James Sinas Beals
From MouserAncestry
Date | Location | Notes | Sources | |
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Birth | 1861 | Clarion Co., PA | [6] | |
Marriage | 18 Mar 1890 | To Florence Burgham (1869-1951), born London Ontario Canada | [6] | |
Death | 1940 | Emlenton PA | [6] | |
Burial |
Ancestry chart segment - Indirect Line
Generation 4 Generation 5 Generation 6 +-- Jacob Beals | (1806-1890) +-- William Beals--+ | (1839-1913) | | +-- Elizabeth Brey James Sinas Beals --+ (1808-1899) (1861-1940) | | +-- Susan Kline (1843-????)
Sources: [1]-[7]
Children
Children with Florence Burgham:
Name | Gender | Date of Birth | Birthplace | Spouse | Notes | Sources |
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William J. Beals | M | 11 May 1891(d.10 Nov 1974) | Foxburg, Clarion County, PA | Emma G. | [6] | |
Aida Vivianne Beals | F | 17 June 1893 (d.16 June 1990) | Foxburg, Clarion County, PA | Ira Harrison Sweesy | [6] | |
Walter Benjamin Beals | M | 1901 (d.2 Jan 1971) | Foxburg,Clarion County, PA | Edith Geraldine Shannon | [6] | |
Dorothy Burgham Beals | F | 27 Aug 1911 (d.12 June 1980) | Foxburg, Clarion County, PA | Lawrence Emerson Dittman | [5][6] |
Places of Residence
Location | Dates | Notes | Sources |
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Foxburg, Clarion County, PA | [6] |
Photos

Calling card of J. Sinas Beals, from the collection of Elizabeth Anna Frederick
Sources
Ref. Num. | Description | Image of original |
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1 | 1870 United States Federal Census, Richland T. Clarion Co. PA, Pg 4, lines 15-19 lists William Beals age 30, laborer, value of real estate 400, personal estate 200, cannot write, citizen of US; Susan age 26 keeping house; children: James S. age 10, Annie E. age 8, Samuel age 2. | |
2 | 1880 United States Federal Census, District 64, Beaver Twp, Clarion Co, PA, pg 62 Census dated 14 Jun 1900. Line 12 lists S Beals, 20, pumps oil, b. PA (also parents). | |
3 | 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, mar. 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. | |
4 | 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. | |
5 | Gravestone Transcriptions, Salem Reformed UCC Cemetery, Clarion Co. PA, transcribed June 2007 by Elizabeth Wilson Williams. *"DITTMAN Lawrence E. 1909-1978, Dorothy B. 1911-1980" *"Baby Girl Dittman 1854" *"David Lee Dittman 1959" *"In God's Care, Dorothy Belle Dittman, June 24, 1947 - Aug 1, 1993" *"Robert E. Dittman, May 22, 1934-July 21, 1998" *"DITTMAN Emanuel P. 1869-1957, Cora B. 1869-1939" (Emanuel Peter Dittman & Cora Sheffer, parents of Lawrence Emerson Dittman). | |
6 | Correspondence of Duane Beals, grandson of James Sinas Beals; extensive Beals research on FTM file.
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7 | Personal correspondence from Elizabeth Wilson Williams. | N/A
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Source Notes
Search of 1920 and 1930 census for both James and Florence gave no results.
Conjecture
Research Wishlist
- Needs census records