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Descendants of Zacharia Beckham

 

 

Generation No. 1

 

1. Zacharia1 Beckham was born Unknown in VA, and died Bef. 1820. He married Elizabeth.

 

Notes for Elizabeth:

Zachariah Beckham was apparantly dead by 1820 because Elizabeth Beckham was alone with her children in the 1820 census of Overton Co, TN. She bought land in Fayette Co, IL on 5 Jan 1839.

Elizabeth Beckham is listed in the 1850 census of Fayette Co, IL.

 

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Children of Zacharia Beckham and Elizabeth are:

+ 2 i. Lorenzo Dow2 Beckham, born 1803 in Va.

3 ii. Rebecca Beckham, born 1808 in Tennessee; died September 07, 1878 in Browning Cemetery, Shafter twsp, Fayette IL. She married Ezechal Rush.

4 iii. Sarah Beckham, born 1798-1804; died Abt. 1832. She married John Crouch.

 

 

Generation No. 2

 

2. Lorenzo Dow2 Beckham (Zacharia1) was born 1803 in Va. He married Rhoda Estes May 06, 1832 in Fayette, IL, daughter of Micajah Estes and Nancy.

Notes for Lorenzo Dow Beckham:

Lorenzo Dow Beckham purchased land in Fayette Co, IL on 1 Mar 1844 and 1 Dec 1849. He was a Farmer. He is in the 1820 census of Overton Co, TN; and is listed in the 1840 census of Fayette Co, IL; the 1850 census of Fayette Co, IL; and the 1855 state census of Fayette Co, IL.

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Children of Lorenzo Beckham and Rhoda Estes are:

5 i. Wiley3 Beckham, born 1833.

Notes for Wiley Beckham:

was a veteran of the Civil War for the Union having served in Co B, 7th Cavalry Illinois. He enlisted on 29 Mar 1865 for a period of 1 year. He was mustered in on 29 May 1865 at Olney, IL by Capt Eustace. He was mustered out on 4 Nov 1865 at Nashville, TN by Capt. Chuckering.

is listed in the 1840 census of Fayette Co, IL; the 1850 census of Fayette Co, IL; and the 1870 census of Hurricane Twsp, Montgomery Co, IL.

 

                                                                                      

              6      ii.    Zacharia Beckham, born 1834 in ?; died Unknown in Greenwood Cemetery, South Fillmore Tswp, Montgomer Co. IL.

7 iii. Elizabeth Beckham, born 1835. She married John M. Smith.

8 iv. John Beckham, born 1837.

9 v. Leroy Beckham, born March 1842. He married Caroline Sears.                 10 vi. Nancy Beckham, born July 16, 1842.

11 vii. Macaja Beckham, born 1846. He married Sarah Rush.

12 viii. James Beckham, born February 1849.

 

 

Generation No. 3

 

6. Zacharia3 Beckham (Lorenzo Dow2, Zacharia1) was born 1834 in ?, and died Unknown in Greenwood Cemetery, South Fillmore Tswp, Montgomer Co. IL. He met Ann Elizabeth Schmidt April 04, 1861 in Montgomery Co, IL.

Notes for Zacharia Beckham:

is listed in the 1850 census of Fayette Co, IL.

Child of Zacharia Beckham and Ann Schmidt is:

+ 13 i. Caroline Elizabeth4 Beckham, born December 11, 1862 in Montgomery Co., Illionios; died April 27, 1940 in Cleburne Co. Arkansas.

 

10. Nancy3 Beckham (Lorenzo Dow2, Zacharia1) was born July 16, 1842. She married Andrew Jackson Harrison, son of Ludwick Harrison and Rachel Pope.

Notes for Nancy Beckham:

NANCY BECKHAM - (Dau of Lorenzo Dow Beckham and Rhoda Estes) - b. 16 Jul 1842 in IL and d. 18 Dec 1873. She is buried in the Old Hurricane Cemetery, South Fillmore Twsp, Montgomery Co, IL. She was married on 25 Aug 1859 in Montgomery Co, IL to Andrew Jackson Harrison, son of Ludwick

Harrison and Rachel Pope. He was born in 1832 in TN and died in 1915. He is buried in the Rush Cemetery, Shafter Twsp, Fayette Co, IL. He was married (1st) to Sophonia __________. He was married (3rd) to Salina M Eakins.

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Andrew Jackson Harrison is listed in the 1850 census of Fayette Co, IL;

and the 1860 census of Sharon Twsp, Fayette Co, IL.

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Notes for Andrew Jackson Harrison:

Child of Nancy Beckham and Andrew Harrison is:

14 i. James H4 Harrison, born 1866 in Fayette, IL.

 

 

Generation No. 4

 

13. Caroline Elizabeth4 Beckham (Zacharia3, Lorenzo Dow2, Zacharia1) was born December 11, 1862 in Montgomery Co., Illionios, and died April 27, 1940 in Cleburne Co. Arkansas. She married John Wesley Berry , son of William Berry and Mary Jane Norton.

 

Children of Caroline Beckham and John Berry are:

15 i. Charles W5 Berry, born July 21, 1881.

16 ii. James Nicolas Berry, born January 10, 1883.

17 iii. Annie Berry, born December 30, 1884.

18 iv. Rokena Berry, born March 10, 1887.

19 v. Rose Orah Berry, born May 07, 1890.

20 vi. Robert Russell Berry, born April 07, 1892.

Notes for Robert Russell Berry:

WWI Civilian Draft Registrations

Name Date Place Ethnicity County State

Robert Russell Berry 7 April 1892 Wolf Bayou, Arkansas White Stone Arkansas

 

21 vii. Leo Otto Berry, born July 18, 1895 in Wolf Bayou, Arkansas; died September 29, 1981 in Stone Co. Arkansas. He married (1) Frances Ellen Soden April 12, 1912 in Arkansas. He married (2) Ella Williams 1924 in ?. He married (3) Lena Sizemore Unknown in ?.

22 viii. Thomas Ellis Berry, born April 10, 1899.

Notes for Thomas Ellis Berry:

WWI Civilian Draft Registrations

Name Thomas Ellis Berry

Date 18 April 1899

Place

Ethnicity White

District

County:   Stone

State:  Arkansas