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Searching for ancestors of HENRY BEASLEY b 8 Nov 1807 in Greenwich, London, England?; died unknown; mar SOPHIA RIVERS February 20, 1831 in Deptford, Saint Nicholas, London, England.
Debbie Coxon Prince
I would be interested to hear from anyone descended from the Beasleys of Somerset, England. They lived in the Taunton -Watchet - Chipstable area and my husband's great grandfather, LEWIS JAMES BEASLEY (the surname seems to have been spelt many different ways in that area but "Besley" seems to be the version most commonly used) moved from that area to North Yorkshire in the early part of the nineteenth century to work on the railways. If anyone can give me any information at all on this branch of the family, please get in .
Margaret Beasley
I'm interested in SARAH BEASLEY m. RICHARD MORREY in 1746, Philadelphia, PA (?). Her father was Capt. STEPHEN BEESLEY. Would appreciate any help! Thanks!
Jackie Blaney
I am a Beasley from Granite City Illinois; son of PAUL BEASLEY Jr.; son of PAUL Sr.; believe my father's family came from Tennessee. Paul Sr. had brothers LOUIS (sp), GLEN(n), and a sister(?) BRUXEY. Seems as a child my grandfather took me to Tennessee, the city of Dover sticks out. Can you tell me more about this page and direction I might head to find more info?
Dave Beasley
EDWARD JAMES BEASLEY
1865 -abt 1935
Searching for ancestors and info on my grandfather, EDWARD JAMES BEASLEY (b 15 Jan 1865 - d abt 1935-40), mar SARAH ALLENBAUGH (b. 21 Jan 1866 - d abt. 1940-45). They had 5 ch: LEO P., GUSSIE (mar W. ELMER BACON); CORA (mar JOHN ALDEN); HATTIE and SHELLIE EDWARD (mar MARIE L. ODEMARK). They lived for the most part in Illinois, Oklahoma and Nebraska. Sarah was dau of THOMAS ALLENBAUGH and CAROLYN C. CORY. Gussie may have been mar to WILLIAM FRANKLIN FOWLER. Shellie (my father) was b 30 Nov. 1897 in IL, d 14 Aug 1973, Tacoma, WA.
Marvin S. Beasley
13178 W. Alvarado Circle
Goodyear, AZ 85338
I'm a descendant of HENRY BEASLEY (b 1812 VA.) and FRANCES MONGER (1819) henry was killed in the civil war and Francis moved to Preble Co. Oh. Their children were Their ch: ANDERSON (1836), mar SARAH COOK; ROBERT (1 Oct 1838), mar BARBARA BRUNER 18 Jul 1859; CALVIN (1840) mar HENRIETTA MUNGER; LOUISE (25 Feb 1843) mar WILLIAM DAVIS 20 Sep 1866; REBECCA (1844) mar WILLIAM RUNKLE; MALINDA (1846); WILLIAM H. (10 Apr 1850) mar MARY JANE ANDREWS, MARY WRIGHT & AXIE TAYLOR; FRANCES (1853) mar GILBERT CLAWSON; and SIDNEY (1858) mar HENRY WAGGONER. I want to complete a family tree back to England or where ever and I would like to go forward to present day.
James R. Beasley
I am trying to trace ANNALIE BEASLEY, b abt 1957-58 in England. Her father was a travel writer, divorced; mother lived in Sheffield with Annalie's two sisters; last heard of in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 1982. I went to board school with her in 1971/72.
Louis Hemmings
My great great great great grandfather was WILLIAM BEASLEY, b abt 1740 in VA. He had two sons: JOHN and SAMUEL; William was a soldier in the Revolutionary War and later moved to Georgia. I would greatly appreciate any info you could share...
Susanne Soto
Looking for info on my great-grandfather, ENOS BEASLEY, mar CORA BOWE. Their son, my grandfather, CHARLES ROBERT b Putnam Co., WVa. 13 Oct 1907. Enos died when my grandfather was very young. Does anyone have any West Virginia Beasley's in the trees?
Linda Ash
San Antonio, Texas
My name is James Rontty. My grandfather on my mother's side was ISAAC H. BEESLEY, b abt 1885, from Mountain Grove, MO; mar CATHERINE SANDERS. He died in 1954 or 55 in Longview, WA. I would like to get in touch with anyone in or around Mountain Grove, MO. who might shed some light on the past relatives of this fine gentleman.
J. Rontty
1214 21St., # 5
Longview, WA.
I would like more info on RICHARD BEASLEY Sr., b abt 1760 in NC. I estimate his birth year abt 1760 using birthdate of one of his grandsons. He ELIZABETH McGINNIS, b VA. Their son, EPHRIAM was a farmer and pioneer of Harrison and Lawrence Counties, IN. Ephraim and wife (unknown) had ch: RICHARD Jr., ALEXANDER, MARY, REBECCA, JESSE, DANIEL, EPHRIAM, WILLIAM, JOHN, RACHEL and ELIZABETH. Alexander (b 15 Jul 1810 nr Nashville, TN) mar FRANCES FENDER; they had 12 ch (b in Lawrence and Greene Co.s, IN): EPHRIAM, JOHN, SOLOMON, THOMAS, ISAAC, ALEXANDER, SARAH, ELIZABETH, MARY A., CYNTHIA J., FRANCIS M. and MARTHA E. Most of them lived their entire lives in Indiana, including my gg grandfather, Isaac, who had 12 ch, the oldest of whom was LINUS WELLINGTON BEASLEY. Linus' son GAIUS DEXTER, was father my mother's father.
Kim Sanchez
16280 Willowstone St.
Parker CO 80134
My grandmother Elizabeth Blankenship Tate is searching for decendents and ancestors of her maternal grandmother MARY ELIZABETH BEASLEY, b abt 1850 in Grand Junction, TN; mar JOHN IRVING MIDDLETON. Ch: MARY ETTA, MAGGIE, JOHN IRVIN ("Bud") Jr., VERNON and LILLIE MAE. She was an artist, wrote music and was a good pianist. Maggie mar TOM THORNTON. John Irving ("Bud") Jr. mar BERNIE (mnuk) and had 2 sons: CARL and ROBERT. Lillie Mae mar ARTHUR CLARENCE BLANKENSHIP. Their ch: LUCIE MAE (d age 45 of MS), PAUL (killed by a train abt 40 yrs ago), was survived by a daughter, PAULA GAYE; ARTHUR CLARENCE who lives in Lake Kiowa, TX and my grandmother, ELIZABETH. Any information you may have would be greatly appreciated. This is very important to my grandmother.
Debbie West
I'm searching for ancestors of my grandfather, ROBERT GRADY BEASLEY, from Albertville, AL. He mar ESSIE MAE CHRISTIAN. Please help if you can.
Shirl Hart
Commerce, GA.
Just wondering if anyone might recognize a connection to the following Beasley family info. If so, I would appreciate hearing from you. HENRY BEASLEY b 8 Nov 1807 in Greenwich, London, England?; died ?. He mar SOPHIA RIVERS (bap Apr 1802 London) 20 Feb 1831 in Deptford, Saint Nicholas, London, England. Ch: WILLIAM HENRY BEASLEY (b. 2 Mar 1832), THOMAS BEASLEY (b 20 Jan 1834), SAMUEL HENRY BEASLEY (27 Sep 1835), JANE ELIZA BEASLEY (29 June 1837 -d 4 Sep 1840), SOPHIA BEASLEY (14 Jun 1840), HARRIET JANE BEASLEY (2 Dec 1842), MARY ANN BEASLEY (1 Dec 1844 - 24 Dec 1844), HENRY BEASLEY (13 Dec 1846), GEORGE BEASLEY (29 May 1849), JOHN BEASLEY (2 Aug 1852 - 18 Nov 1943) (mar ELIZA HARLING, both bur Shooters Hill Cemetery, London). The following notes appear in an article supplied by Maureen Flynn: "Two generations of a well known fishing family, the Beasley's, were apprenticed to Fisher's - Henry Beasley in 1828 to William Fisher and his son, George Beasley, in 1866 to Thomas Patterson Fisher, doubtless a son of one of the founders. Surprisingly, for the normal seven years was the usual Greenwich custom, both these apprenticeships were for three years, with the rate of pay hardly changed in 38 years - L11 and L12 respectively in the first year, L13 in each case in the second year and L16 and L14 respectively in the third year. George Beasley first went to Iceland with his father at the age of ten in 1859 (seven years before he was apprenticed.) On that trip they found a woman in labor and without help. Henry Beasley helped to deliver the child which was named Hendrik in his honour and they decided to call the place Aunt Beasley's Bay, which name they cut into the rocks where it could be seen for years afterwards." In 1882, John Beasley's profession is stated as "stoker".
Debbie Coxon Prince
Searching for ancestors of ALMA LAURA BEASLEY, b 19 Apr 1896 in Sydney, Australia, d 1 Jun 1933, Lynn, Massachusetts. She was dau of GEORGE HENRY BEASLEY Sr. and LILLIE ALICE DAISY BARRADELL. George was b. 4 Jun 1857 at Attercliffe Common, Sheffield in County Cork, Ireland. His wife was b. 6 Dec 1883 in Sydney, dau of THOMAS BARRADELL and SARA ANN SHAW. George and Lillie's other ch were LILLIE ALICE (3 Aug 1884, m. LESLIE BENNETT), ANNIE FLORENCE (24 Jan 1886, m. ALFRED ERNEST GRIGGS), HILDA JANE (20 Sep 1887, m. JOHN WIGGARD), GEORGE HENRY Jr. (29 Jul 1891, m. FLORENCE MABLE HEWES) and ALFRED LESLIE (17 Aug 1904, m. SHIRLEY OUIDA TREVENA VIASS). All the girls were born in Sydney; George Henry was born in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia and Alfred was born in Lynn, Mass. George moved to Leicester, England and died there. Alfred and Annie remained in Sydney. Alma, Lillie and Hilda all settled in Lynn. Alma m. HERBERT W. BARNARD who worked for the New England Lace and Braid Co. in Saneus, Mass. in 1921. George and Lillie lived at 158 Market St. in Lynn in 1921. I also have an address dated 1921 for a relative, John S. Barnard at 131 South St. in Lynn. My grandfather Thomas Barradell was b 19 Jun 1843 in Nottingham, England; he was a dyer journeyman and lace maker. He immigrated to Lynn and was living there in 1921.
Anne Beasley Stewart
Illawong, New South Wales,
Australia
I am searching for info on the ancestors of my gg grandfather WALTER BEASLEY. He lived in the 1800's in Surry Co. NC; he and his wife BETTY had 9 ch: CALVIN, FRANK, WOLTZ, ARTHUR, VESTER and GUYLE; plus 3 girls whose names I forget. I am not absolutely sure but I think his father's name was JOHN BEASLEY. Thank you for any help.
Ryan Beasley
Looking for information on a SARAH E. BEASLEY b 1867 d 28 Mar 1961 in Indianapolis, IN.; mar JOHN W. SURBER (b 1862 d 1926 also in Indianapolis). Also buried at same cemetery next to my ggrandmother Sarah is THOMAS BEASLEY (b 1831 d 1904) mar LUCINDA (b 1837 d 1882); WILLIAM BEASLEY (b 8/11/1835 died 2/12/1907). Sarah and John had 6 ch: my grandmother LUETTIA (b 13 May 1886 d 4/15 Apr 1941), mar AARON D. COLLINS (b. 28 Apr 1886 d. Aug 1956); FRED SURBER, GEORGE SURBER, ETHYL (mar MAX SHANKLIN); EDNA and MAY HELEN (mar ??? Seerley). Most are buried in the Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Decatur Township, Marion County, Indianapolis; also in the West Newton Cemetery in Indianapolis.
Donna Thrasher
968 Wildwood Lane
Camby, Indiana 46113
I am searching for information on JOHN BESLEY of Chipstable Somerset, England, b abt 1710, mar abt 1730 to Mary (mn uk) at Chipstable. Ch were JANE b 1779; JOHN Jr., b 1736; WILLIAM, born 1738, STEPHEN, b 1743, FRANCIS, b 1745, and MELLINOR, b 1749. All were christened at Chipstable but the family may have moved later to Lyng or Wiveliscombe, Somerset. All efforts to go further back than 1710 have been fruitless. I can find John Besleys (plus other variations of the name) in other parts of the UK but cannot obtain any definite links between them and my ancestor. We have spent time researching the family in Somerset but without success. Lewis seems to be a name which has been popular in the family since 1784. I should be most grateful for any info which will help me trace beyond John Besley, as I have no idea where his parents came from nor if he had any brothers and sisters. Hoping someone may have the key.
Margaret Beasley
Nottingham, England
My maiden name is Beazley. I am looking for info on OSWALD BEAZLEY (b 5 Oct 1806 at Sparta, Caroline Co., VA., d 2 Nov 1886 at Sparta), mar AFFIAH JANE FOSTER 18 Dec 1833 in Caroline Co. She was b 7 Dec 1812 in Orange Co., VA., d 7 Jul 1884 in Caroline Co. Oswald was a wheelwright; an elderly relative said Oswald's mother's name was LeROY but this is not verified. Their ch: WOODFORD BEAZLEY (16 years old in 1850 census); JAMES K. ("GUS") (b. 20 Sep 1838, d. 15 Jul 1915); THOMAS T. (F.) (9 years old in 1850 census; served in Civil War ?); LUCY A. (5 years old in 1850); AFFIAH (2 years old in 1850); WILLIAM FRANKLIN (b. 15 Aug 1851, d. 11 Aug 1925 - this is my line); LETITIA (no more information). I have a copy of the marriage register for Oswald and Affiah. On same page the following marriages are recorded: 12 Feb 1834 - Libum Beazley & Harriet Fletcher; 13 May 1834 - Brumfield Beazley & Lucy Frownes (Townes); 13 March 1837 - Boulware Thornton & Elizbth (sic) Beazley. I wonder if these were possibly siblings of Oswald. Any additional info greatly appreciated.
Pam
Texas
I would like information on Rev. ABRAM BEASLEY who married REBECCA ("Becky") CAUSEY. They had a daughter REBECCA; I think she was born about 1792. Rebecca married ABEL RUSSELL. They probably lived in Georgia. Abram was my 4th great grandfather.
Sallie Keith
2601 Guenevere Ave.
Huntsville, Al. 35803
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