Daniel Monroe Beeker
(1854-1940)
Helen Lunda Cornelison
(1851-1932)
Preston Jerome Leonard
(1850-1925)
Julia Ann McCrary
(1851-1891)
Albert Erastus Beeker
(1875-1958)
Jennie Lou Leonard
(1873-1949)
George Albert Beeker Sr.
(1907-1991)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Lyda Sue Beck

2. Rose Marie Forte

George Albert Beeker Sr. 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

  • Born: 11 May 1907, Lexington, Davidson, NC, USA 3 4 5 8 11
  • Marriage (1): Lyda Sue Beck
  • Marriage (2): Rose Marie Forte on 18 May 1970 in Miami, Miami-Dade, FL, USA 1 2
  • Died: 23 May 1991, Lexington, Davidson, NC, USA at age 84 4 5
  • Buried: Lexington: Forest Hill Memorial Park, Davidson, NC, USA 4

   FamilySearch ID: LHNH-ZPC.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1910 in Lexington, Davidson, NC, USA. 3 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.

2. Census in 1920 in Lexington Township, Davidson, NC, USA. 16 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.

3. Census in 1930 in Lexington, Davidson, NC, USA. 17 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.

4. Census in 1940 in Winston-Salem, Forsyth, NC, USA. 18 The 1940 census recorded renting at 2001 Francis Street; George A. Beeker, gas shovel operator in construction, 32, living with wife Lydia, 25; daughters Janet Sue, 5; and Celia Raye, 3; and son George A. Jr., 1. Everyone was born in North Carolina. In 1935 George was in Halifax, NC, and his wife in Lexington, NC.

5. Occupation: Gassaway & Owen Construction Co., 607 Coal St., Winston Salem, NC on 16 Oct 1940 in Winston-Salem, Forsyth, NC, USA. 8

6. He was described as White, 6'4", 160 lbs., blue eyes, brown hair, ruddy complexion on 16 Oct 1940 in Winston-Salem, Forsyth, NC, USA. 8

7. Residence: On his WWII draft card he was living with Lyda Sue Beeker at 2001 Francis St., Winston-Salem, NC on 16 Oct 1940 in Winston-Salem, Forsyth, NC, USA. 8

8. Residence: 1948 Clarksburg City Directory: Beeker Geo A (Lyda) r960 W Piike in 1948 in Clarksburg, Harrison, WV, USA. 19

9. Residence: on 18 Mar 1949 in , , WV. 14

10. Census in 1950 in Wilmington, New Hanover, NC. 20 The 1950 census recorded at 119 Morningside Drive: George A. Beeker, coal stripping for drainage company, 42, living with wife Lyda S., 35; Janet S., 15; George A. Jr. 10, Cecil B., 9; Lyda S., 7; and Lloyd A. 5. Everyone was born in North Carolina except Lloyd in Pennsylvania.

11. Residence: on 4 Jan 1951 in Raleigh, Wake, NC. 13

12. Residence: 1952 Raleigh City Directory: Beeker Geo A (Lyda S) constn eng h1429 Wake Forest rd in 1952 in Raleigh, Wake, NC. 21

13. Residence: on 26 Feb 1958 in , , , Greenland. 22

14. Residence: on 13 Mar 1958 in Raleigh, Wake, NC. 10

15. Moved: 1959, Miami, Miami-Dade, FL, USA. 23

16. Residence: 1959 Pompono Beach Directory: Beeker, Cecil B. student r2060 NE 26th (LHP), Geo H. (Lydia S) h2060 NE26th (LHP) in 1959 in Lighthouse Point, Broward, FL, USA. 24

17. Newspaper: Miami News: Applications To Wed: George Albert Beeker, 63, 9701 SW 105th Court, and Rose Marie Merrill, 54, 1263 NE 111th St., Miami., 15 May 1970, Miami, Miami-Dade, FL, USA. 25

18. Residence: 9701 SW 105th Court, Miami, FL on 15 May 1970 in Miami, Miami-Dade, FL, USA. 25

19. Residence: in 1982 in Lexington, Davidson, NC, USA. 11

20. Residence: on 22 Aug 1990 in Lexington, Davidson, NC, USA. 6

21. Obituary: Greensboro News & Record: obituary of George Albert Beeker on 25 May 1991 in Greensboro, Guilford, NC. 12 LEXINGTON - George Albert Beeker, 84, of 16 Woodcrest Drive died Thursday at Lexington Memorial Hospital.

Memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at First Lutheran Church, of which he was a member.

A native of Davidson County, he was a retired heavy crane operator and a past member of the Lexington Optimist Club.

Surviving are wife, Rose Marie Forte Beeker; sons, Cecil Beeker of Miami, Lloyd Beeker of Redwood City, Calif.; stepson, Roy Robert Merrill of Coconut Creek, Fla.; daughters, Mrs. Janet Cotton, Mrs. Sylvia Jorgulesco, both of Miami; stepdaughter, Mrs. Marsha Hancock of Plain Hart, Calif.; seven grandchildren; four stepgrandchildren.

The family will be at the home.

Memorial contributions may be made to First Lutheran Church, P.O. Box 308, Lexington, N.C. 27292.

Voglers-Piedmont Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.


George married Lyda Sue Beck, daughter of Felix Beck and Unknown. (Lyda Sue Beck was born about 1915 in , , NC 18 and died on 24 Nov 1967 in Miami, Miami-Dade, FL, USA 23 26.)


George next married Rose Marie Forte on 18 May 1970 in Miami, Miami-Dade, FL, USA.1 2 (Rose Marie Forte was born on 25 Jul 1913,27 died on 13 Apr 2008 in Fort Lauderdale, Broward, FL 27 and was buried in Lexington: Forest Hill Memorial Park, Davidson, NC, USA 27.)


Sources


1 Ancestry.com, Florida, U.S., Marriage Indexes, 1822-1875 and 1927-2001 (Florida Department of Health, Jacksonville, Florida.), https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VJ69-XX1 and https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VJH3-YNF George Albert Beeker and Rose Marie Forte.

2 Ancestry.com, Florida, U.S., Marriage Indexes, 1822-1875 and 1927-2001 (Florida Department of Health, Jacksonville, Florida.), George Albert Beeker and Rose Marie Merrill, Certificate 021327.

3 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.

4 Find A Grave, http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=78290670.

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 FamilySearch.org, North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VHVY-DP8 Janet Sue Beeker, 03 May 1934 citing vol. 21, p. 100, Davidson, North Carolina, North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh.

8 Ancestry.com, U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), George Albert Beeker. b. 11 May 1907.

9 The Times (San Mateo, CA), 3 Oct 1968, page 13. Wedding of Lloyd Anthony Beeker and Betsy Pierpont Jones.

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

11 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.

12 Greensboro News & Record (Greensboro, NC), 25 May 1991, obituary of George Albert Beeker.

13 Greensboro Daily News (Greensboro, NC), 4 Jan 1951, page 8. Obituary of Guilford W. Beeker.

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

15 "The San Francisco Examiner (San Francisco, CA)," 13 Mar 1968, page 29. Betsy Jones - Lloyd Anthony Beeker Engagement.

16 1920 United States Census, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZKY-WKG Albert E. Beeker.

17 1930 United States Census, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X3SJ-8JL A E Beeker Lexington Township Davidson NC.

18 1940 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KW34-KNR George A Becker, Salem Ward, Winston-Salem, Winston Township, Forsyth, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 34-84, sheet 4A, family 51.

19 Ancestry.com, U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995, Clarksburg, WV. 1948 Directory. Printed page 203. Online image 105. Geo A. Beeker.

20 "1950 United States Census," https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6FM3-PXL4 George A Beeker Wilmington Twp New Hanover Co. NC.

21 Ancestry.com, U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995, Raleigh NC City Directory, 1952. Printed page 35. Online image 32.. Geo A. Beeker.

22 The News & Observer (Raleigh, NC), 1 Mar 1958, page 3. Death of George Albert Beeker Jr.

23 Miami Herald (Miami, FL), 26 Nov 1967, page 63. Obituary of Lyda Beeker.

24 Ancestry.com, U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995, 1959 Pompona Beach Directory, printed page 15, online image 146.

25 The Miami News (Miami, FL), 15 May 1970, page 2.

26 FamilySearch.org, Florida Death Index, 1877-1998, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VV3R-KYW Lyda S Beeker, Nov 1967 citing vol. 3014, certificate number 54958, Florida Department of Health.

27 Find A Grave, http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=78290805.



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