- Yes, date unknown
Generation: 1
Generation: 2
2. | Elizabeth Rudolph (1.Aaron1) 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:
- 3. 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.
- 4. Christopher Beam was born on 3 Aug 1784 in Lincoln County, NC; died on 27 May 1849 in Cleveland County, North Carolina.
- 5. Peter Beam was born on 15 Jan 1787 in Lincoln County, NC; died on 29 Jul 1879 in Cleveland County, North Carolina.
- 6. Elizabeth Beam and died.
- 7. Jacob Beam and died.
- 8. Teter Beam and died.
- 9. Sallie Beam and died.
- 10. Col Joshua Beam and died.
- 11. Aaron Beam, Sr. and died.
- 12. Sarah "Sallie" Beam was born on 6 Dec 1797; died on 26 Dec 1897 in Cleveland County, North Carolina.
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Generation: 3
3. | Michael Beam (2.Elizabeth2, 1.Aaron1) 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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4. | Christopher Beam (2.Elizabeth2, 1.Aaron1) 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:
- 13. John Beam was born on 2 Dec 1809 in Lincoln County, NC; died on 24 Mar 1848 in Cleveland County, North Carolina.
- 14. Louisa (Lucy) Beam was born on 22 Dec 1811 in Lincoln County, NC; died on 6 Jun 1878 in Cleveland County, North Carolina.
- 15. 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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5. | Peter Beam (2.Elizabeth2, 1.Aaron1) 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:
- 16. 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: 4
14. | Louisa (Lucy) Beam (4.Christopher3, 2.Elizabeth2, 1.Aaron1) 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:
- 48. Roxanna Irvin was born on 13 Sep 1837; died on 16 Jul 1880 in Cleveland County, North Carolina.
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15. | Sarah "Sally" Beam (4.Christopher3, 2.Elizabeth2, 1.Aaron1) 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:
- 49. 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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21. | Joshua Cameron Beam (10.Joshua3, 2.Elizabeth2, 1.Aaron1) 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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23. | Almeda Almira (Amanda) Beam (10.Joshua3, 2.Elizabeth2, 1.Aaron1) 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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31. | Christopher Columbus Beam (10.Joshua3, 2.Elizabeth2, 1.Aaron1) was born on 26 Sep 1860 in Cleveland County, North Carolina; died on 12 Aug 1938 in Cleveland County, North Carolina. Other Events:
- Cemetery: New Prospect Baptist Church, Cleveland County, NC
Christopher married Amanda Jennie Elizabeth Baker on 28 Dec 1882 in Cleveland County, North Carolina. Amanda (daughter of Allen Baker and Elizabeth Plonk) was born on 2 Sep 1864; died on 18 Oct 1954 in Cleveland County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 53. Elsie Pauline Beam was born on 13 Jun 1900 in Cleveland County, North Carolina; died on 29 Dec 1979 in Cleveland County, North Carolina.
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35. | Anvenze Cornwell (12.Sarah3, 2.Elizabeth2, 1.Aaron1) died on 7 Jun 1850 in Shelby, Cleveland County, North Carolina. Other Events:
- Cemetery: Wilson Cemetery, Peach St., Shelby, Cleveland County, NC
Anvenze married Christopher Osburn WILSON on 4 May 1849. Christopher (son of Thomas Wilson and Elizabeth Love) was born on 11 Dec 1821; died on 22 Jul 1883 in Shelby, Cleveland County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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