Aletha Ann Lewis (1804 - 1881)

Born 11 Dec 1804 in Montgomery, Maryland, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Elisha W Beall — married 12 Dec 1823 in Montgomery County, Maryland

Descendants

Died 28 Jun 1881 at age 76 in Damascus, Montgomery, Maryland, United States

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Biography

Name

Her name appears as Aletha, Alethea and Lethe.

• Aletha Ann Lewis ^{[1][2] [3]}
• Aletha Ann Beall, after her marriage to Elisha Beall. ^[4]
• Aletha Ann Bell, primarily by the family of her son Joseph after he changed the spelling and pronunciation of his family name to Bell. ^[1]
• Alethea A. Beall. This form appears only after her marriage, and in census records. ^[5][6][7]
• Lethe Ann Lewis. ^[8]

1804 Birth and Parents

Her birth date is uncertain, appearing as Dec 11, 1804 but without adequate sourcing. ^[9].

It appears as 1805, citing Schwartz. ^[10]

It can be calculated as 1806 in the 1850 Census ^[5]

It can be calculated as 1807 in succeeding censuses^[6][4][7] and that year appears in Thomas Kelly's account. ^[11] The Bells follow that usage in their own genealogies. ^[12]

Her birth year can be calculated as 1808 from her tombstone, which indicates she was in her 74th year when she died June 28, 1881. That places her birth year as 1808. ^[13] She was the daughter of Jeremiah Lewis Jr. b. 8 May 1781, d. 5 Apr 1868 and Mary Windsor b. 30 Jan 1787, d. 12 Jul 1852 ^[12]

1823 Marriage

On December 12, 1823 in Montgomery County, Maryland, she married Elisha W. Beall (1800-1870). ^[13] He was the son of William Simpson Beall and Elizabeth Ellen Walker, on 12 December 1823 at Montgomery County, Maryland. ^[10][14]

If she was born in 1804, she was 19 when she married; if she was born in 1808, she was 15. This factor would favor an earlier birth year and later age at marriage.

1850 Census

The 1850 Census, taken on 9 October 1850, shows Alethea A Beall, 44, white, born about 1806 in Maryland, living in Clarksburg, Montgomery County, Maryland. She appears on line 15 of the sheet stamped 433A7 in household #83 and dwelling #82, ^[5][15] in a household comprised of

Elisha Beale 50 , Farmer

Alethea A Beall 44

Hamilton A Beall 20, Farmer. Attended school in last year.

Sevilla A Beall 18

Evan L Beall 16 , Farmer. Attended school in last year.

Larkin A Beall 14. Attended school in last year.

Joseph A Beall 12 Attended school in last year.

Franklin E Beall 7

John N Beall 10

Thomas P Beall 6

Mary E Lewis 7

1860 Census

The 1860 Census, taken 22 September 1860, shows Alethea A Beall, age 53, white, estimated birth year 1807, born Maryland, living in Clarksburg, Montgomery County, Maryland, Damascus Post Office. She appears on line 7 of the sheet stamped 1788 in household #358, dwelling #358. headed by her husband, Elisha W. Beall, a farmer. ^[6]

By now, Elisha Beall's mother Elizabeth is living with them. The household is comprised of:

Elisha Beall 60

Aletha A Beall 53

Horace W Beall 35

John N Beall 19

Franklin Beall 17

Mary E Lewis 17

Elizabeth E Beall 79, mother of Elisha

Priscilla Beall 48, sister of Elisha

1870 Census

On 4 June 1870, Alathea A. Beall was enumerated in the Federal Census of Montgomery County, Maryland. She appears on line 40 of the sheet stamped 268A9. She is white, 63, estimated birth year 1807, born in Maryland. She is living in District 2, Montgomery, Maryland, Damascus Post Office and is listed as a member of household #35, dwelling 35.

Her husband Elisha Beall and his mother Elizabeth are now both deceased and the household is headed by her son Horace Washington Beall^[4] and is comprised of:

Horace W Beall 45

Franklin E Beall 27 Horace's younger brother

Aletha A Beall 63 Elisha's widow, Horace's mother

Priscilla Beall 59 Elisha's sister, Horace's aunt

Lucretia Warfield 19

William Lansdale 35

1871 Widow

After Elisha's death, his wife Aletha lived with their daughter Survila and son-in-law Jackson Day. Roby Day wrote, "I remember walking with Grandmother to visit...Grandmother spoke of her visits as 'Going Abroad' I was apparently her favorite grandchild; and in that period of my life between the age of six and nine, I usually accompanied her when she went 'abroad.' ^[16]

1880 Census

By the time of the 1880 Census, Aletha is living with her daughter Savilla and son in law Jackson. The census shows Aletha A. Beall, 75, b. Maryland about 1805, widowed, living in Clarksburg, Montgomery, Maryland, as Mother-in-law. The household is comprised of

Jackson Day 49

Savilla A. Day 47

Amanda W. Day 22

Columbus W. Day 20

James E. Day 18

Fletcher A. Day 15

Ella R. Day 13

Cora B. Day 10

Roby F. Day 7

Vina C. Day 5

Aletha A. Beall 75

1881 Death and Burial

Aletha Ann Lewis died in Maryland 28 June 1881 ^[10][7] and was buried at Bethesda United Methodist Cemetery, Browningsville, Montgomery County, Maryland.

Children

Children of Aletha Ann Lewis and Elisha W. Beall:

1. Sarah Ann Beall was born on "Silent Valley", the Elisha Beall farm near Damascus, Maryland, about 1824. ^[13] Not listed in Census of 1850; therefore presumed to be out of household at the time. On 27 Nov 1849 ^[17] she married Mahlon H. Warfield, b. Jul 11, 1819, d. Mar 15, 1862. Mahlon Warfield was son of Edward Warfield, who died Aug 4 1836 and who married 5 Dec 1805 Eunice Etchison (d. 25 Mar 1828. ^[9] She died April 30, 1862 ^[13][10]
2. Horace Washington Beall was born on "Silent Valley", the Elisha Beall farm near Damascus, Maryland, about October 25, 1828 ^[18] and died February 2, 1909. His wife Margaret A. C., was b. abt 27 November 1830, d. 17 Jan 1888. Aged 57 years, 1 month, 27 days. They had no children, and both are bur. Bethesda Ch. Cemetery. ^[9]
3. Hamilton Simpson Beall was born on "Silent Valley," the Elisha Beall farm about 1830 ^[19] He died in January 4th, 1908. ^[13]
4. Sevilla, Sevillar, Survila Ann Beall was born on "Silent Valley," the Elisha Beall farm, about 1831 or 1832. ^[10] She died 9 May 1882. ^[13]
5. Evan Lewis Beall was born on "Silent Valley," the Elisha Beall farm, about 1834. ^{[10] [19]} Listed as farmer and attending school in 1850. He married Phoebe Dunawin and went west. ^[20] Evan was already deceased at the time his father Elisha wrote his will in 1866, as Evan’s daughter Anna was named in the will in his place. Known as Annie, she m. a Johnson and lived in Brooklyn. ^[21]
6. Larkin A. Beall was born on "Silent Valley," the Elisha Beall farm, about 1836. ^[10][19] Listed as farm hand and attending school in 1850. On 15 December 1862 he married Jennie E. Gessford. ^[22] "Father Elisha said in his will, "I have given Larkin a better education than my other children." ^[23] Larkin Beall went West. ^[24] Larkin Beall lived in Washington, D.C. ^[25] They had a son, Arthur J. Beall. Larkin died 1885. ^[13]
7. Joseph Asbury Beall was born on "Silent Valley," the Elisha Beall farm, ^[1] on 19 or 20 March 1838. ^[10] In 1850 he was attending school. He married Mariamne Purdum, went west to Colorado, changed his name to Bell. He died in 1898. ^[13]
8. John Nelson Beall was born on "Silent Valley," the Elisha Beall farm, on 22 Sep 1840 and died 29 Oct 1915^[10]
9. Franklin Elisha Beall was born on "Silent Valley," the Elisha Beall farm in 1843. ^[19] Paul B. Day wrote that he "went west and married a part-Indian woman." ^[26] Married late in life. They lived in Oregon. ^[25]
10. Thomas Pratt Beall was born on "Silent Valley," the Elisha Beall farm in 1844 ^[19][27] He died early in life. ^[25]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Joseph Asbury Beall [Bell], Family Bible Records, "Family Record." Accessed by Charlene Elizabeth (Bell) and Michael Jackson Dietz Ancestry Accessed August 9, 2017. jhd
2. ↑ Betty (Bell) Taylor, Nell (Trenkle) Bell and Melinda (Kuntz) Bell, "Bell Family Notes", pedigree chart of Joseph Charles Bell cited by Charlene Elizabeth (Bell) and Michael Jackson Dietz Ancestry Accessed August 9, 2017. jhd
3. ↑ Thomas Kelly, "Kellys of Loughmacrory and extended families", WorldConnect Project File. Cited by Bell
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} Horace W. Beall household, 1870 United States Federal Census, Montgomery County, Maryland, population schedule, p. 268A (stamped), 5 (penned), dwelling 235, family 35. Cited by Bell
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2} Elisha Beale (Beall) household, 1850 United States Federal Census, Montgomery County, Maryland, population schedule, p. 433A (stamped), 865 (penned), dwelling 82, family 83. Cited by Bell
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2} Elisha Beall household, 1860 United States Federal Census, Montgomery County, Maryland, population schedule, p. 178 (stamped), dwelling 358, family 358. Cited by Bell
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2} Jacob Mehrling Holdcraft, Names in Stone, volume 1, page 122. Cited by Charlene Elizabeth (Bell) and Michael Jackson Dietz Ancestry Accessed August 9, 2017. jhd
8. ↑ Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp.. Maryland Marriages, 1655-1850 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Original data: Most of the records in this index may be found at the Maryland Historical Society or the Family History Library. More specific source information is listed with each entry. Original marriage licenses should be located at the county clerk's office.This database contains marriage information from selected areas of Maryland for over 250,000 individuals from 1655-1850. Information that may be found in this database for each individual includes their name, spouse's name, spouse's gender, marriage date and location, record type, and source information. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=MDmarriages_ga&h=12805&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=8057. Accessed July 9, 2015
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1 9.2} Research of Jackson H. Day
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 10.6 10.7 10.8} William Barber, "Barber Family Tree", WorldConnect Project File. Cited by Charlene Elizabeth (Bell) and Michael Jackson Dietz Ancestry Accessed August 9, 2017. jhd
11. ↑ Thomas Kelly, "Kellys of Loughmacrory and extended families", WorldConnect Project File. Cited by Charlene Elizabeth (Bell) and Michael Jackson Dietz Ancestry Accessed August 9, 2017. jhd
12. ↑ ^{12.0 12.1} Aletha Ann Lewis Charlene Elizabeth (Bell) and Michael Jackson Dietz Ancestry Accessed August 9, 2017. jhd
13. ↑ ^{13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 13.5 13.6 13.7} Find A Grave Memorial# 21285533 Alethea Ann Lewis Beall Created by: The Guardian. Record added: Sep 01, 2007. Accessed August 9, 2017. jhd
14. ↑ "Bell Family Notes", half circle chart for Joseph Charles Bell and Bessie Welton Sherman. Cited by Charlene Elizabeth (Bell) and Michael Jackson Dietz Ancestry Accessed August 9, 2017. jhd
15. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
16. ↑ Roby F. Day, "A Brief Sketch of the Warfield - Day Families of Maryland, as related through marriage." Allenwood, NJ, 1950.
17. ↑ Frederick County Marriage License
18. ↑ Calculated from age at death: 80 years, 3 months, 28 days
19. ↑ ^{19.0 19.1 19.2 19.3 19.4} or more specifically August 29, 1829. In the 1850 census he was a farmer, attending school. Calculated from listings in Census of 1850; Card 83a, 2nd/Clarksburg District.
20. ↑ Paul B. Day, correspondence with Jackson H. Day, 1957
21. ↑ Roby F. Day, communication with Jackson H. Day, 1957.
22. ↑ License, Washington D.C.
23. ↑ Elisha Beall Will 23 Oct 1866 - 15 Mar 1870. Book J.W.S. 1 p 324, Montgomery County Wills. Distribution by son in law Jackson Day in Book RCW 5 pages 195 & 358. Montg. Co.
24. ↑ W. Day Boyer, Correspondence, 1957
25. ↑ ^{25.0 25.1 25.2} Roby F. Day, "Genealogy of the Walker Family of Montgomery County, Md, gathered from various sources," unpublished paper, Allenwood, N.J., February 17, 1950.
26. ↑ Paul B. Day, Correspondence with Jackson H. Day, 1957
27. ↑ William Barber, "Barber Family Tree", WorldConnect Project File. Cited by Bell