County of Christian, Kentucky.  Historical and Biographical.  Edited by 
William Henry Perrin.  F. A. Battey Publishing Co., 1884, pp. 343-344.

DAVID R. BEARD, whose portrait appears in this work, was born October 
11, 1814, in Harrisonburgh, Rockingham Co., Va.  John Mr. and Hettie 
(Rolston) Beard, the parents of David R., came to Christian County, Ky., 
about 1820, and settled in the northeast part of the county, where they 
engaged in agricultural pursuits, and where in 1827 Mrs. Hettie Beard 
died.  In 1832 John M. Beard returned to Virginia to visit the scenes of 
his boyhood and there died.  He had served as a soldier in the war of 
1812, and had a family of five children, as follows:  Charles Beard, who 
died in Hopkinsville, in 1863; David R. Beard; Sarah, deceased wife of 
Joseph M. Cheaney; John M. Beard, who died in this county about 1849, 
and Hettie, deceased wife of Andrew Briscoe.  David R. Beard was reared 
on the farm, and when seventeen years old came to Hopkinsville, where he 
adopted the trade of saddler, serving his apprenticeship with S. A. 
Means, with whom he became associated in the business in 1847, which 
connection was terminated in 1855.  From that time until 1880 he was a 
partner with E. H. Crutchfield in the same line.  Since retiring from 
business in 1880, he has been superintending the interests of his farm, 
which lies a short distance south of Hopkinsville, and consists of 242 
acres.  Mr. Beard has for the past twenty years wielded an extensive 
influence in the city government, in which he has held official 
position; he has also been a director in the Bank of Hopkinsville since 
January, 1886.  He is a member of the I. O. O. F. and the Methodist 
Episcopal Church.  In 1858 he was married to Mrs. Malinda Beard (nee 
Holland).  She was born in Fluvanna County, Va., January 28, 1818.  They 
have one child, Johnnie Beard.  Mrs. Beard is a member of the Baptist 
Church.

Beard Briscoe Cheaney Crutchfield Holland Means Rolston
=
Fluvanna-VA Harrisonburgh-Rockingham-VA

http://www.rootsweb.com/~kygenweb/kybiog/christian/beard.dr.txt