Daniel Monroe Beeker
(1854-1940)
Helen Lunda Cornelison
(1851-1932)
Preston Jerome Leonard
(1850-1925)
Julia Ann McCrary
(1851-1891)
Albert Erastus Beeker
(1875-1958)
Jennie Lou Leonard
(1873-1949)
Preston Lee Beeker
(1901-1976)

 

Family Links

Spouses/Children:
1. Lela Emmaline Fulk

Preston Lee Beeker 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

  • Born: 7 Jan 1901, , Davidson, NC 2 4 9
  • Marriage (1): Lela Emmaline Fulk on 9 Feb 1935 in , Henry, VA 1
  • Died: 12 May 1976, Winston-Salem, Forsyth, NC at age 75 4
  • Buried: Winston-Salem: Oaklawn Memorial Gardens, Forsyth, NC

   FamilySearch ID: KHSK-3JK.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1910 in Lexington, Davidson, NC. 2 The 1910 census recorded in Lexington Township at 298 Clemmonsville Road: Albert E. Becker, farmer, 35, living with wife Jennie, 36; son Guilford, farmer, 15; daughter Ida, 13; and sons Preston, 9; Harvey, 6; and George, 2. Everyone and their parents were born in North Carolina. Albert and Jennie were married for 16 years and she had birthed 5 children by 1910, all alive that year.

2. Census in 1930 in Winston-Salem, Forsyth, NC. 11 The 1930 census recorded on East 5th Street: Preston L. Beeker, railroad worker, 29, single, as a boarder in the residence of Fred Wilson, 31.

3. Census in 1940 in Winston-Salem, Forsyth, NC. 12 The 1940 census recorded at 2052 Sprague Street: Preston L. Beeker, policeman, 37, living with wife Lelia E., 34; and daughter Kay Frances, 3. Everyone is born in North Carolina.

4. Occupation: Employer: Winston-Salem Southbound Railway Co., Winston-Salem NC on 16 Feb 1942 in Winston-Salem, Forsyth, NC. 9

5. He was described as 5; 10" 210 lbs gray eyes blonde hair light complexion appendicitis scar on 16 Feb 1942 in Winston-Salem, Forsyth, NC. 9

6. Residence: 2052 E. Sprague Street, Winston-Salem NC on 16 Feb 1942 in Winston-Salem, Forsyth, NC. 9

7. Residence: on 18 Mar 1949 in Winston-Salem, Forsyth, NC. 7

8. Census in 1950 in Winston-Salem, Forsyth, NC. 13 The 1950 census recorded at 2054 Sprague Street: Preston L. Beeker, railroad engineer, 48, living with wife Lela F., 43; and daughters Kay F., 13; and Linda L., 3. Everyone was born in North Carolina.

9. Residence: on 4 Jan 1951 in Winston-Salem, Forsyth, NC. 6

10. Residence: on 13 Mar 1958 in Winston-Salem, Forsyth, NC. 3

11. Residence: 2052 E. Sprague Street, Winston-Salem, NC on 21 May 1965 in Winston-Salem, Forsyth, NC. 5


Preston married Lela Emmaline Fulk, daughter of Luther Elmore Fulk and Amanda May Thomas, on 9 Feb 1935 in , Henry, VA.1 (Lela Emmaline Fulk was born on 22 May 1906 in , Forsyth, NC,5 14 15 died on 21 May 1965 in Winston-Salem, Forsyth, NC 5 14 15 and was buried on 22 May 1965 in Winston-Salem: Oaklawn Memorial Gardens, Forsyth, NC 5 14 15.)

Sources

1 FamilySearch.org, Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X51P-K7H Preston Lee Beeker and Lela Fulk, 09 Feb 1935; citing Henry County, Virginia, reference ; FHL microfilm 2,048,457.

2 1910 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLMY-23C Albert E Becker, Lexington, Davidson, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 29, sheet 18A.

3 Greensboro Daily News (Greensboro, NC), 14 Mar 1958, page 4. Obituary of Albert Beeker.

4 The Heritage of Davidson County 1982 (Lexington, North Carolina : Genealogical Society of Davidson County, c1982, 794 p. ISBN 0894591827), Albert Erastus and Jennie Lou Beeker 154.

5 FamilySearch.org, North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FPM8-WXR Lela Fulk Beeker, 21 May 1965; citing Winston-Salem, Winston, Forsyth, North Carolina, cn15368, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,953,574.

6 Greensboro Daily News (Greensboro, NC), 4 Jan 1951, page 8. Obituary of Guilford W. Beeker.

7 Greensboro Daily News (Greensboro, NC), 20 Mar 1949, obituary of Mrs. Jennie Leonard Beeker.

8 Salem Funeral and Cremation Services (Winston-Salem, NC) (https://www.salemfh.com/), Obituary of Kay Beeker Deese.

9 Ancestry.com, U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Preston Lee Beeker b. 7 Jan 1901 Davidscon Co. NC.

10 "1950 United States Census," https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6FM9-QM6K Preston L. Beeker Winston-Salem NC.

11 1930 United States Census, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X3SY-DNX Preston L. Beeker Winston Salem NC.

12 1940 United States Census, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KW3Z-9DZ Preston L Beeker Winston-Salem NC.

13 "1950 United States Census," https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6FM9-QM6K Preston L Beeker Winston-Salem NC.

14 Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=112917651.

15 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 15368. Lela Fulk Beeker. Father Luther Fulk. Mother unknown. Spouse Preston Lee Beeker.


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