John Beath (1809 - 1885)

Born 18 Jan 1809 in Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Ann (Killough) Beath — married 15 Oct 1833 in Ross County, Ohio

Descendants

Died 29 Jan 1885 at age 76 in Blackford, Indiana, United States

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Biography

John was born on January 1809 in Virginia and a son of Joseph Beathe Barbara Moomaw. Daniel Pricer was appointed guardian for Margaret, John, James, Joseph, Catherine and Aaron, minors and legal representatives of Joseph Beathe on April 30,1821 in Ross County, Ohio. John married Ann Killough on October 15,1833 by Edward Mitchell in Ross County, Ohio. By 1850, he had moved his family to Licking Township, Blackford County, Indiana. He passed away on January 29,1885 and buried in the Elizabethtown Cemetery in Elizabethtown, Delaware County,Indiana .^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave Memorial Number: 102073916 -- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/102073916/john-beath

History

When John Beath was born on 18 January 1809, in Virginia, United States, his father, Joseph Beath, was 31 and his mother, Anna Barbara Moomaw, was 25. He married Ann Killough on 24 October 1833, in Ross, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Licking Township, Blackford, Indiana, United States in 1850. He died on 29 January 1885, in Indiana, United States, at the age of 76.

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Marriage

1833 --- OHIO MARRIAGE RECORD

Name: John Beathe

Spouse: Ann Killough

Marriage Date: October 15, 1833

Marriage County: Ross

Marriage: State: Ohio

Marrried By: Edward Mitchell

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Source Information: ROSS COUNTY, OHIO COURT HOUSE RECORDS, Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio, Marriage Book: Vol: GC, page: 354.

John and Ann Children

1. Margaret Beath

2. John Beath

3. James Beath

4. Joseph Beath

5. Catherine "Katie Beath

6. Aaron Beath

First Election

1839 -- The first election was held in June 1839, and the election board used the Boggs' coffee pot as a ballot box. there was a population of approximately 400 in the county, and it was said that at this first election there was great unanimity among the mases. As a result of the election, Jacob Brugh was chosen to serve as Clerk, auditor and recorder; Jacob Emshiville was elected treasurer; Frederick Bell became sheriff; and Josephus Streeter, Jacob Shroyer and Eli Rogdon were elected as a board of commissioners. Governor Wallace also commissioned JOHN BEATH to serve as Justice of the Peace.

Researcher: Richard Parker

Source Information: A HISTORY OF BLACKFIRD COUNTY, INDIANA, published by the Blackford County Historical Society, 1986, page: 12.

Commissioner

1871 -- James Gadbury and JOHN BEATH from Ohio moved a mile or two north of the Reasoners in 1834. BEATH became a County Commissioner and Justice of the Peace.

Researcher: Richard Parker

Source Information: A HISTORY OF BLACKFORD COUNTY, INDIANA, published by the Blackford County Historical Society, 1986, page: 141.

Infirmary

1871 -- Blackford County Infirmary --- The move to the current location south of Hartford City in Licking Township took place with the purchase of 240 acres from JOHN BEATH form$10,00 in 1871. the existing frame house was replaced with the current brick structure in 1916.

Researcher: Richard Parker

Source Information: A HISTORY OF BLACKFORD COUNTY, INDIANA, published by the Blackford County, Historial Society, 1986, page: 147.

U. S. Censuses

1850 --- U. S. Federal Census, Licking Township Blackford County, Indiana

Household Head: John Beath 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) Researcher: Richard Parker 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

Household Head: John Beath 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) Researcher: Richard Parker 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.

Reference

Source: #S595 Page: Joseph Beath Quality or Certainty of Data: 3.

Source: #S595 Page: John Beath $22142

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