Missouri Family Group Sheet for the Joshua Gore BEARDEN (BIRDEN) Family

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Husband: Joshua Gore BEARDEN (BIRDEN)
Birthdate: 23 Nov 1839
Birthplace: Barry County, MO
Death date: 24 Feb 1917
Place of death: Myrtle, Kingfisher Co., OK
Burial: Oak Grove Cemetery, Kingfisher Co., OK
Father: Lambert Smith BEARDEN
Mother: Ruelah (Buelah) GORE
Stepfather: Joseph ALLEN

Marriage date: 19 Jul 1860
Marriage place: Cedar County, MO

Wife: Sarah Emily JONES
Birthdate: Abt 1839
Birth place: Missouri
Death date: 11 May 1902
Place of death: Nardin, Kay Co., OK
Burial: Mt. Olive Cemetery, Nardin, Kay Co., OK
Father: Thomas JONES
Mother: Cordelia McDERMID

CHILDREN

Child No. 1: Elvira BEARDEN
Sex: F
Birthdate: 1860
Birth place: Cedar County, MO
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Child No. 2: James L. BEARDEN
Sex: M
Birthdate: 13 Jul 1861
Birth place: Cedar County, MO
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Child No. 3: John C. BEARDEN
Sex: M
Birthdate: 20 Oct 1862
Birth place: Cedar County, MO
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Child No. 4: Mary Melinda BEARDEN
Sex: F
Birthdate: 25 Apr 1867
Birth place: Stockton, Cedar Co., MO
Death date: 4 Apr 1958
Place of death: Hunter, Garfield Co., OK
Burial: White Cemetery, Hunter, OK
Marriage date: 4 Nov 1885
Marriage place: Clay Center, Clay Co., KS
Spouse's name: William Henry DALRYMPLE

Child No. 5: Thomas D. BEARDEN
Sex: M
Birthdate: 25 Aug 1869
Birth place: Cedar County, MO
Death date: 1950
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Marriage date: Feb 1890
Burial: Cache Cemetery, Cache, Comanche Co., OK
Marriage place: Clay County, KS
Spouse's name: Martha E. FOSTER

Child No. 6: Cordelia A. BEARDEN
Sex: F
Birthdate: 11 Aug 1872
Birth place: Cedar County, MO
Death date: 4 May, 1968
Place of death: Walla Walla, WA
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Marriage date: Feb, 1886
Marriage place: Clay County, KS
Spouse's name: #1 David G. Wiley LARMER; #2 CLARKE

Child No. 7: Ida Nancy BEARDEN
Sex: F
Birthdate: 27 Sep 1875
Birth place: Clay County, KS
Death date: 8 Apr 1938
Place of death: Hayward, Garfield Co., OK
Burial: Hayward Cemetery, Hayward, OK
Marriage date: 22 Dec 1891
Marriage place: Clay Center, Clay Co., KS
Spouse's name: William Henry ROSE

Child No. 8: Bulie W. BEARDEN
Sex: F
Birthdate: 16 Sep 1879
Birth place: Clay County, KS
Death date: 10 Oct 1879
Place of death: Clay County, KS
Burial: Gatesville Cemetery, Clay Co., KS
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Child No. 9: Emily May BEARDEN
Sex: F
Birthdate: 15 Apr 1881
Birth place: Clay County, KS
Death date: 16 Jan, 1970
Place of death: Enid, Garfield Co., OK
Burial: Ponca City, OK
Marriage date: #1 abt 1896; #2 abt 1920
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Spouse's name: #1 William BEAVER; #2 William LEE

Child No. 10: Roland Joshua BEARDEN
Sex: M
Birthdate: 21 Dec 1883
Birth place: Clay County, KS
Death date: 7 Oct 1953
Place of death: Gilman, Eagle Co., CO
Burial: Glenwood Springs, CO
Marriage date: 16 Nov, 1905
Marriage place: Enid, Garfield Co., OK
Spouse's name: Maud Leona LEWRIGHT 

Child No. 11: Bertha A. BEARDEN
Sex: F
Birthdate: 1 Apr 1887
Birth place: Clay County, KS
Death date: 15 July, 1981
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Marriage date: June, 1909
Marriage place: Enid, Garfield Co., OK
Spouse's name: Orville CAREY
 
 
Documentation:
Most family members spelled the surname "Bearden," but Joshua usually spelled it "Birden."
Some sources show Joshua as the 8th child of Lambert Smith Bearden & his 1st wife, but Barry County, MO records show Lambert married Ruelah Gore 17 Feb 1839.
Sources: Military Pension File;
MO, KS & OK census records, 1840 to 1930;
MO, KS & OK marriage records;
KS & OK cemetery records; probate records, & obituaries;
Bearden Family members & personal family records.