From Find A Grave source relating to father of William Beckham, and confirming siblings:
Children of Stephen Beckham Jr and Racel are:
(1) Simon Beckham born in NC and died 11 Nov 1826 in Maury Co, TN who was married on 8 Feb 1798 in Orange Co, NC to Mary Ray;
(2) Solomon Beckham born 1770 in NC and died before 1820 who was married in 1800 in Warren Co, NC to Nancy Watson;
(3) William Beckham born 1772 in NC and died between 1854-1860 in Wayne Co, TN who was married on 13 Oct 1797 in Warren Co, NC to Rebecca Swinney;
(4) Stephen Beckham born 1774 in NC who was married on 22 Nov 1804 in Warren Co, NC to Sarah Gray;
(5) John Beckham born 1775 in NC and died 1823 in Henderson Co, KY who was married on 17 Dec 1800 in Grandville Co, NC to Mary "Polly" Denton;
(6) Zachariah M Beckham born 1781 in Warren Co, NC and died Mar 1866 in Warren Co, NC who was married on 13 Mar 1804 in Warren Co, NC to Martha Knight; and
(7) Tabitha Beckham born 1782 in NC who was married on 3 Apr 1806 in Warren Co, NC to Harmon H Renn.
Children of Stephen Beckham Jr and Catherine Merritt are:
(1) Joshua Beckham who died 1858 in Crawford Co, MO and who was married on 28 Dec 1814 in Orange Co, NC to Polly Alexander;
(2) Elizabeth Beckham born 1795 in Ornage Co, NC and died after 1870 in Wayne Co, TN who was married on 6 Apr 1813 in Orange Co, NC to William Rose;
(3) Joseph Beckham born 1798 in NC and died ? in Okawville, Washington Co, IL who was married on 21 Dec 1820 in Orange Co, NC to Lucinda Giford;
(4) Leonard Hardin Beckham born 31 Jul 1799 in Warren Co, NC and died 31 Oct 1872 in Maries Co, MO who married Zilpha Rose;
(5) Thomas Gardner Beckham born 1800 in Lawrence Co, NC and died 12 Jun 1865 in Okawville, Washington Co, IL who Rebecca Johnson;
(6) Caswell Beckham born 1806 in Orange Co, NC who married (1st) on 20 Dec 1831 in Crawford Co, MO to Sarah Prim and was married (2nd) on 26 Dec 1846 to Mary Polly Copeland;
(7) Mahali Beckham born 1810 in NC;
(8) Nancy Beckham born 1811 in NC who was married (1st) on 5 Oct 1823 in Orange Co, NC to Jeramiah Ruth and was married (2nd) on 9 Jan 1839 in Orange Co, NC to Brantly Linens;
(9) Mary Beckham born 4 Mar 1817 in NC and died 5 Apr 1887 in Phelps Co, MO who was married (1st) to ? Weaver and was married (2nd) on 5 Jun 1840 in Washington Co, IL to William Hood; and
(10) Polley Beckham born 1820 in NC who was married on 15 Nov 1841 in Orange Co, NC to John Linens.
Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 01 April 2021), memorial page for William Beckham (1772–1863), Find A Grave: Memorial #83979703, citing Mount Hebron Cemetery, Houston, Wayne County, Tennessee, USA ; Maintained by James E Heidlebaugh (contributor 47011691) .
Source: S-619524271 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Data Changed: Date: 29 Jan 2015 Time: 20:15:33 CREA Date: 27 Jan 2015 Time: 15:11:58 Quality or Certainty of Data: 3 Page: Ancestry Family Tree
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Beckham-274 and Beckham-173 appear to represent the same person because: Clear duplicates. From Find A Grave source, birth location is Warren County, North Carolina.