Charles Wilbur Beeker ^{1 2}

   FamilySearch ID: GQ3W-VMD.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1920 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA. ⁵ The 1920 census recorded renting at 4513 Liberty Avenue: Harvey P. Beeker, railroad track foreman, 31, living with wife Nellie W., 25; Margaret L., 11; Harvey P., 7; and Charles W., 2 months. Harvey Sr., Margaret, and Harvey Jr. and their parents were born in Maryland. Nellie, her parents, and Charles W. and his mother were born in Pennsylvania. Charles' father was born in Maryland.

2. Census in 1930 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA. ⁶ The 1930 census recorded at 4014 Fisk St. in Pittsburgh as lodgers in the household of William A. McGonigle, 65: Nellie Beeker, widowed, cleaner in a Pullman Co., 36, and her son Wilbert Beeker, 10. Nellie was married at age 23. The Beekers and their parents were born in Pennsylvania.

3. Census in 1940 in Baltimore, Baltimore, MD. ⁷ The 1940 census recorded renting at 3437 Chestnut Avenue: Harry Crawford, filling station attendant, 32, living with wife Margaret, spinner in cotton mill, 31; son Harry, 14; daughter Eileen 12; and Margaret's brothers, both printers in a printing company: Harvey Beeker, 28, and Wilbur Beeker, 21. They lived in the same place in 1935. Everyone was born in Maryland.

4. Military on 13 Jan 1942 in Baltimore, Baltimore, MD: World War II, private, Air Corps. ⁸

5. Census in 1950 in Baltimore, Baltimore, MD. ⁹ The 1950 census recorded on the 3rd floor at 2212 Roslyn Avenue: Charles W. Beeker, milk route salesman for dairy, 30, living with wife Ruth, 26; Mary, 3; and Joan A., born in Nov. 1949. All were born in Maryland except Charles in Pennsylvania.

6. Obituary: Baltimore Sun: obituary of Charles Wilbur Beeker on 6 Jun 2005 in Baltimore, Baltimore, MD. ³ On June 5, 2005 CHARLES WILBUR; beloved husband of 59 years to Ruth Beeker (nee Schmitt); father of Mary Barbara Weyandt, Joan Anne Clurman, Nancy M. Brockmeyer, Jane Frances Daw, Patricia Ruth Sachs, Paul Gerard Beeker and Jennifer Jean Nilsen. Also survived by 12 grandchildren, two greatgrandchildren, predeceased by grandson Patrick Donovan, Jr., sister Margaret Crawford and brother Harvey Beeker. A Requim Mass will be held at St. Bartholomew a s Catholic Church, Manchester, MD on Tuesday at 11 A.M. Interment in Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers donations to Carroll Hospice, 95 Carroll St., Westminster, MD 21157. Arrangements by ECKHARDT FUNERAL CHAPEL, P.A., Manchester, MD.

7. Obituary: Carroll County Times: obituary of Charles W. Beeker on 6 Jun 2005 in Westminster, Carroll, MD. ⁴ Charles W. Beeker, 85, of Manchester, died Sunday, June 5, 2005, at Carroll Hospital Center in Westminster.
Born Nov. 21, 1919, in Pittsburgh, Pa., he was the son of the late Harvey Pleasant and Helen Smith Beeker. He was the husband of Ruth Schmitt Beeker, his wife of 59 years.
He had been a government worker and was retired from Edgewood Arsenal.
He was an Army veteran of World War II, where he served in England. He was a member of the Westminster Moose for many years. He was a member of St. Bartholomew's Catholic Church in Manchester.
Surviving, in addition to his wife, are children Mary Barbara Weyandt of Huntingdon, Pa., Joan Anne Clurman of Spotsylvania, Va., Nancy M. Brockmeyer of Manchester, Jane Frances Daw of New Freedom, Pa., Patricia Ruth Sachs of Sparks, Paul Gerard Beeker of Parkville and Jennifer Jean Nilsen of Whitehall; 12 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
He was predeceased by grandson Patrick Donovan Jr.; sister Margaret Crawford; and brother Harvey Beeker.
A requiem Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Bartholomew's Catholic Church, 3071 Park Ave., Manchester, with the Rev. Michael Roach officiating. Interment will be in Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens, Timonium.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Carroll Hospice, 95 Carroll St., Westminster, MD 21157.

Charles married Ruth Schmitt, daughter of John Marcus Schmitt and Emma Marie Rose. (Ruth Schmitt was born on 14 Jun 1923 in Baltimore, Baltimore, MD,¹ died on 15 Dec 2010 in Baltimore, Baltimore, MD ¹ and was buried on 20 Dec 2010 in Timonium: Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens, Baltimore, MD ¹.)