Individual Details
Peter Beller
(November 4, 1800 - May 8, 1862)
1830 Lincoln County, Tennessee census.
1850 Carroll County, Arkansas census: Peter BELLER, 49, Ala; Evaline BELLER, 38, Ala; Mary E. BELLER, 18, Ala; Virginia A. BELLER, 16, Ark; Frances E. BELLER, 14, Ark; Lydia M. BELLER, 13, Ark; Manda BELLER, 11, Ark; John M. BELLER, 9, Ark; William E. BELLER, 5, Ark; Lucinda E. BELLER, 3, Ark; James K. P. BELLER, 1, Ark.
Additional birth and death dates from the tombstone at Elmwood Cemetery, Boone County, Arkansas.
"North Arkansas Community College to Recognize Beller Family - A pioneer family that produced several well-known physicians had the ingenuity to make North Arkansas a part of a national monument that will stand forever, and was related to a president of the United States will be honored by North Arkansas Community College this year - The Peter Beller Family will be presented with the colleg's Boone County Pioneer Family of the Year Award . . Peter Beller, along with his brothers, William and Eli came to Arkansas from Tennessee and Alabama in the early 1830's before Arkansas statehood. He settled at Marbel Falls . . where he built a giant 36 foot waterwheel which powered a mill for grinding wheat and corn. Later he became postmaster, store keeper and stoneworker. The slab of Arkansas marble that is in the Washington Monument was prepared by Beller and two of his cousins, the Harps, who then hauled teh stone to a riverport from which it was shipped to Washington. The slab may be seen today from the stairway inside the monument. Beller and his wife, Evaline Campbell Beller, had 14 children, 10 daughters and four sons. One of their sons died in infancy and is buried along with many others in the family, in the family cemetery (Elmwood Cemetery) which is a short distance east and south of what is now known as Crooked Creek. Two sons did not survive the Civil War; one William Eli was killed fighting for the Confederate Army at Pea Ridge. The only surviving son was James Knox Polk Beller, who operated a general store and cabinet shop at Elmwood, where he was also postmaster. The Beller daughters married into neighboring pioneer families and as did James Knox Polk Beller, produced a number of progeny who, in successive generations have participated actively and fully in social, professional and political life of the area. Several noted present and former physicians from this area are descended of Peter and Evaline Beller.
"Dr. W. A. Hudson, 97, the world renowned thoracic surgeon, is a grandson of the Bellers. The late Dr. J. G. Gladden was also a grandson, and his son, prominent Harrison surgeon Dr. Jean C. Gladden, is a great grandson of the Bellers. The late Dr. Allen Robinson, early cancer specialist and creator of the Robinson Museum at Rally Hill, was also a grandson of the Bellers. The late Dr. William Cantrell Magness, who practiced medicine principally in Missouri, was a great grandson.
"In public and governmental service, Beller descendants have been active as well. In addition to serving as postmaster at Crooked Creek, now known as Beller Stand or Caravan Springs, brother William Beller held office in Carroll County of which the old county seat was Carrollton. Peter Beller's grandson, the late J. S. (Silby) Johnson was sheriff of Boone County in 1920's and a great grandson, James Roy Eoff, served Boone County both as collector and county Judge in recent years.
"Mary Beller, daughter of William Beller and niece of Peter and Evaline Beller , married a man named Joseph "Faus" Baines. Baines, and his brother, George Washington Baines, lived along Crooked Creek near Baines School and Church, just south of what is now Harrison on Highway 7 until the 1840's, when they moved to Texas. George Washington Baines was the grandfather of United States President, Lyndon Baines Johnson.
"One of the most tragic events in the nation's history was also linked to the Beller family. From Beller Stand in 1857 departed the ill-fated caravan of 150 men, women and children who were the victims of the Mountain Meadow Massacre in Utah. The Carvan was led by Alex Fancher, kinsman of J. K. Fancher. It included many Bellers and their kin and friends. A complete list of those on the caravan, which was headed for California, can be found on the memorial erected in the Boone County Courthouse park in Harrison. Many other descendants of the Bellers, too numerous to mention, live in and around the area today." ( (Harrison Daily Times, May 12, 1988.)
1850 Carroll County, Arkansas census: Peter BELLER, 49, Ala; Evaline BELLER, 38, Ala; Mary E. BELLER, 18, Ala; Virginia A. BELLER, 16, Ark; Frances E. BELLER, 14, Ark; Lydia M. BELLER, 13, Ark; Manda BELLER, 11, Ark; John M. BELLER, 9, Ark; William E. BELLER, 5, Ark; Lucinda E. BELLER, 3, Ark; James K. P. BELLER, 1, Ark.
Additional birth and death dates from the tombstone at Elmwood Cemetery, Boone County, Arkansas.
"North Arkansas Community College to Recognize Beller Family - A pioneer family that produced several well-known physicians had the ingenuity to make North Arkansas a part of a national monument that will stand forever, and was related to a president of the United States will be honored by North Arkansas Community College this year - The Peter Beller Family will be presented with the colleg's Boone County Pioneer Family of the Year Award . . Peter Beller, along with his brothers, William and Eli came to Arkansas from Tennessee and Alabama in the early 1830's before Arkansas statehood. He settled at Marbel Falls . . where he built a giant 36 foot waterwheel which powered a mill for grinding wheat and corn. Later he became postmaster, store keeper and stoneworker. The slab of Arkansas marble that is in the Washington Monument was prepared by Beller and two of his cousins, the Harps, who then hauled teh stone to a riverport from which it was shipped to Washington. The slab may be seen today from the stairway inside the monument. Beller and his wife, Evaline Campbell Beller, had 14 children, 10 daughters and four sons. One of their sons died in infancy and is buried along with many others in the family, in the family cemetery (Elmwood Cemetery) which is a short distance east and south of what is now known as Crooked Creek. Two sons did not survive the Civil War; one William Eli was killed fighting for the Confederate Army at Pea Ridge. The only surviving son was James Knox Polk Beller, who operated a general store and cabinet shop at Elmwood, where he was also postmaster. The Beller daughters married into neighboring pioneer families and as did James Knox Polk Beller, produced a number of progeny who, in successive generations have participated actively and fully in social, professional and political life of the area. Several noted present and former physicians from this area are descended of Peter and Evaline Beller.
"Dr. W. A. Hudson, 97, the world renowned thoracic surgeon, is a grandson of the Bellers. The late Dr. J. G. Gladden was also a grandson, and his son, prominent Harrison surgeon Dr. Jean C. Gladden, is a great grandson of the Bellers. The late Dr. Allen Robinson, early cancer specialist and creator of the Robinson Museum at Rally Hill, was also a grandson of the Bellers. The late Dr. William Cantrell Magness, who practiced medicine principally in Missouri, was a great grandson.
"In public and governmental service, Beller descendants have been active as well. In addition to serving as postmaster at Crooked Creek, now known as Beller Stand or Caravan Springs, brother William Beller held office in Carroll County of which the old county seat was Carrollton. Peter Beller's grandson, the late J. S. (Silby) Johnson was sheriff of Boone County in 1920's and a great grandson, James Roy Eoff, served Boone County both as collector and county Judge in recent years.
"Mary Beller, daughter of William Beller and niece of Peter and Evaline Beller , married a man named Joseph "Faus" Baines. Baines, and his brother, George Washington Baines, lived along Crooked Creek near Baines School and Church, just south of what is now Harrison on Highway 7 until the 1840's, when they moved to Texas. George Washington Baines was the grandfather of United States President, Lyndon Baines Johnson.
"One of the most tragic events in the nation's history was also linked to the Beller family. From Beller Stand in 1857 departed the ill-fated caravan of 150 men, women and children who were the victims of the Mountain Meadow Massacre in Utah. The Carvan was led by Alex Fancher, kinsman of J. K. Fancher. It included many Bellers and their kin and friends. A complete list of those on the caravan, which was headed for California, can be found on the memorial erected in the Boone County Courthouse park in Harrison. Many other descendants of the Bellers, too numerous to mention, live in and around the area today." ( (Harrison Daily Times, May 12, 1988.)
Events
| Birth | November 4, 1800 | Germanton, Stokes County, North Carolina | |||
| Marriage | May 30, 1829 | Madison County, Alabama - Evaline "Aveline" Campbell | |||
| Death | May 8, 1862 | near Elmwood, Boone County (now Carroll County), Arkansas | |||
| Burial | Elmwood Cemetery, Boone County (now Carroll County), Arkansas |
Families
| Spouse | Evaline "Aveline" Campbell (1812 - 1888) |
| Child | Cynthia Jane Beller (1830 - 1886) |
| Child | Mary E. Beller (1832 - ) |
| Child | Virginia Anna Beller (1834 - 1898) |
| Child | Frances Eveline Beller (1836 - ) |
| Child | Lydia Moore Beller (1837 - 1883) |
| Child | Manda (or Maud) Beller (1839 - 1897) |
| Child | Peter C. Beller (1841 - 1849) |
| Child | John Milton Beller (1843 - ) |
| Child | William Eli Beller (1845 - ) |
| Child | Lucinda Elane (or Ellen) Beller (1847 - 1886) |
| Child | James Knox Polk Beller (1849 - 1908) |
| Child | Melinda Catherine Beller (1851 - ) |
| Child | Arkansas Berry Beller (1853 - 1929) |
| Child | Nancy Allen Beller (1858 - 1948) |
| Father | Eli Beller (1765 - 1831) |
| Mother | Mary "Polly" Campbell ( - ) |
| Sibling | Sarah Frances Beller (1798 - 1850) |
| Sibling | William Campbell Beller (1799 - 1850) |
| Sibling | Lydia Beller (1802 - ) |
| Sibling | Eli Campbell Beller (1809 - ) |
| Sibling | Allen T. Beller (1821 - ) |