B. DeRoy Beale Genealogical research files, ca. 1980-2007

Access and use

Location of collection:
Library of Virginia
The Library of Virginia
800 East Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23219
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Archives Reference Services
Phone: (804) 692-3888
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Terms of access:

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Preferred citation:

B. DeRoy Beale. Genealogical research files, ca. 1980-2007. Personal papers collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond.

Summary

Language:
English
Preferred citation:

B. DeRoy Beale. Genealogical research files, ca. 1980-2007. Personal papers collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond.

Background

Scope and content:

Genealogical research files, ca. 1980-2007, of B. DeRoy Beale, including family research files and county research notes. Contains extensive information on the Beale, Blanks, Clements, Ferguson, Owen, Tucker, and related families of Amelia, Charles City, Halifax, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Pittsylvania and Prince George Counties, Virginia. Also includes correspondence with genealogical researchers relating to The Beale Family of Halifax County, Virginia and Tucker Trails Through Southside Virginia by B. DeRoy Beale. Every effort was made during processing of the collection to maintain the original order of the materials. In some cases information can be found in several different series, therefore cross-checking of all series is suggested.

Also included are oversize genealogical charts and a CD-ROM with the Beale family Personal Ancestral files. (located in Series II)

Biographical / historical:

Barkley DeRoy Beale and his twin, Thornton LeRoy Beale, were born April 1924 to Charlie Joel Beale (1876-1958) and Anna Lee Owen (1881-1936) of Halifax County, Virginia. They trace their family lines back to Shadrack Beal (ca. 1765-1815) of Pittsylvania County and Captain Robert Tucker Sr. (ca. 1677-1750) of Prince George County, Virginia.

Acquisition information:
Gift of B. DeRoy Beale, August 2007.
Arrangement:

This collection is arranged into the following series:

  • Series I: Tucker family and Tucker Trails Through Southside Virginia
  • Series II: Beale and related family files
  • Series III: Miscellaneous family files
  • Series IV: County research files
Physical description:
7.75 cu. ft. (21 boxes)