Cause of Death: Died suddenly, natural causes, probably heart attack
Burial: Park Ridge, on 28 Jan 1933
Undertaker: Marshall & Marshall
Find A Grave Memorial# 35304220 (headstone pictured)
Name: Jud R Beavers
Birth: 1877
Death: 1933
Burial: Ridge Park Cemetery, Hillsboro, Hill County, Texas, USA
Created by: Charles Beavers
Record added: Mar 29, 2009
Note: double-headstone with wife
Notes:
Jud's death certificate says died of natural causes, but obituary says accident.
The difference (per grandson, Charles W Beavers) is that family members say he was too good of a driver, so it must have been a heart attack that caused the accident.
OBITUARY
Newspaper: The Waco News-Tribune (Waco, Texas)
Published: 28 Jan 1933, Saturday, Page 8
HILLSBORO, Jan. 27 --(Spl)--
Jud Beavers, 54, well known Hill county farmer and member of a pioneer Hill county family, was almost instantly killed at his home three miles west of Hillsboro about 1 o’clock Friday afternoon when the cultivator he was riding ran off a culvert and turned over on him.
Mr. Beavers was driving the team with the cultivator through a field on his farm, and as they were crossing a small culvert the cultivator ran too close to the edge and fell over into a ditch. Mr. Beavers sustained a severe head injury, which resulted in his death almost instantly. The team and upturned cultivator were found under the culvert.
Mr. Beavers was born in Mississippi and came to Texas with his parents when he was 3 years old, settling in the Abbott community, and had lived in Hill county continuously since. He is survived by his widow, one brother, Jack Beavers, and one sister, Mrs. Dave Glass, both of Hillsboro; also by seven children, as follows: Wayland and Glenn Beavers of Itasca, Weldon, Loraine, Raymond, Bernice and Neva Mae, all at home.
Funeral arrangements had not been completed late Friday afternoon, but will probably be held Saturday afternoon.
MARRIAGE
FamilySearch.com, Texas, Marriages, 1837-1973
Name: J. R. Beavers
Spouse's Name: Katie Barnett
Event Date: 21 Aug 1904
Event Place: Hill, Texas
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M00038-9 , System Origin: Texas-EASy , GS Film number: 985129 , Reference ID: p 443
Note: Charles W Beavers has the original marriage license. (not photocopy or certified copy)
Katie Barnett is daughter of Albert G Barnett and Sarah Cates.
NEWSPAPER CLIPPING
This 1967 newspaper clipping lists many of Jud and Katie's descendants.
Newspaper: The Waco News-Tribune (Waco, Texas)
Published: 29 Jun 1967, Thu, Page 23
Beavers Family Holds Reunion
Children of the late Mr. and Mrs. Jud R. Beavers held their annual family reunion at Lake Whitney.
The oldest member attending was Wayland Beavers, 62, of Dallas. The youngest was three-month-old Marie Elizabeth Beavers of New Orleans, La., who with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Beavers, were the family who traveled furthest.
Thirty-five attended. Others were Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Beavers and William Bryan of Riesel, Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Beavers of Marlin, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Beavers, Darrell and Carol of Odessa, Billy Faulgus of New Orleans, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Deeley, Ann and David. Mr. and Mrs. Coleman Sawyers and Debbie, all of Waco.
Also attending were Mr. and Mrs. Jud Beavers, Natalie and Mrs. Eldon Beavers, Sherry, Gary, and Terry of Fort Worth, and Mr. and Mrs. Wayland Beavers, Randy and Gayle of Dallas.
CENSUS / TIMELINE
1877: birth of Jud Ruffus Beavers, 10 Jan 1877, in Pontotoc Co. MS
1877: death of mother, Martha Ware-Beavers, in Pontotoc Co. MS
1879: marriage of father, Jesse M Beavers to 2nd wife, Nancy Carter
1880 Census: Pontotoc, Mississippi, family#305 (census pages not lined up)
J. M. Beavers ............ 44 ... AL,VA.SC … [Jesse]
N. J. Beavers ............. 30 ... MS,AL,AL … [Nancy … 2nd wife]
James W. Beavers .... 24 ... MS,AL,AL … farm laborer
J. E. Beavers .............. 21 ... MS,AL,AL … farm laborer … [John]
G. F. Beavers ............ 19 ... MS,AL,AL … farm laborer … [George]
M. E. Beavers ........... 17 ... MS,AL,AL … female … [Mattie Elvira]
Mary E. E. Beavers ... 14 ... MS,AL,AL
R. E. Beavers ............ 12 ... MS,AL,AL … farm laborer … [Edward]
S. A. Beavers ............ 10 ... MS,AL,AL … female … [Adella]
T. A. Beavers .............. 8 ... MS,AL,AL … male ... [Thomas]
J. D. Beavers ............... 6 ... MS,AL,AL … male ... [Jesse]
Jackie Beavers ............ 3 ... MS,AL,AL … male
Juddie Beavers ........... 3 ... MS,AL,AL … male <---------
1880-1890: death of step-mother, Nancy J Carter-Beavers
1880-1882: moved from MS to Hill Co. TX, between 1880-82
1890: marriage of father, Jesse M Beavers to 3rd wife, Eleanor Jane Abernathy, in Hill Co. TX
1894: living in Hillsboro, per brother Barney's birthplace as stated on WWI draft registration
Living next to family#335: Jud's brother: Jack Beavers age 33, Fannie age 30
Enumeration District 151: south of Hillsboro & Peoria Public road and west of the MK&T RR.Note: Hwy 22, locally called Peoria Road. Peoria is west of Hillsboro on Hwy 22, halfway to Whitney
1918: Draft Registration:
Ancestry.com. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Name: Jud Ruffus Beavers
Registration Date: 12 Sep 1918
Registration Place: Hill County, Texas
Age: 41
Birth Date: 10 Jan 1879
Race: White
Occupation: farming
Home Address: R.F.D. #6 Hillsboro, Hill, Texas
Nearest Relative: Katie Beavers (wife), same address
Description: Medium Height, Stout Build, Blue Eyes, Black Hair
1920 Census: Justice Precinct 1, Hill, Texas, family#149 [Hillsboro]
Albert Glenn Beavers - Find A Grave Memorial# 35553538
Bernice Barnard - Find A Grave Memorial# 35312006
Jud Weldon Beavers - Find A Grave Memorial# 35553082
W Lorraine Beavers - Find A Grave Memorial# 35272004
William Raymond Beavers - Find A Grave Memorial# 35572596
Nelda Sawyers - Find A Grave Memorial# 27028785
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