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| '''Birth'''  ||31 July 1840  || Venango Co. PA ||  ||<sup class="reference">[4][7] </sup>
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| '''Birth'''  ||31 July 1840  || Venango Co. PA ||  ||<sup class="reference">[4][8] </sup>
 
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| '''Marriage''' ||calc. ~1866  || || To Sarah Wagner Edinger || <sup class="reference">[4] </sup>
 
| '''Marriage''' ||calc. ~1866  || || To Sarah Wagner Edinger || <sup class="reference">[4] </sup>
 
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| '''Military''' ||  || || Civil War veteran || <sup class="reference">[7][13][15] </sup>
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| '''Military''' ||  || || Civil War veteran || <sup class="reference">[8][14][16] </sup>
 
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| '''Death''' ||  1925|| St. Petersburg, Clarion County, PA || || <sup class="reference">[14] </sup>
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| '''Death''' ||  1925|| St. Petersburg, Clarion County, PA || || <sup class="reference">[15] </sup>
 
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| '''Burial''' || ||St. Petersburg Lutheran, Richland T. Clarion Co. PA  || ||<sup class="reference">[14]</sup>
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| '''Burial''' || ||St. Petersburg Lutheran, Richland T. Clarion Co. PA  || ||<sup class="reference">[15]</sup>
 
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|Mary Elizabeth  Beals || F ||1867 -1925  ||  || James Wearn Toy  || buried St. Petersburg  ||  <sup class="reference">[2][3][9][14] </sup>
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|Mary Elizabeth  Beals || F ||1867 -1925  ||  || James Wearn Toy  || buried St. Petersburg  ||  <sup class="reference">[2][3][10][15] </sup>
 
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| Alice Beals || F || 1869 -1885  ||  ||  || St. Petersburg  ||  <sup class="reference">[2][3][9][14] </sup>
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| Alice Beals || F || 1869 -1885  ||  ||  || St. Petersburg  ||  <sup class="reference">[2][3][10][15] </sup>
 
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|Sarah Ann Beals || F ||  25 June 1871-Nov 27, 1967  || St. Petersburg, Clarion County, PA || William George Freeman||||<sup class="reference">[3][9][14] </sup>
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|Sarah Ann Beals || F ||  25 June 1871-Nov 27, 1967  || St. Petersburg, Clarion County, PA || William George Freeman||||<sup class="reference">[3][10][15] </sup>
 
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| Frances Pearl Beals || F|| 1Nov 1873 -31 Dec 1959 || Richland Twp,Clarion County, PA ||John E. Ashbaugh  ||St. Petersburg  ||  <sup class="reference">[9][14]</sup>  
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| Frances Pearl Beals || F|| 1Nov 1873 -31 Dec 1959 || Richland Twp,Clarion County, PA ||John E. Ashbaugh  ||St. Petersburg  ||  <sup class="reference">[10][15]</sup>  
 
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| Harry Samuel  Beals || M||1875 -1962  ||  || Daisy Cordula Altman  ||St. Petersburg  ||  <sup class="reference">[3][9][14] </sup>  
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| Harry Samuel  Beals || M||1875 -1962  ||  || Daisy Cordula Altman  ||St. Petersburg  ||  <sup class="reference">[3][10][15] </sup>  
 
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| William J.  Beals || M||1878  ||  ||  ||  ||  <sup class="reference">[3][9] </sup>  
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| William J.  Beals || M||1878  ||  ||  ||  ||  <sup class="reference">[3][10] </sup>  
 
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| Leroy  Beals || M|| 9 Sept 1880-1920  ||  ||  ||St. Petersburg  ||  <sup class="reference">[4][9][14] </sup>  
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| Leroy  Beals || M|| 9 Sept 1880-1920  ||  ||  ||St. Petersburg  ||  <sup class="reference">[4][10][15] </sup>  
 
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| Ralph Vernette  Beals || M|| 15Oct1884 -May1974 ||  ||May Selda  ||Collingwood, Camden NJ  ||  <sup class="reference">[4][9][12] </sup>  
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| Ralph Vernette  Beals || M|| 15Oct1884 -May1974 ||  ||May Selda  ||Collingwood, Camden NJ  ||  <sup class="reference">[4][10][13] </sup>  
 
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|Dr. Wearne C. Beals||M||1888 - 1961 || || ||  St. Petersburg|| <sup class="reference">[9 ][14] </sup>
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|Dr. Wearne C. Beals||M||1888 - 1961 || || ||  St. Petersburg|| <sup class="reference">[10 ][15] </sup>
 
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|Venango Co. Pa|| forn 1840|| ||<sup class="reference">[7]</sup>   
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| Clarion County, PA || arrived 1841|| || <sup class="reference">[11]  </sup>   
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| Clarion County, PA || arrived 1841|| || <sup class="reference">[12]  </sup>   
 
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| Beaver Twp., Clarion Co., PA || by 1850 || ||<sup class="reference">[1]  </sup>  
 
| Beaver Twp., Clarion Co., PA || by 1850 || ||<sup class="reference">[1]  </sup>  
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| Richland Twp., Clarion Co., PA || by 1900 || ||<sup class="reference">[4][5]  </sup>   
 
| Richland Twp., Clarion Co., PA || by 1900 || ||<sup class="reference">[4][5]  </sup>   
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Hiram Beals would not have been a landowner by the time of the 1865 Pomeroy map of Clarion County.  By 1877 he may have been living in St. Petersburg, but did not own a farm, and individual homes in St. Petersburg are not indicated on the 1877 Caldwell Atlas. <br> To view the 1877 Caldwell Atlas of Richland Twp., including St. Petersburg, [[1877 Caldwell Atlas, Richland Twp. Clarion Co. PA|click here.]]
 
Hiram Beals would not have been a landowner by the time of the 1865 Pomeroy map of Clarion County.  By 1877 he may have been living in St. Petersburg, but did not own a farm, and individual homes in St. Petersburg are not indicated on the 1877 Caldwell Atlas. <br> To view the 1877 Caldwell Atlas of Richland Twp., including St. Petersburg, [[1877 Caldwell Atlas, Richland Twp. Clarion Co. PA|click here.]]
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| '''1900 United States Federal Census''', Richland Twp., Clarion Co. Pa, District 25, Sheet 2. Date of census  5 June 1900.  Lines 25-29.<br>Hiram Beals born July 1840, age 59, married 34 yrs, grocery store clerk,  owns house free of mortgage.  Sara, wife, born May 1845, age 55, married 34 yrs, had 9 children, 8 living. Children: Leroy, son, born Sept 1880, age 19, day laborer; Ralph, son, born Oct 1884, age 15, at school;  (Charles W. ?) (Poor legibility), son, born Sept 1887, age 12, at school.  All, and all parents, born in PA.  All read, write and speak English.
 
| '''1900 United States Federal Census''', Richland Twp., Clarion Co. Pa, District 25, Sheet 2. Date of census  5 June 1900.  Lines 25-29.<br>Hiram Beals born July 1840, age 59, married 34 yrs, grocery store clerk,  owns house free of mortgage.  Sara, wife, born May 1845, age 55, married 34 yrs, had 9 children, 8 living. Children: Leroy, son, born Sept 1880, age 19, day laborer; Ralph, son, born Oct 1884, age 15, at school;  (Charles W. ?) (Poor legibility), son, born Sept 1887, age 12, at school.  All, and all parents, born in PA.  All read, write and speak English.
 
|[[Image:1900 census pa clarion richland distr 25 sheet 2.jpg|50px|center]]
 
|[[Image:1900 census pa clarion richland distr 25 sheet 2.jpg|50px|center]]
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| 1910 United States Federal Census''', District 27, St. Petersburg, Clarion Co, PA, page 7.  Census dated 19 Apr 1910.  Lines 18-20:  Hiram Beals, 69, m. 43 years, rents home; Sarah, 64, m. 43 years, 9 children, 8 living; Wearne, 22, in school.  Family lives on Emlenton Street.
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| '''1920 United States Federal Census''', Richland Twp, Clarion Co. PA, Pg 7, line 19-20. Date of census  18 March 1920.<br>Hiram Beels age 79; wife Sarah E. Beels. All born in PA
 
| '''1920 United States Federal Census''', Richland Twp, Clarion Co. PA, Pg 7, line 19-20. Date of census  18 March 1920.<br>Hiram Beels age 79; wife Sarah E. Beels. All born in PA
 
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| '''Will''' for [[Jacob Beals, Jr.]].names [foster dau.]Olive Samantha Bower; wife Clara A. Beals; mother and father Jacob and Elizabeth Beals; brothers Benjamin, William, ''Hiram'',  Levi F., and James F.; sister Flora Ann Biery; Executors  Levi F. Beals  and George F. Kribbs. Signed[his mark] 4 Jan. 1877; probated 19 Mar. 1877
 
| '''Will''' for [[Jacob Beals, Jr.]].names [foster dau.]Olive Samantha Bower; wife Clara A. Beals; mother and father Jacob and Elizabeth Beals; brothers Benjamin, William, ''Hiram'',  Levi F., and James F.; sister Flora Ann Biery; Executors  Levi F. Beals  and George F. Kribbs. Signed[his mark] 4 Jan. 1877; probated 19 Mar. 1877
 
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| [[Image:Will-JacobBealsJr-pg1.jpg|50px|center]]<br>[[Image:Will-JacobBealsJr-pg2.jpg|50px|center]]<br>[[Image:Will-JacobBealsJr-pg3.jpg|50px|center]]
  
 
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| '''''Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania (Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion Counties)''''', 1898 by Beers, p. 1408.  Hiram Beals biography: "Hiram Beals, an honored veteran of the Civil war and a leading citizen of Richland township, Clarion county, was born July 31, 1840, in Venango county, Penn., and is a son of Jacob Beals, a native of Berks county, of German descent. The mother, who bore the maiden name of Elizabeth Bry, was born in Lehigh county, and was a daughter of Michael Bry.  In 1839 the parents took up their residence in Venango county...(Hiram) enlisted August 28, 1862, in Company G, 155th P.V.I., for three years (lists battles)...He now owns thirteen acres of land (with oil wells)... near Petersburg.  In 1866 Mr Beals married Miss Sarah Eddinger...The children are as follows: Mrs. Elizabeth Toy (of St. Petersburg, Clarion county), Alice (deceased), Mrs. Sarah Ann Freeman, Pearl, Harry, William, Leroy, Ralph and Wearne.
 
| '''''Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania (Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion Counties)''''', 1898 by Beers, p. 1408.  Hiram Beals biography: "Hiram Beals, an honored veteran of the Civil war and a leading citizen of Richland township, Clarion county, was born July 31, 1840, in Venango county, Penn., and is a son of Jacob Beals, a native of Berks county, of German descent. The mother, who bore the maiden name of Elizabeth Bry, was born in Lehigh county, and was a daughter of Michael Bry.  In 1839 the parents took up their residence in Venango county...(Hiram) enlisted August 28, 1862, in Company G, 155th P.V.I., for three years (lists battles)...He now owns thirteen acres of land (with oil wells)... near Petersburg.  In 1866 Mr Beals married Miss Sarah Eddinger...The children are as follows: Mrs. Elizabeth Toy (of St. Petersburg, Clarion county), Alice (deceased), Mrs. Sarah Ann Freeman, Pearl, Harry, William, Leroy, Ralph and Wearne.
 
| [[Beers 1898 biography Hiram Beals| complete transcription]]
 
| [[Beers 1898 biography Hiram Beals| complete transcription]]
  
 
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|'''Research Manuscript of Ella May Beals (Wilson)''' 1975-1985, including personal knowledge and interviews of her siblings Robert Beals and Bertha Beals Chambers, and of her aunt Mary P. Kline Fillgrove. " Hiram Beals born 21 July 1840, died 1925, married (Sarah Wagner Edinger of Lehigh County possibly) born 1845, died 1939. Had 2 sons, wealthy."
 
|'''Research Manuscript of Ella May Beals (Wilson)''' 1975-1985, including personal knowledge and interviews of her siblings Robert Beals and Bertha Beals Chambers, and of her aunt Mary P. Kline Fillgrove. " Hiram Beals born 21 July 1840, died 1925, married (Sarah Wagner Edinger of Lehigh County possibly) born 1845, died 1939. Had 2 sons, wealthy."
 
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|'''Personal correspondence of Duane Shannon Beals''', grandson of James Sinas Beals; Beals family FTM file. <br>Hiram Beals born 31 July 1840, Venango Co. Pa; died 1925 St. Petersburg PA. Married Sarah Wagner Eddinger, born May 1845 Lehigh Co. Pa, died 1939 St. Petersburg PA. Includes the above ten children, their dates & spouses. Duane lists Charles Beals as Charles Weaver Beals born Jan 23, 1888.
 
|'''Personal correspondence of Duane Shannon Beals''', grandson of James Sinas Beals; Beals family FTM file. <br>Hiram Beals born 31 July 1840, Venango Co. Pa; died 1925 St. Petersburg PA. Married Sarah Wagner Eddinger, born May 1845 Lehigh Co. Pa, died 1939 St. Petersburg PA. Includes the above ten children, their dates & spouses. Duane lists Charles Beals as Charles Weaver Beals born Jan 23, 1888.
 
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| '''Personal correspondence''' from [[Elizabeth Ann Wilson|Elizabeth Wilson Williams]].
 
| '''Personal correspondence''' from [[Elizabeth Ann Wilson|Elizabeth Wilson Williams]].
 
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|'''''History of Clarion County''''' 1887 by A. J. Davis, p.iii<br>Biographies of Benjamin Beals and of Samuel Beals.  both residents of Knox p.o. area, Beaver Twp., both born in Lehigh County PA.  Both came to Clarion Co. in 1841 with parents Jacob and Elizabeth (Bry) Beals.   
 
|'''''History of Clarion County''''' 1887 by A. J. Davis, p.iii<br>Biographies of Benjamin Beals and of Samuel Beals.  both residents of Knox p.o. area, Beaver Twp., both born in Lehigh County PA.  Both came to Clarion Co. in 1841 with parents Jacob and Elizabeth (Bry) Beals.   
 
|[[Beals Biographies, 1887 History of Clarion County by Davis, p. iii|(See complete text)]]
 
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|'''[[Cemetery Association Record: Jacob Beals|Cemetery Association Record]]''' ,Salem Lutheran Cemetery Association <br> [[Jacob Beals]], 1806-1899, as married to [[Elizabeth Brey]], 1808-1899. <br>Son ''Hiram Beals'' married Sarah    Eddinger.
 
|'''[[Cemetery Association Record: Jacob Beals|Cemetery Association Record]]''' ,Salem Lutheran Cemetery Association <br> [[Jacob Beals]], 1806-1899, as married to [[Elizabeth Brey]], 1808-1899. <br>Son ''Hiram Beals'' married Sarah    Eddinger.
 
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|'''Veteran Schedule, 1890 U. S. Census''', Richland Twp, Clarion Co, PA pg 4.<br>Hiram Beals, pvt Company G, 155 PA Volunteers, enlisted 28 Aug 1862; discharged 2 June 1865; served 2 yr, 9 mo, 24 da
 
|'''Veteran Schedule, 1890 U. S. Census''', Richland Twp, Clarion Co, PA pg 4.<br>Hiram Beals, pvt Company G, 155 PA Volunteers, enlisted 28 Aug 1862; discharged 2 June 1865; served 2 yr, 9 mo, 24 da
 
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|'''Gravestone transcriptions''', St. Petersburg Lutheran Cemetery, June 2007 by Elizabeth Wilson Williams.  Several plots in this cemetery practice the use of a large headstone with the family surname, and individual markers with family members'given names and dates.<br>*"BEALS"; "Hiram 1840-1925"; "Sarah 1846-1939". Two additional spaces, apparently unused, in the plot.<br>To the right of Hiram & Sarah Beals: <br>*"Alice Beals 1869-(1885?)". <br>*"FREEMAN"; "Bessie G. 1907-1977"; "Ralph V. 1898-1964"; "S. Anne 1871-1967"; "W. George 1870-1955". In a second row but apparently part of the same plot: "L. Mae 1897-1953"; "Roy B. 1900-1960".<br>*"TOY"; "Elizabeth 1867-1925"; "James W. 1863-1955"; Hazel M. 1889-1957"; "Arthur W. 1889-1967".<br>*"BEALS  Harry S. 1875-1962, Daisy C. 1890-1992".  <br>*"L. R. Beals 1880-1920"; "Laurell Beals 1892-1973".<br>"ASHBAUGH  John E. 1871-1952, Pearl F. 1873-1959"<br>In the newer, lower section of the cemetery: <br>* "BEALS  C. Wearne M. D. 1888-1961, Margaret A. 1895-1981". Apparently in same plot: "Betty Beals Johnson 1920-1999".
 
|'''Gravestone transcriptions''', St. Petersburg Lutheran Cemetery, June 2007 by Elizabeth Wilson Williams.  Several plots in this cemetery practice the use of a large headstone with the family surname, and individual markers with family members'given names and dates.<br>*"BEALS"; "Hiram 1840-1925"; "Sarah 1846-1939". Two additional spaces, apparently unused, in the plot.<br>To the right of Hiram & Sarah Beals: <br>*"Alice Beals 1869-(1885?)". <br>*"FREEMAN"; "Bessie G. 1907-1977"; "Ralph V. 1898-1964"; "S. Anne 1871-1967"; "W. George 1870-1955". In a second row but apparently part of the same plot: "L. Mae 1897-1953"; "Roy B. 1900-1960".<br>*"TOY"; "Elizabeth 1867-1925"; "James W. 1863-1955"; Hazel M. 1889-1957"; "Arthur W. 1889-1967".<br>*"BEALS  Harry S. 1875-1962, Daisy C. 1890-1992".  <br>*"L. R. Beals 1880-1920"; "Laurell Beals 1892-1973".<br>"ASHBAUGH  John E. 1871-1952, Pearl F. 1873-1959"<br>In the newer, lower section of the cemetery: <br>* "BEALS  C. Wearne M. D. 1888-1961, Margaret A. 1895-1981". Apparently in same plot: "Betty Beals Johnson 1920-1999".
  
 
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| '''American Civil War Soldiers'''
 
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Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 28 August 1862.
 
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 28 August 1862.
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| '''Civil War Pension Index''' (Ancestry.com, Military Records)  Hiram Beals, widow Sarah E. Beals.
 
| '''Civil War Pension Index''' (Ancestry.com, Military Records)  Hiram Beals, widow Sarah E. Beals.
 
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The 1900 census reports the family had 9 children, 8 surviving.  Of the six not listed in 1900, two do not have spouses on our record. Either William or Alice did not survive childhood. Duane Beals notes a death date of 1885 for Alice, death date unknown for William.
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Revision as of 20:09, 20 October 2007

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NOT A DIRECT ANCESTOR

Hiram Beals is not in my direct ancestry. He is 1 step removed in the following ways:



Date Location Notes Sources
Birth 31 July 1840 Venango Co. PA [4][8]
Marriage calc. ~1866 To Sarah Wagner Edinger [4]
Military Civil War veteran [8][14][16]
Death 1925 St. Petersburg, Clarion County, PA [15]
Burial St. Petersburg Lutheran, Richland T. Clarion Co. PA [15]

Ancestry chart segment - Indirect Line 

Generation 5      Generation 6
 
              +-- Jacob Beals
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Hiram Beals --+ 
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              +-- Elizabeth Brey
                  (1808-1899)

Sources: [5][6][7]

Children

Children with Sarah Wagner Edinger:

Name Gender Date of Birth Birthplace Spouse Notes Sources
Mary Elizabeth Beals F 1867 -1925 James Wearn Toy buried St. Petersburg [2][3][10][15]
Alice Beals F 1869 -1885 St. Petersburg [2][3][10][15]
Sarah Ann Beals F 25 June 1871-Nov 27, 1967 St. Petersburg, Clarion County, PA William George Freeman [3][10][15]
Frances Pearl Beals F 1Nov 1873 -31 Dec 1959 Richland Twp,Clarion County, PA John E. Ashbaugh St. Petersburg [10][15]
Harry Samuel Beals M 1875 -1962 Daisy Cordula Altman St. Petersburg [3][10][15]
William J. Beals M 1878 [3][10]
Leroy Beals M 9 Sept 1880-1920 St. Petersburg [4][10][15]
Ralph Vernette Beals M 15Oct1884 -May1974 May Selda Collingwood, Camden NJ [4][10][13]
Dr. Wearne C. Beals M 1888 - 1961 St. Petersburg [10 ][15]

Places of Residence

Location Dates Notes Sources
Venango Co. Pa from 1840 [8]
Clarion County, PA arrived 1841 [12]
Beaver Twp., Clarion Co., PA by 1850 [1]
Richland Twp., Clarion Co., PA by 1870 [2]
St. Petersburg, Richland Twp., Clarion Co., PA by 1880 [3]
Richland Twp., Clarion Co., PA by 1900 [4][5]
St. Petersburg, Richland Twp., Clarion Co., PA by 1910 [5]

Hiram Beals would not have been a landowner by the time of the 1865 Pomeroy map of Clarion County. By 1877 he may have been living in St. Petersburg, but did not own a farm, and individual homes in St. Petersburg are not indicated on the 1877 Caldwell Atlas.
To view the 1877 Caldwell Atlas of Richland Twp., including St. Petersburg, click here.

Photos

Headstone & plot of Hiram & Sarah Eddinger Beals, St. Petersburg Lutheran Cemetery, Richland Twp., Clarion Co. PA
Hiram Beals, St. Petersburg
Sarah Eddinger Beals, St. Petersburg


Children of Hiram & Sarah Beals

John E Ashbaugh & Pearl F. Beals, St. Petersburg
Alice Beals, St. Petersburgh
Harry Samuel Beals & Daisy Cordula Altman. St. Petersburg
Leroy R. Beals, St. Petersburg

Plot of Dr. Wearne C. Beals & wife Margaret, & Betty Beals Johnson
Dr. Wearne C. Beals & wife Margaret A., St. Petersburg


Headstone, family plot of Elizabeth Beals & James W. Toy, St. Petersburg
Elizabeth Beals, wife of James W. Toy, St. Petersburg
Gravestone James Wearn Toy, St. Petersburg


Freeman plot headstone, St. Petersburg
Sarah Ann Beals Freeman; St. Petersburg
Wm. George Freeman; St. Petersburg


Grandchildren of Hiram & Sarah Beals
Children of Elizabeth Beals & James W Toy

Hazel M. Toy, St. Petersburg
Arthur W. Toy, St. Petersburg


Children of Sarah Ann Beals & Wm. George Freeman

Ralph Varnette Freeman; St. Petersburg
Bessie G. Freeman; St. Petersburg
L. Mae Freeman; St. Petersburg
Roy B. Freeman; St. Petersburg


Child of Dr. Wearne C. Beals & Margaret A.?(based on gravestone proximity in plot)

Betty Beals Johnson, possibly a daughter of Dr. Wearne C. Beals; St. Petersburg


Sources

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1 1850 United States Federal Census, Beaver, Clarion Co., PA, Page 33, lines 5-14 lists Jacob Beals, 44, married to Elizabeth Beals, 40. They live with their eight children: daughter Flora A. Beals, 21; son Samuel Beals, 19; son Benjamin Beals, 17; son Jacob Beals, 15; son William Beals, 12; son Hiram Beals, 10; son Levi Beals, 7; and son James Beals, [age illegible]. The elder Jacob Beals, Samuel Beals, Benjamin Beals, and Jacob Beals, Jr. are all farmers. Everyone was born in PA. Elizabeth Beals cannot read and write. Samuel, Benjamin, Jacob Jr., William, and Hiram all attended school in the year. This census is dated 24 Sep 1850.
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2 1870 United States Federal Census, Richland Twp., Clarion Co., PA, Date of census 30 Aug 1870. Page 5, line 4-7 lists Hiram Beals, age 28, white male, occupation (possibly Huckster; poorly legible), real estate value $400, personal estate value $300, born PA, U.S. citizen; Sarah Beals age 25 keeping house; children Mary E. age 2, and Alice age 1. Apparently they live adjacent to Hiram's parents. The previous residence, on Page 4, line 40, and Page 5, lines 1-3 lists Jacob Beals, 65, married to Elizabeth Beals, 62. They live with two children: son Levi Beals, 24, and son James Beals, 22. Jacob Beals and Elizabeth Beals cannot write. Everyone was born in PA. Jacob Beals has no occupation listed, Elizabeth Beals is keeping house, Levi's occupation is Works at Carpentry, and James is a laborer.
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3 1880 United States Federal Census, St. Petersburg, Clarion Co. PA, Pg 5, line 16-23. Date of census 11 June 1880.
Hiram Beals age 39, butcher; wife Sarah E. Beals, keeping house. Children: Mary E. age 13, Alice A. age 11, Annie age 9, Samuel H. age 5, William age 2. All born in PA
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4 1900 United States Federal Census, Richland Twp., Clarion Co. Pa, District 25, Sheet 2. Date of census 5 June 1900. Lines 25-29.
Hiram Beals born July 1840, age 59, married 34 yrs, grocery store clerk, owns house free of mortgage. Sara, wife, born May 1845, age 55, married 34 yrs, had 9 children, 8 living. Children: Leroy, son, born Sept 1880, age 19, day laborer; Ralph, son, born Oct 1884, age 15, at school; (Charles W. ?) (Poor legibility), son, born Sept 1887, age 12, at school. All, and all parents, born in PA. All read, write and speak English.
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5 1910 United States Federal Census, District 27, St. Petersburg, Clarion Co, PA, page 7. Census dated 19 Apr 1910. Lines 18-20: Hiram Beals, 69, m. 43 years, rents home; Sarah, 64, m. 43 years, 9 children, 8 living; Wearne, 22, in school. Family lives on Emlenton Street.
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6 1920 United States Federal Census, Richland Twp, Clarion Co. PA, Pg 7, line 19-20. Date of census 18 March 1920.
Hiram Beels age 79; wife Sarah E. Beels. All born in PA
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7 Will for Jacob Beals, Jr..names [foster dau.]Olive Samantha Bower; wife Clara A. Beals; mother and father Jacob and Elizabeth Beals; brothers Benjamin, William, Hiram, Levi F., and James F.; sister Flora Ann Biery; Executors Levi F. Beals and George F. Kribbs. Signed[his mark] 4 Jan. 1877; probated 19 Mar. 1877
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8 Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania (Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion Counties), 1898 by Beers, p. 1408. Hiram Beals biography: "Hiram Beals, an honored veteran of the Civil war and a leading citizen of Richland township, Clarion county, was born July 31, 1840, in Venango county, Penn., and is a son of Jacob Beals, a native of Berks county, of German descent. The mother, who bore the maiden name of Elizabeth Bry, was born in Lehigh county, and was a daughter of Michael Bry. In 1839 the parents took up their residence in Venango county...(Hiram) enlisted August 28, 1862, in Company G, 155th P.V.I., for three years (lists battles)...He now owns thirteen acres of land (with oil wells)... near Petersburg. In 1866 Mr Beals married Miss Sarah Eddinger...The children are as follows: Mrs. Elizabeth Toy (of St. Petersburg, Clarion county), Alice (deceased), Mrs. Sarah Ann Freeman, Pearl, Harry, William, Leroy, Ralph and Wearne. complete transcription
9 Research Manuscript of Ella May Beals (Wilson) 1975-1985, including personal knowledge and interviews of her siblings Robert Beals and Bertha Beals Chambers, and of her aunt Mary P. Kline Fillgrove. " Hiram Beals born 21 July 1840, died 1925, married (Sarah Wagner Edinger of Lehigh County possibly) born 1845, died 1939. Had 2 sons, wealthy."
10 Personal correspondence of Duane Shannon Beals, grandson of James Sinas Beals; Beals family FTM file.
Hiram Beals born 31 July 1840, Venango Co. Pa; died 1925 St. Petersburg PA. Married Sarah Wagner Eddinger, born May 1845 Lehigh Co. Pa, died 1939 St. Petersburg PA. Includes the above ten children, their dates & spouses. Duane lists Charles Beals as Charles Weaver Beals born Jan 23, 1888.
11 Personal correspondence from Elizabeth Wilson Williams.
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12 History of Clarion County 1887 by A. J. Davis, p.iii
Biographies of Benjamin Beals and of Samuel Beals. both residents of Knox p.o. area, Beaver Twp., both born in Lehigh County PA. Both came to Clarion Co. in 1841 with parents Jacob and Elizabeth (Bry) Beals. 		(See complete text)
13 Cemetery Association Record ,Salem Lutheran Cemetery Association
Jacob Beals, 1806-1899, as married to Elizabeth Brey, 1808-1899.
Son Hiram Beals married Sarah Eddinger.
14 Veteran Schedule, 1890 U. S. Census, Richland Twp, Clarion Co, PA pg 4.
Hiram Beals, pvt Company G, 155 PA Volunteers, enlisted 28 Aug 1862; discharged 2 June 1865; served 2 yr, 9 mo, 24 da
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15 Gravestone transcriptions, St. Petersburg Lutheran Cemetery, June 2007 by Elizabeth Wilson Williams. Several plots in this cemetery practice the use of a large headstone with the family surname, and individual markers with family members'given names and dates.
*"BEALS"; "Hiram 1840-1925"; "Sarah 1846-1939". Two additional spaces, apparently unused, in the plot.
To the right of Hiram & Sarah Beals:
*"Alice Beals 1869-(1885?)".
*"FREEMAN"; "Bessie G. 1907-1977"; "Ralph V. 1898-1964"; "S. Anne 1871-1967"; "W. George 1870-1955". In a second row but apparently part of the same plot: "L. Mae 1897-1953"; "Roy B. 1900-1960".
*"TOY"; "Elizabeth 1867-1925"; "James W. 1863-1955"; Hazel M. 1889-1957"; "Arthur W. 1889-1967".
*"BEALS Harry S. 1875-1962, Daisy C. 1890-1992".
*"L. R. Beals 1880-1920"; "Laurell Beals 1892-1973".
"ASHBAUGH John E. 1871-1952, Pearl F. 1873-1959"
In the newer, lower section of the cemetery:
* "BEALS C. Wearne M. D. 1888-1961, Margaret A. 1895-1981". Apparently in same plot: "Betty Beals Johnson 1920-1999".
16 American Civil War Soldiers

Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 28 August 1862. Enlisted in Company G, 155th Infantry Regiment Pennsylvania on 28 Aug 1862. Mustered Out Company G, 155th Infantry Regiment Pennsylvania on 2 Jun 1865 at Washington, DC.
Sources: 18,191 from Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania Military Records/American Civil War Soldiers (A compilation of military records (including state rosters, pension records, and regimental histories) of individual soldiers who served in the United States Civil War.)

17 Civil War Pension Index (Ancestry.com, Military Records) Hiram Beals, widow Sarah E. Beals.
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Source Notes

  • The 1900 census reports the family had 9 children, 8 surviving. Of the six not listed in 1900, two do not have spouses on our record. Either William or Alice did not survive childhood. Duane Beals notes a death date of 1885 for Alice, death date unknown for William.
  • Census for 1860 was searched using Ancestry.com with no results.
  • In the 1910 census, Hiram Beals is indexed as Hiram Brak by Ancestry.com

Conjecture

  • With no additional data except the apparent location of the grave of Betty Beals Johnson in the family plot of Dr. Wearne C. Beals & wife Margaret A., it is tentatively assumed that Betty is their daughter.
  • Charles Weaver Beals born Sept1887 (or 23Jan 1888), in records or Duane S. Beals, appears to be possibly a duplication/miss-transcription of Wearne Charles Beals. Duane Beals' source of this record is missing or unrecorded. We expect that only Wearne C. Beals was born in 1888.
  • Correspondence (from a Paula, from Florida, a descendant of Samuel & Catherine Beals, to Jackie Dietz, forward to Duane Beals): " Hiram, b. 07-31-1840, d. est. 1925. Hiram and his wife had 10 kids. Hiram served in C. War Co. G 155 PVI fought 18 battles. In article it states that he was the son of Jacob Beals of German descent, a native of Berks County , PA. His daughter Anna mrd. William Freeman. Dr. Wernie Beals did not marry Daisy Altman, that was his brother Harry S. Beals wife. His daughter Francis Pearl b. 11-01-1873, d. 12-31-1959 mrd. John Ashbaugh, had 2 kids." If she is quoting the article in the biography in Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania (see above), she may have miss-counted the children's names. Otherwise, an indication of 10 children lends credence to a Charles Weaver born 1887. Never-the-less, by the 1900 census, the mother Sarah reported 9 children born.

Research Wishlist

Can you find this military record: "Hiram was a soldier during the Civil War. He enlisted the 25th of July of 1962 at Clarion. He was mustered in September 2, 1962 in Pittsburgh, PA and mustered out June 2, 1965. He age at enrollment was 22. He listed his residence as Emlinton (Emlenton) and his occupation as a farmer. He had light hair and grey eyes according to the description given. "

Also: Lynxzzz said that there was a picture of him on the internet at a Pittsburgh Library site. I was unable to find it with the reference she gave me.

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