Willis Beard
Willis Beard (abt. 1798-bef. 1875) was born about 1798 in South Carolina. He married Sarah L. before 23 Oct. 1850. He married Lucretia Choate on 12 Dec. 1861 in Dallas Co., Arkansas. He was living in Humphreys Co., Tennessee when Wilford Woodruff was a missionary there in 1835. He died before 26 Jan. 1874.
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