William Wilson Beard

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William Wilson Beard

Also Known As: "William W Beard", "William W Billy Beard", "William Wilson Beard", "William G Beard", "Billy Beard"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Pike County, Mississippi, USA
Death: November 01, 1866 (45)
Pike County, Mississippi, USA
Place of Burial: Wiley Elliott Cemetery, Walthall County, Mississippi, USA
Immediate Family:

Son of Aaron Moses Beard and Kizziah Beard
Husband of Elizabeth (Betsy) Beard
Father of Elizabeth Jane Thompson; Lovey C Bailey; James E. Beard; Elvira Serena Beard; Jesse Allen Beard and 7 others
Brother of Mary E Boyd; Jane Dunaway; John Elbert Beard; Syrena E. Deer; Aaron Moses Beard and 13 others

Managed by: Kristi Kelly Bryant
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About William Wilson Beard

  • Residence: Pike county, Pike, Mississippi, United States - 1850
  • Residence: Pike, Mississippi, United States - 1860

Son of Aaron Beard and Kizziah Carter.
Married Elizabeth "Betsy" Rushing and had ten children.
(Betsy was the daughter of Jack "Claiborne Rushing and Malissa Lydia "Liddy" Thornhill.)

In addition to the children linked below, Billy & Betsy had the following children:

Elvira Serena Beard b 10 Sep 1845 d 26 Feb 1910 m/ Linus Bridges Johnson (son of George Walter Johnson & Elvira Rushing). They had nine known children.

Seretha Emba Beard b 24 April 1850 d after 1930 m/ Thomas J. Greer (son of Silas Greer & Mary Boyett). They had one known child together who died as a toddler.
Seretha had had a daughter before she married Thomas.

Harriet Synthia/Cynthia Beard 6 April 1856 d 23 Feb 1927 m/ Jasper Newton Reed (son of Andrew Jackson Reed & Caroline Melissa Raines). They had 12 known children.

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/52346034/william-wilson-beard


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William Wilson Beard's Timeline

1821
June 11, 1821
Pike County, Mississippi, USA
1842
October 16, 1842
McComb, Pike, MS, United States
1842
Mississippi, United States
1845
September 10, 1845
Pike, Mississippi, United States
1848
July 2, 1848
Verna, Lawrence, Mississippi, United States
1850
April 24, 1850
Pike, Mississippi, United States
1852
January 1, 1852
Pike, Mississippi, United States
1853
1853
Mississippi, United States
1854
March 14, 1854
Pike, Mississippi, United States