Francis Augustus Beals
From MouserAncestry
| Date | Location | Notes | Sources | |
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| Birth | 8 Nov 1853 | Knox PA | [10] | |
| Marriage | 15 Mar 1877 | Curllsville, Monroe Twp., Clarion Co. PA | To Permelia "Millie" Farmer Zellers | [7][10] [11] |
| Death | 23 May 1943 | Clarion County, PA | [10] | |
| Burial | Zion Union cem. Richland Twp., Venango Co., PA |
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Ancestry chart segment
Generation 3 Generation 4
+-- Samuel Beals
| (1831-1907)
Francis Augustus "Frank" Beals --+
(1853-1943) |
+-- Catherine C. Marsh
(1829-1880)
Sources: [9][10]
Children
(Children with Permilia Farmer Zellers) :
1910 census indicates 9 total children, 2 b. after 1900 and died before 1910.
| Name | Gender | Date of Birth | Birthplace | Spouse | Notes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lillian Mae Beals | F | 28 Oct 1877 | Clarion Co. PA | Maurice Baker Shannon, Jr. (8 Nov. 1872-27 June 1947) |
died 1967 | [3][10] |
| Harrison Chester Beals, "Harry" | M | 29 Mar 1879 | Clarion Co. PA | Effie Arletta King, died 24 Apr. 1963; dau. of Charles W. King & Amanda McMurdy |
died 1916 | [3][4][10][11][13] [15] |
| Blanche Viola Beals | F | 26 Sept 1880, twin | Clarion Co. PA | Merle Jones | [4][5][6A][10] | |
| Grace Hiawatha Beals | F | 26 Sept 1880, twin | Clarion Co. PA | Bert Mong | son: Paul Mong | [4][10] |
| Jefferson Emanuel Beals | M | 1 Dec 1881 | Clarion Co. PA | Bessie P. unknown | died Fort Worth TX | [4][10] |
| William Samuel Beals | M | 4 Jan 1885 | Clarion Co. PA | Bertha Elizabeth Steers | died Breckenridge TX | [4][10] |
| Clara Louise Beals | F | 28 Sept 1886 | Clarion Co. PA | Jesse C. McClellan | died ~1920 in Oklahoma; her daughter, Faye McClellan was raised by Clara Louise's sister, Lillian Mae Beals Shannon | [4][5][10] |
Places of Residence
| Location | Dates | Notes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knox, Clarion County, PA | born 1853 | [10] | |
| Salem Twp., Clarion Co. PA | by 1860 | [1] | |
| Beaver Twp., Clarion Co., PA | by 1870 | [2] | |
| Ashland Twp., Clarion Co., PA | by 1880 | after marriage | [3] |
| Richland Twp., Venango Co., PA | by 1900 | [4] | |
| Edenburg., Clarion Co., PA | by 1910 | [5] | |
| Richland Twp., Clarion Co., PA | by 1920 | [6] | |
| Richburg Twp., Allegany Co., NY | by 1930 | with dau. Blanche, after death of Millie |
[6A] |
Photo Gallery
7 Children of Frank A. Beals:
Back row: Clara Louise Beals McClellan; Blanche Viola Beals Jones; Jefferson Emanual Beals; Grace Hiawatha Beals Mong; William Samuel Beals.
Front row: Harry Chester Beals; Lillian Mae Beals Shannon.
Standing, L to R: Faye McClellan (1916 - 1972), Walter Beals (1901 - 1971), Olive Shannon Gates (1897 - 2000), Carrie May Gates (probable) mother of Lawrence Gates, (1865 - 1950), Edith Shannon Beals (1907 - 2004), Maurice Baker Shannon (1872 - 1947), Lillian Mae Beals Shannon (1877 - 1967), Francis Augustus Beals (1853-1943)
Front, L to R: Harry Eugene Gates (1926 - 1964), Duane Beals (1931 - ), Clara Louise Gates (1923 - ), either Amie Lawrie Gates (1895 - 1987) or Ethel Marguerite Gates (1894 - 1978). At the Walt & Edith Beals home, Walnut St., Emlenton PA, ca. 1933.
GATES, BEALS, SHANNON *FOLKS IN THE PHOTO:
* Francis Augustus "Frank" Beals *Carrie May Gates
m. Permilia "Millie" Zellers m. unknown
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*Lillian Mae Beals Clara Louise Beals | *Amie Laurie Gates
m.*Maurice B. Shannon m. Jesse C. McClellan OR Ethel Marguerite Gates
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*Olive O. Shannon *Edith G. Shannon *Faye McClellan
*M. Lawrence E. Gates m. Walter Benjamin Beals
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*Clara Louise Gates, *Duane Beals
*Harry Eugene Gates
Family group photo taken at "The Brown House", the home of Walter B. & Edith Shannon Beals, and their children Duane & David. Left to right, back row: Ed Wilson, Faye McClellan, Walter Beals, Edith Beals, James Sinas Beals. Middle row: Maurice B. Shannon, Florence Burgham Beals, Lillian Beals Shannon, Olive Shannon Gates. Front row: Duane Beals, probably Blanche Beals Jones (sister of Lillian Beals Shannon), David Beals, Francis Augustus Beals. The gathering thus included the parents, grandparents and a great-grandparent of the two young boys.
WALTER BENJAMIN BEALS & WIFE EDITH G. SHANNON - SECOND COUSINS ONCE REMOVED
Jacob Beals
m. Elizabeth Brey
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Samuel Beals <...................> William Beals ....................Siblings
m. Catherine Marsh m. Susan Kline
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Francis A. "Frank" Beals <....................> James Sinas Beals ..............Cousins
m. Permillia "Millie" Farmer Zellers m. Florence Burgham
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Lillian Mae Beals <....................> Walter Benjamin Beals ...........2nd Cousins
m. Maurice B. Shannon
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Edith G. Shannon ..............................................................Once Removed
Sources
| Ref. Num. | Description | Image of original |
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| 1 | 1860 United States Federal Census, Salem T., Clarion Co. PA, Pg. 3, lines 23-26 lists Samuel Beal, 29, farmer, value of real estate 3000, personal estate 350; Catharine age 31; Francis age 7 male, in school; Henrietta age 2 female. All born PA. Date of census 27 June 1860. |  |
| 2 | 1870 United States Federal Census, Beaver T., Clarion Co. PA, Pg. 21, lines 12-20 lists Samuel Beals age 38, farmer, value of real estate 1800, personal estate 888, citizen of US; Catharine age 40 keeping house; children Frances age 16 F; Louisa age 12 F; Ama age 10 F; Kurtz age 6 M; Isabella age 4 F; Clara age 2 F; Catharine Marsh age 73 F. |  |
| 3 | 1880 United States Federal Census, Ashland T., Clarion Co. PA, Pg. 16. Date of census 17 June 1880. Lines 43-47: Francis A. Beals, age 26, married, farmer; (Ma)illia, age 27, wife; Lily May, age 2, dau.; Harrison at 1, son; A. J. Adams, age 28, cousin, married, laborer. All, & all parents, born in PA. |
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| 4 | 1900 United States federal Census, District 162, Richland Twp, Venango Co, PA, page 14, 15. Census dated 16, 18 June 1900. Lines 98-100, page 14, 1-5, page 15: Frank A. Beals, head, 56, b. Nov 1853, married, 23 years, day laborer, rents home; Millie, wife, 47, b. Sept 1852, married, 23 yrs, 7 children born, 7 living; Harry, son, 21, b. Mar 1879, pumper, oil well; Grace, dau, 19, b. Sept 1880; Blanche, dau, 19, b. Sept, 1880; Jefferson E., son, 18, b. Dec 1881, pumper, oil well; William, son, 15, b. June 1885, farm laborer; Clara, dau, 13, b. Sept 1886. William and Clara attended school. All can read, write and speak English. All and all parents b. PA. |
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| 5 | 1910 United States federal Census, District 3, Edenburg, Clarion Co, PA, page 12. Census dated 2 May 1910. Lines 56-59: Frank Beals, head, 46, married, 33 years, laborer, odd jobs; Millie, wife, 57, nine children born, 7 living; Blanche, dau, 29, dressmaker, working out; Clara, dau, 23, saleswoman, department store. All can read, write and speak English. All and all parents b. PA. |
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| 6 | 1920 United States federal Census, District 80, Richland Twp, Clarion Co, PA, page 27. Census dated 3 March 1920. Lines 36-38: Frank A. Beals, head, 66, Ilegible operator; Amelia, wife, 67; Gertrude, gr dau, 10, in school. All can read, write and speak English. All and all parents b. PA. |
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| 6A | 1930 United States federal Census, District 45, Richburg Twp, Allegany Co, NY, page 4. Census dated 3 April 1930. Lines 94-97: Merrill S. Jones, 46, married at age 28, owns home,, $5000, has radio, drilling oil wells; Blanche V., wife, 49, married at 33; Charles S., 11, son, attended school, b. Oklahoma; Francis A. Beals, 76, widower, father-in-law. All can read, write and speak English. All and parents b. PA except as noted. |
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| 7 | Cemetery Association Record: Jacob Beals from Salem Lutheran Cemetery Association lists Frank Beals married 1st to Millie Zellers. | See transcript |
| 8 | Samuel Beals Obituary, from clipping without source; transcribed by Duane Beals 2007. Samuel Beals aged 75yrs, died in Beaver Twp. on 30 Jan. Born in Lehigh Co. 5 Sept. 1841 (sic; 1831). Children Frank, Kurtz, Mrs. James Laughner, Mrs. J. W. Buckalew, Mrs. Frank Hartsell, Mrs. C. P. Reed, Slyde, Jacob, Maybel, Alta & Margie; stepson Warren Baker; sister Mrs Anna Biery; brothers James, William, Levi & Hiram. Interment in Knox Cemetery. (Residences given.) |
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| 9 | Research Manuscript of Ella May Beals (Wilson) researched 1975-1985, including personal knowledge and interviews of her siblings Robert Beals and Bertha Beals Chambers, and of her aunt Mary P. Kline Fillgrove. | |
| 10 | Personal correspondence of Duane Beals (grandson of James Sinas Beals), 2006-ongoing; FTM Beals file. | |
| 11 | Gravestone transcription, Zion Union Cemetery, June 2007 by Elizabeth Wilson Williams.
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| 12 | Personal correspondence from Elizabeth Wilson Williams. | |
| 13 | Obituary Effie King Beals, Franklin News Herald, 25 Apr. 1963 pg.2, c 3; transcribed from obituary files, Franklin Library, Venango Co. PA in 2006 by E. W. Williams. "BEALS, MRS. EFFIE KING, 83, Emlenton RD 1, died Wed. Apr. 24, daughter of Charles W. and Amanda McMurdy King; wid. Harry Chester Beals. Funeral 2 May 1963." |
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| 14 | Obituary Esther R. Beals, Franklin News Herald, 9 May 1945 pg.2, c.3. Transcribed from obit. file, Franklin Library, Venango Co. PA in 2006 by E. W. Williams. "BEALS, Esther R., week old daughter of Dr. & Mrs. Norman K. Beals died Tue. in Franklin Hospital where she was born 1 May. Butial today in Zion cemetery near Emlenton." (Norman King Beals was son of Harry Chester Beals and Effie King). | |
| 15 | Obituary Dr. Norman K. Beals, News Herald, 31 Jan 1986. From obit abstracts file, Franklin Library, Venango Co. PA. BEAKS, Dr. Norman K., age 82, of Franklin, died thrus. in his home in Miller Park. born Apr 9, 1903 in Ohio, son of Harry and Effie King Beals. Married Alice DeSilva June 23, 1929. Survived by wife and children. (Long biographical writeup). Zion Union cemetery near Emlenton. | |
| 16 | Obituary of Francis A. Beals, from collection of Peg Kahle, original source not given, prob. Oil City Derrick. Francis A. Beals, age 89, died at 9:45 am Sunday in the home of his daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. M.B. Shannon of Emlenton. Born in Clarion Co. 8 Nov 1853. His wife, Permilia Zellers Beals died 18 years ago. Surviving are two sons and two daughters: J.E. Beals of Nevada, William Beals of California, Mrs. Blanche Jones of Richburg, NY, and Mrs. Lillian Shannon with whom he lived. Also surviving are 15 grandchildren and 15 great grand children. Also surviving are four sisters: Mrs. Belle Buckalew of Fresno, CA; Mrs. Louise Loughner of South Heights; Mrs. Clara Reed of Knox; and Mrs. Bertha HArtzell of Knox RD; two half-brothers and two half-sisters:Clyde Beals of Tula, OK; Jake Beals; Mrs. Alta Rowe and Mrs. MArgie Hahn of Knox. Services at 2:30 pm Wednesday in the Criswell Funeral Home, Emlenton, Rev. E.N.Engle presiding. Interment in the Zion Union Cemetery. * Margin notes by Mrs. Kahle: died 23 May 1943.
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Source Notes
- Per Duane Shannon Beals, Clara Louise Beals died when daughter Faye McClellan was four years old. Faye was born in 1916, so Clara's death was about 1920. Faye was raised by Clara's sister, Lillian Mae Beals & Maurice Baker Shannon, and grew up with her two cousins Olive Oretta Shannon and Edith Geraldine Shannon.
