Dear Ed, Finally found time to send the James A. Beard Family Bible information. Hitchcock's New and Complete Analysis of the Holy Bible FAMILY RECORDS Births James A Beard was borned Aug the 2nd 1822 Mahala Beard was borned March 4th 1824. Molsey Beard was borned May the 31st 1827 John Franklin Knight was borned February 2nd 1862 (child of Permelia Beard) John Baly Beard was borned January 22, 1842 (born Ala mother Mahala) Permelia Mahalia Beard was borned January 17, 1844 (born Ala mother Mahala James Berry Beard was borned April 24, 1846 (born Ala mother Mahala) Elizar Ann Beard was borned April 21, 1848 (born Ala mother Mahala) Esreal Leroy Beard was borned Aug 2, 1869 (don't know if this date is 1849/69, see deaths) William Albert Beard was borned April 13th 1851 Calvin A. Beard was borned November the 10th 1852 Nancy Ann Beard was borned August 8th AD 1854 Rebecker Isabella Beard was borned August 28th AD 1856 Tabitha Allen Beard was borned August 6th AD 1858 FAMILY RECORDS MARRIAGES James A. Beard & Mahala his wife was married March 20th 1841 James A. Beard & Molsey his wife was married Oct 26th 1848 **Note- for some reason the date 1836 is written on this line above Richard Knight*** Richard A Knight & his wife Permelia was married Oct 18th 1860 Louis A. Beard & Lula Brown his wife married Nov 3 1895 FAMILY RECORDS DEATHS Mahala wife of James A Beard Died May the 23 1848 Elizar Ann Beard Died July 28, 1848 Esreal Leroy Beard Died Aug 22 1849 James Berry Beard Died June 21, 1854 or 64 John Baly Beard Died January 18, 1866 Rebecker Isabellar Beard Died Sept 6, 1868 Molsey wife of James A Beard Died February 27 @ 220 AM AD. 1900 James A. Beard Died October 26 at 8 AM AD 1908 Age 86 years 2ms 24ds FAMILY RECORD MISCELLANEOUS Thomas Alvin Beard was borned March the 10th 1860 Franklin A Beard was borned April 11 1862 Molsey Inn Beard borned Aug 16th AD 1864 Josiah Samuel Beard was borned Aug 1st AD 1867 Louis Aaron Beard was borned August 7th AD 1869 This is it !!! As you can tell some of the dates seem odd. Most all of James A.'s children had a middle initial "A" , some of them we are not sure of yet. We are from Louis Aaron Beard and Lula Brown. We have been in Hardin County Texas almost 100 years. Census shows James A Beard born Alabama, married both wives Tallapoosa Alabama, moved to Arkansas around 1850 according to Ouachita County Census was there also 1860. Haven't located 1870 or 80. 1900 James A Beard was in Angelina County Texas with his daughter and son in law Permelia & Richard Knight, Its very possible that he was in a surrounding county in Arkansas or had moved to Logansport Louisiana or Newton County Texas. Louis Aaron Beard was supposed to have been born Texas, but haven't proved yet. POssibly the father of James A. Beard could be Berry Beard and Nancy Hay . And that's another story. Hope someone could use this information. Mary Russell Beard