Photo by Dana Stubbs
Capt. Mat Beasley
Co.
I 4th Regt. Texas Inf
CSA
1834 - 1908
1st
sergeant/lieutenant/captain. Was the original 1st sergeant of the
company. He was promoted to 2nd lieutenant on Dec 14, 1861 and to
captain on Nov 10, 1863. Was wounded in the thigh in the battle of
Gaines' Mill, Virginia on June 27, 1862. While leading the company
in battle at Chickamauga on September 19 or 20, 1863, Beasley was wounded
again. Died in Navarro County in 1906.
Enlisted in "Navarro Rifles" militia on July 17, 1861. Was original
first sergeant of the unit which became a part of Company I, 4th Texas
infantry, Army of
North Virginia. Wounded twice during war and was promoted to Captain before war's
end. Wife, Eliza Conner. Became minister of several churches in Navarro
County, served as Navarro County Treasurer. (Navarro Leaves & Branches Feb 1999)
Conner
Family Cemetery; Navarro Co., TX
1834 - 15 September 1906
Notes:
Georgia Elizabeth. Beasley
Apr 12, 1855 - Sep 4, 1935
Mrs. Georgia Beasley Buried
Funeral rites for Mrs. Georgia E. Beasley, 80, wife of the late Matt
Beasley, early Baptist minister in Corsicana and Central Texas, were held
Friday at the Poole Funeral Home, with burial in
Conner Cemetery,
northeast of Corsicana. Mrs. Beasley died Wednesday at her home, 827 South
Winnetka.
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