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Thomas BEAL

First Generation


1. Thomas BEAL was born in 1740. He died in 1823.Thomas married Ann NORRIS daughter of Daniel NORRIS and MATTHEWS before 1760. Ann was born in 1729.


They had the following children:
+2 M i. John BEAL Sr was born in 1760. He died in 1836.
3 M ii. Daniel BEAL was born in 1765.
4 M iii.Joshua BEAL.
5 M iv. Benjamin "Bradley" BEAL was born in 1755. He died in 1782 in NC.
6 M v. Brittan BEAL was born in 1805.
7 F vi. Mary BEAL
8 F vii. Patsy BEAL
9 F viii. Ann BEAL
10 F ix. Lydia BEAL
11 F x. Jenny BEAL


Second Generation

2. John BEAL Sr (Thomas)was born in 1760. He died in 1836 in NC. John married Mary. Mary was born in 1787. She died after 1860 in NC.


They had the following children:
+ 12 M i. Elisha H BEAL was born on 17 Dec 1818.
13 M ii. Thomas BEAL was born on 4 Nov 1807 in Chatham Co, NC. He died on 8 Feb 1884 in Chatham Co, NC. He was buried in Meroney's Methodist Church Chatham Co, NC. Thomas married Julia Ann TYSOR in 1827 in Chatham Co, NC.
14 M iii. John BEAL was born in 1810. He died in 1844.
+15 M iv. Asa BEAL was born in 1795. He died in 1866.


Third Generation

12. Elisha H BEAL (John, Thomas)was born on 17 Dec 1818 in Chatham Co, NC. Elisha married Lydia BARBER daughter of Zadock BARBER and Tempie STINSON on 3 Jun 1840 in Chatham Co, NC. Lydia was born in 1819.


They had the following children:
+16 M i. Elisha E BEAL was born in 1862. He died Unknown, Escaped from Prison.
+17 F ii. Rebecca J BEAL was born in 1841.
+ 18 M iii. John F BEAL was born in 1843.
+ 19 M iv. Atlas G BEAL was born in 1846. He died in Mar 1894.
20 F v. Martha E BEAL was born in 1848 in Chatham Co, NC. Martha married Brown BURKE.
21 F vi. Mary Ann BEAL was born on 18 Apr 1850 in Chatham Co, NC. She died on 16 Oct 1873 in Cumnock, NC. She was buried in Community Cemetery, Cummock, SC.
22 F vii. Sarah Catherine BEAL was born in 1853 in Chatham Co, NC. Sarah married Doc STONE.
23 F viii. Ann BEAL was born in 1859 in Chatham Co, NC.


15. Asa BEAL (John, Thomas) was born in 1795. He died in 1866 in Chatham Co, NC.
Unknown Mother. Mary was not Asa's Mother.
Asa married Chloe MORAN daughter of Delilah on 28 Nov 1817 in Chatham Co, NC. Chloe was born in 1796.


They had the following children:
24 F i. Abigial BEAL was born in 1824.
25 M ii. John William BEAL was born in 1830. John married Phoebe DOWDY on 27 Jan 1853 in Chatham Co, NC.
26 M iii. Robert BEAL was born in 1838. Robert married MOODY on 19 Dec 1858 in Chatham Co, NC.
27 F iv. Eliza BEAL was born in 1838.
28 M v. Aaron BEAL was born in 1843. Aaron married Apphia F JOHNSON on 28 Aug 1853 in Chatham Co, NC.
29 F vi. Julia Ann BEAL. Julia married Alvis FIELDS on 15 Mar 1849 in Chatham Co, NC.

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Elisha E "Pomp" Beal was my(Lesa T Gosnell) Great-Great-Grandfather. I do NOT have a problem putting this information on the internet. Several people didn't want to post this information on the county pages so I am posting it here. Thanks to Don Rielly I have this information.

Fourth Generation

16. Elisha E BEAL "Pomp" (Elisha H, John, Thomas) was born1 in 1862 in Chatham Co, NC. He died Unknown, Escaped from Prison.

Thursday, January 30, 1896- The Chatham Record Boiler Explosion. A white man, named Elisha Beal, has been brought here to jail, to await trial at our next court, upon the charge of having maliciously caused the fatal explosion of the steam at Mr. Matthew Gilmour's cotton gin, near Egypt.


It is alleged that he was the former engineer and because another man had been put in his place he fixed the engine so as to cause it to explode. It is said that if the explosion had occurred a few minutes later five persons would have been killed. It was bad enough as it was, killing Mr. (?) Gibson and Mr Miles Gunter.

Thursday, February 13, 1896 - The Chatham Record Superior Court. State against Elisha Beal, indicted for murder. The defendant in this cause is charged with having maliciously caused the explosion of the steam engine at Mr. Matthew Gilmore's cotton gin near Egypt. He was arraigned on Tuesday and the trial was set for today, and it was ( ) be very interesting.

Thursday, February 20, 1896- Chatham Record Superior Court. The case against Elisha Beal was continued until next court on account of the absence of important witnesses for the defendant. In this case the defendant is indicted for murder, for having maliciously fixed the steam engine at Gilmore's gin so as to cause the explosion which killed two men.

Thursday May 14 1896- The Chatham Record Superior Court. The case against Elisha Beal was begun on Thursday and was not finished until late Saturday afternoon when the jury retired and, after consulting together until nearly midnight, returned a verdict of guilty of manslaughter. The judge then sentenced the prisoner to (?) but an appeal was taken to Supreme Court which cannot be heard until about the first of November. ( ? ) ballot the jurors were evenly divided, there being six for acquittal and six for manslaughter.

This was a ( ? ) the defendant being charged with the ( ? ) of Walter ( ? ) who was killed last January in the explosion of the boiler in Mr. Matthew Gilmore's cotton gin, near Cumnock. Beal had been the fireman and two days before the explosion he had been discharged and another put in his place and it was alleged that he had maliciously tampered with the engine and ( ? ) to cause the explosion in revenge for having been discharged. The prisoner was defended by ( Cabot ) ? and P. H. Calvert who had been assigned to that duty by the judge, as the prisoner was too poor to ( ? ) an attorney, and they performed their duty ( assiduously ? ) . This was Mr Calvert's first case in Court and his ( ? ) was highly complimented.

Thursday November 12, 1896- The Chatham Record Beal's Case. The Supreme Court, on last Tuesday, affirmed the judgment of the Superior Court in the case of the state against Elisha Beal, and he will now have to serve his sentence of ten years imprisonment in the penetentiary. It will be remembered that he was tried and convicted last May for having maliciously caused the explosion of the boiler at Gilmore's gin, last January, which killed Mr. James Gilmour and Mr. Walter Gunter. He appealed to the Supreme Court and that tribunal has now affirmed the judgment of the Superior Court.


Donald H. Rielly

Note: The following are newspaper articles which follow the case of an Elisha Beal who was convicted of manslaughter in 1896, and sentenced to a 10 year term in the North Carolina State Penetentiary in Raleigh. The next paragraph is an excerpt from a letter I received from the North Carolina State Archives re the prison record of Elisha Beal. His age 36, shows him to be the son of my 2nd great grandfather, Elisha Beal and his wife Lydia Barber Beal.

The entry in the North Carolina State Prison Descriptive Register May 1896- July 1917, Volume 11 includes this information: Number 11746; Nativity, NC; Last Residence Chatham, Education, None; Occupation, Laborer; Age, 36; Sex, male; Color, White; Social Relation, Married; Height, 5'81/2', Weight, 150; Color of Eyes, Brown. Color of Hair, Gray; Where Tried. Chatham; Expiration of Sentence, 8 December 1906; When Sentenced 8 December 1896; Term of Sentence, 10 Years; Offense, Manslaughter; # of Imprisonments, 1; Remarks, Baldheaded.


Elisha married2 Sarah Ann HILLIARD "Sallie" daughter of John T HILLIARD and Sallie Ann on 4 Sep 1881 in Chatham Co, NC. Sarah was born in 1860 in Chatham Co, NC. She died in Chatham Co, NC. They had the following children:
+ 30 M i. George Washington BEAL was born on 13 Oct 1886. He died on 12 Feb 1960.
+31 M ii. William Monroe "Willis" Monroe BEAL was born in 11 Oct 1899 (Census list his birth as Jan 1895). He died in 31 Oct 1956.


17.Rebecca J BEAL (Elisha H, John, Thomas) was born in 1841 in Chatham Co, NC. Rebecca married Joseph MILLS son of Aaran MILLS on 9 Feb 1874 in Chatham Co, NC.


They had the following children:
32 F i. Rose A MILLS was born in 1879 in Chatham Co, NC.
33 F ii. Lucy BEAL was born in 1865 in NC. Lucy married (1)Daniel PALMER on 24 Sep 1892 in Chatham Co, NC. Daniel was born in Canada. Lucy married (2) Pat RILEY on 2 Nov 1896 in Chatham Co, NC.


18. John F BEAL (Elisha H, John, Thomas) was born in 1843 in Chatham Co, NC.


He had the following children:
34 M i. Robert L BEAL was born3 in 1874 in NC.
35 M ii. David B BEAL was born4 in 1873 in NC.


19. Atlas G BEAL (Elisha H, John,Thomas) was born in 1846 in Chatham Co, NC. He died in Mar 1894. Private in Co, H of the 70th NC Regiment 1863. Atlas married Susan A CULBERTH on 9 Jan 1873 in Cumberland Co, NC. Susan was born in Aug 1854.


They had the following children:

19A F i. Sarah E Beal born 16 Jan 1874 and died 5 Feb 1963, Sampson CO, NC. Married Simpson Naylor.

Sarah's Death Certificate.


19B F ii. Mary E BEAL was born in Nov 1885.

19C F iii. Callemba BEAL was born in Feb 1887.

19D F iv. Etta BEAL was born in Nov 1891.

19E M v. Jasper BEAL was born in Dec 1893.




1. Chatham Co Census , 1880.Oakland Twp, Chatham Co.
2. Marriage .Chatham Co Marriage Index.
3. 1880 Census, Chatham Co, NC.
4. 1880 Census, Chatham Co, NC.
Fifth Generation

30. George Washington BEAL (Elisha E, Elisha H, John, Thomas) was born on 13 Oct 1886 in NC. He died1 on 12 Feb 1960 in Catawba County, NC. The cause of death was acute circulation failure due to chronic congestive failure. He was buried on 15 Feb 1960 in Catawba Memorial Park, Catawba Co, NC. George married Bertha Lee TROUTMAN daughter of Benjamin Franklin TROUTMAN and Ida Cornelia WILLIAMS before 1912. Bertha was born on 21 May 1893 in SC. She died2 on 29 Jul 1926 in Forsyth Co, NC. She was buried on 1 Aug 1926 in Union Ridge Cemetery, Forsyth Co, NC.

George Washington Beal Draft Registration - June 6 1917.

Robert Ivey Newton, Hazel "Nellie" Beal Newton and George Washington Beal.


George and Bertha had the following children:
+ 40 F i. Sadie Cornelius BEAL was born on 9 Oct 1912. She died on 29 Sep 1984.
+ 41 F ii. Ottie Lee BEAL was born on 1 Jul 1915. She died on 16 Dec 1985.
42 F iii. Hazel Marie "Nellie" BEAL was born on 23 Jul 1918 in Whitmire SC. She died on 30 Jan 1984 in Cleveland Co, NC. She was buried at Catawba Memorial Park, Catawba Co, NC. Hazel married Robert Ivey NEWTON. Robert was born on 10 Feb 1920. He died on 2 Feb 1996 in Catawba Co, NC. He was buried at Catawba Memorial Park, Catawba Co, NC.


Hazel Marie "Nellie" Newton, 65 Rt. 1 Casar, the St. Paul Community, died today at her residence following a period of declining health. A housewife and former resident of 1724 Fifth Ave. SW, Hickory, she was born July 23, 1918, in Whitmire, SC, a daughter of G.W. and Bertha Lee Troutman Beal. Surviving are her husband Robert Ivey Newton; a brother Ira Beal of Hickory and three sisters, Mrs. Ted (Sadie) Truesdale of Vale and Ottie Lewis and Mrs. Doyle (Ruth) Fox of Hickory. The funeral will be conducted by the Rev. Gerald Weeks at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Bethany Lutheran Church, where she was a member. Burial will be in Catawba Memorial Park. The family will be at Bass-Smith Funeral Home from 7 until 9 p.m. Tuesday, and at other times at Mrs. Newton's residence.

No children.


+ 43 M iv. Living BEAL was born on 18 Aug 1920. Married Mary Ollie Juanita Fox. Juanita was born 24 Jan 1925 and died 31 Dec 1968.
buried at Catawba Memorial Park, Catawba Co, NC. Juanita Beal Obit.

Juanita's Death Certificate.


Juanita and her Mother Arrie Allen Fox. Photo provided by Jenny Gerami Markham.


+ 44 F v. Living BEAL was born in 1922. Married Doyle Fox



31. William "Willis" Monroe BEAL (Elisha E, Elisha H, John, Thomas) was born3 in 11 Oct 1899 (Census list his birth date as Jan 1895) in Chatham Co, NC. He died in 31 Oct 1956 in Chatham Co, NC. He was buried in Bethany Baptist Church, Chatham Co, NC. Willis married Alma Ruth HUMPHREY on 15 Jun 1927 in Kannapolis, NC. Alma was born on 9 Jul 1904 in Bladen Co, NC. She died on 12 Mar 1986 in New Hanover Co, NC. She was buried in Bethany Baptist Church, Chatham Co, NC.

William Monroe "Willis" Beal and Alma Ruth Humphrey Beal Photo 1. Thanks to Zelia Humphrey Cline.

Willis' Death Certificate.



They had the following children:
45 F i. Living Beal
46 M ii. Living Beal
47 M iii. Living Beal
48 F iv. Living Beal
49 M v. George Edmond BEAL was born on 29 Feb 1936 in NC. He died on 8 Aug 1996 in Wyoming. The cause of death was Cancer.
50 M vi. Living Beal.


Sources

1. Death Certificate.
2. Death Certificate.
3. Chatham Co Census , 4 Jun 1900.
Sixth Generation

40. Sadie Cornelius BEAL (George Washington, Elisha E, Elisha H, John, Thomas) was born on 9 Oct 1912 in Newberry, SC. She died1 on 29 Sep 1984 in Catawba County, NC. The cause of death was Renal Failure. She was buried on 1 Oct 1984 in Trinity Lutheran Church,Vale, NC (Lincoln Co).SSN 241-01-0489
Sadie C Beal Truesdale March 1983.
Sadie had a son out of wedlock:


Bobby BEAL was born on 22 Jul 1930 in Forsyth Co, NC. He died on 7 Sep 1930 in Forsyth Co, NC. The cause of death was Malnutrition. He was buried on 10 Sep 1930 in Woodlawn Cemetry, Forsyth Co, NC.


Sadie never married to (1) Charles Rubel HILL son of William HILL and Emma E SPAUGH Never Married. Charles was born on 21 Feb 1908 in Davidson Co, NC. He died2 on 11 Nov 1934 in Forsyth Co, NC. He was buried in Union Ridge Cemetery, Forsyth Co, NC. Have Receipt from where his mother paid for his funeral.
Winston - Salem Newspaper

Hill Rites to Be Conducted Today Funeral Services for Charles Rubel Hill, 26 of this city, who was fatally injured in an automobile accident here early Sunday morning, will be conducted today at 2 p.m. form the home and at 3 p.m. from Sprague Street Church of Christ, Rev. J. E. Franklin and Rev. G. W. C. Stoney will be in charge: Interment will follow in Union Ridge Cemetery. Pallbearers will be David Oldham, James Franklin, Green Journey, Bill Doty, Lawrence Williams and Mr. Misenheimer.


Charles and Sadie had the following child:
+ 51 M i. Tommy Gray TRUESDALE was born on 11 Feb 1932. He died on 16 Dec 2001.


Sadie married3 (2) Lloyd Ezzell TRUESDALE "Ted" son of John T TRUESDALE and Mattie THREAT on 27 Jun 1936 in York Co, SC. Lloyd was born on 19 May 1908 in Chester SC. He died on 12 Aug 1988 in Lincoln Co, NC. He was buried in Trinity Lutheran Church, Vale, NC. Lincoln Co).
Lloyd E Truesdale and Sadie Beal Truesdale Headstone.


Lloyd and Sadie had one son:
+ 52 M ii. Gary Daniel TRUESDALE born 28 May 1940, Catawba Co, NC and died 15 Jan 2006,Lincoln Co, NC and is buried at Trinity Lutheran Church, Vale, NC.



Obit:

GARY D. TRUESDALE VALE - Mr. Gary Daniel Truesdale, 65, of 6008 Bill Sain Road in Vale, died Sunday, Jan. 15, 2006. His funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2006, at Trinity Lutheran Church, with the Rev. John Locke officiating. His body will be placed in the church 30 minutes prior to the service. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:30 to 8:30 tonight, Monday, Jan. 16, 2006, at Warlick Funeral Home. Mr. Truesdale was born May 28, 1940, in Catawba County to the late Lloyd “Ted” and Sadie Beal Truesdale. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one brother, Tommy Truesdale. Mr. Truesdale was a very loving husband, father and grandfather, and very dedicated to his family and his church, Trinity Lutheran, where he was a member for many years. Mr. Truesdale was self-employed as an accountant for more than 26 years. Survivors include his wife, Barbara Smith Truesdale of the home; one son, Brian Truesdale and his wife, Jennifer, of Vale; two daughters, Kelly Murtagh and her husband, J.L., and Janet Flowers and her husband, Eddie, of Lincolnton; three grandsons, Matt Murtagh, Andrew Flowers and Austin Flowers; and three granddaughters, Johnna Murtagh, Lexi Truesdale and Heather Truesdale. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, 6000 Fairview Road, Suite 200, Charlotte, N.C. 28210 or Trinity Lutheran Church, P.O. Box 7, Vale, N.C. 28168. Warlick Funeral Home of Lincolnton is serving the Truesdale family.

41. Ottie Lee BEAL (George Washington, Elisha E, Elisha H, John, Thomas) was born on 1 Jul 1915 in SC. She died on 16 Dec 1985 in Catawba Co, NC. She was buried at Catawba Memorial Park, Catawba Co, NC.

Ottie was named after the Automobile. Her older sister Sadie was 3 yrs old when Ottie was born and the Dr asked Sadie what she wanted to name her sister and she was pointing at the Dr's Automobile and trying to say automobile and they thought she was saying Ottie Beal.


Ottie married Stephenson Luther LEWIS son of Albert Sidney LEWIS and Lula Ester TRAVIS. Stephenson was born on 28 Apr 1916. Luther's Obit. He died on 7 Jan 1980 in Catawba Co, NC. He was buried at Catawba Memorial Park, Catawba Co, NC.


They had the following children:

41A. Darrell Stephen Lewis born 19 Sep 1935 and died 18 Sep 1996, Catawba Co, NC.

41B. M i. Buddy Carroll LEWIS was born in 1937 in Catawba Co, NC. He died on 3 Aug 2003 in Catawba Co, NC. He was buried at Catawba Memorial Park, Catawba Co, NC.Have Obit from Newspaper.

41C. Living Male Lewis.

41D. Living Male Lewis.

41E. Living Female Lewis.

43. Living BEAL (George Washington, Elisha E, Elisha H, John, Thomas) was born on 18 Aug 1920 in Highpoint, Guilford Co NC. Living Beal married Juanita Ollie Mary FOX daughter of Landon Nelson FOX and Arric ALLEN. Juanita was born in 1925. She died on 31 Dec 1968 in Catawba Co, NC. She was buried on 1 Jan 1969 at Catawba Memorial Park, Catawba Co, NC.

Juanita's Death Certficate.


They had the four children.


+ 59 F i. Vicki Lee BEAL born 9 April 1947, Catawba County, NC. Vickie died 20 Nov 2007.

CLAREMONT - Vickie Lee Beal Markham, 60, of Claremont, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2007, at her residence. Born April 9, 1947, in Catawba County, she was the daughter of Ira Franklin Beal of Conover and the late Mary Ollie Juanita Fox. Along with her mother, she was preceded in death by a son, Larry Eugene Markham Jr. Mrs. Markham was a member of Tri-City Baptist Church and worked as a supervisor at Barnhardt Manufacturing for more than 36 years. She is survived by her father, Ira Franklin Beal of Conover; daughter, Melissa Flowers of Claremont; three sons, Larry "Brent" Markham and wife, Jenny, of Conover, Jeffrey Markham and wife, Sheila, of Granite Falls and Davy Beal and wife, Jackie, of Taylorsville; three grandsons, Devin Flowers of Claremont, Daniel Beal of Taylorsville and Eric Smith of Granite Falls; six granddaughters, Jessica Markham of Raleigh, Miranda Pendergrass of Claremont, Darien Gerami of Conover, Stephanie Woody and Heather Beal, both of Taylorsville, and Casey Smith of Granite Falls; four great-grandchildren; two sisters; and a number of nieces and nephews. A memorial service will be held at 5:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 26, 2007, at Tri-City Baptist Church, with the Rev. Byron Repass officiating. Memorials may be made to Palliative CareCenter & Hospice of Catawba Valley, 3975 Robinson Road, Newton, N.C. 28658, or American Cancer Society, 6000 Fairview Road, Suite 200, Charlotte, N.C. 28210. Bass-Smith Funeral Home and Crematory is serving the family of Vickie Lee Beal Markham.

Note**** Obituary is wrong. Davy is her brother. Daniel is a nephew, Stephanie and Heather are nieces.

60 F ii. Living BEAL.
+61 F iii. Living BEAL.
62 M iv. Living BEAL.


44. Living BEAL (George Washington, Elisha E, Elisha H, John, Thomas) was born in 1922 in NC. Living Beal married Doyle Theodore FOX son of Landon Nelson FOX and Arric ALLEN in 1944. Doyle was born on 20 Feb 1919 in Buncombe Co, NC. He died on 10 Oct 2003 in Catawba Co, NC. He was buried in Catawba Memorial Park, Catawba Co, NC.
They had the four children.
Sources

1. Death Certificate.
2. Death Certificate.
3. Marriage , 4629-1936.


Ancestors showing relationship to myself.
Thomas Beal
John Beal
Elisha H Beal
Elisha E Beal
George Washington Beal
Sadie Cornelius Beal
Tommy Gray Truesdale
myself

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