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Nancy (Downing) Beckham (1825 - 1901)

Nancy Beckham formerly Downing
Born in Wayne County Tennessee, United Statesmap
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Daughter of and
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Wife of — married about 1839 in Wayne County, Tennessee, United Statesmap
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Mother of and
Died at about age 76 in Stone County, Arkansas, United Statesmap
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Profile last modified | Created 20 Jun 2014
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Biography

Nancy was born in 1825. She was the daughter of James Downing and Catherine Unknown.

She married Hartwell Beckaham. They were the parents of John, Roddy, Amanda,[1] Becky, Columbus and Martha.[2]

She passed away in 1901. She has a memorial in Lunenburg Cemetery in Izard County, Arkansas.[3]

Sources

  1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," Hardin, Tennessee FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCDN-6FV : 23 December 2020), Hartwell Beckam, Hardin, Tennessee, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
    Hartwell Beckam Male 30 North Carolina
    Nancy Beckam Female 21 Tennessee
    John Beckam Male 8 Tennessee
    Rhoda Beckam ([son Roddy] Female 6 Tennessee
    Amanda Beckam Female 4 Tennessee
    Nicholas Jones Male 24 Alabama
  2. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNCW-SHB : 28 May 2021), Nancy Beckham, 1870. Clay twp, Izard, Arkansas.
    Nancy Beckham F 45 Tennessee
    Beckham Beckham F 22 Tennessee
    Columbus Beckham M 16 Tennessee
    Martha T Beckham F 12 Arkansas
  3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/77849980/nancy-beckham: accessed 01 April 2023), memorial page for Nancy Downing Beckham (1825–1901), Find a Grave Memorial ID 77849980, citing Lunenburg Cemetery, Lunenburg, Izard County, Arkansas, USA; Maintained by James E Heidlebaugh (contributor 47011691).Find A Grave: Memorial #77849980/ This is a new marker, not original. This marker says she is a sister to Sarah (Downing) Hinkle (abt.1790-abt.1845), but Sarah is attached to different parents here.

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