James I Beals (1869 - 1935)

Born 5 Jan 1869 in Hanging Rock, Lawrence, Ohio, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Myrta Alice (Haley) Stahl — married 15 Jun 1891 in Lawrence County, Ohio, United States

Husband of Missouri F. (Ward) Beals — married 6 Nov 1894 in Lawrence County, Ohio, United States

Descendants

Died 5 Sep 1935 at age 66 in Ironton, Lawrence, Ohio, United States

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Biography

James Beals was born on 5 Jan 1869. According to the death certificate he was the son of Isaac Beals of England and Rosa Dolan of Ireland.

The Hanging Rock, Lawrence County, Ohio, Census of 1880 lists Patrick Loder, 55 yrs, laborer, Ann, 42 yrs, Robert Beals, 21 yrs, Joseph, 15 yrs, James, 11 yrs, Lizza, 7 yrs, Hannah, 5 yrs. (all listed as step-sons and daughters) Patrick and Ann had a son, Michael J. Loder, 3 yrs, born in 1877.

James was married to Myrtie Haley on 15 Jun 1891.

At the 1900 Census, conducted on the 7 Jun 1900 in Ironton City, OH, James (31) is listed son-in-law to Celia Ward (49) , married to Missouri (28) and living with son Joseph Beals (age 10).

James married Missouri Ward in 1894, and at this time, his son Joseph, was 4 years old.

• DNA results may confirm whether the true father of Joseph is James.

He was a widow at the time of his death and he died on 5 Sept 1935; his cause of death was listed as carcinoma of the stomach. He lived at 1402 S. 5th St., Ironton, OH. The informant of his death is listed as Mrs. Charles Frische of Ironton, OH. Bridget Frische was James half-sister.

He is the son of Isaac Beals and Ann Dolen. ^[1]

Sources

• "United States Census,

1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M62T-MSB : 17 October 2014), Isaac Beals, Ohio, United States; citing p. 15, family 111, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,730.

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M89F-9MS : 24 December 2015), Hannah Beals in household of Patrick Lode, Hanging Rock, Lawrence, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district ED 87, sheet 120C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1039; FHL microfilm 1,255,039.

• "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XD4S-Z96 : 29 September 2021), James I. Beals and Myrtie Haley, 1891.

• "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XD4S-JQP : 29 September 2021), James Beals and Missouri Ward, 1894.

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMDC-B11 : 22 January 2015), James I Beals in household of Celia Ward, Upper Township Ironton City Ward 2, Lawrence, Ohio, United States; citing sheet 8B, family 167, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,241,292.

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLNY-QBL : 29 October 2015), Missouri Beals in household of James Beals, Ironton Ward 3, Lawrence, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 102, sheet 3A, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,375,215.

• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDBT-7PN : 14 December 2015), Missouri Beals in household of James I Beals, Ironton Ward 3, Lawrence, Ohio, United States; citing sheet 1B, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,821,400.

• "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X6W2-MZ5 : 8 December 2014), Missouria Beals in entry for James Beals, 05 Sep 1935; citing Ironton, Lawrence, Ohio, reference fn 55300; FHL microfilm 2,022,526.
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/222509945/james-i-beals (Actual death certificate is uploaded to this site)

Footnotes

1. ↑ Entered by Joel Carlson, Dec 30, 2012

Acknowledgments

Thanks to Joel Carlson for starting this profile.