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• The 1900 census reports to us that Agnes was born in Texas.  Her family is enumerated in the Terry home area of Murray County, Georgia. Agnes is reported born in Texas Mar 1890.  An interesting twist to this is that most Terry genealogies of this family that I have seen report that Agnes was born in Murray County, not Texas.  But I have not seen an explanation of the report of birth in Murray County.
  
  It seems likely to me that her parents did, in fact, move to Texas, along with many others of this same Terry clan, in the period of 1875 to 1890.  See more discussion below.  Richard Bates, in his Bates-Terry genealogy, does report her birth as occurring in Texas, but provides no comment or further details.
  --  Richard Bates, http://awtc.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=rbbates1302004&id=I05551
  
  1900 Federal Census, Murray County, Georgia, 4 June, McDonald District, Enumeration District 71, Page 5B, House #90, Family #92
  Terry, Joe  Head W M Apr 1844 56  Married 34 years  GA NC NC Farmer  Owns Farm
  Terry, Martha O  Wife W F Apr 1847 53  Married 34 years  GA GA GA
  Terry, George  Son W M Dec 1876  24  Single GA GA GA Farm Laborer
  Terry, Thomas  Son W M Dec 1877  23  Single GA GA GA Farm Laborer
  Terry, Fannie Dau W F Jan 1883  17  Single GA GA GA
  Terry, Dock  Son W M Dec 1880  19  Single GA GA GA Farm Laborer
  Terry, Aurelia Dau W F Aug 1886  13  Single GA GA GA At School
  Terry, Agnes Dau W F Mar 1890  10  Single TX GA GA At School
  
  The birth of Agnes in Texas indicates that Joe and Martha moved to Texas for a while then moved back to Georgia.  This matches the record for Joe's brother Thomas Duncan Terry, who was married in 1880 McLennan County, Texas.  Thomas Duncan was enumerated that same year with his wife Mattie (Martha Wall) that year and their first child, Jennie (Julia Virgina) was born there in December 1880.  Other Terrys in this family were farther south in Brazos County in this same era.
  
  We can tell from the report of Aurelia's birth in August 1886 that Joe and Martha moved to Texas after August 1886.  They moved back to Georgia sometime after Agnes' birth in March 1890.  Due to the loss of the 1890 census records in a fire, the time of their presence in Texas in 1890 cannot be determined more accurately.
  
  I have found no entry for Agnes or her parents for 1910.  In 1920, they are in Murray County.  Note that Agnes' mother Martha is here named Ned.  This is the first historical record I have seen that gives us what is apparently her nickname.  I had first encountered this name for her in the 1930 census, which I found early on in my Terry research.
  
  1920 Federal Census, Murray County, Georgia, 20 January, McDonald District, Enumeration District 137, page 2B, near Hassler's Road, Hse/Fam #29
  Terry, Joe  Owns Head M W  76  GA GA GA No Occupation [b abt 1843]
  Terry, Ned  Wife  F W 73  GA GA GA No Occupation [b abt 1846]
  Terry, George Son M W 46 Single GA GA GA Farmer [b abt 1873]
  Terry, Dock Son M W 38 Single GA GA GA Laborer, Home Farm [b abt 1881]
  Beavers, Mrs Agnes  Dau F W 29 Widow GA GA GA No Occupation [b abt 1890]
  Beavers, Lillian  Grand Dau F W 5 Single GA GA GA No Occupation [b abt 1814]
  
  Note the change in birth state for Agnes.  Here the enumerator records Georgia as for her brothers.  We are told in several Terry genealogies that Agnes married William Dave (David?) Beavers.  The families in the area, however, are recorded in the census as named Beaver.  In the 19290 census, next door to Joe's family I find is a George Beaver, age 48, born in Georgia.  There are several more families named Beaver on this page and the next.  Some are born in North Carolina and some in Georgia.
  
  A genealogy shows a daughter named Corise Oneida as born in 1912 and dying 1915.  We see from the 1920 census that Lillian was born about 1904-5.  The census is in January, so she was likely born in 1904.  (I have noticed that sometimes this family reports age as rounded up for a birthday later that year after the census date.)  This enables us to narrow down the range for the death of Agnes' husband Dave Beavers.  Dave died, then between 1915 and 1919.
  
  The 1930 census also reports her as born in Texas.
  
  1930 Federal Census, Murray County, Georgia, 14 April, McDonald (Militia District 1013), District 11, page 4B, Hse #67, Fam #71
  Terry, Dock Head M W 50 Single GA GA GA Farmer
  Terry, Agnes Sister F W 40 Widow TX GA GA
  Terry, Lillian niece F W 15 GA GA TX
  Terry, Ned mother F W 84 Widow GA GA GA
  
  Social Security Death Index
  Agnes Beavers
  Born 15 Mar 1890, Died Dec 1976
  Last Residence Chatsworth, Murray, Georgia 30705
  SSN 257-80-0881 issued Georgia (1965)
  
  Georgia Deaths, 1919-98
  Certificate #040388
  Agnes M Beavers
  White  Female
  Death 21 Dec 1976
  Age 86 years
  Residence Murray County
  
  Agnes was living in Chatsworth, Georgia at the time of her death.  Chatsworth is the county seat of Murray County. Located east of Dalton, it was incorporated 18 August 1906.
  
  Gravestone of Agnes T Beavers [Agnes M Terry]
  Mar 15, 1890 - Dec 21, 1976
  Ernest Cemetery, Chatsworth, Murray County, Georgia
  Photo by Joy, BillionGraves, November 13, 2013, accessed 12 March 2016
  
  Agnes Terry Beavers
  Birth Mar 15, 1890 Chatsworth, Murray County, Georgia
  Death Dec 21, 1976 Chatsworth, Murray County, Georgia
  Children:
  Corrise Oneida Beavers (1912 - 1918)
  Lillian Virginia Beavers Patterson (1915 - 2003)
  Burial Earnest Cemetery, Murray County, Georgia
  Created by Greg Clough Nov 26, 2007
  --  Find A Grave Memorial #23118213, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=23118213

Sources

• 1. Social Security Death Index
• 2. 1920 Federal Census, Murray County, Georgia
  • 20 January, McDonald District, Enumeration District 137, page 2B, near Hassler's Road, Hse/Fam #29
• 3. Ancestry Trees
  • Kaye Nicholson, http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~kaye/rice.htm
• 4. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
  • Memorial #23118213
• 5. Ancestry Trees
  • Richard Bates, http://awtc.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=rbbates1302004&id=I05551
• 6. Georgia Deaths, 1919-98
  • Certificate #040388
• 7. 1930 Federal Census, Murray County, Georgia
  • 14 April, McDonald (Militia District 1013), District 11, page 4B, Hse #67, Fam #71
• 8. 1900 Federal Census, Murray County, Georgia
  • 4 June, McDonald District, Enumeration District 71, Page 5B, House #90, Family #92
• 9. Find a Grave Memorial Registry