Hiram Beals
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| Date | Location | Notes | Sources | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birth | 31 July 1840 | Venango Co. PA | [4][8] | |
| Marriage | calc. ~1866 | To Sarah Wagner Edinger | [4][9] | |
| Military | 28 Aug 1862 - 02 Jun 1865 | Private, Company G, PA 155th Inf. | [8][14][16] | |
| Death | 1925 | St. Petersburg, Clarion County, PA | age 85 | [15][18] |
| Burial | 28 Oct 1925 | St. Petersburg Lutheran, Richland T. Clarion Co. PA | [15][18] |
Ancestry chart segment - Indirect Line
Generation 5 Generation 6
+-- Jacob Beals
| (1806-1890)
Hiram Beals --+
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+-- Elizabeth Brey
(1808-1899)
Sources: [8][9][10][13]
Children
Children with Sarah Wagner Edinger:
| Name | Gender | Date of Birth | Birthplace | Spouse | Notes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Elizabeth Beals | F | 1867 -1925 | James Wearn Toy | buried St. Petersburg | [2][3][10][15] [18] | |
| Alice Beals | F | 1869 -1885 | not married | St. Petersburg | [2][3][10][15] | |
| Sarah Ann Beals | F | 25 June 1871-Nov 27, 1967 | St. Petersburg, Clarion County, PA | William George Freeman | [3][10][15] | |
| Frances Pearl Beals | F | 1Nov 1873 -31 Dec 1959 | Richland Twp,Clarion County, PA | John E. Ashbaugh | St. Petersburg | [10][15][18] |
| Harry Samuel Beals | M | 1875 -1962 | Daisy Cordula Altman | St. Petersburg | [3][10][15][18] | |
| William J. Beals | M | 1878 | [3][10] | |||
| Leroy Beals | M | 9 Sept 1880-16 Feb 1920 | Louella Fillman | resided & buried St. Petersburg | [4][10][15][18] [19] | |
| Ralph Vernette Beals | M | 15Oct1884 -May1974 | May Selda | Collingwood, Camden NJ | [4][10][13] | |
| Dr. C. Wearne Beals | M | 1888 - 1961 | Margaret A. unknown | St. Petersburg | [10 ][15][18] |
Places of Residence
| Location | Dates | Notes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venango Co. Pa | from 1840 | [8] | |
| Clarion County, PA | arrived 1841 | [12] | |
| Beaver Twp., Clarion Co., PA | by 1850 | [1] | |
| Richland Twp., Clarion Co., PA | by 1870 | [2] | |
| St. Petersburg, Richland Twp., Clarion Co., PA | by 1880 | [3] | |
| Richland Twp., Clarion Co., PA | by 1900 | [4][5] | |
| St. Petersburg, Richland Twp., Clarion Co., PA | by 1910 | [5] |
Hiram Beals would not have been a landowner by the time of the 1865 Pomeroy map of Clarion County. By 1877 he may have been living in St. Petersburg, but did not own a farm, and individual homes in St. Petersburg are not indicated on the 1877 Caldwell Atlas.
To view the 1877 Caldwell Atlas of Richland Twp., including St. Petersburg, click here.
Photos
Children of Hiram & Sarah Beals
Grandchildren of Hiram & Sarah Beals
Children of Elizabeth Beals & James W Toy
Children of Sarah Ann Beals & Wm. George Freeman
Child of Dr. Wearne C. Beals & Margaret A.?(based on gravestone proximity in plot)
Sources
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| 1 | 1850 United States Federal Census, Beaver, Clarion Co., PA, Page 33, lines 5-14 lists Jacob Beals, 44, married to Elizabeth Beals, 40. They live with their eight children: daughter Flora A. Beals, 21; son Samuel Beals, 19; son Benjamin Beals, 17; son Jacob Beals, 15; son William Beals, 12; son Hiram Beals, 10; son Levi Beals, 7; and son James Beals, [age illegible]. The elder Jacob Beals, Samuel Beals, Benjamin Beals, and Jacob Beals, Jr. are all farmers. Everyone was born in PA. Elizabeth Beals cannot read and write. Samuel, Benjamin, Jacob Jr., William, and Hiram all attended school in the year. This census is dated 24 Sep 1850. |  |
| 2 | 1870 United States Federal Census, Richland Twp., Clarion Co., PA, Date of census 30 Aug 1870. Page 5, line 4-7 lists Hiram Beals, age 28, white male, occupation (possibly Huckster; poorly legible), real estate value $400, personal estate value $300, born PA, U.S. citizen; Sarah Beals age 25 keeping house; children Mary E. age 2, and Alice age 1. Apparently they live adjacent to Hiram's parents. The previous residence, on Page 4, line 40, and Page 5, lines 1-3 lists Jacob Beals, 65, married to Elizabeth Beals, 62. They live with two children: son Levi Beals, 24, and son James Beals, 22. Jacob Beals and Elizabeth Beals cannot write. Everyone was born in PA. Jacob Beals has no occupation listed, Elizabeth Beals is keeping house, Levi's occupation is Works at Carpentry, and James is a laborer. |   |
| 3 | 1880 United States Federal Census, St. Petersburg, Clarion Co. PA, Pg 5, line 16-23. Date of census 11 June 1880. Hiram Beals age 39, butcher; wife Sarah E. Beals, keeping house. Children: Mary E. age 13, Alice A. age 11, Annie age 9, Samuel H. age 5, William age 2. All born in PA |
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| 4 | 1900 United States Federal Census, Richland Twp., Clarion Co. Pa, District 25, Sheet 2. Date of census 5 June 1900. Lines 25-29. Hiram Beals born July 1840, age 59, married 34 yrs, grocery store clerk, owns house free of mortgage. Sara, wife, born May 1845, age 55, married 34 yrs, had 9 children, 8 living. Children: Leroy, son, born Sept 1880, age 19, day laborer; Ralph, son, born Oct 1884, age 15, at school; (Charles W. ?) (Poor legibility), son, born Sept 1887, age 12, at school. All, and all parents, born in PA. All read, write and speak English. |
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| 5 | 1910 United States Federal Census, District 27, St. Petersburg, Clarion Co, PA, page 7. Census dated 19 Apr 1910. Lines 18-20: Hiram Beals, 69, m. 43 years, rents home; Sarah, 64, m. 43 years, 9 children, 8 living; Wearne, 22, in school. Family lives on Emlenton Street. |  |
| 6 | 1920 United States Federal Census, Richland Twp, Clarion Co. PA, Pg 7, line 19-20. Date of census 18 March 1920. Hiram Beels age 79; wife Sarah E. Beels. All born in PA |
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| 7 | Will for Jacob Beals, Jr..names [foster dau.]Olive Samantha Bower; wife Clara A. Beals; mother and father Jacob and Elizabeth Beals; brothers Benjamin, William, Hiram, Levi F., and James F.; sister Flora Ann Biery; Executors Levi F. Beals and George F. Kribbs. Signed[his mark] 4 Jan. 1877; probated 19 Mar. 1877 |    |
| 8 | Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania (Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion Counties), 1898 by Beers, p. 1408. Hiram Beals biography: "Hiram Beals, an honored veteran of the Civil war and a leading citizen of Richland township, Clarion county, was born July 31, 1840, in Venango county, Penn., and is a son of Jacob Beals, a native of Berks county, of German descent. The mother, who bore the maiden name of Elizabeth Bry, was born in Lehigh county, and was a daughter of Michael Bry. In 1839 the parents took up their residence in Venango county...(Hiram) enlisted August 28, 1862, in Company G, 155th P.V.I., for three years (lists battles)...He now owns thirteen acres of land (with oil wells)... near Petersburg. In 1866 Mr Beals married Miss Sarah Eddinger...The children are as follows: Mrs. Elizabeth Toy (of St. Petersburg, Clarion county), Alice (deceased), Mrs. Sarah Ann Freeman, Pearl, Harry, William, Leroy, Ralph and Wearne. | complete transcription |
| 9 | Research Manuscript of Ella May Beals (Wilson) 1975-1985, including personal knowledge and interviews of her siblings Robert Beals and Bertha Beals Chambers, and of her aunt Mary P. Kline Fillgrove. " Hiram Beals born 21 July 1840, died 1925, married (Sarah Wagner Edinger of Lehigh County possibly) born 1845, died 1939. Had 2 sons, wealthy." | |
| 10 | Personal correspondence of Duane Shannon Beals, grandson of James Sinas Beals; Beals family FTM file. Hiram Beals born 31 July 1840, Venango Co. Pa; died 1925 St. Petersburg PA. Married Sarah Wagner Eddinger, born May 1845 Lehigh Co. Pa, died 1939 St. Petersburg PA. Includes the above ten children, their dates & spouses. Duane lists Charles Beals as Charles Weaver Beals born Jan 23, 1888. |
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| 11 | Personal correspondence from Elizabeth Wilson Williams. | N/A
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| 12 | History of Clarion County 1887 by A. J. Davis, p.iii Biographies of Benjamin Beals and of Samuel Beals. both residents of Knox p.o. area, Beaver Twp., both born in Lehigh County PA. Both came to Clarion Co. in 1841 with parents Jacob and Elizabeth (Bry) Beals. |
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| 13 | Salem Lutheran Cemetery Association Records, Salem Twp., Clarion Co. PA Jacob Beals, 1806-1899, as married to Elizabeth Brey, 1808-1899. Son Hiram Beals married Sarah Eddinger. Note: these records include family history as well as burial records; Hiram Beals' family was buried at St. Petersburg. |
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| 14 | Veteran Schedule, 1890 U. S. Census, Richland Twp, Clarion Co, PA pg 4. Hiram Beals, pvt Company G, 155 PA Volunteers, enlisted 28 Aug 1862; discharged 2 June 1865; served 2 yr, 9 mo, 24 da |
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| 15 | Gravestone transcriptions, St. Petersburg Lutheran Cemetery, June 2007 by Elizabeth Wilson Williams. Several plots in this cemetery practice the use of a large headstone with the family surname, and individual markers with family members'given names and dates. *"BEALS"; "Hiram 1840-1925"; "Sarah 1846-1939". Two additional spaces, apparently unused, in the plot. To the right of Hiram & Sarah Beals: *"Alice Beals 1869-(1885?)". *"FREEMAN"; "Bessie G. 1907-1977"; "Ralph V. 1898-1964"; "S. Anne 1871-1967"; "W. George 1870-1955". In a second row but apparently part of the same plot: "L. Mae 1897-1953"; "Roy B. 1900-1960". *"TOY"; "Elizabeth 1867-1925"; "James W. 1863-1955"; Hazel M. 1889-1957"; "Arthur W. 1889-1967". *"BEALS Harry S. 1875-1962, Daisy C. 1890-1992". *"L. R. Beals 1880-1920"; "Laurell Beals 1892-1973". "ASHBAUGH John E. 1871-1952, Pearl F. 1873-1959" In the newer, lower section of the cemetery: * "BEALS C. Wearne M. D. 1888-1961, Margaret A. 1895-1981". Apparently in same plot: "Betty Beals Johnson 1920-1999". | |
| 16 | American Civil War Soldiers
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 28 August 1862.
Enlisted in Company G, 155th Infantry Regiment Pennsylvania on 28 Aug 1862.
Mustered Out Company G, 155th Infantry Regiment Pennsylvania on 2 Jun 1865 at Washington, DC.
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| 17 | Civil War Pension Index (Ancestry.com, Military Records) Hiram Beals, widow Sarah E. Beals. |  |
| 18 | Records of St. Petersburg Lutheran Church,Richland Twp., Clarion Co. PA; transcribed (in part, for surnames of interest) by Elizabeth Wilson Williams & Nancy Beals Walls, March 1995. These records were found among the records of Salem Lutheran Church, Salem Twp., Clarion Co. PA.
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Records of St. Petersburg Lutheran Church |
| 19 | Obituary of Leroy Beals, Clarion Democrat, publ. 26 Feb 1920. Submitted by Nancy Beals Walls. Leroy Beals, one of the leading citizens of St. Petersburg, died Monday Feb 16, 1920, at his home...due to influenza. Mr Beals was a son of Mr. & Mrs. Hiram Beals; was 39 yrs of age. He was married to Miss L (unreadable) Fillman; had three children who with their mother survive. Also surviving are his parents, 4 brothers, & 3 sisters. The deceased was a contractor and a driller; a member of St. Petersburg Lutheran Church; a member of Canby Lodge, F. & A.M.; this fraternity....commited the body to the grave with their beautiful ritual service. Services conducted at his late home by the Rev. C. B. Rebert of St. Petersburg & Rev. Fetterly of Kittanning. Interment at St. Petersburg cemetery. | |
| 20 | Jennifer Fickley Research on the Wearne and Toy families of Cornwall England and descendants in Pennsylvania. See Fickley Family History Site on Ancestry.com at: http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/1561066/person/-1920992865?ssrc= and the Toy Family Website at: http://www.toyfamilyphotos.com/ These sites include many photos, images of English census, history of the families in Cornwall England, and in Pennsylvania, with some documentation. | |
| 21 | Death Certificate, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics, file number 102650 (22). Hiram Beals died in St. Petersburg, Clarion Co., PA, on 25 Oct 1925 at 8:00 pm of broncho pneumonia as a result of burns of the face and hands as a result of a gas explosion while lighting a stove. He was born on 31 Jul 1840 in Pennsylvania and died at the age of 85 years, 2 months, and 25 days. He was a farmer. His father was Jacob Beals, born in PA. His mother was Elizabeth Brey, born in PA. He was buried at St. Petersburg Cemetery on 28 Oct 1925. This information was provided by ??? Sarah Beals of St. Petersburg, PA. |  |
| 22 | US IRS Tax Assessment List, Pennsylvania, District 20, Division 18, dated May, 1866, lists Hiram Beals of Richland Twp. as a "Pedlar 3rd C." |  |
| 23 | Under the Maltese Cross, Antietam to Appomattox, The Loyal Uprising in Western Pennsylvania, 1861-1865, a book commemorating 155th PA infantry regiment, page 774. lists Jacob Beals as a private in Company G, mustered in 28 Aug 1862, mustered out with the regiment on 2 Jun 1865. The next line lists Hiram Beals as a private in Company G, mustered in on the same date, wounded in action on 2 Jul 1863 at the Battle of Gettysburg, PA, and mustered out with regiment on 2 Jun 1865. Hiram's address is listed as St. Petersburg, PA. |  |
| 24 | Under the Maltese Cross, Antietam to Appomattox, The Loyal Uprising in Western Pennsylvania, 1861-1865, a book commemorating 155th PA infantry regiment, page 645. lists the members of Company G including Hiram Beals as a private. |  |
| 25 | Beals Family Tax Assessment, Salem township, Clarion Co. PA, 1858 - 1880 lists Samuel F. Beals, Wm. Beals, Benjamin Beals, Hiram Beals. Indicates land rental arrangements between John Blair and Wm. Beals in 1868, between Benjamin Beals and Filgrove in 1874, and the transfer of 25 acres from B. Beals and Wm. Filgrove in 1875. Participation in militia #50 is indicated in 1863 by Wm. Beals;in 1865 by Benjamin Beals, in 1866 & 1867 by Benjamin Beals, in 1868 by Hirem Beels and Wm Beals,and in 1869 & 1870 by Benjamin Beals. | (click here for tax assessment) |
Source Notes
- The 1900 census reports the family had 9 children, 8 surviving. Of the six not listed in 1900, two do not have spouses on our record. Either William or Alice did not survive childhood. Duane Beals notes a death date of 1885 for Alice, death date unknown for William.
- Census for 1860 was searched using Ancestry.com with no results.
- In the 1910 census, Hiram Beals is indexed as Hiram Brak by Ancestry.com
Conjecture
- With no additional data except the apparent location of the grave of Betty Beals Johnson in the family plot of Dr. Wearne C. Beals & wife Margaret A., it is tentatively assumed that Betty is their daughter.
- Charles Weaver Beals born Sept1887 (or 23Jan 1888), in records or Duane S. Beals, appears to be possibly a duplication/miss-transcription of Wearne Charles Beals. Duane Beals' source of this record is missing or unrecorded. We expect that only Wearne C. Beals was born in 1888.
- Correspondence (from a Paula, from Florida, a descendant of Samuel & Catherine Beals, to Jackie Dietz, forward to Duane Beals): " Hiram, b. 07-31-1840, d. est. 1925. Hiram and his wife had 10 kids. Hiram served in C. War Co. G 155 PVI fought 18 battles. In article it states that he was the son of Jacob Beals of German descent, a native of Berks County , PA. His daughter Anna mrd. William Freeman. Dr. Wernie Beals did not marry Daisy Altman, that was his brother Harry S. Beals wife. His daughter Francis Pearl b. 11-01-1873, d. 12-31-1959 mrd. John Ashbaugh, had 2 kids." If she is quoting the article in the biography in Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania (see above), she may have miss-counted the children's names. Otherwise, an indication of 10 children lends credence to a Charles Weaver born 1887. Never-the-less, by the 1900 census, the mother Sarah reported 9 children born.
- On The Keystone Corner/MyFamily.com, submitted by Mona Anderson, no source attribution:
"Best, Michael, Church P.O., Beaver, was born where he now resides, on Feb. 13, 1815; is engaged in farming & oil producing, & owns 326 acres. His parents were William & Mary M. (Everhard) Best. Mr. Best came from Westmoreland Co. in 1811. Michael Best was married in Dec. 1839, to Lucy A. Edinger, a daughter of Andrew and Mary Wagoner Edinger, formerly of Lehigh Co., who came to Clarion Co. about 1834. Michael and Lucy have 8 children living - William F., Josephine F, Uriah, David, Charles, Simon W., Samuel, and Elizabeth, wife of Godlieb Best."
Note:relationship of Mary Wagoner Edinger to Sarah Wagner Edinger is unknown at this time. No census found in Clarion Co. PA 1850 or 1860 for Sarah Wagner/Wagnor, Sarah Edinger,or Andrew Edinger, by the ancestry.com search engine.
Research Wishlist
Can you find this military record: "Hiram was a soldier during the Civil War. He enlisted the 25th of July of 1962 at Clarion. He was mustered in September 2, 1962 in Pittsburgh, PA and mustered out June 2, 1965. He age at enrollment was 22. He listed his residence as Emlinton (Emlenton) and his occupation as a farmer. He had light hair and grey eyes according to the description given. "
Also: Lynxzzz said that there was a picture of him on the internet at a Pittsburgh Library site. I was unable to find it with the reference she gave me.
