Samuel Beeker
(1829-1909)
Ellen J. Gallimore
(1831-1909)
Joshua Miller
(1824-1877)
Sarah Catherine McLaughlin
(1839-1920)
Charles Turner Beeker
(1870-1941)
Lula Etta Miller
(1872-1952)
Mary Edna Beeker
(1900-1985)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Clyde Mitchell Gillespie

Mary Edna Beeker 1 2

  • Born: 2 Aug 1900, Mount Ulla, Rowan, NC, USA 3 4 5 6
  • Marriage (1): Clyde Mitchell Gillespie on 25 Jun 1933 in , Henry, VA, USA 1
  • Died: 2 Aug 1985, Salisbury, Rowan, NC, USA at age 85 4 5 6
  • Buried: 4 Aug 1985, Mill Bridge: Thyatira Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Rowan, NC, USA 4 5 6

   Another name for Mary was Edna Mary Beeker.3 4 5 6 7

   FamilySearch ID: 9KZK-1P3.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Census in 1910 in Steele Township, Rowan, NC, USA. 8 The 1910 census recorded Charlie T. Beeker, farmer, 39, living with wife Lula E., 37; daughters Dasie L., 14, Myrtle M., 11; and Mary E., 9; and sons Erriel G., 5, and Harril T., 2. Everyone and their parents were born in North Carolina.

2. Newspaper: Winston-Salem Journal: Misses Daisy and Edna Beeker passed through the city yesterday en route to their new home at Sparta, Va., their parents having moved there recently from Mill Bridge, N. C., 28 Oct 1913, Winston-Salem, Forsyth, NC, USA. 9

3. Census in 1920 in Steele Township, Rowan, NC, USA. 10 The 1920 census recorded C. T. Beeker, farmer, 48, living with wife Lula E., 46; daughter Edna M., 19; and sons Grier E., 15; Harrall, 12; and Gray, 8. Everyone and their parents were born in North Carolina.

4. Census in 1930 in Salisbury, Rowan, NC, USA. 11 The 1930 census recorded Charley Beeker, 59, living with wife Lula, 58; daughter Edna, saleswoman in department store, 28; son Harold T., commercial trucker fruit, 23; daughter-in-law Frances, waitress in cafeteria, 19; and grandson James T., 2 years 4 months, and son A. Gray, usher in theater, 18. Everyone and their parents were born in North Carolina.

5. Census in 1940 in Atwell Township, Rowan, NC, USA. 12 The 1940 census recorded C. M. Gillesp [sic, as written by census taker], forester for C.C.C., 49, living with wife Edna, 39. They were born in North Carolina.

6. Residence: Rt. 2, Salisbury, NC on 4 Feb 1941 in Salisbury, Rowan, NC, USA. 7

7. Census in 1950 in Atwell Township, Rowan, NC, USA. 13 The 1950 census recorded Lula M. Beeker, widowed, 77, living with her daughter, Edna B. Gillespie, farm store operator, 49, and her son in law Clyde M. Gillespie, farm store operator, 59. They were born in North Carolina.

8. Occupation: retired milk producer on 2 Aug 1985 in Mill Bridge, Rowan, NC, USA. 6

9. Obituary: Greensboro News and Record: obituary of Mrs. Mary Edna Gillespie on 3 Aug 1985 in Greensboro, Guilford, NC. 5 MRS. MARY EDNA GILLESPIE
SALISBURY -- Mrs. Mary Edna Beeker Gillespie, 85, of Route 2 died Friday at Rowan Memorial Hospital.
Funeral will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at Thyatira Presbyterian Church, where she was a member.
She was a native of Rowan County and a retired dairy farmer.
Surviving are brother, Greer Beeker of Gastonia; sister, Mrs. Myrtle Choate of Sparta.
The family will be at Lyerly Funeral Home 7-8 p.m. today.


Mary married Clyde Mitchell Gillespie, son of Thomas Leroy Gillespie and Lucy Erwin, on 25 Jun 1933 in , Henry, VA, USA.1 (Clyde Mitchell Gillespie was born on 8 Aug 1890 in , Rowan, NC,14 15 died on 21 Jan 1970 in Salisbury, Rowan, NC, USA 14 15 and was buried on 23 Jan 1970 in Mill Bridge: Thyatira Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Rowan, NC, USA 14 15.)


Sources


1 FamilySearch.org, Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X51G-PJM Clyde Mitchell Gillespie and Mary E. Becker, 25 Jun 1933; citing Henry County, Virginia, reference ln 407; FHL microfilm 2,048,457.

2 "Bible of Samuel Beeker" (Photo of bible pages found on Ancestry.com), Births, Deaths, Marriages pages with handwritten dates.

3 FamilySearch.org, North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VCW6-JWL Edna Mary Beeker, 02 Aug 1900, citing vol. 902, p. 290, Rowan, North Carolina, North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh.

4 Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=23563990.

5 Greensboro News & Record (Greensboro, NC), 3 Aug 1985, page 24. Obituary of Mrs. Mary Edna Gillespie.

6 FamilySearch.org, North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FGH4-1F1 Mary Edna Beeker Gillespie, 02 Aug 1985; citing Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, v 34B cn 34645.

7 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.), Certificate 348. Charlie Turner Beeker. Father Samuel Beeker. Mother Ellen Gallimore. Spouse Lula Miller. Informant Mrs. C. M. Gillespie.

8 1910 United States Census, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ML3G-KW5 Charlie T Beeker Steele Township Rowan Co NC.

9 Winston Salem Journal (Winston Salem, NC), 28 Oct 1913, page 3.

10 1920 United States Census, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZJG-L84 C T Beeker Steele Township Rowan Co NC.

11 1930 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X37M-6L5 Charley Beeker Salisbury NC.

12 1940 United States Census, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KW3X-1R9 C.M. Gillesp Atwell Twp Rowan Co. NC.

13 "1950 United States Census," https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6X11-NBBS Lula M. Beeker Atwell Twp Rowan Co NC.

14 Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=23563936.

15 FamilySearch.org, North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FP3C-6B2 Clyde Mitchell Gillespie, 21 Jan 1970; citing Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, 3318.



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