Samuel Beeker
(1829-1909)
Ellen J. Gallimore
(1831-1909)
Joshua Miller
(1824-1877)
Sarah Catherine McLaughlin
(1839-1920)
Charles Turner Beeker
(1870-1941)
Lula Etta Miller
(1872-1952)
Harrell Turner Beeker
(1907-1971)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Jessie Frances Owen

2. Mary Willa Boyd

Harrell Turner Beeker 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

  • Born: 28 Dec 1907, Salisbury, Rowan, NC 5 6 11 14
  • Marriage (1): Jessie Frances Owen on 1 Jan 1926 in North Carolina 1 2 3
  • Marriage (2): Mary Willa Boyd on 20 Feb 1954 in , Catawba, NC 4
  • Died: 26 May 1971 at age 63 5 11
  • Buried: Mill Bridge: Thyatira Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Rowan, NC 5

   FamilySearch ID: 2MBY-W2G.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1910 in Steele Township, Rowan, NC. 15 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.

2. Census in 1920 in Steele Township, Rowan, NC. 16 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.

3. Census in 1930 in Salisbury, Rowan, NC. 17 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.

4. Census in 1940 in Bear Poplar, Rowan, NC. 18 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.

5. Occupation: Employer: Beever Brothers, Salisbury, NC on 14 Oct 1940 in Salisbury, Rowan, NC. 14

6. He was described as 5' 7" 153 lbs. Blue eyes black hair ruddy complexion on 14 Oct 1940 in Mount Ulla, Rowan, NC. 14

7. Newspaper: Hickory Daily Record: A son, Charles Boyd, was born to Mr. And Mrs. H. T. Beeker of 819 Sixth street early today at the Hickory Memorial Hosptial., 20 Apr 1942, Hickory, Catawba, NC. 19

8. Residence: 1950 Baton Rouge Directory: Beeker Harrel T roofer Harvey H Cribbs Roofing & Sheet Metal in 1950 in Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge, LA. 20

9. Residence: on 20 Feb 1954 in Mocksville, Davie, NC. 4


Harrell married Jessie Frances Owen, daughter of Jesse Harrison Owen and Emma Louise Alexander, on 1 Jan 1926 in North Carolina.1 2 3 The marriage ended in divorce in 1953. (Jessie Frances Owen was born on 13 Jan 1911 in Salisbury, Rowan, NC,21 22 23 died on 17 Oct 1990 in Mount Ulla, Rowan, NC 21 22 24 and was buried on 19 Oct 1990 in Mill Bridge: Thyatira Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Rowan, NC 21 22 24.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

1. They were divorced in 1953 in Dade, Florida. 2


Harrell next married Mary Willa Boyd, daughter of William Riley Boyd and Flora Davis, on 20 Feb 1954 in , Catawba, NC.4 (Mary Willa Boyd was born on 26 Jun 1906 in Jonathan, Haywood, NC,25 26 27 28 died on 11 Nov 1990 in Hickory, Catawba, NC 25 26 28 29 and was buried on 13 Nov 1990 in Hickory: Oakwood Cemetery, Catawba, NC 26 28 29.)


Sources


1 FamilySearch.org, Florida, U.S., Divorce Index, 1927-2001, Harold T. Beeker divorced Rrances O. Beeker in Dade County FL.

2 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch," database, FamilySearch (http://new.familysearch.org : accessed 15 Feb 2023), entry for Jessie Frances Owen, person ID KP4M-W3F.

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

4 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.

5 Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=18995621.

6 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.

7 Mooresville Tribune (Mooresville, NC), 25 Aug 2004, page 6A. Obituary of Wanda Havner.

8 FamilySearch.org, North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VC35-6DV James Turner Beeker, 07 Nov 1927 citing vol. 15, p. 1205, Rowan, North Carolina, North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh.

9 Radney Funeral Home (Alexander City, AL), http://www.radneyfuneralhome.com/obituaries/James-Beeker/#!/Obituary Obituary of James Turner Beeker.

10 FamilySearch.org, North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VC3P-YC8 Wanda La Verne Beeker, 21 Jan 1929 citing vol. 17, p. 788, Rowan, North Carolina, North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh.

11 U.S. Social Security Death Index, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VM1B-BPG Harrell Beeker, May 1971.

12 FamilySearch.org, North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VHNS-9C2 Charles Boyd Becker, 20 Apr 1942 citing vol. 36, p. 337, Catawba, North Carolina.

13 Bridges, Ralph Andrew, Thomas Alexander Haithcock, 1850-1923, Sallie Gardner, 1852-1930 : their children and grandchildren to 1984 (Online https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/37114-thomas-alexander-haithcock-1850-1923-sallie-gardner-1852-1930-their-children-and-grandchildren-to-1984?offset=1), page 5.

14 Ancestry.com, U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Harrelll Turner Beeker b. 28 Dec 1907 Rowan NC.

15 1910 United States Census, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ML3G-KW5 Charlie T Beeker Steele Township Rowan Co NC.

16 1920 United States Census, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZJG-L84 C T Beeker Steele Township Rowan Co NC.

17 1930 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X37M-6L5 Charley Beeker Salisbury NC.

18 1940 United States Census, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KW3J-S1D Charles Beeker Bear Poplar Rowan Co NC.

19 Hickory Daily Record (Hickory, NC), 20 Apr 1942, page 8.

20 Ancestry.com, U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995, 1950 Baton Rouge Directory, Harrell T. Beeker, printed page 69, online image 36.

21 Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=18995613.

22 FamilySearch.org, North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FGV5-MMN Frances Owen Peterson, 17 Oct 1990; citing Mt. Ulla, Rowan, North Carolina, v 46B cn 46628, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,991,780.

23 FamilySearch.org, North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VCWX-VXH Jessie Frances Owen, 13 Jan 1911 citing vol. 915, p. 137, Rowan, North Carolina, North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh.

24 The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, NC) (Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina), 18 oct 1990, page 82. Obituary of Frances Owen Petersen.

25 U.S. Social Security Death Index, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J1QW-GXS SSN 240-05-2747 Willa B. Beeker.

26 FamilySearch.org, North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FGV5-PDN Willa Boyd Beeker, 11 Nov 1990; citing Hickory, Catawba, North Carolina, v 48A cn 48085, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,991,780.

27 FamilySearch.org, North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000, (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VHGC-DJH Mary Willa Boyd, 26 Jun 1906 citing vol. 26, p. 19, Haywood, North Carolina, North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh.

28 Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=173051207.

29 The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, NC) (Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina), 12 Nov 1990, obituary of Willa Boyd Beeker.



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