Benjamin Alexander Beard

1844 - 1907  (63 years)

• Name	Benjamin Alexander Beard  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	11 Feb 1844	Mississippi   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	11 Jun 1907	Broaddus, San Augustine County, Texas   [2]
  Notes	Diane Eiland shows that he served in the Confederate States Army as a Private with Company D, Mississippi Infantry, and that he came to Texas ca 1871. (Research): Census Listings: 1870 Census Mississippi, Newton County, P. O. Newton Enumerated 28 July 1870 Page 206 53-53 Beard, Benjamin 26 M W Farmer $--- $500 Miss Beard, Eliza Ann 21 F W Keeping House Miss Beard, Mary F. 5 F W Miss Beard, James M. 4 M W Miss Beard, Benjamin W 2 M W Miss Beard, Sarah F 6/12 F W Miss Sick 1880 Federal Census Household: Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace Benjamin A. BEARD Self M Male W 36 MS Farmer TN SC Ellen BEARD Wife M Female W 31 MS Keeps House MS MS James BEARD Son Male W 14 MS At Home MS MS Benjamin BEARD Son S Male W 12 MS At Home MS MS Susan BEARD Dau S Female W 10 MS At Home MS MS Margaret BEARD Dau S Female W 8 TX At Home MS MS Ella BEARD Dau S Female W 6 TX At Home MS MS Nancy BEARD Dau S Female W 5 TX At Home MS MS Sula BEARD Dau S Female W 3 TX At Home MS MS Cordella BEARD Dau S Female W 1 TX At Home MS MS Source Information: Census Place E.D. 82, San Augustine, Texas Family History Library Film 1255325 NA Film Number T9-1325 Page Number 292B 1900 Census Texas, San Augustine, Beat 3 Enumerated 15 Jun 1900 SD 8 ED 76 Sheet 13A Stamped 228 158-158 Beard, Ben Head W M Feb 1843 57 M/37 Year Miss Tenn SC Farmer Beard, Ellen A Wife W F Mar 1847 53 M/ 37 Years 15/13 Miss Miss Miss Beard, Nancy Dtr W F Unk 1877 23 S Tx Miss Miss Farm Laborer Beard, Sula Dtr W F Unk 1875 25 S Tx Miss Miss Farm Laborer Beard, Cordella Dtr W F Unk 1880 20 S Tx Miss Miss Farm Laborer Beard, Samie S Son W M Unk 1891 19 S Tx Miss Miss Farm Laborer Beard, Tom G Son W M Unkn 1883 17 S Tx Miss Miss Farm Laborer Beard, Texanner Dtr W F Unk 1884 16 S Tx Miss Miss Farm Laborer Beard, Dora Dtr W F Unk 1887 13 S Tx Miss Miss Farm Laborer Beard, Dossie C Son W M Unk 1890 10 S Tx Miss Miss Farm Laborer
  Person ID	I3597	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	16 Dec 2017

  
  

  Father	George Reed Beard,   b. Abt 1814, Tennessee d. Abt 1888, Broaddus, San Augustine County, Texas (Age ~ 74 years)
  Mother	Mary A. Forbus,   b. Abt 1811, South Carolina d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F11085	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ellen Angeline Chipman,   b. 8 Mar 1849, Newton County, Mississippi d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	1. Mary C. Beard,   b. Abt 1865, Mississippi d. Yes, date unknown   2. James M. Beard,   b. Jun 1866, Mississippi d. Yes, date unknown   3. Benjamin Walker Beard, Sr.,   b. 10 Feb 1868, Newton County, Mississippi d. 10 Aug 1929, San Augustine County, Texas (Age 61 years)   4. Susan "Susie" Ellen Beard,   b. 5 Dec 1869, Mississippi d. 8 Aug 1955, Broaddus, San Augustine County, Texas (Age 85 years)   5. Margaret Beard,   b. Abt 1872, Texas d. Yes, date unknown   6. Ella Beard,   b. Abt 1874, Texas d. Yes, date unknown   7. Nancy Beard,   b. Abt 1876, Broaddus, San Augustine County, Texas d. 2 Jun 1947, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana (Age ~ 71 years)   8. Sula Beard,   b. Abt 1877, Texas d. Yes, date unknown   9. Cordella Beard,   b. Abt 1880, Texas d. Yes, date unknown   10. Sam Cephus Beard,   b. 5 Nov 1880, Texas d. 27 Aug 1961, Broaddus, San Augustine County, Texas (Age 80 years)   11. George Thomas Beard,   b. 12 Feb 1883, San Augustine County, Texas d. 5 Dec 1969, San Augustine County, Texas (Age 86 years)   12. Texanna Beard,   b. 12 May 1884, Texas d. 19 Dec 1964, Texarkana, Bowie County, Texas (Age 80 years)   13. Dora Beard,   b. 22 Nov 1887, San Augustine County, Texas d. 15 May 1957, Broaddus, San Augustine County, Texas (Age 69 years)   14. Dorcey Crockett Beard,   b. 24 Apr 1890, Broaddus, San Augustine County, Texas d. 14 Nov 1952, Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches County, Texas (Age 62 years)
  Family ID	F2092	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 May 2010

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 11 Feb 1844 - Mississippi Death - 11 Jun 1907 - Broaddus, San Augustine County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S384] 1900 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004, (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1900 United States Federal Census, the Twelfth Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, address, relationship to the head of household, color or race, sex, month and year of birth, age at last birthday, marital status, number of years married, the total number of children born of the mother, the number of those children living, birthplace, birthplace of father and mother, if the individual was foreign born, the year of immigration and the number of years in the United States, the citizenship status of foreign-born individuals over age twenty-one, occupation, and more. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1900 Federal Census.), Texas, San Augustine, Beat 3 Enumerated 15 Jun 1900 SD 8 ED 76 Sheet 13A Stamped 228 158-158 (Reliability: 3). [S762] Eiland, Diane "The Eiland and Caffey Families" Ver. 2010-02-22 ; http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=eilandfamily. [S98] 1860 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004., (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Eighth Census of the United States, 1860. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1860. M653, 1,438 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1860 United States Federal Census, the Eighth Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, age as of the census day, sex, color; birthplace, occupation of males over age fifteen, and more. No relationships were shown between members of a household. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1860 Federal Census.), Mississippi, Newton County, P.O. Decatur Page 72 482-499 (Reliability: 3).