Barr & Beckley Family in the 1870 & 1880 Census

1870 Lee County, Mississippi Census (Coonewah District)
This district was actually in Pontotoc County, Mississippi, between Pontotoc and Tupelo.

 

Name

Age

Sex

Color

Occupation

Place of birth

             

73

Beckley, Louis

22

M

B

Farm laborer

South Carolina

 

    "     Alberta

17

F

M

-

Mississippi

             

90

Beckley, Henry Clay

24

M

B

Farm laborer

South Carolina

 

    "     Martha

23

F

B

Keeping house

Mississippi

 

    "     Mary R.

2

F

B

-

Mississippi

 

    "     Luella

7/12

F

B

-

Mississippi

             

91

Barr, Isabella

70

F

B

-

South Carolina

             

92

Beckley, Cannon

25

M

B

Farm labor

South Carolina

 

     "     Lucy

25

F

B

Keeping house

Mississippi

 

     "     Henry C.

5

M

B

-

Mississippi

 

     "     James A.

3

M

B

-

Mississippi

 

     "     Alexander

2

M

B

-

Mississippi

 

     "     Sarah A.

5/12

F

B

-

Mississippi

             

166

Barr, William

48

M

W

Farmer

South Carolina

 

     "     Anna E.

40

F

W

Keeping house

Alabama

 

     "     Marinda

55

F

B

Cook

South Carolina

             

167

Beckley, Edmond

33

M

B

Farm laborer

South Carolina

 

     "      Jane

28

F

B

Keeping house

Alabama

 

     "      Hannah

7

F

B

-

Mississippi

 

     "      Lucy

5

F

B

-

Mississippi

 

     "      Lawrence L.

2/12

M

B

-

Mississippi

             

168

Beckley, Jacob

28

M

B

Farm laborer

South Carolina

 

      "     Samantha

30

F

B

Keeping house

Alabama

Note:  In 1870, the census-taker erroneously reported Edmond as Elmore, Cannon as Conrad, and Isabella Barr as Isalla.

1880 Pontotoc County, Mississippi Census

 

Name

Relation

Age

Sex

Color

Occ.

Birthplace

108D

Beckley, Jacob

Head

35

M

M

Farmer

SC

 

     "      Susan

Wife

33

F

M

Keep. house

AL

 

Barr, Fannie

Grandmother

100

F

B

-

VA

 

Witherspoon, Horst

Other

10

M

B

Farm labor

MS

               

96C

Beckley, H. Clay

Head

31

M

M

Farmer

SC

 

     "      William

Son

14

M

M

Farm labor

MS

 

     "      Rebecca

Daughter

12

M

M

Farm labor

MS

 

     "      Louella

Daughter

11

F

M

-

MS

 

     "      Lemuel

Son

9

M

M

-

MS

 

     "      Valley

Daughter

7

F

M

-

MS

 

Brooks, Chaney

Mother-in-law

66

F

B

 

VA

 

Lamar, Fanny

Cousin

24

F

M

Farm labor

MS

 

Barr, Isabella

Aunt

65

F

B

Keep.house

SC

               

108D

Beckley, Cannon

Head

34

M

M

Farmer

SC

 

     "      Lucy

Wife

32

F

B

Keep. House

MS

 

     "      Henry

Son

15

M

M

Farm labor

MS

 

     "      Jim

Son

13

M

M

Farm labor

MS

 

     "      Alexander

Son

12

M

M

Farm labor

MS

 

     "      Annie

Daughter

10

F

M

Farm labor

MS

 

     "      Eliza

Daughter

7

F

M

-

MS

 

     "      Susan

Daughter

8

F

M

-

MS

 

     "      Simantha

Daughter

5

F

M

-

MS

 

     "      Della

Daughter

3

F

M

-

MS

 

     "      Arcum

Daughter

1

F

M

-

MS

               

96C

Beckley, Louis

Head

30

M

M

Farmer

SC

 

     "      Alberta

Wife

26

F

M

Keep. house

MS

 

     "      Cornelia

Daughter

10

F

M

-

MS

 

     "      Phillip

Son

8

M

M

-

MS

 

     "      Sina

Daughter

5

F

M

-

MS

               

86D

Beckley, Edmond

Head

42

M

M

Farmer

SC

 

     "      Lucia

Daughter

15

F

M

Keep. house

MS

 

     "      Florence

Daughter

10

F

M

-

MS

 

     "      William S.

Son

6

M

M

-

MS

 

     "      Patsy Jane

Daughter

4

F

M

-

MS

 

Floyd, Lavina

Sister-in-law

42

F

B

Dom. Servant

AL

 

Miller, Sam

Other

26

M

B

Farm labor

MS