He was 2 in 1870. He was 12 in 1880 and was listed as Edd.
CENSUS RECORDS: 4 June 1900 Fords Ferry, Crittenden, Kentucky page 204, family #47/47
BEARD, P. E. age 32, MAR 1868, head, md 9 yrs, farmer, KY KY KY
BEARD, Julia age 33, OCT 1866, wife, 1 & 1, KY TN TN
BEARD, Marion age 7, APR 1893, son, KY KY KY
SIMPSON, Mary J. age 64, SEP 1835, mother in law, widow, TN TN TNCENSUS RECORDS:1910 Cave-in-Rock Road, Crittenden, Kentucky 127/127
He says they have been married for 19 years and he farms.He was 51 in 1920.
He was 62 in 1930 and was listed as Peyton instead of Pinckney.