Josiah Beach was born in 1839 in Tippecanoe, Indiana, United States, son of Nathan Beach (1798–1874) and Mary Meharry (1803–1868). In the 1850 census Josiah (age 12) was in Coal Creek, Montgomery, Indiana, United States.[1] In the 1860 census Nathan (age 20) was in Coal Creek, Montgomery, Indiana.[2] Nathan was unmarried when he registered for the draft in 1963 in Randolph, Tippecanoe County, Indiana.[3]
Nathan married Ellen House (born in 1850). In 1880, Josiah (40) was living in Randolph Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, with his wife Mary E. (31), his daughter Mary (9), his son Nathan (1/12), and his sister-in-law Catherine Crouch (17).[4]
Nathan (40) married Elva Allen (19) (born on October 29, 1861 in Tippecanoe County) on 17 Nov 1881 in Tippecanoe. County, Indiana.[5][6] In the 1900 census Josesh (age 60), Farmer, was the married head of household in Randolph, Tippecanoe, Indiana.[7] Josiah and Elva were in a directory in 1909 in West Lafayette, Indiana, United States.[8] Josiah, Elva, and Estella were received as members of the West Lafayette Methodist Church on 5 September 1909.[9] In the 1910 census Josiah (age 70), Own Income, was the married head of household in Wabash, Tippecanoe, Indiana, United States.[10]
J N Beach died (age 74) on 7 April 1914 in Hot Springs, Garland County, Arkansas, where he had been staying for three months. He had suffered from stomach cancer for three years, and also had nephritis. His body was transported to West Lafayette, Indiana, for burial.[11] He was buried in Meharry Cemetery, Wingate, Montgomery County, Indiana, United States.[12]
Research Notes
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Sources
↑1850 Census:
"1850 United States Federal Census"
The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Coal Creek, Montgomery, Indiana; Roll: 161; Page: 466b; Line Number: 37 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8054 #2141360 (accessed 25 August 2023)
Josiah Beach (12) in Coal Creek, Montgomery, Indiana, USA. Born in Indiana.
Name
Sex
Age
Occupation
Birth Place
Nathan Beach
M
52
Farmer
Ohio
Mary Beach
F
50
Ohio
Stephen A R Beach
M
17
Ohio
Sarah J F Beach
F
18
Ohio
Flavius J Beach
M
15
Farmer
Indiana
Josiah Beach
M
12
Indiana
Thomas J Beach
M
9
Indiana
Mary A Wakelan
F
16
Indiana
Robert Stepford
M
30
Laborer
England
↑1860 Census:
"1860 United States Federal Census"
The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Coal Creek, Montgomery, Indiana; Roll: M653_283; Page: 334; Family History Library Film: 803283 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7667 #8809228 (accessed 25 August 2023)
Nathan J Beach (20) in Coal Creek, Montgomery, Indiana. Born in Indiana.
Name
Sex
Age
Occupation
Birth Place
Nathan Beach
M
62
Ohio
Mary Beach
F
56
Ohio
Flavius J Beach
M
23
Indiana
Nathan J Beach
M
20
Indiana
William H Beach
M
17
Laborer
Ohio
Sarah A Young
F
17
Servant
Ohio
↑Military:
"U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865"
National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110, Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War); Collection Name: Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865 (Civil War Union Draft Records); NAI: 4213514; Archive Volume Number: 1 of 6 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1666 #2706994 (accessed 25 August 2023)
Name: Nathan Beach; Birth Year: abt 1839; Place of Birth: Indiana; Age on 1 July 1863: 24; Race: White; Marital Status: Unmarried (Single); Residence: Randolph, Indiana; Congressional District: 5th; Class: 1.
↑1880 Census:
"1880 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1880; Census Place: Randolph, Tippecanoe, Indiana; Roll: 314; Page: 510A; Enumeration District: 050 Ancestry Sharing LinkAncestry Record 6742 #27728761
Josiah Beach (40), married, Farmer, head of household in Randolph, Tippecanoe, Indiana, USA. Born in Indiana.
Name
Sex
Age
Status
Relation
Occupation
Birth Place
Josiah Beach
M
40
Married
Head
Farmer
Indiana
Mary E. Beach
F
31
Married
Wife
Keeps House
Indiana
Mary Beach
F
9
Single
Daughter
Indiana
Nathan Beach
M
1/12
Single
Son
Indiana
Catherine Crouch
F
17
Single
Sister-in-law
Servant
Iowa
↑Marriage:
"Indiana, U.S., Select Marriages Index, 1748-1993"
Original data: Indiana, Marriages. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013; FHL Film Number: 872055 Ancestry Record 60281 #2588285 (accessed 25 August 2023)
Josiah N Beach marriage to Elva Allen on 17 Nov 1881 in Tippecanoe County, Indiana.
↑Marriage:
"Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941"
Works Progress Administration; Index to Marriage Records: Indiana Works Progress Administration, 1938-1940; Series Title: Tippecanoe County, Indiana 1850 - 1920 Inclusive;index to Marriage Record Volume I Letters A - Eber W. P. A. Original Record Located: County Clerk's O; Book: C-16; Page: 478 Ancestry Record 5059 #173120 (accessed 25 August 2023)
Josiah N Beach marriage to Elva Allen on 17 Nov 1881 in Tippecanoe, Indiana, USA.
↑1900 Census:
"1900 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1900; Census Place: Randolph, Tippecanoe, Indiana; Roll: 405; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 0108 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7602 #23010640 (accessed 25 August 2023)
Josesh N Reach (60), married, Farmer, head of household in Randolph, Tippecanoe, Indiana. Born in Indiana, USA.
Name
Sex
Age
Status
Relation
Occupation
Birth Place
Josesh N Reach
M
60
Married
Head
Farmer
Indiana, USA
Elva Reach
F
38
Married
Wife
Indiana, USA
Garfield N Reach
M
20
Single
Son
Indiana, USA
Arther A Reach
M
18
Single
Son
Indiana, USA
Emerson A Reach
M
16
Single
Son
Indiana, USA
Stella L Reach
F
12
Single
Daughter
Indiana, USA
Everett J Reach
M
10
Single
Son
Indiana, USA
↑1909 Directory:
"U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995" Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2469 #657214402 (accessed 25 August 2023)
Name: Josiah N Beach; Gender: Male; Residence Year: 1909; Street Address: 126 E Thornell W L; Residence Place: Lafayette, Indiana, USA; Spouse: Elva Beach; Publication Title: Lafayette, Indiana, City Directory, 1909.
↑Membership:
"Indiana, U.S., United Methodist Church Records, 1837-1970"
Archives of DePauw University; Indiana Conference of the United Methodist Church, Greencastle, Indiana; Book Number: 395; Description: West Lafayette Methodist, 1870-1920 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 60715 #429875 (accessed 25 August 2023)
Name: Josiah Nathan Beach; Event Type: Membership; Residence Date: 5 Sep 1909; Residence Place: West Lafayette, Indiana, USA.
↑1910 Census:
"1910 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1910; Census Place: Wabash, Tippecanoe, Indiana; Roll: T624_381; Page: 13a; Enumeration District: 0188; FHL microfilm: 1374394 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7884 #6935364 (accessed 25 August 2023)
Josiah M Brack (70), married, Own Income, head of household in Wabash, Tippecanoe, Indiana, USA. Born in Indiana.
Name
Sex
Age
Status
Relation
Occupation
Birth Place
Josiah M Brack
M
70
Married
Head
Own Income
Indiana
Elva Brack
F
48
Married
Wife
Indiana
Stella L M Brack
F
22
Single
Daughter
Indiana
Everett J Brack
M
20
Single
Son
Indiana
↑Death:
"Arkansas, Death Certificates, 1914-1969"
Arkansas Department of Vital Records; Little Rock, Arkansas; Death Certificates; Year: 1914; Roll: 2; Certificate Number: 460 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61777 #3867 (accessed 25 August 2023)
J N Beach death 7 Apr 1914 (age 74) in Hot Springs, Garland, Arkansas, USA.
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