Connections with Beale

[tat2guy]

Anyone know who Beale Street in Memphis Tenn. is named for Other then a forgotten military hero. It was named Beale Ave in 1841 for a forgotten military hero but who



HH Jay

 

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[Rebel - KGC]

"Google" Beale Street - Memphis, Tennessee; Mexican War hero, I think.

 

[Rebel - KGC]

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[tat2guy]

Did that before I made the post last night. Wiki just states a forgotten military hero. Maybe I'll try the library of congress........

 

[Rebel - KGC]

HA! LOC? WASTE OF TIME! Just "google"... LT. EDWARD FITZGERALD BEALE - WIKI; MAY find something about BEALE ROCK... BEALE CAMELS "Train" in AZ, CA...

 

[tat2guy]

Thanks Reb....whats LOC?

 

[Rebel - KGC]

Library of Congress...

 

[tat2guy]

Duh gotchya now......but there is one name in E F Beale's wiki write up that is in the beale papers. Can you find it? And maybe that person had some type of dealings with his family. Just a thought.....

 

[Rebel - KGC]

 

[tat2guy]

Clay....

 

[Rebel - KGC]

Henry Clay? MAYBE; what cha got?