okay, Elizabeth Lasley Smith, wasn't married prior to Levi. Her marriage certificate (i went and dug it up) gives her mother's name specifically as Nancy Lasley Smith. She is also listed as single not divorced on the same certificate. 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!