Joshua Miller
(1824-1877)
Sarah Catherine McLaughlin
(1839-1920)
Lula Etta Miller
(1872-1952)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Charles Turner Beeker

Lula Etta Miller 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

  • Born: 21 Jul 1872, Mount Ulla, Rowan, NC 2 5 6
  • Marriage (1): Charles Turner Beeker on 6 Jan 1892 in Mount Ulla, Rowan, NC 1
  • Died: 7 Feb 1952, Mount Ulla, Rowan, NC at age 79 2 5
  • Buried: 8 Feb 1952, Mill Bridge: Thyatira Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Rowan, NC 2 5

   FamilySearch ID: 2MBY-QWL.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Census in 1900 in Atwell Township, Rowan, NC. 13 The 1900 census recorded Charley Beeker, farmer, 30, born Dec 1870, living with wife Lula, 27, Jul 1873; Daisy, 5, Dec 1895; and Myrtle, 2, Jun 1898. Everyone and their parents were born in North Carolina. Lula and Charley were married 8 years.

2. Census in 1910 in Steele Township, Rowan, NC. 14 The 1910 census recorded Charlie T. Beeker, farmer, 39, living with wife Lula E., 37; daughters Dasie L., 14, Myrtle M., 11; and Mary E., 9; and sons Erriel G., 5, and Harril T., 2. Everyone and their parents were born in North Carolina.

3. Census in 1920 in Steele Township, Rowan, NC. 15 The 1920 census recorded C. T. Beeker, farmer, 48, living with wife Lula E., 46; daughter Edna M., 19; and sons Grier E., 15; Harrall, 12; and Gray, 8. Everyone and their parents were born in North Carolina.

4. Census in 1930 in Salisbury, Rowan, NC. 16 The 1930 census recorded Charley Beeker, 59, living with wife Lula, 58; daughter Edna, saleswoman in department store, 28; son Harold T., commercial trucker fruit, 23; daughter-in-law Frances, waitress in cafeteria, 19; and grandson James T., 2 years 4 months, and son A. Gray, usher in theater, 18. Everyone and their parents were born in North Carolina.

5. Census in 1940 in Bear Poplar, Rowan, NC. 17 The 1940 census recorded Charles T. Beeker, farmer, 68, living with wife Lula, 67; son Harold [sic, should be Harrell], house carpenter, 33, and his wife Frances, 29, James, 12, and Wanda, 11. Everyone was born in North Carolina.

6. Census in 1950 in Atwell Township, Rowan, NC. 18 The 1950 census recorded Lula M. Beeker, widowed, 77, living with her daughter, Edna B. Gillespie, farm store operator, 49, and her son in law Clyde M. Gillespie, farm store operator, 59. They were born in North Carolina.

7. Cause of Death: hypertension, arterio sclerosis, cardiac decompensation, 7 Feb 1952, Mount Ulla, Rowan, NC.

8. She signed a will Will of Lula Miller Beeker on 12 Feb 1952 in , Rowan, NC. 19 Wills, Vol 13-15, 1951-1959
North Carolina, Rowan County.

I, Lula Miller Beeker, of Rowan County, North Carolina, do hereby revoke all wills and codicils heretofore by me made, and do hereby make, publish, and de- dare this my last will and testament in manner and form as follows:

Item One
I will and bequeath all of my personal property of every sort, kind, and description, in equal shares, to such of my following children as may be living at my death: Daisy Beeker Choate, Myrtle Beeker Choate, Edna Beeker Gillespie, Errol Grier Beeker, Harrel T. Beeker, and Alwin G. Beeker.

Item Two
I hereby constitute and appoint Edna B. Gillespie the executrix of this dast will and testament, and do hereby give and grant said executrix full power ab authority to sell any property or to do any act which in his opinion is reason- ably necessary for the proper administration of my estate.

In testimony whereof, I the said Lula Miller Beeker, have hereunto set my hand and seal this the 6th day of March, 1945.

LULA MILLER BEEKER (Seal)

Signed, sealed, published, and declared by the said Lula Miller Beeker to be her last will and testament in the presence of us who at her request and in her presence and in the presence of of each other do hereunto set our hands as witnesses.

J. ALLAN DUNN
(Seal)
WALTER H. WOODSON JR. (Seal)
W. V. HARRIS
(Seal)
FILED AND DOCKETED FEBRUARY 12, 1952.


Lula married Charles Turner Beeker, son of Samuel Beeker and Ellen J. Gallimore, on 6 Jan 1892 in Mount Ulla, Rowan, NC.1 (Charles Turner Beeker was born on 15 Feb 1870 in Cotton Grove, Davidson, NC,20 21 22 23 died on 4 Feb 1941 in Salisbury, Rowan, NC 4 20 21 22 23 and was buried on 6 Feb 1941 in Mill Bridge: Thyatira Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Rowan, NC 20 22.)

Sources

1 FamilySearch.org, North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFS6-PZT Charles F Beeker m. Loula E. Miller 15 Dec 1891 at Mrs. Miller's house.

2 Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=21670626.

3 FamilySearch.org, North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VCW6-JWL Edna Mary Beeker, 02 Aug 1900, citing vol. 902, p. 290, Rowan, North Carolina, North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh.

4 FamilySearch.org, North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FG3Y-NVZ Charlie Turner Becker, 04 Feb 1941; citing Salisbury, Rowan Co., North Carolina, 348, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,943,196.

5 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.), Certificate 3969. Lula Miller Beeker. Father J. Miller. Mother Sarah McLaughlin.

6 FamilySearch.org, North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VCWX-J48 Lula Etta Miller, 21 Jul 1872 citing vol. 912, p. 239, Rowan, North Carolina, North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh.

7 FamilySearch.org, North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VCW6-JW5 Erold Grier Beeker, 08 May 1905 citing vol. 902, p. 291, Rowan, North Carolina, North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh.

8 FamilySearch.org, North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VCW6-J4W Harrell Turner Beeker, 28 Dec 1907, citing vol. 902, p. 295, Rowan, North Carolina, North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh. No image available.

9 Ancestry.com, North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Records, 1741-2011 (Original data: North Carolina County Registers of Deeds. Microfilm. Record Group 048. North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, NC.), Harrell T. Beeker and Willa Singleton, 20 Feb 1954.

10 FamilySearch.org, Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X51G-PJM Clyde Mitchell Gillespie and Mary E. Becker, 25 Jun 1933; citing Henry County, Virginia, reference ln 407; FHL microfilm 2,048,457.

11 Salisbury Evening Post (Salisbury, North Carolina) (Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina), 11 June 1920, page 1. Death of Mrs. Miller.

12 Jo White Linn, A Miller Family of Rowan County (S. H. Carter 1983, 168 pages.), pages 105.

13 1900 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSB2-NC4 Charley Beeker Atwell Township Rowan Co NC.

14 1910 United States Census, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ML3G-KW5 Charlie T Beeker Steele Township Rowan Co NC.

15 1920 United States Census, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZJG-L84 C T Beeker Steele Township Rowan Co NC.

16 1930 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X37M-6L5 Charley Beeker Salisbury NC.

17 1940 United States Census, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KW3J-S1D Charles Beeker Bear Poplar Rowan Co NC.

18 "1950 United States Census," https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6X11-NBBS Lula M. Beeker Atwell Twp Rowan Co NC.

19 Ancestry.com, North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998, Lula Miller Beekr, probated 12 Feb 1952.

20 Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=21670541.

21 Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007.), Charlie Tuner Beeker, SSN 246-18-6060.

22 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.), Certificate 348. Charlie Turner Beeker. Father Samuel Beeker. Mother Ellen Gallimore. Spouse Lula Miller. Informant Mrs. C. M. Gillespie.

23 "Bible of Samuel Beeker" (Photo of bible pages found on Ancestry.com), Births, Deaths, Marriages pages with handwritten dates.


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