Brooks County GaArchives Biographies.....Beasley, Thomas 1852 - living in 1913 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00001.html#0000031 October 19, 2004, 7:53 pm Author: William Harden p. 803 THOMAS BEASLEY. A well-known and highly respected citizen of Grooverville district, and one of its industrious and prosperous farmers, Thomas Beasley is a worthy representative of an honored pioneer, who dauntlessly pushed his way into an uncultivated country, coming to Brooks county as a young man, and leaving behind him a record for steadiness of purpose and persistent industry of which his descendants may well be proud. He was born September 6, 1852, in Brooks county, being the twelfth child in succession of birth of the fifteen children born of the union of James and Sarah A. (Ramsey) Beasley. An extended account of his parents may be found elsewhere in this volume in connection with the sketch of David A. Beasley, Mr. Beasley's brother. Growing to manhood on the homestead, Thomas Beasley attended the district schools whenever opportunity offered, and until twenty-six years of age remained with his parents, the latter part of the time managing the home farm. Starting life for himself, he bought 135 acres of land, which are now included in his present farm. Sixty-five acres had been previously cleared, but no other improvements had been made. He has since erected a good set of buildings, and has invested his surplus cash in other lands, having now 380 acres of land, all in the Grooverville district. Here Mr. Beasley is successfully engaged in agricultural pursuits, in addition to carrying on general farming, making a specialty of raising cattle and hogs, a profitable industry. Mr. Beasley married, in 1878 Alice Wilson. She was born in Brooks county, Georgia, a daughter of Jeremiah and Delilah (Robinson) Wilson, of whom a brief history may be found on another page of this work, in connection with the sketch of Joseph D. Wilson. Three children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Beasley, namely: Alba, Thomas Hugh, and Carrie P. Alba married Joe F. Williams, and they have three children living, Paul, Will, and Ray. They lost Joseph W. and Olin W. Mr. and Mrs. Beasley are members of the Msisionary Baptist church. Additional Comments: From: A HISTORY OF SAVANNAH AND SOUTH GEORGIA BY WILLIAM HARDEN VOLUME II ILLUSTRATED THE LEWIS PUBLISHING COMPANY CHICAGO AND NEW YORK 1913 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/brooks/bios/gbs322beasley.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 2.8 Kb