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Rebekah Howard Royster
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Rebekah Howard Royster 1 2 4
- Born: 21 Nov 1940, Lincolnton, Lincoln, NC 5
- Marriage (1): Charles Howard Fox on 9 Mar 1968 in Lexington, Davidson, NC 1
- Marriage (2): Henry Judson Beeker Jr. on 23 Jun 1984 in Raleigh, Wake, NC 2 3
Noted events in her life were:
1. Newspaper: Winston-Salem Journal, 10 Mar 1968, Winston-Salem, Forsyth, NC. 1 Royster and Fox Wedding Is Held (photo) MRS. FOX was Rebekah Royster LEXINGTON - Miss Rebekah Howard Royster became the bride of Charles Howard Fox of Asheboro of 4:30 p.m, yesterday in First Methodist Church. The Rev. Mitchell Faulkner officiated. Mrs. Fox is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore S. Royster. She was graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and was a computer programmer at the University's computation center. Until December 1967, she worked at Pittsburgh Plate Glass Industries here. Mr. Fox, the son of Norman Fox of Bethlehem, Pa., and Mrs. Elizabeth Louise Fox of Allentown, Pa., is a graduate of Duke University. He has worked for the Randolph County Public Library in Asheboro has served in the Air Force. He works for the North Carolina State Library for the Blind in Raleigh. Given in marriage by her father, the bride wore a gown of peau de soie and lace with a chapel train. Her veil of Brussels lace fell from a cap trimmed in orange blossom clusters. The necklace she wore was made of gold nuggets from the 1849 California gold rush. The bride's mother received the necklace from her father on wedding day. Mrs. Fox carried a Bible topped with Mrs. Joseph gardenias and stephanotis. Mrs. Joseph T. Bell of Asheboro, the bride's sister, was matron of honor. Bridesmaids were Mrs. Ted E. Banks of Toronto, Ontario; Miss Mary Lou Smith of Greensboro and Miss Linda Lineberger of Kingstree, S. C. Child attendants were Amy Bell and Ty Bell of Asheboro and Kimberly Banks of Toronto. The bridegroom's brother, Steven M. Fox of Allentown, was best man. Ushers were Theodore S. Royster Jr. of Winston-Salem, the bride's brother, Richard G. Page III of Winston-Salem and Francis H. Dishaw of Johnson City, N. Y. After a honeymoon, the couple will live in Raleigh.
2. Newspaper: The News and Observer, 24 Jun 1984, Raleigh, Wake, NC. 3 BEEKER-FOX Rebekah Royster Fox and Henry Judson Beeker Jr., both of Raleigh, were married Saturday in St. Michael's Episcopal Church. The bride is the daughter of Nancy H. Royster of Lexington and the late Theodore Satterwythe Royster. Parents of the bridegroom are Mr. and Mrs. Henry Judson Beeker of Four Oaks. A reception was held in the church. The couple will live in Raleigh. The bride, a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,is a programmer analyst at N.C. State University. Her mother is retired. The groom, a graduate of the Air Force Data Processing School, is a data system coordinator at' NCSU. His mother is a homemaker.
3. Newspaper: News and Observer: Divorces Granted: Henry Judson Beeker Jr. From Rebakah Royster Beeker, 19 Jan 1989, Raleigh, Wake, NC. 2
Rebekah married Charles Howard Fox, son of Norman Fox and Elizabeth Louise, on 9 Mar 1968 in Lexington, Davidson, NC.1 The marriage ended in divorce on 30 Sep 1981.
Rebekah next married Henry Judson Beeker Jr., son of Henry Judson Beeker Sr. and Ruth Bowden Greyard, on 23 Jun 1984 in Raleigh, Wake, NC.2 3 The marriage ended in divorce in Jan 1989. (Henry Judson Beeker Jr. was born on 16 Nov 1944 in Lumberton, Robeson, NC 6 7.)
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Sources
1
Winston Salem Journal (Winston Salem, NC), 10 Mar 1968 page 37.
2
The News & Observer (Raleigh, NC), 19 Jan 1989, page 88. Divorces.
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The News & Observer (Raleigh, NC), 24 Jun 1984, page 89.
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Winston Salem Journal (Winston Salem, NC), 10 Mar 1968, page 37.
5
Ancestry.com, "North Carolina, U.S., Birth Indexes, 1800-2000," Rebecca Howard Royster b. 21 Nov 1940 Lincolnton NC.
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FamilySearch.org, North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VH1C-YMY Henry Judson Beeker Jr., 16 Nov 1944 citing vol. 1944, p. 1289, Robeson, North Carolina, North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh.
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Ancestry.com, North Carolina, U.S., Divorce Index, 1958-2004 (Original data: North Carolina State Center for Health Statistics. North Carolina Divorce Index, 1958-2004. Raleigh, NC, USA), Henry Beeker Jr. b. 16 Nov 1944 m. 2 Nov 1963 Peggy Beeker b. 25 Feb 1944 divorced 12 Jun 1984 Johnston, NC.