Beard, Collins, Fisher and Weaver families correspondence, 1816-1901

Series — Box: 1, Folder: 1-6, item: 1-64

Identifier: MSS 339

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Series contains various correspondence sent to and composed by members of the Beard, Collins, Weaver, and Fisher families; all are related, the Weaver family in an undetermined way. The correspondence was sent between 1816 and 1901. The majority of the letters have no specified or unusual purpose; some do include genealogies of families, political conversations, and mentions of financial worries.

Dates

1816-1901

Creator

Beard family (Family)

Conditions Governing Access

Open for public research.

Conditions Governing Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Letters must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.

Biographical / Historical

From the Collection:

Letters in the collection were between the Beard, Collins, and Fisher families, who were all related. It appears that Thomas Beard and Thalia Collins were brother and sister and Thalia Collins was the mother of Fanny Fisher. The Weaver's are apparently related, but not clear as to how. Other family relationships as follows: L. Collins was the son of Thalia Collins; Hannah was the sister of Thalia; Anna Collins was the mother of Ann E. Collins; Hannah is also either the sister to Edward or Thalia Collins; Jedediah Beard was the father of Amy; Thalia Collins appears to be the mother of Thomas Collins; Selina Beard was the aunt of Fanny Fisher and apparently the sister of Thalia Collins; and Thalia appears to be the mother of Minerva Collins. Various events of the Civil War are mentioned because both Thomas Beard and Edward Collins were in the army, also Jedediah Beard. Lincoln's assassination was mentioned.