Susan Mahala Willingham

F, b. 5 June 1854, d. 18 March 1940
Susan Mahala Willingham|b. 5 Jun 1854\nd. 18 Mar 1940|p41.htm|George W. Willingham|b. 14 Aug 1818\nd. 22 Aug 1899|p34.htm|Permelia Ann Wilson|b. 4 Feb 1823\nd. May 1907|p35.htm|Deloney Willingham|b. c 1790\nd. c 1854|p2300.htm|Susannah Mott|b. c 1795\nd. b 1830|p2388.htm|David Wilson|b. c 1785\nd. 25 Oct 1857|p398.htm|Susannah H. Ethell|b. c 1785\nd. a 1857|p6683.htm|
     Susan Mahala Willingham was born 5 June 1854 in Missouri.1 She was the daughter of George W. Willingham and Permelia Ann Wilson. The census of 1 June 1860 enumerated on 5 July 1860 in the Macon post office area of Hudson Township, Macon County, Missouri, listed Susan "Winingham" as a 5-year-old residing with George Winingham.2 The census of 1 June 1870 enumerated on 8 July 1870 in the Cairo post office area of Salt River Township, Randolph County, Missouri, listed Susan "Wellingham", as a 16-year-old residing with George Wellingham.3 Susan Mahala Willingham married Robert Ferdinand Beard on 21 December 1871 in Randolph County, Missouri..1,4,5
The census of 1 June 1880 enumerated on 7 June 1880 in Elmwood Township, Saline County, Missouri, listed the following:
Robert F. Beard, 33-year-old male head of household, a farmer.4
Susan M. "Beard", 26-year-old wife.4
Florance D. "Beard", 6-year-old daughter.4
Addie "Beard", 3-year-old daughter.4
George "Beard", 5-month-old son.4

The census of 1 June 1900 enumerated on 1 June 1900 in Galesburg Township, Kingman County, Kansas, listed the following:
Robert F. Beard, 52-year-old head of household, a farmer, married 28 years.6
Susan M. Beard, 45-year-old wife, married 28 years with 10 children of whom 8 were still living.6
Florence D. Long, 26-year-old widowed daughter with 2 children both of whom were still living.6
George W. Beard, 19-year-old son, a farm laborer.6
Charles H. Beard, 18-year-old son, a farm laborer.6
Robert L. Beard, 15-year-old son.6
William G. Beard, 13-year-old son.6
Jesse D. Beard, 10-year-old son.6
Grace M. Beard, 3-year-old daughter.6
Blanche L Long, 7-year-old grand daughter.6
Clyde B. Long, 5-year-old grandson.6

The census of 15 April 1910 enumerated on 16 April 1910 on Cedar St. North in Kingman, Kingman County, Kansas, listed the following:
Susey M. Beard, 55-year-old widowed female head of household with 9 children of whom 6 were still living.7,8
Grace "Beard", 13-year-old daughter.7
Lillian "Beard", 9-year-old daughter.7

Susey wasn't' actually a widow as Robert didn't die until 2 July 1919. He had just left her. Her husband, Robert Ferdinand Beard, died on 2 July 1919 in Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas.9,10 Susan Mahala Beard died on 18 March 1940 in Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas.8,11 She was buried in the Highland Cemetery, Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, . No tombstone was found for her grave, however.11

Children of Susan Mahala Willingham and Robert Ferdinand Beard

Citations

  1. [S86] Lela Wilcox Family Records.
  2. [S318] 1860 U.S. Census, Macon County, Missouri, page 263 line 27 dwelling 733 family 733.
  3. [S254] 1870 U.S. Census, Randolph County, Missouri, page 214A line 23 dwelling 5 family 5.
  4. [S416] 1880 U.S. Census, Saline County, Missouri, ED 62 Sheet 9 Line 3 dwelling () family 69 page 402 A.
  5. [S539] Timothy D. Dollens, "Willingham-Wilson Family Group Sheet."
  6. [S701] 1900 U.S. Census, Kingman County, Kansas, ED 106 Sh 01A line 11 dwelling 3 family 3 page 237 A.
  7. [S700] 1910 U.S. Census, Kingman County, Kansas, ED 86 Sheet 01A line 45 dwelling 13 family 13 page 011 A.
  8. [S1564] Research of Candi Beard Nation.
  9. [S1565] Highland Cemetery Burial Records.
  10. [S2189] Robert F. Beard tombstone inscription.
  11. [S1566] Susannah Mahala Willingham Beard tombstone inscription.
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