Lawrence Paul Beasley

1915 - 1969  (53 years)

• Name	Lawrence Paul Beasley  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	7 Nov 1915	San Augustine County, Texas   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	26 Sep 1969	San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas   [2]
  Burial	Sunset Memorial Park, Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches County, Texas   [2]
  Notes	His actual Texas death certificate, viewable online at FamilySearch.org, Texas Deaths 1890-1976, showed he was a REA Power Use Electrical Advisor, and was the son of L. P. Beasley and Lola (sic) Franks. He was also shown as a veteran of WWII. The informant was his wife, Mrs. Paul Beasley. (Medical):See attached sources. [2]
  Person ID	I34840	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Loyd Proctor Beasley,   b. 20 Feb 1883, Shelby County, Texas d. 1 May 1973, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas (Age 90 years)
  Mother	Lela Franks,   b. 11 Sep 1887, Logansport, DeSoto Parish, Louisiana d. 17 Apr 1977, San Augustine County, Texas (Age 89 years)
  Marriage	3 Oct 1904	Center, Shelby County, Texas   [3]
  	Robert Cecil McDaniel writes that he and his wife lived in the Six Mile Community of Sabine County, and that they were the parents of 6 children. "Old Timers of Sabine County, Texas" by Virgie Collier Speights October 3, 1968 Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Beasley of Hemphill were honored with an open house in celebration of their Sixty-Fourth wedding anniversary, on Sunday, September 29, 1968 at their home. Calling hours were 2 to 5 pm. Hosting the event were their seven children, assisted by wives and husbands, and grandchildren. They are D. N. Beasley and Weldon Beasley of San Augustine, V. P Beasley of Shreveport, Louisiana, Paul Beasley of Nacogdoches, Harold Beasely of Nederland, Mrs. Mildred Travis of Mauriceville, and Mrs. Lavada Carroll of Pasedena. There are 17 grandchildren, 15 great granchildren and two great great grandchildren, most of whom were here for the happy occasion. [The couple was] married on October 3, 1904 at Center, Shelby County, Texas by Rev. B. Champiion. They were married in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Rainwater. Their attendants were Charlie Strong and Miss Mary Cooper. The young couple lived in Shelby County, then San Augustine County and moved to Sabine County in 1914. (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, November 2012)
  Family ID	F3304	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 7 Nov 1915 - San Augustine County, Texas Death - 26 Sep 1969 - San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S564] 1930 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com. database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002., (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls. Containing records for approximately 123 million Americans, the 1930 United States Federal Census is the largest census released to date and is the most recent census available for public access. The census gives us a glimpse into the lives of Americans in 1930, and contains information about a household?s family members and occupants including: birthplaces, occupations, immigration, citizenship, and military service. The names of those listed in the census are linked to actual images of the 1930 Census.), Texas, Sabine County, JP 1 Enumerated 25 Apr 1930 ED 202-3 SD 19 Sheet 4A Stamped 26 Hemphill and Oliphint P ??ble Road 41-42 (Reliability: 3). [S33] FamilySearch.org, Texas Deaths, 1890-1976, (http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/). [S374] Speights, Virgie "Old Timers of Sabine County, Texas Vignettes of Pioneer Families" (S. Malone, c. 1983), p. 91 (Reliability: 3).