1860 Federal Census, Murray County, Georgia, 28 July, Militia District 1013, PO Hopler's Mills page 100, House #706, Family #671 R R Bates 39 M Farmer $10,000 Real Estate $6500 Personal born GA Jane Bates 37 F GA Emaly J Bates 9 F GA Emily Jones Bates married Cyrus Lewis Terry, a son of Lewis Terry. Her older sister Martha Oneida Bates married William Joseph Terry, a son of William Barney Terry and a grandson of Lewis Terry. Martha married first, in 1866. Emily was only 5 years younger, but she married later, in 1868. Thus when Emily married Cyrus, she became her older sister's aunt.
1850 Federal Census, Murray County, Georgia, 12 November, page 228, House/Family #1557 John Bates 72 M Farmer born SC Nancy Bates 30 F GA Frances Bates 40 F SC
1860 Federal Census, Murray County, Georgia, 28 July, Militia District 1013, PO Hopler's Mills page 100, House #706, Family #671 R R Bates 39 M Farmer $10,000 Real Estate $6500 Personal born GA Jane Bates 37 F GA Martha Bates 13 F GA [Martha Oneida Bates, married William Joseph Terry] In 1920, Martha is enumerated under the name of Ned, which must be her nickname. In 1920 two unmarried sons are still living in the household of Martha and her husband William Joseph Terry. Their widowed daughter Agnes Beavers is also in their home, with her daughter Lillian, age 5. 1920 Federal Census, Murray County, Georgia, 20 January, McDonald District, Enumeration District 137, page 2B, near Hassler's Road, Hse/Fam #29 Terry, Joe Owns Head M W 76 GA GA GA No Occupation [b abt 1843] Terry, Ned Wife F W 73 GA GA GA No Occupation [b abt 1846] Terry, George Son M W 46 Single GA GA GA Farmer [b abt 1873] Terry, Dock Son M W 38 Single GA GA GA Laborer, Home Farm [b abt 1881] Beavers, Mrs Agnes Dau F W 29 Widow GA GA GA No Occupation [b abt 1890] Beavers, Lillian Grand Dau F W 5 Single GA GA GA No Occupation [b abt 1814] In 1928, Martha lost her husband. They had lived their whole lives in Murray County, Georgia. In 1930 she is living with her unmarried son Dock, who also has what appears to be a sister-in-law and her daughter (niece to Dock). Martha's name in the 1920 and 1930 censuses was confusing and hard to read. I could not make sense of it at first. In my research, this was the first indication I had found of Martha's nickname Ned. I later found the same name for her in the 1920 census, as reported above. This nickname probably comes from her middle name Oneida. 1930 Federal Census, Murray County, Georgia, 14 April, McDonald (Militia District 1013), District 11, page 4B, Hse #67, Fam #71 Terry, Dock Head M W 50 Single GA GA GA Farmer Terry, Ned mother F W 84 Widow GA GA GA
1850 Federal Census, Murray County, Georgia, 12 November, page 228, House/Family #1558 Rice R Bates 29 M Farmer born GA Jane Bates 25 F GA John S Bates 7 M GA Napolion B Bates 5 M GA Martha O Bates 13 F GA Owen K Bates 1 M GA Rice's widowed father, General John Bates, is living next door to him. In his household are two daughters, Nancy 30 and Frances 40, both unmarried, as far as I can tell. 1860 Federal Census, Murray County, Georgia, 28 July, Militia District 1013, PO Hopler's Mills page 100, House #706, Family #671 R R Bates 39 M Farmer $10,000 Real Estate $6500 Personal born GA Jane Bates 37 F GA John S Bates 17 M Farm Laborer GA Napolion B Bates 15 M Farm Laborer GA Martha Bates 13 F GA Owen K Bates 11 M GA Emaly J Bates 9 F GA Ross Bates 6 M GA George H Bates 3 M GA Franklin S Bates 3 days M GA [born July 1860] 1870 Federal Census, Murray County, Georgia, 26 July, Militia District 1013, PO Spring Place, page 12, House/Family #85 Rice R Bates 49 M W Farmer $5000 Real Estate $700 Personal born GA Jane Bates 45 F W Keeping House GA Owen K Bates 20 M W Farm Laborer GA Ross Bates 15 M W At School GA George H Bates 12 M W At School GA Franklin S Bates 10 M W At School GA Margaret Bates 7 F W At Home GA Napolion B Bates 4 M W At Home GA Martha Bates 17 F B Domestic Servant GA Several Bates genealogies present the configuration of this family. Rice Ross Bates Birth 27 Jan 1821 in Hall County, GA Death 3 Oct 1907 in Whitfield County, GA Parents General John W. Bates 1778-1854, Barbary Crenshaw 1779-1848 Marriage 13 Aug 1840 in Hall Co., GA to Frances Jane Waters Birth 12 Jan 1823 in Homer, GA, Death 14 Feb 1909 in Whitfield, County, GA Sinclair Ancestors, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/1071070/person/-2003569829?ssrc=&ftm=1
Sarah Bayley Birth 1726 in Urbana, Middlesex, Virginia Death 23 Aug 1774 in Orange, Virginia Marriage 20 Feb 1752 Hanover, Virginia, to William Dabney Strother -- Cronin Family, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/3891241/person/-654735621?ssrc=&ftm=1 Family Data Collection - Individual Records William Strother Parents: Francis Strother, Susannah Dabney Birth 1725 Hanover County, VA Spouse: Sarah Bayly Marriage Date: 20 Feb 1752 Death 1808 Woodford County, KY Other sources, including the Kentucky Historical Society, report the marriage date as 20 Feb 1751.
Hannah Beals Birth 13 DEC 1759 in New Garden Mm, Guilford, NC Death 1828 in Jefferson, TN Sarah Antrim, Birth 1724 in Chester, PA, Death 7 JUL 1813 in Fairfield, Highland, OH -- Doherty, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/847421/person/-2039728217?ssrc=&ftm=1 U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Hannah Beals Gender: Female Birth 1759 NC Spouse Isaac Williams Marriage 1792 TN
"Margaret Beals, daughter of Thomas and Sarah Beals, was just twenty years of age when a proposal of marriage was accepted by her from James Horton. Her father was away on a trip but her mother gave her consent. James and Margaret were married at their Meeting House on January 17th, 1778. He was then twenty to years old." -- Bolt Americanby Nina Leona Bolt Martin, as quoted in Grigg & Fuhriman, http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~griggandfuhriman/griggandf/pafn16.htm U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Margaret Beals Gender: Female Birth 1757 NC Spouse Name: James Horton Marriage 1778 NC U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Margaret Beals Gender: Female Birth 1757 NC Spouse Name: Daniel Huff Marriage Year: 1803
Thomas Beals Birth ABT 1725, Death Unknown Spouse Sarah Antram b 1730 dau Hannah Beals b 1759 -- Smithburg Family, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/16543056/person/388565612?ssrc=&ftm=1
U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Priscella Horton Gender: Female Spouse Name: William Beals Spouse Birth 1750 NC Marriage 1777 NC "Priscilla, the daughter of Abraham and Martha Horton, married William Beals son of Thomas and Sarah Beals on May 14, 1777." -- Bolt American by Nina Leona Bolt Martin, as quoted in Grigg & Fuhriman, http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~griggandfuhriman/griggandf/pafn16.htm
David Beam was born in Geneva, Switzerland. His grandfather was born in Hamburg, Germany. Michael's son John Teeter Beam, also born in Hamburg, moved to Switzerland, where he married Rebecca Raynolds (Reynolds) died. In 1767 John Teeter moved his family to South Carolina. In 1778, Rebecca diesd and three years later John married a German woman in South Carolina, Elizabeth Rudolph. A Beam family genealogy provdies very good historical detail and texts form newspaper articles about this family. -- http://www.frontiernet.net/~beam/teeter/b90.htm#P19
A Hamrick family genealogy reports that Martin Samuel Beam was born in Switzerland, but gives no source for this fact. But US censuses from 1850 report him as born in North Carolina, as do several family genealogies. Martin Samuel Beam Birth 15 Feb 1801 in Geneva, Switzerland Death 25 Feb 1866 in NC Burial Rutherfordton City Cem, Rutherfordton, Rutherford, NC Marriage 2 Sep 1822 to Rebecca Harrill in NC Birth 7 Jun 1802 in NC Death 30 Aug 1892 in NC -- Ancestry Trees, Hamricks of Ireland, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/9887369/person/-728328093 This Hamrick genealogy appears to have confused Martin's birth place with that of his father David, reported by other sources to have been born in Switzerland on 17 Apr 1767. David Beam Birth 17 Apr 1767 in Geneva, Switzerland Death 4 Jan 1858 in Rutherford, North Carolina, United States Spouse Rachel Cain Birth 2 Oct 1777 in Lincoln, North Carolina Death 10 Apr 1865 in Rutherford, North Carolina Son Martin Samuel Birth 15 Feb 1801 in North Carolina Death 28 Feb 1866 in Rutherford, North Carolina -- Jim Blanton, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/7871629/person/-222650432?ftm=1 The Hamrick and Blanton genealogies and others report the date of Martin's marriage to Rebecca Harrill as 2 September 1822. One or two report 3 September 1822. Several of the genealogies cite a marriage record for the documentation of this. There are 2 problems with this. One problem is that the name of the husband in this marriage record is David Beam. North Carolina Marriage Collection, 1741-2004, www.ancestry.com Source: County Court Records Rutherfordton, NC David Beam, Spouse: Rebeckah Harrill, Marriage 2 Sep 1822 Rutherford County, North Carolina The second is that the birth date reported by most of the genealogies for their first son is in 1818! And interestingly, that son's name is David. What is going on here? The year date of 1822 could work, as Rebecca would be 20 years old and Martin 21. But if their son David was born in 1818, it is 99% likely they married before this date., about 1917. In that case Rebecca would have been only 15, not impossible but a bit unusual, 16-17 being more common. Another genealogist reports some family details from family sources. This reports the date of marriage as 23 September 1822. This sounds more reasonable, since theire is a mismatch of the husband's name in teh 2 September record. =============================== Information about Rebecca and Martin Beam. Misses Bettie and Ida Green of Ellenboro, North Carolina, early teachers in Rutherford County schools, gave the date of birth, death, and marriage of Rebecca and Martin Beam to Irene Harrill as follows. Rebecca Harrill - b. June 7, 1802, d. August 30, 1892, m. September 23, 1822 Martin Beam - b. February 15, 1801, d. February 28, 1866 Miss Bettie was doubtless the only person living at the time of Irene Harrill's life that knew exactly where the graves of Housand Harrill and Frances Philadelphia Street Harrill were located. Miss Bettie and Ida evidently never married and they, too, were descendents of Housand and Frances Harrill. -- Harrill Genealogy, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/1477149/person/-1177648013/media/3 =============================== I have not found a marriage record for a Rebecca Harrill to Martin Beam. 1850 Federal Census, Rutherford County, North Carolina, 7 September, Sandy Run, page 628, Hse #1216, Fam #1247 Martin Beam 49 M Hatter b North Carolina [abt 1801] Rebeca [sic] Beam 48 F b North Carolina [abt 1802] Amela [sic] Beam 27 F b North Carolina Mary Beam 18 F b North Carolina William Beam 17 M b North Carolina Martha Beam 14 F b North Carolina Sarah Beam 11 F b North Carolina David Beam 8 M b North Carolina John Beam 5 M b North Carolina Martin Beam 5mos M b North Carolina 1860 Federal Census, Rutherford County, North Carolina, 26 July, 2nd Broad River District, PO Webb's Ford, page 209 (scan 380), Hse/Fam #1525 Martin Beam 59 M Farmer $1200 REal Estate $1000 Personal b North Carolina [abt 1801] Rebbeca [sic] Beam 58 F b North Carolina [abt 1802] William Beam 17 M b North Carolina Martha Beam 14 F b North Carolina Sarah Beam 11 F b North Carolina David Beam 8 M b North Carolina John H Beam 5 M b North Carolina Martin Beam 5mos M b North Carolina Mary McDaniel 30 F b North Carolina Louvisa McDaniel 5 F b North Carolina Rachel McDaniel 3 F b North Carolina Mary McDaniel appears to be the person enumerated in 1850 as Mary Beam age 18. There is a discrepancy in her reported age, as we would expect her to be 28 in 1860, instead of 30. But the name and her presence here as a Beam daughter are supported by a marriage record. Mary's husband has probably died. North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868 Record #01-200 Groom: Willis E McDaniel Bride: Mary Beam Bond #: 000134923 30 Sep 1852 Marriage Date: 30 Sep 1852 Rutherford County Bondsman: Martin Beam Witness: Wm Harrill Performed By: Wm Harrill, Minister of the Gospel Amelia, age 27 in 1850, is no longer in the home. Her marriage record provides further clues to her late life. North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868 Record #01-076 Groom: R Achiles Durham Bride: Amelia R Beam Bond #000133224 2 May 1854 Marriage Date: 4 May 1854 Rutherford County Bondsman: Martin Beam Witness: H Harrill, Justice of The Peace Performed By: H Harrill, Justice of the Peace
1850 Federal Census, Rutherford County, North Carolina, 7 September, Sandy Run, page 628, Hse #1216, Fam #1247 Martin Beam 49 M Hatter b North Carolina [abt 1801] Rebeca [sic] Beam 48 F b North Carolina [abt 1802] Sarah Beam 11 F b North Carolina 1860 Federal Census, Rutherford County, North Carolina, 26 July, 2nd Broad River District, PO Webb's Ford, page 209 (scan 380), Hse/Fam #1525 Martin Beam 59 M Farmer $1200 REal Estate $1000 Personal b North Carolina [abt 1801] Rebbeca [sic] Beam 58 F b North Carolina [abt 1802] Sarah Beam 11 F b North Carolina The Hamrick genealogy provdies good information about Sarah Rebecca Beam and her family. Sarah Rebecca Beam in Cleveland, NC Birth 12 Jan 1839 in NC Death 27 Sep 1920 Marriage 13 May 1856 to James McSwain Green Birth 18 Aug 1827 in Boiling Springs, Cleveland, NC Death 5 Dec 1894 in Cleveland, NC Burial McBrayer Cem, Boiling Springs, Cleveland, NC -- Hamricks of Ireland, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/9887369/person/-728328136 Martin Samuel Beam Birth 15 Feb 1801 in Geneva, Switzerland Death 25 Feb 1866 in NC Marriage 2 Sep 1822 to Rebecca Harrill in NC Birth 7 Jun 1802 in NC Death 30 Aug 1892 in NC Burial Rutherfordton City Cem, Rutherfordton, Rutherford, NC Children: David Columbus Beam 1818-1903 Amelia Riley Beam 1823-1900 Priscilla C Beam 1825-1907 Mary Beam 1830-1918 William Posey Beam 1833-1906 Martha Ann Beam 1836-1917 Sarah Rebecca Beam 1839-1920 James Beam b 1841 John H Beam 1844-1903 Martin Samuel Beam 1850-1926 Posey Beam b 1853 Priscilla Beam b 1854 -- Hamricks of Ireland, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/9887369/person/-728328093
1900 Federal Census, Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory, 13 June, Township 15, District 40, Page 6B, Hse/Fam #126: Green, Jacob Head M W Nov 1848 51 2nd marriage married 18 years GA NC GA Farmer Green, Susan Wife F W Aug 1858 41 1st marriage, married 18 years, 6 children, 6 living MS MS GA Green, Walter Son M W Nov 1889 10 Ind Terr GA MS 1910 Federal Census, Nash Township, Muskogee, Oklahoma, 30 April, District 107, Page 13B, Hse/Fam #104: Green, Jacob Head M W 60 2nd marriage married at age 27 GA NC SC Farmer Green, Susan Wife F W 51 1st marriage married at age 27 6 children, 5 living MS MS GA Green, Walter Son M W 20 OK GA MS Farm Laborer
Mary, like so many other Marys in the 1800s, went by Polly. Different censuses and family references report her name as Polly, while others report her as Mary. Some list her Mary Polly. The McElyea Genealogy, which seems to be credible, reports her full name as Mary Ann, with nickname Polly. Mary Ann "Polly" Bearden Birth Jan 1824 in Hall, Georgia Death 1900 in Limestone, Alabama Spouse Manoah E Sherriff 1819 - 1897 -- McElyea, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/10736493/person/-225745814
The following notes came from Pamela Dyess Mann, http://awtc.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=bigmann&id=I1748 (EDITED) It appears from sources cited that Richard lived to be two weeks short of 100 years old. However, the actual age reported in the June 1860 census was 103, which would make the birth year 1757. This source has an exact birth date, which would make the age 100 on July 6 1860. The notes below from that same source say Richard was 92 in 1850, and Sarah age 85. In the 1860 census Sarah does not appear. ======================== Military service abt 1781 Dragoon service, term 10 months, under Capt. William Smith (according to Irma Frances Bearden Casey) under Col. John Thomas, joined Gen Sumter. [More details on the battles: http://72.14.235.104/search?q=cache:8SmYOqd5J04J:www.southerncampaign.org/newsletter/v2n4.pdf+Gen+Sumter&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=2 On General Sumter: http://www.sumter-sc.com/AboutSumter/History_GenSumter.aspx/] Ga. Census for 1790-1890 [This references the Tax lists for Wilkes Co, North Carolina, 1793] "Gone to Georgia" lists him in 1805 Wilkes Co. GA land lottery, revolution pension data Richard Bearden--Hall Co. 1820 no township--1820 Federal Census-page 129 Richard Bearden--Carroll Co.1840 pg 054 Federal Census township--729th Dist. 1850--11th Dist pg 015 [appears to be his son Richard] Richard Bearden--Lumpkin Co. 830th Dist. 1840 pg.240 Lumpkin Co., Amacalola Dist. 1850 pg.021 [This district is written Amacalola in the actual census sheets; called Amicaloa in Ancestry.com] Bearden, Richard age 92 farmer birthstate unknown Sally age 85? birthstate unknown Richard Bearden--Walton Co., 88th Dist. 1850 pg. 015 also 1840--Town Dist. pg. 098 [Same year as above -- this would be a different Richard Bearden; this wa a 12-year-old] 1834 Lumpkin Co., GA State Census Name/# in HH BERDIN, Richard.......7 Lumpkin Co, GA marriage William C Bearden = Elizabeth Snow 12/14/1848 [Dawson County was created out of Lumpkin in 1857] ======================== I am not including in my genealogy listings the previous generations of Beardens here. Others have covered the Beardens. I am including in these notes the following information from Pamela Dyess Mann on Richard's parents and siblings. ID: I1826 Name: John William BEARDEN Sex: M Birth: Abt 1717 Death: 10 OCT 1797 in Spartanburg District, South Carolina Burial: Flat Creek Cemetery, Bedford, Tennessee Note: Carroll County Georgia Tax Digest 1853 Last Name First Name Misc. GMD Land Dist Bearden James 681 4 Bearden Richard 681 4 Bearden Soloman 729 5 Beardon Aran 729 5 Carroll Co., GA Bearden, Andrew J-Jane A Huckabee 9/15/1841 Bearden, Edward-Elizabeth Boatright 10/1/1856 Bearden, James J-Frances A Daugherty 9/22/1853 Bearden, Feubin H-Nancy E Handley 2/20/1859 Bearden, Solomon-Elizabeth Ann Cockwell 2/7/1847 Bearden, Aaron-Adaline Boone 4/20/1851 Change Date: 29 JAN 2003 at 22:04:27 Father: Francis BEARDEN b: 1692 in Isle of Wight, Va Mother: Sarah BLASINGAME b: 1695 Marriage Richard Bearden to Lettice WINN Children Lettice Winn BEARDEN b: 1740 Elizabeth BEARDEN b: Abt 1742 Edmund BEARDEN b: 1743 John BEARDEN b: 11 MAR 1744 Isaac BEARDEN b: 1746 Humphrey BEARDEN b: 1746 Mary BEARDEN b: Abt 1750 Thomas BEARDEN b: 1752 Richard BEARDEN b: 6 JUL 1760 Mourning BEARDEN b: 15 JUN 1763 William BEARDEN Arthur BEARDEN b: 1772 Benjamin BEARDEN b: 1773 Ansel BEARDEN b: 1775 -- http://awtc.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=bigmann&id=I1826