Felix Beck
Lyda Sue Beck
(Abt 1915-1967)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. George Albert Beeker Sr.

Lyda Sue Beck 1 2 3 4

  • Born: Abt 1915, , , NC 1
  • Marriage (1): George Albert Beeker Sr.
  • Died: 24 Nov 1967, Miami, Miami-Dade, FL about age 52 5 6

   FamilySearch ID: LJRD-HZ1.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Census in 1940 in Winston-Salem, Forsyth, NC. 1 The 1940 census recorded renting at 2001 Francis Street; George A. Beeker, gas shovel operator in construction, 32, living with wife Lydia, 25; daughters Janet Sue, 5; and Celia Raye, 3; and son George A. Jr., 1. Everyone was born in North Carolina. In 1935 George was in Halifax, NC, and his wife in Lexington, NC.

2. Residence: On his WWII draft card George was living with Lyda Sue Beeker at 2001 Francis St., Winston-Salem, NC on 16 Oct 1940 in Winston-Salem, Forsyth, NC. 2

3. Residence: 1948 Clarksburg City Directory: Beeker Geo A (Lyda) r960 W Piike in 1948 in Clarksburg, Harrison, WV. 7

4. Census in 1950 in Wilmington, New Hanover, NC. 8 The 1950 census recorded at 119 Morningside Drive: George A. Beeker, coal stripping for drainage company, 42, living with wife Lyda S., 35; Janet S., 15; George A. Jr. 10, Cecil B., 9; Lyda S., 7; and Lloyd A. 5. Everyone was born in North Carolina except Lloyd in Pennsylvania.

5. Residence: 1952 Raleigh City Directory: Beeker Geo A (Lyda S) constn eng h1429 Wake Forest rd in 1952 in Raleigh, Wake, NC. 9

6. Residence: 1429 Wake Forest Rd., Raleigh, NC on 26 Feb 1958 in Raleigh, Wake, NC. 10

7. Moved: 1959, Miami, Miami-Dade, FL. 6

8. Obituary: Miami Herald: obituary of Lyda Beeker on 26 Nov 1967 in Miami, Miami-Dade, FL. 6 Death Notices: BEEKER MRS. LYDA S., 53, 9701 SW 105 Ct. passed away Fri. Coming here 8 years ago from Raleigh, N.C. Funeral services 3 P.M. Mon. PHILBRICK-STANFILL KENDALL CHAPEL. Family requests in lieu ot flowers contributions be made to Variety Children's Hospital.

9. Obituary: Miami Herald: BEEKER, Mrs. Lyda S., 53, of 9701 SW 105th Ct. Philbrick-Stanfill Funeral Home. On 27 Nov 1967 in Miami, Miami-Dade, FL. 11


Lyda married George Albert Beeker Sr., son of Albert Erastus Beeker and Jennie Lou Leonard. (George Albert Beeker Sr. was born on 11 May 1907 in Lexington, Davidson, NC,2 4 12 13 14 died on 23 May 1991 in Lexington, Davidson, NC 13 14 and was buried in Lexington: Forest Hill Memorial Park, Davidson, NC 13.)

Sources

1 1940 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KW34-KNR George A Becker, Salem Ward, Winston-Salem, Winston Township, Forsyth, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 34-84, sheet 4A, family 51.

2 Ancestry.com, U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), George Albert Beeker. b. 11 May 1907.

3 The Times (San Mateo, CA), 3 Oct 1968, page 13. Wedding of Lloyd Anthony Beeker and Betsy Pierpont Jones.

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, Florida Death Index, 1877-1998, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VV3R-KYW Lyda S Beeker, Nov 1967 citing vol. 3014, certificate number 54958, Florida Department of Health.

6 Miami Herald (Miami, FL), 26 Nov 1967, page 63. Obituary of Lyda Beeker.

7 Ancestry.com, U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995, Clarksburg, WV. 1948 Directory. Printed page 203. Online image 105. Geo A. Beeker.

8 "1950 United States Census," https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6FM3-PXL4 George A Beeker Wilmington Twp New Hanover Co. NC.

9 Ancestry.com, U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995, Raleigh NC City Directory, 1952. Printed page 35. Online image 32.. Geo A. Beeker.

10 The News & Observer (Raleigh, NC), 1 Mar 1958, page 3. Death of George Albert Beeker Jr.

11 Miami Herald (Miami, FL), 27 Nov 1967, page 118. Obituary of Lyda Beeker.

12 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.

13 Find A Grave, http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=78290670.

14 FamilySearch.org, North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FGDL-JP8 George Albert Beeker, 23 May 1991; citing Lexington, Davidson, North Carolina, v 20B cn 20941, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,991,843.


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