We have finally located our John C. (Clark?) BEASLEY on the 1870 Columbia County, Arkansas census. He shows to be born in Ga., and his wife, Nancy, born in Mississippi. Roll 50, Vol. 2, Page 459 Taylor Township, Enumerated on 2 July 1870 by James L. Story. Household 18, Visitation 18 John C. Beasley, age 46, farmer, born in Georgia, Citizen of U.S. Nancy, 45, wife, Mississippi Malone, 18, Arkansas (my husband's great grandfather) Ransom, 17, Arkansas Nancy, 11, Arkansas John, 8, Arkansas According to information shared by another researcher, Nancy died in 1864 and John C. Beasley married 18 July 1871 in Prescott, Arkansas to Mrs. Easter Ellen Rose (Kitchens) Tucker, and had 3 other children, Isacc IF., 1878, Martha and Thomas T. Beasley, dates unknown and no other information on them. Unable to locate John C. Beasley on 1880 Census but still searching. He was supposed to have died in 1897 when a tree fell on him while plowing and was buried in Arkansas, place unknown. Located Malone Beasley on 1880 census with wife "Betty", Charles Elizabeth TORRANS, and their children, Betty, age 17, Nancy E., 7, and Joseph Lossie, age 4 months. On this census, Malone shows to have been born in Alabama. Does anyone have any connections to this family and know where they were in 1860? We have reason to believe John C. Beasley was in Mo., before the war, but not sure of dates or when he moved to Arkansas. Since he was supposed to have been in the Confederacy, he may have moved to Arkansas and claimed land grants after the war. Thanks, Jo Autrey [email protected] http://www.usroots.com/~jautrey

Jo, I suspect that John may be related to William Anders Beasley b. 1819, d. 1876 who shows up in Columbia and Ark. in earlier censuses. William was b. in SC, went to Ga at an early age, married there, migrated first to Ala and later to Ark. I looked into him a bit because he is supposed to be the son of James Beasley of Darlington SC. and I am interested in the Darlington Beasleys. It has been a while, but as best I remember, there are several Beasleys in Columbia Co. and all seem to be related to William. Obviously, your John is too old to be his son, but could easily be related. There is a second Ransom Beasley living in Nevada Co in 1880 and John C's son is living in Columbia Co. A couple of observations: If Nancy Beasley died in 1864, she could not have appeared on the 1870 census. Malone's wife Betty is way too young to be the mother of his daughter Nancy. Jan 1880 Census Place: Alabama, Nevada, Arkansas Source: FHL Film 1254052 National Archives Film T9-0052 Page 528D Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace J. C. BEASLEY Self M M W 59 GA Occ: Farmer Fa: SC Mo: SC Easter BEASLEY Wife F M W 50 NC Occ: Keeping House Fa: NC Mo: NC Isac BEASLEY Son M S W 8 AR Occ: At School Fa: GA Mo: NC Marthy BEASLEY Dau F S W 5 AR Fa: GA Mo: NC Thomas BEASLEY Son M S W 3 AR Fa: GA Mo: NC At 06:15 PM 10/11/02 -0500, you wrote: >We have finally located our John C. (Clark?) BEASLEY on the 1870 Columbia >County, Arkansas census. He shows to be born in Ga., and his wife, Nancy, >born in Mississippi. >Roll 50, Vol. 2, Page 459 Taylor Township, Enumerated on 2 July 1870 by >James L. Story. >Household 18, Visitation 18 >John C. Beasley, age 46, farmer, born in Georgia, Citizen of U.S. >Nancy, 45, wife, Mississippi >Malone, 18, Arkansas (my husband's great grandfather) >Ransom, 17, Arkansas >Nancy, 11, Arkansas >John, 8, Arkansas > >According to information shared by another researcher, Nancy died in 1864 >and John C. Beasley married 18 July 1871 in Prescott, Arkansas to Mrs. >Easter Ellen Rose (Kitchens) Tucker, and had 3 other children, Isacc IF., >1878, Martha and Thomas T. Beasley, dates unknown and no other information >on them. > >Unable to locate John C. Beasley on 1880 Census but still searching. He was >supposed to have died in 1897 when a tree fell on him while plowing and was >buried in Arkansas, place unknown. > >Located Malone Beasley on 1880 census with wife "Betty", Charles Elizabeth >TORRANS, and their children, Betty, age 17, Nancy E., 7, and Joseph Lossie, >age 4 months. On this census, Malone shows to have been born in Alabama. > >Does anyone have any connections to this family and know where they were in >1860? We have reason to believe John C. Beasley was in Mo., before the war, >but not sure of dates or when he moved to Arkansas. Since he was supposed >to have been in the Confederacy, he may have moved to Arkansas and claimed >land grants after the war. > >Thanks, > >Jo Autrey >[email protected] >http://www.usroots.com/~jautrey > > > > > >==== BEASLEY Mailing List ==== >"All the flowers of all the tomorrows are in the seeds of today. " >Beasley-Beesley Surname Site http://www.ourchildrensancestors.com/beasley/ >

John C. Beasley had a brother also named Rance/Ransom and then John C. named his son Ransom as well....so the name is quite common even in just this family. John C. also had a g/grandson named Ransom Beasley. The information we have which gave the dates of Nancy, John C.'s wife dying in 1864, has not been documented as yet and is only family information at this point. Since this letter was written by our aunt Mamie, we do know some of the information was incorrect as she wrote of my husband's mother dying as an infant and we **know** without a doubt that is not true:) However, her letter is a point to begin our research and document as we go. Malone's young daughter, Nancy, is actually the daughter of his first wife and marriage, Caroline Cox...but Caroline Cox died and Malone then married Charles Elizabeth, "Betty". This is why we have been searching for documented proof for our Beasley family for many years and still searching for the parents of our John C. Several have tried to attach our John C. to several branches of the Beasley family, but the dates and names don't match. We have been told our John C. was also "possibly" kin to a Ephraim Beasley, but the names and dates don't match. Thanks for your help and this information. I'll print it to add to my notes. I'm sure the Beasley's in Nevada and Columbia counties are related, just don't have all the connections yet. It's a shame so much of the 1890 census was lost. Jo A. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jan Ashford" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, October 11, 2002 10:32 PM Subject: Re: [Beasley] John C. Beasley,Columbia County, Ark. > Jo, > I suspect that John may be related to William Anders Beasley b. 1819, d. > 1876 who shows up in Columbia and Ark. in earlier censuses. William was > b. in SC, went to Ga at an early age, married there, migrated first to Ala > and later to Ark. I looked into him a bit because he is supposed to be the > son of James Beasley of Darlington SC. and I am interested in the > Darlington Beasleys. It has been a while, but as best I remember, there > are several Beasleys in Columbia Co. and all seem to be related to William. > Obviously, your John is too old to be his son, but could easily be > related. There is a second Ransom Beasley living in Nevada Co in 1880 and > John C's son is living in Columbia Co. A couple of observations: If Nancy > Beasley died in 1864, she could not have appeared on the 1870 census. > Malone's wife Betty is way too young to be the mother of his daughter Nancy. > Jan > > > 1880 Census Place: Alabama, Nevada, Arkansas > Source: FHL Film 1254052 National Archives Film T9-0052 Page 528D > Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace > J. C. BEASLEY Self M M W 59 GA > Occ: Farmer Fa: SC Mo: SC > Easter BEASLEY Wife F M W 50 NC > Occ: Keeping House Fa: NC Mo: NC > Isac BEASLEY Son M S W 8 AR > Occ: At School Fa: GA Mo: NC > Marthy BEASLEY Dau F S W 5 AR > Fa: GA Mo: NC > Thomas BEASLEY Son M S W 3 AR > Fa: GA Mo: NC > > > At 06:15 PM 10/11/02 -0500, you wrote: > >We have finally located our John C. (Clark?) BEASLEY on the 1870 Columbia > >County, Arkansas census. He shows to be born in Ga., and his wife, Nancy, > >born in Mississippi. > >Roll 50, Vol. 2, Page 459 Taylor Township, Enumerated on 2 July 1870 by > >James L. Story. > >Household 18, Visitation 18 > >John C. Beasley, age 46, farmer, born in Georgia, Citizen of U.S. > >Nancy, 45, wife, Mississippi > >Malone, 18, Arkansas (my husband's great grandfather) > >Ransom, 17, Arkansas > >Nancy, 11, Arkansas > >John, 8, Arkansas > > > >According to information shared by another researcher, Nancy died in 1864 > >and John C. Beasley married 18 July 1871 in Prescott, Arkansas to Mrs. > >Easter Ellen Rose (Kitchens) Tucker, and had 3 other children, Isacc ., > >1878, Martha and Thomas T. Beasley, dates unknown and no other information > >on them. > > > >Unable to locate John C. Beasley on 1880 Census but still searching. He was > >supposed to have died in 1897 when a tree fell on him while plowing and was > >buried in Arkansas, place unknown. > > > >Located Malone Beasley on 1880 census with wife "Betty", Charles Elizabeth > >TORRANS, and their children, Betty, age 17, Nancy E., 7, and Joseph Lossie, > >age 4 months. On this census, Malone shows to have been born in Alabama. > > > >Does anyone have any connections to this family and know where they were in > >1860? We have reason to believe John C. Beasley was in Mo., before the war, > >but not sure of dates or when he moved to Arkansas. Since he was supposed > >to have been in the Confederacy, he may have moved to Arkansas and claimed > >land grants after the war. > > > >Thanks, > > > >Jo Autrey > >[email protected] > >http://www.usroots.com/~jautrey > > > > > > > > > > > >==== BEASLEY Mailing List ==== > >"All the flowers of all the tomorrows are in the seeds of today. " > >Beasley-Beesley Surname Site http://www.ourchildrensancestors.com/beasley/ > > > > > ==== BEASLEY Mailing List ==== > If your new to the list or you haven't introduced yourself, please do. We are all eager to share and learn about our Beasley Ancestors. > Beasley-Beesley Surname Site http://www.ourchildrensancestors.com/beasley/ > >