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Laymon Alvine Beam

Male 1907 - 1977  (70 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Laymon Alvine Beam was born on 22 May 1907 (son of Columbus Alonzo Beam and Elvira Belle Gardner); died on 16 Oct 1977.

    Laymon married Dorothy Myers in Jan 1938. Dorothy (daughter of Clements Hill Myers and Eva Melton) was born on 11 Jul 1908; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Richard Lamar Beam was born on 27 Jul 1938 in Waycross, GA..
    2. Betty Myers Beam was born on 15 Jul 1941 in Washington D.C..
    3. Robert Martin Beam was born on 8 Feb 1947 in Waycross, GA..

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Columbus Alonzo Beam was born on 4 Sep 1868 (son of Rufus Beam); died on 3 Dec 1921 in Cleveland County, North Carolina.

    Columbus married Elvira Belle Gardner. Elvira (daughter of Rufus Webb Gardner and Sarah Dobbins Elam) was born on 4 Apr 1879 in Cleveland County, North Carolina; died on 9 Apr 1950. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Elvira Belle Gardner was born on 4 Apr 1879 in Cleveland County, North Carolina (daughter of Rufus Webb Gardner and Sarah Dobbins Elam); died on 9 Apr 1950.
    Children:
    1. Robert Sherwood Beam was born on 1 Apr 1899 in New Bethel Church Cemetery, Lawndale, Cleveland, North Carolina, USA; died on 18 Aug 1971 in Richmond, Virginia.
    2. Elsie May Beam was born on 30 Sep 1901; and died.
    3. Fred Beam was born on 18 Nov 1903; and died.
    4. 1. Laymon Alvine Beam was born on 22 May 1907; died on 16 Oct 1977.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Rufus Beam was born in in Fallston, NC; and died.
    Children:
    1. 2. Columbus Alonzo Beam was born on 4 Sep 1868; died on 3 Dec 1921 in Cleveland County, North Carolina.

  2. 6.  Rufus Webb Gardner was born on 3 Aug 1837 in Rutherford County, North Carolina (son of James Lafaette Gardner and Elvira Cornwell); died on 10 Mar 1926 in Cleveland County, North Carolina; was buried in Cleveland County, North Carolina.

    Rufus married Sarah Dobbins Elam on 17 Mar 1861. Sarah (daughter of Dr. Anderson Samuel Elam and Latisha "Letty" Weatherford) was born on 7 Apr 1839; died on 30 Oct 1920; was buried in Cleveland County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 7.  Sarah Dobbins Elam was born on 7 Apr 1839 (daughter of Dr. Anderson Samuel Elam and Latisha "Letty" Weatherford); died on 30 Oct 1920; was buried in Cleveland County, North Carolina.
    Children:
    1. Leroy Gardner was born on 18 Jan 1866 in Cleveland County, North Carolina; died on 9 Nov 1917; was buried in Cleveland County, North Carolina.
    2. Sylvanus Gardner was born on 2 Jan 1868 in Cleveland County, North Carolina; died on 24 Dec 1946.
    3. Virgil Anderson Gardner was born on 3 Oct 1869 in Cleveland County, North Carolina; died on 8 Dec 1953.
    4. Cosmos Philotus Gardner was born on 16 Nov 1871 in Cleveland County, North Carolina; died on 21 Jan 1955 in Cleveland County, North Carolina.
    5. Bayliss Furman Gardner was born on 15 Mar 1874 in Cleveland County, North Carolina; died on 11 Dec 1955.
    6. Latisha Mary "May" Gardner was born on 4 Jun 1876 in Cleveland County, North Carolina; died on 11 Jan 1956.
    7. 3. Elvira Belle Gardner was born on 4 Apr 1879 in Cleveland County, North Carolina; died on 9 Apr 1950.


Generation: 4

  1. 12.  James Lafaette Gardner was born in 1816 (son of Thomas W. Gardner and Mary Olivine "Ollie" Martin); died on 31 Jul 1862 in Pease Hosp., Raleigh, NC.

    James married Elvira Cornwell about 1835. Elvira (daughter of Micajah Cornwell and Lydia McEntire) was born on 23 Dec 1814 in Rutherford County, North Carolina; died on 2 Jul 1854 in Cleveland County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 13.  Elvira Cornwell was born on 23 Dec 1814 in Rutherford County, North Carolina (daughter of Micajah Cornwell and Lydia McEntire); died on 2 Jul 1854 in Cleveland County, North Carolina.
    Children:
    1. 6. Rufus Webb Gardner was born on 3 Aug 1837 in Rutherford County, North Carolina; died on 10 Mar 1926 in Cleveland County, North Carolina; was buried in Cleveland County, North Carolina.
    2. Amos Kendall Gardner was born on 26 Sep 1839; died on 2 Aug 1862 in Richmond, Virginia.
    3. Pinkney McDuffie "Duffy" Gardner was born on 16 Feb 1842; died on 21 Oct 1909; was buried in Gastonia, SC.
    4. Vianah Mcduffy Gardner was born on 25 Apr 1845; died about 1918; was buried in Gaston Co., SC.
    5. Elizabeth Ann Betty Gardner was born on 27 Nov 1847; died on 5 Feb 1919.
    6. Lydia Olivine "Ollie" Gardner was born on 18 Jan 1850; died on 8 May 1930; was buried in Gastonia, Gaston County, NC.
    7. Katherine Gardner was born on 4 May 1852; died in 1866; was buried in Cleveland County, North Carolina.

  3. 14.  Dr. Anderson Samuel Elam was born on 26 Oct 1792 in Chase City, Mecklenburg County, VA.; died on 25 Sep 1878 in Cleveland County, North Carolina.

    Anderson married Latisha "Letty" Weatherford on 7 Feb 1814 in Charlotte, VA.. Latisha was born on 17 Sep 1795 in Virginia; died on 17 Dec 1881 in Cleveland County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 15.  Latisha "Letty" Weatherford was born on 17 Sep 1795 in Virginia; died on 17 Dec 1881 in Cleveland County, North Carolina.
    Children:
    1. 7. Sarah Dobbins Elam was born on 7 Apr 1839; died on 30 Oct 1920; was buried in Cleveland County, North Carolina.