John Henry Osborn Beeker
(1861-1931)
Annie Evangeline Hill
(1871-1948)
William Chalmers Goodman
(1860-1923)
Katie R. Beavers
(1858-1931)
William Sparks Beeker
(1890-1977)
Pearl Lena Goodman
(1897-1977)
James Brantley Beeker
(1918-1982)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Thelma Juanita Jackson

James Brantley Beeker 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

  • Born: 11 Apr 1918, Cleveland, Rowan, NC, USA 3 4 5 11
  • Marriage (1): Thelma Juanita Jackson on 26 Mar 1945 in Portsmouth, Portsmouth, VA, USA 1
  • Died: 1 Oct 1982, Burlington, Alamance, NC, USA at age 64 3 4 5 10

   FamilySearch ID: LT67-6YZ.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1920 in Cleveland, Rowan, NC, USA. 14 The 1920 census recorded Will S. Bieker [indexed wrong due to poor handwriting], farmer, 29, living with wife Pearl L., 22; and sons William H., 4; and James B., 1. Next door is Will's father, J. Henry Bieker, farmer, 57, with his family indexed incorrectly as surname Becker: wife Annie, 48; son Gustus C., 24; daughters Blanche F., 18; Annie B., 14; son Henry H., 10; and and daughter Hallie M., 5. Everyone and their parents were born in North Carolina.

2. Census in 1930 in Cleveland, Rowan, NC, USA. 15 The 1930 census recorded renting a home: William C. Beeker, city mail carrier, 40, living with wife Pearl G., 32; William H., 14; James B., 10; Annie K., 9; Charles E., 7; Nancy G., 4; and Walter G., 1. Also in the home is mother-in-law Katie R. Goodman, widowed, 71; and brother Henry H. Beeker, laborer on farm, 19. Everyone and their parents were born in North Carolina. When married William was age 24 and Pearl 18. Next door is Hary N. Goodman, 40, with his family.

3. Occupation: Standard Plumbing Co. on 16 Oct 1940 in Salisbury, Rowan, NC, USA. 11

4. Residence: 514 W. Cemetery St., Salisbury, NC on 16 Oct 1940 in Salisbury, Rowan, NC, USA. 11

5. Occupation: plumber on 26 Mar 1945 in Portsmouth, Portsmouth, VA, USA. 1

6. Residence: 3200 Elm Ave. Trailer Camp, Portsmouth, VA on 26 Mar 1945 in Portsmouth, Portsmouth, VA, USA. 1

7. Census in 1950 in Burlington, Alamance, NC, USA. 16 The 1950 census recorded James B. Beeker, farmer, 32, living with wife Thelma J.,20. He was born in North Carolina and she in Missouri.

8. Newspaper: Greensboro Daily News: Fire Damages Beeker Home, 10 Dec 1950, Greensboro, Guilford, NC. 17 FIRE DAMAGES HOME
Burlington, Dec. 9 - Approximately $400 in damages resulted to both house and furnishings when flames threatened to destroy the residence of James Beeker on Route 3 yesterday afternoon.

9. Newspaper: Daily Times-News: Notices: This is to inform the public that I, James Beeker, am not responsible for any debts charged to me by Thelma J. Beeker., 21 Jun 1952, Burlington, Alamance, NC, USA. 18

10. Residence: on 9 Jun 1977 in Burlington, Alamance, NC, USA. 9

11. Residence: on 19 Aug 1977 in Burlington, Alamance, NC, USA. 13

12. Residence: on 13 May 1978 in Burlington, Alamance, NC, USA. 2 4

13. Obituary: Greensboro Daily News: Obituary of James Beeker on 3 Oct 1982 in Greensboro, Guilford, NC. 10 Burlington -- James Bradley Beeker, 64, of Rt. 10 died Friday at Alamance County Hospital after several months of illness.
Funeral will be 11 a.m. Monday at Lowe Funeral home with the Rev. Bobby Fann officiating.
He was a Rowan County native and a self-employed master plumber.
Surviving are daughters, Mrs. Robin Cook of St. Clair Shores, Mich.; son J. Michael Beeker of St. Clair Shores; sisters, Mrs. Kathleen Carter and Mrs. Nancy Wood of China Grove; brother, Samuel Beeker of Albuquerque, N.M.; six grandchildren.
The family will be at the funeral home 7-9 p.m. today.


James married Thelma Juanita Jackson, daughter of Ulysses Grant Jackson and Edith Baughman, on 26 Mar 1945 in Portsmouth, Portsmouth, VA, USA.1 (Thelma Juanita Jackson was born on 24 Sep 1929 in Seymour, Webster, MO, USA 1 19 and died on 15 Aug 1999 in St. Clair Shores, Macomb, MI, USA 19.)


Sources


1 Ancestry.com, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014 (Original data: Virginia, Marriages, 1936-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia.), James Brantley Beeker and Thelma Juanita Jackson, m. 26 Mar 1945, Portsmouth, VA.

2 Greensboro Daily News (Greensboro, NC), 15 May 1978, page 12. Obituary of William Henry Beeker.

3 Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=151441173.

4 FamilySearch.org, North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VC3P-YHJ J Brantley Beaker, 11 Apr 1918 citing vol. 6, p. 440, Rowan, North Carolina, North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh.

5 FamilySearch.org, North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FGWD-4HR James Brantley Beeker, 01 Oct 1982; citing Burlington, Alamance, North Carolina, cn 36160, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,984,898.

6 Salisbury Post (Salisbury, NC) (Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina.), http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/salisburypost/obituary.aspx?n=kathleen-beeker-carter&pid=138981589 27 Jan 2010. Obituary of Kathleen Beeker Carter.

7 FamilySearch.org, North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VC4Y-VNG Revonda Lynn Beeker, 1958 citing vol. 46, p. 1113, Alamance, North Carolina.

8 FamilySearch.org, North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VC4Y-NDF Robin Carol Beeker, 1953 citing vol. 41, p. 853, Alamance, North Carolina.

9 Greensboro Daily News (Greensboro, NC), 11 Jun 1977, page 18. Obituary of William S. Beeker.

10 Greensboro Daily News (Greensboro, NC), 3 Oct 1982, page 18. Obituary of James Beeker.

11 Ancestry.com, U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), James Brantley Beeker, b 11 Apr 1918, father William Sparks Beeker.

12 Salisbury Post (Salisbury, NC) (Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina.), 20 Aug 2019, obituary of Nancy Beeker Wood.

13 The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, NC) (Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina), 21 Aug 1977, page 13. Obituary of Pearl Goodman Beeker.

14 1920 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZJG-L2B Will S Bieker, Cleveland, Rowan, North Carolina, United States; citing ED 112, sheet 12B, line 73, family 233.

15 1930 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X37M-N3F William C Beeker, Cleveland, Rowan, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 10, sheet 5B, line 88, family 82.

16 "1950 United States Census," https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6FMZ-SG72 James B Beeker Burlington NC.

17 Greensboro Daily News (Greensboro, NC), 10 Dec 1950, page 19.

18 The Daily Times-News (Burlington, North Carolina) (Burlington, Alamance, North Carolina), 21 Jun 1952, page 10.

19 Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007.), SSN 223344587, Thelma Juanita Beeker Williams, b. 24 Sep 1929, d. 15 Aug 1999, father Ulysses G. Jackson, mother Edith L. Baughman.



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