William J.Beals

NOT A DIRECT ANCESTOR

William J. Beals is not in my direct ancestry. He is 3 steps removed in the following ways:

Great-grandson of Jacob Beals; Son of James Sinas Beals
2nd Cousin of Ella May Beals

	Date	Location	Notes	Sources
Birth	11 May 1891	Foxburg,Clarion Co., PA	^[3]
Marriage			To Emma G. unknown(b. 1895)	^[3]
Death	10 Nov 1974	Butler, Butler Co. PA		^[3]
Burial

Ancestry chart segment - Indirect Line

Generation 2         Generation 3           Generation 4      Generation 5
 
                                                            +-- Jacob Beals
                                                            |   (1806-1890)  
                                         +-- William Beals--+ 
                                         |   (1839-1913)    |
                                         |                  +-- Elizabeth Brey
                  +--James Sinas Beals --+                    (1808-1899)
                  |  (1861-1940)         |     
                  |                      |         
                  |                      +-- Susan Kline
William J. Beals--+                          (1843-????)
                  |                     
                  |                      +-- Joseph H. Burgham
                  |                      |
                  +-- Florence Burgham --+
                                         |
                                         +-- Lucille Biddle

Sources: ^[3]

Children

Children with Emma G. unknown:

Name	Gender	Date of Birth	Birthplace	Spouse	Notes	Sources
Vivian Beals	F		Foxburg, Clarion County, PA	Robert Davidson	d. before 28 Aug 2001	^[2A][3][4]
Florence Arlene Beals	1916		Foxburg, Clarion County, PA	Richard Heinz	d. before 28 Aug 2001	^{[2A][2B][3][4]}
William Bryant Beals	M	8/28 Oct 1921	Foxburg, Clarion County, PA	Helen K. Davidson	d. 28 Oct 2001	^[2B][3][4]
Alice Louise Beals	F	16 Aug 1929	Foxburg, Clarion County, PA	Walter Tower	d. 25 Aug 2000	^{[2B] [3]}

Places of Residence

Location	Dates	Notes	Sources
Richland Twp, Clarion County, PA			^[2A]
Foxburg, Clarion County, PA			^[2B][3]

Sources

Ref. Num.	Description	Image of original
1	1900 United States Federal Census, District 25, Richland Twp, Clarion Co, PA, pg 5A Census dated 9 Jun 1900. James S Beals, 39, married 10 years, farmer (oil and gas Co), owns farm, born PA (as were parents); Florence, 31, married 10 yrs, imigrated 1870, citizen 30 years, b. Canada (English), parents b. England; William S., 9, in school; Ada, 6, in school. Children b. PA, father PA, mother Canada, All can read, write and speak English.
2	1910 United States Federal Census, District 28, Richland Twp, Clarion Co, PA, pg 1A lines 48-50 and 1B lines 1-2. Census dated 15 Apr 1910. James S Beals, 48, married 20 years,farmer (Oil Co), owns farm, born PA (as were parents); Florence, 40, mar. 20 yrs, 3 children, all living, b. Canada (English), parents b. England; William S., 18, barber; Ada, 16, in school; Walter B., 8, in school. Children b. PA, father PA, mother Canada, All can read, write and speak English.
2A	1920 United States Federal Census, District 80, Richland Twp, Clarion Co., PA, page 16. Census page not dated; following page dated 16 Feb 1920. Lines 51-55: William J. Beals, head, 28, fireman, rail road, rents home; Emma G., wife, 25, washing, at home; Vivian S., dau., 6; Florence S, dau., 3; Samuel B. Nellie, boarder, 23, tool dresser, oil company. All and all parents b. PA. Adults can read and write English. This entry indexed as Beak in Ancestry.com.
2B	1930 United States Federal Census, District 37, Foxburg, Clarion, Co., PA, page 8. Census dated 11 April 1930. Lines 78-82: William J. Beals, head, 37, married at age 21, locomotive engineer, Steve Richard, owns home $3000, owns radio; Emma G., wife, 35, married at age 18; Florence A., dau., 14; Bryant W., son, 8; Alice L., dau., 7 months. All and all parents b. PA. Alice and Bryant attended school. Adults can read, write and speak English.
3	Correspondence of Duane Beals, grandson of James Sinas Beals; extensive Beals research on FTM file.
4	Obituary of William Bryant Beals, Butler Eagle 29 Oct 2001 issue, digital files at Butler Library. William Bryant Beals, 80, of Butler, born 8 Oct 1921 at Foxburg PA. Brakeman & engineer for B&O Railroad; Army Air Corps gunner, WWII. Wed on 19 Oct 1956 to Helen K. Davidson. Preceded in death by 3 sisters.
5	Obituary Helen K. Davidson (Beals), Butler Eagle, Wed. 15 Jan 2003 issue; digital files at Butler Library. Helen K. Beals, 81, of Butler died Monday (i.e. 13 Jan 2003). Born 25 Sept 1921 in Butler, daughter of Wallace Archibald Davidson & Catholinecq Eleanora Shaffer. Married 1st) Halsey K. Pollock; 2nd) Wm. Bryant Beals. Survived by 3 daughters, Mrs. Donald (Sandra) Cunningham of California; Mrs. Clifford (Kathleen) Scott of Salisbury NC; Mrs. Norval (Patricia) Kuharic of Butler; and one son Richard Pollock of Desert Hot Springs CA. Burial Butler County Memorial Park, Butler Twp.
4	Personal correspondence from Elizabeth Wilson Williams.	N/A