Samuel D. Beher
(1796-1863)
Eliza Ann Davis
(1806-1888)
Isaac H. Dill
(1827-1872)
Polly Anne Gilson
(1824-1903)
Marcus B. Beher
(Abt 1841-1896)
Mary Elizabeth Dill
(Abt 1841-1877)
Jefferson D. Beher
(1868-1928)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Willie Elizabeth Jett

Jefferson D. Beher 2 3 4 5 6 7

  • Born: 17 Feb 1868, Jackson Township, Rush, IN, USA 2 3
  • Marriage (1): Willie Elizabeth Jett on 15 Apr 1890 in Fort Worth, Tarrant, TX, USA 1
  • Died: 10 Dec 1928, Fort Worth, Tarrant, TX, USA at age 60 3 5
  • Buried: 12 Dec 1928, Fort Worth: Greenwood Memorial Park, Tarrant, TX, USA 3

   FamilySearch ID: LV68-KN4.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1870 in Jackson Township, Rush, IN, USA. 2 The 1870 census recorded Marcus Beher, farmer, living with wife Mary E., 28; Samuel I., 7; Anna E., 6; Marcus W., 5; Dora E., 4; Jefferson D., 2; and Maggie, 6 months born in December. Everyone was born in Indiana. Marcus' real estate was valued at $3,300 and personal estate $800. Also in the home is farm laborer Henry Duboing, 24, born in Missouri. The post office was Rushville.

2. Census in 1880 in Blue River Township, Hancock, IN, USA. 8 The 1880 census recorded Jefferson Beher, laborer, 12, living in the household of Sarah Tyner, 61, and her children: Joseph, 32; Frank, 27; Chester, 24; and Ada, 19. Jefferson and his parents were born in Indiana. Sarah was born in Ohio, her father in New York and mother in New Jersey. Her children and their father were born in Indiana.

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3. Census in 1900 in Duck Creek Township, Madison, IN, USA. 9 The 1900 census recorded Jefferson Beher, teamster, 32, born Feb 1868, living with wife Millie E. [sic, indexed as Millie but poor handwriting in census is Willie], 26, Feb 1874; Mable G., 10, Nov 1890; Ella L., 6, Oct 1894; and Rubie, 4, Nov 1896. Jefferson, his parents, and Ella were born in Indiana. Mable and Rubie were born in Texas. Willie and her father were born in Georgia and her mother in Alabama.

4. Census in 1910 in Fort Worth, Tarrant, TX, USA. 10 The 1910 census recorded at 1508 Pacific Avenue: Jeff D. Beher, blacksmith in own shop, 41, living with wife Willie B., 35; and daughters Elta, seamstress in overall factory, 16, and Ruby, 13. Jeff, his parents, and Elta were born in Indiana. Willie and her parents were born in Georgia. Ruby was born in Texas. Willie had birthed 4 children by 1910 and all were alive.

5. Census in 1920 in Fort Worth, Tarrant, TX, USA. 11 The 1920 census recorded renting at 1508 Pacific Street: Jeff R. Beher, blacksmith for supply co., 51, living with wife Willie, 44; son Frederick, glass washer for engraving, 16; brother John F. Beher, locomotive engineer for railroad, 45; and brother Samuel I. Beher, watchman for railroad, 51. Jeff, John, Samuel and their parents were born in Indiana, as was Frederick. Willie and her parents were born in Georgia. On the same census page is Jeff's daughter, Ruby, 25, living with her husband Rayford D. Ward, 34, at 1515 Pacific St.

6. Residence: 1508 East Presidio St., Fort Worth, TX on 10 Apr 1926 in Fort Worth, Tarrant, TX, USA. 12

7. Cause of Death: cerebral apoplexy, 10 Dec 1928, Fort Worth, Tarrant, TX, USA. 3

8. Occupation: railroad watchman on 10 Dec 1928 in Fort Worth, Tarrant, TX, USA. 3

9. Residence: 1575 E. Presidio, Ft. Worth, TX on 10 Dec 1928 in Fort Worth, Tarrant, TX, USA. 3


Jefferson married Willie Elizabeth Jett, daughter of Theophilus John Jackson Jett and Cynthia Ann Reed, on 15 Apr 1890 in Fort Worth, Tarrant, TX, USA.1 (Willie Elizabeth Jett was born on 17 Feb 1875 in Atlanta, Fulton, GA,4 13 died on 10 Apr 1926 in Fort Worth, Tarrant, TX, USA 12 13 and was buried on 11 Apr 1926 in Fort Worth: Greenwood Memorial Park, Tarrant, TX, USA 6 13.)


Sources


1 Ancestry.com, Texas, U.S., Select County Marriage Records, 1837-2015, Willie E. Jett and J. D. Beher, certificate 3668, Tarrant County, TX.

2 1870 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX61-4JT Marcus Beher, Jacksotn Township, Rush, Indiana, United States; citing p. 3, family 20.

3 Texas State Registrar Office, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database, FamilySearch.org (https://familysearch.org), https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3QL-CMG Mary Elizabeth Dill in entry for Jeff D Beher, 10 Dec 1928; citing certificate number 55489.

4 Texas State Registrar Office, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database, FamilySearch.org (https://familysearch.org), https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3D7-NLB Fredrick Jackson Beher, 02 Mar 1942; citing certificate number 14498.

5 Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/120739449.

6 Dallas Morning News (Dallas, TX), 13 Apr 1926, obituary of Mrs. J. Beher.

7 FamilySearch.org, California, County Marriages, 1850-1952, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8X1-BSQ Fred C Gibbany and Mabel G Beher, 26 Jul 1923; citing Orange, California.

8 1880 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH9Q-P8J Jefferson Beher in household of Sarah Tyner, Blue River, Hancock, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district ED 198, sheet 193C.

9 1900 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9MM-KLJ Jefferson Beher, Duck Creek Township, Madison, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 89, sheet 11A, family 213.

10 1910 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M2SY-CHD Jeff D Beher, Fort Worth Ward 3, Tarrant, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 105, sheet 5A, family 92.

11 1920 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH1L-SQ2 Jeff R Beher, Fort Worth Ward 3, Tarrant, Texas, United States; citing ED 106, sheet 18A, line 49, family 478.

12 Texas State Registrar Office, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database, FamilySearch.org (https://familysearch.org), https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K37K-S91 Mrs. J D Beher, 10 Apr 1926; citing certificate number 15782, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,114,141.

13 Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/120739448.



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