William M. Beeker
(1832-1903)
Elizabeth Cena Zeigler
(1833-1899)
John Tracy
Eliza Hart
John Hull Joseph Beeker
(1867-1938)
Elizabeth Agnes Tracy
(1871-1951)
Esther Gertrude Beeker
(1888-)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. William Joseph Gibbons Sr.

Esther Gertrude Beeker 2 3 4 5 6 7

  • Born: 26 May 1888, Otterbein, Benton, IN, USA 3
  • Christened: 6 Apr 1890, Lafayette, Tippecanoe, IN, USA 2
  • Marriage (1): William Joseph Gibbons Sr. on 17 Jun 1911 in Chicago, Cook, IL 1 2

   FamilySearch ID: GQJP-691.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Census in 1910 in Chicago, Cook, IL. 9 The 1910 census recorded at 1658 St. Louis Avenue: L. J. Beeker, commercial trucker for steel and iron, 43, living with wife L., 43; daughter Esther, bookkeeper for electric manufacturer, 21; and son Emmett, office boy at steel works, 16. The parents were married for 22 years. Esther and L.J. were born in Indiana and his parents in Pennsylvania. L. and her mother were born in Kansas and her father in Ireland. Emmett was born in Ohio.
[Note: why the parents are listed with initials and not names is a mystery since the census taker listed full names for all others on this street. Were they trying to hide their identity?].

2. Census in 1930 in Detroit, Wayne, MI. 10 The 1930 census recorded owning a $10,000 home at 14380 Cruse Street: William J. Gibbons, foreman for Ford Motor Co., 43, living with wife Esther G., 36; William J. 17; and Elizabeth A., 9. The father was born in Utah and his parents in New York. Esther and her parents were born in Indiana. Son William was born in Illinois and daughter Elizabeth in Michigan.

3. Census in 1940 in Dearborn, Wayne, MI. 11 The 1940 census recorded owning a $7000 home at 7022 Neckel Street: William Gibbons, foreman at auto plant, 54, born in Utah, living with wife Esther, 52, born in Indiana; daughter Elizabeth, typing and shorthand for construction company, 19, born in Michigan, and mother-in-law Elizabeth Beeker, 75, born in Kansas. They lived in the same place in 1935.

4. Residence: on 24 Oct 1951 in Lakewood, Los Angeles, CA, USA. 12

5. Residence: 3416 North Charlotte Avenue, South San Gabriel, CA between 1952 and 1960 in South San Gabriel, Los Angeles, CA, USA. 13


Esther married William Joseph Gibbons Sr., son of William Gibbons and Anna A. Cassidy, on 17 Jun 1911 in Chicago, Cook, IL.1 2 (William Joseph Gibbons Sr. was born on 29 Sep 1886 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, UT 4 14 and died on 28 Mar 1948 in Detroit, Wayne, MI 7 14.)

Sources

1 "The Inter Ocean (Chicago, IL)," 9 Jun 1911, Marriage Licenses, William J. Gibbons and Esther Beeker.

2 FamilySearch.org, "Illinois, Chicago, Catholic Church Records, 1833-1925," https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVMN-YN4W Wm J Gibbons and Ester Beeker, Marriage 17 Jun 1911; citing Catholic Church parishes, Chicago Diocese, Chicago; FHL microfilm 1,578,084.

3 Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007.), Esther Gertrude Beeker Gibbons. Father John H. Beeker. Mother Elizabeth A. Tracy.

4 FamilySearch.org, Illinois, Cook County Birth Certificates, 1871-1949, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N7MC-DFM William Joseph Gibbons, 18 Jun 1912.

5 FamilySearch.org, "Illinois, Chicago, Catholic Church Records, 1833-1925," https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2YM-TN5G Esther G Beeker in entry for William Joseph Gibbons, Baptism 14 Jul 1912; citing Catholic Church parishes, Chicago Diocese, Chicago; FHL microfilm 1,503,304.

6 Ancestry.com, Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952 (Original data: Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867–1952. Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics.), License 619393 William J. Gibbons and Cleo M. Corry m. 5 Oct 1943 Detroit.

7 "The Detroit Times (Detroit, MI)," 30 Mar 1948, page C7. Obituary of William J. Gibbons.

8 Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007.), SSN 384141305 Esther G. Gibbons, b 26 May 1888, claim 28 Dec 1955 Notes: 30 Sep 1977 name listed as Esther G. Gibbons.

9 1910 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MK8V-X6D L J Beeker, Chicago Ward 34, Cook, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 1484, sheet 10A, family 267.

10 1930 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7S5-7SQ William J Gibbons, Detroit (Districts 0751-0879), Wayne, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 837, sheet 44A, line 14, family 742.

11 1940 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHM9-7SP William Gibbons, Tract 834, Dearborn, Dearborn City, Wayne, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 82-29, sheet 9A, line 3, family 143.

12 Long Beach Press-Telegram (Long Beach, CA), 26 Oct 1951, page 26. Obituary of Elziabeth Beeker.

13 Ancestry.com, California, U.S., Voter Registrations, 1900-1968 (Original data: State of California, United States. Great Register of Voters. Sacramento, California: California State Library.), 1952, Los Angeles County, South San Gabriel, Esther G. Gibbens.

14 FamilySearch.org, Michigan Death Certificates, 1921-1952, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KFWK-H2J William Joseph Gibbons, 28 Mar 1948; citing Detroit, Wayne, Michigan.


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