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Note: [beasley.ftw] PROOFS IN POSSESSION: Parentage: Named in father's Will Birth: Beasley/Edwards Bible records Marriage: Court admin. papers, Newspaper notice, Bible records Death: Obituary Other Proofs: Handwritten letters ITEM: LaGrange Reporter, January 27, 1887 "Dr. W.P. Beasley informs us that he will make his home with his son, Dr. J.A. Beasley, at Langville, Ala, and assist him in his practice. The doctor is now seventy-five years of age. He and his beloved wife, who died recently, would have celebrated their golden wedding next July, had both survived. May prosperity and peace attend him in his new home." ITEMS: La Grange Reporter, February 2, 1894 [3 separate obituaries] 1." Dr. William P. Beasley, this old citizen of Troup, as will be seen by the announcement in our West Point items, has 'crossed the bar' that divides the river of human life from the eternal future. After eighty-three years of checkered existence, most of it spent amongst us, the veteran wearily lays his burden down and enters upon rest. Born in Jasper County, he received his medical education at Charleston, S.C., and began the practice in his native county. Subsequently, he removed to Troup County, and settled near Mountville, building a home whose ample proportions were typical of the large-hearted hospitality that reigned within. Those were years of prosperity and happiness to the master of that house. The sons were educated at the best colleges, and the father served his fellow citizens as a member of the State Senate and in other positions of trust. A soldier in the Indian War of '36, he acquitted himself with honor, and subsequently, in the war between the States, he was Major in Col. Wilcoxson's regiment of State troops, doing efficient service. Dr. Beasley was a gentleman by nature, kind-hearted, generous, sympathetic and noble. His heart beat with patriotic and unselfish throbs--he was a stranger to all that was petty and mean. The subjugation of the South brought only disaster to this grand old gentleman, and he was compelled, in his old age, to return to the practice of medicine for a livelihood. But he was as cheerful and gentle in adversity as in the days when plenty crowned his board. For the greater part of his life he was a member of the Methodist church. In the family cemetery on the old homestead, ten miles east of LaGrange, his worn body was laid to its last repose. May the slumber of the just be his after life's long and toilsome journey." 2. "We regret to chronicle the death of Dr. W.P. Beasley. The Doctor was a venerable man, greatly loved and respected by all who knew him. He was actively engaged in the practice of medicine from the time when he was a young man up to his death. No man ever lived in this section who was more successful in gaining the confidence of the people and in making friends of everybody. He was kind and courteous to everybody, and no one could meet him without being impressed with his affable, genial manners. He died Thursday, January 25th, and was buried at the family burial ground near the old Beasley residence, leaving many friends and relatives to mourn his loss." 3. "Dr. W.P. Beasley peacefully breathed his last at the house of his son, Dr. J.A. Beasley, Thursday, January 25th. The Doctor has been in feeble health for sometime, but had been confined to his room by LaGrippe only a few weeks. He was a high toned, cultured, Southern gentleman and the intelligence of his death will cast a gloom over a host of friends and admirers all over the South. He was a life-long member of the Methodist church. He was honored with positions of honor and trust, and these he always filled faithfully and acceptably. His remains were taken to Mountville and interred at the family burial ground." EXCERPTS from letters of Forrest Clark Johnson, 1984: Dear Mrs. Ulrich, I know you must think that we are slow, and that our story is similar to a soap opera or something, but, I got married last December and went on a honeymoon, then a trip to my new wife's grandparents in Ohio, and then we had to pack up and move all her things out of the house she was in and then school started back up and it was end of semester time and I have 172 students to grade three page tests for, and I just have been busy.... but I have some of the things that you want, also our photographer has been sick, and so have I, alternately, and it has rained and frozen here and so we have not YET gotten the grave pictures re-taken, we haven't even gotten the quarterly out just yet, and that was one other thing I had to work on right after the trip to Ohio, and we just have finished it, so....Thank you again for your patience. Enclosed are three pages from Troup County records.... these show: 1. James A. Beasley refused to administer estate of his mother and Dr. W. P. Beasley taking his place 2. Dr. W.P. Beasley declining the administration because of old age and infirmity, and then J. A. Beasley decided to accept the administration and getting appointed after all . 3. That Maria L. Beasley had a share in the estate of Andrew Edwards. 4. That James A. Beasley had two-thirds interest in Maria L. Beasley's estate... I just realized that I didn't copy the exact reference to where he specifically states he bought Stephen's share, but I will go back and get this, I thought that you might like to have what I had so far while I could sit down and send it. Also enclosed are two copies of the obit of Mrs. Anna Beasley that you asked for, it doesn't give much except the date of her death as being February 22, 1844 or March 22, 1844 ( Inst. such mean the"same month in which the letter was written" but notice that the letter is dated March 20 and it says she died 22d inst.) It also tells that she died in LaGrange, Ga., was a Baptist ( this could be 30 years instead of 20, you see that it is awful hard to read.) I'm checking about Masonic and Church records for you now and will get those pictures made of the cemetery. The spacious house is no more. Oh, John E. Dawson, who sent in Anna Beasley's obit was the President of Southern Female College in LaGrange, Ga. Joseph Habersham Collection lists as soldier in War of 1812 Marriage--Bible--Military service record in possession Signed order of secession after long filibuster against. Delegate from Troup County to Milledgeville- Source: Atlanta Century, Jan 20, 1861, reprinter 1961. Medical textbook dated 1820 from Univ. of SC. Obit says Charleston. Check out Legislative record. Get Agricultural census for Wm. P. Might also check out others. Check for Medical information W.P. Beasley, B.H. Hill, J.M.Beall representatives to Secession Convention from Troup County. Entire proceedings, along with the votes are published in "The Confederate Records of Georgia" Under authority of the legislature. W.P. was for some things, against others. Jan. 16, 1861- March 23, 1861. W.P. Beasley has no estate or will in Troup County. Only Maria does.
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