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William Henry Beard 1825–1886 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Dec 1825

Birth Location: Adair County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 9 Apr 1886

Death Location: Lead Hill, Boone, Arkansas, USA

Father: Sevier Beard

Mother: Catherine Beard

Spouse(s): Mary Beard, Sarah Beard

Children(s): Martha Beard, John Beard, Joel Beard, Sarah Beard, Ida Raley, Clayton Beard

William Henry Beard / was born in 1825 in Adair County, Kentucky, USA, the child of Sevier Beard And Catherine Casey Beard. In 1860, William Henry Beard resided in Denton, Texas, USA. William Henry Beard married Mary Ann Tyson Beard, Sarah Jennings Beard, and had children including Clayton Thomas Beard, Ida Beard Gaines Raley, Joel Simpson Beard, John Milton Beard, Martha Beard, Sarah J M Beard. William Henry Beard / passed away in 1886 in Lead Hill, Boone, Arkansas, USA.

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Biography

  • William Henry Beard // was born in 1825 in Adair County, Kentucky, USA, the child of Sevier Beard And Catherine Casey Beard.
  • In 1860, William Henry Beard // resided in Denton, Texas, USA.
  • William Henry Beard // married Mary Ann Tyson Beard, Sarah Jennings Beard, and had children including Clayton Thomas Beard, Ida Beard Gaines Raley, Joel Simpson Beard, John Milton Beard, Martha Beard, Sarah J M Beard.
  • William Henry Beard // passed away in 1886 in Lead Hill, Boone, Arkansas, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Beard's Ancestors

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William Beard
1825–1886
Birth Place: Adair County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Sevier Beard
1802–1884
Adair County, Kentucky, USA
Catherine (Casey) Beard
1802–
North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
John (Beard) Sr
1749–1818
Virginia USA
Margaret (Mary Burnside) Beard
1750–1810
Augusta County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Beard
1733–1786
Mary. Clendenin
1735–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William II
1696–1761

William Beard's Descendants

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William (Henry) Beard (25 Dec 1825–9 Apr 1886) m. Mary (Ann Tyson) Beard (22 Sep 1827–17 Feb 1872) m. Sarah (Jennings) Beard (10 Jun 1847–3 Apr 1922)
  1. 1. Martha Beard 1852–1876
  2. 2. John (Milton) Beard 1856–1936 m. Nancy (Adeline ("Nannie") Farmer) Beard 1856–1941
    1. 1. Ira (Lee Beard) Sr. 1877–1967 m. Sarah (Jane) Beard 1877–1973
      1. 1. Ira (Lee Beard) Jr. 1909–1990
      2. 2. Grady (Milton) Beard 1900–1983
      3. 3. Charles (Birdwell Beard) I 1910–1974 m. Martha (Elizabeth “Bess” Tisinger Allen Wyche) Beard 1918–2000
      4. 4. Willie (Lee Beard) Merrell 1897–1987
  3. 3. Joel (Simpson) Beard 1859–1891 m. Susan (Margret "Scesa " Johnson) Beard 1854–1891
    1. 1. John (Henry) Beard 1879–1936 m. Dell (M. Ashby) Beard 1881–1974
      1. 1. Evelyn (Beard) Williams 1914–1998
      2. 2. Roy (Berl) Beard 1917–1956
      3. 3. Maurine (Beard) Ashby 1907–2005 m. Lyman (Olwein) Ashby 1905–1991
    2. 2. George (Cleveland) Beard 1885–1948
    3. 3. Roy (Jasper) Beard 1888–1971
    4. 4. Noah (Burl) Beard 1889–1975
    5. 5. Anna (Ora Beard) Bell 1881–1955 m. John (George) Bell 1879–1954
      1. 1. Everett (Roy) Bell 1907–1998
      2. 2. Mildred (Bell) Hartley 1912–1961
      3. 3. Euba (Karine Bell) Layton 1909–1981
      4. 4. Vernon (Stella) Bell 1904–1984
      5. 5. Therman (Milton) Bell 1905–1992
      6. 6. Dora (Avis Bell) Hendri 1910–1987
      7. 7. Lillian (Bell) Gough 1915–2001
  4. 4. Sarah (J M) Beard 1860–1894
  5. 5. Ida (Beard Gaines) Raley 1880–1962 m. Emory (Milas) Gaines 1881–1964 m. Almus (Brice) Raley 1878–1928
    1. 1. Park Gaines 1907–1955
    2. 2. Clyde (Buddy) Gaines 1909–1985
    3. 3. Homer Gaines 1911–1988
    4. 4. Jessie (Gaines) Bagley 1913–1990
    5. 5. C.T. Gaines 1916–1978
    6. 6. Ray Gaines 1919–1979
    7. 7. Woodrow Gaines 1921–2016
    8. 8. Sam Gaines 1924–2017 m. Mary (Jane Shannon) Gaines 1924–2008
  6. 6. Clayton (Thomas) Beard 1883–1916

William Beard's Timeline

3 Records

1825
25 Dec 1825
Birth of William Henry Beard // in Adair County, Kentucky, USA
Adair County, Kentucky, USA
1860
1860
Age 35
William Henry Beard // resided here in Denton, Texas, USA
Denton, Texas, USA
1886
9 Apr 1886
Age 61
Death of William Henry Beard // in Lead Hill, Boone, Arkansas, USA
Lead Hill, Boone, Arkansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Dec 1825
    Event Place: Adair County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Denton, Texas; Roll: M653_1292; Page: 431; Family History Library Film: 805292
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Denton, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Denton, Texas; Roll: M653_1292; Page: 431; Family History Library Film: 805292

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Apr 1886
    Event Place: Lead Hill, Boone, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lead Hill, Boone, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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