who are the parents of William Riley Beach of Wilkes County, NC born abt 1825 and disappeared during civil war

Question

He married Morinda (Mary) McDowell or Dowell. Had three children: B.F. Beach Sarah Beach William Washington Beach He had a brother named Rufus Beach but I cannot figure out who their parents were. Nor can I find where his eldest two children went. Any information on this Beach line will be appreciated.

Answer 1

PARENTS ARE;

Abraham  Beach

Nancy Elizabeth Anderson   1796-1885 Haywood, North Carolina

 

married May Morinda McDowell

Comments

I also have a William Riley Beach as son of Abraham Beach BUT born in 1796 and died in 1850.
Abraham was brother to Issac, Benjamin, Sarah, Enoch, Annie, Susannah, Allie, William and Justus Jr.

 

BUT I also have another William Riley Beach (1825 - 1870) as son of William M. Beach and Eliza Kirby Beach.  Wife was Cornelia Caroline Beach (born Barlow).

Answer 2

wm riley beach left his wife mary mcdowell shortly 1860 . he married amanda woods in tennessee and had 11 more children with her.   he and amanda and some of their children ended up in louisa county iowa where they both are buried.  some children are buried there. others elsewhere. my tree is public an ancestry under beach family tree.  my maiden name is beach

Comments

wm riley beach died in iowa in  feb 1902. at least one of his kids with amanda woods beach moved to northern indiana and died there much later