NOT A DIRECT ANCESTOR

Samuel Beals is not in my direct ancestry. He is 1 step removed in the following ways:

Brother of James Francis Beals
Son of Jacob Beals and Elizabeth Brey

Samuel and Catherine had been married for nine years and had three living children when the Civil War began. Samuel did not go to war, but had three brothers who served, and survived.
Instructions for the census-takers of 1880 include "The Name of each Person whose place of abode on 1st day of June 1880, was in this family." For the family of Samuel Beals, the name of wife Catherine is listed, with the note "Hung herself June 3." Catherine was fifty years old. The youngest child, a daughter, was age ten. Catherine's graceful pink marble stone is in the Emanuel Lutheran Cemetery, the property for which was donated by the Beals family.
Seven months later (January 1881) Samuel married Lizzy Levy, and in September of that year their first child was born.
Samuel's obituary says he had fourteen children, seven by the first marriage, six by the second, and one step-son. This however does not take into account the two children who died young, one by each wife.
The step-son, Warren Baker, has not yet been traced by us, and it is unclear how he could be the son by a first marriage of either Catherine Marsh (living at home with her parents in 1850 census) or Lizzy Leavy (at home with her parents in 1880). He does not appear in any census in the Samuel Beals household.

	Date	Location	Notes	Sources
Birth	5 Sept 1831	Lehigh Co. PA		^{[10][11][16][28]}
1st Marriage	25 Dec. 1852		To Catherine Charlotte Marsh (died 3 June 1880)	^{[3][4][5][7][15][16][20]}
2nd Marriage	18 Jan 1881		To Elizabeth "Lizzie" Leavy of Salem Twp.	^[7][16][20]
Death	30 Jan 1907	Beaver Twp, Clarion County, PA		^[10][11][20]
Burial		Knox Cemetery, Clarion Co., PA		^[10][11]

Ancestry chart segment

   Generation 3       Generation 4           Generation 5        Generation 6
 
                                         +-- Samuel Shaner
                                         |   (1807-18??)    
+---------------- William Henry Shaner --+                   +-- Michael Brey
|                   (1837-????)          |                   |   (1773-1859)
|                                        +-- Harriet Brey  --+
|                                            (1816-????)     |
+                                                            |
|                                       +-- Elizabeth Brey --+
|                                       |   (1808-1899)      |
|                    +--Samuel Beals ---+                    +-- Maria
|                    |  (1831-1890)     |                                                                          
+-- Mabel I. Beals --+                  +-- Jacob Beals                                                                          
    (1884-1907)      |                      (1806-1890)                   
                     +--Elizabeth "Lizzie" Leavy

Sources: ^[16]

Children

(Children with Catherine Marsh) :

Name	Gender	Date of Birth	Birthplace	Spouse	Notes	Sources
Francis "Frank" Augustus Beals	M	8 Nov 1853	Clarion Co. PA	Parmelia Zeller	res. Brave; res. W. VA	^{[3][4][7][11][18][20]}
Mahlon Oliver Beals	M	19 Feb. 1856	Clarion Co. PA		(died 24 Oct 1858,age 2 yrs)	^[18]
Henrietta Louise "Lou" Beals	F	10 Apr 1858	Clarion Co. PA	James Laughner	res. Wireton	^{[3][4][7][11][18][20]}
Emma Elizabeth Beals	F	2 Sept 1860 or 1854	Clarion Co. PA	John W./Jonathan W. Adams	res. Ninevah	^{[4][10][12][18][20]}
Hiram Kurtz Beals	M	3 Dec 1862	Clarion Co. PA	Arminta Harriett McCall, license 30 Sept 1886	res. Beaver Twp; died 17 Aug 1935	^{[4][5][7][11][18][20][21][25]}
Isabella "Belle" Flora Ann Beals	F	6 Mar 1865	Clarion Co. PA	Elmer/J.W. Buckelow/Buckalew	res. Long Beach CA	^{[4][5][7][11][18][20]}
Clara Estelle Beals	F	24 July 1868	Clarion Co. PA	1) Snowden Kribbs; 2) C. P. Reed, res. Seneca		^{[4][5][7][11][18][20]}
Catherine Alberta "Berta" Beals	F	14 Apr 1870	Clarion Co. PA	Frank S. Hartsell (1867-1956)	res. Seneca. Died 1963.	^{[5][7][11][18][20][W1]}

(Children with Lizzie Leavy) :

Name	Gender	Date of Birth	Birthplace	Spouse	Notes	Sources
Clyde Lamonte Beals	M	13 Sept 1881	Clarion County, PA		res. Texas, Oklahoma	^{[6][7][11][18][20]}
Jacob Wilbur Beals	M	21 Jan 1883	Clarion Co. PA	apparently never married	"at home" 1907 died 13 Mar 1967, age 84	^{[6][7][11][16][18][20][23]}
Mabel I. Beals	F	18 Jan 1884	Clarion Co. PA	William Henry Shaner	"at home" 1907	^{[6][7][11][18][20]}
Merle E. Beals	M	Sept 1886	Clarion Co. PA	1)Mabel Best(1890-1957) 2)Allie Smathers	res. Beaver Twp	^{[6][7][11][15][18][20]}
Essa Beals	F	15 May 1889-30June1889 infant death	Clarion Co. PA			^[18]
Alta D.Beals	F	13 Feb/Mar 1890	Clarion Co. PA	Bert Rowe	"at home" 1907; died after Mar 1967	^{[6][7][11][18][20][23]}
Margie L. Beals	F	4 June 1893	Clarion Co. PA	John Hahn	"at home" 1907; died after Mar 1967	^{[6][7][11][18][20][23]}

Step-Son

Name	Gender	Date of Birth	Birthplace	Spouse	Notes	Sources
Warren Baker	M				res. Bryant IN	^[11][18]

Places of Residence

Location	Dates	Sources
Emmaus, Lehigh County, PA	b.1831 - 1839	^[28]
Richland Twp., Venango Co., PA	1839 - 1841	^[1]
Clarion County, PA	arrived 1841-1950	^[11]
Beaver Twp., Clarion Co., PA	1850 -????	^[3]
Salem Twp., Clarion Co. PA	by 1858 - 1861 (unseated)	^[3][9]
Beaver Twp., Clarion Co., PA	1870 -at least 1900	^[4][5][19]

Farms of Samuel Beals, Jacob Beals, Jr., and Emanuel Lutheran Church, Beaver Twp., from the 1865 Pomeroy Map of Clarion County.

Farms of Samuel Beals, Jacob Beals, Jr. and Emanuel Lutheran Church, Beaver Twp., from the 1877 Caldwell Atlas of Clarion County.
Jacob lived in or near Beaver City, which has long since disappeared completely.
To view the complete 1877 Caldwell Atlas map of Beaver Twp., click here.

Photo Gallery

Farm of Jacob Beals, Samuel's childhood home

Gravestone of Catherine Marsh Beals, at Emanuel Lutheran Cemetery

Gravestone of Samuel Beals, wife Elizabeth Leavy, son Jacob W. Beals; at Knox Cemetery, Clarion Co., PA

Gravestone of Francis A Beals, Permelia Farmer Zellers Beals, and son Harry C.Beals, at Zion Cemetery, Richland Twp., Venango Co. PA

Francis Augustus Beals, 1st son of Samuel Beals & Catherine Marsh

Inscription for Alta Beals & Bert Rowe on back of Samuel Beals & Elizabeth Leavy Gravestone, Knox Cemetery

Lillian Mae Beals, daughter of Francis A. Beals

Lillian Mae Beals was the wife of Maurice Baker Shannon, Jr. She was the daughter of Francis Augustus Beals, son of Samuel Beals. Her daughter, Edith Geraldine Shannon, married Walter Benjamin Beals, son of James Sinas Beals, son of William Beals.

Thus the lines of two sons of Jacob Beals (William and Samuel) descend & meet in her daughter and son-in-law, Edith Shannon and Walter Benjamin Beals.

Gravestone of Jonathan W. Adams & Emma E. Beals Adams, at Knox Cemetery, Beaver Twp., Clarion Co. PA

Memorial stone for Samuel M. Adams, son of Jon & Emma Adams; buried in France in WWI; Knox Cemetery plot of Jon & Emma Adams

Gravestone of James B. Adams, shares plot of Jon & Emma Adams at Knox Cemetery; relationship unknown

Gravestone of Hiram Kurtz Beals & Harriet Annetta McCall, at Salem Lutheran Cemetery, Salem Twp., Clarion Co. PA

Gravestone of C. Frank Wile & Mary C. Beals, dau. of Hiram Kurtz Beals; Salem Lutheran Cemetery

Gravestone of Myrtle Verna Beals (dau. of Hiram Kurtz Beals) & Orval E Ritts; Salem Lutheran Cemetery, Clarion Co. PA

Note: Harry Chester Beals died young, and was buried with his parents at Zion Cemetery, Richland Twp., Venango Co. PA His wife, Effie King Beals, is buried separately in this same cemetery, but in 2007 no stone was found inscribed for her. See Research Notes, below.

Sources

Ref. Num.	Description	Image of original
1	1840 United States Federal Census, Richland Twp., Venango Co., PA, Page 60, line 11 lists Jacob Beals as the head of a household containing 2 males between 0 and 5 years of age (probably Jacob Beals, Jr., and William Beals), 2 males between 5 and 10 (probably Samuel Beals and Benjamin Beals), one male between 30 and 40 (probably Jacob Beals), one female between 10 and 15 (probably Flora A. Beals), and one female between 20 and 30 (probably Elizabeth Brey Beals). This census page is not dated.
2	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.
3	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.
4	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.
5	1880 United States Federal Census, Beaver T., Clarion Co. PA, Pg 26, Date of census 17 June 1880. Lines 13-18: Saml. Beals age 48 farmer, wife Catherine age 50 (notation "hung herself June 3rd"). Children: son Hiram C. age 17, dau. Isabella age 15, dau. Clara age 12, dau. Alberti age 10. All born PA, all parents born PA. Date of census 17 June 1880. Instructions were that all persons alive on June 1, 1880 to be included in census.
5a	1880 United States Federal Census, Beaver T., Clarion Co. PA, Pg 56, Date of census 7 June 1880. Lines 24-30: Jacob Levy, 69, farmer; Elizabeth, 60, wife, keeping house; Elizabeth, 24, dau., at home; Clara, 19, dau., at home; Hattie, 17, dau., at home; John, 17, adopted son, illigetimate; Sarah Mong, 83, mother-in-law, at home. All born PA, all parents born PA. Date of census 17 June 1880. Instructions were that all persons alive on June 1, 1880 to be included in census.
6	1900 United States Federal Census, Beaver T., Clarion Co. PA, Enum. Dist.2, Pg. 11, Date of census 13 June 1900. (Fair legibility). Lines 78-85 list Samuel Beals age 68, born Sep 1831, married 19 yr, farmer owns farm free of mortgage; wife Elizabeth age 44, born Feb 1856, married 19 yr, bore 6 children, all living; son Clyde E. age 18, Sept 1881, single farmer; son Jacob W. age 17, Jan 1883, in school 7 mos; dau. Mabel I. age 16, born Jan 1884; son Merl E. age 12, Nov. 1887, in school 7 mos.; dau Alta D. age 10 Mar 1870, in school 7 mos; dau Margie L. age 6, June 1893, in school 6 mos. All & parents born PA, all read write & speak English. Also on page, lines 63-66 Hiram K. Beals b. Nov.1862, age 37, married 13 yrs, farm laborer, rents house. Harriett A., wife, b. Sept 1868, age 31, married 13 yrs, bore 2 children, both living. Mary C., daughter, b. Nov 1887, age 12, at school 8 months in year. Myrtle V., daughter b. Nov 1895, age 4. All, and all parents born in Pennsylvania.
7	Cemetery Association Record: Jacob Beals from Salem Lutheran Cemetery Association lists Samuel Beals married 1st to Catherine Marsh, & 2nd to Elizabeth Levy. It lists four generations for some lines of the Samuel Beals family.	See transcript
8	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.[Billy or Benjamin?] 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)
9	Gravestone Emanuel Lutheran Cemetery, Beaver Twp., Clarion Co. PA. Transcribed Oct 2006 by E.W.Williams. Catherine wife of Samuel Beals born Nov 29, 1829 died June 3, 1880.
10	Gravestone, Knox Cemetery, Beaver Twp., Clarion Co. PA. Transcribed Oct. 2006 by E. W. Williams. Samuel Beals Sept. 5, 1831-Jan. 30, 1907; Elizabeth 1857-1911 Wife; Jacob W. Beals 1883-1967 Adams, Jonathan W. 1857-1941; Emma E. 1854 - 1929 Father, James B. Adams 1858-1942 (in same plot as Jonathan W. & Emma E. Adams) In Memory of Samuel M. Adams A.E.F. buried in Aisne, France 1919 (son of Jon & Emma Adams)
11	Samuel Beals Obituary,Oil City SemiWeekly Derrick Feb 12, 1907, p8 c2 Knox edition. Transcribed 2006 by E. W. Williams from obits file, Franklin Library, Venango Co. PA 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 of Bryant (Jay Co.)Indiana; sister Mrs Anna Biery; brothers James, William, Levi & Hiram. Interment in Knox Cemetery. (Residences given. He died in 1907 per Duane Beals).	(Complete transcription)
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 (Benjamin on 15 Feb 1833; Samuel on 5 Sept 1831). Both came to Clarion Co. in 1841 with parents Jacob and Elizabeth (Bry) Beals. Benjamin married in March 1864 to Mary K. Himes, dau. of William Himes; two children living: Edwin J. and Mary E. Beals. Samuel married on 25 Dec 1852 to Catherine C. Marsh; seven children & birth dates listed. Samuel married second on 18 Jan. 1881 to Lizzie Leavy, dau. of Jacob and Lizzie (Mong) Leavy. three children & birth dates listed.	(See complete text)
13	Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania (Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion Counties), 1898 by Beers, p. 1408, Hiram Beals biographical sketch. The family of Jacob Beals and Elizabeth Bry numbered eight children, namely: Flora Anna; Samuel; Benjamin; Jacob;, who was a Union soldier during the Rebellion; William; Hiram; Levi; and James.	(click here for complete transcription)
14	Personal correspondence from Elizabeth Wilson Williams.	N/A
15	Deaths & Marriage Records file 1852-54, Clarion County Historical Society, p. 3 No. 9; Marriage record for Samuel Beal and Catharine Charlotte Marsh. 1. Full name of husband: Samuel Beal 2. Name of the father of said husband: Jacob Beal 3. Name of the mother of said husband: Elizabeth Beal 4. Occupation of husband: Farmer 5. Residence of husband: Beaver Tp Clarion Co Pa 6. Birthplace of husband: Lehigh County Pa 7. Full name of wife prefiously to marriage: Catharine Charlotte Marsh 8. Name of the father of said wife: John Marsh 9. Name of the mother of said wife: Catharine Marsh 10. The time when the marriage was contracted: December 23 1852 11. The place, town or township and county where contracted: Beaver tp at John Marsh's.
16	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.
17	Personal correspondence from Elizabeth Wilson Williams.
18	Personal correspondence of Duane Beals (grandson of James Sinas Beals), 2006-ongoing; FTM Beals file.
19	Tax Recorder's Ledger, Beaver Twp., Clarion Co. PA, 1873, & 1874 notations, published in the Western Pennsylvanian Genealogical Society Quarterly, Vol. 34, No. 3, 2008, pg.37-48. John H. Alt, constable, was responsible for tax collection. Section I lists Beals Samuel , Valuation $613, Co. Tax $9.24, St. Tax $0.34, Buggies $11.11, "(50 paid"
20	Obituary Samuel Beals, in Seneca Kicker, 1 Feb 1907. Transcribed from obituary card file at Franklin Library, Venango Co. PA, 2006 by E. W. Williams. "Samuel Beals, Clarion Co., died at homestead near Knox 30 Jan 1907. Age about 75 yr. Married (1) Katherine Marsh and had seven ch: Frank, W. Va; Mrs. James Laughner, near Pittsburgh; Mrs. J. Adams of Ninevah; Kurtz Beals of Knox; Mrs. Elmer Buchaloe, L.A. Calif; Mrs. Charles Reed and Mrs. Frank Hartsell of Seneca. In about 1880 married (2) Elizabeth Leavey of Salem Twp. Had six ch: Clyde, Jacob, Mabel, Alta, Merle and Margie, all at home. Emanuel Cem. on old Beales homestead." See source notes re burial site.
21	Obituary Hiram K. Beals, Franklin News Herald, 17 Aug 1935, p. 9 c5, Oil City edition. Transcribed 2006 by E. W. Williams from obit files, Franklin Library, Venango Co. PA "BEALS, Hiram K., age 72, a resident of Knox, died at Oil City Hosp. at 1:45 a.m. on Aug. 17.
22	Obituary Samuel Beals, in Clarion Democrat, 14 Feb 1907. Samuel Beals, son of Jacob and Elizabeth Beals, was born in Lehigh county, PA on September 5, 1831 and later he moved with his parents to Clarion county. He was married at the age of 21 to Katherine Marsh of Armstrong county. Some years after he settled at the Old Marsh Homesead where he has resided ever since. His first wife died June 3, 1880. Some time after he married his second wife, Miss Lizzie Levy of Beaver township who is still living. Mr. Beals was a member of the Lutheran church all the years of his manhood. He was the father of 16 children, grandfather of 57 and great grandfather of 13. He leaves to mourn his death a wife and 14 children, 7 children of the first family and 6 of the second and one stepson. Also 34 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren, one sister and four brothers VIZ William, Levi, Hiram and James Beals. He died at the age of 75 years , 4 months and 25 days. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. F.J. Howard.
23	Obituary Jacob W. Beals, The Derrick 14 Mar 1967. KNOX - Jacob Wilbur Beals, 84, of Petroleum Street, Knox, former oil driller, died Monday (i.e. 13 Mar. 1967), Franklin Hospital, after an extended illness. Born in Beaver Twp., Clarion Co., 21 Jan. 1883, son of Samuel an Lizzie Leavy Beals. Member Emanuel Lutheran Church in Knox. Surviving are 2 sisters, Mrs. Bert Rowe & Mrs. John Hahn of Knox. Rupert Funeral Home Knox; services Wednesday (i.e. 15 Mar 1967). Rev. lewis R. Fox, pastor Emanuel Lutheran, interment Knox Union Cemetery. The Derrick (Oil City PA) Monday 20 March 1967. Jacob W. Beals KNOX – Funeral services were held at 4 p.m. Wednesday (i.e. 15 Mar 1967) in the William N. Rupert Funeral Home in Knox for Jacob W. Beals, 81, of Knox, former oil driller. Mr. Beals died early Monday(i.e. 13 Mar 1967) in the Franklin Hospital. Rev. Lewis R. Fox, pastor of the Emmanuel Lutheran church in Knox, officiated. Interment was in the Knox Union cemetery. Pallbearers were George Hahn, Donald Hahn Sr., Donald Hahn Jr., David Weible, Jon Kellog and Elmer Slaugenhaupt. The Derrick has multiple listing of admissions to Franklin (PA) Hospital, for Jacob Beals of Knox, between November 1957 and March 1967.
24	Obituary Clara E. Reed, The Derrick, 3 Jan. 1948. Mrs. Clara E. Reed, 79, of Knox, died Friday (i.e. 2 Jan 1948)at home of daughter Mrs. Warren Shaffer, Knox. Born 24 July 1868 in Beaver City, daughter of Samuel and Catherine Beals. Her husband Charles Beals (sic) died 17 years ago. Surviving are 3 children: Mrs Emma Shaffer & James Reed of Knox, & Thomas Reed of Cleveland; 5 sisters & a brother: Belle Buckalou, Lou Loughner, Bertha Hartzel, Mrs A. Rowe, Marjorie Hahn, Jacob Beals. (see Source Notes)
25	Marriage License Hiram K. Beals & Harriet A. McCall 30 Sept 1886, Clarion Co. PA. Hiram K. Beals, Beaver City, Pa and Harriet A. McCall, Salem township. See Clarion Co. Marriage Licenses at http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~pacpiney/index_files/marriagelicensesab.htm
26	Clarion County PA Marriage Announcement;BEALS-LEVY, Clarion Democrat,20 Jan. 1881; transcription on rootsweb/ancestry.com website for Piney Township http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~pacpiney/index_files/marriageannouncementsb.htm "BEALS-LEVY (1/20/1881) Jan 18, 1881, by Rev. E. Dornblaser, Mr. Samuel Beals of Beaver City and Miss Lizzie Levy of Beaver township, Clarion county, Pa."
27	Anniversary Announcement Bernice Ritchey and Robert Rowe. From collection of Margaret Kahle. Original source unknown. Robert W. and Bernice A. Rowe of 2038 Nickleville Road, Knox PA celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary Sunday (29 Oct 2006). They were married 29 Oct 1946 in Salem Lutheran church. by the late Rev. Carl Maier. Attending were Mr. and Mrs. Frank Longnaker.Mrs Rowe, the former Bernice A. Ritchey is the daughter of the late John Walter and Phyllis Beals Ritchey. Mr. Rowe is the son of the late Lester E. Rowe and Eunice Heeter Rowe. Their children include Mary K. Rowe Wise (husband Daniel) of Knox and Robert W. Rowe II of Lewisburg, PA. They have six grandchildren, seven great grandchildren and two step-great-grandchildren. note: Samuel Beals (1831-1907)/ Catherine Marsh Beals (1829-1880) >>> Hiran Kurtz Beals (1862-1935)/Harriet A. McCall Beals (1868-1954) >>>Phyllis E. Beals Ritchey (1900-1983)/John Walter "Hump" Ritchey (1907-1985) >>> Bernice A. Ritchey Rowe (from files of Duane Beals)
28	1831 Baptismal Records, Emmaus Moravian Church, Lehigh Co PA; page 276 (pg.129 Ancestry.com), line 34. Born 5 Sept. 1831; Bapt. 20 Oct 1831; Samuel Biehl to parents Jacob Biehl and wife Elisabeth nee Brey. (Godparents?) Samuel Brey and wife Elisabeth Shafer.

Source Notes

The Clarion County Cemeteries transcription project of 1986, available through the Clarion County Historical Society shows a gravestone at Emanuel Lutheran Cemetery, Beaver City, transcribed as "Beals, Isaac, Son of S. & C. Beals." It notes that the grave is near that of Catherine Beals. This child is not noted in any other source that we are aware of. In two trips to this cemetery by E. W. Williams (1991 when stones were less weathered, & 2006 after much undergrowth was cleared away), transcriptions were made of a small stone that reads "Infant son of J & C Beals, died May 21 1860 aged 5 days." This is believed to be a child of Jacob Beals, Jr. and wife Clara. It is wondered if the previous transcriber ( possibly a Girl Scout project for the Historical Society) mistook "Infant Son" for "Isaac Son". The "J" & "C" are faint, easily misread, and the date could be 1850 or 1860. Neither of these dates works well for a child of Samuel & Catherine Beals; they weren't married until 1852, and they had another child born in 1860.
In the 1900 census wife Elizabeth reports having 6 children, 6 currently living. The Salem Lutheran Cemetery association lists a 7th, Essie, apparently (by order listed) born between 1886 and 1890; infant death. Correspondant/Contributor Duane Beals confirms a daughter Essa, born May or June, 1889.
Obituary of Samuel Beals in Seneca Kicker: reports erroneously that Samuel Beals was buried at Emanuel Cemetery. Samuel had given land for this cemetery and his first wife Catherine Marsh is buried there, but he was buried with a large gravestone at Knox Cemetery with his 2nd wife Lizzy Leavey.
Obituary of Clara Reed (daughter of Samuel Beals) says husband was "Charles Beals", but is likely Charles Reed, ie. C.P.Reed. Reporter likely substituted Clare's maiden name, Beals.

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Ref. Num.	Description	Extract
W1	It's All Relative family tree on Ancestry.com, owner Michael Swan, whose spouse descends (paternally) from Samuel Beals via daughter Alberta Catharine Beals (1870-1963), married to Franklin Sleppy Hartsell (1867-1956). See: http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/7069115/person/-1013879201?ssrc=

Source notes

Research Notes

A blank Beals headstone in Zion Union Cemetery may belong to Effie King Beals. It is below the plot of the Dr. Norman King Beals family, and per the cemetery records, Effie Beals should be buried in that same section.
[3] Salem Lutheran Cemetery Association Records, lists 6 children of Samuel Beals and Catharine Marsh, all of the above except Mahlon Oliver Beals, who died young. It lists 6 children of Samuel Beals and Lizzy Leavy, all of the above except Essie Beals, who died young.
[4] Tax Records, Salem Twp. Clarion Co., lists Samuel Beals "unseated" -

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Conjecture

1900 census for a Charles W. Baker age 54, wife Emma age 41 & daughter Eva age 19 in Portland, Jay Co. Indiana; Charles b.in PA in 1845; his parents born in PA. (No convincing data found for a Warren Baker in PA or IN)

Samuel Beals