George Irvin Beard,
1897-1965
Born on a summer
morning to a woman no one could say a bad word about,
George Irvin "Irv" Beard died 13 days short of
his 68th birthday, begging for a cigarette. He began
smoking and hard drinking in his teen years. His last
words were to his youngest son from whom he had requested
a cigarette. Irv took a drag off the cigarette, exhaled,
sighed, and said, "Ah, that was good." And then
he died.
The official diagnosis was cancer of the esophogus. In
addition to the smoking and drinking, Irv had spent his
last 20 working years breathing fumes from asphalt. He
headed crews that built roads throughout Indiana. Such
fumes are carcinogenic.
When Irv was a young teenager, there was a gun accident
that he felt guilty about for the rest of his life: With
a pellet gun, he accidently put out his cousin's eye.
He spent the last months of his life with his sister
(Edith) and her husband (Ed). His sister cared for him,
and his brother-in-law was the one who would carry him to
the bathroom. He was in the hospital for only the last
day of his life. His sister had cared for him till the
end.
George Irvin BEARD
born: 30-Jun-1897 Owasco, Carroll Co.,
IN
died: 17-Jun-1965 Ft. Wayne, IN
buried: St. Joseph Valley Memorial Park, Granger, IN
married: Bernice GRIFFITH
17-Nov-1916
To see Irv's wife, and
a picture of them on their wedding day, click here:
Bernice GRIFFITH
To see George's parents, click here:
Jesse BEARD & Sarah
Catherine HOOKER
DESCENDANTS of
George Irvin BEARD and Bernice GRIFFITH:
(three sons; ten grandchildren)
1-- George
Irvin BEARD (30-Jun-1897 to
17-Jun-1965)
.sp-Bernice
GRIFFITH (13-Jan-1891 to 1-Apr-1955) (m. 5-Nov-1916) |
|
....2--
Miles
Griffith BEARD
(14-Apr-1918 to 23-Mar-2006)
.....sp-Elizabeth Ann DOYLE (12-Jan-1921
to 8-Dec-2007) (m. 19-Nov-1949).
........3-- Alice Marie Beard, b. Sep. 1950
............4-- [living male b. Feb. 1979]
............4-- [living female b. Apr. 1984]
........3-- [living male b. June 1955] (no descendants)
........3-- [male, presumed to be living, b.
3-May-1959]
............4-- [male b. about May or June 1975;
paternity hidden; did not carry BEARD surname.
Listing of this child is based on statement by
Elizabeth Ann Doyle (Mrs. Miles Beard) to
daughter Alice in August 2001. Nothing more than
that statement is known.] |
........3-- [living male b. June 1964]
............4-- [living female b. Dec. 1990]
............4-- [living female b. Apr. 1992]
............4-- [living male b. Dec. 1993]
............4-- [living female b. Nov. 1995]
............4-- [stillborn male b. May 1997] |
|
....2--
Max Irvin
BEARD
(10-Mar-1920 to 17-Jun-1988)
.....sp-Mabel Ellen BENNITT (4-Jul-1919
to 13-Sep-2000) (m. 9-May-1942).
........3-- Mary Frances BEARD (13-Feb-1944 to 19-Jun-2009)
............4-- [living male b. Feb. 1971]
................5-- [living male b. Sep. 1998]
............4-- [living female b. Feb. 1976]
................5-- [living male b. 2011]
........3-- [living male b. Nov. 1948] (no descendants) |
|
....2--
Bruce
Williard BEARD
(22-Dec-1921 to 10-Nov-1990)
.....sp-Naomi Virginia KIRKLEY
(19-Apr-1927 to 12-Feb-2016) (m. 2-Jul-1949).
........3-- [living female b. Sep. 1951] (no descendants)
........3-- [living female b. Jan. 1954]
............4-- [living male b. Mar. 1986]
........3-- [living male b. Dec. 1959]
............4-- [living female b. Mar. 1994]
........3-- [living male b. Apr. 1968]
............4-- [living male b. Sep. 2006] |
Miles & Elizabeth Ann |
Max & Mabel |
Bruce & Naomi |
<>
GUEST BOOK
home
page
|letters home| |genealogy| |old clippings| |law|
|Camp Fire| |child sexual abuse|
Search this site
|