Descendants of John Preston Beard, Sr

Generation No. 1

1. JOHN PRESTON1 BEARD, SR was born October 28, 1802 in S C, and died November 01, 1892 in Mt Pisgah Cem., Greene County, Ms. He married (1) HARRIET FUTCH 1831. She was born 1815, and died Abt. 1852. He married (2) MARY FLETCHER ROBERTSON 1855, daughter of SAMUEL ROBERTSON and ELIZABETH G. She was born January 01, 1831, and died December 03, 1908 in Mt Pisgah Cem., Greene County, Ms.

Children of JOHN BEARD and HARRIET FUTCH are:

2. i. JAMES2 BEARD, b. October 23, 1832; d. August 25, 1917, Mt Pisgah Cem., Greene County, Ms.
ii. MARY ANN BEARD, b. May 16, 1834; d. December 05, 1916, Mt Pisgah Cem., Greene County, Ms.
iii. JULIA ANN BEARD, b. 1837. 3.
iv. VALARAH E BEARD, b. February 12, 1842; d. March 02, 1892, Mt Pisgah Cem., Greene County, Ms.
v. HARRIAT (CALLIE) CAROLINE BEARD, b. June 13, 1844; d. September 27, 1921, Mt Pisgah Cem., Greene County, Ms.
vi. ELLEN BEARD, b. 1846.
vii. THOMAS JAMES BEARD, b. December 22, 1848; d. March 19, 1930, East Salem Baptist Cem., Greene County, Ms; m. SUSAN REBECCA BALL, March 27, 1884, Greene County, Ms; b. July 27, 1860, Ms; d. July 05, 1947, Ms.
4. viii. JOHN PRESTON BEARD, JR, b. April 30, 1851; d. November 14, 1922, East Salem Baptist Cemetery, Greene County, MS. Children of JOHN BEARD and MARY ROBERTSON are:
ix. MELISSA A2 BEARD, b. March 26, 1856; d. August 04, 1935; m. JEPTHA (JEPSY) E. CLARK, February 07, 1900; b. May 25, 1849; d. December 18, 1931.
x. ELIZABETH BEARD, b. October 29, 1858; d. January 28, 1926, Mt Pisgah Cem., Greene County, Ms.
xi. LISA BEARD, b. 1860. 5. xii. WILLIAM SAMUEL BEARD, b. December 28, 1862; d. October 14, 1932, East Salem Baptist Cem., Greene County, Ms.
xiii. MARY BEARD, b. 1867.

Generation No. 2

2. JAMES2 BEARD (JOHN PRESTON1) was born October 23, 1832, and died August 25, 1917 in Mt Pisgah Cem., Greene County, Ms. He married MEDDY C 1855. She was born October 27, 1835, and died December 10, 1927 in Mt Pisgah Cem., Greene County, Ms.

Children of JAMES BEARD and MEDDY C are:

6. i. WILLIAM P3 BEARD, b. November 21, 1854; d. March 27, 1927, Mt Pisgah Cemetery, Greene County, MS.
ii. THEADOCIA BEARD, b. July 01, 1857; d. April 24, 1895; m. (1) WILLIAM EDWARD LEWIS, February 18, 1880; b. 1847, Alabama; m. (2) JEPTHA (JEPSY) E. CLARK, September 06, 1893; b. May 25, 1849; d. December 18, 1931.
iii. MARY J BEARD, b. 1859; m. JAMES ALBERT MILLS.
7. iv. JAMES W BEARD, b. February 1862.
8. v. THOMAS WILLIAM BEARD, b. January 15, 1866; d. May 08, 1941, East Salem Baptist Cem., Greene County, Ms.
vi. RUFUS BEARD, b. 1868.
vii. LILA BEARD, b. 1871; m. JOHN T MURRAY, 1903; b. October 1879.
9. viii. ILA BEARD, b. January 05, 1874; d. January 28, 1963, East Salem Baptist Cem., Greene County, Ms.
10. ix. EDNA BEARD, b. 1877.
x. HATTIE J BEARD, b. 1879; m. JAMES T MILLER, 1899; b. 1872.

3. VALARAH E2 BEARD (JOHN PRESTON1) was born February 12, 1842, and died March 02, 1892 in Mt Pisgah Cem., Greene County, Ms. She married ELIAS ROUNSAVILLE, son of ROBERT ROUNSAVILLE and LAVINA FUTCH. He was born February 09, 1845, and died January 14, 1902 in Mt Pisgah Cem., Greene County, Ms.

Children of VALARAH BEARD and ELIAS ROUNSAVILLE are:

i. HARRIEETT ETTA3 ROUNSAVILLE, b. December 10, 1871; m. ABNER C STEEDE.
11. ii. LEE V. ROUNSAVILLE, b. January 29, 1874; d. March 23, 1935, Rounsaville Cemetery, Greene County, MS.
12. iii. EUGENE ROUNSAVILLE, b. August 16, 1876; d. June 06, 1931, Mt Pisgah Cemetery, Greene County, MS.
13. iv. WILLIAM PRESTON ROUNSAVILLE, b. December 04, 1885; d. January 06, 1948, Magnolia Cemetery, Leakesville, MS.

4. JOHN PRESTON2 BEARD, JR (JOHN PRESTON1) was born April 30, 1851, and died November 14, 1922 in East Salem Baptist Cemetery, Greene County, MS. He married MARY ALICE BALL January 13, 1878, daughter of TYRA BALL and MARTHA STRINGFELLOW. She was born March 16, 1865, and died January 30, 1945 in East Salem Baptist Cemetery, Greene County, MS.

Children of JOHN BEARD and MARY BALL are:

i. EMILIE (LINNIE)3 BEARD, b. June 25, 1881; d. December 08, 1957, East Salem Baptist Cem., Greene County, Ms; m. JAMES WILEY MILLS; b. September 15, 1874; d. October 15, 1964, East Salem Baptist Cem., Greene County, Ms.
ii. THOMAS BEARD, b. March 08, 1887. iii. BRUNER BEARD, b. 1889. iv. CHESTER BEARD, b. March 01, 1891; d. October 08, 1959, East Salem Baptist Cemetery, Greene County, MS.
14. v. HOMER PRESTON BEARD, SR, b. April 09, 1893; d. July 18, 1969, Powell Avera Cem., Greene County, Ms.
vi. TYRA BEARD, b. 1894.
vii. ALMA BEARD, b. 1896.
viii. CLINTON BEARD, b. 1899. ix. STELLA BEARD, b. 1900.
x. HARDY BEARD, b. April 01, 1902; d. February 18, 1950, East Salem Baptist Cemetery, Greene County, MS.

5. WILLIAM SAMUEL2 BEARD (JOHN PRESTON1) was born December 28, 1862, and died October 14, 1932 in East Salem Baptist Cem., Greene County, Ms. He married SARAH ELLEN TURNER October 29, 1891, daughter of GEORGE TURNER and MARGARET ROBERTSON. She was born March 25, 1871 in East Salem Baptist Cem., Greene County, Ms, and died June 17, 1955.

Children of WILLIAM BEARD and SARAH TURNER are:

i. MARY ETHEL3 BEARD, b. October 13, 1892; d. July 20, 1969, East Salem Baptist Cem., Greene County, Ms; m. PRENTIS L PLATT; b. March 30, 1894; d. East Salem Baptist Cem., Greene County, Ms.
ii. ELLA MALISSA BEARD, b. June 28, 1894; d. January 31, 1956. i
ii. WILLIAM SAMUEL BEARD, JR, b. June 29, 1896.
iv. ETTA ELIZABETH BEARD, b. March 13, 1899.
v. GEORGE PRESTON BEARD, b. January 13, 1902.
15. vi. CARRIE LEE BEARD, b. January 13, 1902; d. December 01, 1954.
vii. MYRTLE BEARD, b. 1905. viii. STANCE?B. BEARD, b. 1907.

Generation No. 3

6. WILLIAM P3 BEARD (JAMES2, JOHN PRESTON1) was born November 21, 1854, and died March 27, 1927 in Mt Pisgah Cemetery, Greene County, MS. He married MARTHA 1885. She was born September 12, 1864, and died January 02, 1930 in Mt Pisgah Cemetery, Greene County, MS.

Children of WILLIAM BEARD and MARTHA are:

i. RUFUS WIRT4 BEARD, b. October 27, 1885.
ii. JESSE BEARD, b. May 10, 1888; d. February 15, 1964, Mt Pisgah Cemetery, Greene County, MS.
iii. MELTON BEARD, b. August 1890. iv. FLORA BEARD, b. March 1893.
v. WILSON W BEARD, b. April 16, 1895; d. October 03, 1960, Mt Pisgah Cemetery, Greene County, MS; m. ZORA MINNIE MILLER; b. August 20, 1901; d. May 08, 1965, Mt Pisgah Cemetery, Greene County, MS.
vi. OTTO BEARD, b. January 27, 1897; d. July 21, 1918, Mt Pisgah Cemetery, Greene County, MS.
vii. TALTON BEARD, b. June 1900; d. 1974, Mt Pisgah Cemetery, Greene County, MS; m. NANCY E; b. 1905.

7. JAMES W3 BEARD (JAMES2, JOHN PRESTON1) was born February 1862. He married SUSAN REBECCA BALL 1884. She was born July 1860.

Children of JAMES BEARD and SUSAN BALL are:

i. TYRA4 BEARD, b. February 1885.
ii. IDA BEARD, b. February 1887.
iii. JOHN L BEARD, b. April 1888.
iv. NANCY E BEARD, b. July 1889.
v. NENA BEARD, b. October 1891.
vi. MARY E BEARD, b. April 1895.

8. THOMAS WILLIAM3 BEARD (JAMES2, JOHN PRESTON1) was born January 15, 1866, and died May 08, 1941 in East Salem Baptist Cem., Greene County, Ms. He married AGNES SARAH TURNER December 26, 1895, daughter of WILLIAM TURNER and MARGARET BREWER. She was born April 06, 1873, and died June 01, 1954 in East Salem Baptist Cem., Greene County, Ms.

Children of THOMAS BEARD and AGNES TURNER are:

i. ANTONY4 BEARD, b. 1898.
ii. LILLIAN BEARD, b. 1900.
16. iii. ARTHUR BEARD, b. Abt. 1901; d. September 23, 1997, Clark Chapel Cemetery, Greene County, MS.
iv. LULA BEARD, b. 1904.
v. TRUMAN BEARD, b. 1906. vi. AGNES BEARD, b. May 15, 1908; d. February 22, 1920, East Salem Baptist Cemetery, Greene County, MS.

9. ILA3 BEARD (JAMES2, JOHN PRESTON1) was born January 05, 1874, and died January 28, 1963 in East Salem Baptist Cem., Greene County, Ms. She married JAMES BYRD December 14, 1888 in Greene County Ms, son of IRA BYRD and ELIZA DAVIS. He was born January 13, 1867, and died January 30, 1950 in East Salem Baptist Cem., Greene County, Ms.

Children of ILA BEARD and JAMES BYRD are:

17. i. DOCIA4 BYRD, b. 1900.
ii. WILLIAM BYRD, b. 1901.
iii. PURAUGHN BYRD, b. 1902.
iv. JAMES P BYRD, b. June 24, 1905; d. August 16, 1975, East Salem Baptist Cem., Greene County, Ms; m. HELEN M; b. November 10, 1920.
v. ELIZA BYRD, b. 1907.

10. EDNA3 BEARD (JAMES2, JOHN PRESTON1) was born 1877. She married WILLIAM WIRT THOMSON, JR 1898, son of CAPT THOMSON and EMMA MERKEL. He was born May 01, 1870, and died February 24, 1912 in Leaf Cemetery, Leaf, Greene County MS.

Children of EDNA BEARD and WILLIAM THOMSON are:

i. NELLIE4 THOMSON, b. 1901.
ii. JAMES W THOMSAN, b. 1902.
iii. IDA THOMSAN, b. 1908.

11. LEE V.3 ROUNSAVILLE (VALARAH E2 BEARD, JOHN PRESTON1) was born January 29, 1874, and died March 23, 1935 in Rounsaville Cemetery, Greene County, MS. He married KATIE HYATT, daughter of DAN HYATT and MARGARET DUNNAM. She was born June 08, 1888, and died August 27, 1968 in Rounsaville Cemetery, Greene County, MS.

Children of LEE ROUNSAVILLE and KATIE HYATT are:

i. NORMA L4 ROUNSAVILLE, b. 1909.
ii. LEE V. ROUNSAVILLE, JR, b. January 05, 1912; d. March 23, 1961.
iii. KATIE D ROUNSAVILLE.
iv. CALAUSELLE ROUNSAVILLE, b. December 22, 1916; d. October 06, 1946, Rounsaville Cemetery, Greene County, MS.
v. VIVIAN ROUNSAVILLE, b. 1917; d. October 07, 1919.

12. EUGENE3 ROUNSAVILLE (VALARAH E2 BEARD, JOHN PRESTON1) was born August 16, 1876, and died June 06, 1931 in Mt Pisgah Cemetery, Greene County, MS.

Child of EUGENE ROUNSAVILLE is:

18. i. T CRAWFORD4 ROUNSAVILLE.

13. WILLIAM PRESTON3 ROUNSAVILLE (VALARAH E2 BEARD, JOHN PRESTON1) was born December 04, 1885, and died January 06, 1948 in Magnolia Cemetery, Leakesville, MS. He married LUCILLE THORNHILL. She was born April 08, 1888, and died January 31, 1978 in Magnolia Cemetery, Leakesville, MS.

Child of WILLIAM ROUNSAVILLE and LUCILLE THORNHILL is:

i. DELVIRIS4 ROUNSAVILLE, b. 1909.

14. HOMER PRESTON3 BEARD, SR (JOHN PRESTON2, JOHN PRESTON1) was born April 09, 1893, and died July 18, 1969 in Powell Avera Cem., Greene County, Ms. He married MAUDE ALMA AVERA, daughter of SAMUEL AVERA and ELLA MCLEAN. She was born March 18, 1901, and died November 16, 1975 in Powell Avera Cem., Greene County, Ms.

Child of HOMER BEARD and MAUDE AVERA is:

i. SHALEY4 BEARD.

15. CARRIE LEE3 BEARD (WILLIAM SAMUEL2, JOHN PRESTON1) was born January 13, 1902, and died December 01, 1954. She married BENJAMIN FRANKLIN AVERA, son of SAMUEL AVERA and ELLA MCLEAN. He was born May 01, 1896, and died March 16, 1961.

Children of CARRIE BEARD and BENJAMIN AVERA are:

i. IRMA4 AVERA.
ii. DONALD AVERA.
iii. RAYMOND SAMUEL AVERA.
iv. BOBBY AVERA.
v. KENNETH WORTH AVERA.
vi. LELAS JOY AVERA, b. 1925.
vii. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN AVERA, JR, b. June 25, 1937; d. February 03, 1942, East Salem Baptist Cem., Greene County, Ms.

Generation No. 4

16. ARTHUR4 BEARD (THOMAS WILLIAM3, JAMES2, JOHN PRESTON1) was born Abt. 1901, and died September 23, 1997 in Clark Chapel Cemetery, Greene County, MS. He married LETTIE BELL CLARK, daughter of ARTHUR CLARK and "JIMMY" ANDERSON. She was born 1904.

Children of ARTHUR BEARD and LETTIE CLARK are:

i. ARTHUR O'GWYNN5 BEARD.
ii. MAY OLA BEARD, m. NEIL HOLDER.

17. DOCIA4 BYRD (ILA3 BEARD, JAMES2, JOHN PRESTON1) was born 1900. She married HERMAN HAYDEN DUNNAM August 19, 1936 in Greene County, Ms, son of THOMAS DUNNAM and CLAUDINE TISDALE. He was born August 14, 1914 in Greene County, Ms, and died May 1984 in La..

Children of DOCIA BYRD and HERMAN DUNNAM are:

19. i. HERMAN DALE5 DUNNAM.
20. ii. ELDRED SHERWOOD DUNNAM.
21. iii. MICHAEL DUNNAM.

18. T CRAWFORD4 ROUNSAVILLE (EUGENE3, VALARAH E2 BEARD, JOHN PRESTON1) He married STUART BACKSTROM, daughter of JOHN BACKSTROM and LUCY MCCARGO.

Children of T ROUNSAVILLE and STUART BACKSTROM are:

22. i. TED5 ROUNSAVILLE. ii. WALTON ROUNSAVILLE.

Generation No. 5

19. HERMAN DALE5 DUNNAM (DOCIA4 BYRD, ILA3 BEARD, JAMES2, JOHN PRESTON1)

Child of HERMAN DALE DUNNAM is:

i. KAREN6 DUNNAM.

20. ELDRED SHERWOOD5 DUNNAM (DOCIA4 BYRD, ILA3 BEARD, JAMES2, JOHN PRESTON1) He married CHARLENE ELLA BROOKS.

Children of ELDRED DUNNAM and CHARLENE BROOKS are:

i. MELISSA6 DUNNAM.
ii. JONATHAN SHERWOOD DUNNAM.

21. MICHAEL5 DUNNAM (DOCIA4 BYRD, ILA3 BEARD, JAMES2, JOHN PRESTON1) He married CAROLYN BABAIN.

Children of MICHAEL DUNNAM and CAROLYN BABAIN are:

i. KATHY6 DUNNAM.
ii. DEBORAH DUNNAM.
iii. KELLY DUNNAM.
iv. KIMBERLY DUNNAM.
v. ADAM DUNNAM.

22. TED5 ROUNSAVILLE (T CRAWFORD4, EUGENE3, VALARAH E2 BEARD, JOHN PRESTON1) He married CAROLYN RAE HODGES.

Child of TED ROUNSAVILLE and CAROLYN HODGES is:

i. CLINTON CRAWFORD6 ROUNSAVILLE.