“Memorial and Biographical History of Dallas County,” published:  
Chicago;  The Lewis Publishing Company, 1892.

JOHN T. BEAVER, of precinct NO. 3, Dallas county, was born in Lawrence 
county, South Carolina, February 18, 1825, a son of Thomas Nancy Beaver.  The 
father was born in North Carolina, August 1, 1792, and lived in that State until his 
maturity, when he moved to South Carolina, and was there married to Miss 
Nancy H. Night, about 1809.  The mother was born in that State, August 14, 
1794, and was but fourteen years old at the time of her marriage.  Mr. Beaver 
was a farmer, and fol lowed that occupation until the war of 1812, when he 
moved to Gwinnett county, Georgia, and remained there until his death, 
which occurred January 15, 1849; his wife died May 17, 1872.  They were 
the parents of fourteen children, and the mother lived to witness the marriage 
of all.  The names of the children are as follows: Charlotte F., wife of Hiram 
Thomison, of Walton county, Georgia; William, deceased, married Malenda 
Martin; James R. was married to Margaret Ellison, and died in Georgia, in 
1890; Mary, wife of Abraham Jackson, who, after his death, married Edwin 
Johnson, and is still living in Georgia; Susan, wife of William Brooks, 
resides in Milton county, Georgia; Nettie, is the widow of Richard Mayo, 
and lives in Clayton county, same State; Margaret, deceased, was the wife of 
James Johnson; J. T., the subject of this sketch; Thomas, who died in 
Gwinnett county, in 1862; Washington, who died in South Carolina, in 
1865; Andrew, died in Arkansas, in 1878; Frances M., a resident of Dallas 
county; and Nancy, wife of J. R. Langley, resides in Clayton county, 
Georgia.

John T., our subject, remained in Georgia until the war, when he enlisted in 
Company A, Second Georgia State Line, and served three years in that 
regiment, after which he was detailed as Scout by Captain Brice, and served 
in that capacity until the close of the war.  After the close of the war Mr. 
Beaver returned to his family and farm, but during his absence had lost 
everything in the way of stock, and had to commence anew in life.  He 
farmed until 1869, when he moved his family to Texas, coming by rail and 
water, and landing in Dallas without money.  After renting land three years 
he bought 100 acres, December 25, 1872, to which he afterward added 170 
acres and now owns 270 acres, under the best of cultivation, and worth about 
$40 per acre.  This place is now cultivated by tenants, which affords him a 
comfortable income without work.

Mr. Beaver was married December 3, 1845, to Miss Irene P. Brown, of 
Gwinnett county, Georgia, and they have had fourteen children, only twelve 
of whom reached maturity, viz.: William; Elizabeth, wife of J. W. 
Gannaway; James S., who died suddenly of heart trouble; Andrew J.; John 
H., who died in college; Ellen, now deceased, was the wife of D. W. Miles, 
and left one child; Margaret, wife of J. W. Gannaway; George; Sarah, wife 
of Joseph Castle.  Mr. and Mrs. Beaver are both members of the Baptist 
Church, of which the former has been a member for eighteen years.