William Edward Beals

NOT A DIRECT ANCESTOR William Edward "Will" Beals is not in my direct ancestry. He is 2 steps removed in the following ways: Nephew of James Francis Beals Grandson of Jacob Beals and Elizabeth Brey

	Date	Location	Notes	Sources
Birth	Feb. 1878	Richland Twp., Clarion Co. PA
Marriage	~1900		To Elizabeth Moyer
Death
Burial

Ancestry chart segment - Indirect Line

   Generation 4               Generation 5        Generation 6
                                              +-- Jacob Beals 
                                              |   (1806-1890) 
                          +-- Levi F. Beals --+                    
                          |   (~1854-1915)    |
                          |                   +-- Elizabeth Brey
   William Edward Beals --+                       (1808-1899)
                          |                     
                          |
                          +-- Sarah A. Kribbs                       
                              (~1852-1931)
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Children

Children with Elizabeth Moyer:

Name	Gender	Date of Birth	Birthplace	Spouse	Notes	Sources
Harold Beals	M	1901	PA	m. ~ 1921
Charles Woodrow Beals	M	~ Feb., 1919	PA

Places of Residence

Location	Dates	Notes	Sources
Richland Twp. Clarion County, PA

Photos

Home of Jacob & Elizabeth Beals, later of son Levi Beals & wife Sara Kribbs. Left to right: Levi (in doorway), Will, Cora, Sara.

Sources

Ref. Num.	Description	Image of original
1	1880 United States Federal Census, Richland Twp., Clarion Co., PA, Enumeration District 79, Page 33, lines 9-11 list This census is dated 10 Jun 1880. Levi F. Bells,age 34, laborer; Sarah age 27, wife; children: Mary age 7, Cora age 5, William age 3, Frederick age 11 months. All & all parents born in PA. The following entry on this page is that of Levi's parents, Jacob Beels and wife Elizabeth, suggesting that they lived on adjacent property.
2	1900 United States Federal Census, Richland Twp., Clarion Co., PA, Enumeration District 24, Page 1b, lines 61-65 list This census is dated 2 Jun 1900. Levi Beals,born Aug 1844, age 56, married 28 yrs, farmer, owed farm, 9 laborers; wife Sarah born June 1852, age 47, married 28 yrs, 4 children born, 3 living. Children: dau. Cora born Aug 1875, age 24, single; son William born Feb 1878, age 22, single, farm laborer; son Fred born Aug 1879, age 20, single, day laborer. All & parents born PA, all can read,write, & speak English except Sarah who cannot read or write.
3	1910 U.S. Federal Census, New Kensington Borough, Enumeration District 173, Westmoreland Co. PA, pg. 29 on ancestry.com. Date of census: 28-29 April, 1910. Lines 9-13: Harry Gutelius, ate 38, born Indiana, occupation: fitter in aluminum factory. Wife Lenora age 37. Boarders: William Beal, age 33, married 10 years, fitter in aluminum factory, out of work on 15 Apr 1910, not out of work during 1909. H & both parents born PA. Elizabeth Beal age 30, married 10 yrs., 1 child born, 1 child still living. She & both parents born in PA. Harold Beal age 9, single, in school, born PA.
4	1920 U.S. Federal Census, New Kensington, Ward 4, Westmoreland Co., PA, Enum. Dist. 177, page 19. Census dated7 January 1920. Lines 41-44: William Beals, head, 43, married, can read and write, fitter in factory, rents home; Elizabeth, wife, 40, can read and write. Harold, son, 18; collector in a bakery; can read and write. Woodrow, son, 10 months. All and all parents b. PA.
5	1930 U.S. Federal Census, Arnold Borough,Enumeration District 65-5 , Westmoreland Co. PA, pg. 11 on ancestry.com. Date of census 5 Apr 1930. Lines 6-9: Beals, William E. age 53, married, age 23 at first marriage, he & both parents born in PA. Occupation:foreman with Aluminum Co. Acutally working? yes. Not a veteran. Elizabeth, wife, age 50; age 20 at 1st marriage; she & father born PA, mother born Germany. Harold, son, age 29, married; age 20 at first marriage; occupation: cutter in sheet mill. Not actually working. Not a veteran. He & parents born PA. Charles, son, age 11, single, attending school. He & parents born PA. All family members can read and write.
6	Research Manuscript of Ella May Beals (Wilson) 1975-1985, including family knowledge and interviews of her siblings Robert Beals and Bertha Beals Chambers, and of her aunt Mary P. Kline Fillgrove. " Levi Beals m. (22 Feb 1872) Sarah (Sade?) Kribbs. Children: 1. Will Beals; 2. Mary Beals (died young, typhoid); 3. Cora Beals (not married, lived with parents); 4. Fred Beals m. Mame ___; Children of Fred Beals: 1. Dilbert Beals; 2. Lucille Beals
7	Scott Alan Beals, personal correspondence 2009-ongoing, see Contributors. Direct descendant of Levi Franklin Beals. Provided "Franklin" as middle name of Levi Beals. Line of descent: Jacob Beals (1806)>Levi Franklin Beals (1844)>William Edward Beals (1878)>Charles Woodrow Beals (1919), his father, living Beals> Scott Alan Beals.
8	Salem Lutheran Cemetery Association Record , Transcribed Feb. 1995 by Elizabeth Wilson Williams & Nancy Walls. Jacob Beals, 1806-1899, as married to Elizabeth Brey, 1808-1899. Son Levi Beals married Sarah Kribbs. Children of Levi & Sarah: Mary Beals; Cora Beals; William Beals married Elizabeth Moyer; Fred Beals married Mayme Levy. Fred Beals' children: an infant; Ellis Beals; Delbert Beals married Margaret Segui; Lucile Beals.	See transcription
9	Gravestone transcriptions, St. Petersburg Lutheran Cemetery, Richland Twp., Clarion Co. PA, June 2007 by Elizabeth Wilson Williams. *"JACKSON, Charles C. 1919-2005, Vet WWII, Wed Jan 26, 1939, Lucille G. Beals 1921-1990" *"Charles C. Jackson, U. S. Army, World War II, Aug 15, 1919 - Mar. 20, 2005" military marker.
10	Personal correspondence of Duane Shannon Beals, grandson of James Sinas Beals.

Source Notes

• 1930 Census, family of Will & Elizabeth Beals. Son Harold, age 29, was married at age 20, so ~1921. His wife is not listed here; it is possible she died in child birth between 1921 and 1930. However, the census lists Harold as married, not as widowed.