Philip Sparks Beeker
(1830-1862)
Jane Elizabeth Owens
(Abt 1836-)
William Franklin Hill
(1847-1930)
Nancy Caroline Carrick
(1843-1926)
John Henry Osborn Beeker
(1861-1931)
Annie Evangeline Hill
(1871-1948)
James Elmer Beeker
(1893-1964)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Mary Katherine Miller

James Elmer Beeker 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

  • Born: 8 Sep 1893, Cleveland, Rowan, NC, USA 8 9 11
  • Marriage (1): Mary Katherine Miller on 6 Aug 1924 in Salisbury, Rowan, NC, USA 1 2
  • Died: 3 Dec 1964, Salisbury, Rowan, NC, USA at age 71 8 9 10 11
  • Buried: 6 Dec 1964, Salisbury: Saint Metthews Episcopal Church Cemetery, Rowan, NC, USA 8 9 10 11

   FamilySearch ID: LZYV-386.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1910 in Cleveland, Rowan, NC, USA. The 1910 census recorded J. H. Beeker (handwriting on census is poor and is indexed online was W S Baker), farmer, no age listed, living with wife Annie, 39; son W. S., farm laborer, 19; son J. C., farm laborer, 18; son James, farm laborer, 16; son Thomas, farm laborer, 16; son Gus, farm laborer, 14; daughter B. May, farm laborer, 12; daughter Blanche I., 8; daughter A. B., 5; daughter M. R., 0, and son H. H., 0. Everyone and their parents were born in North Carolina. J.H. and Annie were married for 20 years and she had birthed 10 children by 1910, all alive that year.

2. Occupation: farmer for J. H. Beeker near Cleveland on 5 Jun 1917 in Cleveland, Rowan, NC, USA. 12

3. He was described as Tall height, slender build, blue eyes, dark brown hair on 5 Jun 1917 in Cleveland, Rowan, NC, USA. 12

4. Residence: on 5 Jun 1917 in Barber, Rowan, NC, USA. 12

5. Military from 14 Jul 1918 to 19 Jan 1919 in United States: Private Battery C 6 Trench Artillery. 13

6. Census in 1930 in Franklin, Rowan, NC, USA. 14 The 1930 census recorded on No. 10 Highway (State Highway 70) James Beeker, mail carrier, 25, living with wife Mary, 25; Ira, 5; Jimmie, 3; and Earl, 2. Everyone and their parents were born in North Carolina.

7. Census in 1940 in Franklin Township, Rowan, NC, USA. 15 The 1940 census recorded James E. Beaker, mail carrier, 45, living with wife Mary K., 34; and sons Ira L., 15; James O., 13; and Henry E., 12. Everyone was born in North Carolina.

8. Census in 1950 in Franklin, Rowan, NC, USA. 16 The 1950 census recorded James Beeker, mail carrier, 55, living with wife Mary K., 44. They were born in North Carolina.

9. Cause of Death: James died at Veteran's Administration Hospital from bronchopneumonia due to metastatic malignant melanoma, 3 Dec 1964, Salisbury, Rowan, NC, USA. 11

10. Occupation: postal employee on 3 Dec 1964 in Salisbury, Rowan, NC, USA. 9 11

11. Residence: Route 1 Box 294-A Salisbury NC on 3 Dec 1964 in Salisbury, Rowan, NC, USA. 11

12. Obituary: Charlotte Observer: obituary of James Elmer Beeker on 5 Dec 1964 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg, NC. 10 SALISBURY - James Elmer Beeker, 71, died Thursday. Funeral 3 p.m. Sunday at John Calvin Presbyterian Church. Survivors: wife; sons, Ira Beeker of Durham, James O. Beeker of Bayone, N.J., H. Earl Beeker of Carolina Beach: brothers, W. S. Beeker, A. C. Beeker, J. C. Beeker, all of Cleveland, T. L. Beeker, of Glenhaven, H. H. Beeker of Durham; sisters, Mrs. Clyde Hartman of Kannapolis, Mrs. Mae Childress of Mooresville, Mrs. Ernest Kendrix of Charlotte, Mrs. Harold Porter of Salisbury, Mrs. Lentz of Rockwell.

13. Obituary: Greensboro Daily News: obituary of James Beeker on 5 Dec 1964 in Greensboro, Guilford, NC. 17 SALISBURY, Dec. 4 - James Elmer Beeker, 71, of Route 1, Salisbury, died Thursday at the Veterans Hospital here following declining health of four years. A native of Cleveland, for 38 years he was employed by the Salisbury Post Office. He was a member of John Calvin Presbyterian Church and a veteran of World War I. Survivors: wife, Mrs. Mary Miller Beeker; three sons, Ira Lee Beeker of Durham, James O. Beeker of Bayonne, N.J. and H. Earl Beeker of Carolina Beach; five brothers, W. S., A. C., and J. C. Beeker of Cleveland, T. L. Beeker of Glen Raven and H. H. Beeker of Durham; five sisters, Mrs. Clyde Hartman of Kannapolis, Mrs. Mae Childress of Mooresville, Mrs. Ernest Kendrix of Charlotte, Mrs. Harold Porter of Salisbury, and Mrs. Ben Lentz of Rockwell; 10 grandchildren. Funeral 3 p.m. Sunday, John Calvin Presbyterian Church, the Rev. Richard Erikson, interment in Saint Matthews Episcopal Church Cemetery.


James married Mary Katherine Miller, daughter of Henry Cyrus Miller and Fannie Dorcas Lyerly, on 6 Aug 1924 in Salisbury, Rowan, NC, USA.1 2 (Mary Katherine Miller was born on 2 Apr 1906 in Franklin, Rowan, NC, USA,18 19 died on 22 Feb 1996 in Salisbury, Rowan, NC, USA 19 20 and was buried on 24 Feb 1996 in Salisbury: Saint Metthews Episcopal Church Cemetery, Rowan, NC, USA 20.)


Sources


1 FamilySearch.org, North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJ8B-KDXV James E Beeker and Mary K Miller, 06 Aug 1924; citing Rowan, North Carolina.

2 The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, NC) (Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina), 10 Aug 1924, page 24. Beeker-Miller Wedding.

3 FamilySearch.org, North Carolina Deaths and Burials, 1898-1994, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZTV-89K Henry Earl Beeker Sr., 10 Jun 1984; citing Greenlawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Wilmington, New Hanover, North Carolina, reference v 24B cn 24668; FHL microfilm 1,985,005.

4 FamilySearch.org, North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VC35-6D6 Ira Lee Beeker, 22 Feb 1925 citing vol. 13, p. 900, Rowan, North Carolina, North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh.

5 FamilySearch.org, North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VC3P-BXV James Osborne Beeker, 29 Jul 1926 citing vol. 14, p. 456, Rowan, North Carolina.

6 FamilySearch.org, North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VC35-6DP Henry Earle Beeker, 08 Mar 1928 citing vol. 16, p. 840, Rowan, North Carolina.

7 FamilySearch.org, North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FGH3-XNL Ira Lee Beeker, 15 Mar 1986; citing Fayetteville, Cumberland, North Carolina, v 10A cn 10298, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,991,136.

8 Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=150784785.

9 FamilySearch.org, North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FG1R-WT6 James E. Beeker, 03 Dec 1964; citing Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, v 39B certificate 39708.

10 The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, NC) (Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina), 5 Dec 1964, page 19. Obituary of James Elmer Beeker.

11 Ancestry.com, North Carolina, U.S., Death Certificates, 1909-1976 (North Carolina State Board of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics. North Carolina Death Certificates. Microfilm S.123. Rolls 19-242, 280, 313-682, 1040-1297. North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, North Carolina.), James E. Beeker b. 8 Sep 1893 d. 3 Dec 1964 father J. H. Beeker mother Annie Hill spouse Mary Miller Beeker.

12 United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, James Elmer Beeker b. 8 Sep 1893.

13 FamilySearch.org, United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPZ2-Y5LZ James Elmer Beeker b. 8 Sep 1893.

14 1930 United States Census, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X3Q1-154 James Beeker Franklin, Rowan Co. NC.

15 1940 United States Census, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KW3D-N4Y James E. Beaker Franklin Twp Rowan Co NC.

16 "1950 United States Census," https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6FMQ-2JR2 James E Beeker Franklin, Rowan NC.

17 Greensboro Daily News (Greensboro, NC), 5 Dec 1964, page A5. Obituary of James Beeker.

18 FamilySearch.org, North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VCWX-V25 Mary Katherine Miller, 02 Apr 1906 citing vol. 922, p. 190, Rowan, North Carolina.

19 Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007.), SSN 246-22-4801 Mary Miller Chandler, father Henry C. Miller, mother Fannie D. Lyerly.

20 The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, NC) (Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina), 25 Feb 1996, obituary of Mrs. Mary Miller Beeker Chandler.



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