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Benjamin Alexander Beard

Male 1844 - 1907  (63 years)


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  • Name Benjamin Alexander Beard  [1, 2, 3
    Birth 11 Feb 1844  Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Death 11 Jun 1907  Broaddus, San Augustine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1888, Broaddus, San Augustine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 74 years) 
    Mother Mary A. Forbus,   b. Abt 1811, South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F11085  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 11 Feb 1844 - Mississippi Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 11 Jun 1907 - Broaddus, San Augustine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [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).

    2. [S762] Eiland, Diane "The Eiland and Caffey Families" Ver. 2010-02-22 ; http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=eilandfamily.

    3. [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).