1. William Hamilton Beard Yes, James Beard had a son with his first wife Jane who was also named this same name. That son was born in 1810 and died, it is reported, in 1834. It was not unusual in those times for a family to name another child the same name as tribute to a deceased one. This son was born in Hardin County, Tennessee in 1843. We find no further records for him.
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