Elijah Feaster Beam (1822 - 1886)

Born 1822 in Fairfield, South Carolina, United States

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Descendants

Died Nov 1886 at about age 64 in Itawamba, Mississippi, United States

Biography

Elijah was the son of Ferdinand Beam and Rebecca Mobley. He passed away in 1886.

Elijah was born about 1822 likely in South Carolina as he first reported on the census and close to Georgia where his presumed younger brother Meredith was born. This is despite the 12 Aug 1812 birth date on his tombstone on FAG. In Mississippi he was enumerated next to his presumed brother Meridith Beam on the state 1860 census.

Although his middle initial F was on the 1850 census, no records were found showing Fiester as the middle name which is only shown on FAG. His paternal grandmother's maiden name was Feaster so that spelling was used.

Research Notes

Multiple Elijah Beams lived in Georgia. Because Elijah Beam was enumerated on the 1860 Mississippi state census with his wife Rowena Losky, the Elijah Beam born about 1835 who was paying taxes in 1872 in Georgia in the county where Elijah Beam used to live and the Elijah who enlisted in 1861 in the Civil War in Georgia are not Elijah Beam:

• Military: "U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865"
  National Archives and Records Administration (Nara); Washington, D.c.; Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations From the State of Tennessee; Catalog Name: Carded Records Showing Military Service of Soldiers Who Fought in Confederate Organizations, Compiled 1903 - 1927, Documenting the Period 1861 - 1865; Catalog Number: 586957; Record Group Number: 109; Source Reference Number: 1023.jp2; Series Number: M268; Roll: 271
  Ancestry Record 2322 #77949194 (accessed 14 September 2023)
  Name: Elijah Beam; Rank: Private; Enlistment Date: 1 Mar 1862; Enlistment Place: Midway, Georgia, USA; Military Unit: Thirty-Eighth Infantry (Eighth Infantry, Looney's Regiment).
• 1872 Georgia, U.S., Property Tax Digests, 1793-1892: "Georgia, U.S., Property Tax Digests, 1793-1892"
  Militia District Number: 316
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1729 #2614617 (accessed 14 September 2023)
  Name: Elijah Beam; Year: 1872-1875; District: Ben Smith; District Number: 316; Place: Gwinnett, Georgia, USA.

Sources

• 1841 Marriage: "Georgia, U.S., Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978"
  Georgia Archives; Morrow, Georgia; County Marriage Records, 1828–1978
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 4766 #586364 (accessed 14 September 2023)
  Elijah Beam marriage to Roena Losky on 21 Oct 1841 in Newton, Georgia, USA.

• 1849 Georgia, U.S., Property Tax Digests, 1793-1892: "Georgia, U.S., Property Tax Digests, 1793-1892"
  Georgia Archives; Atlanta, GA, USA; Georgia Tax Digests 1890
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1729 #3066468 (accessed 29 January 2024)
  Name: Elijah Beam; Residence Date: 1849; Residence Place: Newton, Georgia, USA; District: Wyatt.

• 1850 Census: "1850 United States Federal Census"
  The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Bensmiths, Gwinnett, Georgia; Roll: 71; Page: 211b; Line Number: 28
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8054 #18697114 (accessed 14 September 2023)
  Elijah F Beam (28) in Bensmiths, Gwinnett, Georgia, USA. Born in South Carolina.

• 1860 Census: "Mississippi, U.S., State and Territorial Census Collection, 1792-1866"
  Heritage Quest; Mississippi State and Territorial Censuses, 1792-1866; Series: Microfilm V229; Roll: 2; Page number: 45; Line: 2
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1125 #37890 (accessed 14 September 2023)
  Elijah Beam in Itawamba, Mississippi, USA.

• 1870 Census: "1870 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1870; Census Place: Township 9, Itawamba, Mississippi; Roll: M593_732; Page: 374A
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7163 #36377864 (accessed 14 September 2023)
  Eliza Beam (45), Farmer, in Township 9, Itawamba, Mississippi. Born in North Carolina.

• Burial: "U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current"
  Find a Grave. Find a Grave®. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi; URL: Find A Grave: Memorial #14505992
  Ancestry Record 60525 #97147269 (accessed 14 September 2023)
  Elijah Fiester Beam burial (died in Nov 1886) in Salem Baptist Church Cemetery, Itawamba County, Mississippi, United States of America.