Barbara (Moomaw) Beathe (1783 - aft. 1850)

Born 20 Dec 1783 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

Ancestors

Wife of Joseph Beathe — married 27 May 1807 (to 1830) in , Botetourt County, Virginia, United States of America

Descendants

Died after 1850 after age 66 in Ross County, Ohio, United States of America

Biography

Barbara Moomaw, daughter of John Moomaw, was born on December 20,1783 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. She was married to Joseph Beath on April 27, 1727, in Botetourt Co., VA by Edward Mitchell. In 1830 they were living in Paint Twp., Ross Co, OH, near the Grays and next door to Henry Moomaw (whose wife was Anna Gray). Barbary is shown with 1 male between 10-15, 2 males between 15-20, 1 female between 15-20, 1 female between 40-50 1830. She passed away sometime after 1850 and her burial details is unknown but she most likely is buried in Ross County, Ohio. ^[1]

History

When Anna Barbara Moomaw was born on 20 December 1783, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, John Conrad Moomaw, was 33 and her mother, Anna Maria Barbara Ranck, was 29. She married Joseph Beath on 7 April 1807, in Botetourt, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. She died after 1850, in Ross, Ohio, United States

Researcher: Richard Parker

Source Information: FAMIKLYHSEARCH.ORG.

World Events

1786 · Shays' Rebellion

Age 3

Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.

1787 · Second State to Ratify U.S. Constitution

Age 4

On December 12, 1787, Pennsylvania ratified the U.S. Constitution.

1803

Age 20

France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.

1803

Age 20

Ohio was the first state admitted to the Union from the Northwest Territory.

1819 · Panic! of 1819

Age 36

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.

1820 · Making States Equal

Age 37

The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.

1836 · Remember the Alamo

Age 53

Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

1836 · Kirtland Temple Dedicated

Age 53

On March 27, 1836, the Kirtland Temple was dedicated.

Researcher: Richard Parker

Source Information: FAMILYSEARCH.ORG

Marriage

1807 --- VIRGINIA SELECT MARRIAGES 1785-1940

Name: Joseph Beath

Gender: Male

Marriage Date: April 7, 1807

Marriage Place: Botetourt County, Virginia

Spouse: Barbara Moomaw

FHL Film Number: 30734

Reference ID: pg 164

Resarcher: Richard Parker

Source Information: Ancestry.com. Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2014. --- Original data: Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013. --- Description: This collection includes marriage records from Virginia

1810 --- VIRGINIA COMPILED MARRIAGES 1740-1850

Name: Joseph Beath

Gender: Male

Spouse Name: Barbary Moomaw

Spouse Gender: Female

Marriage Date: July 7, 1810

County: Botetourt

State: Virginia

Researcher: Richard Parker

Source Information: Ancestry.com. Virginia, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1740-1850 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999. --- Original data: Dodd, Jordan R., et al.. Early American Marriages: Virginia to 1850. Bountiful, UT, USA: Precision Indexing Publishers. --- Description: This collection of marriage records includes the names of over 300,000 men and women married in Virginia between 1740 and 1850.

U. S. Censuses

1930 --- U.S. Bureau of the Census, 1830 Census -- OH -Ross Co.-HerQu (M19 Roll 139 HeritageQuest Online), p 332; 1850 Census.

1850 --- Ross County, Ohio ----- : An "Anna Beath", age 66 is living with James Beath (brother of Aaron) in the 1850 census of Ross County. Unless Joseph Beath had a second marriage, this should be Anna Moomaw who has is usually identified as Barbara or Barbary Moomaw. (Barbara Beath and Daniel Pricer were administrators of her husband's, Joseph Beath, estate of all and singular goods and chattels, signed Barbary (her X mark) Beath. (Case Number474 W.78-49 1058-1070.)

1850 Census OH, Ross Co., Twin Twp., p. 352, Sept 1850

James Beath, 39, farmer, 00 real estate, b. VA

Susan Beath, 38, b. OH

Joseph, 17, m., laborer, b. OH

Nancy, 15, f., b. OH

Barbary, 13, f., b. OH

Aaron, 10, m., b. OH

Lucinda, 9, f., b. OH

Granville, 6, m., b. OH

Beath, 1, m., b. OH

Anna Beath, 66, b. PA, cannot read or write

Sources

1. ↑ Find A Grave Memorial Number: 225133526

• Botetourt Co., VA. Marriage Records, 1770-1853, Pp164, 550, 556. Repository: Library of Virginia-Archives and Manuscripts, 8th & Broad Sts, Richmond, VA 23219, USA.

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• Ranck, David, "George S., and other Rancks," Ranck Family Heritage > Ranck Family Genealogy: The Ranks of the Rancks (The Ranks of the Rancks. Ranck Family Heritage Society, Inc. Repository: Independent website, URL: http://ranck.org/J251/index.php?option=com_wrapper&view=wrapper&Itemid=481.

• Ronk, David W, Descendants of Jean Ranc. Citing J. Allen Ranck, The Ranks of the Rancks as described in Helen Prillaman, Places Near the Mountain & also Kamm genealogy on RootsWeb WorldConnect Project.)

Acknowledgements

• Moomaw-50 was created by Patricia Hickin through the import of L_MUMMA-Leonhard and desc -- 6 gens 20121214.ged on Dec 14, 2014.