John W Beaman (1823 - 1882)

Born 20 Aug 1823 in Montgomery County, North Carolina, USA [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Lucas) Beaman — married 5 Jul 1840 in Gosport, Owen county, Indiana,

Descendants

Died 3 Jan 1882 at age 58 in Mondamin, Harrison, Iowa, USA

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Biographical Information

John W Beaman indicated on census records that he was born in North Carolina. A photograph of his cemetery marker indicates that he was born on 20 August 1823 and that he died on 03 January 1882 which agrees with the online cemetery records database.^[1] He married Mary Polly Lucas on 05 Jul 1840 in Owen County, Indiana and they settled in the same neighborhood as her father, Marady Lucas.^[2][3] While living in Indiana he was a farmer and by 1860 had acquired a farm worth $3000 and personal property worth $500.^[4] During the Civil War he served as a private in Company B of the 1st Indiana Heavy Artillery Regiment.^[5]

Timeline with Research Notes

1850 Census: By 1850, John was married and had 3 children who were living in Morgan Township, Owen County, Indiana.^[3]

1860 Census: In 1860, John and Polly still lived in Owen County, Indiana. They had 6 children by this time.^[4]

1870 Census: In 1870, John, Polly and several of their grown children were living in Greene County, Indiana.^[6]

1880 Census: By 1880, John, Polly, several of their grown children and his brother, Bryant and family, had moved west to Harrison County, Iowa where they were farming.^[7]

26 December 1882: Died in Harrison County, Iowa.^[5]

DNA Testing

Y-DNA Testing

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atDNA Testing

The following sample donors for AncestryDNA testing are direct line descendants of John Beaman and are a match to Melvin N Miller, who is a direct descendant of John's brother, Samuel E Beaman.

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Sources

1. ↑ "Iowa, Cemetery Records, 1662-1999," online database, compiled by Ancestry.com; citing original data, Works Project Administration, Graves Registration Project, Washington, D.C.
2. ↑ Author unknown, "Beaman Marriages in Indiana". Beman News Volume 23: pp29 to 35; privately held by Sharlene Miller Genealogy Library, 20788 Orchard Lane, St. Joseph, Missouri 64505.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} 1850 U.S. census, Owen County, Indiana, population schedule, Morgan Township, p. 34A, dwelling 408, family 409, John Beaman; digital images, Ancestry, (www.ancestry.com  : accessed 13 Nov 2011), image 72; citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M432, roll 164.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} 1860 U.S. census, Owen County, Indiana, population schedule, Harrison Township, p 120, dwelling 833, family 824, Jno Beaman, image 120; online database and images, Ancestry.com, (www.ancestry.com : accessed 2015) citing original data NARA microfilm publication M653, roll 287.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} "Headstones Provided for Deceased Union Civil War Veterans, 1879-1903;" online images and database, compiled by Ancestry.com; citing original data, Card Records of Headstones Provided for Union Civil War Veterans; NARA microfilm publication M1845, roll not stated, Records of the Quartermaster General, Record Group 92, Washington, D.C.
6. ↑ 1870 U.S. census, Indiana, Greene County, population schedule, Fairplay Township, p 319B, dwelling 147, family 147, John Beaman, image 158; online database and images, Ancestry.com, (www.ancestry.com : accessed 2015), citing original data NARA microfilm publication M593, roll 318.
7. ↑ 1880 U.S. census, Iowa, Harrison County, population schedule, Morgan Township, p 22D, ED 81, dwelling 100, family 100, John Beaman, image 395; online database and images, Ancestry.com, (www.ancestry.com : accessed 2015) citing original data NARA microfilm publication T9, roll 343.

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