Isaac Hammer Beals

Brief Life History of Isaac Hammer

When Isaac Hammer Beals was born on 17 May 1814, in Limestone, Washington, Tennessee, United States, his father, David Beals Sr, was 43 and his mother, Rachel West, was 38. He married Nancy Mulkey on 20 October 1836. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 8 daughters. He lived in Grainger, Tennessee, United States in 1860 and District 7, Grainger, Tennessee, United States in 1880. He died about 1863, at the age of 50, and was buried in New Hope, Greene, Tennessee, United States.

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Family Time Line

Isaac Hammer Beals
1814–1863
Nancy Mulkey
1818–
Marriage: 20 October 1836
Rachel Ann Beals
1839–
Mary C. Beals
1841–
Lucinda Beals
1842–
Sarah E. Beals
1844–
Nancy E. Beals
1847–
Isaac Martin Beals
1851–1924
Matilda Beals
1854–
Amanda Jane Beals
1857–
William M. Beals
1858–
Elvira Beals
1863–

Sources (13)

  • Isaac M Bayles, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Isaac H Bails, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"
  • Isaac Bales in entry for Isaac Martin Bales, "Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966"

World Events (8)

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

1820 · Making States Equal

The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Beale , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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