Asa Edwin Veal
Posted on December 25, 2007
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Death: 20 NOV 1959 in Fort Worth, Tarrant Co, TX
Ed, known by his family as “Daddy Veal,” was the 4th son and 6th child of a confederate soldier, and he lived his entire life in the north Texas area. He married Beulah Zuspann when she was only a teenager of 15 and he was 23. They had one son and 7 daughters. Ed’s birth certificate shows his mother’s name as “Nannie” and she was said to be a full-blooded Cherokee. Nannie died, according to Beulah, when Ed was just a little boy, and his father remarried in 1886, so Ed was raised by his step-mother, Nancy Beazley, along with his younger brother, Lee, and three step-siblings. In 1903, he served in the National Guard and was stationed in Mabary (acc. to Vicki Popov). He and Beulah are buried in Chico, Texas.
1900 census, Denton Co, TX: Ed Veal (19) is a boarder in the household of James Weeks. Occupation was farm laborer.
1910 census, Justice Precinct 7, Wise Co, TX: Ed Veal (29), wife Beulah (18), Fay (2), and Gracie (1). Occupation was coal miner.
1920 census (ennumerated Jan. 14), Stephens St., Bridgeport, Wise Co, TX: Edd A. Veal (38), coal miner, wife Beulah (29), Fay R. (12), Gracey (11), Reba M. (8), Zena Q. (4), and Houston (1).
1930 census, Cates St. Bridgeport, Wise Co, TX: Edwin (46) and Beulah (39) Veal with children Reba Mae (18), daughter (14), Houston (12), Edwina (9), Ima Jean (4), Emma Jo (3). Edwin owned his home, which was valued at $1000. He worked in a coal mine but I could not read his occupation (looks like Pass____).
1945 Ft. Worth City Directory: Ed’s address was 1828 St. Louis Ave.
1950 Ft. Worth City Directory: Ed’s address was 2700 College Ave.
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