The Sibert Family of South Carolina and Alabama

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I-K. MARY ANN FRANCES SIBERT (1838 – 1905), daughter of David Sibert² (John David¹)

Mary Ann Frances Sibert was born on 13 September 1838 in Alabama. [1] She died on 16 July 1905. [1] She married Captain William Baker Beeson on 2 December 1857 in DeKalb County. [1][2][3] William was the son of Alford and Fanny (Baker) Beeson. [3] He was born on 2 October 1829 near Scottsboro, Alabama. [1][3][4][5] He died on 5 December 1924 in Arcadia, Louisiana. [1][3][4][5]

Mary and William are buried in the Duck Spring Cemetery in Duck Spring in Etowah County. The inscriptions on their gravestones say: [6]

William and Mary bought a farm near David Sibert's. [3] According to the census, in 1860 William, aged 30, and Mary, aged 20, lived in DeKalb County with Marcus, aged two, and Julian, aged four months. William was a farmer with real estate worth 1,330 dollars and a personal estate of 889 dollars. [7] He had 100 improved acres and 100 unimproved acres. He had three horses, three milch cows, four working oxen, three other cattle, two sheep, and 12 pigs. He grew wheat, corn, oats, cotton, potatoes, and sweet potatoes. He produced wool, butter, and honey. [8]

William was a soldier in the Confederate army. He enlisted as a captain in Company E, 27th Alabama Infantry Regiment on 1 December 1861. [4] He also served as an officer in Company G of the 49th Alabama Infantry Regiment. [5] He fought at Shiloh. He was wounded in the arm at Port Hudson, captured and sent to Johnson's Island in Lake Erie. [3][4][9] He was exchanged, but his colonel was not so he was given command of the reorganized 49th Alabama Infantry. [3] After his exchange, he took part in the fighting around Atlanta, the battles of Kinston and Bentonville, and surrendered at Greensboro, North Carolina in spring 1865. [3][9]

After the war William bought his father-in-law’s farm. [3]

According to the census, in 1870 William, aged 40, and Mary A., aged 31, lived in Etowah County with M.D., aged 12; Julia, aged ten; Naomi, aged 9; John W., aged seven; Luther, aged three; Charlsey, aged two; and Mary's father David Sibert. David was a farmer with real estate worth 1,000 dollars and a personal estate of 2,000 dollars. [7] The farm had 160 acres. William had three horses, two mules, four milk cows, four oxen, eight other cattle, 20 sheep, and 50 pigs; he grew corn.

In 1880 William, aged 50, and Mary A., aged 40, lived in Duck Springs with Julia E., aged 20; Naomi J., aged 18; John W., aged 14; Jasper L., aged 12; Frances E., aged ten; Martha A. aged eight; William J., aged six; Eleonora, aged three; and Malcolm, aged eight months. William was a farmer. [7]

William was a Representative from Etowah County to the Alabama legislature in 1894/5 and 1896/7. [3]

In 1900 William, born in October 1829, and Mary, A., born in September 1838, lived in Duck Springs with Martha A., born in December 1871; Eleanor C., born in December 1876; and Malcolm, born in June 1879. William was a farmer. He and Mary had been married for 42 years. Mary had had 11 children, and nine were living. Martha and Eleanor were school teachers. [7]

After his wife's death, William sold his farm and went to live with his youngest son. [3] In 1910 William, aged 80, was living with his son Malcolm's family in Meridian, Lauderdale County, Mississippi. [7] Later he lived with his daughter Julia in Arcadia. [3]

Children of William Baker Beeson and Mary Ann Frances Sibert:

I-K-1. David Marcus Beeson was born on 25 September 1858 in Keener, Etowah County. [1][3] He died on 18 July 1882 in Gadsden. [1][3]

David is buried in the Duck Springs cemetery. The inscription on his gravestone says, "David Marcus Beeson born Sept. 25, 1858 died July 18, 1882." [6]

Marcus received his LL.B. from the University of Alabama in 1880 and was a lawyer and the mayor of Gadsden at the time of his death. [1][3][10]

I-K-2. Julia Elizabeth Beeson was born on 30 January 1860 in Keener. She died on 22 March 1940 in Bienville Parish, Louisiana. She married Sidney Algernon Conger.

I-K-3. Naomi Jane Beeson was born on 2 October 1861 in Keener. She died on 22 February 1924. She married Dr. Horace Puckett McWhorter.

I-K-4. John Wesley Beeson was born on 31 March 1866 in Keener. He died on 6 July 1956 in DeKalb County, Georgia. He married first Annie Pauline Foster. He married second Rosa Laura Foster.

I-K-5. Jasper Luther Beeson was born on 30 August 1867 in Etowah County. He died on 10 January 1943. He married Anna Leola Selman.

I-K-6. Frances Charlsie Beeson was born on 30 August 1869 in Keener. She married Edwin T. Bruce.

I-K-7. Martha Ada Beeson was born on 30 December 1871 in Keener. She died on 11 March 1911 in China. She married Wilmoth Alexander Farmer.

I-K-8. William James Beeson was born on 16 February 1874 in Keener. He died on 5 September 1951 in Los Angeles County, California. He married Auline Moore.

I-K-9. Eleanor Cornelia Beeson was born on 6 December 1876 in Keener. She died on 19 January 1971 in Mobil, Alabama. She married Dr. John Coleman O'Gwynn.

I-K-10. Malcolm Alfred Beeson was born on 20 June 1879 in Keener. He died in September 1971. He married Effie Harrison.

I-K-11. Mary Summers Beeson was born on 12 December 1881 in Keener. [1][3] She died on 2 May 1885 in Keener. [1][3]

Mary is buried in the Duck Springs cemetery. The inscription on her gravestone says, "Mary Summers Beeson born Dec. 12, 1881 died May 2, 1885." [6]

Endnotes:

1. J. Luther Beeson, The Sibert Family of South Carolina and Alabama (n.p.: the author, 1928).

2. "Alabama, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800–1969," database, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7838), entry for Mary A.F. Sibert.

3. Jasper Luther Beeson, Beeson Genealogy (Macon, GA: n.p., 1988).

4. Historical Data Systems, "U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861–1865," database, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1555), entry for William Baker Beeson.

5. "Alabama, U.S., Civil War Soldiers, 1860–1865," database, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61017), entry for W.B. Beeson.

6. "Find a Grave," database with images, FindaGrave (accessed March 15, 2024), memorial pages for Mary Ann Frances Sibert Beeson (13 Sep 1838–16 Jul 1905), Memorial ID 7355504, Capt William Baker Beeson (2 Oct 1829–5 Dec 1924), Memorial ID 7355501, David Marcus Beeson (25 Sep 1858–18 Jul 1882), Memorial ID 7355516, and Mary Summers Beeson (12 Dec 1881–2 May 1885), Memorial ID 7355509, citing Duck Springs Cemetery, Duck Springs, Etowah County, AL; Maintained by G. Andrew Dill (contributor 47069688).

7. "U.S. Federal Census Collection," database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/search/categories/usfedcen).

8. "U.S., Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850–1860," database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1276) > AL > Agriculture > 1860 > DeKalb > District 3, images 9–10, line 4, entry for William B. Beason.

9. Memorial Record of Alabama, vol. 1 (Madison, WI: Brant & Fuller, 1893), 1013.

10. Thomas Waverly Palmer, A Register of the Officers and Students of the University of Alabama, 1831–1901 (Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama, 1901), 17.

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