Philip Beeker
(Bet 1801/1810-Abt 1848)
Elizabeth Beula Shoultz
Rev. Squire Anderson Daniel
(1818-1884)
Susan Emily Veach
(1823-1887)
Henry J. Beeker
(1835-1900)
Eliza Jane Daniel
(1841-1914)
Rev. Squire Joseph Beeker
(1869-1918)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Lottie Elizabeth King

Rev. Squire Joseph Beeker 3 4 5 6

  • Born: 11 Mar 1869, Jerusalem, Davie, NC, USA 3
  • Marriage (1): Lottie Elizabeth King on 24 Jun 1908 in Reidsville, Rockingham, NC, USA 1 2
  • Died: 21 Oct 1918, Durham, Durham, NC, USA at age 49 3 7
  • Buried: Mocksville: Jerusalem Baptist Church Cemetery, Davie, NC, USA 3

   FamilySearch ID: KJC2-FX3.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1880 in Jerusalem, Davie, NC, USA. 8 The 1880 census recorded Heny J. Beeker, farmer, 45, living with wife Eliza J., 32; William A., 13; Joseph S., 12; and Jessie E. B., 7. Everyone and their parents were born in North Carolina.

2. Newspaper: Daily Herald: Salisbury News: Rev. G. W. Griffin, of Wake Forest, preached at the Baptist church yesterday morning, and Rev. Squire Beeker, of Jerusalem, at night. Good congregations were out at both services and were well pleased with the sermons., 15 Jun 1896, Salisbury, Rowan, NC, USA. 9

3. Newspaper: The Union Republican, 12 Jan 1899, Winston-Salem, Forsyth, NC, USA. 10 From Wilkesboro Chronicle
Prof. S. J. Beeker, of Jerusalem, Davie county, opens up the School of Moravian Falls on Monday, Jan. 8th.

4. Newspaper: The Biblical Recorder: S. J. Beeker's School, 3 May 1899, Raleigh, Wake, NC. 11 Outlook in Wilkes
From Editor Recorder--
The school at this place is progressing nicely under the management of Rev. S. J. Beeker formerly of Davie county. The number of students enrolled is larger than that of any term in a number of years, and new ones are registering almost every day.

5. Newspaper: Statesville Record and Landmark: S. J. Beeker Resigned, 4 Aug 1899, Statesville, Iredell, NC, USA. 12 Rev. J. Van Beach of Taylorsville has been elected principal of Moravian Falls Academy to succeed Prof. S. J. Beeker, resigned.
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6. Census in 1900 in Jerusalem, Davie, NC, USA. 13 The 1900 census recorded owning a home: Henry Beeker, farmer, 65, born Aug 1835, living with wife Eliza Jane, 58, Nov 1842; sons Wm. A., merchant farmer, 34, Jul 1866; and Squire J., minister, 31, Mar 1869; and daughter Jesse, school teacher, 26, Mar 1874. Also in the home is daughter-in-law Nannie H. Beeker, 27, May 1873 (Wm.'s wife); and three black servants Ann Smith, 13, Feb 1887; Hume Smith, farm laborer, 14, Jan 1886; and David Noble, farm laborer, 18, Mar 1882.

7. Newspaper: Greensboro Daily News: Beeker-King Wedding, 1 Jul 1908, Greensboro, Guilford, NC. 1 Reidsville, N. C., June 30. The Rev. S. J. Becker, of Spray, and Miss Lottie King, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. F. King, were married in the Baptist church at Leaksville Thursday evening, the Rev. H. A. Brown, of Winston-Salem, officiating. The wedding presents were numerous and many of them costly -- among them being $1,000 in gold from the bride's father.

8. Census in 1910 in Leaksville, Rockingham, NC, USA. 14 The 1910 census recorded on College Road: Rev. Squire Beeker, Baptist minister, 41, living with wife Lottie K. 35; and daughter Mabel K., 7 months. Everyone and Squire's parents were born in North Carolina. Lottie's parents were born in Virginia.

9. Newspaper: The Western Sentinel: Hoffman-Beeker Nuptials, Jerusalem, Davie County, 14 Jan 1910, Winston-Salem, Forsyth, NC, USA. 15 Jerusalem, Jan. 13. -- At the residence of Mr. W. A. Beeker, near Jerusalem, Davie county, on January 5th, at high noon, occurred one of the prettiest home weddings of the season. The contracting parties were Mr. J. Frank Hoffman, of Rowan county, and Miss Jessie E. Beeker, of Davie county. The groom, a handsome man of fine character, ranks among the best of Rowan county citizenship. The bride is a splendid young woman of more than ordinary culture, having been educated at the Baptist University, Raleigh, where she became prominent in music, and since that time she has been the efficient organist of the Baptist church at Jerusalem.
The marriage ceremony was performed by a brother of the bride, the Rev. Squire J. Beeker, pastor of the Baptist church at Spray, and among the ablest of the young Baptist divines in the state.

10. Residence: on 18 Sep 1914 in Kannapolis, Cabarrus, NC, USA. 5

11. Residence: on 23 Sep 1914 in Kannapolis, Cabarrus, NC, USA. 4

12. Newspaper: The Concord Times: Kannapolis: Rev. S. J. Beeker's mother died, 24 Sep 1914, Concord, Cabarrus, NC, USA. 16 Kannapolis: Rev. S. J. Beeker, pastorof the Baptist church here, was called to the bedside of his mother in Davie county Friday evening, and left on a night train for her home, but his mother died before he reached her. After attending the funeral, he returned home Sunday.

13. Newspaper: Salisbury Evening Post: Rev. Beeker returned from funeral, 25 Sep 1914, Salisbury, Rowan, NC, USA. 17 Rev. S. J. Beeker received a message Friday evening, stating that his mother was critcally ill at her home in Davie county. Mr. Beeker left at once for her bedside, but she died before he arrived. He remained until after the funeral and came home Sunday evening.

14. Newspaper: Concord Daily Tribune: Faith: "Rev. Squire J. Beeker, the Baptist minister of China Grove, was a visitor at Faith, and called to see Venus' collection.", 11 Jul 1916, Concord, Cabarrus, NC, USA. 18

15. Obituary: Greensboro Daily News: Rev. S. J. Beeker, a Baptist preacher, who formerly lived at China Grove, and who was well known in the county, died at Duke, and the body was brought to Salisbury and taken on to Davie county for burial. on 24 Oct 1918 in Greensboro, Greene, GA, USA. 7

16. Obituary: The Davie Record: Rev. S. J. Beeker Dead. on 30 Oct 1918 in Mocksville, Davie, NC, USA. 19 Rev. S. J. Beeker, of Duke, N. C., died Tuesday of last week of pneumonia, aged 47 years. The body was brought back to his old home at Jerusalem and laid to rest Wendesday. The funeral and burial serivces were conducted by Rev. Walter Dodd. Mrs. Beeker is quite ill in a hospital in Duke.


Squire married Lottie Elizabeth King, daughter of Dr. Franklin King and Eliza Ann Dyer, on 24 Jun 1908 in Reidsville, Rockingham, NC, USA.1 2 (Lottie Elizabeth King was born on 20 May 1874 in Leaksville, Rockingham, NC, USA,20 21 died on 15 Nov 1953 in Nashville, Davidson, TN 20 21 22 and was buried on 17 Nov 1953 in Nashville: Woodlawn Memorial Park, Davidson, TN, USA 20 21.)


Sources


1 Greensboro Daily News (Greensboro, NC), 1 Jul 1908, page 5. Beeker-King Marriage.

2 FamilySearch.org, North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q21B-7WZW S. J. Beeker m. Eliza D. King 18 Jun 1908 Rockingham NC.

3 Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=22788942.

4 Carolina Watchman (Salisbury, NC) (Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina.), 23 Sep 1914, page 3. Death of Mrs. H. J. Beeker.

5 Salisbury Evening Post (Salisbury, North Carolina) (Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina), 18 Sep 1914, page 7. Obituary of Mrs. H. J. Beeker.

6 B. F. Johnson, Makers of America: Biographies of Leading Men of Thought and Action, the Men who Constitute the Bone and Sinew of American Prosperity and Life, Volume 1 (B. F. Johnson, Washington D.C. 1915), Page 397.

7 Greensboro Daily News (Greensboro, NC), 24 Oct 1918, page 3.

8 1880 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC6G-Q51 Henry J Beeker, Jerusalem, Davie, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district ED 56, sheet 417B.

9 Daily Herald (Salisbury, NC), 15 Jun 1896, page 1.

10 The Union Republican (Winston-Salem, NC), 12 Jan 1899, page 7.

11 The Biblical Reporter (Raleigh, N. C.), 3 May 1899, page 2.

12 Statesville Record & Landmark (Statesville, NC), 4 August 1899, page 4.

13 1900 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSY4-VWK Henry Beeker, Jerusalem Township, Davie, North Carolina, United States; citing sheet 6B, family 116.

14 1910 United States Census, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ML3K-CV4 Reverend Squire Beeker Leaksville NC.

15 The Western Sentinel (Winston-Salem, NC), 14 Jan 1910, page 7. Hoffman-Beeker marriage.

16 The Concord Times (Concord, N.C.), 24 Sep 1914, page 1.

17 Salisbury Evening Post (Salisbury, North Carolina) (Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina), 25 Sep 1914, page 2.

18 The Concord Daily (Concord, NC), 11 Jul 1916, page 3.

19 The Davie Record (Mocksville, NC), 30 Oct 1918, page 7. Death of Rev. S. J. Beeker.

20 Ancestry.com, Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1958, Certificate 53-24759. Mrs. Lottie King Beeker (indexed as Lettie King Becker). Father D. F. King. Mother Eliza Dyer.

21 Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=167774261.

22 Ancestry.com, Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1958, Certificate 53-24759. Mrs. Lottie King Beeker (indexed as Lettie King Becker). Father D. F. King. Mother Eliza Dyer. Informant Miss Mabel Beeker.



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