William L. BEADLES

• Another William BEADLES , was born about 1822 in Mercer Co, KY. He also lived in Fulton Co, IL and then moved to Kansas. The relationship between the two is not known.

• many BEADLES relatives lived in Mercer & Lincoln Co, KY between 1800-1830
• many BEADLES relatives lived in Fulton Co, IL after about 1830

• middle name either Lewis or Lee
• grandson of Rice and Sarah ADAMS BEADLES from Pittsylvania Co, VA-Person Co, NC
• grandson of John and Susan BRUMFIELD RICHARDSON from Mercer Co, KY
• carpenter and farmer
• owned the first hotel in Leon, Butler Co, KS
• in 1922, after his death, oil was discovered north of Leon; called Beadles Pool
• children who lived in KS are outlined in this file
• William's obituary and other newspaper articles

Timeline for William L. BEADLES:

• Mercer Co, KY
  • 1822/3 birth
  • 1830 orphaned by death of parents
• Fulton Co, IL (primarily Bernadotte Twp)
  • 1841 Uncle Nathan BEADLES appointed guardian
  • 1846 marriage to Hannah BARNES
  • 1847 land purchase
  • 1850 federal census
  • 1860 federal census
  • 1870 federal census
  • 1872 death of wife Hannah
  • 1873 marriage Mary Amelia FREILEY
• Butler Co, KS (primarily Leon in Little Walnut Twp)
  • 1874 moved from Illinois to Butler Co, KS
  • 1885 state census
  • 1897 will recorded; death

Family Group Sheet for William L. BEADLES

Husband: William L. BEADLES
 Father: John BEADLES        Mother: Elizabeth RICHARDSON 
   Born: 22 May 1822/3           in: Mercer Co, KY
   Died: 10 Sep 1897             in: Butler Co, KS
 Buried: 11 Sep 1897             in: Butts-Wakefield Cem, Spring Twp, Butler Co,KS

 Wife#1: Hannah Eliza BARNES
 Father: Luther BARNES         Mother: Nancy WEAR
   Born: 17 Jul 1826           in: VA or OH
Married: 20 Feb 1846           in: Fulton Co, IL
   Died: 26 Jan 1872           in: Bernadotte Twp, Fulton Co, IL
 Buried:                       in: Montgomery Cem, Pleasant Twp, Fulton Co, IL
 
 Wife#2: Mary Amelia FREILEY
 Father: Thomas FREILEY         Mother: Deborah BARNES 
   Born: 07 Jan 1850           in: IL
Married: 11 Mar 1873           in: Fulton Co, IL
   Died: 21 Jun 1937           in: Butler Co, KS
 Buried:                       in: Butts-Wakefield Cem., Spring Twp, Butler Co, KS
 
F Child 1. Mary Phonisie BEADLES
   Born: 17 Oct 1847           in: Bernadotte Twp, Fulton Co,IL
Married: 27 Aug 1865           in: Fulton Co, IL
   Died: 20 Feb 1885           in: Kirksville, MO
 Spouse: William SIX
	
M Child 2. John Luther BEADLES	
   Born: 31 Aug 1849           in: Bernadotte Twp, Fulton Co,IL
Married: 05 Sep 1871           in: Fulton Co, IL
   Died: 14 Sep 1897           in: Lewistown, Fulton Co, IL
 Buried:                       in: Oak Hill Cem, Lewistown, Fulton Co, IL
 Spouse: Melinda Elizabeth FREILEY

M Child 3. Oscar L. BEADLES
   Born: 06 Feb 1854           in: IL
Married: 15 Mar 1882           in: Fulton Co, IL
   Died: 01 Mar 1886           in: Butler Co, KS
 Spouse: Florence Effie MARTIN
 
M Child 4. James Monroe BEADLES
   Born: 10 Feb 1856           in: Bernadotte Twp, Fulton Co,IL
Married: 18 Nov 1879           in: Adair Co, MO
   Died: 28 Mar 1894           in: Kirksville, Adair Co, MO
 Spouse: Anna E. KNAPP
	
F Child 5. Nancy Palina BEADLES
   Born: 25 Aug 1858           in: Bernadotte Twp, Fulton Co,IL
   Died: 08 Oct 1887           in: Nevada, MO
 Spouse: Adam KESSLER or KISTLER
	
M Child 6. William Edward BEADLES
   Born: 22 Jun 1860           in: Bernadotte Twp, Fulton Co,IL
   Died: 20 Aug 1887           in: Nevada, MO
 Spouse: Lurena Catherine MILLER
 
F Child 7. Eva Loretta BEADLES
   Born: 03 Jan 1863           in: Bernadotte Twp, Fulton Co,IL   
   Died: 10 Aug 1870           in: Bernadotte Twp, Fulton Co,IL
 Buried:                       in: Montgomery Cem, Pleasant Twp, Fulton Co, IL
	
M Child 8. Nathan BEADLES
   Born: 21 Jun 1865           in: Bernadotte Twp, Fulton Co,IL
Married: 19 Sep 1889           in: Lewistown, Fulton Co,IL
   Died: 27 Feb 1927           in: Lewistown, Fulton Co,IL
 Buried:                       in: Oak Hill Cem., Lewistown, Fulton Co, IL
 Spouse: Mary Nevada BROOKS
	
F Child 9. Susan Rice BEADLES
   Born: 27 Sep 1867           in: Bernadotte Twp, Fulton Co,IL
Married: 21 May 1888           in: Butler Co, KS
   Died: 11 Jan 1916           in: Seattle, WA
 Spouse: James F. BRUNER
 
F Child 10. Effie M. BEADLES
   Born: 25 May 1874	
Married: 20 Mar 1895
   Died:        1928           in: Butler Co, KS	
 Buried:                       in: Leon, Butler Co, KS
 Spouse: Albert J. PALMER
	
M Child 11. Maxey BEADLES
   Born: 03 Dec 1876           in: KS	
Married: 29 Dec 1897           in: Rosalia Twp, Butler Co, KS
   Died:        1914           in: KS
 Buried:                       in: Butts-Wakefield Cem., Spring Twp, Butler Co,KS
 Spouse: Fannie PIKE
	
M Child 12. Robert BEADLES
   Born: 12 Aug 1879           in: KS	
   Died: 13 Sep 1880           in: KS
 Buried:                       in: Butts-Wakefield Cem., Spring Twp, Butler Co,KS
	
F Child 13. Orabelle BEADLES 
   Born: 29 Dec 1881           in: KS	
Married: 27 May 1902           in: El Dorado, Butler Co, KS
   Died:  After 1937
 Spouse: William OVERSTREET
 
M Child 14. Rolden (Rolla) L. BEADLES
   Born: 03 May 1884           in: KS	
Married: 14 Oct 1907           in: El Dorado, Butler Co, KS
   Died:        1958           in: KS
 Buried:                       in: Sunset Lawns, El Dorado, Butler Co, KS
 Spouse: Mattie A. HILDRETH

References:

1. 1885 Atlas of Butler County, Kansas.
2. Mooney, V. P. (1916) History of Butler County, Kansas.
3. Stratford, J. P. (1935) Butler Countys Eighty Years, 1855-1935: A History of Butler County (Kansas).
4. Marriage, Guardianship, Probate, Land, and Cemetery Records in Counties listed.
5. Federal & State Census Records.
6. Family Information.

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