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George Willis Beard

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George Willis Beard Veteran

Birth
Milford, Geary County, Kansas, USA
Death
8 Feb 1952 (aged 64)
Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas, USA
Burial
Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section 5, Lot 6, Site 3
Memorial ID
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CPL
HQ TRP 13 CAVALRY
WORLD WAR I

Name: George W Beard
Birth Date: 10 December 1887
Death Date: 08 February 1952
Issuing State: Missouri
SSDI

1900/ ?

He appears here with his parents:
1910/ Kansas/ Riley
h/ Henry Beard, 56y b.IN, M1/23, occ: Farmer
w/ Cora, 39y b.OH, mother of 3/3 living
s/ George, 22y b.KS, occ: Farm Laborer
s/ Clyde 18y b.KS, occ: Farm Laborer

Physical description in 1917:
Medium height, medium build, gray eyes, brown hair.

1920/ Missouri/ Jackson
h/ George W Beard, 31y b.KS, occ: Drugist/Wholesale Drugs
w/ Ruth, 18y b.KS, occ: Office Work/News Office
residence: 2925 Park Avenue, Kansas City

1930/ Kansas/ Shawnee
h/ George W Beard, 41y b.KS, occ: Radio Service/Retail Dept Store
w/ Ruth E, 29y b.KS, occ: Cashier/Poultry Pkg Co
adopted son/ Thomas L, 2y 11m [May] b.MO
residence: 604 Ohio Street, Topeka

1940/ Kansas/ Wyandotte
h/ George W Beard, 52y b.KS, C-4, occ: Clerk/Wholesale Drugs
w/ Elsie Beard, 41y b.KS, H-4, occ: Clerk/Retail Drug Co
s/ Thomas L Beard, 12y b.KS, G6
mil/ Lillian Englebrake, 61y b.IL, G8, Wd
residence in 1935: same place

US WW II Draft Record:
George Willis Beard
b.10 December 1887
birthplace: Milford, Kansas
unemployed
physical description in 1942: 5 ft 7 inches, 175 pounds,
blue eyes, brown hair, ruddy complexion
nearest relative: Clyde T Beard (brother)

1950/ Kansas/ Wyandotte (ED 105-16C, pg 21)
h/ George W Beard, 62y b.KS, occ: blank
w/ Elsie, 51y b.KS, occ: Accountant/Drug Co
s/ Thomas Lee, 22y b.MO, occ: Artist/Printing Co
residence: 5300 Kimball, KCK

edit: George married Ruth E Martin in 1917 in Texas; they have an adopted son, Thomas L Beard. He may have had a second wife, Elsie Englebreak [confirmed in obit].
Information from Don Dixon, contributor 47243725

Published obituary
Other Deaths in Greater Kansas City.
BEARD -- George W Beard, 63, a resident of Wyandotte County thirty-five years, died yesterday after he suffered a heart attack at the home, 5310 Webster. Firemen from the Welborn station used a resuscitator in an attempt to revive him.

Mr Beard served with the Cavalry in France in World War I. He later worked as a radio repairman. He was born at Milford, Kansas.

Surviving are his wife, Mrs Elsie Beard, and a son, Thomas Beard of the home; a brother, Clyde T Beard, Manhattan, Kansas, and a sister, Mrs Leora Williams, Milford.
The Kansas City TIMES
09 February 1952
CPL
HQ TRP 13 CAVALRY
WORLD WAR I

Name: George W Beard
Birth Date: 10 December 1887
Death Date: 08 February 1952
Issuing State: Missouri
SSDI

1900/ ?

He appears here with his parents:
1910/ Kansas/ Riley
h/ Henry Beard, 56y b.IN, M1/23, occ: Farmer
w/ Cora, 39y b.OH, mother of 3/3 living
s/ George, 22y b.KS, occ: Farm Laborer
s/ Clyde 18y b.KS, occ: Farm Laborer

Physical description in 1917:
Medium height, medium build, gray eyes, brown hair.

1920/ Missouri/ Jackson
h/ George W Beard, 31y b.KS, occ: Drugist/Wholesale Drugs
w/ Ruth, 18y b.KS, occ: Office Work/News Office
residence: 2925 Park Avenue, Kansas City

1930/ Kansas/ Shawnee
h/ George W Beard, 41y b.KS, occ: Radio Service/Retail Dept Store
w/ Ruth E, 29y b.KS, occ: Cashier/Poultry Pkg Co
adopted son/ Thomas L, 2y 11m [May] b.MO
residence: 604 Ohio Street, Topeka

1940/ Kansas/ Wyandotte
h/ George W Beard, 52y b.KS, C-4, occ: Clerk/Wholesale Drugs
w/ Elsie Beard, 41y b.KS, H-4, occ: Clerk/Retail Drug Co
s/ Thomas L Beard, 12y b.KS, G6
mil/ Lillian Englebrake, 61y b.IL, G8, Wd
residence in 1935: same place

US WW II Draft Record:
George Willis Beard
b.10 December 1887
birthplace: Milford, Kansas
unemployed
physical description in 1942: 5 ft 7 inches, 175 pounds,
blue eyes, brown hair, ruddy complexion
nearest relative: Clyde T Beard (brother)

1950/ Kansas/ Wyandotte (ED 105-16C, pg 21)
h/ George W Beard, 62y b.KS, occ: blank
w/ Elsie, 51y b.KS, occ: Accountant/Drug Co
s/ Thomas Lee, 22y b.MO, occ: Artist/Printing Co
residence: 5300 Kimball, KCK

edit: George married Ruth E Martin in 1917 in Texas; they have an adopted son, Thomas L Beard. He may have had a second wife, Elsie Englebreak [confirmed in obit].
Information from Don Dixon, contributor 47243725

Published obituary
Other Deaths in Greater Kansas City.
BEARD -- George W Beard, 63, a resident of Wyandotte County thirty-five years, died yesterday after he suffered a heart attack at the home, 5310 Webster. Firemen from the Welborn station used a resuscitator in an attempt to revive him.

Mr Beard served with the Cavalry in France in World War I. He later worked as a radio repairman. He was born at Milford, Kansas.

Surviving are his wife, Mrs Elsie Beard, and a son, Thomas Beard of the home; a brother, Clyde T Beard, Manhattan, Kansas, and a sister, Mrs Leora Williams, Milford.
The Kansas City TIMES
09 February 1952

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CPL HQ TRP 13 CAVALRY
WORLD WAR I



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