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William J. "Bill or Will" Beavers Birth: He was born in 1898 in Arkansas. Family Information: Son of Cora and J.H. Beavers. Description: Pre-Colony History: In 1900 he was living in Arkansas with his parents and older sister. In 1910 he was living in Arkansas with his parents and brother. Home in Colony: Job in Colony:
In 1931 he was one of the volunteers who helped with tearing down Cravens, Louisiana, where colonists were salvaging materials from the old sawmill town. Also he and Ernie Extrom were helping Bert Busick and Shoemaker to level the ground and do some preparatory work getting ready to lay the foundation for the first unit of the Tourist Camp buildings. Other Info:
In April 1922 Harry Bell, Jr. did a sketch assisted by the Misses Louise Belorahdsky, Gertrude West, Rosa Matz and Maxine Gaddis and Comrades Frank Newman and Bill Beavers. "It was a one-act melodrama, and a scream indeed. Harry sang: "They all go wild over me" -- but that [wa]s just his conceit. He [wa]s not the only pebble on the beach. There [we]re others." Post-Colony History: In 1940 he was living in Leesville, LA with his wife and children while working as a bricklayer for a contractor construction company. Death: He died in 1954 and was buried in the Leesville Cemetery in Leesville, Louisiana. Sources: US Census: 1900, 1910, 1930, 1940; "Llano Colonist": April 22, 1922, February 12, 1931, March 14, 1931, August 15, 1931, December 10, 1932; FindAGrave.com
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