Samuel Beeker
(1829-1909)
Ellen J. Gallimore
(1831-1909)
William Valentine Cook
(1836-1922)
Margaret Marie Barnett
(1831-1914)
John Henderson Beeker
(1868-1955)
Nannie Ila Cook
(1869-1913)
Hallie Elizabeth Beeker
(1899-1973)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Walter Lee Rigsbee Sr.

Hallie Elizabeth Beeker 1 2 3 4 5 6

  • Born: 19 Mar 1899, Steele Township, Rowan, NC, USA 2 3 5 7
  • Marriage (1): Walter Lee Rigsbee Sr. on 22 Apr 1916 in Durham, Durham, NC, USA 1
  • Died: 9 Sep 1973, , Hall, GA, USA at age 74 5 7
  • Buried: Lula: Whitehall Baptist Church Cemetery, Hall, GA, USA 5

   FamilySearch ID: M47B-SC6.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Census in 1900 in Steele Township, Rowan, NC, USA. 2 8 The 1900 census recorded Samuel Beeker, farmer, 71, born Jul 1829, living with wife Ellen J., 69, Sep 1831; grandson Freddie, farm laborer, 14, Sep 1885; grandson Samuel P., 9, Jan 1890; grandson John S. Gornelison, farm laborer, 20, May 1880; servant Nancy Beaver, cook, widowed, 45, May 1855; and sister-in-law Sarah Halman, widowed, 66, May 1834. Samuel and Ellen were married for 50 years and she had birthed 7 children, 3 alive in 1900. Everyone and their parents were born in North Carolina.

Next door is John Beeker, farmer, 32, Mar 1868, with wife Nannie, 31, Apr 1869; daughters Corrie, 8, Nov 1891; May L, 6, Nov 1893; Ola, 4, Nov 1895; and Hallie, 1, Mar 1899. Everyone and their parents were born in North Carolina.

2. Census in 1910 in Atwell Township, Rowan, NC, USA. 9 The 1910 census recorded living on Mill Bridge Road: John Becker [indexed wrong due to poor handwriting], laborer, odd jobs, 43, with wife Nannie, 42; May Lillie, 16; Ola, 13; Halley, 11; Mamie, 8; Ethel, 5; and Mitchel, 2. Everyone and their parents were born in North Carolina. John and Nannie were married for 19 years and she had birthed 7 children, all alive in 1910.

3. Residence: on 22 Apr 1916 in Durham, Durham, NC, USA. 1

4. Residence: 1010 Bay St., Durham, NC on 12 Sep 1918 in Durham, Durham, NC, USA. 10

5. Residence: 1010 Bay St., Durham, NC on 12 Sep 1918 in Durham, Durham, NC, USA. 10

6. Residence: 565 N. Millege Ave., Athens, GA on 16 Feb 1942 in Athens, Clarke, GA, USA. 11

7. Fact: Two Beeker sister, Leola and Hallie, married two Rigsbee brother, Arthur and Walter.


Hallie married Walter Lee Rigsbee Sr., son of Barley Aiken Nathan Rigsbee and Carrie London Wicks, on 22 Apr 1916 in Durham, Durham, NC, USA.1 (Walter Lee Rigsbee Sr. was born on 20 Aug 1899 in Durham, Durham, NC, USA,5 10 11 died on 8 Sep 1971 in , Hall, GA, USA 5 12 and was buried in Lula: Whitehall Baptist Church Cemetery, Hall, GA, USA 5.)

Sources

1 FamilySearch.org, North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VXTZ-C99 Walter Rigsbee and Hallie Becker, 22 Apr 1916; citing Durham, North Carolina, United States, p. , Office of Archives and History, Division of Archives and Records. State Archive of North Carolina and variou.

2 1880 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC6L-684 Samul Buker, Boone, Davidson, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district ED 36, sheet 150B.

3 FamilySearch.org, North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VCW6-J43 Hallie Beeker, 19 Mar 1899 citing vol. 902, p. 294, Rowan, North Carolina.

4 Whitefield Funeral Home (Baldwin, GA), http://www.whitfieldfuneralhomes.com/home/obituary/375520 obituary of Rev. Douglas Rigsbee.

5 Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=111687242.

6 FamilySearch.org, North Carolina Deaths, 1906-1930, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F38C-1BF William Lee Rigsbee Jr, 06 May 1929; citing Durham, Durham, North Carolina, reference fn 1292 CN42, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,907,541.

7 FamilySearch.org, Georgia, Death Index, 1933-1998, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V49J-9F6 Hallie B Rigsbee, 09 Sep 1973 citing Hall, Georgia, certificate number 030309.

8 1900 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-267-11931-60294-20?cc=1325221 North Carolina > Rowan > ED 118 Steel Township > image 12 of 18; citing NARA microfilm publication T623.

9 1910 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ML3L-RHM John Becker, Atwell, Rowan, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 91, sheet 6B, family 112.

10 United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZ8B-KFB Walter Lee Rigsbee, 1917-1918; citing Durham County, North Carolina.

11 FamilySearch.org, United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2QZ-W5VY Walter Lee Rigsbee, 1940-1942; citing Athens, Clarke, Georgia.

12 FamilySearch.org, Georgia, Death Index, 1933-1998, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V49F-Q79 Walter L Rigsbee, 08 Sep 1971 citing Hall, Georgia, certificate number 026198.


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