Descendants of Mary Ann Frances

Capt. William Beeson

Descendants of Mary Ann Frances Sibert (David, John David) and Capt. W. B. Beeson of Keener, Etowah, AL

Unless otherwise stated all towns and counties on this page are in Alabama:

Towns in Blount county: Blountsville

Towns in Chambers county: New Harmony

Towns in Cherokee county: Gaylesville

Towns in Clarke county: Grove Hill

Towns in Dallas county: Selma

Towns in DeKalb county: Collinsville (partly in Cherokee county), Fort Payne

Towns in Etowah county: Duck Springs, Gadsden, Keener

Towns in Hale county: Greensboro

Towns in Jefferson county: Birmingham, Fairfield

Towns in Lauderdale county: Florence, Rogersville

Towns in Lee county: Auburn

Towns in Marengo county: Demopolis, McKinley

Towns in Mobile county: Mobile

Towns in Montgomery county: Montgomery

Towns in Tuscaloosa county: Tuscaloosa

David Marcus Beeson was born on 25 Sep 1858 [Ref, p. 6][Ref] in Keener. [Ref, p. 13] He died on 18 Jul 1882 [Ref, p. 6][Ref] in Gadsden. [Ref, p. 13] He was buried in the Duck Springs cemetery. [Ref] Click here to see a photo of his grave on the Findagrave website.
In 1860 Marcus, age two, lived with his parents in DeKalb county. [Ref] In 1870 M.D., age 12, was living with his parents in Etowah county, working as a farm labourer and attending school. [Ref]
Marcus was the mayor of Gadsden at the time of his death. [Ref, p. 6][Ref][Ref]
Julia Elizabeth Beeson was born on 30 Jan 1860 [Ref, p. 6][Ref, Jan 1860] in Keener. [Ref, p. 13] She died on 22 Mar 1940 in Bienville Parish, Louisiana, age 80. [Ref] She was buried in the Arcadia Cemetery in Arcadia, Bienville, Louisiana. [Ref] Click here to see a photo of her grave on the Findagrave website. She married Sidney Algernon Conger. [Ref, p. 6, S. A.][Ref, S. A.][Ref] Sid A. was born in Jul 1856 in Louisiana. [Ref] He died on 14 Jan 1937 and is buried in the Arcadia Cemetery. [Ref]
In 1860 Julia, age four months, lived with her parents in DeKalb county. [Ref] In 1870 Julia was ten, living with her parents in Etowah county and attending school. [Ref] In 1880 Julia E., 20, was living with her parents in Duck Springs and attending school. [Ref] Sydney opened a large store in Arcadia and also offered undertaking services. [Ref] In 1900 Sid A. and Julia E. Conger lived in Policy Jury Ward 1 (Arcadia), Bienville, Louisiana and Sid was a merchant. Sid and Julia had been married for ten years and Julia had had three children and all were living. [Ref] In 1910 Sid A., 53, and Julia, 49, were living in Arcadia, Bienville, Louisiana. Sid was a merchant and Julia was a school teacher. [Ref] In 1930 Syd, 74, and Julia, 70, were living in Arcadia. Their son Ed's census entry is next to theirs. [Ref]
1. Dr. Sydney Beeson Conger was born on 9 Feb 1890 in Arcadia, Bienville, Louisiana. [Ref, Feb 1890, in Louisiana][Ref][Ref] He died on 19 May 1949 in Cook county, Illinois. [Ref] He married Harriett Herr. [Ref, p. 13] Harriet was born about 1891 in Pennsylvania. [Ref]
  In 1900 Beeson was living in Bienville with his parents. [Ref] In 1910 S. B., age 20, was living with his parents in Arcadia and attending school. [Ref] In 1917 Sydney was a surgeon living in Chicago, Cook, Illinois. [Ref] In 1920 Sydney B., age 30, was a lodger in Chicago. He was single and a doctor. [Ref] In 1930 Sydney B., age 40, and Harriet H., age 39, were living in Oak Park, Cook, Illinois. Sydney was a physician specialising in "industrial surgery". [Ref]
  According to his World War I draft card, dated 5 Jun 1917, Sydney was of medium height and build with brown eyes and hair. He claimed an exemption on grounds of defective hearing. [Ref]
  1. Juli Ann Conger was born on 26 Mar 1925 in Cook county, Illinois. [Ref, about 1925 in Illinois][Ref] She died on 15 Jul 1978 in Los Angeles county, California. [Ref]
    Juli played Doris in the episode "A Date for Doris" in the series Meet Corliss Archer in 1954. Juli Conger, born on 26 Mar 1925, arrived in Southampton, England from New York on 15 Jun 1959 on the Queen Elizabeth. She said that she was an actress. [Ref] In 1962 Juli Ann Conger lived with Harriet H. Conger, Sydney L. Conger and Ruby S. Conger on Hilgard Ave, Los Angeles, Los Angeles California. They were all Republicans. [Ref]
2. William Edmond Conger was born on 7 Oct 1893 [Ref, Oct 1893] in Arcadia, Bienville, Louisiana. [Ref, in Louisiana][Ref] He died on 23 Jun 1959 in Shreveport, Caddo, Lousiana. [Ref] He married Inez Parker. [Ref, p. 13] Inez was born on 26 Jul 1897 [Ref][Ref, about 1898] in Louisiana. [Ref, p. 13] She died on 21 Aug 1986. [Ref, Aug 1986][Ref]
  In 1900 Willam E. was living in Bienville with his parents. [Ref] In 1910 Ed, age 16, was living with his parents in Arcadia and attending school. [Ref] In 1917 William was single and a student of electrical engineering at the Alabama Polytechnic Institute in Auburn. [Ref] After college Ed joined his father's business and the firm became known as S. A. Conger & Son Furniture Store and Undertaking Company. [Ref] In 1930 Ed, 36, and Inez, 32, were living in Arcadia and Ed was a furniture merchant. [Ref] In 1934 the bodies of Bonnie and Clyde were brought to the Congers' funeral home. [Ref]
  Inez's last residence was Arcadia. [Ref]
  According to his World War I draft card, dated 5 Jun 1917 William was of medium height and stout build with brown eyes and brown hair. [Ref]
  1. Sydney L. Conger died on 20 Aug 1993 and is buried in the Greenwood Cemetery in Ruston, Louisiana. [Ref]
    Sydney operated his father's funeral home for many years. [Ref]

Mary Thomas Conger was born on 4 Sep 1897 [Ref, p. 13, Mary Elizabeth] in Louisiana. [Ref, Sep 1897] She died on 14 Mar 1986 in Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana. [Ref, p. 13] She married A. P. White. [Ref, p. 13]
In 1900 Mary was living with her parents in Bienville. [Ref] In 1910 Mary, age 12, was living with her parents in Arcadia and attending school. [Ref]

Naomi Jane Beeson was born on 2 Oct 1861 [Ref, p. 6] in Keener. [Ref, Oct 1861 in Alabama][Ref, p. 13] She died on 22 Feb 1924. [Ref, p. 6] She is buried in the Collinsville Cemetery. Click here to see a photo of her grave on the Findagrave website. She married as his second wife Dr. Horace Puckett McWhorter [Ref, p. 6, H. P.][Ref][Ref] on 26 Jun 1886 in Collinsville. [Ref, p. 13] Horace was the son of Dr. Abbott Milton and Mahela Jane (Davis) McWhorter. [Ref, A. Milton and M. Jane][Ref, 2;304, Dr. Abbott M. and Mahela J.] He was born in Sep 1859 in Gaylesville. [Ref, in Alabama][Ref, in 1859][Ref] He died on 5 Aug 1927 in Fort Payne. [Ref, Fort Wayne, Indiana][Ref][Ref, Aug 1927, DeKalb] He is buried in the Collinsville Cemetery. [Ref] He married first Fannie Newman. [Ref, 2;304]
Horace attended the Gaylesville High School. [Ref] He graduated from the Vanderbuilt University School of Medicine in Nashville, Tennessee in 1881. [Ref] He began his practice in Collinsville in 1881. [Ref]
In 1870 Naomi was nine, living with her parents in Etowah county and attending school. [Ref] In 1880 Naomi J., 18, was living with her parents in Duck Springs and attending school. [Ref] In 1900 Horace, age 40, and Naomi, age 38, were living in Collinsville. [Ref] They had been married for 13 years and Naomi had had six children and five were living. Horace was a physician. [Ref] In 1910 Horace P., 50, and Naomi, 48, were living in Collinsville. Naomi had had eight children and seven were living. Horace was a physician. [Ref] In 1920 Horace, 60, and Naomi, 58, lived in Collinsville and Horace was a physician. [Ref]
1. Marcus McWhorter was born in 1887 in Collinsville. [Ref, p. 13] He died in 1888 in Collinsville. [Ref, p. 13]
2. Dr. Horace Lamar McWhorter was born on 24 Dec 1888 in Collinsville. [Ref, Dec 1888 in Alabama][Ref, 1888] He died on 15 Nov 1920 in Fairfield of pernicious anemia. [Ref] Pernicious anemia was a fatal disease until about 1920. He married Mabel Unknown. She was born about 1890 in Georgia. [Ref]
  Horace attended the University of Alabama School of Medicine in Birmingham. [Ref] He began his practice on 13 Jan 1914 in Collinsville. [Ref]
  In 1900 Lamar, age 11, was living with his parents and attending school in Collinsville. [Ref] In 1910 Lamar, age 21, was living with parents and working as a farmer in Collinsville. [Ref] In 1920 Lamar, age 31, and Mabel, age 30, were living with Lamar's parents in Collinsville and Lamar was working as a physician. [Ref]
3. Jerome McWhorter was born on 8 Mar 1891 [Ref][Ref] in Alabama. [Ref, Mar 1891] He died in Aug 1968 in Mantteno, Kankakee, Illinois. [Ref] He married Altie Unknown. She was born on 5 Sep 1889 in Alabama. [Ref, about 1890][Ref] She died in Feb 1990 in Park Forest, Cook, Illinois. [Ref]
  In 1900 Jerome, age nine, was living with his parents in Collinsville. [Ref] In 1910 Jerome C., 19, lived in S. Chattanooga Ward 6, Hamilton, Tennessee. He was an architect. [Ref] On 26 May 1917 Jerome was an architectural craftsman living in Chattanooga. [Ref] 1920 Jerome, 29, and Altie, 30, lived in Chicago Ward 6, Cook, Chicago. Jerome was a craftsman. [Ref] In 1930 Jerome C., age 39, and Altie, age 39, were living in Chicago. Jerome was an architect and Altie was working in a retail haberdashery department. [Ref]
  On his World War I draft card Jerome describes himself as tall, of medium build with blue eyes and dark brown hair. [Ref]
  1. Possibly living son was born about 1914 in Tennessee. [Ref]
  2. Evangeline McWhorter was born on 2 Apr 1916 [Ref] in Tennessee. [Ref, about 1916] She died on 14 Jul 1976 [Ref, card issued in California, Jul 1976] in Denton county, Texas. [Ref]
    In 1916 Evangeline, age four, was living with her parents in Chicago. [Ref] In 1930 Evangeline, age 15, was living with her parents in Chicago. [Ref]
4. Abbott Milton McWhorter was born on 2 Sep 1893 [Ref, p. 13] in Alabama. [Ref, Sep 1893] He died on 9 Oct 1945 in Montgomery. [Ref, gives his parent's names] He married Mary M. Unknown. [Ref]
  In 1900 Milton, age six, was living with his parents in Collinsville. [Ref] In 1910 Milton, age 16, was living with his parents and attending school in Collinsville. [Ref]
5. William Luther McWhorter was born on 29 Feb 1896 in Collinsville. [Ref, Feb 1896 in Alabama][Ref] He died on 21 Feb 1945 in Tuscaloosa at age 48. [Ref, gives his mother's maiden name] He married May Furr. May was the daughter of D. A. and Ella Furr. [Ref] She was born about 1898 in Alabama. [Ref]
  In 1900 Luther, age four, was living with his parents in Collinsville. [Ref] In 1910 Luther, age 14, was living with his parents and attending school in Collinsville. [Ref] On 5 Jun 1917 William was a married farmer living in Collinsville. [Ref] In 1920 William, age 25, and May M., age 22, were living in Collinsville. Her parents lived with them. William was a farmer. [Ref] In 1930 William L., age 34, and Mae E., age 32, lived in Fort Payne. William owned a gasoline station. [Ref]
  According to his World War I draft card, William was of medium height and build with blue eyes and brown hair. [Ref]
  1. Possibly living daughter was born about 1918 in Alabama. [Ref]
  2. Possibly living daughter was born about 1920 in Alabama. [Ref]
  3. Possibly living daughter was born about 1921 in Alabama. [Ref]
  4. Naomi Elizabeth McWhorter was born about 1926 in Alabama. [Ref] She died on 12 Jun 1967 in Fort Payne at age 41. [Ref, gives her parents' and spouse's names] She married a possibly living husband. [Ref]
    In 1930 N. Elizabeth, age four, was living with her parents in Fort Payne. [Ref]
  5. Possibly living daughter was born about 1928 in Alabama. [Ref]
6. Naomi McWhorter was born on 8 Jun 1898 [Ref][Ref, p. 13, about 1897] in Alabama. [Ref, Jun 1897] Naomi M. McMurry died on 25 Feb 2001. [Ref, card issued in Alabama] She married William Jessie McMurray, [Ref, p. 13, no first name][Ref] apparently as his second wife. William was the son of William A. and Anna Belle (Briggs) McMurry. [Ref] He was born on 2 Aug 1883 [Ref] in Alabama [Ref]. He died on 22 Mar 1954 in Selma, [Ref, Dallas county] age 70. [Ref]
  In 1900 Naomi, age two, was living with her parents in Collinsville. [Ref] In 1910 Naomi, age 11, was living with her parents and attending school in Collinsville. [Ref] On 12 Sep 1918 William was a merchant and farmer living in Rogersville. [Ref] In 1920 William, age 35, and Naomi, age 21, were living in Rogersville and William was a merchant. Two children lived with them. One was age 11 and one age six. [Ref] In 1930 William, age 46, and Naomi, age 31, were living in Florence. [Ref] Naomi's last residence was Fort Walton Beach, Okaloosa, Florida. [Ref]
  According to his World War I draft card William was of medium height and build with gray eyes and black hair. [Ref]
  1. William McMurray was born on 12 Aug 1924 in Alabama. [Ref] He is probably the William McMurry who died in Dec 1982. [Ref]
    In 1930 William was five and living with his parents in Florence. [Ref] William's last benefit was sent to Greensboro. [Ref]
7. Mary Margaret McWhorter was born about 1901 [Ref, about 1898] in Alabama. [Ref] She died on 19 Jan 1965 in Fort Payne. [Ref, gives her maiden name and her mother's] She married Andrew Lewis Campbell. [Ref] Andrew was the son of Andrew Lewis and Cordelia (Lyons) Campbell. [Ref] He was born on 17 Dec 1891 in Fort Payne. [Ref] He died on 8 Jun 1954 in Jefferson county, [Ref] age 52. [Ref, in Alabama]
  In 1910 Mary, age nine, was living with her parents and attending school in Collinsville. [Ref] On 5 Jun 1917 Andrew was a traveling salesman. [Ref] In 1920, age 18, Mary was living with her brother Jerome and his family in Chicago. She was a student at the University of Chicago. [Ref] In 1930 Andrew L., age 38, and Mary M., age 28, were living in Fort Payne and Andrew had a drugstore. [Ref]
  According to his World War I draft card Andrew was of medium height and build with gray eyes and brown hair. [Ref]
  1. Possibly living son was born about 1925 in Tennessee. [Ref]
8. Elizabeth McWorter was born about 1905 in Alabama. [Ref]
  In 1910 Lizzie, age five, was living with her parents and attending school in Collinsville. [Ref] In 1920 Elizabeth, age 14, was living with her parents and attending school in Collinsville. [Ref]
John Wesley Beeson was born on 31 Mar 1866 [Ref, p. 6] in Keener. [Ref, Mar 1866][Ref, p. 13] He died on 6 Jul 1956 in DeKalb county, Georgia, age 90. [Ref] He married first Annie Pauline Foster [Ref, p. 6] on 31 Aug 1887 in West Point, Clay, Mississippi. [Ref, p. 13] He married second Rosa Laura Foster [Ref, p. 6] on 8 Jun 1893 [Ref, about 1893] in McKinley. [Ref, p. 13] Rosa was born on 9 Jul 1868 in Shiloh [Ref, Jul 1868][Ref][There are two Shilos, one in DeKalb county and one in Marengo county][Ref, p. 13, in Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia].
In 1870 John W. was seven and living with his parents in Etowah county. [Ref] In 1880 John W., 19, was living with his parents in Duck Springs, working as a farm labourer and attending school. [Ref] In 1886 John established the Arcadia Female College in Arcadia, Louisiana. [Ref, p. 22] In 1900 John W., 34, and Rosa L., 32, were living in Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi and John was a college president. Rosa had had three children and two were living. [Ref] John was the president of the East Mississippi Female College in Meridian. [Ref, p. 30] In 1910 John W., 44, and Rosa L., 32, were living in Meridian and John was president of a woman's college. [Ref] In 1920 J. W., 56, and Rosa, 42, lived in Meridian and John was an owner of an automobile company. [Ref] In 1930 John W., 64, and Rosa, 62, were living in Militia District 531, DeKalb, Georgia and John W. was the state manager of a life insurance company. [Ref]
John was president of the Marengo Female College. [Ref]
1. Prof. Marvin Foster Beeson was born on 28 Oct 1889 in Arcadia county, Louisiana. [Ref][Ref, Dec 1889, in Louisiana][Ref, 27 Oct 1890][Ref, 27 Oct 1889] He died on 5 Dec 1975 in San Antonio, Bexar, Texas. [Ref, Dec 1975][Ref] He married Frances Elizabeth Hunt on 29 May 1917. [Ref] Frances was born on 23 Jul 1895 [Ref] in Georgia. [Ref, about 1896]
  Marvin received his AB from Meridian College in 1910 and his PhD from the University of Leipzig in 1914. [Ref, p. 18]
  In 1900 Marvin F. was ten and living with his parents in Meridian. [Ref] In 1910 Marvin F., 20, was living with his parents in Meridian. [Ref] Marvin was a professor of educational psychology at Colorado State Teachers College 1917 - 1920. [Ref, p. 18] In 1920 Marvin, age 30, and Frances, age 24, were living in Greeley Ward 3, Weld, Colorado. They were both college teachers. [Ref] Marvin was an associate professor of educational pyschology and education at William and Mary in 1928. [Ref, p. 18] In 1930 Frances H., age 34, was living in Santa Ana, Orange, California. She was a public school teacher. [Ref] In 1934 Marvin was living in Santa Ana. [Ref] On 4 Apr 1934 Marvin arrived in New York from Malaga on the Excalibur. [Ref]
  On his 1917 draft card Marvin claimed an exemption on grounds of tuberculosis. He said that he was of medium height and build with blue eyes and dark hair. [Ref]
  1. John Rolfe Beeson was born on 11 Jul 1920 in Port Gibson, Claiborne, Mississippi. [Ref] He died on 16 Dec 2001. [Ref]
    In 1930 John R., age nine, was living with his parents in Santa Ana, Orange, California. [Ref]
  2. Possibly living daughter was born about 1923 in Colorado. [Ref]
2. John Wesley Beeson, Jr. was born on 19 Jun 1895 in Demopolis. [Ref, p. 13] He died in Aug 1896 in Meridian, Lauderdale, Misssissippi. [Ref, p. 13]
3. Ethel Foster Beeson was born on 18 Jun 1897 in Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi. [Ref, Jun 1897][Ref] She married first Robert Moore. [Ref] Robert was born about 1895 in Mississippi. [Ref] She married second L. J. Clarke in Oct 1923. [Ref, p. 13] He died or they divorced by 1930. [Ref]
  In 1900 Ethel was three and living with her parents in Meridian. [Ref] In 1910 Ethel, 12, was living with her parents in Meridian. [Ref] In 1920 Robert, 25, and Ethel, 22, were living with Ethel's parents in Meridian. Robert was an owner of an automobile company. [Ref] In 1930 Ethel F. Beeson was single, 31, and living with her parents in Militia District 532, DeKalb, Georgia. She was working as a clerk for an insurance company. [Ref] Ethel Foster Beeson of Atlanta, Georgia was a passenger on the Roma sailing from New York on 30 Jan 1937 and arriving back on 11 Mar 1937. [Ref] In 1941 Ethel and her mother Rosa were living together in Atlanta, Georgia. [Ref] On 30 Jun 1941 Ethel and Rosa arrived in New York from Rio de Janeiro an the Uruguay. [Ref]
4. Norman C. Beeson was born in May 1899 in Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi. [Ref] He must have died before 1910 when he does not appear in the census. [Ref]
  In 1900 Norman C. was one and living with his parents in Meridian. [Ref]
5. Ralph Waldo Beeson was born on 24 Oct 1900 [Ref] in Meridian, Mississippi [Ref, Mississippi][Ref]. He died on 15 Oct 1990. [Ref]
  In 1910 Ralph W., nine, was living with his parents in Meridian. [Ref] In 1920 Ralph, 19, was living with his parents in Meridian. [Ref] On 4 Sep 1935 Ralph Waldo and his brother Dwight arrived in New Orleans from Vera Cruz, Mexico on the Tegucigalpa. [Ref]
  Ralph was a sales agent for Liberty National Life Insurance Co. (now Torchmark). He bet his life savings on Liberty shares during the stock market crash of 1929 and sold them in the 1980s for $100 million. His $70 million endowment of Beeson seminary at Samford University near Birmingham is believed to be the largest single donation in the history of theological education. Ralph was brought up a Methodist and he married a Baptist. They became Presbyterians. Ralph insisted however that his school be interdenominational and non-sectarian. [Ref]
  photo of a statue of Ralph Waldo Beeson
6. Dwight Moody Beeson was born on 1 Aug 1903 in Meridian, Mississippi [Ref, Mississippi]. [Ref] He died in Jun 1985 in Birmingham. [Ref] He married Lucille Stewart. She was born in 1905 and died in 2001. They had no children. Click here to read about them on the Samford University website.
  Dwight worked for Liberty National Life Insurance Co. (now Torchmark) and Lucille was an attorney.
  In 1910 Dwight M., six, was living with his parents in Meridian. [Ref] In 1920 Dwight, 16, was living with his parents in Meridian. [Ref] In 1930 Dwight M., age 27, was living with his parents and working as a bookkeeper for an insurance company. [Ref] On 15 Aug 1932 Dwight arrived in New Orleans from Havana, Cuba on the Heredia. [Ref] On 4 Sep 1935 Dwight Moody and his brother Ralph arrived in New Orleans from Vera Cruz, Mexico on the Tegucigalpa. [Ref] On 1 Sep 1937 Dwight arrived in New Orleans from Vera Cruz, Mexico on the Morazan. [Ref] On 8 Sep 1938 he arrived in New Orleans from Puerto Barnos, Guatemala on the Santa Maria. [Ref] On 4 Aug 1939 he arrived in New Orleans from Vera Cruz, Mexico on the Morazan. [Ref]
Jasper Luther Beeson was born on 30 Aug 1867 [Ref, p. 6][Ref][Ref, Aug 1867] in Etowah county. [Ref, p. 13] He died on 10 Jan 1943. [Ref] He was buried in the Memorial Hill Cemetery in Milledgeville, Baldwin, Georgia. Click here to see a photo of his grave on the Findagrave website. He married Anna Leola Selman [Ref, p. 6, Leola] on 13 Sep 1894 in Powder Spring, Cobb, Georgia. [Ref, p. 13] Leola was the daughter of James Wilson Selman. [Ref, 2;265] She was born on 28 Nov 1868 [Ref, 28 Nov 1862] in Milledgeville, Baldwin Georgia. [Ref, Nov 1868 in Georgia][Ref, p. 13] She died on 30 Mar 1962. [Ref] She was buried in the Memorial Hill Cemetery in Milledgeville, Baldwin, Georgia. Click here to see a photo of her of her grave on the Findagrave website.
Leola graduated from Shorter College in 1889. [Ref, 2;265]
In 1870 Luther was three and living with his parents in Etowah county. [Ref] In 1880 Jasper L., 12, was living with his parents in Duck Springs, working as a farm labourer and attending school. [Ref] In 1893 he was a PhD student at Johns Hopkins. [Ref] In 1900 Jasper L., 32, and Leola S., 31, were living in Militia District 320, Baldwin, Georgia. They had been married for six years. Jasper was a teacher. [Ref] In 1910, Jasper, 43, and Leola, 41, were living in Milledgeville, Ward 6, Baldwin, Georgia. Jasper was a college professor. [Ref] In 1920 Jasper, 52, and Leola, 52, were living in Milledgeville. Jasper was a chemist in a college laboratory. [Ref] In 1930 Jasper, 63, and Leola, 62, were living in Milledgeville. Jasper was the president of a women's college. [Ref]
Jasper was president of the Georgia State College for Women. [Ref]
1. Cathrine Selman Beeson was born on 16 Jan 1901 [Ref] in Milledgeville, Georgia [Ref][Ref, in Georgia]. [Ref, 2;265] She died on 11 Nov 2000. [Ref] She married Samuel Brown Wright on 26 Jun 1926. [Ref, p. 13] Samuel was born on 16 Dec 1884 in Newport, Virginia. [Ref, about 1885 in Virginia]
  Catherine was an educator. [Ref, 2;265] She received her AB from Georgia State College for Women in 1922. [Ref, 2;265] She was a graduate student at Columbia from 1922 to 1923. [Ref, 2;265] She received her AM from Peabody in 1925. [Ref, 2;265]
  Samuel received his AB from the University of Alabama in 1888. [Ref, 2;265] He received his AM from the University of Alabama in 1889. [Ref, 2;265] He received his PhD from Johns Hopkins in 1893. [Ref, 2;265] He was professor of natural science and chemistry at the Georgia State College for Women from 1897. [Ref, 2;265] He was appointed dean in 1925. [Ref, 2;265]
  In 1910 Katherine, nine, was living with her parents in Milledgeville. [Ref] In 1920 Catherine, 19, was living with her parents in Milledgeville. [Ref] Samuel B. Wright and Catherine B. Wright, born in Milledgeville, arrived in New York from Cherbourg, France on the Leviathan on 12 Aug 1929. [Ref] In 1930 Samuel B., 45, and Catherine B., 29, were living in Staunton, Staunton (Independent City), Virginia. Samuel had a book shop. [Ref] Catherine's last residence was Lynchburg, Lynchburg City, Virginia. [Ref]
  1. Possibly living son was born on 7 Feb 1931. [Ref, p. 13]
  2. Possibly living daughter was born on 16 Oct 1935. [Ref, p. 13]
Fannie Charlsie Beeson was born on 30 Aug 1869 [Ref, p. 6] in Keener. [Ref, p. 14] She married Edwin T. Bruce. [Ref, p. 6, E. T.] Edwin was born about 1874 in Texas. [Ref]
In 1870 Charlsie was two and living with her parents in Etowah county. [Ref] In 1880 Frances C., 10, was living with her parents in Duck Springs and attending school. [Ref]
Charlsie was a teacher. [Ref] In 1910 Edwin T., 36, and Fannie, 36, were living in Justice Precinct 6, McLennan, Texas. Edwin was an agent at a station. [Ref] In 1920 Edwin T., 46, and Fannie, 46, were living in Bruceville, McLennan, Texas. Edwin was a merchant. [Ref] In 1930 E.T., age 56, and Fannie, age 57, were living in Precinct 6, McLennan, Texas and E. T. was an insurance salesman [?]. [Ref]
1. Mary Pearl Bruce was born about 1899 in Texas. [Ref]
  In 1910 Mary, 11, was living with her parents in Justice Precinct 6. [Ref]
2. William Nelson Bruce was born on 16 Jan 1900 [Ref] in Bruceville, McLennan, Texas. [Ref, in Texas][Ref] William N. died on 8 Jul 1992 [Ref] in Dallas county, Texas. [Ref]
  In 1910 William, nine, was living with his parents in Justice Precinct 6. [Ref] In 1920 Nelson, 19, was living with his parents in Bruceville. [Ref] In 1918 William was a college student in Meridian, Mississippi. He said that his employer was [his uncle] J. W. Beeson. [Ref] William's last residence was Mesquite, Dallas, Texas. [Ref]
  According to his World War I draft card, William was 5' 3-1/2", of medium build, with light blue eyes and brown hair. [Ref]
3. Ella B. Bruce was born about 1903/4 in Texas. [Ref]
  In 1910 Ella, seven, was living with her parents in Justice Precinct 6. [Ref] In 1920 Ella, 16, was living with her parents in Bruceville. [Ref]
4. Edwin R. Bruce was born on 31 Aug 1909 [Ref] in Texas. [Ref] He died on 16 Dec 1981 [Ref] in Mills county, Texas. [Ref]
  In 1910 Edwin R. was seven months old and living with his parents in Justice Precinct 6. [Ref] In 1920 Edwin, ten, was living with his parents in Bruceville. [Ref] In 1930 Edwin R., 20, was living with his parents in Precinct 6. [Ref]

Martha Ada Beeson was born on 30 Dec 1871 [Ref, p. 6][Ref, Dec 1871] in Keener. [Ref, p. 14] She died on 11 Mar 1911 while a missionary in China. [Ref, p. 6, 14 Mar][Ref] "She was buried in a beautiful spot upon one of the foothills of the Western Mountain." [Ref, p. 301] She married Wilmoth Alexander Farmer on 26 Jan 1904 in China. [Ref] Wilmoth was the son of James Alexander and Mary Elizabeth (Farmer) Farmer. [Ref] He was born on 14 Oct 1877 in Conyers, Rockdale, Georgia. [Ref][Ref] He died on 30 Oct 1970 in Los Gatos, Santa Clara, California. [Ref] Wilmoth graduated from Emory University in 1898. [Ref] He was sent to China as a Methodist missionary in 1901. [Ref] He spent two years learning Chinese. [Ref] After his wife's death he wrote Ada Beeson Farmer: A Missionary Heroine of Kwang Si, South China about her. [Ref] He converted to Catholicism and was received into the Catholic Church on 6 May 1915. [Ref] He was ordained as a priest in 1922 [Ref] and was known as Father Francis X. Farmer. [Ref] He was sent back to China where he worked as a parish priest in Shanghai until 1947. [Ref] He was at Loyola University from 1949 to 1966. [Ref] Click here to see Ada and Wilmoth's wedding photo. In 1880 Martha A. was living with her parents in Duck Springs and attending school. [Ref] Martha was a thin and delicate child, but a tomboy none the less. [Ref, p. 15] When she was about 13 she spent a year living with her uncle William Sibert's family and attended school in Gadsden. [Ref, p. 20] In 1886 she attended her brother John's school in Arcadia. [Ref, p. 22] In 1893 she was a student at her brother John's school in Demopolis. [Ref] She received her AM degree in 1893. [Ref, p. 24] She spent a year teaching in Paradise, Wise, Texas and a year teaching in Chico, Wise, Texas. [Ref, p. 27] Following that she spent two years teaching at her brother John's college in Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi. [Ref, p. 30] She then spent two years assisting a younger brother by teaching in Blountsville. [Ref, p. 37] In 1900 Martha was living with her parents in Duck Springs and working as a school teacher. [Ref] She decided to become a missionary in China and attended the Missionary School in Nyack New York. [Ref, p. 42] Upon graduating in 1901 she spent a year working in Tennessee. [Ref, p. 46] Ada sailed from San Francisco to Hong Kong on the SS City of Peking on 11 Jan 1902. [Ref, p. 51]
She spent her first two years in China studying Mandarin and she met her husband. [Ref] She returned home for a visit once, sailing on the Shinano Maru on 31 Ap 1907. [Ref, p. 195] She had a baby son who died shortly after birth in 1907. [Ref, p. 202] She developed what she referred to as severe dysentery at the start of 1910 and died a little over a year later. [Ref, p. 51]

Unknown Son Farmer was born and died in 1907.

William James Beeson was born on 16 Feb 1874 [Ref, p. 6][Ref][Ref][Ref, May 1874] in Big Will's Valley, Keener. [Ref, p. 14] William James (mother's maiden name Sibert) died on 5 Sep 1951 in Los Angles county, California. [Ref] He married Auline Moore [Ref, p. 6] about 1898. [Ref] Auline was born on 29 Sep 1880 in Auburn. [Ref, Sep 1879 in Alabama][Ref in Alabama][Ref, p. 14] She died on 13 May 1956 in Los Angeles county, California. [Ref]
In 1880 William J., six, was living with his parents in Duck Springs and attending school. [Ref] In 1893 he was a student at the Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical college. [Ref] In 1900, William J., 26, and Orlean J., 20, were living with Orlean's brother William Moore's family in New Harmony. William was a school teacher. [Ref] In 1920 Martin, 45, and Auline, 39, lived in Pasadena, Los Angeles, California. William was a high school teacher. [Ref] In 1930 William J., 56, and Auline, 49, were living in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California. William was a teacher in a junior high school. Their granddaughter Patricia lived with them. [Ref]
William was tall and slender with blue eyes and brown hair. [Ref]
1. Ruth Beeson was born on 8 Apr 1899 in Blountsville. [Ref, about 1899 in Alabama][Ref, in Alabama][Ref] She died on 4 Mar 1981 in Los Angeles county, California. [Ref, gives her maiden name and her mother's] She married Morse M. Claus. [Ref, p. 14] Morse Moulton Claus was the son of Frank W. and Cornelia Claus. [Ref] He was born on 3 Sep 1897 in Iowa. [Ref][Ref, Sep 1896] He died on 5 Oct 1940 in Los Angeles county, California. [Ref, mother's maiden name Moulton] He was buried on 24 Oct 1940 in the Los Angeles National Cemetery. [Ref]
  In 1900 Morse Moulton was three and living with his parents in Falls, Cerro Gordo, Iowa. [Ref] In 1910 Moulton, 13, was living with his mother in Pasadena Ward 1, Los Angeles, California. [Ref] Moulton was a private in the signal corps in World War I. [Ref] In 1920 Moulton, 23, was living in Des Moines Ward 2, Polk, Iowa. He was a saleman for a motor company. [Ref] In 1930 Moulton, 33, and Ruth B., 31, lived in Pasadena, Los Angeles, California. Moulton worked for an advertising company. [Ref] Ruth Claus of Pasadena arrived in New York, New York from Los Angeles, California on the California on 26 Mar 1934. [Ref]
2. William Nelson Beeson was born on 12 Mar 1901 in Alabama. [Ref, about 1902][Ref] He died on 26 Sep 1968 in Los Angeles county, California. [Ref, gives his mother's maiden name] He married Alice Ingram. [Ref, p. 14]
  In 1920 William M., 18, was living with his parents in Pasadena. [Ref]
  1. Patricia Auline Beeson was born on 27 Feb 1923 in Los Angeles county, California. [Ref, mother's maiden name Ingram][Ref] She died on 5 Jan 1989 in Orange county, California. [Ref, gives her maiden name and her mother's] She married Robert F. Pattison. [Ref, no first name] They divorced in May 1971 in San Bernardino, California. [Ref] He may be the Robert F. Pattison who was born on 11 Dec 1909 in California and died on 2 Jan 1977 in San Diego county, California. [Ref]
    In 1930 Patricia, age seven, lived with her paternal grandparents in Los Angles. [Ref]
    1. Possibly living daughter was born on 11 Jun 1956 in Los Angeles county, California. [Ref, mother's maiden name Beeson]
3. Martin Lynn Beeson was born on 21 Jul 1902 in Alabama. [Ref, about 1903][Ref] He died on 5 Aug 1970 in Orange county, California. [Ref] He married Florence Johnson. [Ref, p. 14] She was born about 1905 in California. [Ref]
  In 1920 Martin L., 17, was living with his parents in Pasadena. [Ref] in 1930 Martin L., 27, and Florence H., 25, were living in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California. [Ref]
  1. Possibly living daughter was born about 1926 in New York. [Ref]
  2. William Martin Beeson was born on 28 May 1930 in Los Angeles county, California. [Ref, mother's maiden name Johnson][Ref] He died on 14 Jul 1999. [Ref]
    William's last residence was Westminster, Orange, California. [Ref]
4. Carol Buckley Beeson was born on 13 Dec 1903 in Alabama. [Ref, about 1904] Carrol Memefee Beeson died on 22 Feb 1991 in Orange county, California. [Ref, gives his mother's maiden name] He married first Helen Bocher. [Ref, p. 14] She was born about 1905 in Tennessee. [Ref] Carrol M Beeson, 67, married second Alice L. Smith, 37, on 18 Mar 1972 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California. [Ref]
  In 1920 Carol B., 16, was living with his parents in Pasadena. [Ref] In 1930 Carroll M., 26, and Helen E., 25, were living in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California. [Ref]
  1. Possibly living daughter was born about 1925 in California. [Ref]
  2. Possibly living daughter was born about 1927 in California. [Ref]
5. Hoyt Sibert Beeson was born on 13 Feb 1908 in Worcestor, Worcestor, Massachusetts. [Ref, p. 14] He died on 16 Feb 1908 on Worcestor. [Ref, p. 14]
Eleanor Cornelia Beeson was born on 6 Dec 1876 [Ref, p. 6][Ref, Dec 1876] in Keener. [Ref, p. 14] This is not consistent with her age in the post-1900 censuses, the birthdate of 6 Dec 1879 given by her son [Ref] or with the birthdate of 6 Dec 1882 in the social security death index [Ref]. She died on 19 Jan 1971 [Ref, Jan 1971] in Mobile. [Ref] She married Dr. John Coleman O'Gwynn [Ref, p. 6, J. C.] on 3 Jul 1901 near Gadsden. [Ref] John was the son of David Coleman and Emma (Gordon) O'Gwynn. [Ref] John was born on 2 Aug 1879 in Grove Hill [Ref]. [Ref, in Alabama][Ref, 12 Aug][Ref, 13 Aug] He died on 13 Jan 1945, age 65, in Mobile. [Ref, wife Nena Beeson][Ref]
In 1880 Elenora C., three, was living with her parents in Duck Springs. [Ref] In 1893 she was a student at her brother's school in Demopolis. [Ref] In 1900 Eleanor C. was living with her parents in Duck Springs and working as a school teacher. [Ref] In 1910 John C., 30, and Nena B., 28[!], were living in Mobile Ward 2. John was a physician. Nena had had three children and two were living. [Ref] In 1920 John Coleman, 44, and Nena, 37[!], were living in Mobile Ward 4. John was a physician specialising in eyes. [Ref] John applied for a passport on 15 Oct 1923. He planned to travel on the SS Hastings on 25 Oct and to visit Holland, France, Egypt and India. [Ref] He arrived in New York, New York from Napoli on the Adriatic on 19 Feb 1924. [Ref] In 1930 John was a physician in Mobile. Nena B., 48, and her son were living separately in Mobile. [Ref] Nena's last residence was Mobile. [Ref]
1. Mary Eleanor O'Gwynn died before 1910.
2. Emma Louise O'Gwynn was born about 1904 in Alabama. [Ref] She died on 7 Jun 1952, age 48, in Mobile. [Ref] She married C. M. Dunn. [Ref, p. 14] [Ref, says her spouse's last name was Ekbert]
  In 1910 Emma L, six, was living with her parents in Mobile. [Ref] In 1920 Louise, 16, was living with her parents in Mobile. [Ref]
3. John Coleman O'Gwynn was born on 12 May 1907 [Ref, about 1907][Ref] in Century, Florida. [Ref] He died on 13 Jul 1972 [Ref], age 65, in Mobile. [Ref, parents John Coleman O'Gwynn, Sr. and Eleanor Cornelia Beeson] He married Pauline Norton. [Ref]
  In 1910 John C.,3, was living with his parents in Mobile. [Ref] In 1920 J. Coleman, 12, was living with his parents in Mobile. [Ref] In 1930 J. Coleman, 22, was living with his mother in Mobile and working as an intern at a hospital. [Ref] John arrived in New York, New York from Genoa, Italy on the Rex on 28 May 1936. [Ref] He enlisted in the navy on 29 Dec 1941. [Ref]
Malcolm Alfred Beeson [Ref] was born on 20 Jun 1879 [Ref, p. 6][Ref, Jun 1877][Ref] in Big Will's Valley, Keener. [Ref, p. 14] He died in Sep 1971. [Ref] He married Effie Harrison. [Ref, p. 6] Effie was born about 1883 in Louisiana; her parents were also born in Louisiana. [Ref]
In 1880 Malcolm, age eight months, was living with his parents in Duck Springs. [Ref] In 1900 Malcolm was living with his parents in Duck Springs and attending school. [Ref]
In 1910 Malcolm, age 30, and Effie, age 27, were living in Meridian, Lauderdale, Missippi. Malcolm's father lived with them. They had been married for six years and Effie had had two children and both were living. Malcom was the president of a male college. [Ref] In 1920 Malcolm A., 40, and Effie H., 37, were living in Stillwater Ward 2, Payne, Oklahoma. Malcolm was a teacher. [Ref] In 1930 M. A., 50, and Effie H., 47, were living in Stillwater. [Ref] Malcolm's last residence was Stillwater. [Ref] Malcolm was a well known agronomist.
1. Evelyn Beeson was born on 22 Apr 1907 in Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi. [Ref, p. 14]
  In 1910 Evelyn was three and living with her parents in Meridian. [Ref] In 1920 Evelyn, 12, was living with her parents in Stillwater, Payne, Oklahoma. [Ref]
2. Wilamina Beeson was born on 24 Dec 1908 in Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi. [Ref, p. 14]
  In 1910 Wilamina was one and living with her parents in Meridian. [Ref] In 1920 Wilamina, 11, was living with her parents in Stillwater, Payne, Oklahoma. [Ref] In 1930 Willie, 21, was living with her parents in Stillwater. [Ref]
3. Malcolm Beeson was born on 3 Feb 1911 in Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi. [[Ref, p. 14]
  In 1920 Malcolm, nine, was living with his parents in Stillwater, Payne, Oklahoma. [Ref] In 1930 Malcolm, 19, was living with his parents in Stillwater. [Ref]
Mary Summers Beeson was born on 12 Dec 1881 [Ref, p. 6][Ref] in Keener. She died on 2 May 1885. [Ref, p. 6][Ref] She is buried in the Duck Springs cemetery. [Ref] Click here to see a photo of her grave on the Findagrave website.