Dexter Boyd BEAVERS

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1910 United States Federal Census
Name: Dexter Beavers
Age in 1910: 9
Birth Year: abt 1901
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1910: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: Joseph H Beavers
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's name: Marilda Beavers
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia

1920 United States Federal Census
Name: Dexter B Beavers
Age: 19
Birth Year: abt 1901
Birthplace: West Virginia
Home in 1920: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Street: Baptist Valley Road
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: Joseph H Beavers
Father's Birthplace: West Virginia
Mother's name: Marilda Beavers
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Naturalization Status: BWF
Attended School: No
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Occupation: Miner
Industry: Coal Mine

1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Dexter Beavers
Gender: Male
Birth Year: abt 1901
Birthplace: West Virginia
Race: White
Home in 1930: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Father's Birthplace: West Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: West Virginia
Household Members:
Dexter Beavers 29
Dexter Beavers 7
Gail Beavers 6
Nell P Beavers 5
Marvin Beavers 4
Bandy Beavers 27 [brother]
Mollie Beavers 24 [sister-in-law]
Eula Beavers 7 [niece]
Willa Beavers 6 [niece]
Ruby Beavers 4 [niece]

1940 United States Federal Census
Name: Dexter Beavers
Age: 39
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1901
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: West Virginia
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Farm: No
Inferred Residence in 1935: Rural, Tazewell, Virginia
Residence in 1935: Rural, Tazewell, Virginia
Resident on farm in 1935: No
Occupation: Clerk, Richlands Farm Bureau
House Owned or Rented: Rented
Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: $15
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 7th grade
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 48
Class of Worker: Working on own account
Weeks Worked in 1939: 50
Income: $1000
Income Other Sources: No
Household Members:
Dexter Beavers 39
Mae Beavers 35
Dexter Beavers 17
Gaile Beavers 16
Nell Beavers 14
Bob Beavers 13

NEWSPAPER ARTICLES

Clinch Valley News; 22 August 1919

Baptist Valley

Mr. McKinley MAYNARD, Mr. Dexter BEAVERS and Miss Stella MAYNARD spent Saturday night and Sunday with their friend at Drill. Miss Mae ARMES, who is staying with her sister, at that place.

Mr. Dexter BEAVERS, his mother and Mrs. Laura JOHNSON went to the city of Bluefield Monday in their car to have some dental work done.


Buried:
Grave location and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=BEA&GSpartial=1&GSbyrel=all&GSst=48&GScntry=4&GSsr=6841&GRid=17106798&
[Note: tombstone photo shows his correct DOB. 01 Jan 1901]

Died:
Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
Name: Dexter Beavers
SSN: 227-09-6995
Last Residence: 24609 Cedar Bluff, Tazewell, Virginia
BORN: 1 Jan 1901
Died: Aug 1976
State (Year) SSN issued: Virginia (Before 1951)

Dexter married Stella Maynard 22 Oct 1921, Tazewell Co. VA; divorced Bef 1930. Stella was born May 1899, Tazewell Co., VA; died Aft 1940. [Group Sheet]

Dexter married Hannah Mae Reed 07 Jun 1930, Tazewell Co. VA. Hannah was born 23 May 1904; died 18 Jan 1964, Tazewell Co. VA; was buried , Hankins Cemetery, Richlands, Tazewell Co. VA. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Dexter Beavers
Gender: Male
Birth Year: abt 1923
Birthplace: Virginia
Race: White
Home in 1930: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Father's Name: Dexter Beavers
Father's Birthplace: West Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Household Members:
Dexter Beavers 29
Dexter Beavers 7
Gail Beavers 6
Nell P Beavers 5
Marvin Beavers 4
Bandy Beavers 27 [uncle]
Mollie Beavers 24 [aunt]
Eula Beavers 7 [cousin]
Willa Beavers 6 [cousin]
Ruby Beavers 4 [cousin]

1940 United States Federal Census
Name: Dexter Beavers Junior
Age: 17
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1923
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Home in 1940: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Inferred Residence in 1935: Rural, Tazewell, Virginia
Residence in 1935: Rural, Tazewell, Virginia
Resident on farm in 1935: No
Attended School or College: Yes
Highest Grade Completed: High School, 3rd year
Household Members:
Dexter Beavers 39
Mae Beavers 35 [stepmother]
Dexter Beavers 17
Gaile Beavers 16
Nell Beavers 14
Bob Beavers 13

OBITUARY

Northeast Miss. Daily Journal; 14 Feb. 2008

TUPELO - Dexter Daniel Beavers, 85, died Friday, Feb. 8, 2008, in Chattanooga, Tenn., where he lived with his daughter and son-in-law.

He was born May 29, 1922, in Raven, Va., to Dexter Boyd Beavers and Stella Maynard Beavers. He volunteered for duty with the U.S. Army Signal Corps and served three years in New Guinea and the Philippines during World War II.

Upon returning, he married and began a preaching career spanning over 55 years in locations from Tennessee to Florida and Virginia to Mississippi, including radio and television evangelism. He preached full-time for churches in Fulton and Houston, Miss., before retiring in 1992 and moving to Tupelo, where he was very active for more than 10 years in the teaching and outreach work of the Gloster Street Church of Christ.

During that time he was also a member of the Tupelo Luncheon Civitan Club and a charter member and on the Board of Directors for The Shepherd Center. He came out of retirement in 1999 to serve the Lawson Chapel Church of Christ in Prairie, before finally retiring five years later due to ill health.

Throughout his life he was dedicated to helping others, no matter what their situation, in the name of the Lord. His daily motto was simple: "Do it now!" He will always be remembered for his active card ministry, sending birthday and anniversary wishes to many of the people he taught, baptized or married during his active years. At his request, his body has been given for scientific research through Anatomy Gifts Registry. A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23, at Gloster Street Church of Christ in Tupelo.

Survivors include two children, Dexter Samuel (Laura) of Charlotte, Tenn., and Emile Ann (Richard) Salisbury of Chattanooga, Tenn.; one brother, M.R. "Bob" (Opal) Beavers of Marion, N.C.; five grandchildren, five great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Sarah. In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory may be sent to Boyd-Buchanan School, 4626 Bonnieway Drive, Chattanooga, TN 37411, Attention: R. Perry (Memorial for Emile's dad); or East Tennessee School of Preaching and Missions, 6608 Beaver Ridge Road, Knoxville, TN 37931 (In memory of Dexter D. Beavers); or to a local hospice organization of choice.

Birth:
Public Records Index, Volume 1
Name: Rv Dexter D Beavers
Birth Date: 29 May 1922
Phone Number: 840-1509
Address: 812 W Jefferson St, Tupelo, MS, 38804-3606 (1993)
[812 W Jefferson St, Tupelo, MS, 38804-3606]
[1514 Martin Hill Dr, Tupelo, MS, 38804-5112 (1996)]



Buried:
Grave location, tombstone photo and obituaries:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=BEA&GSpartial=1&GSbyrel=all&GSst=27&GScntry=4&GSsr=3961&GRid=84036429&
Plot: NW Quadrant

Died:
Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
Name: Dexter D. Beavers
Last Residence: 37343 Hixson, Hamilton, Tennessee
BORN: 29 May 1922
Died: 8 Feb 2008
State (Year) SSN issued: Virginia (Before 1951)

Dexter married Sarah Bishop. Sarah was born 07 Apr 1918; died 12 Mar 1998; was buried , Tupelo Memorial Park Cemetery, Tupelo, Lee Co. MS. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Gail Beavers
Gender: Female
Birth Year: abt 1924
Birthplace: Virginia
Race: White
Home in 1930: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Daughter [son]
Father's Name: Dexter Beavers
Father's Birthplace: West Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Household Members:
Dexter Beavers 29
Dexter Beavers 7
Gail Beavers 6
Nell P Beavers 5
Marvin Beavers 4
Bandy Beavers 27 [uncle]
Mollie Beavers 24 [aunt]
Eula Beavers 7 [cousin]
Willa Beavers 6 [cousin]
Ruby Beavers 4 [cousin]

1940 United States Federal Census
Name: Gaile Beavers
Age: 16
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1924
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Home in 1940: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Inferred Residence in 1935: Rural, Tazewell, Virginia
Residence in 1935: Rural, Tazewell, Virginia
Resident on farm in 1935: No
Father's Birthplace: West Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Attended School or College: Yes
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 7th grade
Native Language: English
Social Security Number: No
Usual Occupation: School
Household Members:
Dexter Beavers 39
Mae Beavers 35 [stepmother]
Dexter Beavers 17
Gaile Beavers 16
Nell Beavers 14
Bob Beavers 13

He is mentioned in his brother Bob's obituary, "He was preceded in death by his sister Nell Beavers Barry, two brothers Dexter and Gayle Beavers and one half brother, Arnold Dye."

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Nell P Beavers
Gender: Female
Birth Year: abt 1925
Birthplace: Virginia
Race: White
Home in 1930: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Father's Name: Dexter Beavers
Father's Birthplace: West Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Household Members:
Dexter Beavers 29
Dexter Beavers 7
Gail Beavers 6
Nell P Beavers 5
Marvin Beavers 4
Bandy Beavers 27 [uncle]
Mollie Beavers 24 [aunt]
Eula Beavers 7 [cousin]
Willa Beavers 6 [cousin]
Ruby Beavers 4 [cousin]

1940 United States Federal Census
Name: Nell Beavers
Age: 14
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1926
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Home in 1940: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Inferred Residence in 1935: Rural, Tazewell, Virginia
Residence in 1935: Rural, Tazewell, Virginia
Resident on farm in 1935: No
Attended School or College: Yes
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 6th grade
Household Members:
Dexter Beavers 39
Mae Beavers 35 [stepmother]
Dexter Beavers 17
Gaile Beavers 16
Nell Beavers 14
Bob Beavers 13

She's mentioned in her brother Bob's obituary, "He was preceded in death by his sister Nell Beavers Barry, two brothers Dexter and Gayle Beavers and one half brother, Arnold Dye."

Nell married Barry. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Marvin Beavers
Gender: Male
Birth Year: abt 1926
Birthplace: Virginia
Race: White
Home in 1930: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Father's Name: Dexter Beavers
Father's Birthplace: West Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Household Members:
Dexter Beavers 29
Dexter Beavers 7
Gail Beavers 6
Nell P Beavers 5
Marvin Beavers 4
Bandy Beavers 27 [uncle]
Mollie Beavers 24 [aunt]
Eula Beavers 7 [cousin]
Willa Beavers 6 [cousin]
Ruby Beavers 4 [cousin]

1940 United States Federal Census
Name: Bob Beavers
Age: 13
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1927
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Home in 1940: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Inferred Residence in 1935: Rural, Tazewell, Virginia
Residence in 1935: Rural, Tazewell, Virginia
Attended School or College: Yes
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 6th grade
Household Members:
Dexter Beavers 39
Mae Beavers 35 [stepmother]
Dexter Beavers 17
Gaile Beavers 16
Nell Beavers 14
Bob Beavers 13

MILITARY RECORDS

U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
Name: Marvin R Beavers
Birth Year: 1926
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: Virginia
State of Residence: Virginia

Enlistment Date: 8 Nov 1945
Enlistment State: Maryland
Enlistment City: Fort George G Meade
Branch: No branch assignment
Grade: Private First Class
Term of Enlistment: One year enlistment
Component: Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men)
Source: Enlisted Man, Philippine Scout or recall to AD of an enlisted man who had been transferred to the ERC

Education: 3 years of high school
Civil Occupation: Not Elsewhere Classified
Marital Status: Single, without dependents

OBITUARY

Marvin "Bob" Beavers born July 4, 1926 in Raven Virginia, passed away May 24, 2014 peacefully surrounded by his loving family at home, with the help of Hospice of McDowell County. He was the son of Dexter Boyd Beavers, Stella Maynard Beavers and Hannah Reedy Beavers. He was preceded in death by his sister Nell Beavers Barry, two brothers Dexter and Gayle Beavers and one half brother, Arnold Dye.

Prior to retirement in Marion, Bob worked as the doorman of the Mayflower Hotel on Connecticut Avenue in Washington, DC from 1949 to 1992. He was honored with the distinguished award of National Doorman of the Year in 1985 and was lovingly referred to as the ?Mayor of Connecticut Avenue?. He traveled the world as his picture graced the Stouffer Hotel advertising brochure. He was also the recipient of the Thurston Dupar Inspirational Award for exemplary service in 1975 and several lesser awards over the years. He was honored to serve such people as Queen Elizabeth, Khrushchev, Winston Churchill and 11 presidents with his favorite being Harry Truman who walked by every day and stopped to chat.

He loved people and serving them. He never met a stranger and everyone who knew him loved him. He will be missed by his family, friends, MCA people he volunteered with, his orange buddies to whom he sold over 100 cases each year, the Senior Center Meals on Wheels volunteers, the Senior Games Competitors and all those dear friends he met and competed against while bowling.

Those he left to cherish his wonderful life and remember him as a precious, loving husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather are his wife of 54 years, Opal Westall Beavers, daughter Debbie Gagliano and husband Jeff, daughter Barbie Beavers and son David Beavers with his wife Barbara. His grandchildren are Celeste Agett and husband Chandler, Jordan and Anthony Waterloo, Tony Gagliano and wife Katie, Madison and Rilee Beavers. His greats are Calieigh and Canon Agett. He will also be missed by many other family members.

Services will be held at Maranatha Baptist Church, Saturday May 31, 3 pm. We will be receiving from 2 to 3.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Hospice of McDowell County, 575 Airport Road, Marion, NC 28752.

http://www.westmorelandfuneralhome.com/obits/obituary.php?id=473646

Birth:
Public Records Index, Volume 1
Name: Marvin R Beavers
Birth Date: 4 Jul 1926
Address: 1429 Cannon Rd, Marion, NC, 28752-6277 (1993)

Marvin married Claudia Opal Westall 24 Jul 1959, McDowell Co. NC. [Group Sheet]

Emily married Richard Salisbury. [Group Sheet]

Debbie married Jeff Gagliano. [Group Sheet]