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William Sanford Beal (1876 - 1961)

William Sanford Beal
Born in North Carolina, United Statesmap
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Husband of — married 20 Apr 1907 in Cumberland, North Carolina, United Statesmap
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Died at age 84 in Fayetteville, Cumberland, North Carolina, United Statesmap
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Biography

William was a farmer

William Sanford Beal was born on 6 May 1876 in North Carolina, United States.[1] He was the son of William F. Beal and Julia Catherine (Culbreth) Beal.

His father died in 1878, so he never appeared in a census record with him, but he was recorded in census records with his mother and his siblings. For an unknown reason, he was recorded as "Sephus" on the 1880 United States Census. At that time he was 3 years old. He, his mother, and his siblings were living in the household of his maternal grandfather, Henry Culbreth, in Cumberland County, North Carolina.

1880 United States Census, Cedar Creek Township, Cumberland County, North Carolina:[2]

Name Sex Race Age Status Relation Occupation Birth Place
Henry Culbreth M White 75 Married Head Laborer North Carolina
Sarah Culbreth F White 66 Married Wife Keeping House North Carolina
Henry C. Culbreth M White 32 Single Son Farmer North Carolina
Columbia Culbreth F White 22 Single Daughter Laborer North Carolina
Cate Beal F White 40 Widowed Daughter North Carolina
Charles Beal M White 10 Single Grandson North Carolina
Addie Beal F White 7 Single Granddaughter North Carolina
Richard Beal M White 5 Single Grandson North Carolina
Sephus Beal M White 3 Single Grandson North Carolina

1900 United States Census, Cedar Creek Township, Cumberland County, North Carolina: Sanford Beal was 13 years old and living in the household of his mother, Catherine Beal, along with three of his siblings. Sanford was working as a farm laborer.[3]

Name Sex Race Age Status Relation Occupation Birth Place
Catherine Beal F White 60 Widowed Head Farmer North Carolina
Charles Beal M White 28 Single Son Farm Laborer North Carolina
Attie Beal F White 26 Single Daughter North Carolina
Sanford Beal M White 22 Single Son Farm Laborer North Carolina
Claud Beal M White 4 Single Son North Carolina

W. S. Beal was married to Lillie Raynor on 20 April 1907 in Cumberland County, North Carolina.[4] They were the parents of at least six children who they reared in Cedar Creek Township where William S. Beal farmed for a living.

1910 United States Census, Cedar Creek, Cumberland County, North Carolina:[5]

Name Sex Race Age Status Relation Occupation Birth Place
William S Beal M White 30 Married Head Farmer North Carolina
Lillie Beal F White 19 Married Wife North Carolina
William K Beal M White 2 Single Son North Carolina

1920 United States Census, Cedar Creek, Cumberland County, North Carolina:[6]

Name Sex Race Age Status Relation Occupation Birth Place
Sanford Beal M White 42 Married Head Farmer North Carolina
Lillie Beal F White 31 Married Wife North Carolina
William K Beal M White 12 Single Son North Carolina
Ruth K Beal F White 10 Single Daughter North Carolina
Raymon Beal M White 7 Single Son North Carolina
Baimbrige Beal M White 5 Single Son North Carolina
Maggie M Beal F White 3 Single Daughter North Carolina

1930 United States Census, Cedar Creek, Cumberland County, North Carolina:[7]

Name Sex Race Age Status Relation Occupation Birth Place
William S Beal M White 54 Married Head Farmer North Carolina
Lily Beal F White 40 Married Wife North Carolina
Ruth Beal F White 20 Single Daughter North Carolina
Ramon Beal M White 18 Single Son Laborer North Carolina
Bainbridge Beal M White 16 Single Son North Carolina
May Beal F White 14 Single Daughter North Carolina

1940 United States Census, Cedar Creek, Cumberland County, North Carolina:[8]

Name Sex Race Age Status Relation Occupation Birth Place
W Sanford Beal M White 64 Married Head Laborer North Carolina
Lillie Beal F White 59 Married Wife North Carolina

1950 United States Census, Cedar Creek Township, Cumberland County, North Carolina:[9]

Name Sex Race Age Status Relation Occupation Birth Place
William S Beale M White 75 Married Head North Carolina
Lily Beale F White 58 Married Wife North Carolina

William Sanford Beal passed away on 25 Feb 1961 in Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina. He was buried in Tabor United Methodist Church Cemetery, Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina.[10]

Known Children:

  1. William K. Beal (1907-1961)
  2. Ruth Kate (Beal) Vollrath (1910-1997)
  3. Raymond Daniel Beal (1911-1968)[11]
  4. Bambridge Jesse Beal (abt.1914-1981)[12]
  5. Magaline Mae (Beal) Wallace (1915-2008)[13]
  6. Unnamed Infant Beal (1917-1917)[14]

Sources

  1. "U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
    Registration State: North Carolina; Registration County: Cumberland County
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6482 #16541041 (accessed 10 March 2024)
    Name: William Sanford Beal; Race: White; Birth Date: 6 May 1877; Residence Date: 1917-1918; Residence Place: Cumberland County, North Carolina, USA; Physical Build: Medium; Height: Medium; Hair Color: Red; Eye Color: Brown; Relative: Lilly Beal.
  2. "United States Census, 1880"
    citing Volume: 1; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T9; Affiliate Line Number: 00052; Digital film/folder number: 005161760; FHL microfilm: 1254960; Image number: 206; Sheet number: 413; Sheet letter: D; Packet letter: B; Indexing batch: C76371-5
    FamilySearch Record: MC62-MRR (accessed 10 March 2024)
    FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GYBL-GVF
    Sephus Beal (3), single grandchild, in household of Henry Culbreth (75) in Cedar Creek, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States. Born in North Carolina, United States.
  3. "United States Census, 1900"
    citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T623; Line: 80; Digital film/folder number: 004117816; FHL microfilm: 1241191; Image number: 138; Sheet number: 15; Sheet letter: B; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N00750-3
    FamilySearch Record: MSYW-752 (accessed 10 March 2024)
    FamilySearch Image: S3HY-D1N2-K4
    Sanford Beal (22), single son, in household of Catherine Beal (60) in Cedar Creek Township, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States. Born in North Carolina.
  4. "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VXTF-WT8 : 4 November 2017), W S Beal and Lillie Raynor, 20 Apr 1907; citing Cumberland, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm 1,689,350.
  5. "United States Census, 1910"
    citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T624; Digital film/folder number: 004973111; FHL microfilm: 1375118; Image number: 169; Sheet number: 5; Sheet letter: B; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N03552-1
    FamilySearch Record: MLSN-3G6 (accessed 10 March 2024)
    FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9RKW-9JSG
    William S Beal (30), married head of household in Cedar Creek, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States. Born in North Carolina.
  6. "United States Census, 1920"
    citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T625; Line: 27; Digital film/folder number: 004966789; FHL microfilm: 1821293; Image number: 772; Sheet number: 1; Sheet letter: A; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N02072-4
    FamilySearch Record: MZKP-X86 (accessed 10 March 2024)
    FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9RXY-ZKT
    Sanford Beal (42), married head of household in Cumberland, North Carolina, United States. Born in North Carolina.
  7. "United States Census, 1930"
    citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T626; Line: 56; Digital film/folder number: 004952286; FHL microfilm: 2341418; Image number: 225; Sheet number: 14; Sheet letter: B; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N03837-7
    FamilySearch Record: X3SX-X33 (accessed 10 March 2024)
    FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GRZY-9MH
    William S Beal (54), married head of household in Cedar Creek, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States. Born in North Carolina.
  8. "United States Census, 1940"
    citing Affiliate Publication Number: T627; Line: 55; Digital film/folder number: 005460226; Image number: 515; Sheet number: 15; Sheet letter: B
    FamilySearch Record: KWS7-VTX (accessed 10 March 2024)
    FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-89MB-14YZ
    W Sanford Beal (64), married head of household in Cedar Creek Township, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States. Born in North Carolina.
  9. "United States 1950 Census"
    citing Page: 3; Line: 21; Digital film/folder number: 108931429; Image number: 5
    FamilySearch Record: 6FM9-CXL3 (accessed 10 March 2024)
    FamilySearch Image: 3QHN-PQHW-NSRT-6
    William S Beale (75), married head of household in Cedar Creek Township, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States. Born in North Carolina.
  10. Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/68915011/william-sanford-beal: accessed 24 November 2022), memorial page for William Sanford Beal (6 May 1876–25 Feb 1961), Find A Grave: Memorial #68915011, citing Tabor United Methodist Church Cemetery, Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by Vonna (contributor 46495112).
  11. "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FPQ4-24Q : 10 February 2018), William Sanford Beal in entry for Raymond Daniel Beal, 15 Mar 1968; citing Chapel Hill, Orange, North Carolina, v 10B cn 10611, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,983,197.
  12. "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FG2P-Q5Y : 10 February 2018), William Sanford Beale in entry for Bambridge Jesse Beale, 25 Aug 1981; citing Fayetteville, Cumberland, North Carolina, v 29B cn 29951, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,984,731.
  13. "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VXT1-SBD : 22 December 2016), W S Beal in entry for Luther E Wallace and Maggie Mae Beal, 12 Mar 1934; citing Cumberland, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm 540,281.
  14. "North Carolina Births and Christenings, 1866-1964", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZTF-ZHV : 12 February 2020), William Sanford Beal in entry for Infant Beal, Infant, 1917.




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