James Elmer Beeker ^{1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11}

   FamilySearch ID: LZYV-386.

  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: farmer for J. H. Beeker near Cleveland on 5 Jun 1917 in Cleveland, Rowan, NC. ¹²

3. He was described as Tall height, slender build, blue eyes, dark brown hair on 5 Jun 1917 in Cleveland, Rowan, NC. ¹²

4. Residence: on 5 Jun 1917 in Barber, Rowan, NC. ¹²

5. Military from 14 Jul 1918 to 19 Jan 1919 in United States: Private Battery C 6 Trench Artillery. ¹³

6. Census in 1930 in Franklin, Rowan, NC. ¹⁴ The 1930 census recorded on No. 10 Highway (State Highway 70) James Beeker, mail carrier, 25, living with wife Mary, 25; Ira, 5; Jimmie, 3; and Earl, 2. Everyone and their parents were born in North Carolina.

7. Census in 1940 in Franklin Township, Rowan, NC. ¹⁵ The 1940 census recorded James E. Beaker, mail carrier, 45, living with wife Mary K., 34; and sons Ira L., 15; James O., 13; and Henry E., 12. Everyone was born in North Carolina.

8. Census in 1950 in Franklin, Rowan, NC. ¹⁶ The 1950 census recorded James Beeker, mail carrier, 55, living with wife Mary K., 44. They were born in North Carolina.

9. Cause of Death: James died at Veteran's Administration Hospital from bronchopneumonia due to metastatic malignant melanoma, 3 Dec 1964, Salisbury, Rowan, NC. ¹¹

10. Occupation: postal employee on 3 Dec 1964 in Salisbury, Rowan, NC. ^{9 11}

11. Residence: Route 1 Box 294-A Salisbury NC on 3 Dec 1964 in Salisbury, Rowan, NC. ¹¹

12. Obituary: Charlotte Observer: obituary of James Elmer Beeker on 5 Dec 1964 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg, NC. ¹⁰ SALISBURY - James Elmer Beeker, 71, died Thursday. Funeral 3 p.m. Sunday at John Calvin Presbyterian Church. Survivors: wife; sons, Ira Beeker of Durham, James O. Beeker of Bayone, N.J., H. Earl Beeker of Carolina Beach: brothers, W. S. Beeker, A. C. Beeker, J. C. Beeker, all of Cleveland, T. L. Beeker, of Glenhaven, H. H. Beeker of Durham; sisters, Mrs. Clyde Hartman of Kannapolis, Mrs. Mae Childress of Mooresville, Mrs. Ernest Kendrix of Charlotte, Mrs. Harold Porter of Salisbury, Mrs. Lentz of Rockwell.

13. Obituary: Greensboro Daily News: obituary of James Beeker on 5 Dec 1964 in Greensboro, Guilford, NC. ¹⁷ SALISBURY, Dec. 4 - James Elmer Beeker, 71, of Route 1, Salisbury, died Thursday at the Veterans Hospital here following declining health of four years. A native of Cleveland, for 38 years he was employed by the Salisbury Post Office. He was a member of John Calvin Presbyterian Church and a veteran of World War I. Survivors: wife, Mrs. Mary Miller Beeker; three sons, Ira Lee Beeker of Durham, James O. Beeker of Bayonne, N.J. and H. Earl Beeker of Carolina Beach; five brothers, W. S., A. C., and J. C. Beeker of Cleveland, T. L. Beeker of Glen Raven and H. H. Beeker of Durham; five sisters, Mrs. Clyde Hartman of Kannapolis, Mrs. Mae Childress of Mooresville, Mrs. Ernest Kendrix of Charlotte, Mrs. Harold Porter of Salisbury, and Mrs. Ben Lentz of Rockwell; 10 grandchildren. Funeral 3 p.m. Sunday, John Calvin Presbyterian Church, the Rev. Richard Erikson, interment in Saint Matthews Episcopal Church Cemetery.

James married Mary Katherine Miller, daughter of Henry Cyrus Miller and Fannie Dorcas Lyerly, on 6 Aug 1924 in Salisbury, Rowan, NC.^{1 2} (Mary Katherine Miller was born on 2 Apr 1906 in Franklin, Rowan, NC,^{18 19} died on 22 Feb 1996 in Salisbury, Rowan, NC ^{19 20} and was buried on 24 Feb 1996 in Salisbury: Saint Metthews Episcopal Church Cemetery, Rowan, NC ²⁰.)