Descendant Reports Posted

I have finally posted all the Descendant Reports for each Family. This provides basic family structure and known vital statistics. Pretty dry stuff. But it is what most researchers are looking for and I wanted to get it posted to help other Beasley researchers. My line has had very little research done and some of what is "out there" is not based on in-depth research. My goal is to use the stories and the documents to weave a better sketch of the family.

~Karen


Family traditions counter alienation and confusion. They help us define who we are; they provide something steady, reliable and safe in a confusing world. ~ SUSAN LIEBERMAN

Genealogy Research Begins

Following in my paternal grandmother's (Lillian Odessa Ray Platt) shoes, in 2011 I began work on my family tree. She had done her mother's family tree (Maggie Lee Boynton) and published her findings. This was a huge feat as it was done in the 1970s before the internet. Her daughter, my Aunt Patty is working on the Platt family now and plans to start on the Ray family next.

On my mother's side, Cousin Bob is researching the Hambrice family. He has a fantastic blog at OLETYMS. So that left me the Beasley line to work.

To date I have found my 6th great grand father (William Beasley).

My Beasley Family

Most of my early memories are of my Mammaw & Pappaw Beasley (Wade & Marjorie) and the times I spent with them in Arkansas. I was just a baby the first time I stayed alone with them. And as a toddler I often accompanied Aunt Jan when she returned for visits home from Dallas. I fondly remember the freshly dumped load of sand Pappaw would have waiting for me to play in by the large pecan tree, homemade milkshakes, driving out to "call the dog", picking the garden and hanging out the laundry.

This family history and genealogy is a tribute and memorial to a family that has meant so much to me in my life.
I hope you enjoy! Would love to hear from any and all cousins. ~ Karen