Joseph Owens Beeker
(1857-1926)
Ella Baker
(1868-1909)
Merit Berkin Connell Jr.
(1930-1960)
Emily Adams
(1891-1981)
Edwin Roscoe Beeker Sr.
(1901-1971)
Lena Mae Connell
(1898-1987)
Edwin Roscoe Beeker Jr.
(1937-2020)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Beth Janelle Brinson

Edwin Roscoe Beeker Jr. 1 2 3 4 5

  • Born: 21 Feb 1937, Oakwood, Leon, TX, USA 2 6
  • Marriage (1): Beth Janelle Brinson
  • Died: 7 Dec 2020, Houston, Harris, TX, USA at age 83 6
  • Buried: Pearland, Brazoria, TX, USA 6

   FamilySearch ID: LRGK-G97.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. He appeared in the household of Edwin Roscoe Beeker Sr. in a census in 1940 in Oakwood, Leon, TX, USA. 8 8 The 1940 census recorded owning a $2500 home Edwin Roseae Beeker [indexed wrong due to poor handwriting], salesman general mechandise, 38, living with wife Lena, 42; daughter Brunelle, operator of beauty shop, 17; and son Edwin Roseae Beeker, 3. Everyone was born in Texas.

2. Census in 1950 in Galveston, Galveston, TX. 9 The 1950 census recorded at 2204 10th Avenue: E. B. Beeker, no occupation listed, 48, living with wife Lena, 52, daughter Brunell, never married, 27; and son Edwin, 13. They were born in Texas.

3. Residence: on 24 Jul 1987 in Houston, Harris, TX, USA. 1

4. Residence: 9751 Rambling Trail, Houston, TX 77089 on 5 Dec 2008 in Houston, Harris, TX, USA. 10

5. Residence: on 4 Jun 2016 in Houston, Harris, TX, USA. 5

6. Obituary: South Park Funeral Home: obituary of Edwin R. Beeker Jr. on 8 Dec 2020 in Pearland, Brazoria, TX, USA. 6 Longtime South Belt resident Edwin R. Beeker, Jr, 83, of Houston, Texas passed away on Monday, December 7, 2020 at 9:57pm. (??)
Ed was born in Oakwood Texas on February 21, 1937 to parents Edwin R. Beeker and Lena Mae Connell Beeker.
He is preceded in death by his parents, wife Beth Janelle Beeker, daughter Carrie Lynn Beeker, sister Ella Brunelle Bell, brother-in-law Clifford Issic Bell, niece Paula Bell, and nephew Chad Bilbrey.
He is survived by daughters Kimberly Beeker Street and husband Aaron of Pearland, Susan Beeker Vance and husband Mike of Pearland, grandchildren Cameron Vance, Lainey Vance, and Collin Vance of Pearland, sister-in-law Neva Bilbrey and husband Gene of Arlington, nephew Jay Bilbrey of Burleson and several great nieces and a great nephew.
Ed resided in the South Belt area for more than 55 years. He served in the Air Force early in his career and then went to work in the IT department for Texaco from which he retired in 1994. He was a devoted family man who adored his grandchildren. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, football, and most importantly spending time with his family. Once his grandchildren came along, he could be found regularly at baseball practice, dance recitals and baseball games. Up until the last 4 years, he never missed a game or recital. Devoted husband and family man.
Special thanks go to Heyam Mullican and Lynn Oliver for the friendship and care that they have provided over the years.

In lieu of flowers please donate to your favorite charity in honor of Edwin Beeker Jr.


Edwin married Beth Janelle Brinson, daughter of Gorman Allen Brinson and Elizabeth Mildred Swann. (Beth Janelle Brinson was born on 24 Mar 1938 in Bangs, Brown, TX, USA,5 11 12 died on 4 Jun 2016 in Houston, Harris, TX, USA 5 12 and was buried on 10 Jun 2016 in Pearland: South Park Cemetery, Brazoria, TX, USA 5 12.)


Sources


1 The Galveston Daily News (Galveston, Texas), 26 Jul 1987, page 4. Obituary of Lena Mae Beeker.

2 Ancestry.com, Texas, U.S., Birth Index, 1903-1997 (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VDDN-BFN Edwin Rosco Beeker, 21 Feb 1937, father Ed Beeker, mother Lena Mae Connell.

3 Ancestry.com, Texas, U.S., Birth Index, 1903-1997 (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V67J-F9X Carrie Lynn Beeker, 16 Jul 1962 father Edwin Roscoe Beeker Jr, mother Beth Janelle Brinson.

4 Ancestry.com, Texas, U.S., Birth Index, 1903-1997 (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VDCP-VTF Kimberly Ann Beeker, 7 Jul 1965 father Edwin Roscoe Beeker Jr, mother Beth Janelle Brinson.

5 South Park Funeral Home (Pearland, Brzoria, Texas.), http://www.southparkfunerals.com/obituaries/Janelle-Beeker/ obituary of Janelle Beeker.

6 South Park Funeral Home, Pearland, TX (https://www.southparkfunerals.com/), 8 Dec 2020, Obituary of Edwin Beeker.

7 Ancestry.com, Texas, U.S., Birth Index, 1903-1997 (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V8ZB-4QV Susan Elaine Beeker, 28 Feb 1968 father Edwin R Beeker Jr, mother Beth Janelle Brinson.

8 1940 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K495-N5Q Edwin Roseae Beeker, Oakwood, Justice Precinct 6, Leon, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 145-13, sheet 8B, line 48, family 174.

9 "1950 United States Census," https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6XPC-N5RH E B Beeker Galveston TX.

10 FamilySearch.org, United States Public Records, 1970-2009, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KP6V-JND E Beeker, Residence, Houston, Texas.

11 Ancestry.com, Texas, U.S., Birth Index, 1903-1997 (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VDMP-X2V Beth Janelle Brinson, 24 Mar 1938 father Gorman A. Brinson, mother Elizabeth M. Swann.

12 Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=164166321.



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