Henry Hill Beeker ^{1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12}

   FamilySearch ID: LZYV-3XF.

  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. Census in 1920 in Cleveland, Rowan, NC. ¹³ 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.

3. Census in 1930 in Cleveland, Rowan, NC. ¹⁴ 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.

4. Census in 1950 in Durham, Durham, NC. ¹⁵ The 1950 census recorded Henry H. Beeker, operator at power company, 40, living with wife May G., 43; and sons Preston H., 17; Jan T., 15; Frank G., 11; and Jerry L., 8. Everyone was born in North Carolina except May in Tennessee.

5. Residence: Hamlin Road, Durham, NC on 30 Nov 1960 in Durham, Durham, NC. ¹⁶

6. Residence: on 3 Dec 1964 in Durham, Durham, NC. ¹⁷

7. Residence: on 28 Mar 1969 in Durham, Durham, NC. ⁴

8. Residence: on 21 Oct 1973 in Durham, Durham, NC. ⁷

9. Cause of Death: Henry died at Watts Hospital from deep right cerebral hematoma extending into corpus collosum, contributory diabetes mellitus, hypertension, 26 Dec 1975, Durham, Durham, NC. ¹

10. Occupation: retired, Duke Power Co. On 26 Dec 1975 in Durham, Durham, NC. ¹

11. Residence: Rt. 5 Box 35, Hamlin Rd., Durham, NC on 26 Dec 1975 in Durham, Durham, NC. ¹

12. Obituary: Durham Morning Herald: obituary of Henry Hill Beeker on 28 Dec 1975 in Durham, Durham, NC. ¹¹ Henry H. Beeker

Henry Hill Beeker, 66, of Hamlin Road, died Friday at Watts Hospital following a long illness.

Funeral services will be conducted 2 p.m. Monday by the Rev. Milton Gilbert at the Clements Funeral Chapel. Burial will be in Oak Grove Cemetery.

A native of Rowan County, he was a Durham resident for the last 35 years and was a member of the Duke Chapel United Methodist Church. He recently retired from the Duke Power Co. after 33 years service.

Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Addie Mae Gilbert Beeker; four sons, Jan Thomas Beeker and Jerry Lentz Beeker, both of Durham, Preston Hill Beeker of Maxton and Frank Gilbert Beeker of Richmond; five sisters, Mrs. Annie B. Porter of Salisbury; Mrs. Blanche B. Hendrix of Charlotte, Mrs. Ruth B. Lentz Childress of Mooresville and Mrs. Hallie B. ZHartman of Kannapolis; two brothers, Will Beeker and Gus Beeker, both of Cleveland, N.C.; and 12 grandchildren.

The family requests that flowers be omitted and that contributions may be made to the Cancer Fund.

Henry married Addie Mae Gilbert, daughter of James D. Gilbert and Celia Venoy. (Addie Mae Gilbert was born on 29 Sep 1905 in Neva, Johnson, TN,^{9 18 19 20} died on 24 Feb 1999 in Durham, Durham, NC ^{9 18 19} and was buried on 26 Feb 1999 in Durham: Oak Grove Memory Gardens, Durham, NC ^{9 18}.)