Preston Jerome Leonard
(1850-1925)
Julia Ann McCrary
(1851-1891)
Jennie Lou Leonard
(1873-1949)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Albert Erastus Beeker

Jennie Lou Leonard 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

  • Born: 3 Nov 1873, , Rowan, NC 3 4 8 9
  • Marriage (1): Albert Erastus Beeker on 8 Oct 1893 in , Rowan, NC 1
  • Died: 18 Mar 1949, Welcome, Davidson, NC, USA at age 75 3 4 8 9 12
  • Buried: 20 Mar 1949, Welcome: First Baptist Church Cemetery, Davidson, NC, USA 3 4 8 9 12

   FamilySearch ID: K85Q-197.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Census in 1900 in Lexington Township, Davidson, NC, USA. 13 The 1900 census recorded Albert E. Beeker, farmer, 25, born Apr 1875, living with wife Jennie L., 27, Nov 1873; Gilferd W., 6, Oct 1894; Ida Susan, 3, May 1897; and uncle Richmond D. Thomason, widowed, 68, Jan 1832.. Everyone and their parents were born in North Carolina. Albert and Jennie were married for 6 years and she had birthed a total of 2 children by 1900.

2. Census in 1910 in Lexington, Davidson, NC, USA. 14 The 1910 census recorded in Lexington Township at 298 Clemmonsville Road: Albert E. Becker, farmer, 35, living with wife Jennie, 36; son Guilford, farmer, 15; daughter Ida, 13; and sons Preston, 9; Harvey, 6; and George, 2. Everyone and their parents were born in North Carolina. Albert and Jennie were married for 16 years and she had birthed 5 children by 1910, all alive that year.

3. Census in 1920 in Lexington Township, Davidson, NC, USA. 15 The 1920 census recorded Albert E. Beeker, farmer, 45, living with wife Jennie, 46; Guilford, farm laborer, 25; Harry, 16; George, 12; and Bula, 9. Everyone and their parents were born in North Carolina.

4. Census in 1930 in Lexington, Davidson, NC, USA. 16 The 1930 census recorded A. E. Beeker, farmer, 54, living with wife Jennie L., 55; George, 22; and Beulah, 19. Everyone was born in North Carolina.

5. Census in 1940 in Lexington Township, Davidson, NC, USA. 17 The 1940 census recorded 3 Beeker households living on Arnold Road in Lexington Township.

Owning a $1500 house was Ras Beeker, farmer, 64, living with his wife Jennie, 66; and daughter Buelah, 29, single.

Owning a $1000 home was Gilford Beeker, carpenter, 44, living with wife Dora, 42; and daughter Lela M., 9.

Owning a $1000 house was Harvey P. Beeker, construction engineer, 36, with his wife Mae, 38; daughter Imogene, 16; son Boyd, 11; daughter Ann, 9; daughter Martha, 7; and son Billie, 1.
Everyone was born in North Carolina and they lived in the same place in 1935.
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6. Cause of Death: coronary thrombosis, chronic myocarditis, vericose veins of the leg, 18 Mar 1949, Lexington, Davidson, NC, USA. 8

7. Obituary: Greensboro Daily News: obituary of Jennie Leonard Beeker on 20 Mar 1949 in Greensboro, Guilford, NC. 12 ---
MRS. JENNIE BEEKER
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LEXINGTON, March 19 -- Mrs. Jennie Leonard Beeker, 75, died friday at the home in Welcome community. Surviving are her husband, Adam L. Beeker; stepmother, Mrs. P. J. Leonard; four sons, Guilford of Welcome, H. P. and Preston of Winston-Salem and George of West Virginia; two daughters, Beulah of the home, Mrs. Harvey H. Miller of Salisbury; five brothers, John, Jim, David of Welcome, Charlie of Spencer and Pierce of Route 4, Salisbury; seven sisters, Mrs. t. J. Beeker of Greensboro, Mrs. Tice Hinkle, Mrs. Vance Trexler, Mrs. Hollis Hinkle of Route 4, Salisbury, Mrs. Frank Koonts, Mrs. Olin Barrier, Mrs. Harry Koonts of Welcome and 16 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Funeral will be held Sunday at 3 p. m. at the home in Welcome with burial in Welcome Baptist Cemetery.


Jennie married Albert Erastus Beeker, son of Daniel Monroe Beeker and Helen Lunda Cornelison, on 8 Oct 1893 in , Rowan, NC.1 (Albert Erastus Beeker was born on 10 Apr 1875 in , Rowan, NC,9 18 19 died on 13 Mar 1958 in Lexington, Davidson, NC, USA 2 18 19 and was buried on 15 Mar 1958 in Welcome: First Baptist Church Cemetery, Davidson, NC, USA 18.)


Sources


1 FamilySearch.org, North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFS6-PZ2 Albert E Beeker and Jennie Leonard, 1893.

2 FamilySearch.org, North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FP2Y-JZW Albert Erastus Beeker, 13 Mar 1958; citing Lexington, Davidson, North Carolina, 6793, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,952,521.

3 FamilySearch.org, North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FP4Q-98W Jennie Leonard Beeker, 18 Mar 1949; citing Rural Lexington, Davidson, North Carolina, 12323, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,926,700.

4 Find A Grave, http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=14596941.

5 FamilySearch.org, North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FGDL-JP8 George Albert Beeker, 23 May 1991; citing Lexington, Davidson, North Carolina, v 20B cn 20941, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,991,843.

6 "The Dispatch (Lexington, NC)" (Lexington, Davidson, North Carolina), 23 Aug 1990, page 12. Obituary of Beulah Beeker.

7 "The Dispatch (Lexington, NC)" (Lexington, Davidson, North Carolina), 25 May 1987, page 7. Obituary of Harvey Pierce Beeker.

8 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 12323. Jennie Leonard Beeker. Father P. J. Leonard. Mother Julia McCrary. Informant Mr. A. E. Beeker.

9 The Heritage of Davidson County 1982 (Lexington, North Carolina : Genealogical Society of Davidson County, c1982, 794 p. ISBN 0894591827), Albert Erastus and Jennie Lou Beeker 154.

10 FamilySearch.org, Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X51P-K7H Preston Lee Beeker and Lela Fulk, 09 Feb 1935; citing Henry County, Virginia, reference ; FHL microfilm 2,048,457.

11 FamilySearch.org, North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FGZK-7MB Ida Beeker Miller, 11 Apr 1989; citing Brevard, Transylvania, North Carolina, v 18B certificate number 18811.

12 Greensboro Daily News (Greensboro, NC), 20 Mar 1949, obituary of Mrs. Jennie Leonard Beeker.

13 1900 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSYH-7GV Albert E Beeker, Lexington Township (northwest part excl. Lexington town), Davidson, North Carolina, United States; citing sheet 2A, family 24.

14 1910 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLMY-23C Albert E Becker, Lexington, Davidson, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 29, sheet 18A.

15 1920 United States Census, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZKY-WKG Albert E. Beeker.

16 1930 United States Census, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X3SJ-8JL A E Beeker Lexington Township Davidson NC.

17 1940 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWSH-B5W Gilford Becker, Lexington Township, Davidson, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 29-22A, sheet 15A, family 267.

18 Find A Grave, http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=14596934.

19 Greensboro Daily News (Greensboro, NC), 14 Mar 1958, page 4. Obituary of Albert Beeker.



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