Alfred Alexander Beggs/Biggs (1862-1939), IL>AR>OK
The 1880 and 1870 censuses indicate Alfred Alexander Biggs (1862-1939) of Johnson Co IL, Van Buren Co AR and Oklahoma was the son of Alfred L. and Sarah (Wilhelm) BEGGS.
See, among others, this query at the Beggs Family Genealogy Forum:
http://genforum.genealogy.com/beggs/messages/387.htmlhttp://genforum.genealogy.com/beggs/messages/387.html
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1880 CENSUS, LIBERTY, VAN BUREN CO, ARKANSAS
Household 448
ALFRED A. BAGGS 17 IL, in household of John H. Anderson
Household 446
HENRY WOOD 55 ME
Sarah 45 NC
Phillip S. 14 IL
Margret E. 12 IL
Henry WILHELM 38 IL
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1870 CENSUS, JOHNSON CO IL
ALEXANDER BEGGS 8 IL, with John Beggs 10 IL in the household of HENRY WOOD 45 ME and Sarah Wood 34 NC. Henry Wood married Sarah BEGGS in Feb 1865 in Johnson Co IL. Sarah WILHELM married Alfred L. Beggs in Johnson Co IL on 31 Jul 1856.
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1860 CENSUS, JOHNSON CO IL
ALFRED BEGGS 25 IL
Sarah 24 IL
John L. 4 months IL
(John's middle initial, clearly written as L, might actually have been S.)
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Alfred Beggs was enrolled in Co C, 120th Regt, Illinois Volunteer Infantry, on 14 Aug 1862 at Vienna, Johnson Co IL. His age was listed as 27, birthplace Union Co IL (borders Johnson County). He died 9 Mar 1863 at Memphis TN. Alfred was described as 5' 6" tall, light hair, blue eyes, light complexion, farmer. He was listed as single at enlistment.
Sarah Beggs filed 25 Apr 1863 for a pension as widow of Alfred L. Beggs, Civil War soldier of Co C, 120th IL Vol Inf. Minor's pension filed 14 Sep 1865, Henry Wood, guardian.This pension record should show the exact birth dates of both Alfred and his brother John.
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1850 CENSUS, UNION CO IL, shows an ALFRED BEGGS 16 IL in the household of James Allen Penrod and wife Delilah. Under the name Delilah Oxford she had married first ISAAC BEGGS, who died in 1842. See this submission at RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project:
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=glo-jo&id=I02971http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=glo-jo&id=I02971