Oscar John Beeker ^{1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18}

   FamilySearch ID: LL9W-D94.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1880 in Boone Township, Davidson, NC. ² The 1880 census recorded Samul Buker, farmer, 52, living with wife Ellen, 48; Almira, farm laborer, 21; William, farm laborer, 16; John H., farm laborer,12; and Charles, farm laborer, 10. Also in the home is boarder Nancy Staily, farm laborer, 24. Everyone and their parents were born in North Carolina.

Next door is Danial Buker, farmer, 25, with wife Lundy, 28; and sons Albert, 5; Wilmorth, 3; Carly, 2; and Oscar, 6 months old born in December, 1879. Everyone and their parents were born in North Carolina.

2. Census in 1900 in Salisbury Township, Rowan, NC. ¹⁹ The 1900 census recorded renting a home: Oscar Beeker, worker in cotton mill, 22, born Dec 1878, living with wife Hattie, 18, Jul 1882. They had been married less than a year and had no born children. Everyone and their parents were born in North Carolina. Hattie could read and write but Oscar could not.

3. Census in 1910 in Gilmer Township, Guilford, NC. ²⁰ The 1910 census recorded renting a home on Summit Avenue: O. J. Beeker, farm manager, 30, living with wife Patty, 27; Claude, 8; Ralph, 6; Pearl, 4; and James, 2. Everyone and their parents were born in North Carolina. O.J. and Patty were married for 10 years and she had birthed 4 children by 1910, all alive.

4. Census in 1920 in Albemarle, Stanly, NC. ²¹ The 1920 census recorded Oscar Beaker, laborer in hosiery mill, 40, living with wife Pattie, 37; son Claudie, laborer in cotton mill, 18; Ralph, laborer in cotton mill, 16; daughter Pearl laborer in cotton mill, 14; james, 12; Helen, 10; Julius, 7, and nephew Roy Livingtood, laborer in hosiery mill, 18. Everyone and their parents were born in North Carolina.

5. Census in 1930 in Albemarle, Stanly, NC. ²² The 1930 census recorded owning a $1250 home on Montgomery Avenue: O. J. Becker [sic, indexed wrong due to poor census handwriting], salesman for Morris Tire Co., 50, living with wife Pattie, 48; Helen, hosiery mill, 19; Julius, hosiery mill, 17; and Mrs. B. J. Hall, mother, 69. O. J. was married at age 19 and Pattie at 17. Everyone and their parents were born in North Carolina.

6. Residence: on 13 Dec 1932 in Albemarle, Stanly, NC. ²³

7. Census in 1940 in Albemarle, Stanly, NC. ²⁴ The 1940 census recorded owning a $2000 home at 703 Montgomery Avenue in North Albemarle Township: O Y Beeker, service station manager, 60, living with wife Patty, 57; son Julius, service station attendant, 27; and daughter-in-law Helen, mender in hosiery mill, 24. Everyone was born in North Carolina. They lived in the same house in 1935.

8. Residence: on 8 May 1940 in Albemarle, Stanly, NC. ²⁵

9. Residence: on 4 Jun 1941 in Albemarle, Stanly, NC. ¹⁴

10. Residence: on 14 May 1944 in Albemarle, Stanly, NC. ²⁶

11. Residence: on 13 Jan 1947 in Albemarle, Stanly, NC. ¹⁰

12. Newspaper: Greensboro Daily News: Married 50 Years (photo of Mr. And Mrs. O. J. Beeker), 4 Sep 1949, Greensboro, Guilford, NC. ¹ Mr. and Mrs. O.J. Beeker, above photo, of Albemarle today are observing their golden wedding anniversary. They have five children, 14 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Their three sons are two daughters are Claude Beeker, Albemarle; James Beeker, Asheboro; Julius Beeker, with the United States Army in Japan; Mrs. Ramie Turner of Albemarle, and Mrs. Pearl Tate of Baltimore, Md.

13. Census in 1950 in Albemarle, Stanly, NC. ²⁷ The 1950 census recorded at 703 Montgomery Avenue: John A. Beeker, elevator operator at textile yarn company, 70, living with wife Patty H., 67. They were born in North Carolina.

14. Residence: on 3 Feb 1953 in Albemarle, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA. ¹⁸

15. Residence: on 13 Mar 1958 in Albemarle, Stanly, NC. ⁹

16. Cause of Death: DOA Stanly Hosp. Multiple traumatic injuries, struck by automobile at legal moderate speed at 8:35 pm on Montgomery Ave. Near 7th St. Poorly lighted area in middle of block. Mr. Beecher, age 88, had habit of running across the street to visit a relative., 30 Sep 1968, Albemarle, Stanly, NC. ⁴

17. Occupation: retired textile - Wiscassett Mill Co. On 30 Sep 1968 in Albemarle, Stanly, NC. ⁴

18. Residence: 703 Montgomery Ave., Albemarle, NC on 30 Sep 1968 in Albemarle, Stanly, NC. ⁴

19. Obituary: Greensboro Daily News: obituary of Oscar J. Beeker on 2 Oct 1968 in Greensboro, Guilford, NC. ¹⁷ OSCAR J. BEEKER

ALBEMARLE -- Oscar John Beeker, 88, was dead on arrival Monday at Stanly County Hospital. Funeral will be 3 p.m. today at Stanly Memorial Chapel.
Suriving are sons, Claude C. Beeker Sr., of Durham, James A. Beeker of Asheboro and Julius M. Beeker of Dothan, Ala; daughters, Mrs. Rami Turner of Albemarle and Mrs. T. O. Lichtenberger of Gettysburg, Pa.; sisters, Mrs. Garland Campbell of Greensboro and Mrs. Prince Paris of Pinebluff.

Oscar married Pattie Senora Hall, daughter of Newton Allen Hall and Rebecca Jane Morgan, on 4 Sep 1899 in , , NC.¹ (Pattie Senora Hall was born on 21 Jul 1882 in , Stanly, NC,^{3 28} died on 30 May 1968 in Albemarle, Stanly, NC ^{3 28 29} and was buried on 31 May 1968 in Albemarle: Fairview Memorial Park, Stanly, NC ^{3 28 29}.)