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Below is a family biography included in The History of Dyer County, Tennessee published by Goodspeed Publishing Company in 1887. These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary. Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more. There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.
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R. S. Beaver is engaged in farming in the First District, and was born in Henderson County, March 1, 1841; was one of six children, five of whom are living. His parents were C. and Kizzie Beaver. His father was born in Lincoln County, March 1, 1816, and moved to Henderson County about 1828 and engaged in farming and merchandising. He lives on the farm in Henderson County, and has a dry goods store in Friendship. He has held the office of magistrate for several years. His wife was a few years younger and died in 1853. Mr. R. S. Beaver is a prominent citizen of Dyer County. He enlisted July 1861, in Company A, Twenty-seventh Tennessee Infantry, served one year as private and was promoted to second lieutenant. He participated in eleven of the hardest fought battles of the Tennessee Army; was wounded five times and quite severely at Shiloh. He returned home May, 1865. In 1865 he married Miss Larsena, daughter of S. R. and Frances Carver. Mr. Carver was one of the first settlers of Henderson County. Mrs. Beaver was born June 3, 1841. They have three children: Robert, Lafayette and Frank. After marriage Mr. Beaver located in Henderson County. In 1874 he moved to Dyer County and for six years lived four miles west of Dyersburg; then bought a farm in Crockett County and lived there until 1885. Then he again moved to Dyer County and has a splendid farm of 258 acres, just north of Stokes post office. He is a Democrat and both a Mason and Odd Fellow, and a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Mr. Beaver is a man of sterling worth and justly holds the esteem and confidence of all who know him.
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This family biography is one of 128 biographies included in The History of Dyer County, Tennessee published in 1887 by Goodspeed. The History of Dyer County was included within The History of Gibson, Obion, Dyer, Weakley & Lake Counties of Tennessee. For the complete description, click here: History of Gibson, Obion, Dyer, Weakley, and Lake Counties of Tennessee
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