George Edwin Beals

NOT A DIRECT ANCESTOR George Edwin Beals is not in my direct ancestry. He is 2 steps removed in the following ways: Son of Benjamin Beals; nephew of James Francis Beals Grandson of Jacob Beals and Elizabeth Brey

Edwin Jorge Beals was the birth name of George E. Beals. He was called by his middle name,"Jorge", and eventually changed to the more common spelling of "George", and reversed the name order.

	Date	Location	Notes	Sources
Birth	1 Aug 1867
Marriage	~Nov. 1890		To Pearl Gill
Death	5 Feb. 1960
Buried	8 Feb. 1960	Knox Union Cemetery
Burial

Ancestry chart segment - Indirect Line

Generation 4           Generation 5         Generation 6
 
                                        +-- Jacob Beals
                                        |   (1806-1890)  
                    +--Benjamin Beals --+ 
                    |  (1833-1900)      |
                    |                   +-- Elizabeth Brey
George Edwin Beals--+                         (1808-1899)
  (????-~1954)      |
                    |
                    +--Mary M. Himes    
                       (1837-1896)

Sources:

Children

Child with Pearl Gill:

Name	Gender	Date of Birth	Birthplace	Spouse	Notes	Sources
Thomas Beals	M	????- d.<1954	expect Clarion County, PA		res. Kansas
Elsie Beals	F		expect Clarion County, PA	John B. Granger; Resided 3 Magee St.	2 daughters: Martha Granger m. ___Quinn; Jean Granger m. ___Kostro; Elsie d. 30 Aug 1951
Harry O. Beals	M	14 Jan 1900	Knox, Clarion County, PA	Lauretta A. Zerbe	died 8 May 1981

Places of Residence

Location	Dates	Notes	Sources
Clarion County, PA

Photos

Geo. E. Beals, daughter Martha Lorraine Beals Lewis, granddau. Jackie Lewis.

George E Beals & granddaughter Jackie Lewis

Beals plots at Knox Cemetery, Clarion Co. PA:

Gravestone of George. E. Beals & Pearl M. Gill, at Knox Cemetery

Harry O. Beals (son of Geo. E. Beals) & wife Lauretta A., Knox Cemetery

Lauraine Beals Lewis, Knox Cemetery

Sources

Ref. Num.	Description	Image of original
1	1870 United States Federal Census,Salem Twp., Clarion Co. PA, pg 14. Date of census 17 Aug. 1870. Lines 7-10: Beals, Benjamin age 36 white male, Farmer,value of real estate $500, personal estate $435, US citizen; Mary white female age 34, Keeping House; children: Elmer age 10, attending school; Edward age 3. All born PA
2	1880 United States Federal Census,Beaver Twp., Clarion Co. PA.,, enum, District 64, pg. 50. Date of census 16 June 1880. Lines 31-35 show Benj. Beal age 66, occupation "has a team"; wife Mary M. age 43 keeps house; son Wm. J. age 29, pumper; son Geo. E. age 12 attends school; daughter A.M.L. age 8 attends school
3	Gravestone transcriptions Knox Cemetery, Beaver Twp., Clarion Co. PA. Oct. 2006 by Elizabeth Wilson Williams. Benj. B. Mar.8, 1834 - July 9, 1900; Mary M. Aug 2, 1837 - Feb 14, 1896; BEALS" BEALS; George E. 1867-1960; Pearl M. 1871-1934 BEALS; Harry O. 1900-1981; Lauretta A. 1902-1987 Lauraine Beals Lewis 1927-1954
4	Personal correspondence of Duane Beals, 2006-ongoing; FTM Beals file.
5	Beals-Gill Marriage License , Clarion Co. PA Marriage licenses, (required by law in PA after 1 Oct 1885), transcribed by Paul Kifer. Reprinted by permission of Paul Kifer. ( 11/20/1890) G.E. Beals, Beaver Twp., and Miss Pearl Gill, Edenburg. See also http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~pacpiney/index_files/marriagelicensesab.htm
6	U.S. Census 1930 Edenburg Borough, Clarion Co. PA, pg. 2 on Ancestry.com. Dte of census 2 April 1930. Lines 82-85: Harry O. Beals age 30, age 10 at marriage, $1500 value of real estate, owns home, doesn't live on a farm, owns radio set. Lauretta A., wife, age 29, age 18 at marriage Marriet L., daughter, age 9, in school. Martha L., daughter age 2 yrs 5 mos. All, and all parents, born in PA.
7	Personal correspondence from Elizabeth Wilson Williams.	N/A
8	Obituary of George E. Beals, news source/date not given, contributed May 2015 by J Dietz. G.E. Beals, Retired Driller, Dies at 92. Knox. George E. Ben Beals (see source notes), 92, of Knox died Friday, Garmong Convalescent Home, Oil City where he spent a number of years.. Born 1 Aug. 1887 in Richland Twp., Clarion Co. Pa, married Pearl Gill (d. 1934). Spent entire life in Knox vicinity; a retired driller. In early years attended the Lutheran Church near Knox. Surviving: son Harry O. Beals of Knox; 7 grandchildren; 2 gr-gr-grandchildren; several nieces. One daughter Elsie, & a son Thomas, preceded him in death. Service at Stuart Funeral Home, Rev. Milton Shaffer officiating. Interment Knox Union Cemetery.
9	Death Notice for Elsie Beals Granger, news source/date not given, contributed May 2015 by J Dietz. On Thurs. Aug. 30 1951, Elsie Beals, wife of John B. Granger; mother of Mrs. Martha Quinn and Mrs. Jean Kostro; of 3 Magee St.; daughter of George E. Beals. Funeral services at McAvoy Funeral Home on Forbes St. Tue. morning.
10	Memorial card, George E. Beals, from his funeral, supplied by granddaughter J. Dietz. Lists his dates as born 1 Aug. 1867, died 5 Feb. 1960, funeral 8 Feb,1960.

Source Notes

• Per Duane Beals, the children of Harry O. Beals were Harriet & Lauraine Beals; 3 children died in infancy: Gloria, Thelda, and an unnamed son. By permission of George E. Beals, these three infants were buried behind the gravestone of Benjamin & Mary M. Himes Beals at Knox Cemetery, Beaver Twp., Clarion Co. PA. This corroborates that George E. Beals was a son of Benjamin Beals.
• Gravestones at Knox: Lauraine Beals Lewis, born 1927, would be Martha L. Beals, age 2 5/12 in the 1930 census, daughter of Harry O. Beals.
• Obituary of George E. Beals: Per Gr-granddaughter J. Dietz, his nickname was "Ben" because he looked so much like his father Ben Beals.