Margaret J. Shank
(1855-1930)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Frederick Beeker

Margaret J. Shank 1 2

  • Born: Nov 1855, , , IN 2 3
  • Marriage (1): Frederick Beeker
  • Died: 16 Nov 1930, Saint Louis Crossing, Bartholomew, IN, USA at age 75 2
  • Buried: 18 Nov 1930, Hope: Moravian Cemetery, Bartholomew, IN, USA 2

   FamilySearch ID: LRD2-K7K.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Census in 1900 in Flat Rock Township, Bartholomew, IN, USA. 3 The 1900 census recorded Frederick Beeker, farmer, 55, born Aug 1844, living with wife Margaret J., 44, Nov 1855; daughter Mary, 17, Feb 1883, single; and daughter Annie, 14, Aug 1885, single. The couple was married for 15 years and Margaret had birthed only 1 child [note: other records identify Annie as her daughter.] Frederick, his parents, and Margaret's parents were born in Germany. Margaret and the children were born in Indiana. Mary's mother was born in Germany and Annie's mother in Indiana. Their father was born in Germany. Frederick had immigrated in 1865 and was naturalized as a U.S. citizen.

Above Frederick on the same census page is Frederick's son, Landa Beeker, no age listed, single, with his daughter, Florance, 9, Nov 1890. Landa's birthplace and occupation are not filled in.

2. Cause of Death: disease of heart, 16 Nov 1930, Saint Louis Crossing, Bartholomew, IN, USA. 2


Margaret married Frederick Beeker. (Frederick Beeker was born on 10 Aug 1844 in , , , DEU,4 5 died on 31 Oct 1934 in Saint Louis Crossing, Bartholomew, IN, USA 1 6 and was buried on 2 Nov 1934 in Hope: Moravian Cemetery, Bartholomew, IN, USA 7.)


Sources


1 Columbus Republic (Columbus, IN), 31 Oct 1934, page 1. Illness Fatal To Fred Beeker.

2 Ancestry.com, "Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017," Certificate 161 32969 Mrs. Margaret Beeker. Father Peter Shank born Germany. Mother Elsie Jurbrugg born Germany. Spouse Frederick Beeker. Informant Louis Beeker.

3 1900 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMBZ-WFS Fredrick Becker, Flatrock Township Clifford town, Bartholomew, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 10, sheet 10A, family 200.

4 Columbus Republic (Columbus, IN), 12 Dec 1931, page 1. John Beeker Ends His Life Early Today.

5 Ancestry.com, "Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017," Certificate 33896. Fred Beeker. Parents unknown. Informant Mrs. May Beeker.

6 Edinburg Daily Courier (Edinburgh, Johnson, Indiana), 1 Nov 1934, page 1. Illness Fatal To Fred Beeker.

7 Columbus Republic (Columbus, IN), 1 Nov 1934, page 6.



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