My great grandfather, William Ambrose Beasley, of Henderson
County, Kentucky, was named after him (but he never knew him).
Family lore says that Ambrose and the family, or his children,
moved North to Kentucky from either Tennessee or Georgia, to
avoid being drafted into the Confederate army. Another family
story is that he and his family lived around Stone Mountain,
Georgia and came north to the area around Nashville, Tennessee
following the crops.
Given how much older he was than his wife, Missouri, it's
possible he was married before, and was a widow when he married
Missouri. But that is just speculation.
according to other family members -
perhaps that's a misspelling of her maiden name?)
I am searching for
- the exact place Missouri was born,
- the place where she is buried,
- her siblings' names and
- her parents names.
Missouri was about 15 years younger than Ambrose, and given
that the oldest child, Sarah, is just 13 years younger than
Missori, I suspect Ambrose may have been married before and
Sarah may have a different mother. That may be the case for
Madison too - and if that's so, then Missouri would not be my
biological ancestor. Missouri outlived Ambrose and she came to
Indiana, not far from Western Kentucky, where one of her
children and his family settled.
Here is their tree - if you click on it, you should get a full
size (you need to do this on a laptop, tablet or desktop).
Below the graphics are the names of their children and the
spouses of their children, in text form:
The children of Ambrose and Missouri Beasley:
- Sarah C Beasley (1838–1919)
- Madison H Beasley (1842–1905)
- Lurana or Luvana S Beasley (1847–1860)
- Francis S Beasley (1849–1860)
- Monroe Beasley (1849–1900)
- Sampson Beasley (1854–1880)
- Morris David Beasley (1857–1893)
- B Beasley (1858–?)
Their grandchildren (that I know of):
Sarah C Beasley (1838–1919) with Daniel Jackson (1839–1933)
had the following chldren (and according to Ancestry.com, some
of the descendents of these folks are Beasley DNA matches):
- Andrew Oden Jackson (1867–1937)
- Amanda "Manda" Jackson (1871–?)
- Cornealous R. Nelly Jackson (1873–1942)
- Louis Jackson (1876–?)
- Mary Jackson (1878– ?)
Madison H Beasley (1842–1905) with Martha O A Junier
(1848–1899) had the following chldren (and according to
Ancestry.com, some of the descendents of these folks are
Beasley DNA matches):
- Henry Beasley (1863–1887)
- Julia A Beasley (1867–1893
- William S. Beasley (1875– ?)
- Hiram Gardner Beasley (1878–1948)
- Thomas A Beasley (1885–1932)
and with Anna C "Nannie" Brown (1845–?) had
- Sally Virginia Beasley (1891–1948)
- Anna Beasley
Monroe Beasley (1849–1900) with Hariet Nelllie Victor
(1846–1911) had the following chldren (and according to
Ancestry.com, some of the descendents of these folks are
Beasley DNA matches):
- Kate Beasley (1873– ?)
- Adelyn "Addie" Missouri Beasley (1874–1901)
- Mary Mabel Beasley (1876–1901)
- James M Beasley (1878–1904)
- Edward Victor Beasley (1881–1904)
- Carrie Legrand Beasley (1884–1946)
Morris David Beasley (1857–1893) with Emma Smith (1854–1918)
had these children (WIlliam Ambrose Beasley was my
great-grandfather):
- India C Beasley (1880– )
- Emmett Johnson Beasley (1883–1961)
- John M Beasley (1885–1963)
- William Ambrose Beasley (1887–1974)
- Georgie M Beasley (1889–
- Clarence Beasley (1891–
- Walter Morris Beasley (1893–1974)
Again, please note that many of the descendants of these
children and grandchildren of Ambrose and Missouri have
taken DNA tests on Ancestry.com, and I am related to them
(it's how I discovered Monroe Beasley). I have color-coded
my ancestry.com DNA matches for years - I started with
people that had common ancestors with me and were very close
relatives, then looked to see what people shared DNA with
that group specifically. It's been essential in confirming
information.
Have info that could help me?
If you have information that could help me know more about
Ambrose and Missouri, please contact me at
jcravens42 "at" yahoo
"dot" com