Martin Beard (1830 - 1907)

Born 25 Nov 1830 in Washington Co., Maryland, USA

Husband of Eliizabeth (Bauba) Beard — married 3 Sep 1868 in Rockvale, Ogle County, Illinois, USA [uncertain]

Biography

BEARD MARTIN, Farmer; Sec. 17; P. O. Rockvale; owns 125 acres land; probable valuation, $5,000; Mr. Beard was born Nov. 25, 1830, in Washington Co., Md., and came to Ogle Co. in 1845, and went thence to Lee Co., where he lived two years, and returned to Ogle Co. in 1847, and settled in Rockvale; he was married Sept. 3, 1868, to Elizabeth, daughter of Augustus Bauba, of Rockvale; Mrs. Beard was born Sept. 3, 1847; they have three children --- named David, Elsie, and Charlotte; Mr. Beard is a Republican, and was Road Master for two years, and School Director for three years.

Sources

• The History of Ogle County, Illinois, Containing A History of the County---Its Cities, Towns, Etc., A Biographical Directory of Its Citizens, War Records of Its Volunteers in the Late Rebellion, General and Local Statistics, PORTRAITS OF EARLY SETTLERS AND PROMINENT MEN, History of the Northwest, History of Illinois, Map of Ogle County, Constitution of the United States, Miscellaneous Matters, Etc., ILLUSTRATED, Chicago, H. F. Kett & Co., Times Building, 1878, p. 753

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 26 June 2020), memorial page for Martin Beard (25 Nov 1830–29 Sep 1907), Find a Grave Memorial no. 7758651, citing Camling Cemetery, Leaf River, Ogle County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by Robert Dunbar Austin Jr (contributor 47388087) .