Francis Beard (1836 - 1913)

Born Jul 1836 in Williamson, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Jane Fitzgerald (Bradford) Beard — married 15 Aug 1857 in , Williamson, Tennessee [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 23 Apr 1913 at age 76 in Maury, Tennessee, United States

Biography

Frank was born in Williamson County in 1836, the son of Aaron Moses Beard and Mary (Morton) Beard. He married Jane (Bradford) Beard in Williamson County on August 15, 1857.^[1] Their children included:

1. James Allen Beard (1860-1941)
2. Louisa Laura Beard (1864-1940)
3. Melinda A. Beard (1867-1946)
4. Aaron Pinkerton "Pink" Beard (1868-1910)
5. Mary Frances J. (Beard) Warren (1875-1954)
6. Henry Davis Beard (1876-1956)

They made their home in Williamson County.^[2][3] In 1900, he resided with his daughter, Mary, and her husband, Joseph Beard, likely a cousin to Mary, in Williamson County; the census enumerated marked his marital status as "divorced."^[4]

He is presumed to have passed away in 1913.

Research Notes

There are indications and family lore that his son, Aaron "Pink" Beard was shot and killed by a Joseph Beard, perhaps the cousin and husband of Jim's daughter, Mary Frances Beard.

Sources

1. ↑ "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKHS-XZCG : 17 January 2021), Francis Beard and Jane Bradford, 15 Aug 1857; citing Williamson, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. , Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 2,051,727.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8TB-WS9 : 18 February 2021), Fancis Beard, 1860.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDW2-Q3N : 20 February 2021), Frank Beard, District 1, Williamson, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district ED 228, sheet 9A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,285.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSZ2-2WQ : accessed 1 March 2021), Frank Beard in household of Josep* Beard, Civil District 2, Williamson, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 110, sheet 1B, family 17, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,605.