James Dixon Beshears

Male 1884 - 1929  (44 years)


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  • Name James Dixon Beshears 
    Birth 18 Jul 1884  (North Carolina) Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Birth 1885  North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5
    Alt Death 1924  [5
    Death 22 Jan 1929  [1
    Burial Bethel United Methodist Church Cemetery, Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I47793  The Hennessee Family
    Last Modified 15 Jul 2019 

    Family Florence Calloway,   b. 2 Dec 1888, Ashe County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 May 1929, Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 40 years) 
    Marriage 18 Jun 1906  Obids, Ashe County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Residence (Family) 1910  Glade Spring, Washington County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Residence (Family) 1920  South Fork, Forsyth County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Children 
     1. James Walter Beshears,   b. 14 Mar 1907, Glade Spring, Washington County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Mar 1974, Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years)
     2. Elsie Beshears,   b. 8 Aug 1909, Glade Spring, Washington County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Nov 1983, Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)
     3. Zebb Beshears
     4. Josephine Beshears,   b. 24 Mar 1916, North Wilksboro, Wilkes County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Mar 2011, Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 94 years)
     5. Webb Beshears,   b. 14 Dec 1913, Glade Spring, Washington County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Jan 1979, Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years)
     6. James Dixon Beshears, Jr.,   b. 1920, (South Fork, Forsyth County) North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2016 (Age 96 years)
     7. Howard Beshears
     8. Lacy Grant Beshears
     9. Beatrice Beshears
     10. Infant Boy Beshears,   b. 1929   d. 1929 (Age 0 years)
    Family ID F17577  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Apr 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 18 Jul 1884 - (North Carolina) Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1885 - North Carolina Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 18 Jun 1906 - Obids, Ashe County, North Carolina Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence (Family) - 1910 - Glade Spring, Washington County, Virginia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence (Family) - 1920 - South Fork, Forsyth County, North Carolina Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Bethel United Methodist Church Cemetery, Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Name: J. D. Beshears
      Event Type: Marriage
      Event Date: 18 Jun 1906
      Event Place: Obids, Ashe, North Carolina, United States
      Gender: Male
      Age: 21
      Marital Status: Married
      Race: White
      Birth Year (Estimated): 1885
      Spouse's Name: Florence Callaway
      Spouse's Gender: Female
      Spouse's Age: 17
      Spouse's Race: White
      Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1889

      Reference ID: P 3
      GS Film Number: 000467146
      Digital Folder Number: 007611864

      Citing this Record
      "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8SR-SM4 : 22 December 2016), J. D. Beshears and Florence Callaway, 18 Jun 1906; citing Obids, Ashe, North Carolina, United States, p. P 3, North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm 467,146.

      end of marriage record [3]
    • Name: James D Beshears
      Event Type: Census
      Event Date: 1910
      Event Place: Glade Spring, Washington, Virginia, United States
      Gender: Male
      Age: 25
      Marital Status: Married
      Race: White
      Race: White
      Relationship to Head of Household: Head
      Relationship to Head of Household: Head
      Birth Year (Estimated): 1885
      Birthplace: North Carolina
      Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
      Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
      Sheet Letter: A
      Sheet Number: 14


      Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
      James D Beshears Head M 25 North Carolina
      Florence Beshears Wife F 21 North Carolina
      Walter Beshears Son M 3 Virginia
      Elsie Beshears Daughter F y Virginia

      District: ED 117
      Sheet Number and Letter: 14A
      Household ID: 244
      Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
      Affiliate Publication Number: T624
      Affiliate Film Number: 1651
      GS Film Number: 1375664
      Digital Folder Number: 005157537
      Image Number: 00533

      Citing this Record
      "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPPL-LQH : accessed 15 July 2019), Elsie Beshears in household of James D Beshears, Glade Spring, Washington, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 117, sheet 14A, family 244, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1651; FHL microfilm 1,375,664.

      end of this census record [4]
    • Name: James D Beshears
      Event Type: Census
      Event Date: 1920
      Event Place: South Fork, Forsyth, North Carolina, United States
      Gender: Male
      Age: 35
      Marital Status: Married
      Race: White
      Race: White
      Relationship to Head of Household: Head
      Relationship to Head of Household: Head
      Birth Year (Estimated): 1885
      Birthplace: North Carolina
      Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
      Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
      Sheet Letter: A
      Sheet Number: 14


      Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
      James D Beshears Head M 35 North Carolina
      Florence F Beshears Wife F 30 North Carolina
      Walter Beshears Son M 13 Virginia
      Elsie D Beshears Daughter F 11 Virginia
      Webb Beshears Son M 6 Virginia
      Josephine Beshears Daughter F 4 North Carolina
      J D Beshears Jr. Son M 0 North Carolina

      District: ED 80
      Sheet Number and Letter: 14A
      Household ID: 268
      Line Number: 33
      Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
      Affiliate Publication Number: T625
      Affiliate Film Number: 1298
      GS Film Number: 1821298
      Digital Folder Number: 004966794
      Image Number: 00032

      Citing this Record
      "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZ23-Y3Y : accessed 15 July 2019), J D Beshears Jr. in household of James D Beshears, South Fork, Forsyth, North Carolina, United States; citing ED 80, sheet 14A, line 39, family 268, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1298; FHL microfilm 1,821,298.

      end of this census record [6]
    • James Dixon Beshears
      BIRTH 18 Jul 1884
      DEATH 22 Jan 1929 (aged 44)
      BURIAL
      Bethel United Methodist Church Cemetery
      Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina, USA Show Map
      MEMORIAL ID 103254035 · View Source

      MEMORIAL
      PHOTOS 1
      FLOWERS 0
      Family Members
      Spouse
      Photo
      Florence Flora Calloway Beshears
      1888–1929 (m. 1906)

      Children
      Photo
      James Walter Beshears
      1907–1974

      Cibaron Beshears
      1910–1918

      Photo
      James Dixon Beshears
      1919–2016

      Photo
      Infant Boy Beshears
      1929–1929

      end of cemetery profile [1]

  • Sources 
    1. [S14315] "James Dixon Beshears (1884-1929)", Cemetery Profile, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/103254035/james-dixon-beshears.

    2. [S14301] James Dixon Beshears mentioned in the record of Lacy Grant Beshears and Patsy Ruth Garner Taylor, Citing this Record.

    3. [S14303] J. D. Beshears North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979, Citing this Record, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762.

    4. [S14304] James D Beshears, United States Census, 1910, Citing this Record.

    5. [S14313] Tonya Marksteiner, tonya.marksteiner, provided all the persons, places, times & events, Saturday, July 13th, 2019, this.

    6. [S14305] James D Beshears, United States Census, 1920, "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://.