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William "Billy" R Beam 1823–1892 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1823

Birth Location: Madison, Alabama, United States

Death Date: 29 May 1892

Death Location: Skirum Creek, Marshall, Alabama, United States

Father: Ezekiel Beam

Mother: Matilda Sanford

Spouse(s): Parthena McBroom

Children(s): David Beam, Sarah Beam, Nancy Beam, Saphrona Beam, Parthena Beam, Aurina Beam, William Beam

The story of William "Billy" R Beam began in 1823 in Madison, Alabama, United States. William "Billy" R Beam married Parthena Mcbroom, and had children including Aurina Beam, David Ezekiel Beam, Nancy E Beam, Parthena Beam, Saphrona Caldona Beam, Sarah Jane Beam, William Roseberry Beam. William "Billy" R Beam passed away in 1892 in Skirum Creek, Marshall, Alabama, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of William "Billy" R Beam began in 1823 in Madison, Alabama, United States.
  • William "Billy" R Beam married Parthena Mcbroom, and had children including Aurina Beam, David Ezekiel Beam, Nancy E Beam, Parthena Beam, Saphrona Caldona Beam, Sarah Jane Beam, William Roseberry Beam.
  • William "Billy" R Beam passed away in 1892 in Skirum Creek, Marshall, Alabama, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ezekiel Beam
1790–1848
Birth Location: Hilton Head Island, Beaufort, South Carolina, USA
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Matilda Sanford
1795–1858
Birth Location: Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States
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Spouses(s)

Parthena McBroom
1825–1880
Birth Location: Alabama, United States
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Children(s)

David Beam
1854–1913
Birth Location: Guntersville, Marshall, Alabama, United States
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Sarah Beam
1849–
Birth Location: , Marshall, Alabama, USA
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Nancy Beam
1853–
Birth Location: , Marshall, Alabama, USA
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Saphrona Beam
1854–1911
Birth Location: , Marshall, Alabama, USA
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Parthena Beam
1857–
Birth Location: , Marshall, Alabama, USA
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Aurina Beam
1857–
Birth Location: , Marshall, Alabama, USA
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William Beam
1861–1922
Birth Location: , Marshall, Alabama, USA
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William Beam's Ancestors

Self
William Beam
1823–1892
Birth Place: Madison, Alabama, United States
Parents
Ezekiel Beam
1790–1848
Hilton Head Island, Beaufort, South Carolina, USA
Matilda Sanford
1795–1858
Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States
Grandparents
John (Benjamin) Beam
1760–1827
Fairfield, South Carolina
Mary Hoyle
1767–1847
Dallas, Lincoln, North Carolina
William (Jasper) Sanford
1779–1867
Tide River, Lexington, South Carolina, United States
Barbara (Rebecca) Snider
1788–1867
Lexington, Lexington, South Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Albert Beam
1733–1798
Sarah Halsell
1740–1803
Micheal Hoyle
1732–1792
Catherine Dellinger
1745–1827
Thomas Sanford
1758–1803
Levinah Tuberville
1762–1833
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jurrian Beam
1699–1802
Elisabeth Harter
1695–1739
Thomas Sr
1721–1786
Mary Moberly
1722–1750
Johann HOYLE
1710–1761
SUSANNA DALES
1714–1787
Johannes Dellinger
1706–1783
Catherina Zerb
1709–1781
William Samford
1722–1813
Winnifred DOWDEN
1722–1813

William Beam's Descendants

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William ("Billy" R) Beam (1823–29 May 1892) m. Parthena McBroom (1825–1880)
  1. 1. David (Ezekiel) Beam 1854–1913 m. Mary Wilabay 1855–1947 m. Della Beam 1892–
    1. 1. Sarah (Jane) Beam 1880–1957 m. Chevious Nelson 1876–1947
      1. 1. James (Dallas Bud) Nelson 1906–1993 m. Ethel (James) McCall 1928–1961
        1. 1. Billie (Ruth) Nelson 1942–2003
        2. 2. Chevious (Dallas) Nelson 1946–2020 m. Shirley (Ann) Culp 1951–2008
        3. 3. Martha (Jane) Nelson 1944–
      2. 2. Mary (Elizabeth) NELSON 1905–1990
      3. 3. Sabra (Jane) NELSON 1909–1996 m. James (Wilson) Perkins 1884–1957
        1. 1. Brenda (J) Perkins 1944–2013
        2. 2. Marie Dean 1930–2016
      4. 4. William (Columbus. "Lum") Nelson 1910–1988
      5. 5. Allen (Talmadge) NELSON 1912–1914
      6. 6. Arthur (Lee) NELSON 1914–2006
      7. 7. James (Abram Garfield) NELSON 1916–1939
      8. 8. Lula (Bell) Nelson 1923– m. Daniel (Earle) Smith 1905–1982
      9. 9. Cynthia (Sylvania) Nelson 1918–2007
    2. 2. James (Henry) Beam 1891–1965
      1. 1. John (Preston) Beam 1912–1998
        1. 1. James (Wallace "Jim") Beam 1937–2020
    3. 3. D (V) Beam 1878–1879
    4. 4. M (F) Beam 1883–1899
    5. 5. Christopher (Columbus) Beam 1885–1943
    6. 6. G (W) Beam 1887–1892
    7. 7. Amanda (Elizabeth) Beam 1888–1969
    8. 8. Catherine (B.) Beam 1878–
    9. 9. Milissie (Evergreen) Beam 1893–1975
    10. 10. David (Jackson) Beam 1895–1961
    11. 11. Mallissa Beam 1894–
    12. 12. Rosela Beam 1870–
    13. 13. James (M.) Beam 1872–
    14. 14. Emma Beam 1874–
    15. 15. William (Isaac) Beam 1877–1955
      1. 1. Ocie (Oliver) Beam 1901–1983
        1. 1. Clara Beam 1927–2006
    16. 16. Rebeca Beam 1874–
    17. 17. Mary (A) Childres 1886–
  2. 2. Sarah (Jane) Beam 1849–
  3. 3. Nancy (E) Beam 1853–
  4. 4. Saphrona (Caldona) Beam 1854–1911
  5. 5. Parthena Beam 1857–
  6. 6. Aurina Beam 1857–
  7. 7. William (Roseberry) Beam 1861–1922

William Beam's Timeline

2 Records

1823
1823
Birth of William "Billy" R Beam in Madison, Alabama, United States
Madison, Alabama, United States
1892
29 May 1892
Age 69
Death of William "Billy" R Beam in Skirum Creek, Marshall, Alabama, United States
Skirum Creek, Marshall, Alabama, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1823
    Event Place: Madison, Alabama, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 May 1892
    Event Place: Skirum Creek, Marshall, Alabama, United States
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