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Elmer Vaughan¹

Biography

• Marriage: Elmer Vaughan married Julia Vaughan Evans, daughter of Isaac S. Evans and Susan Virginia Clark.

• Last Edited: 25 November 2022

Citations

1. [S285] National Archives, Madison Co. Arkansas Census Records - 1920 (Washington D.C.)

J.A. Bockman¹

Biography

• Marriage: J.A. Bockman married Minerva Payne Cooke, daughter of Major Richard Fielding Cooke and Margaret Cox, in 1869.²

• Last Edited: 6 November 2022

Citations

1. [S7] Hyder, Jacob Whitley, Ancestry of Richard Fielding Cooke (Family History Library), p. 14.
2. [S371] National Archives, Putnam Co. Tennessee Census Records - 1870 (Family History Library), Source Citation: Year: 1870; Census Place: District 7, Putnam, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1554; Page: 151B; Image: 309; Family History Library Film: 553053.

Genevieve Essex¹

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Genevieve Essex was born on 21 June 1918 in Bernice, Oklahoma.^2,3
• Birth: She was born on 23 June 1918 in Bernice, Oklahoma.^4,5
• Marriage: She married Virgil C. Harmon Sr. on 30 September 1939 in Miami, Oklahoma.²
• Name-Marr: As of 30 September 1939,her married name was Genevieve Harmon.
• Residence: She lived in 1971 in Afton, Oklahoma.¹
• Religion: She was a member of First Baptist Church in Miami, OK.²
• Death: She died on 28 October 1993 in Miami, Oklahoma, at age 75.²
• Burial: She was buried in Hickory Grove Cemetery, Delaware Co., Oklahoma.²

• Last Edited: 23 October 2022

Citations

1. [S70] (Essex Death), Afton American, Afton, Oklahoma, 24 Mar 1971, page 1, column 6. Hereinafter cited as Afton American.
2. [S174] (Harmon Death), Miami News Record, Miami, Oklahoma, 28 Oct 1993, page 2A. Hereinafter cited as Miami News Record.
3. [S175] Hickory Grove Cemetery, Harmon, Genevieve Essex - Tombstone (unknown publisher.)
4. [S83] Federal census, Delaware Co. Oklahoma Census Records for 1920 (transcribed.)
5. [S170] author unknown, Grove Sun (Grove, Delaware County, Oklahoma), June 28, 1918, p. 3 c. 1.

Imogene Mae Essex^1,2

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Imogene Mae Essex was born on 6 May 1920 in Oklahoma.²
• Marriage: She married Herschel Ralph Barnes.
• Name-Marr: Her married name was Imogene Mae Barnes.
• Residence: She lived in 1971 in Afton, Oklahoma.¹
• Death: She died on 10 June 2004 in Oklahoma at age 84.²
• Burial: She was buried in Hickory Grove Cemetery, Grove, Delaware County, Oklahoma.²

• Last Edited: 23 October 2022

Citations

1. [S70] (Essex Death), Afton American, Afton, Oklahoma, 24 Mar 1971, page 1, column 6. Hereinafter cited as Afton American.
2. [S786] Find-a-Grave, online www.findagrave.com, Memorial #215504662. Hereinafter cited as Find-a-Grave.

Virgil C. Harmon Sr.^1,2,3

Biography

• Birth: Virgil C. Harmon Sr. was born on 18 August 1912 in Leavenworth, Kansas.⁴
• Birth: He was born on 28 August 1912 in Leavenworth, Kansas.³
• Marriage: He married Genevieve Essex, daughter of Isaac A. Essex and Lillie May Craig, on 30 September 1939 in Miami, Oklahoma.²
• Milit-Beg: Virgil C. Harmon Sr. began military service as S1, US Navy, WWII.
• Death: He died on 12 December 1984 in Miami, Oklahoma, at age 72.²
• Burial: He was buried in Hickory Grove Cemetery, Delaware Co., Oklahoma.⁴
• Note: Pallbearers at the funeral included L. M. Essex and Lawson Essex.

• Last Edited: 27 October 2022

Citations

1. [S70] (Essex Death), Afton American, Afton, Oklahoma, 24 Mar 1971, page 1, column 6. Hereinafter cited as Afton American.
2. [S174] (Harmon Death), Miami News Record, Miami, Oklahoma, 28 Oct 1993, page 2A. Hereinafter cited as Miami News Record.
3. [S176] Hickory Grove Cemetery, Harmon, Virgil - Tombstone (near Grove, Oklahoma.)
4. [S177] (Harmon Death), Miami News Record, Miami, Oklahoma, 13 Dec 1984, page 3 column 1. Hereinafter cited as Miami News Record.

John Doe Clark¹

Biography

• Marriage: John Doe Clark married Ethel Graham, daughter of James Wiley Graham and Nora Pauline Craig.

• Last Edited: 11 November 2022

Citations

1. [S159] (Graham Death), NW Arkansas Times, Fayetteville, Arkansas, 5 Feb 1955, page 9, column 3. Hereinafter cited as NW Arkansas Times.

Eva Mae Harmon^1,2

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Eva Mae Harmon was born on 10 October 1944 in Miami, Ottawa County, Oklahoma.²
• Marriage: She married Billy Howard Keeton in 1964 in Miami, Oklahoma.
• Name-Marr: As of 1964,her married name was Eva Mae Keeton.
• Residence: She lived in 2001 in Miami, Oklahoma.
• Death: She died on 11 May 2020 in Miami, Delaware County, Oklahoma, at age 75.²
• Burial: She was buried in Hickory Grove Cemetery, Grove, Delaware County, Oklahoma.²

• Last Edited: 23 October 2022

Citations

1. [S174] (Harmon Death), Miami News Record, Miami, Oklahoma, 28 Oct 1993, page 2A. Hereinafter cited as Miami News Record.
2. [S786] Find-a-Grave, online www.findagrave.com, Memorial #210033393. Hereinafter cited as Find-a-Grave.

Permelia Thomasson¹

Biography

• Birth: Permelia Thomasson was born circa 1800 in Tennessee.²
• Birth: She was born circa 1807 in Tennessee.
• Name-Var: Permelia Thomasson was also known as Lizzie Thomasson.³
• Marriage: She married John B. Pointer circa 1823 in Jackson Co., Tennessee.⁴
• Name-Marr: As of circa 1823,her married name was Permelia Pointer.
• Divorce: She and John B. Pointer were divorced on 4 February 1854 in Jackson Co., Tennessee.⁴
• Note: I am not sure that this woman is the Lizzie Pointer that was living with daughter Harriet and Vina in 1880 with Robert Bolivar Lindsey in Putnam Co. Tennessee. Father born Kentucky, mother born Tennessee (1880 Census Putnam Co. Tennessee).
• Residence: She lived in 1880 with her daughters and son-in-law Bolivar Lindsey.³

• Last Edited: 17 November 2022

Citations

1. [S126] Pointer, Linda, E-mail from Linda Pointer (THOMASSON) (unknown publisher.)
2. [S372] National Archives, Putnam Co. Tennessee Census Records - 1880 (Family History Library), District 104 p. 147 B.
3. [S372] National Archives, Putnam Co. Tennessee Census Records - 1880.
4. [S357] Pointer, Zola Nethken, Pointer and Quarles Families (Gateway Press, Inc. Baltimore, 1986), p. 1.

Henry Washington West¹

Biography

• Birth: Henry Washington West was born in 1821.¹
• Marriage: He married Zerilda Pointer, daughter of John B. Pointer and Permelia Thomasson.
• Death: Henry Washington West died in 1902 at age ~81.¹

• Last Edited: 20 May 2014

Citations

1. [S395] Hopson, Mary, Siftings from Putnam Co. Tennessee (unidentified publisher), p. 238.

Peter Beal¹

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Peter Beal was born circa 1801 in Missouri.¹
• Note: The family came from Scotland, according to an article in the Fayetteville newspaper, but there is no indication about which generation emigrated.²
• Birth: He was born on 26 January 1804.³
• Marriage: He married Elizabeth Painter in 1826 in Hawkins County, Tennessee.³
• Note: He and Elizabeth Painter moved to Northwest Arkansas in 1847.⁴
• Religion: He was a Charter Member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Washington Co. Arkansas.³
• Residence: He lived in 1850 in Washington Co., Arkansas.¹
• Note: Find Backtracker Vol. 4 No. 3 Summer 1975 p. 21 - Peter Beal - birthdates of kids.
  
  Census record of son John for 1880 says Peter was born in Maryland.
• Residence: He lived on 11 September 1872 in Maysville, Benton Co., Arkansas.³
• Death: He died before 1880.⁵

• Last Edited: 21 May 2023

Citations

1. [S430] National Archives, Washington Co. Arkansas Census Records - 1850 (Ancestry.com), West Fork Twp. #29.
2. [S824] E. Webb Collects Heirlooms and Yell Relics, Northwest Arkansas Times, Fayetteville, Arkansas, 16 Jun 1941, page 2, The Scotch family travelled by oxcart from Tennessee to Helena, Arkansas, and thence to Fort Smith by floating river boat, bringing with them many household articles from the old country. Hereinafter cited as Northwest Arkansas Times.
3. [S217] unknown author, History of Washington Co. Arkansas (published by the Shiloh Museum, Springdale, Arkansas, 1989), p. 837.
4. [S824] Northwest Arkansas Times, 16 Jun 1941, page 2.
5. [S32] Federal Census, Benton Co. Arkansas Census Records - 1880 (Family History Library), Source Citation: Year: 1880; Census Place: Batie, Benton, Arkansas; Roll: 38; Family History Film: 1254038; Page: 293D; Enumeration District: 007; Image: 0592.

Elizabeth Painter^1,2

Biography

• Birth: Elizabeth Painter was born circa 1802 in Tennessee.¹
• Marriage: She married Peter Beal, son of John Beal and Eva Kiefer, in 1826 in Hawkins County, Tennessee.²
• Name-Marr: As of 1826,her married name was Elizabeth Beal.
• Note: Elizabeth Painter and Peter Beal moved to Northwest Arkansas in 1847.³
• Note: According to the 1880 census, both her parents were born in Virginia.
• Residence: She lived in 1880 in Benton Co., Arkansas, with her son John.⁴
• Death: She died on 4 August 1880 at age ~78.²

• Last Edited: 21 May 2023

Citations

1. [S430] National Archives, Washington Co. Arkansas Census Records - 1850 (Ancestry.com), West Fork Twp. #29.
2. [S217] unknown author, History of Washington Co. Arkansas (published by the Shiloh Museum, Springdale, Arkansas, 1989), p. 837.
3. [S824] E. Webb Collects Heirlooms and Yell Relics, Northwest Arkansas Times, Fayetteville, Arkansas, 16 Jun 1941, page 2. Hereinafter cited as Northwest Arkansas Times.
4. [S32] Federal Census, Benton Co. Arkansas Census Records - 1880 (Family History Library), p. 293D.

Albert Beal¹

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Albert Beal was born on 18 April 1832 in Tennessee.^2,3
• Marriage: He married Hannah Woods on 10 January 1856 in Washington Co., Arkansas.⁴
• Census: He appeared on the census of 1860 in Benton Co., Arkansas.³

• Last Edited: 27 December 2022

Citations

1. [S430] National Archives, Washington Co. Arkansas Census Records - 1850 (Ancestry.com), West Fork Twp. #29.
2. [S31] Federal Census, Benton Co. Arkansas Census Records - 1860 (Family History Library), p. 303.
3. [S217] unknown author, History of Washington Co. Arkansas (published by the Shiloh Museum, Springdale, Arkansas, 1989), p. 837.
4. [S438] Miller, Lois, Washington Co. Arkansas Marriages 1845-1871 (unidentified publisher), Book B p. 5.

Melissa Beal¹

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Melissa Beal was born circa 1833 in Tennessee.¹
• Birth: She was born on 8 August 1835 in Tennessee.²
• Name-Var: Melissa Beal was also known as Melvina Beal.^2,3
• Marriage: She married Lafayette Robinson.
• Name-Marr: Her married name was Melissa Robinson.

• Last Edited: 27 December 2022

Citations

1. [S430] National Archives, Washington Co. Arkansas Census Records - 1850 (Ancestry.com), West Fork Twp. #29.
2. [S217] unknown author, History of Washington Co. Arkansas (published by the Shiloh Museum, Springdale, Arkansas, 1989), p. 837.
3. [S430] National Archives, Washington Co. Arkansas Census Records - 1850, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: West Fork, Washington, Arkansas; Roll: 31; Page: 376b.

Eliza Ruth Beal^1,2,3

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Eliza Ruth Beal was born circa 1835 in Tennessee.¹
• Birth: She was born on 4 January 1837 in Tennessee.²
• Birth: She was born on 15 January 1837 in Hawkins, Tennessee.⁴
• Marriage: She married Edward Dalton on 24 May 1861 in Washington Co., Arkansas.⁵
• Name-Marr: As of 24 May 1861,her married name was Eliza Ruth Dalton.
• Marriage: She married James Henry, son of James H. Henry and Tabitha Jenkins, circa 1877.³
• Name-Marr: As of circa 1877,her married name was Eliza Ruth Henry.
• Residence: Eliza Ruth Beal lived in 1880 in Washington Co., Arkansas.⁶
• Death: She died on 16 July 1893 in Washington Co., Arkansas, at age 56.^7,8
• Burial: She was buried in Friendship Cemetery, Springdale, Washington County, Arkansas.⁹
• Note: She Source: Obits of Washington Co. Arkansas
  Mrs. Jimmie Henry - The wife of Uncle Jimmie Henry died Sunday at their home a short distance Southeast of this city. The remains were laid to their final resting place at Friendship cemetery Monday.... Springdale News, 7-21-1893
  
  Her father moved to Arkansas when she was a young girl...she leaves a husband and one son...funeral held at Friendship Church
  
  Headstone in cemetery reads 1898? but obits indicate death in 1893
  
  Was she the sister of Mary Beal, his first wife?⁷

• Last Edited: 27 December 2022

Citations

1. [S430] National Archives, Washington Co. Arkansas Census Records - 1850 (Ancestry.com), West Fork Twp. #29.
2. [S217] unknown author, History of Washington Co. Arkansas (published by the Shiloh Museum, Springdale, Arkansas, 1989), p. 837.
3. [S189] Washington Co. Obituaries Vol. III, Henry, James - Obituary (Originally appeared in Springdale News, June 10, 1910), p. 173.
4. [S44] NW AR Genealogical Society, Cemeteries of Washington Co. Arkansas Vol. I (Northwest Arkansas Genealogical Society, Rogers, Arkansas), Vol. III p. 68.
5. [S438] Miller, Lois, Washington Co. Arkansas Marriages 1845-1871 (unidentified publisher.)
6. [S433] National Archives, Washington Co. Arkansas Census Records - 1880 (ancestry.com), p. 538 A.
7. [S445] compiled records, Washington Co. Arkansas Obituaries Vol. II 1893-1902 (unknown publisher.)
8. [S217] unknown author, History of Washington Co. Arkansas.
9. [S786] Find-a-Grave, online www.findagrave.com, #44977126. Hereinafter cited as Find-a-Grave.

Anna Beal¹

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Anna Beal was born circa 1837 in Tennessee.¹
• Birth: She was born on 2 February 1839 in Tennessee.²
• Marriage: She married William Rick.
• Name-Marr: Her married name was Anna Rick.
• Residence: She lived in 1880 in Benton Co., Arkansas.³

• Last Edited: 27 December 2022

Citations

1. [S430] National Archives, Washington Co. Arkansas Census Records - 1850 (Ancestry.com), West Fork Twp. #29.
2. [S217] unknown author, History of Washington Co. Arkansas (published by the Shiloh Museum, Springdale, Arkansas, 1989), p. 837.
3. [S32] Federal Census, Benton Co. Arkansas Census Records - 1880 (Family History Library), p. 293D.

John Wesley Beal¹

Parents

Biography

• Birth: John Wesley Beal was born circa 1839 in Tennessee.¹
• Birth: He was born on 24 May 1841 in Tennessee.²
• Marriage: He married Sadie Riggins.
• Note: Living with him in 1880 is a nephew Albert B. Dortin, b. 1861. Could this be DALTON, son of Eliza? Is this the same Eliza who later married James Henry???
  
  In 1880 Census, Benton Co. Arkansas
  
  mother Elizabeth, age 74, sister Annie age 40, nephew Albert B. DORTIN age 19 in 1880.
• Residence: He lived in 1880 in Benton Co., Arkansas.³

• Last Edited: 27 December 2022

Citations

1. [S430] National Archives, Washington Co. Arkansas Census Records - 1850 (Ancestry.com), West Fork Twp. #29.
2. [S217] unknown author, History of Washington Co. Arkansas (published by the Shiloh Museum, Springdale, Arkansas, 1989), p. 837.
3. [S32] Federal Census, Benton Co. Arkansas Census Records - 1880 (Family History Library), p. 293D.

Harriet Beal¹

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Harriet Beal was born circa 1842 in Tennessee.¹
• Birth: She was born on 2 December 1843 in Tennessee.²
• Marriage: She married John D. Woolsey on 31 January 1869 in Washington Co., Arkansas.³
• Name-Marr: As of 31 January 1869,her married name was Harriet Woolsey.

• Last Edited: 27 December 2022

Citations

1. [S430] National Archives, Washington Co. Arkansas Census Records - 1850 (Ancestry.com), West Fork Twp. #29.
2. [S217] unknown author, History of Washington Co. Arkansas (published by the Shiloh Museum, Springdale, Arkansas, 1989), p. 837.
3. [S438] Miller, Lois, Washington Co. Arkansas Marriages 1845-1871 (unidentified publisher), from Book C #490.

Frances Augusta Beal¹

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Frances Augusta Beal was born circa 1844 in Tennessee.¹
• Birth: She was born on 17 April 1846 in Tennessee.²
• Death: She died on 6 November 1865 at age 19.²

• Last Edited: 27 December 2022

Citations

1. [S430] National Archives, Washington Co. Arkansas Census Records - 1850 (Ancestry.com), West Fork Twp. #29.
2. [S217] unknown author, History of Washington Co. Arkansas (published by the Shiloh Museum, Springdale, Arkansas, 1989), p. 837.

Sidney Beal¹

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Sidney Beal was born on 23 December 1849 in Arkansas.²
• Birth: He was born circa 1850 in Tennessee.¹

• Last Edited: 27 December 2022

Citations

1. [S430] National Archives, Washington Co. Arkansas Census Records - 1850 (Ancestry.com), West Fork Twp. #29.
2. [S217] unknown author, History of Washington Co. Arkansas (published by the Shiloh Museum, Springdale, Arkansas, 1989), p. 837.

Hannah Woods¹

Biography

• Birth: Hannah Woods was born circa 1839 in Arkansas.²
• Marriage: She married Albert Beal, son of Peter Beal and Elizabeth Painter, on 10 January 1856 in Washington Co., Arkansas.¹
• Name-Marr: As of 10 January 1856,her married name was Hannah Beal.

• Last Edited: 7 November 2022

Citations

1. [S438] Miller, Lois, Washington Co. Arkansas Marriages 1845-1871 (unidentified publisher), Book B p. 5.
2. [S31] Federal Census, Benton Co. Arkansas Census Records - 1860 (Family History Library), p. 303.

Larkin Beal¹

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Larkin Beal was born in Arkansas.¹

• Last Edited: 21 May 2014

Citations

1. [S31] Federal Census, Benton Co. Arkansas Census Records - 1860 (Family History Library), p. 303.