| Name |
Walter Lee Beaumont |
| Birth |
25 Nov 1885 |
Sparks Settlement, Aurora, Jefferson Co, Texas  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Census |
12 Jun 1900 |
Port Arthur and Sabine towns (District 2), Jefferson Co, Texas |
- residence 247
Lee, Samuel Feb 1818 82 m 40 yrs 1860 Denmark Denmark Denmark immigrated 1829
Jane Oct 1843 56 TX NC TN (Sparks)
residence 248
Keith, G.A. TX TX TX
Matilda (Block) wife Feb 1877 23 m 6 yrs, 4 children 4 living TX
Germany Louisiana
Florence T dau Aug 1894 6 TX
William P.J. border Jan 1880 20 MS MS MS
Berry W. C. boarder Jan 1884 16 Iowa Iowa Iowa
Arend son Feb 1895 5 TX
Maggie dau June 1893 6 TX
Alfred son May 1899 1 TX
Residence 249
Beaumont, John C Sep 1859 40 m 15 yrs TX PA Germany
Emma A (Lee) Jul 1868 31 5 children 5 living TX Denmark TX
Walter L Nov 1885 14
Forrest P Feb 1888 12
Goldie B Mar 1890 10
Ruby Mar 1892 8 (son)
Harry S Mar 1895 4
residence 250
Gentz William - age 30, m 9 years, 1891 TX Germany TX
Matilda - age 30, m 9 years, 4 children 3 living TX Germany LA
Edward - son age 7 (1893)
Hale - son age 5 (1895)
Oliver - son age 2 (1897)
Ida M - sister age 15 (1884)
residence 251
Keith, Maggie head Jun 1842 52 widowed TN TN TN
Keith, Oliver W. son May 1875 25 single TX TX TN
Rogers, Oliver R. nephew Dec 1876 23 single TX TX TX
Rogers, Arthur, nephew Sep 1878 21 single TX TX TX
Pevoto, Everett, Boarder Oct 1877 22 single
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1900 Texas, Jefferson, Precinct 2, Port Arthur and Sabine towns, Census
Lee, Samuel & Jane; Keith, GA and Matilda Block; Beaumont, John C & Emma Lee; Gentz, William George & Matilda Kline; Margaret Rogers Keith (wid of Oliver) - and families. |
| Census |
5 Feb 1920 |
Port Neches (Precinct 2), Jefferson Co, Texas |
- 5 Feb 1920 Port Neches (Precinct 2), Jefferson County, Texas
Beaumont, Walter, self 34 1886 Texas Texas Texas
general farm
Minnie wife 20 1900 Iowa Germany Germany
Carle son 2 TX
Sammie W. son 0 TX
Lee Jane grandmother 78 WD Texas Tennessee Tennessee
next door: Beaumont, Forest S. Head 31 m 1889 Texas Texas Texas farmer
Cora wife 22 1898 Louisiana Alabama Alabama
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| Census |
23 Apr 1930 |
Port Neches/Groves, Jefferson Co, Texas |
- Urlson Avenue
Port Neches
residence 239
Beaumont, Walter 44 TX TX TX dairyman, own dairy age
married 31
Minnie 31 Iowa Germany Holland dairyman age married 17
Carl 12 TX
Samuel 10 TX
Albert 8 TX
Lucy 3 6/12 TX
Mudd Douglass hired man 16 LA LA LA dairy farm
residence 240
John B. head rent 55 first married at 19 LA Ireland Ireland cattleman, dairy farm
Odelia wife (age faded out) first married at 17 LA LA LA
Ivan son 19 LA
few census entries down, same page
Grossie street
Gentz, Alfred 25 married at 17
Elsie 24 married at 17
Dora Mae dau 5 1/2
Alfred Jr. 3 1/2
Warnish, Robert farm hand 24 1906 Texas Texas Texas
Guidry, Farris farm hand 22 1908 Louisiana Texas Texas
note -- Douglas Mudd married Marguerite Courts.
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| Residence |
1940 |
Wilson av, Cleveland av (Groves Addn), Port Arthur, Jefferson Co, Texas |
- Beaumont, Walter L (Minnie; 1) dairy ns Wilson av 2 w Cleveland av (Groves Addn) h do
Beaumont, Carl H hlpr GSU Co r Walter L. Beaumont
Beaumont, D. Albert r Walter L. Beaumont
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Beaumont, Walter Lee, home
Painting of the home of Walter Beaumont, grandfather of Sam Beaumont who sent me this picture. The house was moved into Groves and is still staning (2011), though not in great condition. A garage was built in the 50s that is not depicted in the painting. This home wwas very similar to the Gentz home that had also been moved, but is no longer standing, apparently destroyed in one of the hurricanes of the 2000s.
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| Death |
Jan 1986 |
Groves, Jefferson Co, Texas [1] |
- Name: Walter Beaumont
SSN: 460-58-8534
Last Residence: 77619 Groves, Jefferson, Texas, United States of America
Born: 25 Nov 1885
Died: Jan 1986
State (Year) SSN issued: Texas (1954)
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| Notes |
- "History of Sparks Family" :
"Walter has never worked for anyone other than himself. He has farmed, raised cattle or operated a dairy at the same location all his life. He still raises cattle; a Santa Gertrudis herd of about 30 head graze on his 40 acres. He says he has no plans to retire. From all accounts, it appears that Walter is the oldest person still living (1979) who was born at what is now the site of Port Arthur. In fact, he is probably the only person still living who was born in Sparks Settlement."
(Note: He lived to the age of 100)
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Port Arthur News
Sunday Morning November 24, 1985 Vol. 89
? Cattleman Sees 100 Years?
When he was born, his grandfather (Sam Lee) and a friend each gave him six heifers and his mother gave him three. His cows still roam the property making Walter Beaumont a true 100-years-old cattleman.Beaumont was 6 month old when he moved into Grove from Aurora (the old name of Port Arthur).
He celebrated his 100th birthday Saturday. He has lived in Grove all his life.Walter Beaumont is still in good health and looks 20 or 30 years younger than his true age. Maybe it was his activity that has kept him so well preserved because he was still feeding cattle and doing other chores up until four years ago when he broke his hip.
He says he can remember things better now from a long time ago than from the recent past.Things in Grove were a lot different when he arrived with his family in 1886. Beaumont didn?t have any neighbors. The Beaumont Pasture Company, owned all the land from Grove to Taylor Bayou that was used primarily for grazing. Now there?s a massive chemical plants a few yards behind his house.Back then they raised cattle on their 650 acres of property.
Beaumont lived with his grandparents, the Lee?s, who built the house he still lives in back in 1886.Life was different for a child growing up around the turn of the century. Beaumont only went to school from second Monday in September until Christmas and for a week or so afterwards for review. October was a vacation month, although that?s when they had to go out and work in the fields.The school was located in Port Neches at the corner of Port Neches Avenue and Nail Street where the First National Bank to be. It was a one-room school that Beaumont commuted to on horseback and he only attended from age 9 to 17. The closest high school was in Beaumont. Back then wasn?t a 15-minute commits and was too for away for him to attend.
His grandparents basically raised cattle although they did grow vegetables, corn for feed and sugar cane for making syrup. The mail came once a week, and they made a trip to the store in Beaumont every two weeks.Beaumont remembers when Griffin Nursery came in 1910 and planted 365 acres of pecan trees in Grove. Asa Grove also came in around that time and divided part of Grove into plots to be developed. John W. ?Bet-a-Million? Gates built an oil derrick on Beaumont?s property in the early 1900's after a well they were digging in the area yielded oil. No oil was found on the Beaumont property, but Gates let him keep the derrick.
Gates also built a wooden pipeline for water from a well in Port Neches to Port Arthur.He also recalls the Pevatos, Lloyds and other families moving from Johnson?s Bayou and Port Arthur after the flood of 1915. They settled along the Neches River, which is 18 1/2 feet higher than the ground level of Port Arthur.
Beaumont married Minnie Albers in 1916 and took over his grandfather?s house after she died in 1920. In 1920 Walter Beaumont began operation of his dairy, which he operated until 1957. The Beaumont had four children - Carl, Sam, Dirk and Lucy Marie - and they grew up milking cows. At its peak the dairy operated with 35 Jersey and Guernsey cows. Beaumont would arise as early as 2:30 or 3 a.m. to go about his daily chores. The Beaumont Dairy had a unique motto painted on the side of its Model T Ford delivery truck: You can whip our cream, but you can?t beat our milk.During World War II Beaumont served on the Port Neches School Board for 21 years.
He was named Mr. Grove in 1975.The Groves City Council proclaimed Nov. 18-24 as ?Walter Beaumont Week.? Groves will honor him with a birthday party today from 2 to 5 p.m. at the Grove Activity Center.
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| Person ID |
I431 |
Roots |
| Last Modified |
10 Feb 2011 |
1885 - 1986 (100 years)
