The Beard Familyof Bladen and Cumberland Counties, North Carolina

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Some family pictures

Gilliam Vance Beard at Ocean View, Virginia
Robert Earl and Laverne Beard, about 1938
Louise Wingate Beard downtown
Louise crocheting
Lennie Causey, Holly Wyatt and Gilliam Vance Beard
Laverne and Kathleen Beard

Stories

Neill Beardc. 1720 – February 1772Settled in Bladen County with his wife Catherine. Where he came from is still a mystery.
Gilliam Vance BeardAugust 20 1877 – June 28 1928Died when his youngest was five; the children went to live with Emmett and Jessie Beard.
Earl Monroe BeardRan Beard's Grocery across the river bridge. Wrote country songs. Avid coon hunter.
Louise Wingate BeardApril 1 1910 – March 16 1994Born April Fool's Day. Brought her nephew stacks of comic books.

Pictures

All pictures

Cumberland Co. NC Genweb
Bladen Co. NC Genweb
John Beard's will, 1799
Leah Beard

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