Descendants of Bozwell Beazley

Generation One

1. Bozwell¹ Beazley was born circa 1785 at VA. He married Jane Spencer on 21 Jan 1815 Gibson County, Indiana. He died after 1880.
Census 1820 IL, Edwards Co. On 8 Jun 1829 IL, purchased 80 acres for $1.25/acre, section E2NW, township 04N. Census 1830 IL, Lawrence Co. In 1838 IL, Section SENW, Township 04N, 40 acres for $1.25/acre. Also 1839 urchased public land in Illinois, 3 parcels, along with Thomas. Census 1840 IL, Lawrence, "Bazil", Thomas 4 pages away. Census 1850 WI, Grant Co., Paris, age 65, farmer. Census 1860 WI, Grant County, Paris, age 73, farmer with wife Jane, children William, Elizabeth and Ruben. Indexed at Ancestry.com as Bowell Bearly. Census 1870 WI, Grant Co., Platteville, age 82, farmer with son Reubin living with him, next door to Zachariah Davis Wilson. Census 1880 WI, Grant Co., Paris, age 95, living with son-in-law Zachariah Davis Wilson.
Children of Bozwell¹ Beazley and Jane Spencer were as follows:

+ 2 i. Lucinda Grant² Beazley was born on 10 Apr 1818 at Edwards Co., Illinois or Virginia. She married Zachariah Davis Wilson, son of James Wilson and Ellender (Eleanor Nelly) Shelfer, on 26 Apr 1836 Lawrence Co., IL.

+ 3 ii. Spear L. Beasley was born circa 1820 at IL or IN. He married Mary Ann Rawle on 11 May 1856 at Grant County, WI.

4 iii. Elizabeth Beazley was born circa 1823 at IL.

5 iv. William Beazley was born circa 1830 at IL. He died on 23 Mar 1865.
Military service on 8 Aug 1861 Enlisted as Corporal Company C, 7th Infantry Regiment. Promoted to Full Sergeant 1st Class, Wounded 14 Sept. 1862 at South Mountain, MD, wounded 1 July 1863 at Gettysburg, wounded 18 June 1864 at Petersburg, VA. Died of wounds 23 March 1865 in Alexandria, VA. Distinguished Service.

6 v. Clarissa Beazley was born circa 1833 at IL.

7 vi. George W. Beazley was born circa 1836. He died on 25 Feb 1864.
Military service on 8 Aug 1861 Enlisted at Paris, WI, as Corporal in Company C, 7th Infantry Regiment. POW on 19 Oct. 1863 at Haymarket, VA, Distinguished Service.

+ 8 vii. Reuben Beasley was born circa 1839 at IL. He married Mary A. Shalem (Shilliam) on 20 May 1869 at Grant County, WI.

Generation Two

2. Lucinda Grant² Beazley (Bozwell¹) was born on 10 Apr 1818 at Edwards Co., Illinois or Virginia. She married Zachariah Davis Wilson, son of James Wilson and Ellender (Eleanor Nelly) Shelfer, on 26 Apr 1836 Lawrence Co., IL. She died on 23 Dec 1894 at Spanish Fork, UT, at age 76. She was buried in 1894 at Spanish Fork City Cemetery, Utah.
Children of Lucinda Grant² Beazley and Zachariah Davis Wilson were as follows:

9 i. Mary Jane³ Wilson was born on 24 May 1837 at Lawrence, McHenry, IL. She died on 20 Aug 1842 at age 5.

+ 10 ii. Thomas Green Wilson was born on 9 Nov 1839 at Olney, Richland County, IL. He married Mary R. Neff on 16 Oct 1864.

11 iii. Elizabeth Wilson was born on 13 Aug 1841 at Johnston, Williamson County, IL. She died on 13 Oct 1842 at age 1.

12 iv. Permelia "Annie" Ann Wilson was born on 18 Feb 1843 at Illinois. She married William Pretts on 26 Apr 1870. She died on 22 Jun 1934 at age 91.

+ 13 v. James Bozwell Wilson was born on 22 Nov 1845 at Iowa. He married Mary E. Griffey on 1 Feb 1866.

+ 14 vi. Lucinda Jane "Jennie" Wilson was born on 14 Jan 1847 at Ohio. She married Frederick C. Foltz on 6 Mar 1871 Grant Co., WI.

15 vii. William Spencer Wilson was born on 1 Nov 1848 at Madison, Jefferson County, Indiana. He died on 16 Sep 1868 at age 19.

+ 16 viii. Clarissa Ellen "Clara" Wilson was born on 2 Nov 1850 at Madison, Jefferson County, Indiana. She married John Harper on 15 Apr 1874 Grant Co., WI.

+ 17 ix. Louisa Catherine "Lou" Wilson was born on 22 Jan 1854 at Madison, Jefferson County, Indiana. She married Frederick Ware Jr., son of Frederick Ware and Elizabeth (Betsy) Kay, on 6 May 1874 Grant County, WI.

+ 18 x. Sarah Frances "Fannie" Wilson was born on 11 Sep 1855 at Madison, Jefferson County, Indiana. She married Simon K. Ware, son of Frederick Ware and Elizabeth (Betsy) Kay, on 23 Mar 1879 Grant, WI.

+ 19 xi. George Washington Wilson was born on 10 Jan 1858 at Shelbyville, IN. He married Eliza Jane Tarrell on 18 Mar 1880 Smelser, Grant Co, WI.

3. Spear L.² Beasley (Bozwell¹ Beazley) was born circa 1820 at IL or IN. He married Mary Ann Rawle on 11 May 1856 at Grant County, WI.
On 1 Apr 1848 Land Purchase, 40 acres, Ashland, WI. Census 1860 WI, Grant Co., Hazel Green, age 40, teamster.
Children of Spear L.² Beasley and Mary Ann Rawle were:

20 i. Mary E.³ Beazley was born circa 1858 at Grant County, WI.

8. Reuben² Beasley (Bozwell¹ Beazley) was born circa 1839 at IL. He married Mary A. Shalem (Shilliam) on 20 May 1869 at Grant County, WI. He died on 21 Jan 1915 at Lyon County, MN.
Military service on 8 Aug 1862 in Paris, WI, enlisted as Corporal in Company E, 25th Infantry Regiment. He ended military service on 7 Jun 1865. Census 1870 WI, Grant Co., Plattville,age 30, living with father, wife and young son. Census 1880 MN, Lyon County, Lyon, age 40, farmer. Census 1900 MN, Lyon County, Lyon, age 60, farmer. Census 1910 MN, Lyon County, Lynd Township, age 70, widower, living with son Frank J.
Children of Reuben² Beasley and Mary A. Shalem (Shilliam) were as follows:

21 i. George B.³ Beazley was born in 1870 at WI. He died on 30 Jan 1915 at Lyon County, MN.

22 ii. John Francis Beasley was born on 22 Jan 1872 at Lyon, Lyon County, MN. He died on 14 Dec 1956 at Lyon County, MN, at age 84.
Census 1910 MN, Lyon County, Lynd township, age 31, general farm, living with sister Daisy, J and father Reuben, named Frank J. Census 1920 MN, Lyon County, Lynd township, age 49, farmer, single.

23 iii. Daisy Jane Beasley was born in Jan 1879 at Lyon, Lyon County, MN. She died on 11 Jul 1944 at Lyon County, MN, at age 65.
Census 1920 MN, Lyon County, Lynd Township, age 37, living with brother William. Census 1930 MN, Lyon County, Lyon, age 50, with nephew William L., son of brother William, living with her.

+ 24 iv. William Beasley was born on 1 Aug 1884 at Lyon, Lyon County, MN. He married Lucy Katherine Sharratt on 6 Jul 1936 at Balaton, Lyon County, MN.

Generation Three
See the Wilson and Ware lines

24. William³ Beasley (Reuben², Bozwell¹ Beazley) was born on 1 Aug 1884 at Lyon, Lyon County, MN. He married Lucy Katherine Sharratt on 6 Jul 1936 at Balaton, Lyon County, MN. He died on 3 Sep 1961 at Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, SD, at age 77.
Census 1920 MN, Lyon County, Lynd Township, age 33, carpenter. Census 1930 MN, Lyon County, Lynd Township, age 45, carpenter, living with father-in-law, Albert A. Shossat.
Children of William³ Beasley and Lucy Katherine Sharratt both born at MN are as follows:

57 i. Wanda V.⁴ Beasley was born circa 1908.

58 ii. William L. Beasley was born circa 1910.

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