Flohr Jesse Beard (1835 - 1901)

Born 12 Nov 1835 in Fountain Dale, Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States

Ancestors

Died 14 Oct 1901 at age 65 in Waynesboro, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Dates of birth and death from Source ^[1]. Date of marriage from ^[2] and several other rootweb profiles. No actual record found.

Death Records

● Interred at Burns Hill Cemetery, Waynesboro, Franklin County, PA. ^[3]

● "Lancaster, Pennsylvania, U.S., Mennonite Vital Records, 1750 - 2014." Name: Flohr Jesse Beard, Head of Household. Birth date, 12 Nov 1835. Death date, 14 Oct 1901. Household members: Samuel Beard, Father. Elizabeth Flohr, Mother. Mary Etta Buhrman, Spouse. (Accessed 12 Dec 2022.) ^[1]

● Data base, "Pennsylvania Deaths and Burials, 1720 - 1999" (Jesse F. Beard). Sex, male. Race, white. Age 65. Married. Death date, 15 Oct 1901. Burial date, 18 Oct 1901. Death place, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States. Birthplace, Adams County, Pa. Occupation, Millwright. Ethnicity, American. Cemetery, Burns Hill. (Accessed 13 Dec 2022. Image available but not indexed.) ^[4]

● Partial text of funeral notice: ^[5]

"Funeral Services for the remains of the late F. Jesse Beard were held at his late residence at 10 o'clock Friday morning. A large number of friends of the deceased gathered to do him the last honors. The funeral sermon was preached by his pastor Rev. George M. Hoke whose theme was The Remembrance of the Righteous with text from Psalm 112.

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"The following persons from a distance attended the funeral: J.D. Beard and wife, Emmitsburg, John Manherz and wife and Martin Baker and wife, Fairfield; Joseph and William Flohr, Thurmont; Harry Buhrman and wife, John Barton and wife and Bertram Buhrman, Fountaindale; T.W. Ridenour and wife, Joseph Brown and wife and Mrs. Lantz and son, Deerfield; Josiah Beard, Springfield, Ill., Mrs. Kate Manherz, York, and David Beard, Ortanna."

● Partial text of obituary: ^[6]

"F. Jesse Beard died at his home, No. 55 East main street, at 4:55 o'clock Tuesday evening. Mr. Beard fell from a ladder raised against an apple tree in the Shockey orchard east of town, Saturday, October [illegible]. He struck the ground with his head and right shoulder and was terribly injured. He was carried to his home ... " [remainder of article illegible].

Military Records

Jesse was a Civil War veteran who served in "Cole's Cavalry," First Regiment, Potomac Home Brigade, Company C, from 04 Nov 1862 to 28 Jun 1865. ^{[7][8][9][10][11][12]}

● "History and Roster of Maryland Volunteers, War of 1861-5, Volume I" (p, 674). "Cole's Cavalry," First Regiment Potomac Home Brigade Cavalry - Company C, Enlisted Men: Beard, F. Jesse, Corporal. Date of enlistment 04 Nov 1862. Date of discharge 28 Jun 1865. Remarks, [no entry]. (Accessed 13 Dec 2022.) ^[7]

● "United States General Index to Pension Files, 1861 - 1934" (F. Jesse Beard). Dependent, J.H. Stoner, minor. Service, C 1 PHB, Md. Cav. Date of filing, 03 Mar 1891. Class, Invalid. Application 1000705, Certificate 707694, State PA. Date of filing, 11 Mar 1901. Class, Minor. Application 751720. Certificate 536688, State PA. Attorney, Charles Walter. Remarks, None. (Accessed 14 Jul 2014.) ^[8]

● "United States Civil War and Later Pension Index, 1861 - 1917" (Jesse F. Beard). Company C, Regiment 1, Maryland, Cavalry. Event date, 03 Mar 1891. File 2490920. (Accessed 13 Dec 2022. Image available on www.fold3.com.) ^[9]

● "United States Census of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War, 1890" (Jesse F. Beard). Residence, Waynesboro, Franklin County, PA. Corporal, Company C, Regiment 1, [illegible]. Date of enlistment, 04 Nov 1862. date of discharge, 28 Jun 1865. Length of service, 2 years, 7 months, 26 days. Post office, Waynesboro, Franklin County, PA. Disability Incurred, None. Remarks, [illegible]. (Accessed 14 Jul 2014.) ^[10]

● "United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861 - 1865" (F.J. Beard alias F. Jesse Beard). Beginning rank, Private. Final rank, Corporal. Side, Union. State, Maryland. Unit, 1st Regiment, Maryland Cavalry, Potomac Home Brigade, Company C. Affiliate Publication M388, "Index to Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations From the State of Maryland," Film Number 1. (Accessed 14 Jul 2014. No image available.) ^[11]

● Data base, "Maryland, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861 - 1865" (F. Jesse Beard). Event, Military Service. Event year, 1863. Age (original), 27. Unit, First Potomac Home Brigade, Cavalry, A-Wh. (Accessed 13 Dec 2022. Images available on www.fold3.com.) ^[12]

[There are at least twenty identical or very similar records in the Family Search data base.]

Census Data

● U.S. 1900 Census (Jessie F. Beard). Residence, Waynesboro Borough, Ward 1, Franklin County, PA, 55 East Main Street. Age 64, widowed, born PA (Nov 1835), father born MD, mother born MD. Able to read, Yes. Able to write, Yes. Own home, no mortgage. Head of household with daughter Margie F. (24), daughter Grace K. (22), son Jessie G. (20), son Clarence W. (18), and daughter Hazel Q. Beard (12). (Enumerated 12 Jun 1900. Accessed 14 Jul 2014.) ^[13]

● U.S. 1880 Census (Jesse T. Beard). Residence, Waynesboro, Franklin County, PA. Age 44, married, born PA, mother born MD. Occupation, Millwright. Head of household with wife Mary E. Beard (34), son Frank I. (12), son Author B. (9), daughter Margy F. (4), daughter Grace (2), and son Jesse Beard (6/12). (Enumerated 22 Jun 1880. Accessed 14 Jul 2014.) ^[14]

● U.S. 1870 Census (Flohr J. Beard). Residence, Waynesboro, Franklin County, PA, Post Office Waynesboro. Age 34, born PA. Occupation, Works at Machine Shop. Value of real estate, $1000. Value of personal estate, $150. Head of household with Ettie (25) and Frank Beard (2). (Enumerated 06 Jul 1870. Accessed 14 Jul 2014.) ^[15]

● U.S. 1850 Census (Jesse Beard). Residence, Liberty Township, Adams County, PA. Age 14, born PA. In household of Samuel Beard (53), with Elizabeth (53), Rachael (24), Julian (17), George F. (16), and David Beard (12). (Enumerated 09 Sep 1850. Accessed 14 Jul 2014.) ^[16]

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Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Ancestry.com. Lancaster, Pennsylvania, U.S., Mennonite Vital Records, 1750-2014 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data: Genealogical Card File. Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Accessed on ancestry.com, 12 December 2022.
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2. ↑ "Robertson/Reinecke Tree" (Data base rob4997, Owner Rob Robertson.) Profile for Buhrman, Mary Etta (IDI15663), updated 28 Apr 2019. (Online at <https://wc.rootsweb.com/trees/214291/I15663/maryetta-buhrman/individual>, accessed 13 Dec 2022.)
3. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #79130571. Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/79130571/flohr-jesse-beard: accessed 14 December 2022), memorial page for Flohr Jesse Beard (12 Nov 1835–14 Oct 1901), Find a Grave Memorial ID 79130571, citing Burns Hill Cemetery, Waynesboro, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Douglas Helman (contributor 47602245).
4. ↑ "Pennsylvania Deaths and Burials, 1720-1999", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:H54H-1QT2 : 9 July 2020), Jesse F Beard, 1901.
5. ↑ Waynesboro (PA) Record. funeral notice, Thursday 24 Oct 1901, p. 2 (online at <http://alexanderhamilton.advantage-preservation.com/viewer/?i=f&by=1901&bdd=1900&bm=10&bd=24&d=10241901-10241901&fn=waynesboro_record_usa_pennsylvania_waynesboro_19011024_english_2&df=1&dt=8>, accessed 14 Dec 2022.)
6. ↑ Waynesboro (PA) Record, obituary, Thursday 17 Oct 1901, p. 6 (online at <http://alexanderhamilton.advantage-preservation.com/viewer/?i=f&by=1901&bdd=1900&bm=10&bd=17&d=10171901-10171901&fn=waynesboro_record_usa_pennsylvania_waynesboro_19011017_english_6&df=1&dt=8>, accessed 14 Dec 2022.)
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} Wilmer, L. Allison, J.H. Jarrett, and Geo. W.F. Vernon, State Commissioners, "History and Roster of Maryland Volunteers, War of 1861-5," Volume I, prepared under authority of The General Assembly of Maryland, Press of Guggenheimer, Weil & Co., Baltimore, MD, 1898, p. 674. (online at <https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/viewer/396666/?offset=0#page=696&viewer=picture&o=&n=0&q=>, accessed 13 Dec 2022.)
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} "United States General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KDPT-C56 : 20 February 2021), F Jesse Beard, 1891.
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1} "United States Civil War and Later Pension Index, 1861-1917", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NHQ3-T23 : 24 March 2016), Jesse F. Beard, 1891.
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1} "United States Census of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War, 1890," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K891-LB8 : 8 March 2021), Jesse F Beard, 1890; citing NARA microfilm publication M123 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 338,245.
11. ↑ ^{11.0 11.1} "United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FS4B-3T5 : 24 August 2021), F. Jesse Beard, 1861-1865.
12. ↑ ^{12.0 12.1} "Maryland, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JZKV-2HN : 4 December 2014), F Jesse Beard, 1863; from "Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Maryland," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : 2010); citing military unit First Potomac Home Brigade, Cavalry, A-Wh, NARA microfilm publication M384 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1963), roll 18.
13. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3SR-1B7 : 2 December 2021), Jessie F Beard, 1900.
14. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWFX-NHZ : 14 January 2022), Jesse T. Beard, Waynesboro, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm.
15. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZPW-RZX : 29 May 2021), Flohr J Beard, 1870.
16. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M44H-JQD : 21 December 2020), Jesse Beard in household of Samuel Beard, Liberty Township, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).