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William Garner Beard 1896 – 1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 May 1896

Birth Location: Wilmer, Alabama

Death Date: 07 Oct 1940

Death Location: Mobile, Alabama

Father: Joseph Beard

Mother: Roberta Thompson

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Children(s):

William Garner Beard was born in 1896 in Wilmer, Alabama, the child of Joseph Solomon Beard and Roberta Thompson. In 1900, William Garner Beard resided in Precincts 7, 24 Albrittons, Henry Pierces, Mobile,. In 1910, William Garner Beard resided in Albritton, Mobile, Alabama. William Garner Beard passed away in 1940 in Mobile, Alabama.

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Biography

  • William Garner Beard was born in 1896 in Wilmer, Alabama, the child of Joseph Solomon Beard and Roberta Thompson.
  • In 1900, William Garner Beard resided in Precincts 7, 24 Albrittons, Henry Pierces, Mobile,.
  • In 1910, William Garner Beard resided in Albritton, Mobile, Alabama.
  • William Garner Beard passed away in 1940 in Mobile, Alabama.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Beard
1871 – 1951
Birth Location: Alabama
JB
Roberta Thompson
1867 – 1909
Birth Location: Alabama
RT

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Beard's Ancestors

Self
William Beard
1896 – 1940
Birth Place: Wilmer, Alabama
Parents
Joseph Solomon Beard
1871 – 1951
Alabama
Roberta Thompson
1867 – 1909
Alabama
Grandparents
William Beard
1854 – 1939
Leaksville, Greene, Mississippi
Ann Moffett
1851 – 1885
Alabama
Great-Grandparents
Joe Beard
1830 –
Sarah McKinnis
1829 –
Cyrus Moffett
1804 – 1900
Rachel Banks
1829 – 1924
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Polk
1770 –
Hannah
1780 – 1897

William Beard's Timeline

5 Records

1896
19 May 1896
Birth of William Garner Beard in Wilmer, Alabama
Wilmer, Alabama
1900
1900
Age 4
William Garner Beard resided here in Precincts 7, 24 Albrittons, Henry Pierces, Mobile, Alabama
Precincts 7, 24 Albrittons, Henry Pierces, Mobile, Alabama
1910
1910
Age 14
William Garner Beard resided here in Albritton, Mobile, Alabama
Albritton, Mobile, Alabama
1920
1920
Age 24
William Garner Beard resided here in Mobile Ward 1, Mobile, Alabama
Mobile Ward 1, Mobile, Alabama
1940
07 Oct 1940
Age 44
Death of William Garner Beard in Mobile, Alabama
Mobile, Alabama

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 May 1896
    Event Place: Wilmer, Alabama
    Record Source:
    [1] Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Mobile Ward 1, Mobile, Alabama; Roll: T625_34; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 97; Image: .
    [3] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration Location: Mobile County, Alabama; Roll: 1509408; Draft Board: 1.
    [4] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Albritton, Mobile, Alabama; Roll: T623_31; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 84.
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Albritton, Mobile, Alabama; Roll: T624_26; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 66; Image: 187.
    [6] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Precincts 7, 24 Albrittons, Henry Pierces, Mobile, Alabama
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Albritton, Mobile, Alabama; Roll: T623_31; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 84.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Albritton, Mobile, Alabama
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Albritton, Mobile, Alabama; Roll: T624_26; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 66; Image: 187.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Mobile Ward 1, Mobile, Alabama
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Mobile Ward 1, Mobile, Alabama; Roll: T625_34; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 97; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama
    Record Source: Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Mobile, Mobile, Alabama
    Record Source: World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration Location: Mobile County, Alabama; Roll: 1509408; Draft Board: 1.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 07 Oct 1940
    Event Place: Mobile, Alabama
    Record Source:
    [1] Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974
    [2] Alabama Deaths, 1908-59
    [3] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
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