Henry Beeker Sr.
(1759-1837)
Barbara Garner
(Abt 1767-1840)
Jacob Young Sr.
(1755-1823)
Magdaleen Molly Burkhart
(1762-)
John Beeker
(1785-1843)
Christina Young
(1790-1865)
William M. Beeker
(1832-1903)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Elizabeth Cena Zeigler

William M. Beeker 2 3 4 5 6

  • Born: Mar 1832, Battle Ground, Tippecanoe, IN 2 7
  • Marriage (1): Elizabeth Cena Zeigler on 1 Sep 1854 in , Fountain, IN, USA 1
  • Died: 4 Apr 1903 at age 71 2
  • Buried: Montmorenci: Montmorenci Cemetery, Tippecanoe, IN, USA 2

   FamilySearch ID: 9M26-X9B.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1840 in , Tippecanoe, IN. 8 The 1840 census recorded two Beeker households living near John Pruitt who married John Beeker's daughter Barbara.
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The census lists John Becker [sic, indexed as Becker but handwriting is Beeker] with a household as follows:
Home in 1840 (City, County, State): Tippecanoe , Indiana
Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 50 thru 59: 1
Free White Persons - Females - Under 5: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 15 thru 19: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 40 thru 49: 1
Persons Employed in Mining: 3
Free White Persons - Under 20: 6
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 2
Total Free White Persons: 9
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Next door is son Leonard Beckers [sic, handwriting is Beeker] with this household:
Name: Leonard Beckers
Home in 1840 (City, County, State): Tippecanoe, Indiana
Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29: 1
Persons Employed in Mining: 1
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 2
Total Free White Persons: 2.

2. Census in 1850 in Tippecanoe Township, Tippecanoe, IN, USA. 9 The 1850 census recorded mother Christian Becker [sic, surname is Beeker handwritten poorly but given name is written Christian, not Christina], 59, born in North Carolina, living with her children born in Indiana: Samuel, farmer, 25; William, 21; and daughter Christian, 16. The mother had no real estate value listed but each of the 3 children had $3000.

3. William appeared in the household of Samuel Beeker in a census in 1860 in Tippecanoe Township, Tippecanoe, IN, USA. 10 10 The 1860 census recorded Samuel Beeker, farmer, 34, living with wife Hannah, 18; Mary D., 3; and Eldora, 9 months. Also in the home is farm hand Joseph Pruett, 17. Everyone was born in Indiana except Hannah in Ohio. Samuel's real estate was valued at $3850 and personal estate $395. Two households later is William Beeker, 29, living with wife Elizabeth, 27; Joseph, 3; Lovinas, 2; and Lorsena, 7 months. Also in the home is farm hand John B. Pruett, 21. Oddly, William has no real estate value, but John Pruett has $6260 with a personal estate worth $1395, suggesting he owned the land. On the same page is his mother, widow Barbara Pruitt, 53, living with her children Randolph, 14; Jane, 11, and Margaret 9. Barbara is nee Beeker, the sister of Samuel and William. Everyone was born in Indiana. The post office was Battle Ground.

4. Military from 1862 to 1865 in , , IN: Civil War: Corporal, Company F, 99th Regiment, Indiana Infantry. William and Manford A. Beeker served in Company F. 11 12

5. Census in 1870 in Bolivar Township, Benton, IN, USA. 13 The 1870 census recorded William Beeker, farmer, 39, living with wife Elizabeth, 38; Joseph, 13; Laura Ines, 12; Laurenna, 10; Margaret, 8; and John H., 3. Also in the home is farm laborer Thomas Taylor, 18. Everyone was born in Indiana. William's real estate was valued at $10,000 and personal estate $1000. The post office was Pond Grove.

6. Census in 1880 in Bolivar Township, Benton, IN, USA. 14 The 1880 census recorded William Beeker, farmer, 54, living with wife Sena E., 46; daughter Sena, 20; Maggie, 18; and son John H. 13. Also in the home is Guss Temfelin, 6; and laborer Henry McDonald, 23. Everyone was born in Indiana except Henry in Canada. William's parents were born in North Carolina, and Sena's in Pennsylvania.

7. Census in 1900 in Otterbein: Pond Grove Cemetery, Warren, IN, USA. 15 The 1900 census taker recorded living alone William Beeker as widowed, l79, born Mar 1821 [note: should be age 68 born Mar 1832], born in Indiana of parents from North Carolina. His occupation is "landlord" but he is listed as renting, not owing the property. No relatives are nearby on the census page. His neighbors are farmer Abriam Timons, 37, and his family, and day laborer Allen Moore, 30 and his family.


William married Elizabeth Cena Zeigler, daughter of Frederick Zeigler and Elizabeth Hoobler, on 1 Sep 1854 in , Fountain, IN, USA.1 (Elizabeth Cena Zeigler was born on 6 Mar 1833 in Attica, Fountain, IN, USA,7 16 17 died on 2 Dec 1899 in Otterbein, Benton, IN, USA 16 17 and was buried on 3 Dec 1899 in Montmorenci: Montmorenci Cemetery, Tippecanoe, IN, USA 16 17.)


Sources


1 Ancestry.com, Indiana, Marriage Index, 1800-1941 (Works Progress Administration, comp. Index to Marriage Records Indiana: Indiana Works Progress Administration, 1938-1940.), Elizabeth Zeigler and William Beeker, 1 Sep 1854, Fountain, IN.

2 Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=15096338.

3 FamilySearch.org, Michigan Death Certificates, 1921-1952, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KFQH-VVM John H Beeker, 12 Oct 1938; citing Dearborn, Wayne, Michigan.

4 Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007.), SSN 384-01-9939 John Joseph Beeker b. 23 Jan 1867 in Otterbein, IN father William Beeker, mother Elizabeth.

5 FamilySearch.org, Indiana Marriages, 1780-1992, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFX4-4B5 Jno. H. Beeker Or Becker and Eliza Fracey, 02 Nov 1886; citing reference Item 4 p 138; FHL microfilm 872,060.

6 Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007.), SSN 304-18-1348 Cena Beeker Hale, b. 5 Nov 1863, father William Beeker, mother Elizabeth Zeigler.

7 Ancestry.com, "Michigan, U.S., Death Records, 1867-1952" (Death Records. Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing, Michigan.), Certificate 982 1803. John H. Beeker. Father William Beeker. Mother Elizabeth Zeigler. Spouse Elizabeth Beeker.

8 1840 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHTL-GTK : 7 September 2017), John Becker, Tippecanoe, Indiana, United States; citing p. 256.

9 1850 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHVH-W14 Christian Becker, Tippecanoe, Tippecanoe, Indiana, United States; citing family 479.

10 1860 United States Census, Tippecanoe Twp, Tippecanoe, IN https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4N7-XS9 Samuel Beeker page 97 household 690 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4N7-X3T William Beeker page 98 household 693.

11 National Park Service Soldier's Sailors Database, https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers-detail.htm?soldierId=E43CDA80-DC7A-DF11-BF36-B8AC6F5D926A.

12 Chaplain D. R. Lucas, New History of the Ninety -Ninth Indiana Infantry containing official reports, anecdotes, incidents, biographies and complete rolls (Rockford Illinois, 1900, Horner Publishing Co.), page 153 and page 219, Company F., Wm. Beeker, Montmorenci.

13 1870 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXX6-N6L William Becker Bolivar Township, Benton, IN page 9, household 49.

14 1880 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHMD-YVM William Beeker, Bolivar, Benton, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district ED 7, sheet 367C.

15 1900 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M99J-CL4 William Beeker, Adams & Medina Townships Pine village, Warren, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 118, sheet 11B, family 234.

16 Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=15096351.

17 Ancestry.com, "Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017," Elizabeth Beeker. Father Frederic Zigler. Mother ___.



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