1900 U.S. Federal Census - Iuka, Marion, Illinois
Household:
Gabrel [Gabriel] Beard (35)
Martha Beard (35)
Ellen [Ella] Beard (11)
Hulda [Mahalia] Beard (8)
Corbet [James] Beard (6)
Leo [Jesse Lee] Beard (3)
Aetna [Edna] Beard (1)
Nancy Beard (62) - mother of Martha Beard and step-mother of Gabriel Beard.

1910 U.S. Federal Census - Stevenson Township, Marion County, Illinois, USA
Household:
Gabriel Beard (45)
Martha A Beard (41)
Henry M Beard (23)
Haley [Mahalia] E Beard (17)
Corbett J Beard (16)
Jesse L Beard (13)
Edna L Beard (11)
Dorris M Beard (9)
Lola H Beard (6)
Wester A Beard (4)
Lou [Lew] A Beard (2)
Jesse was working on the family farm and his father was paying him a wage. We also learn Jesse was attending school and he was able to read and write.

U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Name: Jessie Lee Beard
Birth Date: 26 Aug 1896
Birth Place: Illinois, USA
Street Address: Iuka Township
Residence Place: Marion (County), Illinois, USA
Relative: Gabriel Beard
REGISTRATION CARD:
Name in Full: Jessie Lee Beard
Home Address: Iuka Twp, Iuka, Illinois
Date of Birth: August 26, 1896
Where Born: Iuka, Illinois, USA
Name of Employer: Gabriel Beard
Place of Employment: Iuks Twp, Marion County, Illinois
Name of Nearest Relative: Gabriel and Martha Beard
Address of Nearest Relative: Iuka Twp, Marion County, Illinois
Signed: Jessie Lee Beard
REGISTRAR'S REPORT
Height: Medium
Build: Slender
Color of Eyes: Blue
Color of Hair: Light
Markings: None

Illinois, County Marriage Records, 1800-1940
Name: Lee Beard
Gender: Male
Age: 23
Birth Date: abt 1895
Marriage Date: 12 Nov 1918
Marriage Place: Richland, Illinois, USA
Father: Gabriel Beard
Mother: Martha Campbell
Spouse: Edna Middleton
Film Number: 001221094

1920 U.S. Federal Census - Blue Ridge Township, Piatt County, Illinois, USA
Household:
Lee Beard (23)
Edna Beard (22)
Lee Beard was working as a farm hand to support himself and Edna.

Centralia Evening Sentinel, Wed. Jul. 31, 1929, page 6

"METCALF - Lee Beard and family spent last Thursday at the home of Arthur Middleton."

1930 U.S. Federal Census - Salem, Marion, Illinois, USA
Household:
Lee Beard (33)
Edna Beard (32)
Wilma Beard (9)
Leotta Beard (8)
The Lee Beard family was living on Jackson Avenue in Salem, Illinois, in a home which they owned. He was working as a Fireman in an Ice Plant.

Centralia Evening Sentinel, Thu. Mar. 12, 1936, page 3

"METCALF - Mr. and Mrs. Lee Beard spent Sunday at the Arthur Middleton home."

Centralia Evening Sentinel, Tue. Apr. 7, 1936, page 5

"METCALF - Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Middleton and son Eugene and family and Fred Henne ate birthday dinner at the Lee Beard home Sunday."

1940 U.S. Federal Census - Stevenson Township, Marion County, Illinois, USA
Household:
Jessie Beard (43)
Edna R Beard (42)
Lester [Leota] A Beard (18)
Inferred residence of the Jessie Beard family in 1935: Salem, Marion, Illinois
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 6th grade
Jessie was working as an Engineer in an Ice Plant.

U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
Name: Jess Lee Beard
Gender: Male
Race: White
Residence Age: 46
Birth Date: 26 Aug 1896
Birth Place: Iuka Township, Marion, Illinois, USA
Residence Date: 1942
Residence Place: Stevenson Township, Marion County, Illinois, USA
REGISTRATION CARD
Serial Number: U364
Name: Jess Lee Beard
Residence: RFD #2, Iuka, Stevenson Township, Marion County, Illinois
Age: 45
Place of Birth: Iuka Township, Marion County, Illinois
Date of Birth: August 26, 1896
Name and Address of Person Who Will Always Know Your Address: Herbert Henne, Iuka, Illinois
Employer's Name and Address: Salem Ice & Fuel Company, Salem, Illinois
SIGNED: JESS LEE BEARD
REGISTRAR'S REPORT
Race: White
Height: 5'7"
Weight: 165 lbs.
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Blonde
Complexion: Ruddy
Markings: None

U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
Name: Lee Beard
Last Residence: 62849 Iuka, Marion, Illinois, USA
Born: 26 Aug 1896
Died: Apr 1965
State (Year) SSN issued: Illinois (Before 1951)

Centralia Evening Sentinel, Tue. Apr. 13, 1965

"JESSE LEE BEARD DIES AT OLNEY

KELL -- Jesse Lee Beard, 68, Kell, died yesterday at an Olney hospital.

Survivors are a daughter, Mrs. Leota Woodward of Iuka; a brother, Lew of St. Louis, Mo.; five sisters, Mrs. Ella Eddings of Mansfield, Mrs. Wester Rothermil of St. Louis, Mrs. Doris Schlitzman of Salem, and Mrs. Lola Henne and Mrs. Edna Davis, both of Iuka; two grandchildren, and a great-grandchild.

Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Old Bethel Church. Rev. Delbert Goff officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.

Friends may call at the Osborn Funeral Home in Kell after 6 p.m. today."