Family: Loyd Proctor Beasley / Lela Franks (F3304)

• Father | Male Loyd Proctor Beasley

  
  

  Born	20 Feb 1883	Shelby County, Texas
  Died	1 May 1973	Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas
  Buried		Mt. Olive Cemetery, Shelby County, Texas
  Married	3 Oct 1904  [1]	Center, Shelby County, Texas  [1]
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  Mother | Female Lela Franks

  
  

  Born	11 Sep 1887	Logansport, DeSoto Parish, Louisiana
  Died	17 Apr 1977	San Augustine County, Texas
  Buried		Mt. Olive Cemetery, Shelby County, Texas
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  Child 1 | Male Derwood N. "D. N." Beasley

  
  

  Born	Abt 1906	Shelby County, Texas
  Died	Yes, date unknown
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  Child 2 | Female Lavada Beasley

  
  

  Born	Abt 1908	Shelby County, Texas
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Buried

  
  

  Child 3 | Male Lawrence Paul Beasley

  
  

  Born	7 Nov 1915	San Augustine County, Texas
  Died	26 Sep 1969	San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas
  Buried		Sunset Memorial Park, Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches County, Texas

  
  

  Child 4 | Male V. P. Beasley

  
  

  Born	Abt 1920	Shelby County, Texas
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Buried

  
  

  Child 5 | Male Lewis Weldon Beasley

  
  

  Born	27 Dec 1921	Sabine County, Texas
  Died	13 Jun 2016	Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas
  Buried		Liberty Hill Cemetery, Bland Lake, San Augustine County, Texas

  
  

  Child 6 | Female Mildred Marie Beasley

  
  

  Born	15 Oct 1924	Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas
  Died	20 May 2011	San Augustine County, Texas
  Buried		Yellowpine Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas
  Spouse	Jesse Marion Travis, Jr. | F6198
  Married	28 Nov 1942

  
  

  Child 7 | Male Living

  
  

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• Notes

  Married: Robert Cecil McDaniel writes that he and his wife lived in the Six Mile Community of Sabine County, and that they were the parents of 6 children. "Old Timers of Sabine County, Texas" by Virgie Collier Speights October 3, 1968 Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Beasley of Hemphill were honored with an open house in celebration of their Sixty-Fourth wedding anniversary, on Sunday, September 29, 1968 at their home. Calling hours were 2 to 5 pm. Hosting the event were their seven children, assisted by wives and husbands, and grandchildren. They are D. N. Beasley and Weldon Beasley of San Augustine, V. P Beasley of Shreveport, Louisiana, Paul Beasley of Nacogdoches, Harold Beasely of Nederland, Mrs. Mildred Travis of Mauriceville, and Mrs. Lavada Carroll of Pasedena. There are 17 grandchildren, 15 great granchildren and two great great grandchildren, most of whom were here for the happy occasion. [The couple was] married on October 3, 1904 at Center, Shelby County, Texas by Rev. B. Champiion. They were married in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Rainwater. Their attendants were Charlie Strong and Miss Mary Cooper. The young couple lived in Shelby County, then San Augustine County and moved to Sabine County in 1914. (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, November 2012)

  
  

• Sources

  [S374] Speights, Virgie "Old Timers of Sabine County, Texas Vignettes of Pioneer Families" (S. Malone, c. 1983), p. 91 (Reliability: 3).