Pioneers of St. Clair County, Michigan - Person Sheet
Pioneers of St. Clair County, Michigan - Person Sheet
NameJames BEARD 
3747
3747Birth22 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.3747
Spouses
Marriageabt 18463747
Marr Memobased on birth of Ashley in Jan 1847
ChildrenAshley Elijah (1847-1847)
Marriageabt 18503747
Marr Memobased on birth of 1st child in Apr 1851
Family Notes
• 6 children.3747
MemoWhite Bridge?
Death27 Apr 1918, Flint, Genesee, Michigan3747 Age: 81
BurialLakeside Cemetery, Port Huron, St. Clair, Michigan3747
MemoSection K 8/6
FatherAlexander BALMER (1803-1887)
MotherMary Apelina LINDSAY (~1800-1839)
Marriage22 Oct 1867, Port Huron, St. Clair, Michigan3747
Family Notes
• 2 children.1524
ChildrenElla May (1869-1921)
Forsythe Alexander (1871-1956)