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OFFICERS & PRIVATES CIVIL WAR WILKINSON COUNTY
OFFICERS:
Beall, William 0.-Captain April 26, 1861. Resigned, ill
health, April 28, 1862. Died at home July 1862.
Beall, Augustus A.--3d Sergeant April 26, 1861.
Discharged, under-age, July 28, 1862. Elected Jr. 2d
Lieutenant, Co. F, 2d Regiment Ga. State Troops
(Story's), April 2, 1863 ; 2d Lieutenant 1863 ; Captain
July 1864. Wounded August 31, 1864. Surrendered
Columbus, Ga. April 1865.
PRIVATES:
Beall, Thomas T. - private August 21, 1861. Wounded,
Malvern Hill, Va. July 1, 1862. Died, wounds at Richmond,
Va. July 15, 1862.
Beall, John R.- private December 16, 1863 . Absent without leave
April 1864.
Taken from Christian Index dated September 2, 1862, Page 3, Column 6
"Captain WILLIAM ORLANDO BEALL departed this life on Monday morning, 4th of August about five o'clock after thirteen days' illness, with brain fever, undoubtedly his disease originated from undue exposure to the sun by riding in an open car from Atlanta to Kingston. After leaving the rail road, he traveled by private conveyance to the residence of his mother, near Carrollton - a distance of over fifty miles. There, after a few days of suffering, his spirit gently passed away to the bosom of Jesus. His dying testimony was "death has no terrors for me. I would not give my hope in Christ for all the world." Then turning to his sorrowing relatives, he exclaimed, "Be ye also ready - for in an hour that ye think not the Son of Man cometh."
His end in itself was a complete vindication of Christianity. Trusting in the merits of the Savior, he calmly awaited the approach of the grim monster, death, feeling that he would soon be with his Savior.
Captain Beall was born the 22nd of April 1822. For over twenty years he was a consistent and useful member of the Baptist church. As a husband, he was kind and attentive, ever solicitous for the comforts and happiness of his companion. As a father, none could surpass him in parental fondness. His desire for the spiritual well being of his children, was commensurate with his affection for them. As a master he possessed the love of his servants. As a soldier, he was firm and unflinching in the discharge of his duty, possessing those traits of character which won the affection and confidence of his men."
E.B.B.
William O. Beall with his wife Piety Hicks held membership at Liberty Baptist Church, Wilkinson County, Georgia between 1836-1850.
Captain William O. Beall commanded the "Wilkinson Rifles" which was the first Company ready for service. It later became part of Co. "F", Third Georgia Regiment.
William O. Beall held the office of Justice of Inferior Court of Wilkinson County, Ga. 1853.
More About William Orlando Beall and Piety Ellifair Hicks:
Marriage: October 08, 1843, Wilkinson County, GA.
Children of William Orlando Beall and Piety Ellifair Hicks are:
1. Frederic Daniel Beall, b. August 28, 1847, Irwinton , Wilkinson County, GA, d. January 01, 1904.
Descendants of William Orlando Beall, who was the son of General William
Beall of Carroll County and his wife Nancy Chandler. William Orlando Beall
b. 20 April 1822 m. 8 Oct 1843 to Piety Ellifair Hicks b. 1827. Their child
was Frederick Daniel Beall b. 28 August 1847 d. 1 Jan 1904 m. 11 Nov 1869
to Ella Lucreta McKenzie b. 14 Dec 1846 d. 25 Oct 1914; Their child was
Thomas Orlando Beall. 26 March 1886 d. 21 Apr 1959 m. 5 June 1921 Anna
Bessie Wood b. 11 Feb 1901. Their son was Thomas McKenzie Beall b. 10 Aug
1922 m. 1st Polly Ann Akin and 2nd Myrtice Katherleen Waldron.
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1823 - 1862 (39 years)