Kentucky: A History of the State, Perrin, Battle & Kniffin, 2nd ed., 
1885, Hopkins Co.

WILLIAM H. BEAUMONT was born in Upper Canada, near Montreal, June 8, 
1823, and is the second of six children born to Matthias and Hannah 
(Clay) Beaumont, natives of Uddersfield, England, and of French and 
English descent, respectively.  Matthias Beaumont was married in 
England, and soon after, about 1820, removed to Upper Canada, where he 
took charge of a branch tobacco house for his father, Matthew Beaumont.   
In 1825 be removed to Lynchburgh, Va.. where he bought and shipped 
tobacco exclusively for his father's manufactory in England about four 
years.  He then returned to England, and in 1830 again came to the 
United States, and settled at Clarksville, Tenn., where be was 
extensively engaged in the tobacco trade until his death in 1858, in his 
sixty seventh year.  He and wife were members of the Methodist Episcopal 
Church.  William H was employed with his father and uncle in the tobacco 
business until his father's death, when be took charge of a branch house 
for his uncle at Dyersburgh, west Tennessee, where be shipped the first 
hogshead of strips ever sent from that country. He remained in business 
at that place until the breaking out of the civil war, when be enlisted 
in the Forty seventh Tennessee Volunteer Infantry, and served most of 
the time on detached service for six months, when he was discharged on 
account of disability.  After the war be re. turned to Clarksville, 
Tenn.  His uncle having died during the war, William H., in company with 
his cousin, Sterling F. Beaumont continued the tobacco business at that 
place until 1872, when they started a branch establishment at Nebo, 
Hopkins Co., Ky., to which place William H. removed and has since 
conducted the business there under the firm name of W. H. Beaumont & Co. 
They have one of the largest stemmeries in the county and handle large 
quantities of tobacco, mainly for the English market At the close of the 
season of 1884 they had shipped 420 hogsheads of strips to European 
markets.  The Nebo District ranks third in the tobacco stemming 
districts of the United States.  Mr. Beaumont was married in 1869 to 
Miss P. W. Hibbett a native of Wilson County, Tenn.  Five children have 
blessed their union, four of whom - one son and three daughters - are 
now living.  Mr. Beaumont is a Democrat.

Beaumont Clay Hibbett
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Montreal-Canada Uddersfield-England Lynchburgh-VA  Clarksville-Montgomery-TN
Dyersburgh-Dyer-TN Wilson-TN

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