Francis Augustus Beals
From MouserAncestry
| Date | Location | Notes | Sources | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
[10][11] |
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) :
| 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 "Harry" Chester Beals | M | 29 Mar 1879 | Clarion Co. PA | Effie Arletta King, died 24 Apr. 1963; dau. of Charles W. King & Amanda McMurdy |
died 1916 | [3][10][11][13] [15] |
| Blanche Viola Beals | F | 26 Sept 1880 | Clarion Co. PA | Merle Jones | [10] | |
| Grace Hiawatha Beals | F | 26 Sept 1880 | Clarion Co. PA | Bert Mong | son: Paul Mong | [10] |
| Jefferson Emanuel Beals | M | 1 Dec 1881 | Clarion Co. PA | Bessie P. unknown | died Fort Worth TX | [10] |
| William Samuel Beals | M | 4 Jan 1885 | Clarion Co. PA | Bertha Elizabeth Steers | died Breckenridge TX | [10] |
| Clara Louise Beals | F | 28 Sept 1886 | Clarion Co. PA | Jesse C. McClellan | died Oklahoma | [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] |
Photo Gallery
Back row l to r: 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.
Sources
| Ref. Num. | Description | Image of original |
|---|---|---|
| 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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| 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.) |
(Complete transcription) |
| 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." | |
| 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. |
