hmtl5 Joyce Alethia "Letha" Beagles b. 24 Mar 1876 Napa County, California d. 7 Mar 1956 Napa County, California: Hedges Genealogy

Joyce Alethia "Letha" Beagles

Female 1876 - 1956  (79 years)

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  • Name Joyce Alethia "Letha" Beagles 
    Birth 24 Mar 1876  Napa County, California Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Gender Female 
    Census 1940  Napa, Napa County, California Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 7 Mar 1956  Napa County, California Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5
    Burial Tulocay Cemetery, Napa, Napa County, California Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5
    Person ID I2197  Hedges
    Last Modified 14 Apr 2023 

    Father William Henry Beagles,   b. 15 Jan 1832, Washington County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Apr 1903, Napa County, California Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years) 
    Mother Amanda Malvina Cassity,   b. 25 Aug 1836, Flemingsburg, Fleming County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Mar 1924, Napa County, California Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years) 
    Marriage Jan 1860  Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 5
    Family ID F915  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Arthur Lester Shaner,   b. 18 Feb 1885   d. 24 Jan 1924, San Francisco, San Francisco County, California Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 38 years) 
    Marriage 1919  [4
    Family ID F1070  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 10 Apr 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 24 Mar 1876 - Napa County, California Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1940 - Napa, Napa County, California Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 7 Mar 1956 - Napa County, California Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Tulocay Cemetery, Napa, Napa County, California Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Documents
    The Hedges Family by Mary Hedges Reiner.pdf
    The Hedges Family by Mary Hedges Reiner.pdf
    Lieut. William Hedges, 4th Company, 33rd Battalion, Maryland Militia In the American Revolution
    Compiled by Mary (Hedges) Reiner 1955

  • Notes 
    • The marriage of Amanda M. Cassity and William H. Beagles was celebrated in Missouri in 1860. Of this union the following children were born: William H., a furniture and carpet dealer in San Francisco; Lucy, wife of Henry Clark of Chico; Clara E., Mrs. W.A. Wakerley, of San Francisco; Sarah Amanda and Emily Florence, both at home; Mary E., wife of Henry Wolf, of San Francisco ; Joyce A., at home; Robert L., of Chico; and Donald H., residing on the home place. Charles D. and Walter are deceased. The latter was a graduate of Stanford University and died in 1905. The children have been reared by their mother and all have become useful in their various locations in business and society.
      [6]
    • Joyce Shaner, Kin of Pioneer Family, Passes.
      Mrs. Joyce Beagles Shaner, native of Napa Valley and daughter of pioneer parents, died yesterday in her home at 3076 Big Ranch Rd. – after a lingering illness. She was 79.
      Her father, William H. Beagles, crossed the plains to California in 1852, then returned East via sailing ship and mule train across the Isthmus of Panama to claim his bride. He and his wife, Amanda, then crossed the plains and settle on Big Ranch Rd in 1964.
      Mrs. Shaner attended local schools and Chico State College. Following her married to the late Arthur Shaner, she divided her time between Napa and San Francisco. She was an enthusiastic devotee of outdoor activities in her youth.
      She is survived by her brother, Donald H. Beagles, with whom she made her home; a sister, Amanda S. Beagles of Colusa; two nieces, Pearl W. Bowen of Williams and Alethea Read of Santa Rosa; and a great-niece, Barbara Underhill of Oakland.
      Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. tomorrow from Treadway and Wigger Garden Chapel, followed by entombment in Tulocay Mausoleum.
      The Napa Valley Register, Napa, California. Thursday, 8 March 1956.
      [5, 7]

  • Sources 
    1. [S5] 1900 US census.

    2. [S18] California Death Records.

    3. [S2] Mary Hedges Reiner, The Hedges Family by Mary Hedges Reiner.

    4. [S6] Find a Grave.

    5. [S9] Obituary.

    6. [S91] Gregory, Thomas Jefferson, History of Solano and Napa counties, California.

    7. [S87] Newspaper article.