Henry Beecher
(1812-Abt 1908) |
Henry Beecher
FamilySearch ID: L23K-YVG. Noted events in his life were: 1. Fact: Y-DNA testing proves Henry Beecher is the same family as Rev. Henry Ward Beecher and Harriet Beecher Stowe, but Henry immigrated from England and didn't live in Connecticut. He is likely from the Kent, England Beechers. See https://searchtrees.com/georgia. 2. He immigrated A handwritten family tree drawn in 1928 by Wilson Lumpkin Beecher age 84 says Henry Beecher born 1812 came to Darien, Georgia to Darien, McIntosh, GA. Not verified. See http://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/beecher/490/. 3. Census in 1840 in District 9, Appling, GA. 2 The 1840 census recorded Henry Beecher with this household: 4. On 12 Feb 1848 Henry Beecher sold for $25 to Jesse Mobley 490 acres in Lot 362. On 12 Feb 1848 in , Appling, GA. 3 5. Census in 1850 in District 375, Montgomery, GA. 1 The 1850 census recorded on 14 Sep 1850: Henry Beacher [sic], school teacher, 36, living with wife Lucinda, 26; William A., 16; Henry H., 7; Margarette M., 6; Wilson L., 5; Almira, 3; and Light H., 11 months old. Everyone was born in Georgia except Henry in England. 6. Census in 1860 in Holmesville, Appling, GA. 4 The 1860 census recorded in the Southern District of Appling County, post office Holmesville: Henry Beecher, farmer, 46, living with wife Lucinda, 38; Wm. A., 19; Henry H., 18; Margaret M., 16; Wilson L., 15; Elmirah, 13; Light H., 10; Sarah E., 9; Hansel, 7; Gelle A., 5; and Harriet L., 2. Everyone was born in Georgia except Henry in England. 7. William A. And Henry H. Beecher purchased for $500 Lot 570 (490 acres) from Elijah Sapp, father-in-law of their brother, Wilson Lumklin Beecher. On 22 Apr 1861 in , Appling, GA. 5 Clerks Office, Superior Court, Appling, Georgia 8. Military in Apr 1864 in District 457, Appling, Georgia United States: Henry was exempt from serving in the Georgia Militia. 6 On 14 Dec 1863 a law passed in Georgia required all free white males age 16 to 60, not in the Confederate Army or Navy, or in the State service, to be enrolled in the Georgia Militia. The registration record had to show the age, occupation, and nativity of each person and any exemption claimed. 9. Census in 1870 in Holmesville, Appling, GA. 7 The 1870 census recorded in the Southern District of Appling County, post office Holmesville: Henry Beecher, school teacher, 57, living with wife Lucinda, 40; Henry H., farm laborer, 27; Light H., 20; Sarah E., 18; Hansell, 16; Gillian S., 13; John M., 7; and Andrew, 7. Everyone was born in Georgia except Henry in England. Henry's real estate was valued at $100 and personal estate $300. 10. On 10 Jan 1874 James Spillers of Randolph, AL sold for $100 to Henry Beecher 490 acres in Land Lot 571 in 2nd District. On 10 Jan 1874 in , Appling, GA. 8 11. Census in 1880 in District 457, Appling, GA. 9 The 1880 census recorded the Beecher family in the 457th District (Baxley) indexed as surname Beechn because the poor handwriting appears as such, although it is written as Beecher. Henry Beecher, farmer, 64, was living with wife Lucindy, 55; son John, timber cutting, 18; son Lee, 18, timber cutting; a boarder, William Loyd, timber cutting, 24; and grand-daughter Harriett Beecher, 15; and grandson Light Beecher, 8. Lucindy, her parents and her children were born in Georgia. The grandchildren's parents were born in Georgia. Henry and his parents were born in England. 12. Henry Beecher's Homestead Application in Appling Co. Deed Book J Page 124 - East Half of Lot 570 in Sep 1880 in Baxley, Appling, GA. 10 Clerks Office, Superior Court, Appling Co. 13. Henry Beecher Sr. Sold to J. A. Bell on 4 Dec 1895 for $50 50 acres in the northeast corner of lot number 570 bordered on the north and west and south by lands of W. J. Mann and east by public road running from Baxley to Piney Bluff. On 4 Dec 1895 in Baxley, Appling, GA. 11 14. Census in 1900 in Baxley, Appling, GA. 12 The 1900 census recorded in the 457th District (Baxley) in Appling County four Beecher households as neighbors. Henry married Lucinda Margaret Hagan. (Lucinda Margaret Hagan was born about 1824 in , , GA 1 and died on 25 Dec 1880 in Baxley, Appling, GA 9.) |
1 1850 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZYH-D8L Henry Beacher, Montgomery county, Montgomery, Georgia, United States; citing family 32.
2 1840 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHBC-55V Henry Beecher, District 9, Appling, Georgia, United States; citing p. 14.
3 FamilySearch.org, Georgia, Appling County, Deeds & mortgages, 1828-1918; indexes to deeds & mortgages, 1828-1914, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSLX-RSJR-G?i=43&cat=167096 Deed Book D page 71 Henry Beecher.
4 1860 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZMZ-LJM Henry Beecher, Household 120.
5 FamilySearch.org, Georgia, Appling County, Deeds & mortgages, 1828-1918; indexes to deeds & mortgages, 1828-1914, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSLX-V3H8-D?i=55&cat=167096 Deed Book K Page 76 William A. Becher and Henry H. Becher.
6 Ancestry.com, 1864 Census for Re-Organizing the Georgia Militia, Georgia > Appling > Militia District 457 > Henry Beecher. Printed page 4, online image 8 of 848.
7 1870 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCSX-D7D Henry Beecher, Georgia, United States; citing p. 43, family 244.
8 FamilySearch.org, Georgia, Appling County, Deeds & mortgages, 1828-1918; indexes to deeds & mortgages, 1828-1914, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSLX-KSBG-Y?i=230&cat=167096 Deed Book O Page 395 Henry Beecher.
9 1880 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8LW-FW3 Henry Beechn, District 443 and 457, Appling, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district ED 2, sheet 37D.
10 FamilySearch.org, Georgia, Appling County, Deeds & mortgages, 1828-1918; indexes to deeds & mortgages, 1828-1914, Image at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSLX-23QY-F?i=72&cat=167096 Deed Book J Page 124 Henry Beecher Homestead Application.
11 FamilySearch.org, Georgia, Appling County, Deeds & mortgages, 1828-1918; indexes to deeds & mortgages, 1828-1914, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSLX-VKJR?i=576&cat=167096 Deed Book S Page 406 Henry Beecher Sr.
12 1900 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3NN-2JV and https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3NF-6M6 Households 277, 279, 280, 281.
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