Nancy Elizabeth (Bearden) Beard (1865 - 1944)

Born 12 Mar 1865 in Etowah County, Alabama

Wife of Charles Henry Beard — married 16 Apr 1884 in Dekalb County, Alabama

Descendants

Died 28 Sep 1944 at age 79 in Attalla, Etowah County, Alabama

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Biography

Nancy was born in 1866. She passed away in 1944.

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Sources

• 1870 U.S. Census, [database on-line]; Heritage Quest, Bennettsville PO, Etowah County, Alabama; , Series: M593, Page: 249 Dwelling 711 Family 711.

Bearden, Roland (farmer) 54, Lucinda 44, Lucinda A. 20, Mary J 19, James M. 16, Margaret C. 13, John C. 10, Frances D. (f) 7, Nancy E. 4 Josaphine 1.

• 1880 US Census, [database on-line]; FamilySearch, (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4J7-PRT), Charley Beard, Township 9 Range 9, Cherokee, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district ED 20, sheet 294D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,006. Page 1, Dwelling 74, Family 75.

• "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950," [database on-line]; FamilySearch, (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q21F-P4CJ),Charley Beard and Nancy Bearden,16 Apr 1884; citing DeKalb,Alabama, United States, CountyProbate Courts, Alabama; FHLmicrofilm 2,367,109.

• 1900 US Census, [database on-line]; HeritageQuest, Hollis Precinct, Etowah, Alabama, United States; C H Barde, Hollis Precinct, Etowah, Alabama, United StatesSheet: 9B Dwewllling: 141 Family:141 Line: 59.

Barde, C. H. 50, Nannie 34, Sallie 14, Chutly (Charley), 11, Frank, 10, May 8, Magey 6, John 4, Joe 9 months.

• 1910 US Census [database on-line]; FamilySearch, (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKQJ-YDN), Nancy Beard, Cox,Etowah, Alabama, United States;citing enumeration district (ED) ED67, sheet 2B, family 36, NARA microfilm publication T624.

Beard, Nancy (farmer) 43, Rolland 18, Johnnie 13, Joe 11, Alma 8, Farmer, Sarah L. 23, Willie 3, Harvey 2.

• 1940 US Census, [database on-line]; FamilySearch, (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/V1GC-QDY) Joe Beard

Election Precinct 17, Etowah, Alabama; , NARA Publication: T627, Sheet 5A, Household 86.

Beard, Joe 40, Cora 39, Helen 12, Edward 10, Guy 6, Howard 4, Nancy E. (mother) 72.

• Newspapers.com; Gadsden Times, Gadsden, Alabama, September 1944.

Mrs. Nancy Beard Burial Rites Today - Etowah County Native Succumbs in Attalla

Mrs. Nancy Elizabeth Beard who lived at Wilson Addition, Attalla, died yesterday at 2 p.m. of a heart attack suffered a week ago. At the time of her death Mrs. Beard was at her son's home.

A native of this county, she lived for a short time in Dekalb County. Since early childhood the 78-year-old woman has been a member of the Baptist Church, having belonged to Old Bethlehem Baptist for the past several years.

Funeral services were held this afternoon at 2:30 at Carnes Cemetery near Ivalee. The Rev. Oscar Oliver officiated and Collier-Butler Funeral Home was in charge of funeral arrangements.

She is survived by four sons, Roland, John, Joe and Drew Beard, all of Attalla; three daughters, Mrs. Vester Clifton, Altoona; Mrs. Alma Duncan, Springville Route 1; and Mrs. Oma Pence, Attalla Route 2; 61 grandchildren, 59 great-grandchildren and 11 great-great-grandchildren.

The following served as honorary pallbearers: Dr. W.W. Rowan, Dr. O.R. Sigrest, George P. Walker, Sr., Dennis McClendon, Eulice McClendon, E.G. Lee, Walker Drake, and W.W. Brackett.

Active pallbearers will be grandsons, J.R. Beard, Ed Beard, J.R. Brown, Joe Beard, Louie Beard, Monroe Beard, Thomas Beard and Johnnie B. Duncan.

• Standard Certificate of Death: Beard, Nancy Elizabeth; State No. 19204, Alabama. Etowah County. Attalla, Center for Health Statistics.

Sent to me by: Tina Brock Smith (cousin and fellow researcher)

• Bizzies Bible

Nancy Beard died September 28, 1944. [In my possession]

• "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JK3C-LX5 : 27 November 2014), Charlie Beard in entry for Nancy Elizabeth Beard, 28 Sep 1944; citing reference cn 19204, Department of Health, Montgomery; FHL microfilm 1,908,788.

1. ↑ Updated March 4, 2022.