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Descendants of

William 'Pappy' Bearden

Generation No. 1

1.  WILLIAM 'PAPPY'² BEARDEN  (RICHARD¹ BEARDEN?) was born December 25, 1794 in GA, and died December 19, 1887¹.  He married (1) OBEDIENCE 'BEADIE' HARRIS 1824, daughter of CLAIBURN HARRIS and UNKNOWN.  She was born 1805, and died Bet. March 11, 1849 - 1850².  He married (2) MATILDA HARRIS 1855, daughter of CLAIBURN HARRIS and UNKNOWN.  She was born 1820 in GA, and died Unknown.  He married (3) NANCY LEE September 24, 1882 in Chilton Co. AL.  She died Unknown.

Notes for WILLIAM 'PAPPY' BEARDEN:

Copied from the book "We Bounteous Beardens":

     His children called him "Pappy" and so shall I, this giant of a man who was the grandfather of 'We Bounteous Beardens'.  They say(1) he was so tall, when he rode a mule his feet, would drag the ground.  Judging from the size of many of his grandsons we believe he was no 'string-bean' of a man but rather a Paul Bunyan type.  Monroe Bearden(2) has worn size 17 shirts and his grandfather, Alfred A. Bearden, wore size 12 shoes(3).  A picture of Emsley, the oldest son of Pappy's, reflects a broad shouldered man dressed in full Confederate Army uniform.  From these facts, we believe it safe to assume that our Pappy was a large man and a true pioneer.

     We know few facts of Pappy's origin except those given in the United States Census records and on his tombstone.  His hand carved(4) tombstone indicates he was born on Dec. 25, 1794 'about' 1794 and 'dide' Dec 19, 1887.  His year of birth is further established by the 1860 Census of Perry County(5), Alabama, which gives his age that year as 66, and his place of birth as Georgia.

     So far as we know, Pappy's first marriage was to Beadie Harris who was born about 1805 in Alabama.  No record of their marriage has been located, but it is believed they married either in Jefferson or Bibb County, Alabama, about 1824.  Beadie died at the birth or soon after, of her youngest child, William Bradford 'Kurg' Bearden, who was born March 11, 1849.

     For the first five months or so of Kurg's life, he was wet-nursed by a Negro woman with whom the child lived.  Pappy went to see the baby and found him in a small bed under the Mammy's bed.  The house was so filled with flies Mammy was trying to keep them off the infant.  Pappy was so outraged that he took Kurg home with him on horseback and fed him on boiled salt pork(6).  It was soon thereafter that William married Beadie's sister, Matilda Harris, on September 13, 1849, in Perry County.  Beadie and Matilda are believed to have been daughters of Claiborn Harris(7).

     Pappy is buried in the Smith Cemetery located in the Oakmulgee Park area, but so far as we know, none of his three wives were buried there.  It is believed that both Beadie and Matilda were buried in the Mt. Olive Cemetery nearby and possibly the reason William was not buried there could well have been because the creeks were overflowing that December of 1887, making travel there impossible.

     Just before Kurg left Alabama to go to Arkansas, Pappy came to see him.  Unknown to Kurg, his father had married again for the 3rd time at the age of 83.(8).  William asked Kurg what he thought of his Pappy raising another family.  William's third marriage was to Nancy Key(9) and after his death, she married a Mr. Young.

     We do not know who Pappy's father was but we do have theories.  Many Beardens were in Georgia quite early and among them was a Richard Bearden who, in 1820, lived in Hall County, Georgia, with 3 males between 10 and 16, 3 between 16 and 18, and 1 between age of 18 and 26.  Also in his household was a female between 18 and 26, probably a daughter.  The Arthur Bearden(10) who lived in Shelby County near Pappy in 1830, and in Perry County in 1840 may have been his brother.  In the 1830 Census of Shelby County, Arthur was between the age of 20 and 30.  Living with him was 3 young children under 10, his wife, between 20 and 30, and 2 other males between the ages of 15 and 20, who may have been young brothers.  Much research remains to be done before facts are established concerning William's parentage.

     A few stories have been handed down from generation to generation about our Pappy.  Emsley(11) told that his father had a blind mare that always managed to lift the latch on the gate, thus allowing her to get into the corn patch.  Soon tiring of this, Pappy took the mare up a gully where she could not turn around and left her there.  It is presumed, however, that someone eventually went and brought her home.

     In olden days people's stock stayed out on free range and their fields were fenced in, often with the now relic rail fence.  One day Pappy decided to kill a beef cow, took her off the range and penned her in the stable to kill the following day.  During the night he got up in his sleep, took his gun, went to the cow pen and killed the best milk cow he owned(12).

     In several branches of the family it is said that Pappy was once quite a wealthy man but lost much of his fortune in a lawsuit in Jefferson County, Alabama.  On record in the Jefferson County Courthouse, we find that William and Beadie Bearden sold land on December 25, 1839 to Mathias Obarr.  The transaction was witnessed by Benjamin Harris and Thomas Obarr.  The lawsuit was said to have been over the mineral rights involved and it is believed that a coal mining operation was developed on the property sold.  Thus far we have not been able to verify this rumor although many frustrating hours have been spent in the Jefferson County Courthouse.

     Several Bearden males fought with the Colonists during the Revolutionary War.  Among them were Jeremiah, who later went to Mississippi, John, who served under Colonel Sevier and probably another John, Richard, and William who served from the State of South Carolina.  Humphrey and Andrew served from the State of North Carolina.  Other Beardens were said to have been Loyalists (loyal to the King of England) during the Revolutionary War and were deeply hated by the other colonists.  The British sympathizers migrated from Georgia into Alabama in 177? and the planters came from the Carolinas and Virginia into Georgia about 1783.

     It is the belief that William may have descended from one or both of these branches.  Another story is that William, or his father, came to Alabama from Kentucky.  If this is true, then William's ancestor fought with the Colonists as veterans of the Revolution were often given tracts of land from the United States in Kentucky and Tennessee.  Whether Loyalists or Patriots, it is a characteristic of the Bearden family, even though sometimes wrong, to remain loyal to their own belief(6).

     So far as we know, William Bearden was the father of 13 children.  If there were children of his second marriage, other than Buchanan who was born 1857 and died when he was 10 years of age, they must have died in infancy.

 Sources:

(1)  This information from both Eula Mae Bearden Lovelady and Betty Bearden Fuller.

(2)  William Monroe Beasley made this statement about 1950.

(3)  Robert Bearden (son of Jack M. Bearden, who was son of Alfred) stated Alfred wore size 12.  Robert's sister, Etta Bearden Parker, stated she understood he wore size 15.  Size 12 was believed to be correct by other members of the family.

(4)  Pappy's Tombstone states:  "William Bearden Was Born Dec. The 25 about 1794  Dide Dec. The 19, 1887."  Nearby is two graves with identical stone and lettering.  The graves contain the remains of 3 children of William 'Kurg' Beardens.  The markers state  "Savana Bearden Was Born Feb. The 8, 1884 and Dide Jan. 1, 1888."  "Suda Bearden was Born Aug. The 25, 1871 and Dide Jan. The 8, 1888."

Also, a tombstone in Chestnut Hill Cemetery near the Smith Cemetery, States:  "M.J. Bearden  Born The 11 Day of _____, 1874  Dide The 18th Day of May 1879."  The stone and lettering is, or appears to be, of same workmanship as the stones mentioned above.  All four stones are believed to have been lettered and placed at the graves by William 'Kurg' Bearden shortly before he left Alabama to settle in Arkansas.

(5)  The 1860 Census of Perry County, Alabama, States:

                Heard's Beat, House No. 212

                Bearden, William   66 b. Ga.  Farmer Real Est. $1000

                        Matilda        45 b. Ga.   Personal Property valued                  

                         Jane        19 b. Ala.                at $3794

                        Susan        16 b. Ala.

                        Matilda A.14 b. Ala.

                        Wm.B.        11 b. Ala.

                        Buchanan 3 b. Ala.

(6)  Betty Bearden Fuller made this statement in her booklet,  "What's My Line?", about 1959.

(7)  Betty Fuller or Eula Mae Lovelady may have definite proof that Claiborn Harris was the father of Beadie and Matilda.  There were more than one Claiborn Harris in Alabama quite early.

Bibb County Administration Record Book"d", page 151, states that Mary L. Harris was appointed guardian of Ezekiel L. Harris, and infant and orphan of Claborn Harris over age 14.

Page 33 of same volume states that Mary L. Harris was the widow of Claibon Harris.  (dated Nov. 7, 1831)

Page 152 (dated Feb. 3, 1834) states Mary L. Harris was made guardian of Adison R. Harris, Leonados F. Harris, Emily E. Harris, Hadins M. Harris and Samuel D. W. Harris, infants of Claiborn Harris under age 14.

Page 193 (same volume) stated Robert Calvert, John Calfee and James Hill, Sr., appointed to sell lands belonging to Claiborn Harris located in SC1/4 of W1/2 of S. 14, T.21, R.6 and W1/2 of NW1/4 of S 23, T21, R 6.  (This land located at present site of West Blocton, Ala.)

(8)  So far as we know, Pappy was married 3 times.  His widow remarried and we do not know where she is buried.  Betty Fuller states it is a belief in her branch of the family that Pappy was married prior to his marriage to Beadie.  If so, we have no record, but neither do we have a record of his marriage to Beadie.

(9)  I believe Nancy Key was a widow when Pappy married her as Robert Bearden states that Alfred talked of his father (Pappy) marrying a "Fox".  Robert believes her maiden name was Nancy Fox.  Pappy would tease her, so Alfred told Robert, by saying that it took a smart 'dog' to catch a Fox!

(10)  The 1830 Census, Shelby County, Ala. shows:

                William Bearden, page 8

                1 male under 5   1 female 20-30

                1 male 20-30                                                             

                1 male 30-40

                Arthur Bearden, page 8 (1 house between he and Wm.)

                1 male under 5   1 female under 5

                1 male 5-10    1 female 20-30

                2 males 15-20                                                             

                1 male 20-30

                Lovin Bearden, page 10

                1 male 20-30       1 female under 5

                 1 female 20-30

   The 1840 Census, Perry County, Alabama shows:

                Arthur Bearden, page 8

                2 males under 5   1 female 5-10

                1 male 5-10    1 female 20-30

                2 males 10-15

                1 male 30-40

                William Bearden, page 44

                1 male 5-10    1 female under 5                                  

                3 males 10-15       3 females 5-10                                 

                1 male 40-50        1 female 30-40

(note:  There were many other Beardens throughout the State, same years)       

(11)  This was taken from "What's My Line?" by Betty Fuller.

(12)  Eula Mae Lovelady wrote of this incident.

More About WILLIAM 'PAPPY' BEARDEN:

Burial: Smith-Campbellite Church Cemetery, Perry Co. AL

Census 1: 1850, Perry Co. AL, Household #7/7, Heards Beat,  William Bearden, age 56?, born in GA³

Census 2: 1860, Perry Co. AL, Heards Beat, Household #212/212, William Bearden, age 66, farmer, value $1000/3794, born in GA, cannot read and write⁴

More About OBEDIENCE 'BEADIE' HARRIS:

Burial: Mt. Olive Church Cemetery, Perry Co. AL

More About WILLIAM BEARDEN and OBEDIENCE HARRIS:

Marriage: 1824

More About MATILDA HARRIS:

Burial: Mt. Olive Baptist Church Cemetery, Perry Co. AL

Census 1: 1850, Perry Co. AL, Heards Beat, Household #7/7, Matilda Bearden, age 31, born in AL⁵

Census 2: 1860, Perry Co. AL, Heards Beat, Household #212/212, Matilda Bearden, age 45, wife, born in GA, cannot read and write⁶

Census 3: 1880, Perry Co. AL, Heards Beat, Household #28/28, Bearden, Matilda, age 60, mother-in-law, widowed or divorced, no occupation, born in AL, living with Jim and Matilda Lovelady⁷

More About WILLIAM BEARDEN and MATILDA HARRIS:

Marriage: 1855

More About WILLIAM BEARDEN and NANCY LEE:

Marriage: September 24, 1882, Chilton Co. AL

Children of WILLIAM BEARDEN and OBEDIENCE HARRIS are:

2.                i.       EMSLEY³ BEARDEN, b. about 1826, Jefferson Co. AL; d. May 20, 1863, Suffolk, VA.

3.               ii.       ALFRED A. BEARDEN, b. May 1828, Jefferson Co. AL; d. February 26, 1910, Shelby Co. AL.

4.              iii.       LEONARD BEARDEN, b. 1830, Jefferson Co, AL; d. Unknown.

5.              iv.       HARDY BEARDEN, b. 1831, Jefferson Co. AL; d. 1903, Perry Co. AL.

6.               v.       MELVINA/ELVINA 'VINA' BEARDEN, b. 1832, Jefferson Co. AL; d. Unknown.

7.              vi.       JANE BEARDEN, b. 1833, Jefferson Co. AL; d. before 1874.

                vii.       DAUGHTER BEARDEN, b. 1834; d. 1834.

               viii.       PERALEE BEARDEN, b. 1835, Jefferson Co. AL; d. before 1858; m. WILLIAM N. INGRAM, May 16, 1855, Bibb Co. AL⁸; d. Unknown.

More About WILLIAM INGRAM and PERALEE BEARDEN:

Marriage: May 16, 1855, Bibb Co. AL⁸

                  ix.       ANGELINE BEARDEN, b. 1837, Perry Co. AL; d. before 1860⁹; m. JABEZ F. BRAZELL, July 25, 1858, Perry Co. AL; b. December 18, 1813, GA; d. October 17, 1883, Johnson Co. AR.

Notes for JABEZ F. BRAZELL:

Jabez F. Brazell was ordained Pisgah Baptist Church of Perry county on the Saturday before the third Lord's Day of January (1851).  The Presbytery consisted of Revs. John Salsing, George Everett and John S. Ford.  ("Southwest Baptist", Jan. 19, 1851)

In 1856, J. F. Brazil, N. Haggard, and J.G. Watson and A. Brazil came to the Mulberry (Baptist) Association from the Shelby Association.  In 1859, J.F. Brazil was on the Arrangement Committee.  The same year he was chosen as an alternate to preach at the next meeting of the Mulberry Association, to be held (1860) with the Antioch Baptist Church.  After 1860, no mention is made of Jabez Brassell in the Minutes of the Mulberry Association. (Microfilm at Howard College Library, Birmingham)

From "Baptists of Shelby County Alabama", by Atchison, mention is made on page 100, that J.F. Brazel was a delegate from Providence Church (located 8 miles south of Montevallo), in the years 1857 through 1861.

It is believed that Rev. Jabez Brazel left the Mulberry Association and moved to Tuscaloosa in the 1860's, as it is said he pastored a church near Tuscaloosa by the name of Mt. Gilgad.

More About JABEZ F. BRAZELL:

Occupation: Baptist Minister

More About JABEZ BRAZELL and ANGELINE BEARDEN:

Marriage: July 25, 1858, Perry Co. AL

8.                x.       SUSAN BEARDEN, b. 1843, Perry Co. AL; d. July 19, 1908.

9.               xi.       MATILDA ANN 'DIT' BEARDEN, b. May 12, 1845, Perry Co. AL; d. August 07, 1926.

10.            xii.       WILLIAM BRADFORD R. 'KURG' BEARDEN, b. March 11, 1849, Perry Co. AL; d. March 1931, Bokchito, Brayan Co. OK.

Child of WILLIAM BEARDEN and MATILDA HARRIS is:

                xiii.       BUCHANAN³ BEARDEN, b. 1857, Perry Co. AL; d. 1867.

More About BUCHANAN BEARDEN:

Census: 1860, Perry Co. AL, Heards Beat, Household #212/212, Buchanan Bearden, age 3, born in AL¹⁰

Generation No. 2

2.  EMSLEY³ BEARDEN (WILLIAM 'PAPPY'², RICHARD¹ BEARDEN?) was born about 1826 in Jefferson Co. AL, and died May 20, 1863 in Suffolk, VA.  He married ROHAMA FOWLER January 11, 1846 in Perry Co. AL, daughter of LAWSON FOWLER and MARY UNKNOWN.  She was born 1828 in AL, and died Aft. 1880.

More About EMSLEY BEARDEN:

Census: 1850, Perry Co. AL, Household #6/6, Heards Beat, age 24, born in AL¹¹

Medical: May 03, 1863, Died from wounds received in battle on May 3, 1863.¹²

Military 1: April 07, 1862, CSA, Pvt. Co. F, 44th Ala. Inf. Enlisted at Randolph, Bibb County April 7, 1862.¹³

Military 2: 1862, Hospitalized at Scottsville, Va. 1862. Died at a hospital in Richmond.¹⁴

Military 3: August 04, 1864, Claim filed August 4, 1864 by R. Bearden.¹⁵

More About ROHAMA FOWLER:

Census 1: 1870, Bibb Co. AL, Household #180/180, age 43, born in AL, living with son-in-law and daughter, John and Francis Wallace¹⁶

Census 2: 1850, Perry Co. AL, Heards Beat, Household #6/6, Ruhamy,  age 22, born in AL¹⁷

Census 3: 1880, Chilton Co. AL, Beat 7, Maplesville, Household #175/177, Bearden, Ruhamman, age 45, widowed, keeping house, born in AL, parents born in AL¹⁸

More About EMSLEY BEARDEN and ROHAMA FOWLER:

Marriage: January 11, 1846, Perry Co. AL

Children of EMSLEY BEARDEN and ROHAMA FOWLER are:

11.              i.       FRANCES J. 'FANNIE'⁴ BEARDEN, b. January 02, 1847, Perry Co. AL; d. May 20, 1937.

12.             ii.       WILLIAM 'BILL' BEARDEN, b. August 25, 1847, Perry Co. AL; d. November 14, 1919.

13.            iii.       HENRY CLAY BEARDEN, b. August 25, 1849, Perry Co. AL; d. November 08, 1922, Chilton Co. AL.

14.            iv.       JOHN S. BEARDEN, b. 1853, Perry Co. AL; d. 1917.

15.             v.       GEORGE WASHINGTON BEARDEN, b. March 25, 1859, Perry Co. AL; d. March 30, 1939, Dallas Co. AL.

16.            vi.       EMSLEY 'LITTLE EMS' BEARDEN, b. about 1861, Perry Co. AL; d. before 1887.

3.  ALFRED A.³ BEARDEN (WILLIAM 'PAPPY'², RICHARD¹ BEARDEN?) was born May 1828 in Jefferson Co. AL, and died February 26, 1910 in Shelby Co. AL.  He married SOPHRONIA SMITH before 1850, daughter of BRYANT SMITH and ELIZABETH AUTRY.  She was born 1832 in AL, and died May 19, 1898.

Notes for ALFRED A. BEARDEN:

        Alfred A. Bearden enlisted in the Confederate Army on April 9, 1862, at Selma, AL  and gave his address as Dogwood, Shelby Co., AL.  He drew a pension for his service as a Private in Co. A, 8th Alabama Regiment, C.S.A. and served until the close of the war when he was honorably discharged on April 25, 1865.  Another military record indicates Alfred A. Bearden enlisted in the Perry County Guards on April 10, 1862.  This was a Home Guard outfit and was composed mostly of old men and young boys.  If there was another Alfred Bearden in Perry County that year, we do not know of him.

        While Alfred was away during the war, Sophronia and the children, like other farm families, had a very hard life.  Aunt Beadie told of how Sophronia and the children would hide the best farm animals in the backwoods for fear the Yankees would carry them away.  Once, after the Yankee soldiers left their campsite near Alfred's home, Sophronia and the children gathered the corn scattered on the ground by the horses, washed it, and carried it for miles through the woods to a grist mill to be ground into cornmeal for the hungry children.  Aunt Beadie also told of how she and the other children chewed green pine needles in an effort to draw their stomach and kill the hunger pangs.

        The day Alfred returned from the war, he took his gun and little feisty dog and went squirrel hunting.  He shot a squirrel and then leaned his gun against a stump while he went to pick the squirrel up.  The dog jumped about and caused the gun to discharge, shooting Alfred in the side.  He was bedridden a full year after this accident but Sophronia nursed him back to health.  At his death, he still had some of the shot in his side which could be felt through the skin.  Robert Bearden, son of Jackson Monroe, said that Alfred told him of this accident many times.

        Alfred lived with Jackson Monroe, his youngest son, at the time of his death.  When his personal possessions were divided among the children, Robert asked for something of his grandfather's to keep and was given the vest to his Sunday dress suit.  The vest, still in Robert's possession, has a medal awarded Alfred by the United Daughters of the Confederacy in commemoration of his service with the Confederate Army.

Alfred's grave was unmarked until a claim was filed through the Department of Veteran's Affairs at Rockford, requesting a Confederate marker.  The claim was filed in May of 1962, and the marker was placed at his grave a few months later by William Beasley and his cousin, Peddy Bearden of Montevallo.  Sophronia's grave is yet unmarked.

More About ALFRED A. BEARDEN:

Died 2: February 27, 1910, Shelby Co. AL¹⁹

Burial: Salem Cemetery, Montevallo, Shelby Co. AL

Census 1: 1850, Perry Co. AL, Heards Beat, Household #33/33, Alfred Bearden, age 22, value $100, born in AL²⁰

Census 2: 1860, Perry Co. AL, Heards Beat, Household #218/218, Alfred Bearden, age 33, farmer, value $600/510, born in AL²¹

Death Certificate: State of Alabama, Vol. 24, Certificate #104, died in Shelby Co. AL²²

More About SOPHRONIA SMITH:

Burial: Salem Cemetery, Montevallo, Shelby Co. AL

Census: 1850, Perry Co. AL, Heards Beat, Household #33/33, Sophronia Bearden, age 18, born in AL²³

More About ALFRED BEARDEN and SOPHRONIA SMITH:

Marriage: before 1850

Children of ALFRED BEARDEN and SOPHRONIA SMITH are:

17.              i.       JANE PARALEE⁴ BEARDEN, b. September 03, 1851, Montevallo, Shelby Co. AL; d. March 06, 1932.

                  ii.       BEADIE BEARDEN, b. 1853, AL; d. 1920.

More About BEADIE BEARDEN:

Census: 1860, Perry Co. AL, Heards Beat, Household #216/216, Beady Bearden, age 7, born in AL²⁴

18.            iii.       ELIJAH BEARDEN, b. December 1854, AL; d. March 1927, Chilton Co. AL.

                 iv.       JAMES 'JIM' BEARDEN, b. 1857, AL; d. 1900.

More About JAMES 'JIM' BEARDEN:

Census: 1860, Perry Co. AL, Heards Beat, Household #216/216, James Bearden, age 4, born in AL²⁴

Information: Never married

19.             v.       JOHN ALLEN BEARDEN, b. April 15, 1859, AL; d. July 13, 1939, Bibb Co. AL.

                 vi.       ADELINE BEARDEN, b. 1861; d. Unknown.

More About ADELINE BEARDEN:

Information: Never married

Medical: Died at the age of 19 of a tumor.

20.           vii.       THOMAS ALFRED BEARDEN, b. 1862, AL; d. 1944.

21.          viii.       BIRD BEARDEN, b. 1864; d. Unknown.

22.             ix.       AMEY ELIZABETH 'LIZZIE' BEARDEN, b. June 08, 1866; d. September 19, 1949.

23.              x.       JACKSON MONROE BEARDEN, b. 1872; d. March 1956.

4.  LEONARD³ BEARDEN (WILLIAM 'PAPPY'², RICHARD¹ BEARDEN?) was born 1830 in Jefferson Co, AL, and died Unknown.  He married ELIZABETH KENNY February 18, 1867.  She was born 1853 in MS²⁵, and died Unknown.

More About LEONARD BEARDEN:

Census 1: 1850, Perry Co. AL, Household #7/7, Heards Beat, Leonard, age 22, born in AL²⁶

Census 2: 1860, Perry Co. AL, Heards Beat, Household #217/217, Leonard Bearden, age 30, farmer, value $850/480, born in AL²⁷

Census 3: 1880, Chilton Co. AL, Beat 7, Maplesville, Household #158/160, Bearden, leonard, age 50, married, farmer, born in AL, father born in GA, mother born in AL²⁸

More About LEONARD BEARDEN and ELIZABETH KENNY:

Marriage: February 18, 1867

Children of LEONARD BEARDEN and ELIZABETH KENNY are:

                   i.       ROBERT⁴ BEARDEN²⁸, b. 1868.

                  ii.       RICHARD BEARDEN²⁸, b. 1870.

                 iii.       ISBELLA BEARDEN²⁸, b. 1873.

                 iv.       MARY BEARDEN²⁸, b. March 1880.

5.  HARDY³ BEARDEN (WILLIAM 'PAPPY'², RICHARD¹ BEARDEN?) was born 1831 in Jefferson Co. AL, and died 1903 in Perry Co. AL²⁹.  He married (1) ARPANTHIA 'ARPY' SAMANTHA GAY July 25, 1855 in Perry Co. AL, daughter of WILLIAM GAY and LUCY WYATT.  She was born 1837 in Selma, Dallas Co. AL, and died 1888³⁰.  He married (2) MARY ELIZABETH LOVELADY November 04, 1889 in Chilton Co. AL, daughter of WILLIAM LOVELADY and SARAH FULTON.  She was born April 05, 1846 in Bibb Co. AL, and died November 09, 1913.

More About HARDY BEARDEN:

Burial: Medline Baptist Cemetery, Perry Co. AL

Census 1: 1850, Perry Co. AL, Household #7/7, Heards Beat,  Hardy Bearden, age 19, born in AL³¹

Census 2: 1860, Perry Co. AL, Heards Beat, Household #211/211, Hardy Bearden, age 28, farmer, value $300/652, born in AL³²

Census 3: 1880, Chilton Co. AL, Beat 7, Maplesville, Household #157/159, Bearden, Hardy, age 50, married, farmer, born in AL, father born in GA, mother born in AL³³

Medical: 1865, Suffered severe facial wound with disfigurement during the war³⁴

Military: Bet. 1861 - 1865, CSA Pvt. Co. F, 44th AL Infantry, wounded at Gettysburg

Occupation: Farmer

More About ARPANTHIA 'ARPY' SAMANTHA GAY:

Burial: Medline Baptist Cemetery, Perry Co. AL

Census 1: 1860, Perry Co. AL, Heards Beat, Household #211/211, Arpy A. Bearden, age 23, wife, born in AL³⁵

Census 2: 1880, Chilton Co. AL, Beat 7, Maplesville, Household #157/159, Bearden, Arpy A., age 45, wife, married, keeping house, born in AL, parents born in GA³⁶

More About HARDY BEARDEN and ARPANTHIA GAY:

Marriage: July 25, 1855, Perry Co. AL

Notes for MARY ELIZABETH LOVELADY:

        There were eight children born to William and Sarah Fulton Lovelady.  The first was Mary E. Lovelady born about 1846 in Alabama.  She married first Bennie Sanders and had six children.  Bennie Sanders died, leaving his wife and children.  She married 2nd Hardy Bearden (brother to the other Beardens who married Loveladys).  He was a widower and they raised their children together.  Two of the Sanders girls married Bearden boys.  Hardy probably had a very lonely life after Mary left him three or four years before his death.  He took his own life one day in his later years.  His daughter-in-law found his body beside the creek near his home.  He was a very proud man, as has seemed to run in the Bearden family.  He would not accept any form of charity from anyone.

More About MARY ELIZABETH LOVELADY:

Census 1: 1850, Bibb Co. AL, Household #492, age 4, born in AL³⁷

Census 2: 1860, Perry Co. AL, Heards Beat, Household #197/197, M. E. Lovelady, age 14, born in AL³⁸

Census 3: 1880, Perry Co. AL, Heards Beat, Household #42/42, Sanders, Mary E., age 34, widowed, farmer, born in AL, parents born in AL³⁹

Census 4: 1910, Chilton Co. AL, Precinct 7, Maplesville, Household #22/22, Moore, Mary E., wife, age 64, married twice, married 6 years, 7 children born, 5 children alive, born in AL, parents born in AL⁴⁰

More About HARDY BEARDEN and MARY LOVELADY:

Marriage: November 04, 1889, Chilton Co. AL

Children of HARDY BEARDEN and ARPANTHIA GAY are:

24.              i.       EMILY LOU TISHIE⁴ BEARDEN, b. May 06, 1855, Perry Co. AL; d. December 21, 1914.

                  ii.       WILEY BEARDEN, b. 1857, Perry Co. AL; d. before 1860⁴¹.

25.            iii.    W. EDWARD BEARDEN, b. 1859, Perry Co. AL; d. Unknown.

26.            iv.       JOSEPH 'JOE' BEARDEN, b. 1859, Perry Co. AL; d. Aft. 1920.

27.             v.       CLAYTON HARDY BEARDEN, b. January 04, 1873, Perry Co. AL; d. October 21, 1946, Summerfield, Dallas Co. AL.

6.  MELVINA/ELVINA 'VINA'³ BEARDEN (WILLIAM 'PAPPY'², RICHARD¹ BEARDEN?) was born 1832 in Jefferson Co. AL, and died Unknown.  She married THOMAS P. GRAVES September 29, 1848 in Perry Co. AL.  He was born 1823 in AL, and died Unknown.

More About MELVINA/ELVINA 'VINA' BEARDEN:

Census 1: 1850, Perry Co. AL, Household #8/8, Heards Beat, Melvina, age 18, born in AL⁴²

Census 2: 1860, Perry Co. AL, Heards Beat, Household #248/248, age 32, farmer, value $50/100, born in NC⁴³

More About THOMAS P. GRAVES:

Census 1: 1850, Perry Co. AL, Heards Beat, Household #8/8, Thos P. Graves, age 27, born in AL⁴⁴

Census 2: 1860, Perry Co. AL, Heards Beat, Household #248/248, Thomas Graves, age 32, farmer, value $50/100, born in NC⁴⁵

Marriage Notes for MELVINA/ELVINA BEARDEN and THOMAS GRAVES:

The marriage license for Vina and Thomas was issued on September 29, 1848 with the consent of William Bearden.  Only three of their children have been accounted for thus far.  The 1866 Census of Bibb Co. indicates that year Elvina was the head of the household and living with her was 1 male under 10; 2 males between 10 and 20; 1 female under 10; 2 females between 10 and 20; and herself between the age of 30 and 40.  She stated one member of the household had died that year of sickness.  Some of the family moved to Mississippi and believed to have settled near Tupelo.  According to the 1850 Census of Perry Co. Thomas Graves was born in 1823.

More About THOMAS GRAVES and MELVINA/ELVINA BEARDEN:

Marriage: September 29, 1848, Perry Co. AL

Children of MELVINA/ELVINA BEARDEN and THOMAS GRAVES are:

28.              i.       DANIEL⁴ GRAVES, b. 1849, AL; d. Unknown.

                  ii.       JOHN GRAVES, b. 1853, AL; d. Unknown.

More About JOHN GRAVES:

Census: 1860, Perry Co. AL, Heards Beat, Household #248/248, John Graves, age 7, born in AL⁴⁶

                 iii.       JAMES GRAVES, b. 1855, AL; d. Unknown; m. WIFE SEWELL; d. Unknown.

More About JAMES GRAVES:

Census: 1860, Perry Co. AL, Heards Beat, Household #248/248, James Graves, age 5, born in AL⁴⁶

                 iv.       WESLEY/WESTON GRAVES, b. 1859, Perry Co. AL; d. Unknown; m. UNKNOWN HUNSUCKER; d. Unknown.

More About WESLEY/WESTON GRAVES:

Census: 1860, Perry Co. AL, Heards Beat, Household #248/248, Weston, age 1/12, born in AL⁴⁶

                  v.       MATILDA GRAVES, b. Aft. 1860; d. Unknown; m. HUSBAND HOLMES; d. Unknown.

                 vi.       PHILLIP GRAVES, b. Aft. 1860; d. Unknown.

                vii.       SARAH GRAVES, b. Aft. 1860; d. Unknown; m. HUSBAND ADAIR; d. Unknown.

29.          viii.       SUDIE GRAVES, b. Aft. 1860; d. Unknown.

                  ix.       THOMAS GRAVES, b. Aft. 1860; d. Unknown.

7.  JANE³ BEARDEN (WILLIAM 'PAPPY'², RICHARD¹ BEARDEN?) was born 1833 in Jefferson Co. AL, and died before 1874.  She married JOSIAH/CYRUS 'CY' WALLACE before 1871, son of JOHN WALLACE and ELIZABETH UNKNOWN.  He was born February 14, 1830 in Moore Co. NC, and died December 31, 1910⁴⁷.

More About JANE BEARDEN:

Census: 1860, Perry Co. AL, Heards Beat, Household #212/212, Jane Bearden, age 19, domestic, born in AL⁴⁸

More About JOSIAH/CYRUS 'CY' WALLACE:

Address: Lawley, Chilton Co. AL

Burial: Rehobeth Baptist Church Cemetery, Bibb Co. AL

Census: 1880, Chilton Co. AL, Beat 7, Maplesville, Household #165/167, Wallis, Josiah, age 60, married, farmer, born in NC, parents born in NC⁴⁹

Medical: Aft. 1887, Suffered with paralysis of the upper limbs since 1887.⁵⁰

Military 1: June 05, 1864, CSA, Pvt, Co. F, 4th Ala. Inf. Enlisted June 5, 1864⁵⁰

Military 2: April 1865, Served near Richmond. Discharged April 1865 at Talladega.⁵⁰

Obituary: January 12, 1911, 'Banner' Jan. 12, 1911⁵⁰

Religion: Member of Rehobeth Baptist Church, Chilton Co. AL⁵¹

More About JOSIAH/CYRUS WALLACE and JANE BEARDEN:

Marriage: before 1871

Children of JANE BEARDEN and JOSIAH/CYRUS WALLACE are:

30.              i.       PARALEE⁴ WALLACE, b. 1863, AL; d. Aft. 1920.

31.             ii.       ANGELINE WALLACE, b. 1865, AL; d. Unknown.

                 iii.       SALLY WALLACE, b. 1867, AL⁵²; d. Unknown; m. DAVE LEACH; d. Unknown.

32.            iv.       JOHN WALLACE, b. April 1864, AL; d. Unknown.

33.             v.       THOMAS WESLEY 'TOM' WALLACE, b. October 13, 1871, AL; d. March 21, 1932.

8.  SUSAN³ BEARDEN (WILLIAM 'PAPPY'², RICHARD¹ BEARDEN?) was born 1843 in Perry Co. AL, and died July 19, 1908^53,54.  She married JOHN N. LOVELADY 1866, son of WILLIAM LOVELADY and SARAH FULTON.  He was born April 28, 1848 in Bibb Co. AL, and died January 28, 1891^55,56.

More About SUSAN BEARDEN:

Burial: Chestnut Hill Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

Census: 1860, Perry Co. AL, Heards Beat, Household #212/212, Susan Bearden, age 16, domestic, born in AL⁵⁷

Notes for JOHN N. LOVELADY:

John is buried in the Lovelady/Chestnut Hill Cemetery.  His headstone reads:  "The sweet remembrance of the just shall flourish when they sleep in the dust."

More About JOHN N. LOVELADY:

Burial: Chestnut Hill Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

Census 1: 1850, Bibb Co. AL, Household #492, age 2, born in AL⁵⁸

Census 2: 1860, Perry Co. AL, Heards Beat, Household #197/197, Jno N. Lovelady, age 12, born in AL⁵⁹

Census 3: 1870, Perry Co. AL, Heards Beat, Household #30/30, Lovelady, John, age 22, farm laborer, born in AL⁶⁰

Census 4: 1880, Chilton Co. AL, Beat 7, Maplesville, Household #161/163, Lovelady, John, age 33, married, farmer, born in AL, parents born in AL⁶¹

Military 1: Bet. 1861 - 1865, CSA, Pvt, Hurt's Bty, Ala. Lt Arty. Originally Hardaway's (Action in VA)⁶²

Military 2: September 12, 1861, Enlisted in Tallapoosa Co. Ala. Sept 12, 1861 by Sgt. Rix (Ricks).

Military 3: 1865, POW at Richmond April 3, 1865. Took the oath July 8, 1865⁶²

More About JOHN LOVELADY and SUSAN BEARDEN:

Marriage: 1866

Children of SUSAN BEARDEN and JOHN LOVELADY are:

34.              i.       WILLIAM DAVID 'WILL'⁴ LOVELADY, b. August 11, 1868, Perry Co. AL; d. December 27, 1924.

35.             ii.       BEADIE LOVELADY, b. April 16, 1870; d. April 01, 1941.

36.            iii.       JAMES RICHARD 'RICH' LOVELADY, b. May 08, 1872, Perry Co. AL; d. August 02, 1931, AL.

37.            iv.       JOHN MARSHALL 'MARSH' LOVELADY, b. May 04, 1874, Perry Co. AL; d. December 22, 1948.

                  v.       JENEARY LOVELADY, b. September 04, 1876; d. July 10, 1879^63,64.

More About JENEARY LOVELADY:

Burial: Chestnut Hill Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

38.            vi.       SALLIE E. LOVELADY, b. February 04, 1880, AL; d. March 29, 1950.

                vii.       DUFFIE LOVELADY, b. February 24, 1881; d. July 26, 1904^65,66.

More About DUFFIE LOVELADY:

Burial: Chestnut Hill Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

39.          viii.       MATTIE LOVELADY, b. April 12, 1883, AL; d. November 28, 1918.

40.             ix.       HESTER LOVELADY, b. October 16, 1885, Chilton Co. AL; d. November 16, 1918.

9.  MATILDA ANN 'DIT'³ BEARDEN (WILLIAM 'PAPPY'², RICHARD¹ BEARDEN?) was born May 12, 1845 in Perry Co. AL, and died August 07, 1926^67,68.  She married JAMES DAVID 'JEM' LOVELADY 1875⁶⁹, son of WILLIAM LOVELADY and SARAH FULTON.  He was born February 24, 1853 in AL, and died October 04, 1924 in Chilton Co. AL^70,71.

More About MATILDA ANN 'DIT' BEARDEN:

Burial: Chestnut Hill Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

Census: 1860, Perry Co. AL, Heards Beat, Household #212/212, Matilda A. Bearden, age 14, born in AL⁷²

More About JAMES DAVID 'JEM' LOVELADY:

Burial: Chestnut Hill Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

Census 1: 1880, Perry Co. AL, Heards Beat, Household #28/28, Lovelady, James, age 35, married, farmer, born in AL, parents born in AL⁷³

Census 2: 1860, Perry Co. AL, Heards Beat, Household #197/197, James Lovelady, age 7, born in AL, attended school within the year⁷⁴

Census 3: 1910, Chilton Co. AL, Precinct 8, Household #??, Lovelady, David J., head, age 56, married 35 years, born in AL, parents born in AL, farmer⁷⁵

Census 4: 1920, Chilton Co. AL, Beat 8, Household #137/137, Lovelady, James D. head, owns his home, age 67, married, can read and write, born in AL, parents born in AL, farmer⁷⁶

More About JAMES LOVELADY and MATILDA BEARDEN:

Marriage: 1875⁷⁷

Children of MATILDA BEARDEN and JAMES LOVELADY are:

                   i.       ANNIE⁴ LOVELADY, b. Aft. 1880; d. Unknown.

More About ANNIE LOVELADY:

Medical: Died in infancy

                  ii.       BUDDY LOVELADY, b. Aft. 1880; d. Unknown.

More About BUDDY LOVELADY:

Medical: Died in Infancy.

41.            iii.       MARY PARALEE 'MOLLY' LOVELADY, b. May 09, 1880, Chilton Co. AL; d. August 29, 1945.

                 iv.       ELLA LOVELADY, b. 1882; d. October 1900.

42.             v.       SARAH LOU DELLA LOVELADY, b. May 09, 1883, Plantersville, Dallas Co. AL; d. December 30, 1950.

43.            vi.       WILLIAM MORGAN LOVELADY, b. September 10, 1885, Chilton Co. AL; d. April 17, 1968, AL.

10.  WILLIAM BRADFORD R. 'KURG'³ BEARDEN (WILLIAM 'PAPPY'², RICHARD¹ BEARDEN?) was born March 11, 1849 in Perry Co. AL, and died March 1931 in Bokchito, Brayan Co. OK.  He married DOROTHY ANGELINE LOVELADY January 11, 1867 in Perry Co. AL, daughter of WILLIAM LOVELADY and SARAH FULTON.  She was born October 07, 1851 in Perry Co. AL, and died February 13, 1912 in Athens, Howard Co. AR.

More About WILLIAM BRADFORD R. 'KURG' BEARDEN:

Census 1: 1880, Perry Co. AL, Precinct 10, Heards Beat, Household #19/19, Bearden, Wm, age 31, farmer, born in AL⁷⁸

Census 2: 1860, Perry Co. AL, Heards Beat, Household #212/212, W. B. R. Bearden, age 11, born in AL, attended school within the year⁷⁹

More About DOROTHY ANGELINE LOVELADY:

Burial: Athens, Howard Co. AR

Census: 1860, Perry Co. AL, Heards Beat, Household #197/197, Angeline Lovelady, age 9, born in AL, attended school within the year⁸⁰

More About WILLIAM BEARDEN and DOROTHY LOVELADY:

Marriage: January 11, 1867, Perry Co. AL

Children of WILLIAM BEARDEN and DOROTHY LOVELADY are:

44.              i.       WILLIAM COLUMBUS⁴ BEARDEN, b. 1869, Perry Co. AL; d. 1937, Bokchito, OK.

                  ii.       SARAH EMMA BEARDEN, b. 1870, AL; d. 1945; m. BOB SEALE; d. Unknown.

                 iii.       SUSAN JANE BEARDEN, b. August 25, 1871; d. January 08, 1888.

More About SUSAN JANE BEARDEN:

Burial: Smith-Campbellite Church Cemetery, Bibb Co. AL

Medical: Died after eating Christmas candies contaminated with Ptomaine

                 iv.       SAVANNAH 'BUD' BEARDEN, b. June 04, 1872, AL; d. January 01, 1888⁸¹.

Notes for SAVANNAH 'BUD' BEARDEN:

Savannah 'Bud' Bearden died a few days after William 'Pappy' Bearden.  She and her younger sister, Ella, died the same date and were buried in the same grave.  Another sister, Susan Jane, died a few days later.  The deaths were attributed to eating Christmas candy which caused Ptomaine poison.  The first wife of Hardy Bearden was said to have died about the same time from the same cause.

More About SAVANNAH 'BUD' BEARDEN:

Burial: Campbellite Church Cemetery, Bibb Co. AL

Medical: Died after eating Christmas candies contaminated with Ptomaine

                  v.       MARY CALLIE BEARDEN, b. 1876, Perry Co. AL; d. 1949; m. HENRY TOWNSEND; d. Unknown.

45.            vi.       ABNER ALEXANDER BEARDEN, b. June 04, 1878, Perry Co. AL; d. November 24, 1946, Modesto, Stanislaus Co. CA.

                vii.       JOHN WILEY BEARDEN, b. May 1879, Perry Co. AL; d. 1938; m. ESTER MCCAULEY; d. Unknown.

               viii.       DELLA BEARDEN, b. 1882, Perry Co. AL; d. January 10, 1900; m. MACK PLUNKET; d. Unknown.

                  ix.       ELLEN 'ELLA' BEARDEN, b. August 02, 1884, Perry Co. AL; d. January 01, 1888⁸¹.

More About ELLEN 'ELLA' BEARDEN:

Burial: Smith-Campbellite Church Cemetery, Bibb Co. AL

                   x.       JACK W. G. BEARDEN, b. 1886, Perry Co. AL; d. May 1916, OK; m. ETHEL STOKES; d. Unknown.

                  xi.       JOLLIE BEARDEN, b. May 1888, Perry Co. AL; d. Unknown; m. OSCAR MCNUTT, December 20, 1906; d. Unknown.

More About OSCAR MCNUTT and JOLLIE BEARDEN:

Marriage: December 20, 1906

                 xii.       MINNIE BEARDEN, b. 1890; d. January 1915; m. CHARLES RIECE; d. Unknown.

Generation No. 3

11.  FRANCES J. 'FANNIE'⁴ BEARDEN (EMSLEY³, WILLIAM 'PAPPY'², RICHARD¹ BEARDEN?) was born January 02, 1847 in Perry Co. AL, and died May 20, 1937⁸¹.  She married JOHN WESLEY WALLACE about 1863, son of JOHN WALLACE and ELIZABETH UNKNOWN.  He was born February 20, 1829 in Raleigh, NC, and died December 03, 1895.

Notes for FRANCES J. 'FANNIE' BEARDEN:

John and Frances were parents of 10 children.  Frances and her deceased children are buried in the Shady Grove Cemetery

More About FRANCES J. 'FANNIE' BEARDEN:

Burial: Shady Grove Church Cemetery, Bibb Co. AL

Census 1: 1870, Bibb Co. AL, Household #180/180, age 23, born in AL⁸²

Census 2: 1850, Perry Co. AL, Household #6/6, Heards Beat, age 5, born in AL⁸³

Census 3: 1880, Perry Co. AL, Beat 9, Pinetucky, Household #39/39, Wallace, Frances J., age 32, wife, keeping house, born in AL, preants born in AL⁸⁴

Census 4: 1900, Perry Co. AL, Precinct 9, Pinetuckey, Household #86/86, Wallace Fannie, head, born May 1849, age 50, widowed, 10 children born, 10 children alive, born in AL, parents born in AL, farmer⁸⁵

Information: According to the 1850 Perry Co. AL Census, she was probably born in 1845 or 1846

Occupation: Farmer

More About JOHN WESLEY WALLACE:

Address: Randolph, Bibb Co. AL

Burial: Harris Family Cemetery, Bibb Co. AL

Census 1: 1870, Bibb Co. AL, Household #180/180, age 40, grocer, value $--/100, born in NC⁸⁶

Census 2: 1880, Perry Co. AL, Pinetucky Precinct, Household #39/39, Wallace, John W. age 52, farming, born in NC, parents born in NC⁸⁷

Medical: Crippled by polio as a child, could not walk without assistance.

Occupation: Cobbler, shoemaker

More About JOHN WALLACE and FRANCES BEARDEN:

Marriage: about 1863

Children of FRANCES BEARDEN and JOHN WALLACE are:

                   i.       JOHN⁵ WALLACE, b. October 06, 1864, AL; d. December 23, 1928; m. EMMA PARKER, 1884; b. August 07, 1860, AL; d. March 22, 1945.

More About JOHN WALLACE:

Burial: Tabernacle Methodist Church Cemetery, Bibb Co. AL

Census: 1870, Bibb Co. AL, Household #180/180, age 5, born in AL⁸⁸

More About EMMA PARKER:

Burial: Tabernacle Methodist Church Cemetery, Bibb Co. AL

More About JOHN WALLACE and EMMA PARKER:

Marriage: 1884

                  ii.       MARTHA 'SIS' F. WALLACE, b. October 23, 1866, AL; d. January 30, 1933⁸⁹; m. MARCUS D. COCHRAN, 1890⁹⁰; b. January 06, 1850, MS; d. August 07, 1927⁹¹.

More About MARTHA 'SIS' F. WALLACE:

Burial: Shady Grove Church Cemetery, Bibb Co. AL

Census: 1870, Bibb Co. AL, Household #180/180, age 2, born in AL⁹²

Death Certificate: January 1933, Bibb Co. AL, Volume 01, Certificate 00061, Role 3⁹³

More About MARCUS D. COCHRAN:

Burial: Shady Grove Church Cemetery, Bibb Co. AL

Census: 1900, Perry Co. AL, Precinct 9, Pinetuckey, Household #57/57, Cochran, Demarcus, head, born Jan 1850, age 50, married 10 years, born in AL, parents born in MS, farmer⁹⁴

Death Certificate: August 1927, Bibb Co. AL, Volume 31, Role 2, Certificate 15238⁹⁵

More About MARCUS COCHRAN and MARTHA WALLACE:

Marriage: 1890⁹⁶

                 iii.       WILLIAM J. 'WILL' WALLACE, b. October 1868, AL; d. August 13, 1940; m. (1) ROXIE A. HOLLIE, 1887⁹⁶; b. July 1868, AL; d. 1908; m. (2) FANNIE JACKSON, Aft. 1910; d. Unknown.

Notes for WILLIAM J. 'WILL' WALLACE:

1910 Census Perry Co. AL

75/75 Wallace,        Will J.    Head, M W 45 Wd AL

              Jim          Son, M W 19 S AL

              Robert       Son M W 15 S AL

              William       Son M w 15 s AL

              Belle       Dau F w 12 s AL

              Rose       Dau F W 10 S AL

              Jennie       Dau f 2 6 S AL

              Dock       Son M W 5 AL

More About WILLIAM J. 'WILL' WALLACE:

Burial: Harris Family Cemetery, Bibb Co. AL

Census 1: 1870, Bibb Co. AL, Household #180/180, William, age 1, born in AL⁹⁷

Census 2: 1900, Perry Co. AL, Precinct 9, Pinetuckey, Household #85/85, Wallace, William, head, Oct 1868, age 31, married 13 years, born in AL, parents born in AL, farmer⁹⁸

Census 3: 1910, Perry Co. AL, Pinetuckey Precinct, Household #75/75, Wallace, Will J., Head, age 45, widowed, born in AL, parents born in AL, farmer⁹⁹

More About ROXIE A. HOLLIE:

Burial: Harris Family Cemetery, Bibb Co. AL

Census: 1900, Perry Co. AL, Precinct 9, Pinetuckey, Household #85/85, Wallace, Roxey A., wife, born  July 1868, age 31, married 13 years, 6 children born, 4 children alive, born in AL, parents born in AL¹⁰⁰

More About WILLIAM WALLACE and ROXIE HOLLIE:

Marriage: 1887¹⁰⁰

More About FANNIE JACKSON:

Burial: Harris Family Cemetery, Bibb Co. AL

More About WILLIAM WALLACE and FANNIE JACKSON:

Marriage: Aft. 1910

                 iv.       ANDREW JACKSON WALLACE, b. November 24, 1871, AL; d. November 12, 1943; m. MARY SUSAN 'MOLLY' STEWART, July 08, 1890, Home of Richard McKinley, Bibb or Chilton Co. AL; b. April 17, 1871, AL; d. June 09, 1913.

Notes for ANDREW JACKSON WALLACE:

1910 Perry Co. Census

84/84       Wallace       Andrew J.       Head       M W 43 M 19 AL

              Mary S.       Wife       F W 38 M 19 11 11 AL

              Luther       Son       M W 17 S AL

              Lilly       Dau       F W 15 S       AL

              James J       Son       M W 13 S AL

              Houston       Son       M W 11 S AL

              Evie       Dau       F W 9 S AL

              Crawford       Son       M W 8 S AL

              Ollie       dau       F W 6 S AL              

              Odell       SON       M W 5 S AL

              Maude       Dau       F W 3 S AL

              Lennon       Son       M W 8/12 S

More About ANDREW JACKSON WALLACE:

Burial: Shady Grove Church Cemetery, Bibb Co. AL

Census: 1900, Perry Co. AL, Precinct 9, Pinetucky, Household #84/84, Wallace, Andrew, head, born Nov 1871, age 28, married ten years, born in AL, parents born in AL, farmer¹⁰⁰

Occupation: Farmer and Mail Carrier on Rt. 1 Centreville, AL

More About MARY SUSAN 'MOLLY' STEWART:

Burial: Harris Family Cemetery, Bibb Co. AL

Census: 1900, Perry Co. AL, Precinct 9, Pinetuckey, Household #84/84, Wallace Mary S., wife, born April 1873, age 27, married 10 years, 6 children born, 6 children alive, born in AL, parents born in AL¹⁰⁰

More About ANDREW WALLACE and MARY STEWART:

Marriage: July 08, 1890, Home of Richard McKinley, Bibb or Chilton Co. AL

                  v.       JASPER NEWTON WALLACE, b. May 19, 1874, AL; d. June 04, 1949¹⁰¹; m. (1) ELLER MOTON, 1899; b. 1875, AL; d. 1929¹⁰¹; m. (2) DOLLY MAE SOLOMON, Aft. 1929; d. Unknown.

More About JASPER NEWTON WALLACE:

Burial: Shady Grove Church Cemetery, Bibb Co. AL

Census: 1900, Perry Co. AL, Precinct 9, Pinetuckey, Household #87/87, Wallace, Jasper N., head, born May 1874, age 26, married 1 year, born in AL, parents born in AL, day laborer¹⁰²

More About ELLER MOTON:

Burial: Shady Grove Church Cemetery, Bibb Co. AL

Census: 1900, Perry Co. AL, Precinct 9, Pinetuckey, Household #87/87, Wallace, eller, wife, born April 1875, age 25, married 1 years, 1 child born, 0 children alive, born in AL, parents born in AL¹⁰²

More About JASPER WALLACE and ELLER MOTON:

Marriage: 1899

More About DOLLY MAE SOLOMON:

Burial: Shady Grove Church Cemetery, Bibb Co. AL

More About JASPER WALLACE and DOLLY SOLOMON:

Marriage: Aft. 1929

                 vi.       MARY E. WALLACE, b. April 23, 1875, AL; d. May 28, 1927; m. (1) ZAKE MOTON; d. before 1900¹⁰²; m. (2) JACK C. COCHRAN; d. Unknown.

More About MARY E. WALLACE:

Burial: Mt. Olive Church Cemetery, Perry Co. AL

More About ZAKE MOTON:

Burial: Mt. Olive Church Cemetery, Perry Co. AL

More About JACK C. COCHRAN:

Burial: Mt. Olive Church Cemetery, Perry Co. AL

                vii.       NANCY PARALEE WALLACE¹⁰³, b. September 13, 1879, AL; d. June 04, 1966¹⁰⁴; m. JOE COCHRAN, 1899; b. July 08, 1879, AL; d. November 27, 1964¹⁰⁵.

More About NANCY PARALEE WALLACE:

Burial: Shady Grove Church Cemetery, Bibb Co. AL

More About JOE COCHRAN:

Burial: Shady Grove Church Cemetery, Bibb Co. AL

Census 1: 1920, Bibb Co. AL, Precinct 7, Randolph, Household #76/78, Cochran, Joe, head, owns his home, age 40, cannot read or write, born in AL, parents born in AL¹⁰⁶

Census 2: 1900, Perry Co. AL, Precinct 9, Pinetucky, Household #55/55, Cochran, Joe, head, born July 1879, age 20, married 1 year, born in AL, parents born in AL, day laborer¹⁰⁷

More About JOE COCHRAN and NANCY WALLACE:

Marriage: 1899

               viii.       DOVIE WALLACE, b. 1883; d. December 13, 1940¹⁰⁸.

More About DOVIE WALLACE:

Burial: Shady Grove Church Cemetery, Bibb Co. AL

                  ix.       M.G. 'GUS' WALLACE, b. January 11, 1885, AL; d. June 07, 1963¹⁰⁹; m. (1) MYRTLE BEARDEN, about 1903; b. March 24, 1886, AL; d. March 02, 1935¹¹⁰; m. (2) GERTRUDE 'GIRT' BEARDEN, Aft. 1935; b. December 25, 1897, AL; d. November 30, 1953¹¹¹.

Notes for M.G. 'GUS' WALLACE:

Gus and Girt had no children.

More About M.G. 'GUS' WALLACE:

Burial: Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, AL Hwy 183, Chilton Co. AL

Census: 1920, Chilton Co. AL, Beat 7, Household #2/2, Wallace, Gus, head, owns his home, age 34, born in AL, parents born in AL¹¹²

More About MYRTLE BEARDEN:

Burial: Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, AL Hwy 183, Chilton Co. AL

More About M.G. WALLACE and MYRTLE BEARDEN:

Marriage: about 1903

More About GERTRUDE 'GIRT' BEARDEN:

Burial: Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, AL Hwy 183, Chilton Co. AL

Information: Died of cancer, had no children.¹¹³

More About M.G. WALLACE and GERTRUDE BEARDEN:

Marriage: Aft. 1935

                   x.       THOMAS 'TOMMY' WALLACE, b. May 19, 1889, Perry Co. AL; d. November 11, 1958¹¹⁴; m. VADNA DOSS, January 30, 1910; b. February 09, 1892, AL; d. April 27, 1975^115,116.

More About THOMAS 'TOMMY' WALLACE:

Burial: Shady Grove Church Cemetery, Bibb Co. AL

Census: 1920, Chilton Co. AL, Beat 7, Household 1/1, Wallace, Thomas, Head, rents his home, age 29, can read and write, born in AL, parents born in AL¹¹⁷

More About VADNA DOSS:

Burial: Shady Grove Church Cemetery, Bibb Co. AL

Census: 1920, Chilton Co. AL, Beat 7, Household #1/1, Vadna, age 27¹¹⁸

Residence: 35042, AL¹¹⁹

More About THOMAS WALLACE and VADNA DOSS:

Marriage: January 30, 1910

                  xi.       MALVIN R. WALLACE¹²⁰, b. January 1887.

12.  WILLIAM 'BILL'⁴ BEARDEN (EMSLEY³, WILLIAM 'PAPPY'², RICHARD¹ BEARDEN?) was born August 25, 1847 in Perry Co. AL, and died November 14, 1919¹²¹.  He married MARGARET MOORE January 30, 1867 in Bibb Co. AL.  She was born 1843 in AL¹²², and died Unknown.

More About WILLIAM 'BILL' BEARDEN:

Burial: Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, AL Hwy 183, Chilton Co. AL

Census 1: 1850, Perry Co. AL, Household #6/6, Heards Beat, age 3, born in AL¹²³

Census 2: 1880, Chilton Co. AL, Beat 7, Maplesville, Household #160/162, Bearden, William, age 31, married, farmer, born in AL, parents born in AL¹²⁴

Census 3: 1910, Chilton Co. AL, Precint 8, Stanton, Household #136/136, Bearden, William, head, age 63, married 42 years, born in AL, parents born in AL, farmer¹²⁵

More About WILLIAM BEARDEN and MARGARET MOORE:

Marriage: January 30, 1867, Bibb Co. AL

Children of WILLIAM BEARDEN and MARGARET MOORE are:

                   i.       ARNETTIE JULIAN 'NETTIE'⁵ BEARDEN, b. July 15, 1876, Maplesville, Chilton Co. AL; d. June 24, 1949¹²⁶; m. MILLARD MONROE RATLIFF, December 23, 1897, Maplesville, Chilton Co. AL; b. June 02, 1876, Maplesville, Chilton Co. AL; d. June 30, 1955¹²⁷.

More About ARNETTIE JULIAN 'NETTIE' BEARDEN:

Burial: Sardis Baptist Church Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

More About MILLARD MONROE RATLIFF:

Burial: Sardis Baptist Church Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

More About MILLARD RATLIFF and ARNETTIE BEARDEN:

Marriage: December 23, 1897, Maplesville, Chilton Co. AL

                  ii.       JOHN EDD BEARDEN, b. November 04, 1867, AL¹²⁸; d. May 07, 1922, Dallas Co. AL^128,129; m. NETTIE INGRAM; b. March 06, 1864, AL¹³⁰; d. May 14, 1947¹³⁰.

More About JOHN EDD BEARDEN:

Burial: Maplesville City Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

Census: 1910, Chilton Co. AL, Beat 7, Maplesville, Household #160/166, Bearden, John E., head, age 42, married 20 years, born in AL, parents born in AL, farmer¹³¹

Newspaper: 1922, 'The Chilton County News' 1922¹³²

More About NETTIE INGRAM:

Burial: Maplesville City Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

                 iii.       JAMES FRANKLIN 'JIM' BEARDEN, b. December 29, 1871, AL; d. May 29, 1949, Dallas Co. AL¹³³; m. MAE NETTIE NICHOLS, 1893¹³⁴; b. May 25, 1874, AL; d. July 22, 1947¹³⁵.

More About JAMES FRANKLIN 'JIM' BEARDEN:

Burial: Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, AL Hwy 183, Chilton Co. AL

Census 1: 1910, Chilton Co. AL, Beat 7, Maplesville, Household #43/43, Bearden, James F., head, age 39, married 17 years, born in AL, parents born in AL, farmer¹³⁶

Census 2: 1920, Chilton Co. AL, Beat 7, Maplesville, Household #94/98, Bearden, Jim, head, owns his home, age 48, married, can read and write, born in AL¹³⁷

Death Certificate: State of Alabama, Vol. 27, Certificate #13219, role 5, died in Dallas Co. AL¹³⁸

More About MAE NETTIE NICHOLS:

Burial: Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, AL Hwy 183, Chilton Co. AL

More About JAMES BEARDEN and MAE NICHOLS:

Marriage: 1893¹³⁹

                 iv.       MARY E. 'MOLLIE' BEARDEN, b. March 03, 1874, AL; d. September 08, 1946¹⁴⁰; m. WILLIAM E. NICHOLS, 1893¹⁴¹; b. May 10, 1860, AL; d. April 26, 1943^142,143.

More About MARY E. 'MOLLIE' BEARDEN:

Burial: Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, AL Hwy 183, Chilton Co. AL

More About WILLIAM E. NICHOLS:

Burial: Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, AL Hwy 183, Chilton Co. AL

Census: 1910, Chilton Co. AL, Beat 7, Maplesville, Household #348/358, Nichols, William E., head, age 40, married 17 years, born in AL, parents born in AL, farmer¹⁴⁴

More About WILLIAM NICHOLS and MARY BEARDEN:

Marriage: 1893¹⁴⁵

13.  HENRY CLAY⁴ BEARDEN (EMSLEY³, WILLIAM 'PAPPY'², RICHARD¹ BEARDEN?) was born August 25, 1849 in Perry Co. AL, and died November 08, 1922 in Chilton Co. AL^146,147,148.  He married PERALEE M. SMITHERMAN November 27, 1873 in Chilton Co. AL.  She was born November 22, 1855 in AL, and died March 28, 1937 in Chilton Co. AL^149,150.

More About HENRY CLAY BEARDEN:

Date born 2: April 1852, According to 1900 census

Burial: Maplesville City Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

Census 1: 1900, Chilton Co. AL, Beat 7, Maplesville, Household #3, Bearden, Henry, Head, W, M, Apr, 1852, 48 M 26, Parents born in AL, Occupation: Wheel Wright¹⁵¹

Census 2: 1880, Chilton Co. AL, Beat 7, Maplesville, Household #82/84, Beardin, Henry, age 28, married, blacksmith, born in AL, parents born in AL¹⁵²

Death Certificate: November 1922, State of Alabama, Vol. 48, role 2, page #23725, died in Chilton Co. AL¹⁵³

Military: Bet. 1861 - 1865, CSA, Lt. Co. E, 42nd Miss Inf.¹⁵⁴

Obituary: November 16, 1922, 'Chilton County News'  Nov. 16, 1922¹⁵⁴

Occupation 1: Operated a grist mill

Occupation 2: 1900, Wheel Wright

More About PERALEE M. SMITHERMAN:

Date born 2: November 1858, According to 1900 census

Burial: Maplesville City Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

Census 1: 1900, Chilton Co. AL, Beat 7, Household #3/3, born Nov. 1858, age 41, married 26 years, 10 children born, 7 children living, born in AL, parents born in AL¹⁵⁵

Census 2: 1880, Chilton Co. AL, Beat 7, Maplesville, Household #82/84, Beardin, Parlee, age 21, wife, married, keeping house, born in AL, parents born in AL¹⁵⁶

Death Certificate: State of Alabama, Vol. 51, Certificate #25302, role 3, died in Chilton Co. AL¹⁵⁷

Obituary: April 01, 1937, 'Union-Banner' April 1, 1937¹⁵⁸

More About HENRY BEARDEN and PERALEE SMITHERMAN:

Marriage: November 27, 1873, Chilton Co. AL

Children of HENRY BEARDEN and PERALEE SMITHERMAN are:

                   i.       LULA⁵ BEARDEN, b. 1876, AL; d. 1899^159,160; m. (1) MICHAEL MCCARTY, before 1895; b. 1870, OH; d. 1895^161,162; m. (2) UNKNOWN GORDON, Aft. 1895; b. MO; d. Unknown.

More About LULA BEARDEN:

Burial: Maplesville City Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

Census: 1880, Chilton Co. AL, Beat 7, Maplesville, Household #82/84, Beardin, Lulia, age 5, daughter, single, born in AL, parents born in AL¹⁶³

More About MICHAEL MCCARTY:

Burial: Maplesville City Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

More About MICHAEL MCCARTY and LULA BEARDEN:

Marriage: before 1895

More About UNKNOWN GORDON and LULA BEARDEN:

Marriage: Aft. 1895

                  ii.       ROBERT AMOS 'SHEP' BEARDEN, b. June 19, 1878, Maplesville, Chilton Co. AL¹⁶⁴; d. July 12, 1925, Selma, Dallas Co. AL^164,165; m. BEATRICE BIRD GRIFFIN, February 07, 1905, Dallas Co. AL; b. January 05, 1882, Morgan Springs, Perry Co. AL¹⁶⁶; d. November 10, 1961, Gadsden, Etowah Co. AL¹⁶⁶.

More About ROBERT AMOS 'SHEP' BEARDEN:

Burial: Maplesville City Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

Census: 1880, Chilton Co. AL, Beat 7, Maplesville, Household #82/84, Beardin, Shep, age 4, son, single, born in AL, parents born in AL¹⁶⁷

Death Certificate: July 12, 1925, State of Alabama, Vol. 32, role 2, page #15746, died in Dallas Co. AL¹⁶⁸

More About BEATRICE BIRD GRIFFIN:

Burial: Maplesville City Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

More About ROBERT BEARDEN and BEATRICE GRIFFIN:

Marriage: February 07, 1905, Dallas Co. AL

                 iii.       REUBEN JEROME BEARDEN, b. September 11, 1879, AL¹⁶⁹; d. August 18, 1921¹⁶⁹; m. BEULAH JONES, October 01, 1903, Maplesville, Chilton Co. AL¹⁷⁰; b. June 29, 1881¹⁷¹; d. May 02, 1971¹⁷¹.

More About REUBEN JEROME BEARDEN:

Burial: Maplesville City Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

Census 1: 1900, Chilton Co. AL, Beat 7, Household #3/3, Reuben, Son, Reuben, son, born Sept. 1878, age 21, single, born in AL, parents born in AL, farmer¹⁷²

Census 2: 1880, Chilton Co. AL, Beat 7, Household #82/84, Beardin, Reuben, age 3, son, single, born in AL, parents born in AL¹⁷³

More About BEULAH JONES:

Burial: Maplesville City Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

More About REUBEN BEARDEN and BEULAH JONES:

Marriage: October 01, 1903, Maplesville, Chilton Co. AL¹⁷⁴

Marriage Fact: Ceremony performed by Rev. W.J. Ruddick

                 iv.       EVIE BEARDEN, b. February 1881, AL; d. Aft. 1900; m. HUBERT E. COCHRAN, Aft. 1900; b. July 09, 1879; d. September 24, 1943^175,176.

More About EVIE BEARDEN:

Census: 1900, Chilton Co. AL, Beat 7, Household #3/3, Evie, daughter, born Feb 1880, age 20, born in AL, parents born in AL¹⁷⁷

More About HUBERT E. COCHRAN:

Burial: Maplesville City Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

Death Certificate: September 24, 1943, Chilton Co. AL, Volume 34, Certificate 14987, Role 4¹⁷⁸

More About HUBERT COCHRAN and EVIE BEARDEN:

Marriage: Aft. 1900

                  v.       MAUDE BEARDEN, b. October 03, 1884, AL¹⁷⁹; d. July 08, 1966¹⁸⁰; m. J.W. CLEMENTS; d. Unknown.

More About MAUDE BEARDEN:

Burial: Maplesville City Cemetery, Maplesville, Chilton Co. AL

Census: 1900, Chilton Co. AL, Beat 7, Household #3/3, Maudie, daughter, born Oct 1884, age 15, born in AL, parents born in AL¹⁸¹

                 vi.       EUNICE G. BEARDEN, b. February 17, 1888, Maplesville, Chilton Co. AL; d. Unknown; m. JOHN THOMAS FUSSELL, April 10, 1904; b. August 10, 1888, Butler Co. AL; d. July 21, 1956, Prichard, Mobile Co. AL.

More About EUNICE G. BEARDEN:

Census: 1900, Chilton Co. AL, Beat 7, Household #3/3, Eunice, daughter, born Feb 1888, age 11, born in AL, parents born in AL¹⁸¹

More About JOHN FUSSELL and EUNICE BEARDEN:

Marriage: April 10, 1904

                vii.       MAE CATHERINE BEARDEN, b. May 27, 1890, Maplesville, Chilton Co. AL; d. October 30, 1981, Selma, Dallas Co. AL; m. (1) CHARLIE S. HENSON, 1908; d. January 09, 1910; m. (2) RICHARD MARVIN DAVIS, SR., August 27, 1912, Memphis, Shelby Co. TN; b. 1870¹⁸²; d. June 04, 1942, Maplesville, Chilton Co. AL^182,183; m. (3) JOSEPH T. COX, 1948; b. January 09, 1871; d. February 12, 1951.

More About MAE CATHERINE BEARDEN:

Burial: Maplesville City Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

Census: 1900, Chilton Co. AL, Beat 8, Household #3/3, May, daughter, born May 1890, age 10, born in AL, parents born in AL¹⁸⁴

More About CHARLIE HENSON and MAE BEARDEN:

Marriage: 1908

More About RICHARD MARVIN DAVIS, SR.:

Burial: Maplesville City Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

More About RICHARD DAVIS and MAE BEARDEN:

Marriage: August 27, 1912, Memphis, Shelby Co. TN

More About JOSEPH T. COX:

Burial: Randolph Community Cemetery, Randolph, Bibb Co. AL

More About JOSEPH COX and MAE BEARDEN:

Marriage: 1948

               viii.       JESSIE BEARDEN, b. March 12, 1896, Maplesville, Chilton Co. AL; d. April 25, 1967¹⁸⁵; m. (1) THOMAS REX WILLIAMS, SR.; b. December 02, 1882; d. January 30, 1962¹⁸⁶; m. (2) GEORGE D. GILLESPIE; b. June 21, 1898; d. November 01, 1964.

Notes for JESSIE BEARDEN:

Obituary appearing in "The Union Banner", published at Clanton on April _, 1967; concerning Jessie (Bearden) Gillespie:

       "Mrs. Jessie Bearden Gillespie, 71, of Maplesville, died at the hospital

       Tuesday, April 25th.  Services were held at Maplesville

       Methodist Church Thursday after noon at 2 o'clock, conducted by

       Rev. Mitchell Zirlott; Martin in charge of funeral arrangements. 

       Pallbearers were:  Billy Dennis, Lonnie Evans, C.M. Foshee, Jr.,

       Edward Fuqua, Jack Hampton, and Van. B. Potts.

       "Three daughters survive--Mrs. Kathryn W. Goff of Maplesville,

       Mrs. Colleen Whisenant of Birmingham, and Mrs. Margaret

       Lovingood of Detroit, Michigan; son, Thomas R. Williams, Jr., of

       Kansas City, Mo.;  Three sisters--Mrs. Evie Cochran and Mrs. Mae

       Cox, of Maplesville, and Mrs. Eunice Fussell of Prichard;  two

       grandchildren and six step grandchildren.

       "A native of Chilton County , she was a daughter of Henry Clay

       Bearden and Paralee Smitherman Bearden.  Her husband was the       

       late George Gillespie."

More About JESSIE BEARDEN:

Burial: Maplesville City Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

Census: 1900, Chilton Co. AL, Beat 8, Household #3/3, Jessie, daughter, born Mar 1896, age 4, born in AL, parents born in AL¹⁸⁷

More About THOMAS REX WILLIAMS, SR.:

Burial: Maplesville City Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

More About GEORGE D. GILLESPIE:

Burial: Maplesville City Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

                  ix.       FRANCIS BEARDEN, b. before 1900; d. Unknown.

                   x.       GEORGE BEARDEN, b. before 1900; m. MARION UNKNOWN.

14.  JOHN S.⁴ BEARDEN (EMSLEY³, WILLIAM 'PAPPY'², RICHARD¹ BEARDEN?) was born 1853 in Perry Co. AL, and died 1917¹⁸⁸.  He married RUTHA BRASSELLE December 19, 1880 in Chilton Co. AL¹⁸⁹.  She was born 1859 in AL, and died 1935¹⁹⁰.

More About JOHN S. BEARDEN:

Burial: Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, AL Hwy 183, Chilton Co. AL

Census: 1910, Chilton Co. AL, Beat 7, Maplesville, Household #50/50, Bearden, John S., head, age 54, married 26 years, born in AL, parents born in AL, farmer¹⁹¹

More About RUTHA BRASSELLE:

Burial: Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, AL Hwy 183, Chilton Co. AL

Census 1: 1920, Chilton Co. AL, Beat 7, Maplesville, Household# 90/93, Bearden, Ruth, head, owns her home, age 58, widowed, can read and write, born in AL¹⁹²

Census 2: 1910, Chilton Co. AL, Precinct 7, Maplesville, Household #50/50, Bearden, E. Ruth, wife, age 45, married 26 years, 6 children born, 6 children alive, born in AL, parents born in AL¹⁹³

More About JOHN BEARDEN and RUTHA BRASSELLE:

Marriage: December 19, 1880, Chilton Co. AL¹⁹⁴

Children of JOHN BEARDEN and RUTHA BRASSELLE are:

                   i.       BEULAH⁵ BEARDEN, b. March 04, 1888, Lawley, Chilton Co. AL; d. January 30, 1971, Fayette County Nursing Home, Fayette, Fayette Co. AL; m. THOMAS LAFAYETTE FOWLER, February 01, 1910, Birmingham, Jefferson Co. AL; b. December 22, 1868, Fayette Co. AL; d. May 26, 1946, Fayette Co. AL.

More About BEULAH BEARDEN:

Burial: February 02, 1971, New Liberty Cemetery, Fayette Co. AL

More About THOMAS LAFAYETTE FOWLER:

Burial: May 28, 1946, New Liberty Cemetery, Fayette Co. AL

Occupation: Storekeeper, Justice of the Peace, Postmaster for Dobbs Post Office.

More About THOMAS FOWLER and BEULAH BEARDEN:

Marriage: February 01, 1910, Birmingham, Jefferson Co. AL

                  ii.       CHARLIE BEARDEN, b. February 08, 1881, AL; d. March 14, 1943^195,196; m. MARY A. DELEA 'DEE' FRITH, January 28, 1916, Bibb Co. AL; b. March 29, 1898, AL¹⁹⁷; d. January 02, 1986¹⁹⁸.

More About CHARLIE BEARDEN:

Burial: Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, AL Hwy 183, Chilton Co. AL

Census: 1920, Bibb Co. AL, Precinct 7, Randolph Beat, Household #2/2, Bearden, Charlie, head, age 37, born in AL, parents born in AL¹⁹⁹

More About MARY A. DELEA 'DEE' FRITH:

Burial: Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, AL Hwy 183, Chilton Co. AL

Information 1: In cemetery book, there is no name but dates match SS records.

Information 2: Dee Bearden in SS Records, born Mar 29, 1898, died Jan 1986

Information 3: She is next to Charlie Bearden.

Residence: 36750, Maplesville, Chilton Co. AL²⁰⁰

More About CHARLIE BEARDEN and MARY FRITH:

Marriage: January 28, 1916, Bibb Co. AL

                 iii.       EVIE JANE BEARDEN, b. November 20, 1882, AL; d. December 17, 1967²⁰¹.

More About EVIE JANE BEARDEN:

Burial: Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, AL Hwy 183, Chilton Co. AL

                 iv.       LITHA BEARDEN, b. March 12, 1893; d. February 19, 1973²⁰²; m. ALBERT A. GARNER; b. April 12, 1889; d. December 16, 1982²⁰³.

More About LITHA BEARDEN:

Burial: Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, AL Hwy 183, Chilton Co. AL

Residence: 36793, Lawley, Bibb Co. AL²⁰⁴

More About ALBERT A. GARNER:

Burial: Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, AL Hwy 183, Chilton Co. AL

Residence: 36793, Lawley, Bibb Co. AL²⁰⁴

                  v.       LILLIE BEARDEN, b. September 11, 1896, AL; d. June 12, 1958²⁰⁵; m. W.JENNING NICHOLS, Aft. 1920; b. April 10, 1898, AL; d. December 27, 1972²⁰⁶.

More About LILLIE BEARDEN:

Burial: Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, AL Hwy 183, Chilton Co. AL

More About W.JENNING NICHOLS:

Burial: Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, AL Hwy 183, Chilton Co. AL

More About W.JENNING NICHOLS and LILLIE BEARDEN:

Marriage: Aft. 1920

15.  GEORGE WASHINGTON⁴ BEARDEN (EMSLEY³, WILLIAM 'PAPPY'², RICHARD¹ BEARDEN?) was born March 25, 1859 in Perry Co. AL, and died March 30, 1939 in Dallas Co. AL²⁰⁷.  He married MARY E. MURPHY.  She was born November 25, 1855 in AL, and died June 03, 1933²⁰⁷.

Notes for GEORGE WASHINGTON BEARDEN:

George Washington Bearden was about 4 years old when his father, Emsley, rode off to fight in the Confederate Army.  He remembered peeking through a knot hole in the wall and watching until his father rode out of sight.

When George was young man he made whiskey for the government.  All the ingredients were furnished by the government and the finished product was picked up once a month by federal men.  George was also a good farmer and when Twin Tree Company moved into Perry or Chilton Co., he went to work for them.

More About GEORGE WASHINGTON BEARDEN:

Burial: Ebenezer Baptist Church Cemetery, Stanton, Chilton Co. AL

Census: 1920, Chilton Co. AL, Beat 7, Maplesville, Household #91/94, Bearden, Geo, head, owns his home, age 49, can not read and write, born in AL²⁰⁸

Death Certificate: State of Alabama, Vol. 11, Certificate #5148, role 3, died in Dallas Co. AL²⁰⁹

More About MARY E. MURPHY:

Burial: Ebenezer Baptist Church Cemetery, Stanton, Chilton Co. AL

Children of GEORGE BEARDEN and MARY MURPHY are:

                   i.       GEORGE FRANK⁵ BEARDEN, b. August 24, 1886, AL; d. February 04, 1939, Chilton Co. AL²¹⁰; m. (1) SUDIE SMITH; d. Unknown; m. (2) KATIE GREY MOORE, about 1912, Dallas Co. AL; b. July 29, 1894, Burnsville, Dallas Co. AL; d. June 25, 1930, Burnsville, Dallas Co. AL²¹¹; m. (3) MARGARET VIRGIE BRADLEY, about 1937; b. December 04, 1920, Chilton Co. AL; d. December 05, 2001, Bessemer Carraway Hospital, Jefferson Co. AL²¹².

More About GEORGE FRANK BEARDEN:

Burial: Ebenezer Baptist Church Cemetery, Stanton, Chilton Co. AL

Census: 1920, Chilton Co. AL, Beat 7, Household # 55/57, Bearden, Frank, head, rents his home, age 31, can read and write, born in AL, parents born in AL²¹³

Death Certificate: State of Alabama, Vol. 6, Certificate #2581, role 3, died in Chilton Co. AL²¹⁴

More About KATIE GREY MOORE:

Burial: Shady Grove Cemetery, Burnsville, Dallas Co. AL

Death Certificate: State of Alabama, Vol. 32, role 2, page #15988, died in Dallas Co. AL²¹⁴

Information: When Katie became ill her parents came to Stanton and carried her back to their home in Burnsville to take care of her.  However she developed Pneumonia and did not recover.  She is buried in the Moore Family Plot in the Shady Grove Cemetery, Dallas Co. AL

Medical: Died of Pneumonia

More About GEORGE BEARDEN and KATIE MOORE:

Marriage: about 1912, Dallas Co. AL

More About MARGARET VIRGIE BRADLEY:

Burial: December 07, 2001, Chilton Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

More About GEORGE BEARDEN and MARGARET BRADLEY:

Marriage: about 1937

                  ii.       MINNIE LILLIAN BEARDEN, b. December 12, 1893; d. February 28, 1944²¹⁵; m. JOHN TOM SEWELL, 1910; b. December 12, 1888; d. April 14, 1967, Selma, Dallas Co. AL²¹⁵.

More About MINNIE LILLIAN BEARDEN:

Burial: Ebenezer Baptist Church Cemetery, Stanton, Chilton Co. AL

Medical: Died of Cancer

More About JOHN TOM SEWELL:

Burial: Ebenezer Baptist Church Cemetery, Stanton, Chilton Co. AL

Residence: 36701, AL²¹⁶

More About JOHN SEWELL and MINNIE BEARDEN:

Marriage: 1910

                 iii.       GERTRUDE 'GIRT' BEARDEN, b. December 25, 1897, AL; d. November 30, 1953²¹⁷; m. M.G. 'GUS' WALLACE, Aft. 1935; b. January 11, 1885, AL; d. June 07, 1963²¹⁸.

More About GERTRUDE 'GIRT' BEARDEN:

Burial: Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, AL Hwy 183, Chilton Co. AL

Information: Died of cancer, had no children.²¹⁹

Notes for M.G. 'GUS' WALLACE:

Gus and Girt had no children.

More About M.G. 'GUS' WALLACE:

Burial: Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, AL Hwy 183, Chilton Co. AL

Census: 1920, Chilton Co. AL, Beat 7, Household #2/2, Wallace, Gus, head, owns his home, age 34, born in AL, parents born in AL²²⁰

More About M.G. WALLACE and GERTRUDE BEARDEN:

Marriage: Aft. 1935

                 iv.       CLYDE BEARDEN, b. February 14, 1889, AL; d. June 1966²²¹; m. LOLA MAE HENDERSON, March 18, 1917, Chilton Co. AL; b. November 25, 1902, Chilton Co. AL; d. December 28, 1987²²².

Notes for CLYDE BEARDEN:

Clyde Bearden was said to have bee a very mischievous young man.  One day he nailed a young girl's dress skirt to a rail fence and when she jumped down it was badly torn. 

More About CLYDE BEARDEN:

Occupation: Tile Setter

More About LOLA MAE HENDERSON:

Residence: 36109, Montgomery, Montgomery Co. AL²²²

More About CLYDE BEARDEN and LOLA HENDERSON:

Marriage: March 18, 1917, Chilton Co. AL

                  v.       CLAUDE THOMAS 'TOM' BEARDEN, b. 1900; m. EARLY KNIGHT; b. September 02, 1906²²³; d. September 1991²²³.

More About EARLY KNIGHT:

Information: This data from SS Records, not confirmed.

Residence: 30907²²³

                 vi.       CORA 'TOY' BEARDEN, b. April 05, 1902; d. April 1974; m. LAWYER MILTON MCGEE, March 23, 1919; b. March 02, 1900, Chilton Co. AL; d. June 1974.

More About LAWYER MCGEE and CORA BEARDEN:

Marriage: March 23, 1919

                vii.       ANNIE BELLE BEARDEN, b. June 03, 1909; d. March 08, 1999²²⁴; m. BURNICE 'BUNCH' WHITE.

More About ANNIE BELLE BEARDEN:

Residence: 36863, Lanett, Chambers Co. AL²²⁴

16.  EMSLEY 'LITTLE EMS'⁴ BEARDEN (EMSLEY³, WILLIAM 'PAPPY'², RICHARD¹ BEARDEN?) was born about 1861 in Perry Co. AL, and died before 1887.  He married JEFFERY JOANNA PITTS before 1884.  She was born May 1864 in Chilton Co. AL, and died Unknown.

More About EMSLEY 'LITTLE EMS' BEARDEN:

Burial: Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

More About EMSLEY BEARDEN and JEFFERY PITTS:

Marriage: before 1884

Child of EMSLEY BEARDEN and JEFFERY PITTS is:

                   i.       WALTER FATE 'RUBE'⁵ BEARDEN, b. May 15, 1884; d. Unknown; m. ERVIN CALVERY, MS; b. March 04, 1886; d. March 27.

More About WALTER BEARDEN and ERVIN CALVERY:

Marriage: MS

17.  JANE PARALEE⁴ BEARDEN (ALFRED A.³, WILLIAM 'PAPPY'², RICHARD¹ BEARDEN?) was born September 03, 1851 in Montevallo, Shelby Co. AL, and died March 06, 1932.  She married JOSEPH J. BRADFORD.  He was born February 11, 1854 in Shelby Co. AL, and died March 06, 1932.

More About JANE PARALEE BEARDEN:

Burial: Mt. Carmel Cemetery, West Blocton, Bibb Co. AL

Census: 1860, Perry Co. AL, Heards Beat, Household #216/216, Jane P. Bearden, age 9, born in AL²²⁵

More About JOSEPH J. BRADFORD:

Burial: Mt. Carmel Cemetery, West Blocton, Bibb Co. AL

Children of JANE BEARDEN and JOSEPH BRADFORD are:

                   i.       NENA⁵ BRADFORD, b. 1888, AL; d. Unknown; m. BLAINE HILL, 1904²²⁶; b. 1883, TN; d. Unknown.

More About NENA BRADFORD:

Residence: OH

More About BLAINE HILL:

Census: 1910, Bibb Co. AL, Precinct 6, Six Mile, Household #333/280/285, Hill, Blane, head, age 27, married 6 years, born in TN, parents born in TN, coalminer²²⁶

More About BLAINE HILL and NENA BRADFORD:

Marriage: 1904²²⁶

                  ii.       ADDIE BRADFORD, b. Unknown; d. Unknown; m. ERVIN BROADHEAD; b. Unknown; d. Unknown.

More About ADDIE BRADFORD:

Residence: OH

                 iii.       CHARLIE BRADFORD, b. Unknown; d. Unknown; m. (1) JEANIE TRUNBULL, about 1909; b. Unknown; d. Unknown; m. (2) PEARL ROMAN, about 1919; m. (3) AMANDA MCKINNEY LANGSTON, about 1939; d. Unknown.

More About CHARLIE BRADFORD:

Residence: West Blocton, Bibb Co. AL

More About CHARLIE BRADFORD and JEANIE TRUNBULL:

Marriage: about 1909

More About CHARLIE BRADFORD and PEARL ROMAN:

Marriage: about 1919

More About CHARLIE BRADFORD and AMANDA LANGSTON:

Marriage: about 1939

                 iv.       MARY EMMA BRADFORD, b. November 01, 1880, Aldrich, Shelby Co. AL; d. May 24, 1959; m. SAMUEL DENNIS GRADY, June 11, 1896, West Blocton, Bibb Co. AL; b. June 04, 1875, Scott's Station, Perry Co. AL; d. July 18, 1927.

More About MARY EMMA BRADFORD:

Burial: Salem Cemetery, Montevallo, Shelby Co. AL

More About SAMUEL DENNIS GRADY:

Burial: Salem Cemetery, Montevallo, Shelby Co. AL

More About SAMUEL GRADY and MARY BRADFORD:

Marriage: June 11, 1896, West Blocton, Bibb Co. AL

                  v.       THOMAS ALFRED BRADFORD, b. February 24, 1882; d. July 06, 1960; m. SALLY SMITH; b. 1885; d. September 1968, Birmingham, Jefferson Co. AL.

More About THOMAS ALFRED BRADFORD:

Burial: Mt. Carmel Cemetery, West Blocton, Bibb Co. AL

18.  ELIJAH⁴ BEARDEN (ALFRED A.³, WILLIAM 'PAPPY'², RICHARD¹ BEARDEN?) was born December 1854 in AL²²⁷, and died March 1927 in Chilton Co. AL.  He married LOU ANN SMITHERMAN December 04, 1876 in Chilton Co. AL witnessed by W.G. Hayes and W.L. Campbell.  She was born February 1857 in AL²²⁷, and died June 1933 in Billingsley, Autauga Co. AL²²⁸.

More About ELIJAH BEARDEN:

Date born 2: 1855, AL

Burial: Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery, Jemison, Chilton Co. AL

Census 1: 1900, Chilton Co. AL, Benson Precinct, Household #131/147, Bearden, Elijah, head, born Dec. 1854, age 45, marred 24 years, born in AL, parents born in AL, farmer²²⁹

Census 2: 1860, Perry Co. AL, Heards Beat, Household #216/216, Elijah Bearden, age 5, born in AL²³⁰

Death Certificate: State of Alabama, Vol. 9, role 2, page #4112, died in Chilton Co. AL²³¹

More About LOU ANN SMITHERMAN:

Date born 2: 1855, AL

Burial: Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery, Jemison, Chilton Co. AL

More About ELIJAH BEARDEN and LOU SMITHERMAN:

Marriage: December 04, 1876, Chilton Co. AL witnessed by W.G. Hayes and W.L. Campbell

Children of ELIJAH BEARDEN and LOU SMITHERMAN are:

                   i.       CHARLES MELVIN⁵ BEARDEN, b. May 13, 1878, Jemison, Chilton Co. AL; d. February 06, 1946, Selma, Dallas Co. AL; m. MARY PARALEE 'MOLLY' LOVELADY, 1899; b. May 09, 1880, Chilton Co. AL; d. August 29, 1945²³².

More About CHARLES MELVIN BEARDEN:

Burial: Bethsalem Baptist Church Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

Death Certificate: State of Alabama, Vol. 5, Certificate #2379, role 4, died in Dallas Co. AL²³³

Medical: Brain hemorrhage

More About MARY PARALEE 'MOLLY' LOVELADY:

Burial: Bethsalem Baptist Church Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

Medical: Phlebitis

More About CHARLES BEARDEN and MARY LOVELADY:

Marriage: 1899

                  ii.       BENNETT BEARDEN, b. about 1879; d. Unknown, Douglasville, GA; m. DOLLY LOVELADY; b. September 1889²³⁴; d. Unknown, Douglasville, GA.

                 iii.       CRISCO LEON 'LEE' BEARDEN, b. January 21, 1880; d. May 07, 1958, Shelby Co. AL²³⁵.

More About CRISCO LEON 'LEE' BEARDEN:

Burial: Mars Hill Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

Death Certificate: State of Alabama, Vol. 26, Certificate 12537, role 5, Died in Shelby Co. AL²³⁶

Information: Never married

                 iv.       ANNIE BEARDEN, b. about 1882; d. 1964; m. ZADIE WALDROP.

                  v.       OVIN MARVIN BEARDEN, b. 1888; d. December 26, 1958, Dallas Co. AL; m. BEADIE ANN WALDROP; b. January 24, 1892, Chilton Co. AL; d. December 24, 1952, Chilton Co. AL.

More About OVIN MARVIN BEARDEN:

Burial: Union Springs Baptist Church Cemetery, Randolph, Chilton Co. AL

Death Certificate: State of Alabama, Vol. 54, Certificate #26610, role 5, died in Dallas Co. AL²³⁶

More About BEADIE ANN WALDROP:

Burial: Union Springs Baptist Church Cemetery, Randolph, Chilton Co. AL

Death Certificate: State of Alabama, Vol. 49, Certificate #24361, role 5, died in Chilton Co. AL²³⁶

                 vi.       ALICE BEARDEN, b. August 12, 1893; d. September 30, 1956²³⁷; m. CLEVE LANGSTON; b. March 01, 1885; d. October 29, 1968²³⁸.

More About ALICE BEARDEN:

Burial: Mars Hill Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

More About CLEVE LANGSTON:

Burial: Mars Hill Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

19.  JOHN ALLEN⁴ BEARDEN (ALFRED A.³, WILLIAM 'PAPPY'², RICHARD¹ BEARDEN?)²³⁹ was born April 15, 1859 in AL, and died July 13, 1939 in Bibb Co. AL.  He married (1) RUBY VIRGINIA CAMPBELL December 04, 1879, daughter of A.E. CAMPBELL.  She was born September 25, 1864, and died November 19, 1910.  He married (2) MARY WILSON October 1914.  She died Unknown.

More About JOHN ALLEN BEARDEN:

Burial: Mt. Carmel Cemetery, West Blocton, Bibb Co. AL

Census: 1860, Perry Co. AL, Heards Beat, Household #216/216, Jno A. Bearden, age 1, born in AL²⁴⁰

Death Certificate: July 13, 1939, State of Alabama, Vol. 29, Certificate #14221, role 3, died in Bibb Co. AL²⁴¹

More About RUBY VIRGINIA CAMPBELL:

Burial: Mt. Carmel Cemetery, West Blocton, Bibb Co. AL

More About JOHN BEARDEN and RUBY CAMPBELL:

Marriage: December 04, 1879

More About JOHN BEARDEN and MARY WILSON:

Marriage: October 1914

Children of JOHN BEARDEN and RUBY CAMPBELL are:

                   i.       DALTON⁵ BEARDEN, b. Unknown; d. Unknown.

                  ii.       HERBERT A. BEARDEN, b. October 08, 1880; d. January 18, 1890.

                 iii.       RUPERT M. BEARDEN, b. March 30, 1882; d. December 12, 1956²⁴²; m. ELIZA JANE POWELL, December 08, 1901, Bibb Co. AL; b. February 11, 1886; d. March 29, 1977^243,244.

More About RUPERT M. BEARDEN:

Burial: Mt. Carmel Cemetery, West Blocton, Bibb Co. AL

More About ELIZA JANE POWELL:

Burial: Mt. Carmel Cemetery, West Blocton, Bibb Co. AL

Residence: 35184, AL²⁴⁵

More About RUPERT BEARDEN and ELIZA POWELL:

Marriage: December 08, 1901, Bibb Co. AL

                 iv.       PEARL O. BEARDEN, b. June 12, 1883; d. October 20, 1928; m. CHARLES CARZINE MCGRAW, May 22, 1902, Bibb Co. AL; b. April 05, 1883; d. Unknown.

More About CHARLES MCGRAW and PEARL BEARDEN:

Marriage: May 22, 1902, Bibb Co. AL

                  v.       FERNLEIGH OPHELIA BEARDEN, b. January 01, 1891, Shelby Co. AL; d. February 24, 1963²⁴⁶; m. IRA LUSTER JONES, SR., January 1909, Lowreytown, AL; b. January 24, 1884, Tuscaloosa Co. AL; d. February 12, 1971²⁴⁶.

More About FERNLEIGH OPHELIA BEARDEN:

Burial: Kinnard Cemetery, Bibb Co. AL

More About IRA LUSTER JONES, SR.:

Burial: Kinnard Cemetery, Bibb Co. AL

Occupation: Carpenter and Farmer

More About IRA JONES and FERNLEIGH BEARDEN:

Marriage: January 1909, Lowreytown, AL

                 vi.       CONWAY A. BEARDEN, b. January 13, 1892; d. January 14, 1892.

                vii.       NINA A. BEARDEN, b. November 30, 1892; d. October 17, 1895.

               viii.       ORINA BEARDEN, b. April 14, 1895; d. April 14, 1895.

                  ix.    IRA BEARDEN, b. December 31, 1895; d. December 31, 1895.

                   x.       DULCIA BEARDEN, b. May 15, 1897; d. May 15, 1897.

                  xi.       JASPER TRYON BEARDEN, b. April 02, 1898; d. July 05, 1958; m. OMA JOHNSTON, August 21, 1920, Bibb Co. AL; b. October 16, 1900.

More About JASPER BEARDEN and OMA JOHNSTON:

Marriage: August 21, 1920, Bibb Co. AL

                 xii.       VELTRINA BEARDEN, b. August 09, 1901; d. July 24, 1971²⁴⁷; m. (1) CARL GEORGE; b. 1888; d. June 07, 1971²⁴⁸; m. (2) EDWARD M. HAYES, December 23, 1917; b. July 18, 1895; d. July 25, 1951²⁴⁹.

More About VELTRINA BEARDEN:

Burial: Mt. Carmel Cemetery, Bibb Co. AL

More About CARL GEORGE:

Burial: Hickery Hill Cemetery, West Blocton, Bibb Co. AL

More About EDWARD M. HAYES:

Burial: Mt. Carmel Cemetery, Bibb Co. AL

More About EDWARD HAYES and VELTRINA BEARDEN:

Marriage: December 23, 1917

                xiii.       SOPHRONIA INA BEARDEN, b. December 17, 1904; d. May 1980²⁵⁰; m. JAMES O. STOWE, March 07, 1941; b. January 15, 1905; d. August 09, 1993²⁵⁰.

More About SOPHRONIA INA BEARDEN:

Residence: 97222, OR²⁵⁰

More About JAMES O. STOWE:

Residence: 97222, OR²⁵⁰

More About JAMES STOWE and SOPHRONIA BEARDEN:

Marriage: March 07, 1941

Children of JOHN BEARDEN and MARY WILSON are:

                xiv.       JOHN ALLEN⁵ BEARDEN, JR., b. August 02, 1915; d. September 29, 1992²⁵⁰; m. KATHRYN BARNES, May 01, 1944; b. December 18, 1922.

More About JOHN ALLEN BEARDEN, JR.:

Residence: 35215, AL²⁵⁰

More About JOHN BEARDEN and KATHRYN BARNES:

Marriage: May 01, 1944

                 xv.       VENOY WILSON BEARDEN, b. March 07, 1919; d. February 1991²⁵⁰; m. ESTELLE BLAKE, November 24, 1938, Bibb Co. AL; b. January 19, 1919.

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More About VENOY BEARDEN and ESTELLE BLAKE:

Marriage: November 24, 1938, Bibb Co. AL

                xvi.       VENORA BEARDEN, b. July 14, 1923; m. JAMES G. GREEN, October 12, 1945.

More About JAMES GREEN and VENORA BEARDEN:

Marriage: October 12, 1945

               xvii.       VERONA BEARDEN, b. July 14, 1923; m. SIDNEY H. RYAN, JR., January 30, 1943.

More About SIDNEY RYAN and VERONA BEARDEN:

Marriage: January 30, 1943

20.  THOMAS ALFRED⁴ BEARDEN (ALFRED A.³, WILLIAM 'PAPPY'², RICHARD¹ BEARDEN?) was born 1862 in AL, and died 1944²⁵¹.  He married SARAH ELIZABETH LAWLEY.  She was born 1862, and died Unknown.

More About THOMAS ALFRED BEARDEN:

Burial: Salem Cemetery, Montevallo, Shelby Co. AL

More About SARAH ELIZABETH LAWLEY:

Burial: Salem Cemetery, Montevallo, Shelby Co. AL

Children of THOMAS BEARDEN and SARAH LAWLEY are:

                   i.       ROSA LEE⁵ BEARDEN, m. RODGER LEE BUTLER, January 15, 1918, Montevallo, Shelby Co. AL.

More About RODGER BUTLER and ROSA BEARDEN:

Marriage: January 15, 1918, Montevallo, Shelby Co. AL

                  ii.       ADA BEARDEN, m. CLYDE SMITH.

                 iii.       BESSIE BEARDEN, d. Unknown; m. WILLIE L. ALLEN, December 25, 1885, Montevallo, Shelby Co.  AL; d. Unknown.

More About WILLIE ALLEN and BESSIE BEARDEN:

Marriage: December 25, 1885, Montevallo, Shelby Co.  AL

                 iv.       FLOYD A. BEARDEN, b. June 08, 1907; d. March 25, 1942; m. NORA LUCAS, November 17, 1928, Columbiana, Shelby Co.  AL.

More About FLOYD A. BEARDEN:

Burial: Salem Cemetery, Montevallo, Shelby Co. AL

More About FLOYD BEARDEN and NORA LUCAS:

Marriage: November 17, 1928, Columbiana, Shelby Co.  AL

                  v.       MOLLIE BELLE BEARDEN, b. October 21, 1885, Underwood, Shelby Co. AL; d. October 28, 1956, Dogwood, Shelby Co. AL; m. ELIJAH THOMAS LOVELADY, April 03, 1904, Montevallo, Shelby Co. AL; b. February 20, 1879, AL; d. October 14, 1940, Shelby Co. AL.

More About MOLLIE BELLE BEARDEN:

Burial: Ryan Cemetery, Malene, Shelby Co. AL

More About ELIJAH THOMAS LOVELADY:

Name 2: Tom E. Lovelady

Burial: Ryan Cemetery, Malene, Shelby Co. AL

More About ELIJAH LOVELADY and MOLLIE BEARDEN:

Marriage: April 03, 1904, Montevallo, Shelby Co. AL

                 vi.       TORA BEARDEN, b. October 10, 1890, Montevallo, Shelby Co. AL; d. April 07, 1971; m. ZEKE LEMLEY, September 13, 1908, Brierfield, Bibb Co. AL; b. April 11, 1886, Bibb Co., AL; d. Unknown.

More About TORA BEARDEN:

Burial: Salem Cemetery, Montevallo, Shelby Co. AL

More About ZEKE LEMLEY:

Burial: Salem Cemetery, Montevallo, Shelby Co. AL

More About ZEKE LEMLEY and TORA BEARDEN:

Marriage: September 13, 1908, Brierfield, Bibb Co. AL

                vii.       LUTHER BEARDEN, b. October 30, 1895; d. July 12, 1970; m. RUTH GRAY, November 22, 1916, Dogwood, Shelby Co. AL.

More About LUTHER BEARDEN:

Residence: 35115, Montevallo, Shelby Co. AL²⁵²

More About LUTHER BEARDEN and RUTH GRAY:

Marriage: November 22, 1916, Dogwood, Shelby Co. AL

               viii.       ARTHUR BEARDEN, b. August 02, 1898, Dogwood, Shelby Co. AL; d. September 08, 1954, Underwood, Shelby Co. AL; m. IRENE PICKETT, April 17, 1928, Columbiana, AL.

More About ARTHUR BEARDEN and IRENE PICKETT:

Marriage: April 17, 1928, Columbiana, AL

                  ix.       PEDDIE BEARDEN, b. September 27, 1904; d. October 1979²⁵²; m. UNKNOWN.

More About PEDDIE BEARDEN:

Residence: 35115, AL²⁵²

21.  BIRD⁴ BEARDEN (ALFRED A.³, WILLIAM 'PAPPY'², RICHARD¹ BEARDEN?) was born 1864, and died Unknown.  He married NANCY E. LOVELADY, daughter of WILLIAM LOVELADY and MARY HOLSOMBACK.  She was born 1875, and died Unknown.

More About NANCY E. LOVELADY:

Name 2: Nannie Lovelady

Child of BIRD BEARDEN and NANCY LOVELADY is:

                   i.       BERTHA⁵ BEARDEN, d. Aft. 1970; m. (1) JERRY WILLIAMS; d. Unknown²⁵³; m. (2) HUSBAND VERNON.

More About JERRY WILLIAMS:

Medical: Died as a result of an accident at Marvel Mines.

22.  AMEY ELIZABETH 'LIZZIE'⁴ BEARDEN (ALFRED A.³, WILLIAM 'PAPPY'², RICHARD¹ BEARDEN?) was born June 08, 1866, and died September 19, 1949.  She married JOHN HENRY BEASLEY August 09, 1888 in Chilton Co. AL, son of HENRY BEASLEY and MARY WEBB.  He was born January 03, 1867 in Chilton Co. AL, and died March 01, 1952.

More About AMEY ELIZABETH 'LIZZIE' BEARDEN:

Burial: Concord Cemetery, Bessemer, Jefferson Co. AL

More About JOHN HENRY BEASLEY:

Burial: Concord Cemetery, Bessemer, Jefferson Co. AL

More About JOHN BEASLEY and AMEY BEARDEN:

Marriage: August 09, 1888, Chilton Co. AL

Children of AMEY BEARDEN and JOHN BEASLEY are:

                   i.       WILLIAM MONROE 'WILLIE'⁵ BEASLEY, b. October 28, 1889, Shelby Co. AL; d. September 29, 1963; m. FRANCES ELIZABETH SCOGGINS, September 17, 1911, Shelby Co. AL at the home of her parents; b. September 08, 1895, Shelby Co. AL; d. July 1975²⁵⁴.

More About WILLIAM MONROE 'WILLIE' BEASLEY:

Burial: Concord Cemetery, Bessemer, Jefferson Co. AL

More About FRANCES ELIZABETH SCOGGINS:

Residence: 35020, AL²⁵⁴

More About WILLIAM BEASLEY and FRANCES SCOGGINS:

Marriage: September 17, 1911, Shelby Co. AL at the home of her parents

                  ii.       EFFIE LEONA BEASLEY, b. August 04, 1893; d. February 1977²⁵⁴; m. RILEY MONROE ATCHISON, August 04, 1915, Columbiana, Shelby Co.  AL; b. July 08, 1888, Jemison, Chilton Co. AL; d. January 16, 1931^255,256.

More About EFFIE LEONA BEASLEY:

Address: Moved herself and her three children to Prospect Community, Shelby Co. AL after the death of her husband.  Later she and the children moved to near Hueytown where all the children married.

Residence: 35020, AL²⁵⁷

More About RILEY MONROE ATCHISON:

Burial: Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery, Jemison, Chilton Co. AL

More About RILEY ATCHISON and EFFIE BEASLEY:

Marriage: August 04, 1915, Columbiana, Shelby Co.  AL

                 iii.       CLEMMIE JOY BEASLEY, b. October 15, 1901; d. September 18, 1924; m. HENRY HARRISON LOWERY, July 08, 1917, Shelby Co. AL; b. September 23, 1898, Chilton Co. AL; d. Unknown.

More About CLEMMIE JOY BEASLEY:

Burial: Harless Cemetery, Siluria, Shelby Co. AL

Notes for HENRY HARRISON LOWERY:

Lowery, Harrison H.     1897-09-23     1961-8-8      in Archer's Chapel Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

Lowery, Pauline            1909-1-1        1963-5-18

More About HENRY HARRISON LOWERY:

Burial: Archer's Chapel Cemetery, Bibb Co. AL

Information: Name is Harrison Edward Lowery in this reference²⁵⁸

More About HENRY LOWERY and CLEMMIE BEASLEY:

Marriage: July 08, 1917, Shelby Co. AL

                 iv.       JOHN EDGAR BEASLEY, b. December 12, 1906, Dogwood, Shelby Co. AL; m. VERA ODELL HUBBARD, November 15, 1931, Concord, AL; b. May 10, 1910, Searles, AL.

More About JOHN BEASLEY and VERA HUBBARD:

Marriage: November 15, 1931, Concord, AL

                  v.       TWO INFANTS BEASLEY, b. Unknown; d. Unknown.

More About TWO INFANTS BEASLEY:

Burial: Providence Church Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL

                 vi.       FIVE INFANTS BEASLEY, b. Unknown; d. Unknown.