Harold Walton Beeker ^{1 2 3 4 5 6 7}

   FamilySearch ID: L2DN-CSR.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1930 in Tyro, Davidson, NC. ⁸ The 1930 census recorded owning a $4000 home: Elmo L. Becker [sic, as indexed, but handwriting is Beeker], laborer in public work, 40, living with wife Alice M., 40; daughter Hilda M., 16; son Harold W., 12; son Burton, 10; daughter Melba L., 7; and son Gram L., 5. Elmo and Alice were married for 21 years. Living next door is Alice's father, William W. Myers, farmer, 71, and her step-mother, Laura S., 71, who were married for 17 years. Everyone and their parents were born in North Carolina.

2. Residence: Rt. 3, Lexington, NC on 23 Nov 1938 in Lexington, Davidson, NC. ¹

3. Census in 1940 in Winston-Salem, Forsyth, NC. ⁹ The 1940 census recorded renting a home at 98 West End Boulevard: Harold W. Becker [sic, as indexed, but handwriting is Beeker], fitter in furniture factory, 22, living with wife Sarah L., 20; and son Roger W, 3 months. Everyone was born in North Carolina. In 1935, Harold was in Reeds, Davidson County, NC, and Sarah was in rural Davie County, NC. Also in their home in 1940 were three lodgers: Ula D. Foster, 18; Ione M. Pack, 21; and Veta R. Pack, 23, all working in a knitting mill.

4. Occupation: Employer: B. F. Huntley Furniture Co., Patterson Ave., Winston-Salem, NC on 16 Oct 1940 in Winston-Salem, Forsyth, NC. ¹⁰

5. He was described as 6' 1" 165 lbs. Blue eyes brown hair light complexion on 16 Oct 1940 in Winston-Salem, Forsyth, NC. ¹⁰

6. Residence: 98 West End Blvd., Winston-Salem, NC on 16 Oct 1940 in Winston-Salem, Forsyth, NC. ¹⁰

7. Census in 1950 in Tyro, Davidson, NC. ¹¹ The 1950 census recorded Elmo L. Beeker, no occupation, 61, with wife Alice M., 61. They also had 2 lodgers in their home: son-in-law David Tussy, carpenter, 28, and his wife Lola, 18, the Beeker's daughter.
Next door is Elmo's son: Harold Beeker, maintenance at dairy, 33, living with wife Sarah, 30, and son Roger, 10.
They were born in North Carolina.

8. Obituary: Salisbury Post: obituary of Harold Walton Beeker on 5 Jan 2006 in Salisbury, Rowan, NC. ¹² Harold W. Beeker
LEXINGTON - Harold Walton Beeker, 88, Old U.S. 64 West, died Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2006, at Lexington Memorial Hospital. Born Aug. 3, 1917, in Davidson County. Service : 11 a.m. today, Davidson Funeral Home. Burial : Reeds United Methodist Church cemetery. Memorials : Reeds United Methodist Church, 4731 West Old U.S. 64, Lexington, NC 27295.

Harold married Sarah Louise Foster, daughter of Steven L. Foster and Rossie Mae Tucker, on 23 Nov 1938 in Lexington Township, Davidson, NC.¹ (Sarah Louise Foster was born on 17 Feb 1920 in Fulton, Davie, NC,^{13 14} died on 4 Jan 2020 in Lexington, Davidson, NC ¹⁴ and was buried on 8 Jan 2020 in Lexington: Reeds United Methodist Church Cemetery, Davidson, NC ¹⁴.)