James Floyd BEAVERS

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CENSUS RECORDS

1870 United States Federal Census about
Name: James Floyd Beavers
Age in 1870: 6
Birth Year: abt 1864
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1870: Big Creek, McDowell, West Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Post Office: Tug River
Household Members:
John Beavers 75 [grandfather]
Polly Beavers 65 [grandmother]
Phebe Beavers 32
Laura Beavers 10
James Floyd Beavers 6
Charles C Beavers 5

1880 United States Federal Census
Name: James Beavers
Age: 15
Birth Year: abt 1865
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1880: Big Creek, McDowell, West Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's name: Phoebe Beavers
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Occupation: Farm Laborer
Household Members:
Phoebe Beavers 42
Laura Beavers 17
James Beavers 15
Charles Beavers 12
Mollie R. Beavers 2
James Beavers 2 [nephew]
Mary Beavers 75 [grandmother]

1900 Census
Name: James Beaver
Age: 35
Birth Date: 1865
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1900: Browns Creek, McDowell, West Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Alice Beaver
Marriage Year: 1894
Years Married: 6
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Occupation: Drummer [traveling salesman]
Months not employed: 0
Can Read: Yes
Can Write: Yes
Can Speak English: Yes
House Owned or Rented: O
Home Free or Mortgaged: F
Farm or House: H
Household Members:
Name Age
James Beaver 35
Alice Beaver 30
L S Love 70 [no relation, male, widower, stone mason]

1910 Census
Name: J F Beavers
Age in 1910: 45
Birth Year: abt 1865
Birthplace: West Virginia
Home in 1910: Kenova, Wayne, West Virginia
Street: Chesnut St
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Alice Beavers
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Native Tongue: English
Occupation: Traveling
Industry: Salesman
Employer, Employee or Other: Wage Earner
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Years Married: 18
Out of Work: N
Household Members:
Name Age
J F Beavers 45
Alice Beavers 39
T S Love 82 [male, widower, born in TX]

Lived in Welch. W.Va. Democrat. Postmaster at Welch, W.Va., 1893-97; Member of West Virginia state senate 7th District, 1899-1901; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1916. Was founder of Welch Miners Hospital. Buried in Huntingdon, WV. Founder of newspaper, McDowell Recorder and the Roanoke Herald.
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Source: Record of Appointment of Postmasters, 1832-1971. NARA Microfilm Publication, M841, 145 rolls. Records of the Post Office Department, Record Group Number 28. Washington, D.C.: National Archives.

Name: James F Beavers
Post Office Location: Welch, McDowell, West Virginia
Appointment Date: 16 May 1893
Volume #: 72
Volume Year Range: 1890-1904
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Source: West Virginia Legislative Hand Book and Manual and Official Register, 1899.

In 1899, Senator James F. Beavers representing the Seventh District, was patron of a bill in the West Virginia legislature that established three miner's hospitals in the state. The one in the Flat Top mining region was to be in either Mercer or McDowell counties. Welch was chosen as the site and the city donated the land.

BUSINESS VENTURES

Source: Corporation Report of Secretary of State: March 4, 1905, to March 1, 1907

Major shareholder of the Eastern Kentucky Realty Company, chartered in 19 Dec 1906 to purchase, develop, and lease land for coal, timber, oil, and mineral rights. Total shares: 50 and James owned 10.

According to the Charleston Daily Mail, 13 April 1915, he was operator of the Magnolia Coal and Coke Co.

Newspaper ventures: Roanoke Herald and McDowell Recorder

NEWSPAPER ARTICLES

Roanoke Daily Times, 30 January 30 1890

Mr. James F Beavers, formerly one of the proprietors of the Roanoke Herald, has accepted a position as traveling salesman in Southwest Virginia for Fisburne, Jones & Co. [Wholesale Grocers]. Mr. Beavers is well known in that section, and doubtless will meet with the success which he deserves.

[Note: The Roanoke Herald was a weekly publication until 1893.]
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph; December 16, 1904

Strong Citizens' Ticket Nominated at Welch

A citizens ticket to be voted for at the municipal election in January was nominated at a largely attended convention at Welch last night. The nominations follow: Mayor J. A. Strother. Recorder; W. 0. Perry. Councilmen: J. F. Johnson, W. W. Whyte, James F. Beavers, A. C. Brewster and A. Z. Iiltz. Mr. Strother has been mayor of Welch for the past five years, and Mr. Perry has served several terms as recorder of that town.
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph; ZENITH NEWS NOTES; March 25, 1905

Ex-Senator James F. Beavers of Welch and W. E. Stuart of Keystone were here Tuesday in route to their respective homes, after a business trip across the county several miles.
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The Evening News (Roanoke, VA); Volume 13, Number 54; 7 March 1906

Senator and Mrs. James F, Beavers returned Monday from Hot Springs. Ark., where they have been for a month.
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph; June 6, 1912

In the Fifth congressional district Democratic convention held at Huntinigton on Tuesday, Senator James F. Beavers was nominated for congress. Mr. Beavers was formerly of Welch, and has many friends here.
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Tazewell County Republican; June 06, 1912

James F. Beavers, a Tazewell boy was given the empty honor of the democratic nomination for congress of the Fifth district on Tuesday at Huntinton, West VA.
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The Raleigh Herald [Beckley]; June 7, 1912

Delegate to National Convention

Ashton File, of this city, was elected as one of the two delegates to the Baltimore convention from the fifth congressional district, at Huntington last Tuesday.

James F. Beavers, of Wayne county, a former member of the West Virginian senate, was nominated by the Democrats of the fifth congressional convention at Huntington on last Tuesday for congressman from this district.



Occupation:
Lawyer, Newspaper publisher, WV state senator 7th District, 1899-1902. Death certificate lists his occupation as coal operator.

Buried:
Grave location:
https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=58320138

Died:
West Virginia Vital Records: Death

http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=1971142&Type=Death

http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=2930669&Type=Death

James married Mary Alice MCDONALD 30 Aug 1893, Raleigh Co. WV. Mary (daughter of Lewis McDonald and Sarah Keffer) was born Abt 1870, Raleigh Co. WV; died Jan 1912; was buried , Spring Hill Cemetery, Huntington, Cabell Co. WV. [Group Sheet]