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Holly <I>Thornhill</I> Beard

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Holly Thornhill Beard

Birth
Holly Springs, Marion County, Mississippi, USA
Death
11 Dec 1891 (aged 65)
Holly Springs, Marion County, Mississippi, USA
Burial
Morgantown, Marion County, Mississippi, USA Add to Map
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Holly Thornhill was the daughter of William Elisha Thornhill and Mary Ann Boutwell. She is the grand-daughter of Joseph Thornhill and wife Elizabeth Fitzpatrick Thornhill. They were in the Mississippi Territory before 1808, owning the land that is now Tylertown, Mississippi.

Three Beard brothers married three Thornhill sisters:
Aaron Moses Beard married Holly Thornhill
Christopher Dyas Beard married Mary Ann Thornhill
John Elbert Beard married Rebecca Thornhill

Aaron and Holly Beard had six children:
Levina Cumi Beard who married James "Jim" Smith (uncle of Myrah Winnie Smith and Sarah Malissa Smith)
Christopher Nelson Beard who married Eliza Jane Tracy
Aaron Anderson Beard who married Myrah Winnie Smith
Courtney Charlotte Beard who married John Pinkney Prescott
Joseph "J. F." Beard who married Sarah Malissa Smith (sister of Myrah Winnie Smith)
Elisha P. Beard who married Gatsey Prescott (sister of John Pinkney Prescott)

Holly Thornhill was the daughter of William Elisha Thornhill and Mary Ann Boutwell. She is the grand-daughter of Joseph Thornhill and wife Elizabeth Fitzpatrick Thornhill. They were in the Mississippi Territory before 1808, owning the land that is now Tylertown, Mississippi.

Three Beard brothers married three Thornhill sisters:
Aaron Moses Beard married Holly Thornhill
Christopher Dyas Beard married Mary Ann Thornhill
John Elbert Beard married Rebecca Thornhill

Aaron and Holly Beard had six children:
Levina Cumi Beard who married James "Jim" Smith (uncle of Myrah Winnie Smith and Sarah Malissa Smith)
Christopher Nelson Beard who married Eliza Jane Tracy
Aaron Anderson Beard who married Myrah Winnie Smith
Courtney Charlotte Beard who married John Pinkney Prescott
Joseph "J. F." Beard who married Sarah Malissa Smith (sister of Myrah Winnie Smith)
Elisha P. Beard who married Gatsey Prescott (sister of John Pinkney Prescott)



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  • Created by: MsMarion
  • Added: Mar 26, 2010
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/50278815/holly-beard: accessed ), memorial page for Holly Thornhill Beard (7 May 1826–11 Dec 1891), Find a Grave Memorial ID 50278815, citing Morgantown Cemetery, Morgantown, Marion County, Mississippi, USA; Maintained by MsMarion (contributor 47087574).