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William Beard 1876–1944 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jul 1876

Birth Location: Ohio, USA

Death Date: 4 Aug 1944

Death Location: Homer, Champaign County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: Gilbert Beard

Mother: Selina Beard

Spouse(s): Cora Beard

Children(s): Russell Beard, Cecil Beard

William Beard / was born in 1876 in Ohio, USA, the child of Gilbert Dick Beard And Selina Andrews Beard. In 1920, William Beard resided in Vance, Vermilion, Illinois, USA. William Beard married Cora Lueva Connett Beard, and had children including Cecil Glen Beard, Russell Otis Beard. William Beard / passed away in 1944 in Homer, Champaign County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Beard // was born in 1876 in Ohio, USA, the child of Gilbert Dick Beard And Selina Andrews Beard.
  • In 1920, William Beard // resided in Vance, Vermilion, Illinois, USA.
  • William Beard // married Cora Lueva Connett Beard, and had children including Cecil Glen Beard, Russell Otis Beard.
  • William Beard // passed away in 1944 in Homer, Champaign County, Illinois, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Gilbert Beard
1847–1918
Birth Location: Jerome, Union, Ohio, USA
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Selina Beard
1848–1936
Birth Location: Ohio USA
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Spouses(s)

Cora Beard
1880–1953
Birth Location: Stanton, Champaign, Illinois, USA
CB

Children(s)

Russell Beard
1911–1991
Birth Location: Illinois, USA
RB
Cecil Beard
1918–1983
Birth Location: Homer, Champaign, Illinois, USA
CB

William Beard's Ancestors

Self
William Beard
1876–1944
Birth Place: Ohio, USA
Parents
Gilbert Dick Beard
1847–1918
Jerome, Union, Ohio, USA
Selina (Andrews) Beard
1848–1936
Ohio USA
Grandparents
William (Baldridge) Beard
1809–1850
Virginia USA
Harriet (Curry) Beard
1820–1887
Jerome Twp, Union Co, Ohio, USA
Great-Grandparents
Richard Beard
1777–1848
Margaret Beard
1783–1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David Beard
1758–1805
Elizabeth Beard
1757–1807

William Beard's Descendants

1.
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William Beard (Jul 1876–4 Aug 1944) m. Cora (Lueva Connett) Beard (1 Jul 1880–7 Oct 1953)
  1. 1. Russell (Otis) Beard 1911–1991 m. Pearl (E Haynes) Beard 1917–1976
  2. 2. Cecil (Glen) Beard 1918–1983 m. Ruth (E. Coddington) Beard 1923–1999
    1. 1. Marlene (Kay Beard) Alsip 1948–1991

William Beard's Timeline

3 Records

1876
Jul 1876
Birth of William Beard // in Ohio, USA
Ohio, USA
1920
1920
Age 44
William Beard // resided here in Vance, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
Vance, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
1944
4 Aug 1944
Age 68
Death of William Beard // in Vance Township, Vermilion County, Illinois, USA
Vance Township, Vermilion County, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jul 1876
    Event Place: Ohio, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Vance, Vermilion, Illinois; Roll: T625_412; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 207
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Vance, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Vance, Vermilion, Illinois; Roll: T625_412; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 207

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Aug 1944
    Event Place: Vance Township, Vermilion County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Homer, Champaign County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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