On one point, Jacob is the father of Levi. It is on a marriage certificate as well as a deed giving Jacob and Christina as his father. jen John Tippet wrote: > Deanna, Jennifer, Rob, et al: > > Since there has been so much traffic over this list recently on the > children of Levi Beckelhymer, I thought I would publish what I have > gathered from the discussion. I am hoping you all can review this so we > can converge on the definitive version of this line. > > Here are some questions/comments: > > (1) Data that Rob has, that Deanna doesn't: first child's name: A. stands > for Anderson, Henderson's middle name: Charles, a child, Harry, b. circa > 1859, exact DOB of Charles G. and Moses Levi, Virginia's middle initial is > A., Moses' middle name is Levi, Holman's first name is Anderson, Holman and > Hines' exact DOBs > (2) So is there another child, Harry? > (3) Rob and Deanna disagree on Henderson Charles' DOB: Rob has 26 May 1840, > Deanna has 20 May 1840 - which is correct? > (4) Rob, Deanna and Jennifer disagree on Elizabeth's DOB: Rob has circa > 1839, Deanna has circa 1836, Jennifer has 22 Apr 1835 - I assume Jennifer's > exact date is correct since it comes from Elizabeth's pension application. > However, that would make Mary Elizabeth and Elizabeth likely twins, unless > Mary Elizabeth were born in 1834. > (5) Rob and Deanna disagree on Charles G's POB: Rob has Floyd County, VA, > Deanna has Montgomery County, VA - which is correct? > (6) It appears to me that Deanna's Lula E b. 1869 and Ellen b. 1871 may in > fact be one and the same person, i.e. Lula Ellen as only Ellen shows up on > the 1880 census - comments? > (7) Is it Durtha or Dartha? > (8) Rob and Deanna disagree on Virginia's DOB: Rob has 16 May 1867, Deanna > has 1 May 1867 - which is correct? > (9) Where does the name Lasley come from? Was Elizabeth Smith married a > second time (after Levi) to a Lasley? Deanna also indicated that one of > Levi's daughters was Elizabeth Smith Lasley - did she mean wife, not > daughter? > (10) Was Henderson's second wife's maiden name Rupp, having previously been > married to a Thompson? > (11) It seems that Levi's 3rd wife, Elizabeth, would have been born circa > 1840, not 1830 as indicated by Deanna - at least if the 1880 census date is > correct. Also, I peg Levi's DOB as circa 1813, not 1815 based on the 1880 > census data. > (12) I have Levi's parent's as Jacob, Jr and Christina. Deanna has John as > his father - which is correct? > (13) It would seem that Levi married his first wife circa 1832, not 1834 as > Deanna has it since their first child was born circa 1833. > (14) Is it Henry Edmundson or Henry Edmondson? > (15) Was Levi's first wife also enumerated on the 1840 census? Does Levi > appear on the 1850, 1860 and 1870 censuses - if so what do they show? > > Descendancy Narrative of Levi Beckelhymer > > I. Levi Beckelhymer was born circa 1813 Montgomery County, VA. He married > Artimissa Ferguson, daughter of Robert Ferguson, circa 1832 Montgomery, VA. > He appeared on the census of 1840 Montgomery County, VA. He married Nancy > Ann Newman, daughter of Benjamin A Newman, on 13 February 1841 Floyd, VA. > He lived in 1870 Montgomery County, VA. He and Elizabeth Smith appeared on > the census of 1880 Montgomery County, VA. He married Elizabeth Smith, > daughter of William Smith and Nancy Ferguson, on 12 February 1884 > Montgomery, VA. He died between 30 August 1892 and October 1892 Montgomery > County, VA. > > A. Anderson Beckelhymer was born circa 1833 Montgomery County, VA. He > married Sarah Payne on 30 August 1860 Montgomery, VA. > > B. Mary Elizabeth Beckelhymer was born in 1835 Montgomery County, VA. She > married Henderson Preston Sutphin on 20 January 1859 Floyd, VA. She died in > 1890 in Afton, Greene County, TN. > > C. Elizabeth Beckelhymer was born on 22 April 1835. She married William > Ferdinand Cannady on 5 December 1853 Montgomery, VA. She and William > Ferdinand Cannady lived Morgan County, KY. She died in 1914. She was buried > circa 1914 in Morgan County, KY. > > D. Harrison Beckelhymer was born in 1837. He was a veteran of the Civil > War, serving in the 54th VA Confederate army, where he was killed in > action. > > E. Henderson Charles Beckelhymer was born on 20 May 1840 Montgomery > County, VA. He married Sarah Ellen Smith circa 1860 VA. He was a veteran of > Civil War, serving in the 54th VA Confederate Army. He and Sarah Ellen > Smith lived in 1870 Montgomery County, VA. He lived WV. He married Barbara > Ellen Rupp on 20 December 1898 Raleigh, WV. He was buried circa 29 April > 1905 in Mt Tabor Cemetery, Beckley, WV. He died on 29 April 1905 in Harper, > Raleigh County, WV at age 64. > > 1. Levi Harrison Beckelhymer > > 2. Edith Mae Beckelhymer married (--?--) Dillon. > > 3. William Jackson Beckelhymer was born on 14 November 1887 Raleigh > County, WV. He married Lela Pettry. He died on 11 September 1973 in > Pemberton, Raleigh County, WV at age 85. > > F. Henry Edmundson Beckelhymer was born on 9 October 1858 Montgomery > County, VA. He died on 9 December 1862 Montgomery County, VA at age 4. > > G. Dartha A Beckelhymer was born in 1862 Montgomery County, VA. She > married George W Burk on 26 February 1880 Montgomery, VA. > > H. Charles G Beckelhymer was born on 22 May 1864 Montgomery County, VA. He > married Mary Algata P Jennings on 27 December 1888 Floyd, VA. He died on 31 > October 1932 in Pilot, Montgomery County, VA at age 68. > > 1. William J Beckelhymer > > 2. Levi Beckelhymer > > I. William P Beckelhymer was born on 1 November 1865 Montgomery County, > VA. He died OH. > > J. Virginia A Beckelhymer was also known as Jenine. She was born on 1 May > 1867 Montgomery County, VA. She married James Preston Epperley on 6 > September 1883 Montgomery, VA. > > 1. General G Epperley > > 2. Sidney Lee Epperley > > 3. Charles H Epperley > > K. Lula E Beckelhymer was born in 1869 Montgomery County, VA. She married > George Flesham on 23 December 1886 Montgomery, VA. > > L. Moses Beckelhymer was born on 31 October 1870 Montgomery County, VA. He > married Harriet Corilda Spencer on 27 September 1893 Montgomery, VA. > > M. Ellen Beckelhymer was born circa 1871 Montgomery County, VA. She > married George Flincheur?. She and George Flincheur? lived on 30 August > 1892 Raleigh County, WV. > > N. Susan Beckelhymer was born circa 1873. She married Charles William > Stewart on 25 December 1892 Montgomery, VA. She married (--?--) Conner. > > O. Anderson Holman Beckelhymer was born on 29 December 1874 Montgomery > County, VA. > > P. Hines Beckelhymer was born on 20 October 1876 Montgomery County, VA. He > married Peradine Holdren on 31 July 1902 Raleigh, WV. > > Printed on: 18 Apr 1999 > Prepared by: > John Charles Tippet > > John Charles Tippet > JohnDoeTippet@csi.com > > ==== BEHYMER Mailing List ==== > Picklesimer website: Jeff's Genealogy > http://users.vnet.net/jwjones/gen/ > Thanks, Jeff!