Although we've not found a relationship to the BEARDs of Wayne Co, we've been
collecting info in the event the connection is found. The following information is
offered here to help others researching BEARDs in the county.
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Descendants of John Beard from MD.
Generation No. 1
1. JOHN BEARD died in Williamsburg, Wayne Co, IN.
Child of JOHN BEARD is:
2. i. HENRY BEARD, b. Hagerstown, MD; d. September 1877.
Generation No. 2
2. HENRY BEARD was born in Hagerstown, MD, and died September 1877. He married
LUCINDA MACY.
More About HENRY BEARD:
Emigration: MD to IN with father when a child.
Children of HENRY BEARD and LUCINDA MACY are:
i. LENORA C. BEARD, b. Bef. 1863; m. THOMAS P. HADLEY.
Residence: 1912, Perry Twp, Wayne Co, IN
THOMAS P. HADLEY: farmer in Perry Twp, Wayne Co, IN
ii. // BEARD, b. Bef. 1864; d. infancy.
iii. JONATHAN SEWARD BEARD, b. 05 November 1864, "Nantucket", Perry
Twp, Wayne Co, IN.
Residence: 1912, w Main St, Economy, Wayne Co, IN
iv. JOHN G. WHITTIER BEARD, b. Aft. 1864.
Occupation: farmer
Residence: 1912, Perry Twp, Wayne Co, IN
v. CHARLES SUMNER BEARD, b. Aft. 1865.
Occupation: farmer
Residence: Perry Twp, Wayne Co, IN
vi. FRED BEARD, b. Aft. 1866.
Residence: 1912, So. Alberta, Canada
The info given above is from Henry Clay Fox's "Memoirs of Wayne Co and the City
of
Richmond, IN" (Western Historical Association in Madison, Wisconsin; 1912) p. 724.
If anyone wants a copy of said mat'l, please write me privately. I'll email a
scanned copy.
Cindy Kimes