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William Henry Beard 1867–1955 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 MAR 1867

Birth Location: Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA

Death Date: 15 APR 1955

Death Location: Williamsburg, Blair, PA, USA

Father: Job Beard

Mother: Maria Camerer

Spouse(s): Verna Estep

Children(s): Thelma BEARD, Joseph BEARD, Jennie BEARD, Mary Beard, Paul BEARD

In 1867, William Henry Beard entered the world in Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA, born to Job M Beard And Maria Camerer. In 1918, William Henry Beard resided in Norfolk, Independent City, Virginia. In 1920, William Henry Beard resided in Woodbury, Blair, Pennsylvania, United States. William Henry Beard married Verna May Estep, and had children including David C Beard, Helen L Beard, Jennie Irene Beard, John H Beard, Joseph Howard Beard, Mary Elizabeth Beard, Paul L Beard, Thelma Grace Beard. William Henry Beard passed away in 1955 in Williamsburg, Blair, PA, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1867, William Henry Beard entered the world in Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA, born to Job M Beard And Maria Camerer.
  • In 1918, William Henry Beard resided in Norfolk, Independent City, Virginia.
  • In 1920, William Henry Beard resided in Woodbury, Blair, Pennsylvania, United States.
  • William Henry Beard married Verna May Estep, and had children including David C Beard, Helen L Beard, Jennie Irene Beard, John H Beard, Joseph Howard Beard, Mary Elizabeth Beard, Paul L Beard, Thelma Grace Beard.
  • William Henry Beard passed away in 1955 in Williamsburg, Blair, PA, USA.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Beard's Ancestors

Self
William Beard
1867–1955
Birth Place: Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA
Parents
Job M. Beard
1835–1884
Pennsylvania, United States
Maria Camerer
1829–1909
of Martensburg, Blair, Pa.
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Beard's Descendants

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William (Henry) Beard (13 MAR 1867–15 APR 1955) m. Verna (May) Estep (8 NOV 1897–15 MAR 1983)
  1. 1. Thelma (Grace) BEARD 1921–2005
  2. 2. Joseph (Howard) BEARD 1919–1974
  3. 3. Jennie (Irene) BEARD 1918–1999
  4. 4. Mary (Elizabeth) Beard 1916–1987
  5. 5. Paul (L) BEARD 1936–1986

William Beard's Timeline

16 Records

1867
13 MAR 1867
Birth of William Henry Beard in Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA
Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA
1918
1918
Age 51
William Henry Beard resided here in Norfolk, Independent City, Virginia
Norfolk, Independent City, Virginia
1920
1920
Age 53
William Henry Beard resided here in Woodbury, Blair, Pennsylvania, United States
Woodbury, Blair, Pennsylvania, United States
1920
1920
Age 53
William Henry Beard resided here in Wilmington Ward 3, New Hanover, North Carolina, USA
Wilmington Ward 3, New Hanover, North Carolina, USA
1921
1921
Age 54
William Henry Beard resided here in Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
1927
1927
Age 60
William Henry Beard resided here in Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
1930
1930
Age 63
William Henry Beard resided here in Woodbury, Blair, Pennsylvania
Woodbury, Blair, Pennsylvania
1930
1930
Age 63
William Henry Beard resided here in Woodbury, Blair, Pennsylvania
Woodbury, Blair, Pennsylvania
1930
1930
Age 63
William Henry Beard resided here in Woodbury, Blair, Pennsylvania
Woodbury, Blair, Pennsylvania
1935
1935
Age 68
William Henry Beard resided here in Same House, ,
Same House, ,
1935
1935
Age 68
William Henry Beard resided here in Same House, ,
Same House, ,
1940
1940
Age 73
William Henry Beard resided here in Woodbury Township, Blair, Pennsylvania
Woodbury Township, Blair, Pennsylvania
1940
1940
Age 73
William Henry Beard resided here in Woodbury Township, Blair, Pennsylvania
Woodbury Township, Blair, Pennsylvania
1940
1 APR 1940
Age 73
William Henry Beard resided here in Woodbury, Blair, Pennsylvania, United States
Woodbury, Blair, Pennsylvania, United States
1942
1942
Age 75
William Henry Beard resided here in Jones Creek, Baltimore, Maryland
Jones Creek, Baltimore, Maryland
1955
15 APR 1955
Age 88
Death of William Henry Beard in Williamsburg, Blair, PA, USA
Williamsburg, Blair, PA, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 MAR 1867
    Event Place: Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 08 February 2017, 19:47), entry for William Henry Beard or Baird(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID KGMG-K7R
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch ( : accessed 2 June 2017), William Baird, Woodbury, Blair, Pennsylvania, United States; citing ED 126, sheet 1A, line 4, family 2, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1540; FHL microfilm 1,821,540.
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950", database with images, FamilySearch ( : 24 June 2016), Wm. H. Beard and Verna M. Estep, 1917.
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, ancestry.com Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1964 for William Henry Beord
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, Find-a-grave
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950", database with images, FamilySearch ( : 24 June 2016), William Beard in entry for Orville Hughes and Thelma Grace Beard, 1944.
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch ( : accessed 2 June 2017), William Baird, Woodbury, Blair, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 83, sheet 8B, line 65, family 158, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2006; FHL microfilm 2,341,740.
    [8] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch ( : accessed 2 June 2017), William Beard, Woodbury Township, Blair, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 7-110, sheet 5A, line 35, family 83, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3441.
    [9] Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Woodbury, Blair, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 08 February 2017, 19:47), entry for William Henry Beard or Baird(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID KGMG-K7R
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch ( : accessed 2 June 2017), William Baird, Woodbury, Blair, Pennsylvania, United States; citing ED 126, sheet 1A, line 4, family 2, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1540; FHL microfilm 1,821,540.
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950", database with images, FamilySearch ( : 24 June 2016), Wm. H. Beard and Verna M. Estep, 1917.
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, ancestry.com Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1964 for William Henry Beord
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, Find-a-grave
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950", database with images, FamilySearch ( : 24 June 2016), William Beard in entry for Orville Hughes and Thelma Grace Beard, 1944.
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch ( : accessed 2 June 2017), William Baird, Woodbury, Blair, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 83, sheet 8B, line 65, family 158, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2006; FHL microfilm 2,341,740.
    [8] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch ( : accessed 2 June 2017), William Beard, Woodbury Township, Blair, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 7-110, sheet 5A, line 35, family 83, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3441.
    [9] Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 08 February 2017, 19:47), entry for William Henry Beard or Baird(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID KGMG-K7R
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch ( : accessed 2 June 2017), William Baird, Woodbury, Blair, Pennsylvania, United States; citing ED 126, sheet 1A, line 4, family 2, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1540; FHL microfilm 1,821,540.
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950", database with images, FamilySearch ( : 24 June 2016), Wm. H. Beard and Verna M. Estep, 1917.
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, ancestry.com Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1964 for William Henry Beord
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, Find-a-grave
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950", database with images, FamilySearch ( : 24 June 2016), William Beard in entry for Orville Hughes and Thelma Grace Beard, 1944.
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch ( : accessed 2 June 2017), William Baird, Woodbury, Blair, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 83, sheet 8B, line 65, family 158, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2006; FHL microfilm 2,341,740.
    [8] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch ( : accessed 2 June 2017), William Beard, Woodbury Township, Blair, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 7-110, sheet 5A, line 35, family 83, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3441.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Oreminea, Blair County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 APR 1955
    Event Place: Williamsburg, Blair, PA, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 08 February 2017, 19:47), entry for William Henry Beard or Baird(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID KGMG-K7R
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch ( : accessed 2 June 2017), William Baird, Woodbury, Blair, Pennsylvania, United States; citing ED 126, sheet 1A, line 4, family 2, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1540; FHL microfilm 1,821,540.
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950", database with images, FamilySearch ( : 24 June 2016), Wm. H. Beard and Verna M. Estep, 1917.
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, ancestry.com Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1964 for William Henry Beord
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, Find-a-grave
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950", database with images, FamilySearch ( : 24 June 2016), William Beard in entry for Orville Hughes and Thelma Grace Beard, 1944.
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch ( : accessed 2 June 2017), William Baird, Woodbury, Blair, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 83, sheet 8B, line 65, family 158, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2006; FHL microfilm 2,341,740.
    [8] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch ( : accessed 2 June 2017), William Beard, Woodbury Township, Blair, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 7-110, sheet 5A, line 35, family 83, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3441.
    [9] Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Woodbury, Blair, Pennsylvania

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Same House, ,

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Woodbury Township, Blair, Pennsylvania

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Woodbury, Blair, Pennsylvania
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 08 February 2017, 19:47), entry for William Henry Beard or Baird(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID KGMG-K7R
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch ( : accessed 2 June 2017), William Baird, Woodbury, Blair, Pennsylvania, United States; citing ED 126, sheet 1A, line 4, family 2, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1540; FHL microfilm 1,821,540.
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950", database with images, FamilySearch ( : 24 June 2016), Wm. H. Beard and Verna M. Estep, 1917.
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, ancestry.com Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1964 for William Henry Beord
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, Find-a-grave
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950", database with images, FamilySearch ( : 24 June 2016), William Beard in entry for Orville Hughes and Thelma Grace Beard, 1944.
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch ( : accessed 2 June 2017), William Baird, Woodbury, Blair, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 83, sheet 8B, line 65, family 158, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2006; FHL microfilm 2,341,740.
    [8] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch ( : accessed 2 June 2017), William Beard, Woodbury Township, Blair, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 7-110, sheet 5A, line 35, family 83, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3441.

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Same House, ,
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 08 February 2017, 19:47), entry for William Henry Beard or Baird(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID KGMG-K7R
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch ( : accessed 2 June 2017), William Baird, Woodbury, Blair, Pennsylvania, United States; citing ED 126, sheet 1A, line 4, family 2, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1540; FHL microfilm 1,821,540.
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950", database with images, FamilySearch ( : 24 June 2016), Wm. H. Beard and Verna M. Estep, 1917.
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, ancestry.com Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1964 for William Henry Beord
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, Find-a-grave
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950", database with images, FamilySearch ( : 24 June 2016), William Beard in entry for Orville Hughes and Thelma Grace Beard, 1944.
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch ( : accessed 2 June 2017), William Baird, Woodbury, Blair, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 83, sheet 8B, line 65, family 158, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2006; FHL microfilm 2,341,740.
    [8] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch ( : accessed 2 June 2017), William Beard, Woodbury Township, Blair, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 7-110, sheet 5A, line 35, family 83, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3441.

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Woodbury Township, Blair, Pennsylvania
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : modified 08 February 2017, 19:47), entry for William Henry Beard or Baird(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID KGMG-K7R
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch ( : accessed 2 June 2017), William Baird, Woodbury, Blair, Pennsylvania, United States; citing ED 126, sheet 1A, line 4, family 2, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1540; FHL microfilm 1,821,540.
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950", database with images, FamilySearch ( : 24 June 2016), Wm. H. Beard and Verna M. Estep, 1917.
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, ancestry.com Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1964 for William Henry Beord
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, Find-a-grave
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950", database with images, FamilySearch ( : 24 June 2016), William Beard in entry for Orville Hughes and Thelma Grace Beard, 1944.
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch ( : accessed 2 June 2017), William Baird, Woodbury, Blair, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 83, sheet 8B, line 65, family 158, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2006; FHL microfilm 2,341,740.
    [8] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch ( : accessed 2 June 2017), William Beard, Woodbury Township, Blair, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 7-110, sheet 5A, line 35, family 83, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3441.

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1918
    Event Place: Norfolk, Independent City, Virginia
    Record Source: Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Wilmington Ward 3, New Hanover, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1921
    Event Place: Atlanta, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1927
    Event Place: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Woodbury, Blair, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 APR 1940
    Event Place: Woodbury, Blair, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source: Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Jones Creek, Baltimore, Maryland
    Record Source: Public Member Trees

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