SMITH*, Sarah Frances

   Cause of her death was Cerebral hemorhage.³⁵⁸⁹

   Other names for Sarah were BEAL, Sarah F.,^{2218,2219,3596,3605} BEAL, Sarah Frances,³⁰⁹⁵ BEAL, Sarah Francis,^3589,3606 BEAL, Sarah Smith,³⁵⁹¹ SMITH, Sara,³⁵⁹⁴ SMITH, Sara Frances,²²¹⁵ SMITH, Sarah ^{3588,3593,3603} and SMITH, Sarah F. ^3585,3587.^,3604

  Death Notes:

Died at home.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Census, 8 Sep 1870, Bear Creek Twp, Chatham County, North Carolina, United States. ³⁶⁰³
1) Smith, William, age 52, farmer, $550 real estate, $300 personal estate, born NC, cannot read or write
2) Smith, Mary, age 38, keeping house, born NC
3) Smith, William, age 18, farm laborer, born NC, cannot write
4) Smith, Elizabeth, age 16, at home, born NC, cannot write
5) Smith, George, age 14, farm laborer, born NC, cannot write
6) Smith, Ambros, age 12, farm laborer, born NC, cannot write
7) Smith, Nelson, age 9, at home, born NC
8) Smith, Sarah, age 6, at home, born NC
9) Smith, Carrie, age 3, at home, born NC
10) Smith, Joseph, age 1, at home, born NC.

2. Census, 10 Jun 1880, Bear Creek Twp, Chatham County, North Carolina, United States. ³⁶⁰⁴
1) Smith, William F., age 59, married, farmer, cannot read or write, born NC, parents born NC
2) Smith, Mary, age 49, wife, married, keeping house, cannot write, born NC, parents born NC
3) Smith, William, age 27, son, single, working farm, born NC, parents born NC
4) Smith, Elizabeth, age 25, daughter, single, at home, born NC, parents born NC
5) Smith, George, age 23, son, single, working in blacksmith shop, cannot write, born NC, parents born NC
6) Smith, Ambrose, age 21, son, single, works on farm, cannot write, born NC, parents born NC
7) Smith, Nelson, age 19, son, works on farm, cannot write, born NC, parents born NC
8) Smith, Sarah F., age 16, daughter, at home, attends school, cannot write, born NC, parents born NC
9) Smith, Cary, age 13, daughter, at home, attends school, cannot write, born NC, parents born NC
10) Smith, Leon R., age 9, son, at home, attends school, born NC, parents born NC
11) Smith, Cisiro, age 6, son, at home, attends school, born NC, parents born NC.

3. Property, 25 Oct 1882, Bear Creek Twp, Chatham County, North Carolina, United States. Caleb R Beal and wife Sarah F of Chatham Co sold to Valeria Smith of Moore Co, for $500, 275 acres in Chatham Co in Bear Creek Twp on waters of Bear Creek, bordering Levi Branson. (Chatham Co Deed book BO, p136)

4. Appearance in Document, 14 Dec 1898, Chatham County, North Carolina, United States. William A Brewer and wife Bettie, C R Beal and wife Sarah F, George G Smith and wife Malinda, Nelson Smith and wife Annie, William W Smith and wife Mollie, Ambros Smith and wife Mary, heirs of the late William F Smith, quit claim to Polly Smith and Cicero Smith for $10. The quit claim was unto Polly Smith for her lifetime and at her death unto Cicero. Claim was for 64 3/4 acres in Bear Creek Twp on waters of Bear Creek, known as part of the late William F Smith land, adjoining F S Tally, Edward Phillips, and Flagg Branch. (Chatham Co Deed book FB, p409)

5. Appearance in Document, 18 Mar 1899, Chatham County, North Carolina, United States. William A Brewer and wife Bettie, C R Beal and wife Sarah F, George C Smith and wife Linda, Nelson Smith and wife Annie, Ambrose Smith and wife Mary, Isaac Moon and wife Corey, and Caro? Smith, heirs of the late Wm F Smith of Chatham Co, sold to W W Smith of Chatham Co, for $2, a quit claim deed to 54 acres belonging to late W F Smith known as lots 5, 6, and 7 belonging to Carey Moore, Bettie Brewer, and W W Smith. (Chatham Co Deed book DV, p641)

6. Census, 14 Jun 1900, Bear Creek Twp, Chatham County, North Carolina, United States. ²²¹⁸
1) Beal, Clem B., head of household, born June 1842, age 57, married 18 years, born NC, parents born NC, farmer, owns his farm free\\\\
2) Beal, Sarah F., wife, born Oct 1864, age 35, married for 18 years, 7 children, 7 living, born NC, parents born NC
3) Beal, Charlie, son, born May 1881, age 19, born NC, parents born NC, farm laborer
4) Beal, Sallie, daughter, born June 1882, age 17, born NC, parents born NC
5) Beal, George, son, born Dec 1883, age 16, born NC, parents born NC, farm laborer, attends school for 2 months, cannot read or write
6) Beal, Oppie, daughter, born June 1886, age 13, born NC, parents born NC, attends school for 2 months, can read and write
7) Beal, Samuel, son, born Mar 1890, age 10, born NC, parents born NC, attends school for 2 months, cannot read or write
8) Beal, John, son, born Jan 1892, age 8, born NC, parents born NC, attends school 2 months
9) Beal, Herbert, son, born Mar 1894, age 6, born NC, parents born NC
10) Beal, Newby, son, born Feb 1896, age 4, born NC, parents born NC
11) Beal, Addie, daughter, born Mar 1898, age 2, born NC, parents born NC.

7. Property, 29 Mar 1901, Bear Creek Twp, Chatham County, North Carolina, United States. Caleb R Beal and Sarah F Beal his wife sold to W W Smith, for $35, 18 acres in Bear Creek Twp, lot 8 in the Division of the Wm Smith land, bordering William Hilliard, Noah? Smith, and Flagg Branch. (Chatham Co Deed book EB, p137)

8. Census, 6 May 1910, Bear Creek Twp, Chatham County, North Carolina, United States. ²²¹⁹
1) Beal, Bird, head of household, age 79, married for 2nd time for 28 years, born NC, parents born NC, farmer on general farm, can read and write, owns his farm free, veteran of Confederate Army
2) Beal, Sarah F., wife, age 45, married for 1st time for 28 years, 8 children, 8 living, born NC, parents born NC, farm laborer on home farm, cannot read or write
3) Beal, Samuel, son, age 21, single, born NC, parents born NC, farm laborer on home farm, can read and write
4) Beal, Herbert, son, age 17, born NC, parents born NC, farm laborer on home farm, attends school
5) Beal, Nubie, son, age 15, born NC, parents born NC, farm laborer on home farm, attends school
6) Beal, Addie, daughter, age 12, born NC, parents born NC, farm laborer on home farm, attends school
7) Beal, Minnie, daughter, age 4, born NC, parents born NC.

9. Appearance in Document, 20 May 1915, Chatham County, North Carolina, United States. Will of C R Beal leaves "to my wife Sarah Frances Beal, all the real estate and personal property that shall belong to me at my death not otherwise disposed of in later clauses..."

10. Census, 28 Jan 1920, Bear Creek Twp, Chatham County, North Carolina, United States. ³⁵⁹⁶
1) Beal, Caleb R., head of household, owns his farm free, age 77, married, can read and write, born NC, parents born NC, farmer on general farm
2) Beal, Sarah F., wife, age 55, married, cannot read or write, born NC, parents born NC
3) Beal, George A., son, age 36, single, cannot read or write, born NC, parents born NC, farmer on general farm
4) Beal, Minnie V., daughter, age 14, attends school, born NC, parents born NC
5) Beal, Newby C., son, age 24, married, born NC, parents born NC, farmer on general farm
6) Beal, Fleta, daughter-in-law, age 19, married, born NC, parents born NC
7) Beal, Ceasar C., grandson, age 11/12, born NC, parents born NC.

11. Pension, 9 Jul 1925, Chatham County, North Carolina, United States. On 9 July 1925, one year after C.R. died, his widow Mrs. SARAH F. BEAL, age 61, a resident of Bear Creek P.O. made a Widow's Application for Pension. She states that she married C.R. in 1882 and that he was once enlisted in Co. E of the 41st NC regiment. She signed her full name SARAH FRANCIS BEAL. (posted at www.rootsweb.com/~ncchatha/crbeal.html by Don Rielly (DHRIELLY@aol.com) on Nov 19 2000)

12. Census, 29 Apr 1930, Bear Creek Twp, Chatham County, North Carolina, United States. ³⁶⁰⁵
1) Beal, George A., head of household, owns his farm, age 45, single, cannot read or write, born NC, parents born NC, farming on general farm
2) Beal, Sarah F., mother, age 65, widow, cannot read or write, born NC, parents born NC.

13. Pension, 10 Jul 1937. On 10 July 1937 SARAH F BEAL was advanced from a Class B to a Class A pensioner. She was said to be "Totally disabled due to Arterio Sclerosis, Bright's Disease and Organic Heart Disease". She was disabled and confined to her home. She was 73 years old and gave her marriage date as January 23, 1882. (posted at www.rootsweb.com/~ncchatha/crbeal.html by Don Rielly (DHRIELLY@aol.com) on Nov 19 2000)

14. Census, 22 Apr 1940, Bear Creek Twp, Chatham County, North Carolina, United States. ³⁶⁰⁶
1. Beal, George, head of household, owns his farm, valued at $500, age 56, single, completed 5th grade, born NC, lived in same house on 1 April 1935, worked 60 hours during week of 24-30 March, occupation farmer on farm, worked on own account, worked 52 weeks during 1939
2. Beal, Sarah Francis, mother, age 75, widow, completed 0 years of education, born NC, unable to work.

15. Appearance in Document. Listed in Chatham County Death Index, book 29, p24, as "Sarah Frances Bear".

16. Religion: Baptist.

17. Story. Sarah Frances Smith was a niece of Caleb Beal's first wife, Rebecca Jane Smith (posted at Find a Grave website)

18. Story. I have a slide of a portrait of Sarah Frances Beal, taken at a Beal family reunion outside the Beal home in 1991.

19. Story. Shirley Lindley has a photo showing Sarah with her daughter Oppie, grandson Charlie, and great-granddaughter Shirley (the oldest of each generation). The photo is dated 2 Oct 1938.

Sarah married Caleb Robert* BEAL, son of Caleb* BEAL and Mary* NEAL, on 23 Jan 1882 in Bear Creek, Chatham County, North Carolina, United States ^2218,2219.^,3585 (Caleb Robert* BEAL was born on 22 Jun 1841 in Chatham County, North Carolina, United States,^{14,3093,3095,3097,3586,3587} died on 26 Oct 1924 in Bear Creek Twp, Chatham County, North Carolina, United States ^14,3095,3587 and was buried on 28 Oct 1924 in Fall Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Bear Creek, Chatham County, North Carolina, United States ^14,3095,3587.). The cause of his death was Chronic Recurrent Endocarditis.³⁵⁸⁹

  Noted events in their marriage were:

1. Marriage, 23 Jan 1882, Bear Creek, Chatham County, North Carolina, United States. ³⁵⁸⁵ C. R. Beal married Sarah F. Smith.