Sofiah More
b. 1 December 1801, Virginia, to John and Sarah (Gandy) More
d. 1879, possibly Grayson County, Texas

m. about 1821, probably Miami County, Ohio
John Beard
b. 21 September 1794, Virginia
d. 23 September 1854, Carroll County, Indiana

Children with John Beard:

• John More (1823-1904) married (1) Lydia Brackney, (2) Rachel Smith
• Permilla (1825-bef. 1850) married John Weldey
• Sarah (1825-1912) married William Nice
• Mary Jane (1827-1868) married John Edmond Mooney
• Rachel (1829-1854) married James St. John
• William (b. 1832) married (1) Phebe Ann Michaels, (2) Floretta Janan
• Eli (1835-1925) married Mary Jane Hughes
• Jemina (1838-1907) married Uriah Bates
• Alexander (1840-1928) married Katherine Burkhalter

Sofiah immigrated to Indiana from Darke County, Ohio, in 1835 and emigrated from Carroll County, Indiana, to Grayson County, Texas, about 1875.

Submitted by:
Judith E. Svoboda
Longmont CO
E-mail: jzsvoboda@earthlink.net