George Washington Beeker
(1840-1934)
Mary Elizabeth Sharp
(1842-1909)
John Smith Giles
(1832-1892)
Carolyn Isabelle "Belle" Burton
(1847-1877)
Charles Lloyd Beeker Sr.
(1867-1949)
Mary Lula Giles
(1869-1955)
John Woodrow Beeker
(1912-1986)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Ettie Belle Poplin

John Woodrow Beeker 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

  • Born: 18 Nov 1912, Tyro, Davidson, NC, USA 2 3
  • Marriage (1): Ettie Belle Poplin
  • Died: 6 Nov 1986, Burlington, Alamance, NC, USA at age 73 2 3 15
  • Buried: 9 Nov 1986, Burlington: Pine Hill Cemetery, Alamance, NC, USA 2 3 15

   Another name for John was Johnny Beeker.16

   FamilySearch ID: LV3T-2QB.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1920 in Tyro, Davidson, NC, USA. 17 The 1920 census recorded three Beeker households as neighbors: Charlie L. Beeker, 52, living with wife Marry, 50; daughters Belle, 28; Pauline, 20; Annie, 19; Gilma, 16; son C. Loyd, 18; daughters Lucile, 11; Elizabeth, 8; and son John, 7.
Listed above is "father" George W. Beeker, farmer, widowed, 79.
Above George is his daughter, Amanda Beeker, listed as Monda as follows:
Joe S. Powell [sic, as indexed, but handwriting is Parnell not Powell], farmer, 58, was living with wife Monda, 49; son Hope, 17; son Sidney, 14, daughter Mary, 8.
Everyone and their parents were born in North Carolina.

2. Census in 1930 in Tyro, Davidson, NC, USA. 18 The 1930 census recorded owning a $6000 home: Charles L. Becker [sic, as indexed, but handwriting is Beeker], farmer, 62, living with wife Mary L., 60; son Charlie L., 23; daughters Bessie L., 21; Carrie E., 18; son John W., 17; and Charle's father, George W., 89. Everyone and their parents were born in North Carolina.

3. Census in 1940 in Lexington, Davidson, NC, USA. 19 The 1940 census recorded at 107 Lowell Street: John W. Becker [indexed wrong], shuttle fixer in silk mill, 27, living with wife Etta b., 27; Mary B., 4; J. Wayne, 2; Mervin B., 1; and Margaret L., 1. Everyone was born in North Carolina. They lived in the same place in 1935.

4. Occupation: Employer: Burlington Mills, Anthony St. Ext., Burlington, NC on 16 Oct 1940 in Burlington, Alamance, NC, USA. 20

5. He was described as 5' 7" 145 lbs. blue eyes black hair ruddy complexion on 16 Oct 1940 in Burlington, Alamance, NC, USA. 20

6. Residence: 200 Lennox Avenue, Burlington, NC on 16 Oct 1940 in Burlington, Alamance, NC, USA. 20

7. Census in 1950 in Burlington, Alamance, NC, USA. 21 The 1950 census recorded at 200 Lennox Street: John W. Beeker, unemployed, 36, living with wife Ettie B., boards hose at hosiery mill, 36; Mary B., 14; John W., 12; Margaret L., 10; and Marvin B., 10. All were born in North Carolina.

8. Residence: on 27 Dec 1959 in Burlington, Alamance, NC, USA. 9

9. Residence: on 13 Dec 1962 in Burlington, Alamance, NC, USA. 5 12

10. Residence: on 6 Nov 1979 in Burlington, Alamance, NC, USA. 16

11. Residence: on 6 Nov 1986 in Burlington, Alamance, NC, USA. 2

12. Obituary: Herald-Sun: obituary of John Woodrow Beeker on 7 Nov 1986 in Durham, Durham, NC, USA. 15 BURLINGTON \emdash John Woodrow Beeker, 73, of 1523 Tucker St., died Thursday in Alamance County Hospital after a lengthy illness. He was a native of Davidson County. He was a retired carpenter. He was a member of Glenn Raven Baptist Church. The funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday at Glenn Raven Baptist Church by the Rev. Bobby Fann and the Rev. Melvin Beeker. Burial will be in Pine Hill Cemetery. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Ettie Belle Poplin Beeker; two sons, John Wayne Beeker and Marvin Beeker, both of Burlington; two daughters, Mrs. Mary B. Downs of Hickory and Mrs. Margaret Lois Thompson of Graham; a brother, Glen B. Beeker of Lexington; a sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Snider of Lexington; and seven grandchildren. The family will receive visitors from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday at Lowe Funeral Home.


John married Ettie Belle Poplin, daughter of Crawford Poplin and Dorthea Morgan. (Ettie Belle Poplin was born on 8 Sep 1912 in , Stanly, NC, USA,22 died on 16 Oct 2001 in Myrtle Beach, Horry, SC, USA 13 22 and was buried in Burlington: Pine Hill Cemetery, Alamance, NC, USA 22.)


Sources


1 The High Point Enterprise (High Point, NC), 20 Jan 1960, page 15. Obituary of George Beeker.

2 FamilySearch.org, North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FGHB-6SS John Woodrow Beeker, 06 Nov 1986; citing Burlington, Alamance, N.C., v 45A cn 45268, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,991,228.

3 Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=79154145.

4 Hickory Daily Record (Hickory, Catawba, North Carolina), 4 Jan 2013, obituary of Mary Downs.

5 The High Point Enterprise (High Point, NC), 14 Dec 1962, page 28. Obituary of Willie Beeker.

6 FamilySearch.org, North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VC4T-K4P John Woodrow Beeker, 18 Nov 1912 citing vol. 2, p. 288, Davidson, North Carolina, North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh.

7 FamilySearch.org, North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VHVY-FLN John Wayne Beeker, 15 Aug 1937 citing vol. 24, p. 155, Davidson, North Carolina, North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh.

8 FamilySearch.org, North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VHVY-2QN Marvin Boyd Beeker, 10 Oct 1938 citing vol. 25, p. 220, Davidson, North Carolina, North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh.

9 FamilySearch.org, North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKJ9-F7QH Marvin B Beeker and Frances Lou Rich, 1959.

10 The Daily Times-News (Burlington, North Carolina) (Burlington, Alamance, North Carolina), 14 Nov 1959, page 10. Photo and engagement of Frances Lou Rich and Marvin Boyd Beeker.

11 FamilySearch.org, North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJ81-HD3X John Wayne Beeker and Ida Lou Paramore, 1961.

12 Greensboro Daily News (Greensboro, NC), 14 Dec 1962, page 13. Obituary of Willie Joseph Beeker.

13 Rich and Thompson Funeral Service (Burlington, NC), 18 Oct 2001, obituary of Mrs. Ettie Poplin Beeker.

14 Greensboro News & Record (Greensboro, NC), http://www.greensboro.com/celebrations/article_ea6d59bc-f5e4-5a0d-bc18-510ba6d60e44.html 7 Aug 2004 Beeker-Hoffmeyer.

15 "The Herald-Sun (Durham, NC)," 7 Nov 1986, page 36. Obituary of John Woodrow Beeker.

16 Greensboro Daily News (Greensboro, NC), 8 Nov 1979, obituary of Mrs. Belle Beeker Stegall.

17 1920 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZKY-1NB Charlie L Beeker, Tyro, Davidson, North Carolina, United States; citing ED 41, sheet 14A, line 44, family 271.

18 1930 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X3SV-K7J Charles L Becker, Tyro, Davidson, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 32, sheet 3A, line 24, family 49.

19 1940 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWSZ-JZZ John W Becker, West Ward, Lexington, Lexington Township, Davidson, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 29-20, sheet 6B, family 107.

20 Ancestry.com, U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), John Woodrow Beeker b. 18 Nov 1912 Davidson Co. NC.

21 "1950 United States Census," https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6FM4-Z1DG John W. Beeker Burlington NC.

22 Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=79154047.



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