Joseph Freemont Beeker ^{1 2 3 4 5 6}

   FamilySearch ID: L52X-3P3.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. He appeared in the household of Samuel Beeker in a census in 1860 in Tippecanoe Township, Tippecanoe, IN. ^{7 7} The 1860 census recorded Samuel Beeker, farmer, 34, living with wife Hannah, 18; Mary D., 3; and Eldora, 9 months. Also in the home is farm hand Joseph Pruett, 17. Everyone was born in Indiana except Hannah in Ohio. Samuel's real estate was valued at $3850 and personal estate $395. Two households later is William Beeker, 29, living with wife Elizabeth, 27; Joseph, 3; Lovinas, 2; and Lorsena, 7 months. Also in the home is farm hand John B. Pruett, 21. Oddly, William has no real estate value, but John Pruett has $6260 with a personal estate worth $1395, suggesting he owned the land. On the same page is his mother, widow Barbara Pruitt, 53, living with her children Randolph, 14; Jane, 11, and Margaret 9. Barbara is nee Beeker, the sister of Samuel and William. Everyone was born in Indiana. The post office was Battle Ground.

2. Joseph appeared in the household of William M. Beeker in a census in 1870 in Bolivar Township, Benton, IN. ^{8 8} The 1870 census recorded William Beeker, farmer, 39, living with wife Elizabeth, 38; Joseph, 13; Laura Ines, 12; Laurenna, 10; Margaret, 8; and John H., 3. Also in the home is farm laborer Thomas Taylor, 18. Everyone was born in Indiana. William's real estate was valued at $10,000 and personal estate $1000. The post office was Pond Grove.

3. Census in 1880 in Bolivar Township, Benton, IN. ⁹ The 1880 census recorded Joseph Beeker, farmer, 23, living with wife Martha, 21. They and their parents were born in Indiana except Marth's mother in Ohio.

4. Census in 1900 in Shelby, Macomb, MI. ¹⁰ The 1900 census recorded Joseph F. Beeker, farmer, 43, born Sep 1857, living with wife Mattie, 42, May 1858, and son Earl, 20, Jul 1880. Joseph and Mattie were married for 20 years and she had birth 1 child by 1900. Everyone and their parents were born in Indiana.

5. Census in 1910 in Shelby, Macomb, MI. ¹¹ The 1910 census recorded on Pine Village gravel road Joseph F. Beeker, farmer, 53, living with wife Martha, 53. Joseph and his parents were born in Indiana, as was Martha whose parents were born in Ohio. They were married for 30 years and she had birthed 1 child.

6. Census in 1930 in Otterbein, Benton, IN. ¹² The 1930 census recorded owning a $2000 home: Joseph Beeker, no occupation, 73, living with wife Fanny, 64. They and their parents were born in Indiana.

7. Obituary: Journal-Courier: obituary of Joseph Freemont Beeker on 25 Feb 1939 in Lafayette, Tippecanoe, IN. ⁴ JOSEPH FREMONT BEEKER
OTTERBEIN. Feb. 25. Joseph Beeker, 82, died at 12:40 o'clock this morning of pneumonia. Native of Battle Ground, he married Martha McKinney, who died in 1922. In 1925 he married Fannie Hawkins. Surviving is the widow, one son, William E. Beeker, Riverside, Ill.; two step-daughters, Mrs. Alice Adwell, Lafayette, and Mrs. Margaret Cochran, Fort Wayne.

Joseph married Martha I. McKinney, daughter of Joseph McKinney and Valira McCurtin, on 16 Sep 1879 in , Tippecanoe, IN.¹ (Martha I. McKinney was born on 5 May 1858 in Shelby, Macomb, MI,^{3 13} died on 17 Jan 1922 in Shelby, Macomb, MI ^{3 4 13} and was buried on 20 Jan 1922 in Montmorenci: Montmorenci Cemetery, Tippecanoe, IN ^{5 13}.)

Joseph next married Fannie E. Crawford, daughter of James Thomas Crawford and Magdeline I. Smith, on 18 Feb 1925 in Fowler, Benton, IN. (Fannie E. Crawford was born on 1 Jan 1866 in , Tippecanoe, IN,¹⁴ died on 14 Oct 1942 in Lafayette, Tippecanoe, IN ^{14 15} and was buried on 16 Oct 1942 in Montmorenci: Montmorenci Cemetery, Tippecanoe, IN ^{14 15}.)