Samuel Beavers

20 March 1838–6 June 1916 (Age 78)
Springfield Township, Mahoning, Ohio, United States

The Life Summary of Samuel

When Samuel Beavers was born on 20 March 1838, in Springfield Township, Mahoning, Ohio, United States, his father, John Beaver, was 34 and his mother, Susannah Meyers, was 31. He married Margaret Elender Fitch on 16 March 1867, in Hastings, Dakota, Minnesota, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Hanover Township, Ashland, Ohio, United States in 1850 and Paddock Township, Holt, Nebraska, United States in 1890. He died on 6 June 1916, in O'Neill, Holt, Nebraska, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Holt, Nebraska, United States.

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Family Time Line

Samuel Beavers
1838–1916
Harriet Jane Critchfield
1838–1928
Marriage: 11 January 1883
John Alvin Robertson
1867–1940
Georgiana "Anna" Robertson
1869–1936
Norna Lois Robertson
1868–1933
John Franklin Beavers
1868–
Minnie A. Beavers
1870–1942
Albert L Beavers
1872–1875
Cora L Beavers
1874–1882
Adeline Elizabeth Serena Beavers
1878–1930

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    11 January 1883Jackson, Indiana, United States
    • Children

    (8)

    +3 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (6)

    +1 More Child

    World Events (8)

    1846
    Age 8
    U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
    1854
    Age 16
    On May 30, 1854, the Kansas-Nebraska Act was passed. It allowed people in the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide whether or not they wanted to allow slavery within their borders. This Act repealed the Missouri Compromise of 1820.
    1860 · Ohio supports the Union side of the Civil War
    Age 22
    Although divided as a state on the subject of slavery, Ohio participated in the Civil War on the Union's side, providing over 300,000 troops. Ohio provided the 3rd largest number of troops by any Union state.

    Name Meaning

    English: variant of Beaver , with post-medieval excrescent -s.History: William Walter Beavers, from whom many American bearers of this surname are descended, was born in Wales on July 25, 1755 and married Elizabeth Ragsdale in Lunenburg County, VA. He died c. 1807 in Elbert County, GA.

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

    Possible Related Names

    Beaver

    Sources (29)

    • Samuel Beavers in household of John Beavers, "United States Census, 1850"
    • Samuel Beavers, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
    • Samuel Beavers, "United States Headstone Applications for U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1949"

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