George Washington Beeker
(1840-1934)
Mary Elizabeth Sharp
(1842-1909)
John Smith Giles
(1832-1892)
Carolyn Isabelle "Belle" Burton
(1847-1877)
Charles Lloyd Beeker Sr.
(1867-1949)
Mary Lula Giles
(1869-1955)
Glenn Busby Beeker Sr.
(1903-1987)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Mary Elizabeth Bailey

2. Ora Aquilla Sherrill
3. Mildred Valera McMahan

Glenn Busby Beeker Sr. 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

  • Born: 4 Dec 1903, , Davidson, NC, USA 3 7 16
  • Marriage (1): Mary Elizabeth Bailey on 23 Aug 1924 in Tyro, Davidson, NC, USA 1 2
  • Marriage (2): Ora Aquilla Sherrill
  • Marriage (3): Mildred Valera McMahan
  • Died: 11 Dec 1987, Lexington, Davidson, NC, USA at age 84 3 9 15
  • Buried: 13 Dec 1987, Tyro: Sandy Creek Cemetery, Davidson, NC, USA 3 9 15

   FamilySearch ID: LV3T-J1X.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1910 in Tyro, Davidson, NC, USA. 18 The 1910 census recorded Charles L. Becker [sic, as indexed, but handwriting is Beeker], farmer, 42, living with wife Lula, 43; Elmo L., farm laborer, 20; Willie J., farm laborer, 18; George G., farm laborer, 16; Mary B., 13; Pauline, 11; Ann E., 9; Glenn, 6; Charley L, 4; and Bessie L., 10 months. Charles and Lula were married for 21 years and she had birthed 9 children all alive in 1910.

2. Residence: on 23 Aug 1924 in Lexington, Davidson, NC, USA. 2

3. Residence: 1617 E. 1st Steet, Winston-Salem, NC on 30 Dec 1929 in Winston-Salem, Forsyth, NC, USA. 11

4. Newspaper: Winston-Salem Journal: Baby's Funeral Held, 31 Dec 1929, Winston-Salem, Forsyth, NC, USA. 19 The funeral of George B. Beeker Jr. [sic], infant son of Mr. and Mrs. George B. Beeker [sic], 1617 E. First Street, who passed away yesterday afternoon at 12:51 o'clock, will b eheld at the graveside in Tyro Lutheran Church Graveyard this morning at 11 o'clock.

5. Census in 1930 in Winston-Salem, Forsyth, NC, USA. 1 The 1930 census recorded renting a home at 1617 East First Street: Glen B. Beeker [indexed wrong in census as Becker], cabinet maker in furniture factory, 25, living with wife Mary E., 23. They were married when Glen was 20 and Mary E. 18. They and their parents were born in North Carolina.

6. Census in 1940 in Winston-Salem, Forsyth, NC, USA. 20 The 1940 census recorded at 413 West 15th Street in Winston-Salem: Glenn Beeker, assistant foreman at furniture factory, 34, living with wife Ora, looper in hosiery mill, 36; and daughter Joe Ann, 4. Everyone was born in North Carolina.

7. Occupation: B. F. Huntley Furniture Co., N. Patterson Ave. on 16 Feb 1942 in Winston-Salem, Forsyth, NC, USA. 16

8. He was described as 5' 6" 152 lbs. brown eyes, brown hair, ruddy complexion on 16 Feb 1942 in Winston-Salem, Forsyth, NC, USA. 16

9. Residence: 2935 Patterson Ave., Winston-Salem, NC on 16 Feb 1942 in Winston-Salem, Forsyth, NC, USA. 16

10. Census in 1950 in Lexington, Davidson, NC, USA. 21 The 1950 census recorded at 416 6th Avenue: Glen B. Beeker, foreman at furniture factory, living with wife Ora, knitter at hosiery mill, 48; daughter Joan, 15; and mother Mrs. Chas B., 80. Everyone was born in North Carolina.

11. Residence: Route 5, Lexington, NC on 18 Jan 1960 in Lexington, Davidson, NC, USA. 4 6

12. Residence: on 13 Dec 1962 in Lexington Side, Rowan, NC, USA. 5

13. Residence: on 6 Nov 1979 in Tyro, Davidson, NC, USA. 12

14. Residence: on 6 Nov 1986 in Lexington, Davidson, NC, USA. 17

15. Newspaper: Greensboro News & Record: obituary of Glenn Busby Beeker, 12 Dec 1987, Greensboro, Greene, GA, USA. 15 LEXINGTON -- Glenn Busby Beeker, 84, of Route 22 died Friday in Lexington Memorial Hospital.
Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at St. Luke's Lutheran Church in Tyro, of which he was a member. Burial will be in Sandy Creek Cemetery.
Beeker was a Davidson County native and retired United Furniture Co. foreman. He was a charter member of Tyro Lions Club and the West Davidson Fire Department.
Survivors are wife, Mrs. Mildred McMahon Beeker; daughter, Mrs. Jo Ann Beeker Craver of Lexington; step-daughter, Mrs. Shirley Cocklereece of Greensboro; sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Snider of Tyro; four grandchildren.
The family will be at Davidson Funeral Home 7-9 p.m. today.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Luke's Lutheran Church Cemetery Fund.


Glenn married Mary Elizabeth Bailey, daughter of Nate Bailey and Bessie, on 23 Aug 1924 in Tyro, Davidson, NC, USA.1 2 (Mary Elizabeth Bailey was born in 1906 in , Craven, NC, USA.)


Glenn next married Ora Aquilla Sherrill, daughter of Henry Jones Sherrill and Mary Ella Morrow. (Ora Aquilla Sherrill was born on 8 Jul 1900 in , Catawba, NC, USA,10 22 23 died on 9 Aug 1971 in Winston-Salem, Forsyth, NC, USA 10 22 23 and was buried on 11 Aug 1971 in Tyro: Sandy Creek Cemetery, Davidson, NC, USA 10 22 23.)


Glenn next married Mildred Valera McMahan, daughter of Floyd Fletcher McMahon and Sadie E. Lewis. (Mildred Valera McMahan was born on 17 Apr 1912 in , Abbeville, SC, USA,13 24 died on 11 Jun 2007 in Lowndesville, Abbeville, SC, USA 13 24 and was buried on 14 Jun 2007 in Antreville, Abbeville, SC, USA 13 24.)


Sources


1 1930 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X3SY-RLH Glen B Becker [indexed wrong], Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 33, sheet 5B, line 82, family 110.

2 FamilySearch.org, North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XF99-NBY Glenn Busby Beeker and Mary Elizabeth Bailey, 23 Aug 1924; citing Davidson, North Carolina.

3 Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=18916278.

4 The High Point Enterprise (High Point, NC), 20 Jan 1960, page 15. Obituary of George Beeker.

5 The High Point Enterprise (High Point, NC), 14 Dec 1962, page 28. Obituary of Willie Beeker.

6 Greensboro Daily News (Greensboro, NC), 14 Dec 1962, page 13. Obituary of Willie Joseph Beeker.

7 FamilySearch.org, North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VC4T-LB7 Glenn B Beeker, 04 Dec 1903 citing vol. 2, p. 159, Davidson, North Carolina.

8 Greensboro Daily News (Greensboro, NC), 16 Jul 1955, page 12. Beeker Funeral.

9 FamilySearch.org, North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FGCV-DVN Glenn Busby Beeker 11 Dec 1987; citing Lexington, Davidson, North Carolina, v 51A certificate 51261.

10 FamilySearch.org, North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FP7R-YT1 Ora Aquilla Sherrill Beeker, 09 Aug 1971; citing Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina, cn27481.

11 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.), Infant G. B. Beeker Jr., father G. B. Beeker, mother Mary E. Bailey.

12 Greensboro Daily News (Greensboro, NC), 8 Nov 1979, obituary of Mrs. Belle Beeker Stegall.

13 The Index-Journal (Greenwood, SC) (Greenwood, Greenwood, South Carolina), 13 Jun 2007, page 4. Obituary of Mildred Beeker.

14 Davidson Funeral Home (301 North Main Street, Lexington, North Carolina 27292. http://www.davidsonfuneralhome.net/), https://www.davidsonfuneralhome.net/obituary/jo-ann-craver.

15 Greensboro News & Record (Greensboro, NC), 12 Dec 1987, obituary of Glenn Busby Beeker.

16 Ancestry.com, U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Glenn Busby Beeker b. 4 Dec 1903.

17 "The Herald-Sun (Durham, NC)," 7 Nov 1986, page 36. Obituary of John Woodrow Beeker.

18 1910 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLMY-GKW Charles L Becker, Tyro, Davidson, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 35, sheet 6B, family 111.

19 Winston Salem Journal (Winston Salem, NC), 31 Dec 1929, page 9.

20 1940 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KW3Q-BFR Glenn Beeker.

21 "1950 United States Census," https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6X1B-TMZC Glen B Beeker Lexington NC.

22 Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=18916276.

23 Greensboro Daily News (Greensboro, NC), 11 Aug 1971, page 27, obituary of Mrs. Ora Sherrill Beeker.

24 Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/110307478.



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