William Alfred Beath (1836 - 1908)

Born 25 Jul 1836 in Licking township, Jay County, Indiana

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Died 11 Nov 1908 at age 72 in Elizabethtown, Delaware County, Indiana

BIOGRAPHY

William was born on July 25,1836 in Licking Township, Jay County, Indiana and a son of John Beathe and Ann Killough. He severed in the Civil War in Company D, 112th Illinois Infantry. He passed away on November 22, 1908 and buried in the Elizabethtown Cemetery in Elizabethtown, Delaware County, Indiana. ^[1]

Birth

Date: 1836-1849

Place: IN

Imported only 1836 from Birth Date and marked as uncertain.

History

When William Alfred Beath was born on 25 July 1836, in Licking Township, Jay, Indiana, United States, his father, John Beath, was 27 and his mother, Ann Killough, was 23. He married Elizabeth Rebecca Stewart on 18 October 1860, in Blackford, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons. He died on 22 November 1908, in Indiana, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Washington Township, Delaware, Indiana, United States.

Researcher: Richard Parker

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World Events

1838

Age 2

Historical Boundaries: 1838: Blackford, Indiana, United States

1846

Age 10

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1856 · The Town of Santa Claus

Age 20

The town of Santa Fe was denied their application for a United States Postal Service as a town of Santa Fe, Indiana, was already established. Several meetings were held and the name was changed to Santa Claus, Indiana. The United States Postal Service granted their application. Due to the name, the post office in Santa Claus continues to receive thousands of letters to Santa Claus from children around the world each December.

1863

Age 27

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

Researcher: Richard Parker

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U. S. Censuses

1850 --- U. S. Federal Census, Licking Township Blackford County, Indiana -- Dwelling Number: 70 - Page: 23 - Microfilm Roll: 136 ----- John Beath 41 (head) - Ann 37 (wife) - William A. 14 (son) - Alexander 15 (son) - Martha Ann 12 (daughter) - Samuel K. 7 (son ) - Mary Jane 5 ((daughter) - Thomas B. 4 (son) - Nancy K. 1 (daughter) --- Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. --- Original data: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C

1860 --- U. S. Federal Census, Licking Township Blackford County, Indiana -- Dwelling Number: 233 - Page: 573 - P.O.: Hartford - Microfilm Roll: 245. John Beath 52 (head) -- Ann 48 (wife) -- William A. 24 (son) -- Samuel 16 (son) -- Mary J. 14 (daughter) -- Thomas B. 13 (son) -- Nancy C. 11 (daughter) ---1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by Family Search. --- Original data: 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.

1870 --- U. S. Federal Census, Licking Township Blackford County, Indiana -- Dwelling Number: 28 - Page: 206 - P.O.: Hartford City - Microfilm Roll: 300 ----- Wm. A. Beath 33 (head/farmer) Indiana --- Elizabeth 33 (wife) Indiana --- Marion S. 8 (son) Indiana --- George R. 6 (son) Indiana --- John W. 4 (son) Indiana --- Henry A. NB (son) Indiana --- Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by Family Search. --- Original data: 1870 U.S. census, population schedules. NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.--- Minnesota census schedules for 1870. NARA microfilm publication T132, 13 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.

1880 --- U. S. Federal Census,Licking Township Blackford County, Indiana -- Dwelling No.: 130 - Page.: 437 - Microfilm Roll: 266 ----- W. A. Beath 44 (head/farmer) Indiana --- Rebecca 42 (wife) Indiana --- Marion L. 18 (son) Indiana --- George R. 11 (son) Indiana --- John W. 14 (son) Indiana --- Henry A. 13 (son) Indiana --- Owen V. 9 (son) Indiana ---- Henry Stewart 75 (f-in-law) Virginia- Olive Johnson 22 (servant) Indiana --- Source Information: Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited use license and other terms and conditions applicable to this site.---Original data: Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. (NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/102073924/william-a-beath: accessed 25 January 2024), memorial page for William A. Beath (25 Jul 1836–22 Nov 1908), Find A Grave: Memorial #102073924, citing Elizabethtown Cemetery, Washington Township, Delaware County, Indiana, USA; Maintained by Gone Gravin ❀ (contributor 47532541).

See also:

• Mumma, Douglas. comp. Doug and Joan Mumma's Home Page URL: http://www.mumma.org/cgi-bin/igmget.cgi/n=mumma?I03008.