (Ethel) Edmiston 1887–1952 m. Earnest Gish 1883–
    2. 2. Lillian (M.) Edmiston 1889–1983 m. Noah (Washington) Kelley*** 1888–1968
    3. 3. Herman (Mack) Edmiston 1893–1950 m. Clara Davis*** 1895–1987
      1. 1. Frances (L.) Edmiston 1915–1917
      2. 2. James (A.) Edmiston 1918–2010
      3. 3. Margie (Ethel) Edmiston 1921–2013 m. Jimmy (Talley) Brown*** 1920–2001
        1. 1. Richard (Aubrey) Brown 1951–1962
    4. 4. Florence (Earline) Edmiston 1897–1980 m. William (Roy) Ellis*** 1899–1974
  9. 9. Martha (Udora) Pewitt 1870–1933 m. William (Charles) Davidson 1855–1904 m. Benjamin (Edward) Browder*** 1866–1939
    1. 1. Loren Davidson 1895–1897
  10. 10. Harvey Pewitt 1872–1883
  11. 11. George (Washington) Pewitt 1875–1915 m. Birdie (Corenne) Corum*** 1881–1936 m. Lara (D.) Pewitt 1883–
    1. 1. Naomi Pewitt 1904–1985 m. Ralph (Reno) Wade 1900–1975 m. Damon (Dewitt) Vick 1904–1983
    2. 2. Paul (Naylor) Pewitt 1907–1985 m. Ester (Eva) Poindexter 1907–
    3. 3. Doris (Louise) Pewitt 1913–

Sophronia Beasley's Timeline

2 Records

1831
13 MAY 1831
Birth of Sophronia Jane Beasley in TN
TN
1919
22 JUN 1919
Age 88
Death of Sophronia Jane Beasley
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 MAY 1831
    Event Place: TN
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 2703.033; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 JUN 1919
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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