1. West1 Beals, son of David Beals and Elizabeth Mitchell, was born
in Jonesborough Wash Co TN August 22, 1849. West died June 27,
1933 in Jonesborough Wash Co TN, at 83 years of age.
Source: West Beals Family Bible, in possession of Virgina Ford.
He married twice. He married Mary C Wilcox in Jonesborough Wash Co TN,
November 14, 1872. Mary was born Sept 3, 1851 and died Feb 21, 1883.
He married Hannah Lovegrove Feb 12 1885. Hannah was born November 30,
1849 in Jonesborough Wash Co TN. Hannah was the daughter of Jordon
Lovegrove and Elizabeth Garber. Hannah died September 11, 1914 in
Jonesborough Wash Co TN, at 64 years of age.33 Her body was interred
Fairview Cemetery, Jonesborough TN.
West Beals and Mary C Wilcox had the following children:
+ 2 i. James William Franklin2 Beals was born April 21, 1879.
3 ii. Samuel West Beals was born in Jonesborough Wash Co TN
February 11, 1883. Per West Beals Family Bible.
Samuel died June 30, 1920 in Jonesborough Wash Co TN,
at 37 years of age. His body was interred Pleasant
Valley Brethran Cemetery, Jonesborough TN. He married
Coreatt Nave Washington Co TN. Coreatt was born 1878.
Coreatt died 1969 Washington Co TN, at 91 years of age.
Her body was interred Pleasant Valley Brethran Cemetery.
West Beals and Hannah Eliza Lovegrove had the following children:
4 iii. Ada Leona Beals was born Washington Co TN December 2, 1885.
Ada died January 10, 1886 Washington Co TN.
5 iv. Corney Lamuel Beals was born Washington Co TN December
19, 1886. Corney died June 26, 1931 at 44 years of age.
His body was interred Fairview Cemetery Jonesborough TN.
+ 6 v. Allie Marshall Beals was born July 31, 1889.
7 vi. David Arley Beals was born Washington Co TN March
1, 1892. David Arley died July 29, 1976 Washington Co TN,
at 84 years of age. His body was interred at Fairview Cemetery.
He married Ethel Mae Lewis Briggs Washington Co TN.
Second Generation
2. James William Franklin2 Beals (West1)77 Per JWF Beals Family Bible,
Published 1903 A J Holman Co, Philadelphia PA. JWF was born in
Jonesborough Wash Co TN April 21, 1879. JWF died September 3, 1972
in Jonesborough Wash Co TN, at 93 years of age. His body was interred
at Fairview Cemetery Jonesborough TN.
He married Maude Effie Miller in Jonesborough Wash Co TN, September 24,
1901. Maude was born Nov 17 1882 in Jonesborough Wash Co TN. Maude
was the daughter of Peter Alexander Miller and Sarah Isabel Bowman.
Maude died Oct 23 1960 in Jonesborough Wash Co TN, at 77 years of age.
Her body was interred at Fairview Cemetery Jonesborough TN.
James William Franklin Beals and Maude Effie Miller had the following
children:
8 i. Hobart West3 Beals was born in Jonesborough Wash Co TN
Apr 7 1905. Hobart died Nov 17 1994 in Jonesborough
Wash Co TN, at 89 years of age. His body was interred
Nov 19 1994 in Jonesborough Wash Co TN at the Fairview
Cemetery. I give Hobe all the credit for my interest
in researching our ancestors. I visited him July 31, 1991
and he shared with me all the information he had and
a lot of family stories that had been pasted down from
his Grandfather West Beals. I promised him I would
continue the research he had started and document our
family history.
+ 9 ii. Robert Beals was born July 14 1908.
6. Allie Marshall2 Beals (West1) was born in Jonesborough Wash Co TN
July 31, 1889. Allie died December 14, 1931 in Jonesborough Wash
Co TN, at 42 years of age. His body was interred in Jonesborough
Wash Co TN, Fairview Cemetery.
He married Sarah Tennessee Miller in Jonesborough Wash Co TN, August
6, 1916. Sarah was born August 15, 1889 in Jonesborough Wash Co TN.
Sarah was the daughter of Peter Alexander Miller and Sarah Isabel Bowman.
Sarah died May 6, 1926 in Jonesborough Wash Co TN, at 36 years of age.
Tennie as she was lovingly called, died while giving birth to their
fifth child, a daughter who was born dead. Her body was interred May 7,
1926 in Jonesborough Wash Co TN, Fairview Cemetery.
Allie Marshall Beals and Sarah Tennessee Miller had the following children:
+ 10 i. Alma Francis3 Beals was born July 29, 1918.
+ 11 ii. Miller West Beals was born August 10, 1919.
+ 12 iii. Sarah Eliza Beals was born January 20, 1921.
+ 13 iv. Dorthy Elizabeth Beals was born October 15, 1923.
14 v. Infant Daughter Beals was born May 6 1926.
Infant died May 6 1926 in Jonesborough Wash Co TN.
Third Generation
9. Robert3 Beals (James William Franklin2, West1) was born in
Jonesborough Wash Co TN July 14 1908. Robert died Feb 12 1989
Washington Co TN, at 80 years of age. His body was interred
Feb 14 1989 in Jonesborough Wash Co TN, Fairview Cemetery.
He married Juanita Crowder in Mountain City TN, April 25 1937.
Robert Beals and Juanita Crowder had the following child:
15 i. William Crowder4 Beals was born in Johnson City
TN Feb 17 1943. He married Rosemary Dagen 1963.
10. Alma Francis3 Beals (Allie Marshall2, West1) was born in
Jonesborough Wash Co TN July 29, 1918. Alma died December 17,
1979 in Jonesborough Wash Co TN, at 61 years of age. Her body
was interred in Jonesborough Wash Co TN, Fairview Cemetery.
She married Sherrill E Garst in Jonesborough Wash Co TN.
Sherrill was born April 28 1919 in Jonesborough Wash Co TN.
Sherrill was the son of Virgil L Garst and Amanda Henson. Sherrill
died Dec 1973 in Jonesborough Wash Co TN, at 54 years of age.
Alma Francis Beals and Sherrill E Garst had the following children:
16 i. Ruth4 Garst. She married Odom.
17 ii. Phyllis Garst. She married Couch.
18 iii. Jean Garst. She married Gene Couch.
19 iv. Glenda Garst. She married Phillips.
20 v. Patsy Garst. She married Harlen.
21 vi. Earldene Garst. She married Hignite.
22 vii. James M Garst.
23 viii. Charles Garst.
24 ix. David Garst.
25 x. Linda Sue Garst was born in Jonesborough Wash Co TN
Apr 17 1950. Linda died at birth.
26 xi. Ruby Kristine Garst was born in Jonesborough Wash Co
TN Feb 28 1953. Ruby died at birth.
27 xii. Elmer Dean Garst was born in Jonesborough Wash Co TN
May 22 1954. Elmer died at birth.
28 xiii. Judy Garst was born in Jonesborough Wash Co TN May 14 1957.
Twin sister to Janet Kaye Garst. Judy died at birth.
29 xiv. Janet Kaye Garst was born in Jonesborough Wash Co TN
May 14 1957. Twin sister to Judy Garst, Janet died
also died at birth.
11. Miller West3 Beals (Allie Marshall2, West1) was born in Jonesborough
Wash Co TN August 10, 1919. Miller died April 6, 1945 in Asiatic Waters
NW Okinawa, at 25 years of age. April 6, 1945 the U.S. Navy Destroyer
USS Bush was engaged in battle off Okinawa and was struck by several
Japanese Kamikazes, the ship exploded and sunk.
The men were in the water with a few lifeboats and a surviving shipmat of
his told his wife Daisy, that their lifeboat was full and Miller said he
could swim to the next boat, but he never made it. He was declared
"Missing in Action" April 6, 1945 and May 24, 1945 status changed to
"Presumed Dead", but his body was never recovered. A monument was
placed in his memory at Fairview Cemeter Jonesborough TN. A Death
Certificate was Issued by Bureau of Medicine & Surgery, Navy
Department, Washington DC,
He served in the military during war time, he was inducted into the
US Navy April 4, 1944 in Chattanooga TN. This was only 19 days
before his daughter Carol Ann's 1st birthday. His age was 24 years
& 7 months. His occupation was listed as farmer. His physical
characterisics: he was 5 feet 8 inches tall, weighted 142 pounds,
black hair, ruddy complexion, color white, hazel eyes. He had
completed 8 years of grade school education.
He married Daisy V Dickison in Jonesborough Wash Co TN, Jan 22 1939.
Daisy was the daughter of James Garfield Dickison and Ethel Mc Nicol,
she was raised by her stepmother Ellen Rogers. Her mother Ethel died
when Daisy was only 18 months old.
Miller West Beals and Daisy V Dickison had the following children:
+ 30 i. Peggy June4 Beals was born June 6, 1940.
+ 31 ii. Carol Ann Beals was born April 23, 1943.
12. Sarah Eliza3 Beals (Allie Marshall2, West1) was born in
Jonesborough Wash Co TN January 20, 1921. Sarah died November
9, 1973 Washington Co TN, at 52 years of age. Her body was
interred Fairview Cemetery. She married Homer Archer
Washington Co TN, they divorced and she later married Elbert
G Walker Washington Co TN.
Sarah Eliza Beals and Elbert G Walker had the following child:
32 i. Jacqueline Ann4 Walker was born in TN July 1955.
13. Dorthy Elizabeth3 Beals (Allie Marshall2, West1) was born
in Jonesborough Wash Co TN October 15, 1923. She married Bernie
Ford Washington Co TN, Jan 1 1941. Bernie was born May 19 1916
in TN. Bernie was the son of Robert Polk Ford and Allie Brown.
Bernie died Dec 18 1984 in Gray Washington Co TN, at 68 yrs of age.
Dorthy Elizabeth Beals and Bernie Ford had the following children:
33 i. Wanda Geraldine4 Ford was born Washington Co TN
July 1 1941. Wanda died Mar 10 1996 Washington
Co TN, at 54 years of age.
+ 34 ii. Virginia Pearl Ford was born Dec 14 1942.
35 iii. Judy Gail Ford was born Washington Co TN May 3 1950.
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