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	26 Feb. 1877	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 L. Beals	M	1901	PA	m. ~ 1921	Daughter Sylvia Jane Beals
Charles Woodrow Beals	M	~ Feb., 1919	PA		Son William Dennis Beals

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	World War I Draft Registration, William Edward Beals. Residence is (Victoria Ave.?) New Kensington, PA; next of kin is wife Elizabeth Beals; brown hair; gray-brown eyes. Note: Most of text is illegible, & the document as photographed for Ancestry.com is cut off at sides. Their transcription lists his birth date as 26 Feb 1877.
11	World War II Enlistment Record, Charles W. Beals. Name: Charles W Beals Birth Year: 1919 Race: White, Citizen Nativity State or Country: Pennsylvania State of Residence: Pennsylvania Enlistment Date: 28 Feb 1944 Enlistment State: Pennsylvania Enlistment City: Greensburg Branch: No branch assignment Branch Code: No branch assignment Grade: Private Grade Code: Private Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men) Source: Civil Life Education: 1 year of college Civil Occupation: Laboratory technicians and assistants Marital Status: Married Height: 01 Weight: 003
12	Personal correspondence of Duane Shannon Beals, grandson of James Sinas Beals. See Contributors page. Harold L. Beals & wife (name not known) had a daughter Sylvia Jane Beals who married Richard Blake. Their son, Richard Warren Blake, was born 9 Sept 1940. Charles W. Beals & wife (name not known) had a son William Dennis Beals born 12 Oct 1942.

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.