1756 - 1841 (85 years)
Generation: 1
1. | Elizabeth Rudolph was born in 1756 in Lincoln\Cleveland Co., NC; died on 7 Oct 1841 in Lincoln\Cleveland Co., NC. Other Events:
- Cemetery: New Prospect Baptist Church, Cleveland County, NC
Notes:
Elizabeth was a distant relation to John's Mother Sarah.
Elizabeth married John Teeter Beam in 1781. John (son of Michael Beam and Sarah Rudolph) was born in 1732 in Hamburg, Germany; died on 15 Nov 1807 in Lincoln\Cleveland Co., NC. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Michael Beam
was born on 7 Jun 1782 in Lincoln\Cleveland Co., NC; died in 1849 in Tishomingo County, Mississippi; was buried in Tishomingo County, Mississippi.
- 3. Christopher Beam
was born on 3 Aug 1784 in Lincoln County, NC; died on 27 May 1849 in Cleveland County, North Carolina.
- 4. Peter Beam
was born on 15 Jan 1787 in Lincoln County, NC; died on 29 Jul 1879 in Cleveland County, North Carolina.
- 5. Elizabeth Beam
and died.
- 6. Jacob Beam
and died.
- 7. Teter Beam
and died.
- 8. Sallie Beam
and died.
- 9. Col Joshua Beam
and died.
- 10. Aaron Beam, Sr.
and died.
- 11. Sarah "Sallie" Beam
was born on 6 Dec 1797; died on 26 Dec 1897 in Cleveland County, North Carolina.
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Generation: 2
2. | Michael Beam (1.Elizabeth1) was born on 7 Jun 1782 in Lincoln\Cleveland Co., NC; died in 1849 in Tishomingo County, Mississippi; was buried in Tishomingo County, Mississippi. Notes:
At the age of 32 years he rode on horseback to Cincinnati, Ohio; the country then being almost a wilderness. He drew a draft of a cotton factory and when he returned to his mother's on Buffalo Creek, he and Daniel Warlick commenced building a cotton factory and had it about completed when it was washed away by a freshet. They were not able at that time to rebuild. He invented a cotton planter and rode on horseback to Washington D.C. to obtain a patent for it. He went west and was selling his cotton planter with success when he was taken sick and died in 1849, Tishamingo County. He died single.
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3. | Christopher Beam (1.Elizabeth1) was born on 3 Aug 1784 in Lincoln County, NC; died on 27 May 1849 in Cleveland County, North Carolina. Other Events:
- Cemetery: Zion Baptist Church, Shelby, Cleveland County, NC
- Residence: Brushy Creek, Cleveland County, NC
Notes:
Christopher settled on Brushy Creek in upper Cleveland County, North Carolina where he had a large plantation.
Family/Spouse: Margaret Gordon. Margaret was born on 24 Jan 1793 in Lincoln County, NC; died on 7 May 1876 in Cleveland County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 12. John Beam
was born on 2 Dec 1809 in Lincoln County, NC; died on 24 Mar 1848 in Cleveland County, North Carolina.
- 13. Louisa (Lucy) Beam
was born on 22 Dec 1811 in Lincoln County, NC; died on 6 Jun 1878 in Cleveland County, North Carolina.
- 14. Sarah "Sally" Beam
was born on 22 Jun 1825 in Lincoln County, NC; died on 23 Mar 1895 in Cleveland County, North Carolina.
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4. | Peter Beam (1.Elizabeth1) was born on 15 Jan 1787 in Lincoln County, NC; died on 29 Jul 1879 in Cleveland County, North Carolina. Peter married Ann Long in 1809 in Lincoln County, NC. Ann was born about 1795 in Lincoln County, NC; died on 20 Mar 1850 in Cleveland County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 15. Letitia "Letty" Beam
was born on 16 Aug 1829 in Lincoln County, NC; died in Apr 1885 in Jackson County, Alabama.
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Generation: 3
13. | Louisa (Lucy) Beam (3.Christopher2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born on 22 Dec 1811 in Lincoln County, NC; died on 6 Jun 1878 in Cleveland County, North Carolina. Other Events:
- Cemetery: Zion Baptist Church, Shelby, Cleveland County, NC
Family/Spouse: Abram Collins Irvin. Abram (son of James Irvin and Rebecca Hardin, son of Mary, son of James Irvin and Rebecca Hardin) was born on 4 Oct 1801 in North Carolina; died on 1 Jun 1865 in Cleveland County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 47. Roxanna Irvin
was born on 13 Sep 1837; died on 16 Jul 1880 in Cleveland County, North Carolina.
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14. | Sarah "Sally" Beam (3.Christopher2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born on 22 Jun 1825 in Lincoln County, NC; died on 23 Mar 1895 in Cleveland County, North Carolina. Other Events:
- Cemetery: Elliott Church Cemetery, Polkville, Cleveland County, NC
Sarah married John Paxton Elliott on 1 Sep 1842. John (son of John Crenshaw Elliott and Mary Donoho) was born on 5 Jan 1818 in Rutherford County, North Carolina; died on 5 Jun 1876 in Cleveland County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 48. Oliver Beam Elliott
was born on 13 Sep 1853 in Cleveland County, North Carolina; died on 30 May 1932 in Cleveland County, North Carolina.
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20. | Joshua Cameron Beam (9.Joshua2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born on 15 Nov 1843 in Lincoln\Cleveland Co., NC; died on 25 Mar 1864. Other Events:
- Military Service: Civil War (CSA)
Notes:
Died while a POW during the Civil War.
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22. | Almeda Almira (Amanda) Beam (9.Joshua2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born on 27 Dec 1839 in Lincoln\Cleveland Co., NC; died on 10 May 1840 in Lincoln\Cleveland Co., NC. Other Events:
- Cemetery: New Prospect Baptist Church, Cleveland County, NC
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Generation: 4
47. | Roxanna Irvin (13.Louisa3, 3.Christopher2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born on 13 Sep 1837; died on 16 Jul 1880 in Cleveland County, North Carolina. Other Events:
- Cemetery: Zion Baptist Church, Shelby, Cleveland County, NC
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49. | Susan Elizabeth Wilson (16.Elizabeth3, 9.Joshua2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born on 24 Nov 1857 in Cleveland County, North Carolina; died on 18 Jun 1947 in Cleveland County, North Carolina. Other Events:
- Cemetery: Elizabeth Baptist Church, Shelby, Cleveland County, NC
Susan married Elza Caveny Borders in 1878 in Cleveland County, North Carolina. Elza was born on 22 Dec 1857 in Cleveland County, North Carolina; died on 9 Sep 1947 in Cleveland County, North Carolina; was buried in Elizabeth Baptist Church in Shelby. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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51. | Lewis Evans (19.Annie3, 9.Joshua2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born on 20 Aug 1834; died on 26 Jul 1916 in Cleveland County, North Carolina. Other Events:
- Cemetery: Wellmon/ Zion Baptist Church Cemetery, Cleveland County, NC
Notes:
From P. Cleveland Gardner's notes: Lewis and his wife resided at several different places in this county, but finally settled and died on what is now known as the Lewis Evans homestead situated about one mile and a half Southwest of Lawndale and near the homestead of Beulic Hicks. They had no children. Both lived to a good old age.
Family/Spouse: Rebecca (Sissie) Wellmon. Rebecca (daughter of William N. Wellmon, Jr. and Rebecca R. Weathers) was born on 28 Aug 1830 in Rutherford County, North Carolina; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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52. | Elsie Pauline Beam (30.Christopher3, 9.Joshua2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born on 13 Jun 1900 in Cleveland County, North Carolina; died on 29 Dec 1979 in Cleveland County, North Carolina. Other Events:
- Cemetery: Sunset Cemetery, Shelby, Cleveland County, North Carolina
Elsie married Bryan Sylvester Gardner on 16 Jan 1919 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. Bryan (son of Leonidas Sylvanus Gardner and Mary Angleline Wellmon) was born on 16 Apr 1896 in Cleveland County, North Carolina; died on 30 Jan 1950 in Cleveland County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 68. Dwan Vance Gardner
was born on 1 Jan 1920 in Cleveland County, North Carolina; died on 1 Jul 1995 in Cleveland County, North Carolina.
- 69. William Tarrence Gardner
was born on 12 Mar 1921; died on 12 Jun 1922.
- 70. Bevan Leonadus Gardner
was born on 21 Feb 1924 in Cleveland County, North Carolina; died on 9 Aug 1984 in Cleveland County, North Carolina.
- 71. Norris Hubert Gardner
was born on 11 Jul 1925 in Cleveland County, North Carolina; died on 16 Dec 2006 in Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, NC.
- 72. Robert Reid Gardner
was born on 1 Aug 1927 in Cleveland County, North Carolina; died on 26 Aug 2004 in Shelby, Cleveland County, North Carolina.
- 73. Ralph Beam Gardner
was born on 9 Mar 1938 in Cleveland County, North Carolina.
- 74. Hazel Allen Gardner
was born on 12 Aug 1939 in Cleveland County, North Carolina.
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