Thomas Lee Beeker ^{1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10}

   FamilySearch ID: KLGM-DZR.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1910 in Cleveland, Rowan, NC. The 1910 census recorded J. H. Beeker (handwriting on census is poor and is indexed online was W S Baker), farmer, no age listed, living with wife Annie, 39; son W. S., farm laborer, 19; son J. C., farm laborer, 18; son James, farm laborer, 16; son Thomas, farm laborer, 16; son Gus, farm laborer, 14; daughter B. May, farm laborer, 12; daughter Blanche I., 8; daughter A. B., 5; daughter M. R., 0, and son H. H., 0. Everyone and their parents were born in North Carolina. J.H. and Annie were married for 20 years and she had birthed 10 children by 1910, all alive that year.

2. Occupation: builder of high tension lines for power company on 5 Jun 1917 in Salisbury, Rowan, NC. ¹¹

3. He was described as tall, slender, blye eyes, light hair on 5 Jun 1917 in Barber, Rowan, NC. ¹¹

4. Residence: Barber Route 2, Barber NC on 5 Jun 1917 in Barber, Rowan, NC. ¹¹

5. Census in 1930 in Cleveland, Rowan, NC. ¹² The 1930 census recorded Thomas L. Becker [indexed wrong, handwriting poor], farmer, 36, living with wife Jennie L, 26. They and their parents were born in North Carolina.

6. Census in 1940 in Burlington, Alamance, NC. ¹³ The 1940 census recorded renting at 249 Holly Street: Thomas L. Becker [indexed wrong, handwriting unclear], operator in power plant, 45, living with wife Jennie T., 32; and son Ray L, 6. Everyone was born in North Carolina.

7. Residence: 812 Rainey Street, Burlington, NC on 9 Jun 1946 in Burlington, Alamance, NC. ^{6 7}

8. Census in 1950 in Burlington, Alamance, NC. ¹⁴ The 1950 census recorded at 312 Rainey Street: Thomas L. Beeker, planter operator at city power plant, living with wife Jennie I., 46; and son Eddie B., 5. Everyone was born in North Carolina.

9. Residence: on 3 Dec 1964 in Glenhaven, Cumberland, NC. ¹⁵

10. Cause of Death: Thomas died at Memorial Hospital of Alamance County from cardiac insuffiency, arterio sclerotic heart disease, hypertensive cardio vascular disease, 28 Mar 1969, Burlington, Alamance, NC. ⁴

11. Occupation: Retired Duke Power employee on 28 Mar 1969 in Burlington, Alamance, NC. ⁴

12. Residence: 139 Taylor Mobile Home Park, Burlington, NC on 28 Mar 1969 in Burlington, Alamance, NC. ⁴

13. Obituary: Daily Times-News: obituary of Thomas Lee Beeker on 29 Mar 1969 in Burlington, Alamance, NC. ⁵ Thomas Lee Beeker
Thomas Lee Beeker, 75, of 139 Taylor Mobile Home Park died Friday morning at 10:10 o'clock in a local hospital, following six and one-half years of declining health and two weeks of critical illness.
A native of Rowan County, Mr. Beeker was the son of the late John Henry and Annie Hill Beeker. He was the husband of Mrs. Jennie Smith Beeker of the home, who survives, and was a retired Duke Power substation operator. He was a member of Piedmont Presbyterian Church.
Survivors, in addition to his wife, include one son, Eddie Beeker of Richmond, Va; four brothers, Will Beeker, John Beeker and Gus Beeker all of Cleveland, and Henry Beeker of Durham; five sisters, Mrs. Mae Childress of Mooresville, Mrs. Ernest Kendrick of Charlotte, Mrs. Harold Porter of Salisbury, Mrs. Ben Lentz of Rockwell, and Mrs. Clyde Hartman of Kannapolis; and one grandson.
Final rites will be held Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock at Rich and Thompson Chapel in Burlington. The Rev. John Eliason, pastor of Piedmont Presbyterian Church, will conduct the service. Burial will be in Pine Hill Cemetery.
The body will remain at Rich and Thompson Mortuary in Burlington through the service. The family will be at the mortuary tonight from 7 to 9 o'clock.

Thomas married Jennie Ida Smith, daughter of James Culpeper Smith and Bettie Thomas Andrews, on 26 Mar 1928 in Troy, Montgomery, NC.¹ (Jennie Ida Smith was born on 10 Jun 1903 in , Montgomery, NC,^{3 16 17} died on 3 May 2001 in Burlington, Alamance, NC ^{3 16 17} and was buried on 5 May 2001 in Burlington: Pine Hill Cemetery, Alamance, NC ^{3 17}.)