Jordan Shady Berrier
(1872-1921)
Julia Lillian Myers
(1873-1961)
Clara Idella Berrier
(1892-1968)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Willie Joseph Beeker

Clara Idella Berrier 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

  • Born: 1 Jan 1892, Reedy Creek, Davidson, NC, USA 6 9 12
  • Marriage (1): Willie Joseph Beeker on 27 Dec 1914 in , Davidson, NC, USA 1
  • Died: 15 Aug 1968, Lexington, Davidson, NC, USA at age 76 6 9 12 14
  • Buried: 17 Aug 1968, Lexington: Shiloh United Methodist Church Cemetery, Davidson, NC, USA 6 9 12

   FamilySearch ID: LHK9-Y1R.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Census in 1920 in Lexington, Davidson, NC, USA. 15 The 1920 census recorded Willis Becker [sic, as indexed, poor handwriting is Willie Beeker], auto salesman for Mills & Co., 27, living with wife Clara, 28; daughter Willa R., 4; daughter Clara M., 2 and 5 months. Everyone and their parents were born in North Carolina.

2. Census in 1930 in Ogburn Station, Forsyth, NC, USA. 16 The 1930 census recorded owning a $2500 home: Willie J. Beeker, commercial salesman for wholesale grocer, 39, living with wife Clara D., 39; Willie V., 14; Clara M., 11; Melvin M., 9; Giles W., 6; Edna L., 6; and Charles H. 2 years 1 month on April 24 when the census was recorded. They and their parents were born in North Carolina.

3. Census in 1940 in Cotton Grove, Davidson, NC, USA. 17 The 1940 census recorded Willie J. Beeker, farmer, 48, living with wife Clara I., 48; Melvin, section hand on railroad, 19; Giles W., farm laborer, 17; Edna L., 16; Harby, 12; Annie H., 9; and George W., 6. All were born in North Carolina.

4. Census in 1950 in Litaker Township, Rowan, NC, USA. 18 The 1950 census recorded Willie J. Beeker, layup filling at cloth textile company, 58, living with wife Clara I., winds at at cloth textile company, 58; son Charles H., auto mechanic at motor company, 22; and son George W., 16. Everyone was born in North Carolina.

5. Residence: on 14 Dec 1962 in Linwood, Davidson, NC, USA. 10

6. Cause of Death: Clara died at Lexington Memorial Hospital of cerebral thrombosis, arteriosclerotic cerebrovascular disease, 15 Aug 1968, Lexington, Davidson, NC, USA. 9

7. Residence: on 15 Aug 1968 in Linwood, Davidson, NC, USA. 9


Clara married Willie Joseph Beeker, son of Charles Lloyd Beeker Sr. and Mary Lula Giles, on 27 Dec 1914 in , Davidson, NC, USA.1 (Willie Joseph Beeker was born on 26 Sep 1891 in Tyro, Davidson, NC, USA,2 19 20 21 22 23 died on 14 Dec 1962 in Linwood, Davidson, NC, USA 2 10 19 20 and was buried on 15 Dec 1962 in Lexington: Shiloh United Methodist Church Cemetery, Davidson, NC, USA 19 20.)


Sources


1 FamilySearch.org, North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XF99-S8C Willie Becker and Clara Berrier, 27 Dec 1914; citing Davidson, North Carolina, United States, county courthouses, North Carolina; FHL microfilm 4,137,729.5.

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

3 Salisbury Post (Salisbury, NC) (Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina.), 22 Sep 2006, obituary of Anice Beeker Edgison.

4 FamilySearch.org, North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VC3P-BXB W J Beeker in entry for George Washington Beeker, 07 Feb 1934; citing vol. 22, p. 832, Rowan, North Carolina, North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh.

5 FamilySearch.org, North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VHJ7-SZZ Bernice Luther Beeker, 11 Feb 1917 citing vol. 4, p. ??, Davidson, North Carolina, North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh.

6 Find A Grave, http://forums.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=17843181.

7 FamilySearch.org, North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FGYB-L8H Charles Harby Beeker, 12 Mar 1963; citing Linwood, Davidson, North Carolina, cn8480, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,953,306.

8 "The Dispatch (Lexington, NC)" (Lexington, Davidson, North Carolina), 26 Jan 2006, obituary of Edna Lillian Beeker Coppley Coates.

9 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 26580. Mrs. Clara Idella Berrier Beeker. Father J. S. Berrier. Mother Julia Myers. Informant Melvin M. Beeker Sr.

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

11 The Heritage of Davidson County 1982 (Lexington, North Carolina : Genealogical Society of Davidson County, c1982, 794 p. ISBN 0894591827), Biography 155, Melvin Beeker.

12 FamilySearch.org, North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FGJG-WR1 Clara Idella Berrier Beeker, 15 Aug 1968; citing Lexington, Davidson, North Carolina, v 26B cn 26580.

13 "The Dispatch (Lexington, NC)" (Lexington, Davidson, North Carolina), https://www.the-dispatch.com/obituaries/plex0067310 19 Sep 2021, obituary of George Washington Beeker.

14 U.S. Social Security Death Index, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JPN4-FJQ Clara Beeker, Aug 1968.

15 1920 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZKY-8K5 Willis Becker, Lexington, Davidson, North Carolina, United States; citing ED 28, sheet 27A, line 38, family 471.

16 1930 United States Census, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X3SR-RQ3 Willie J. Beeker Ogburh in Middle Fork Township, Forsyth Co NC.

17 1940 United States Census, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWSH-SQR Willie J Becker, Cotton Grove Township, Davidson, NC.

18 "1950 United States Census," https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6X11-RWN1 Willie J. Beeker Litaker Township Rowan Co NC.

19 FamilySearch.org, North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FGBK-VWB Willie Joseph Beeker, 13 Dec 1962; citing Linwood, Davidson, North Carolina, v 36A cn 36354, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,953,351.

20 Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=17843175.

21 United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZ8Y-T7Q Willie Joseph Becker FHL microfilm 1,765,635.

22 FamilySearch.org, North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VC4T-V2G Willie Joseph Beeker, 26 Sep 1891 citing vol. 2, p. 255, Davidson, North Carolina.

23 FamilySearch.org, North Carolina, Davidson County Vital Records, 1867-1984,, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLBQ-73J5 Willie Joseph Beeker, citing Birth, Tyro, Davidson, North Carolina.



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