Henry Beeker Sr.
(1759-1837)
Barbara Garner
(Abt 1767-1840)
Jacob Young Sr.
(1755-1823)
Magdaleen Molly Burkhart
(1762-)
John Beeker
(1785-1843)
Christina Young
(1790-1865)
Samuel Beeker
(1824-1874)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Hannah Herren

Samuel Beeker 2 3 4 5 6 7

  • Born: 13 Oct 1824, , Washington, IN, USA 2
  • Marriage (1): Hannah Herren on 30 Aug 1856 in Tippecanoe Township, Tippecanoe, IN, USA 1
  • Died: 27 Sep 1874, Battle Ground, Tippecanoe, IN at age 49 2
  • Buried: Battle Ground: Pretty Prairie Cemetery, Tippecanoe, IN, USA 2

   FamilySearch ID: KJ8N-BXW.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1830 in , Tippecanoe, IN. 8 The 1830 census recorded John Beeker, living next door to John Pruitt who married Beeker's daughter Barbara, with this household:
Home in 1830 (City, County, State): Tippecanoe, Indiana
Free White Persons - Males - Under 5: 2
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 15 thru 19: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 40 thru 49: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 15 thru 19: 2
Free White Persons - Females - 40 thru 49: 1
Free White Persons - Under 20: 7
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 2
Total Free White Persons: 9
Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored): 9.

2. Census in 1840 in , Tippecanoe, IN. 9 The 1840 census recorded two Beeker households living near John Pruitt who married John Beeker's daughter Barbara.
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The census lists John Becker [sic, indexed as Becker but handwriting is Beeker] with a household as follows:
Home in 1840 (City, County, State): Tippecanoe , Indiana
Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 50 thru 59: 1
Free White Persons - Females - Under 5: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 15 thru 19: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 40 thru 49: 1
Persons Employed in Mining: 3
Free White Persons - Under 20: 6
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 2
Total Free White Persons: 9
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Next door is son Leonard Beckers [sic, handwriting is Beeker] with this household:
Name: Leonard Beckers
Home in 1840 (City, County, State): Tippecanoe, Indiana
Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29: 1
Persons Employed in Mining: 1
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 2
Total Free White Persons: 2.

3. Census in 1850 in Tippecanoe Township, Tippecanoe, IN, USA. 10 The 1850 census recorded mother Christian Becker [sic, surname is Beeker handwritten poorly but given name is written Christian, not Christina], 59, born in North Carolina, living with her children born in Indiana: Samuel, farmer, 25; William, 21; and daughter Christian, 16. The mother had no real estate value listed but each of the 3 children had $3000.

4. Census in 1860 in Tippecanoe Township, Tippecanoe, IN, USA. 11 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.

5. Census in 1870 in Tippecanoe Township, Tippecanoe, IN, USA. 12 The 1870 census recorded Samuel Becker [sic, handwriting by census taker appears like Becker not Beeker], farmer, 45, living with wife Hannah, 47; Mary D., 12; Elvira, 11; John L., 9; and Lilly J., 3. Everyone was born in Indiana except Hannah in Ohio. Samuel's real estate was valued at $7500 and personal estate $1400. Their post office was Chauncey, a village which today is part of West Lafayette.


Samuel married Hannah Herren, daughter of Jonah Herren and Margaret, on 30 Aug 1856 in Tippecanoe Township, Tippecanoe, IN, USA.1 (Hannah Herren was born on 17 Jan 1840 in , Pickaway, OH,13 died on 20 Feb 1910 in West Lafayette, Tippecanoe, IN 13 and was buried in West Lafayette: Grand View Cemetery, Tippecanoe, IN, USA 13.)


Sources


1 Ancestry, Indiana, Select Marriages Index, 1748-1993, indn279b r2 v7 p17 Hannah Heren and Samuel Beeker, 30 Aug 1856, Tippecanoe, IN.

2 Find A Grave, http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=6977875.

3 Ancestry.com, "Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017," Certificate 11731. El Dora Bailey. Father Samuel Beeker. Mother Hannah Herron. Spouse Ash P. Bailey.

4 Ancestry.com, "Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017," Certificate 26800. John L. Beeker. Father Samuel Beeker. Mother Hannah Herron. Spouse Ada Josephine Shigley Beeker. Informant Mrs. Morris Parks.

5 FamilySearch.org, Indiana Marriages, 1780-1992, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFX4-M38 Ashbel P. Bailey and Edora Beeker, 14 Aug 1884; citing reference item 4 pg 69; FHL microfilm 872,060.

6 Biographical record and portrait album of Tippecanoe County, Indiana (Lewis Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois. 1888. 826 pages.), Page 678. Biography of Daniel Beeker. Online https://books.google.com/books?id=2dgWAQAAMAAJ&lpg=PA678&ots=1mDjUGQ7Fr&dq=beeker%20indiana%20carolina&pg=PA678#v=onepage&q=beeker%20indiana%20carolina&f=false.

7 "Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)," 28 Aug 1934, page 11 Obituary of John L. Beeker.

8 1830 United States Census, 1830; Census Place: Tippecanoe, Indiana; Series: M19; Roll: 31; Page: 107; Family History Library Film: 0007720.

9 1840 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHTL-GTK : 7 September 2017), John Becker, Tippecanoe, Indiana, United States; citing p. 256.

10 1850 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHVH-W14 Christian Becker, Tippecanoe, Tippecanoe, Indiana, United States; citing family 479.

11 1860 United States Census, Tippecanoe Twp, Tippecanoe, IN https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4N7-XS9 Samuel Beeker page 97 household 690 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4N7-X3T William Beeker page 98 household 693.

12 1870 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX6D-CR1 Samuel Becker, 1870.

13 Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=92059664.



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