Need parents of William Riley Beard b. 1814 in TN and lived in Miller Co., MO. He married Martha J. (Surname unknown) Martha was b. 1825 in IN. They had 9 children: Nancy J.,b. 1844, James R., b. 9 Dec. 1846, Francis Marion, b. 1848,Joseph M., b. 1850,Shara Elizabeth, b. Dec. 1854, Thomas R., b. 1855, Phobie A., b. 1856, Obedient, b. Oct.1859,& Siegel Hoziah Beard, b. May 1861.