Tol G. Beckham

1870 - 1954  (83 years)

• Name	Tol G. Beckham
  Born	15 Nov 1870	Smith's Grove, Warren, Kentucky
  Gender	Male
  Buried	Mar 1954	Zephyr Cemetery, Zephyr, Brown, Texas
  Died	9 Mar 1954	Zephyr, Brown, Texas
  Person ID	I499	Reynolds Family
  Last Modified	23 Feb 2023

  
  

  Father	Williamson Beckham
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Louann Hayes
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F196	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Helen Alabama Hallmark,   b. 11 Jul 1878, Pilot Point, Cooke, Texas ,   d. 13 Mar 1969, Zephyr, Brown, Texas  (Age 90 years)
  Married	15 Jan 1893	Zephyr, Brown, Texas
  Children	1. William Homer Beckham,   b. 24 Mar 1910, Zephyr, Brown, Texas ,   d. 14 Jan 1944  (Age 33 years)  [natural]   2. Cledah Zell Beckham,   b. 15 Jul 1919, Zephyr, Brown, Texas ,   d. 21 Dec 1993, Brownwood, Brown, Texas  (Age 74 years)  [natural]   3. Curtis Lee Beckham,   b. 5 Oct 1904, Zephyr, Brown, Texas ,   d. 14 Feb 1905, Zephyr, Brown, Texas  (Age 0 years)  [natural]   4. Gerald Rudolph Beckham,   b. 5 Dec 1921, Zephyr, Brown, Texas ,   d. 10 Oct 1991, Hood County, Texas  (Age 69 years)  [natural]   5. Hilma Louise Beckham,   b. 31 May 1916, Zephyr, Brown, Texas ,   d. 25 Mar 1977  (Age 60 years)  [natural]   6. Laura Opal Beckham,   b. 9 May 1899, Smith's Grove, Warren, Kentucky ,   d. 27 Feb 1977, Brownwood, Brown, Texas  (Age 77 years)  [natural]   7. Lillie Marie Beckham,   b. 6 Jan 1906, Zephyr, Brown, Texas ,   d. 12 Sep 1939  (Age 33 years)  [natural]   8. Mary Lou Beckham,   b. 15 Apr 1915, Zephyr, Brown, Texas ,   d. 15 Apr 1915, Zephyr, Brown, Texas  (Age 0 years)  [natural]   9. Mildred Jewel Beckham,   b. 15 Jan 1902, Zephyr, Brown, Texas ,   d. 6 Feb 1986, Comanche, Comanche, Texas  (Age 84 years)  [natural]   10. Nannie Mae Beckham,   b. 27 Jun 1895, Smith's Grove, Warren, Kentucky ,   d. 25 Aug 1975, Brown County, Texas  (Age 80 years)  [natural]   11. Odis Wayne Beckham,   b. 19 Sep 1907, Zephyr Cemetery, Zephyr, Brown, Texas ,   d. 5 Sep 1928  (Age 20 years)  [natural]   12. Tol G. Beckham, Jr.,   b. 28 Jan 1914, Zephyr, Brown, Texas ,   d. 3 Apr 1914  (Age 0 years)  [natural]
  Last Modified	23 Feb 2023
  Family ID	F215	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  .................................................................... Came to Zephyr, Texas in 1891. .................................................................... Marriage record from Vital Records Index - North America, FHL Number 1533474, Dates 1880-1895. .................................................................... Tol is listed in the 1880 census of Smith's Grove, Warren County, Ky .................................................................... Quote from "Zephyr Yesterday and Today, Centennial Edition 1879-1979" T.G. Beckham was appointed a Constable of Brown County on 6 December 1904. .................................................................... Tol, born in Kentucky, came to Texas in 1890 at the age of 20. He married Mary Helen Alabama in 1893 and they had 12 children, all born at Zephyr except for Laura Opal. He was married at age 23 and Mary Helen at 14. Tol moved to Ellis Co. in 1890 and worked for James Hallmark where he met Mary Helen. He moved to Zephyr in 1891. They were married at Zephyr, Texas in 1893 by Justice of Peace Bob Shelton. .................................................................... Tol was the Postmaster at Zephyr at one point. .................................................................... 1900 Brown Co., TX, ED 8, Sh 3B: Tol Beckham, Nov 1870, KY, 29; Mary, July 1878, TX, 21; May, June 1895, TX, 4; Opal, May 1899, TX, 1. .................................................................... 1910 Brown Co., TX, ED 103, Sh 1A: Tol G. Beckham, 39, KY; Mary Helen, 31, TX; Nannie May, 14, TX; Laura Opal, 10, TX; Mildred Jewel, 8, TX; Lillie Marie, 4, TX; Otis Wayne, 2, TX. ................................................................... 1920 Brown Co., TX, ED 11, Sh 6A: Tol G. Beckham, 48, KY; Mary, 41, TX; Mildred, 17, TX; Lillie, 13, TX; Wayne, 12, TX; Homer, 9, TX; Louise, 3, TX; Cledah Zell, 11/12, TX. ...................................................................... 1930 Brown Co., TX, ED 15, Sh 1A: Tol G. Beckham, 54, KY; Mary A., 51, TX; William H., 20, TX; Helma L., 13, TX; Cledah Z., 10, TX; Rudolph, 8, TX. Tol married at 22; Mary Helen at 14. ......................................................................