Walter Benjamin Beals

NOT A DIRECT ANCESTOR Walter Benjamin Beals is not in my direct ancestry. He is 3 steps removed in the following ways: Great-grandson of Jacob Beals and Elizabeth Brey Great-nephew of James Francis Beals

	Date	Location	Notes	Sources
Birth	22 Mar 1901	Foxburg, Clarion Co. PA
Marriage	15 Aug 1929	Emlenton PA	To Edith Geraldine Shannon
Death	2 Jan 1971	Emlenton, Venango Co., PA
Burial

Ancestry chart segment

 Generation 1  Generation 2            Generation 3             Generation 4          Generation 5                               
                                                                                                             +-- Jacob Beals
                                                                                                             |
                                                                                                             |      
                                                                                      +-- Samuel Beals ------+ 
                                                                                      |   (1831-1907)        |
                                                        +-- Francis Augustus  Beals --+                      |                                                                                                     |   (1853-1943)               |  
                                                        |                             |                      |
                                +-- Lillian Mae Beals --+                             +-- Catherine C. Marsh |
                                | (1877-1967)           |                                 (1829-1880)        |
 +-- Edith Geraldine Shannon -- +                       +-- Permelia "Millie" Zellers                        |
 |   (1901-1971)                |                                                                            |
 |                              +-- Maurice Baker Shannon, Jr.                                               |
 |                                                                                                           |
 |                                                                                    +-- William Beals -----+
 |                                                                                    |                      |
 |                                                      +-- James Sinas Beals---------+                      |
 |                                                      |                             |                      +-- Elizabeth Brey                                                   |
 +----------------------------- Walter Benjamin Beals --+                             +--  Susan Kline
                                                        |
                                                        +-- Flornece Burgham

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Children

Children with Walter Benjamin Beals :

Name	Gender	Date of Birth	Birthplace	Spouse	Notes	Sources
Patricia Joan Beals	F	4 Oct 1930	Emlenton, Venango Co. PA		died 27 Feb 1933, Emlenton PA
Living son Beals	M		Emlenton, Venango Co. PA		2 daughters living
Living son Beals	M		Emlenton, Venango Co. PA		3 daughters living

Places of Residence

Location	Dates	Notes	Sources >
Emlenton, Venango Co. PA	1897-2000

Photo Gallery

Standing, L to R: Faye McClellan (1916 - 1972), Walter Beals (1901 - 1971), Olive O. Shannon (Gates) (1897 - 2000), Carrie May (Gates) (probably 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	1910 United States Federal Census,
2	1920 United States Federal Census,
3	1930 United States Federal Census,
4	Personal correspondence of Duane Beals, son of Edith Geraldine Shannon & Walter Benjamin Beals, 2006-ongoing; FTM Beals file. See Contributors Per Duane Beals, the Gates family line is as follows: Carrie May Porterfield (2 Oct 1865-Feb 1950) married Henry Harrison Gates (23 Apr 1852 - Dec 1914). Their 3 children were Lawrence Emerson Gates (3 Apr 1893 in Squaw Valley, Butler Co. PA - 16 Sept 1977 Franklin, PA); Amie Lawrie Gates (12 Oct 1895 Emlenton PA - Feb 1987); Ethel Marguerite Gates (9 June 1894 Emlenton PA - Nov 1978 Bruin PA). Lawrence Emerson Gates married (22 June 1920 in Emlenton PA) to Olive Oretta Shannon. Their three children, all born Emlenton PA: Clara Louise Gates (22 Aug 1923- ); Harry Eugene "Gene" Gates (16 Oct 1926-19 Mar 1964 in Orange TX); Maurice Clarence Gates (15 Oct 1929 - 28 Mar 1932 in Emlenton PA).