Mills-Martin Family Records - Person Sheet
Mills-Martin Family Records - Person Sheet
NameJames BEARD 
[2316]
[2316]Birth22 May 1815, Greene, Chenango, New York
Death29 Apr 1882, Port Huron, St. Clair, Michigan Age: 66
BurialLakeside Cemetery, Port Huron, St. Clair, Michigan
MemoSection K
Individual Notes
• He moved at 19 with brother David in October 1833 to St. Clair County, Michigan. In 1842 he and brother John bought father’s sawmill in Ruby. They also had “J & J Brickyard” in Clyde. He moved to Detroit in 1845 and had a lumberyard and started Fire Engine Co. #7 in Redford. In 1853 he returned to Port Huron and bought in 1856 the Whitmon Mill. Home was 2425 Military St., Port Huron. [2316]
Spouses
Marriageabt 1846 [2316]
Marr Memobased on birth of Ashley in Jan 1847
ChildrenAshley Elijah (1847-1847)
Marriageabt 1850 [2316]
Marr Memobased on birth of 1st child in Apr 1851
Family Notes
• 6 children. [2316]
Birth5 Apr 1837, Scotland [2295], [3050, p 3]
MemoWhite Bridge?
Death27 Apr 1918, Flint, Genesee, Michigan [2316] Age: 81
BurialLakeside Cemetery, Port Huron, St. Clair, Michigan [2316]
MemoSection K 8/6
FatherAlexander BALMER (1803-1887)
MotherMary Apelina LINDSAY (~1800-1839)
Marriage22 Oct 1867, Port Huron, St. Clair, Michigan [2316]
Family Notes
• 2 children. [2295]
ChildrenElla May (1869-1921)
Forsythe Alexander (1871-1956)