John Beard (1797 - 1876)

Born 14 Jun 1797 in Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States

Husband of Anna Maria (Kelly) Beard — married 30 Dec 1820 in Rowan County, North Carolina, USA

Descendants

Died 15 Jul 1876 at age 79 in Tallahassee, Leon, Florida, United States

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Biography

John Beard was a US politician and a Yale graduate. He served in the Florida State Senate, was twice Comptroller of Public Accounts, and was a member of the Florida Secession Convention in 1861 and through the Civil War. In 1850, he ran unsuccessfully as the Democratic nominee to the US Congress.

Family

John Beard was the son of Lewis Beard and his wife Susannah Dunn. John married Anna M Kelly in the winter of 1820. They settled on a plantation near Salisbury. After her death in 1830 he married Maria W Anderson in the summer of 1838. In 1839, they moved to St Augustine. In 1847, after John was elected State Register of Public Lands, the family moved to Tallahassee. He had children from both marriages: two sons and three daughters by his first wife and two sons and a daughter by his second wife. He passed away at age 79. His wife Maria survived him.

Children

With his first wife Anna Maria Kelly, John had five children:

• Elizabeth (abt 1823)
• Mary Christine (1828), who married Captain Thomas Waties

With his second wife Maria Williame Anderson, John had three children

• Sarah Frances (1844)
• Charles L (1849)
• George (1852), who married Mary Bledsoe

1850 US Census
In the 1850 census John (age 53), Register of Lands, was in Division 8, Leon, Florida, United States.^[1]

1860 US Census
In the 1860 census John (age 63), July 16th Agent & C, was in Tallahassee, Leon, Florida.^[2]

1870 US Census
In the 1870 census John (age 73) was in Tallahassee, Leon, Florida.^[3]

Burial

Saint Johns Episcopal Church Cemetery, Tallahassee, Florida.

• Find-A-Grave for John Beard ^[4]

Slaves

1850 Slave Schedule
In the 1850 Slave Schedule, John was in Division 8, Leon, Florida, USA with 3 slaves.^[5]

• Female 50
• Female 18
• Male 14

1860 Slave Schedule
In the 1860 Slave Schedule, John was in Tallahassee, Leon, Florida, USA with 5 slaves.^[6]

• Female 60
• Female 27
• Female 30
• Female 5
• Male 20

Sources

1. ↑ 1850 Census: "1850 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1850; Census Place: Division 8, Leon, Florida; Roll: 59; Page: 39a; Line Number: 11
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8054 #19388267 (accessed 29 October 2022)
   John Beard (53), Register of Lands, in Division 8, Leon, Florida, USA. Born in North Carolina.
2. ↑ 1860 Census: "1860 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: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Tallahassee, Leon, Florida; Roll: M653_108; Page: 10; Family History Library Film: 803108
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7667 #10622111 (accessed 29 October 2022)
   John Beard (63), July 16th Agent & C, in Tallahassee, Leon, Florida. Born in North Carolina.
3. ↑ 1870 Census: "1870 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1870; Census Place: Tallahassee, Leon, Florida; Roll: M593_131; Page: 675B
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7163 #3379042 (accessed 29 October 2022)
   John Beard (73) in Tallahassee, Leon, Florida. Born in North Carolina.
4. ↑ Burial: "U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current"
   URL: Find A Grave: Memorial #10187716
   Ancestry Record 60525 #87737198 (accessed 29 October 2022)
   John Beard burial (died on 15 Jul 1876) in Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida, United States of America.
5. ↑ 1850 Census: "1850 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules"
   The National Archive in Washington DC; Washington, DC; NARA Microform Publication: M432; Title: Seventh Census Of The United States, 1850; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8055 #91412282 (accessed 29 October 2022)
   John Beard in Division 8, Leon, Florida, USA.
6. ↑ 1860 Census: "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules"
   The National Archives in Washington DC; Washington DC, USA; Eighth Census of the United States 1860; Series Number: M653; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7668 #94082604 (accessed 29 October 2022)
   John Bear in Tallahassee, Leon, Florida, USA.

• First marriage: "North Carolina Marriages, 1759-1979," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8RM-YJT : accessed 7 June 2016), John Beard and Ann Maria Kelly, 30 Dec 1820; citing Rowan County, North Carolina, reference ; FHL microfilm 500,950.
• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFHD-LTJ : accessed 7 June 2016), John Beard, Jefferson county, part of, Jefferson, Florida, United States; citing family 76, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6C9-9L9 : accessed 7 June 2016), John Beard, 1860. Leon COunty, FLorida, United States; citing p 10, family 75, NARA Microfilm Publication M635 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL Microfilm 516,5679.
• "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNZX-KMT : accessed 7 June 2016), John Beard, Florida, United States; citing p. 8, family 85, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,630.
• Death cert for son George: "Florida Deaths, 1877-1939," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FPSC-524 : accessed 6 June 2016), Geo. Anderson Beard, 11 Oct 1917; citing Tallahassee, Leon, Florida, reference Vol. 22, #10756; FHL microfilm 2,116,890.

• Yale Obituary Record 1875-1876 Page 7 (Page 244 of paper record) [1]
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10187716/john-beard : accessed 22 November 2021), memorial page for John Beard (14 Jun 1797–15 Jul 1876), Find a Grave Memorial ID 10187716, citing St. John's Episcopal Church Cemetery, Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida, USA ; Maintained by Cousins by the Dozens (contributor 46904925) .