Cansada Ura Beasley (1870 - 1927)

Born 29 Mar 1870 in Pickens, South Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Barnett Alexander Gravely — married 22 Dec 1887 in Pickens, South Carolina

Died 17 Sep 1927 at age 57 in Dodd City, Fannin County, Texas, United States

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Biography

Cansada Ura Beasley was born on March 29, 1870 in Pickens, South Carolina, United States. Her parents were James M. Beasley (1841 - 1870) and Malinda Ann Elizabeth Alexander (1843 - 1919).

Her sister was Rutha Jane Beasley (1870 - >1911).

Cansada married Barnett Alexander Gravely (1868 - 1941) on December 22, 1887 in Pickens.

Their children were...

1. Bessie Gravely (1888 - 1969)
2. Clara (Gravely) Fitzwater (1894 - 1980)
3. Zula May Gravely (1901 - 1921).

Cansada died on September 17, 1927 in Dodd City, Fannin County, Texas aged 57.

The spelling of Cansada Ura Beasley's name varies among records. Her family's surname is found spelled Beasley, Beesley and Beezley. Her given name can be found as Cansada, Curzania and Kansadie. Her middle name is found as Arura and Ura. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Born
Cansada Ura Beasley. 29 MAR 1870. Pickens, South Carolina, USA. ^{[5] [6]}

Marriage
22 DEC 1887. Pickens, South Carolina, USA. ^[7]

Died
Cansada Ura Beasley. 16 SEP 1927. Fannin Co., Texas, Fannin, Texas, USA. Map: Latitude: N33.57586. Longitude: W96.074907.

Buried
Casanda Ura Beasley. AFT 16 SEP 1927. Smyrna Cemetery, Fannin CO., TX, Fannin, Texas, USA.^[2] Map: Lat/Lon: N33.61194, W96.03472.

Notes

Note: Per Melissa Harrison, after Cansada Beasley married Barnett Graveley, they moved to Texas.

Sources

1. ↑ Will of Thomas Beasley, Casanda's uncle, on record in Transylvania County, North Carolina Clerk Office will book 1, 526 9 DEC 1911: PDF-LINK
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Findagrave memorial 42444294
3. ↑ Barnett Alexander "Barney" Alexander Gravley grave on Geni.com
4. ↑ www.cemeteries-of-tx.com
5. ↑ Melissa Harrison, a Beezley descendant Melissa Harrison: emails from Melissa Harrison among various emails and postings on the Yahoo Group TransylvanCoGenList genealogy site (now defunct), email 14 JUNE 2007
6. ↑ ancestry.com 30 AUG 2011, OneWorldTree
7. ↑ The Pickens Sentinel - 5 January 1888 - "Married by Rev. T.F. NELSON on the 22nd inst., Mr. Barney GRAVELY and Miss Eurie BEASLEY at the residence of the bride's mother."

• [ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 25 October 2018), memorial page for Curzania Arura “Ura” Beasley Gravley (29 Mar 1870–16 Sep 1927), Find A Grave Memorial no. 42444294, citing Smyrna Cemetery, Dodd City, Fannin County, Texas, USA ; Maintained by Diane Gravlee (contributor 47083760) .]