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Joseph Alexander BEARD

Joseph Alexander BEARD[1, 2, 3]

Male 1827 - 1906  (79 years)


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  • Name Joseph Alexander BEARD 
    Born 28 Feb 1827  Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    _UID B1C01281153A9D4E9CBBCA3A802D00054B9A 
    Died 26 Sep 1906  Brownville, Nemaha, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 27 Sep 1906  Nemaha City, Nemaha, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Siblings 1 Sibling 
    Person ID I3038  Steeles_Genealogy
    Last Modified 15 Oct 2020 

    Father John Mason BEARD,   b. Abt 1789, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   bur. Probably Cass County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Ann WISDOM,   b. Between 1786 and 1791, Orange County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Sep 1850, Cass Co. Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years) 
    Married 7 Oct 1811  Adair or Barren County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1278  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth T. RICHARDSON,   b. Jan 1828, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Feb 1912, Aurora, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Married 6 May 1851  Beardstown Cass County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Franklin BEARD,   b. Abt 1850, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Sarah BEARD,   b. Abt 1852, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Bell Elizabeth BEARD,   b. Abt 1857, Brownville, Nemaha, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1900, Probably died 1882, possibly Grants Station, Cibola, New Mexico Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age < 42 years)
     4. John Mason BEARD,   b. 18 May 1859, Brownville, Nemaha, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 12 Oct 1931, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (visiting son Joseph) Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
    Last Modified 15 Oct 2020 
    Family ID F1277  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • 1860 Federal Census; Brownville Precinct, Nemaha, Nebraska;Enumerated 3 July 1860; Hill Atkinson, Asst. Marshall; Page 78

      Name Age Occupation POB

      Joseph Beard 33 Farmer Kentucky
      Elizabeth 28 Illinois
      Franklin 10 Illinois
      Sarah 8 Illinois
      Bella 3 Nebraska
      John 1 Nebraska
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      1870 Federal Census; Brownville Precinct, Nemaha, Nebraska; Enumerated3 August 1870; William Daily, Asst. Marshall; Page 44

      Name Age Occupation POB

      J.A. Beard 41 Farmer Kentucky
      Elisabeth 39 Keeping House Iowa
      Francis D. 18 Works on Farm Illinois
      Sarah E. 17 At School Illinois
      Amelia B. 12 At School Nebraska
      John M. 11 At School Nebraska
      *****
      1880 Federal Census; Brownville Precinct, Nemaha, Nebraska; Enumerated16 June 1880; Page 40

      Name Status Age Occupation POB FPOB MPOB

      Beard, Joseph Head 50 Farmer IL IL IL
      Beard, Elizabeth Wife 47 Keeping house IL KY KY
      Beard, John Son 21 NE IL IL
      Zook, Reuben Adopted 14 IA IA IA
      *****
      1900 Federal Census; Brownville Precinct, Nemaha, Nebraska; Enumerated20th 22nd June 1900; Thomas C. Diltz, Enumerator; Page 9
      Years No. Children
      Name Relation DOB Age Married Children Living POBFPOB MPOB Occupation

      Joseph Beard Head Feb 1824 76 55 KY Ireland NJ Farmer
      Elizabeth Wife Jan 1826 74 55 4 2 IL KY KY
      Claude S Gson July 1880 19 MO NE INLaborer
      Joseph H Gson Feb 1882 17 NM NE IN
      Thomas A. Brother Feb 1826 74 IL Ireland NJ Blind
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      Joseph Beard Obituary from THE NEMAHA ADVERTISER [sometime followingSept. 26, 1906]

      Jospeh Beard died at his home on the bottom road between Nemaha andBrownville on Wednesday morning, Sept. 26. The deceased was one of theold settlers of the county, coming here over fifty years ago, and hadlived on the farm where he did nearly all of this time. He has been inpoor health for a long time, suffering from a cancer on his face anddropsy. The funeral services were held at the house at 11 o'clockThursday and the body taken to Brownville for burial [possiblySheridan Cemetery]. The deceased leaves an aged wife and twochildren--John M. Beard, of Ravenna, Neb., and Mrs. William Gillespie,living between Nemaha and Brownville.
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      Certified Copy of Marriage License #342; Original on file with CassCounty Clerk and Recorder; 100 E. Springfield St., Virginia, IL 62691.

      Husband: Joseph Beard
      Wife: Elizabeth T. Richardson
      Marriage Date: 6 May A.D. 1851
      Place: Beardstown, Cass County, Illinois
      Joined By: James Shaw
      Filed By: S.F. Sandus (or Sandees), Clerk of the County
      Copy Certified By: Michael C. Kirchner, Clerk and Recorder, October23, 2002

  • Sources 
    1. [S1100] Imported GEDCOM file.

    2. [S1099] Imported GEDCOM file.

    3. [S1098] Imported GEDCOM file.



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