Philip Sparks Beeker
(1830-1862)
Jane Elizabeth Owens
(Abt 1836-)
William Franklin Hill
(1847-1930)
Nancy Caroline Carrick
(1843-1926)
John Henry Osborn Beeker
(1861-1931)
Annie Evangeline Hill
(1871-1948)
William Sparks Beeker
(1890-1977)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Pearl Lena Goodman

William Sparks Beeker 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19

  • Born: 20 May 1890, Cleveland, Rowan, NC 2 4 12 19
  • Marriage (1): Pearl Lena Goodman on 30 Aug 1914 in , Rowan, NC 1
  • Died: 9 Jun 1977, Statesville, Iredell, NC at age 87 2 4 12
  • Buried: 11 Jun 1977, Cleveland: Cleveland First Baptist Church Cemetery, Rowan, NC 4 12

   Another name for William was Will Beeker.20

   FamilySearch ID: LZYV-3K6.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Occupation: farmer on 5 Jun 1917 in Cleveland, Rowan, NC. 19

2. He was described as tall, medium build, blue eyes, light hair. Claimed exemption for physicial disability. On 5 Jun 1917 in Cleveland, Rowan, NC. 19

3. Census in 1920 in Cleveland, Rowan, NC. 21 The 1920 census recorded Will S. Bieker [indexed wrong due to poor handwriting], farmer, 29, living with wife Pearl L., 22; and sons William H., 4; and James B., 1. Next door is Will's father, J. Henry Bieker, farmer, 57, with his family indexed incorrectly as surname Becker: wife Annie, 48; son Gustus C., 24; daughters Blanche F., 18; Annie B., 14; son Henry H., 10; and and daughter Hallie M., 5. Everyone and their parents were born in North Carolina.

4. Census in 1930 in Cleveland, Rowan, NC. 22 The 1930 census recorded renting a home: William C. Beeker, city mail carrier, 40, living with wife Pearl G., 32; William H., 14; James B., 10; Annie K., 9; Charles E., 7; Nancy G., 4; and Walter G., 1. Also in the home is mother-in-law Katie R. Goodman, widowed, 71; and brother Henry H. Beeker, laborer on farm, 19. Everyone and their parents were born in North Carolina. When married William was age 24 and Pearl 18. Next door is Hary N. Goodman, 40, with his family.

5. Census in 1940 in Salisbury, Rowan, NC. 23 The 1940 census recorded renting at 514 West Cemetary Street: William S. Baker [indexed wrong as Baker or Border due to poor handwriting which is actually Beeker], letter carrier, 49, living with wife Pearl, 43; daughter Kathleen, waitress, 19; son Charles, meat packing, 17; daughter Nancy, 14; and sons Walter, 11; and Samuel, 6. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania.

6. Census in 1950 in Cleveland, Rowan, NC. 18 The 1950 census recorded William S. Beeker, retired farmer, 59, living with wife Pearl, 53; Samuel F., 16; daughter Nancy B. Wood, 28, with her children: Nancy L., 2, born in Ohio, and Wadine E., born Dec 1949 in Georgia. The others were born in North Carolina. Next door is his son, William H. Beeker.

7. Residence: on 3 Dec 1964 in Cleveland, Rowan, NC. 24

8. Residence: on 28 Mar 1969 in Cleveland, Rowan, NC. 20

9. Residence: on 21 Oct 1973 in Salisbury, Rowan, NC. 11

10. Residence: on 26 Dec 1975 in Cleveland, Rowan, NC. 15

11. Residence: on 9 Jun 1977 in Cleveland, Rowan, NC. 12

12. Obituary: Greensboro Daily News: obituary of William S. Beeker on 11 Jun 1977 in Greensboro, Guilford, NC. 12 William S. Beeker
SALISBURY -- William Sparks Beeker, 87, of Rt. 1, Cleveland, died Thursday in Davis Hospital in Statesville.
Funeral will be 3 p.m. today at Cleveland Baptist Church, where he was a member, with the Rev. Gilmer Beck officiating. Burial will be at the church.
He was retired from the U.S. Postal Service and was a retired farmer.
Surviving are widow, Mrs. Pearl Goodman Beeker; sons, W.H. Beeker of Cleveland, James B. Beeker of Burlington, Samuel F. Beeker of Alburquerque, N.M.; daughters, Mrs. Lanie Carter and Mrs. Nancy Wood of China Grove; brother, A.C. Beeker of Cleveland; sisters, Mrs. Mae Childers of Mooresville, Mrs. Ernest Kendrick of Charlotte, Mrs. Hallie Hartman of Kannapolis, Mrs. Ruth Lenz of Rockwell, Mrs. Annie Porter of Salisbury.
The body is at Summersett Funeral Home.


William married Pearl Lena Goodman, daughter of William Chalmers Goodman and Katie R. Beavers, on 30 Aug 1914 in , Rowan, NC.1 (Pearl Lena Goodman was born on 23 Feb 1897 in , Iredell, NC,25 died on 19 Aug 1977 in Statesville, Iredell, NC 25 26 and was buried on 21 Aug 1977 in Cleveland: Cleveland First Baptist Church Cemetery, Rowan, NC 25 26.)

Sources

1 FamilySearch.org, North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979, (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJ8B-KX2W Wm Sparks Beeker and Pearl Lena Goodman, 30 Aug 1914; citing Rowan, North Carolina.

2 FamilySearch.org, North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FG5D-5L2 John Henry Beeker in entry for William Sparks Beeker, 09 Jun 1977; citing Statesville, Iredell, North Carolina, v 21B cn 21740, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,984,314.

3 FamilySearch.org, North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FGR7-ZXS William Henry Beeker, 13 May 1978; citing Cleveland, Rowan, North Carolina, v 19B cn 19793, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,984,397.

4 Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=104485294.

5 FamilySearch.org, North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000, citing vol. 6, p. 440, Rowan, North Carolina, North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh Walter George Beeker, 29 Aug 1928 citing vol. 16, p. 294, Rowan, North Carolina, North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh.

6 FamilySearch.org, North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FGWD-4HR James Brantley Beeker, 01 Oct 1982; citing Burlington, Alamance, North Carolina, cn 36160, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,984,898.

7 FamilySearch.org, North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VC3P-YH1 Nancy Jane Beaker, 06 Sep 1925 citing vol. 13, p. 1185, Rowan, North Carolina, North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh.

8 Salisbury Post (Salisbury, NC) (Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina.), http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/salisburypost/obituary.aspx?n=kathleen-beeker-carter&pid=138981589 27 Jan 2010. Obituary of Kathleen Beeker Carter.

9 FamilySearch.org, North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VC3P-YCB Samuel Fleming Beeker, 21 Aug 1933 citing vol. 21, p. 221, Rowan, North Carolina, North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh.

10 Greensboro Daily News (Greensboro, NC), 13 Jan 1946, page 24. Marriage of Wade Gile Wood and Nancy Jane Beeker.

11 Statesville Record & Landmark (Statesville, NC), 22 Oct 1973, page 3. Obituary of John Calvin Beeker.

12 Greensboro Daily News (Greensboro, NC), 11 Jun 1977, page 18. Obituary of William S. Beeker.

13 FamilySearch.org, North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VC3P-YHX William Henry Beaker, 15 Jul 1915 citing vol. 2, p. 645, Rowan, North Carolina.

14 Ancestry.com, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014 (Original data: Virginia, Marriages, 1936-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia.), James Brantley Beeker and Thelma Juanita Jackson, m. 26 Mar 1945, Portsmouth, VA.

15 Durham Morning Herald (Durham, NC), 28 Dec 1975, page 37. Obituary of Henry Hill Beeker.

16 Salisbury Post (Salisbury, NC) (Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina.), 20 Aug 2019, obituary of Nancy Beeker Wood.

17 Albuquerque Journal (Albuquerque, Bernalillo, New Mexico.), 23 Aug 1993, page 29. Obituary of Samuel Fleming Beeker.

18 "1950 United States Census," https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6FM9-RFW5 William S Beeker Cleveland NC.

19 Ancestry.com, U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (United States, Selective Service System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. M1509, 4,582 rolls.), William Sparks Beeker b. 20 May 1890 Cleveland NC.

20 The Daily Times-News (Burlington, North Carolina) (Burlington, Alamance, North Carolina), 29 Mar 1969, page 19. Obituary of Thomas Lee Beeker.

21 1920 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZJG-L2B Will S Bieker, Cleveland, Rowan, North Carolina, United States; citing ED 112, sheet 12B, line 73, family 233.

22 1930 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X37M-N3F William C Beeker, Cleveland, Rowan, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 10, sheet 5B, line 88, family 82.

23 1940 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KW3X-YZT William S Baker, North Ward, Salisbury, Salisbury Township, Rowan, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 80-28, sheet 19A, line 18, family 393.

24 The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, NC) (Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina), 5 Dec 1964, page 19. Obituary of James Elmer Beeker.

25 Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=104485295.

26 The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, NC) (Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina), 21 Aug 1977, page 13. Obituary of Pearl Goodman Beeker.


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