Frances Lou Rich ^{1 2}

   FamilySearch ID: L5YC-R8V.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Census in 1940 in Bellemont, Alamance, NC. ³ The 1940 census recorded owning a $1000 home: W. Arthur Rich, knitter in hosiery mill, 28, living with wife Margaret E., looper in hosiery mill, 32; and daughters J. Elizabeth, 5; Fay Bernice, 3; and Francis L., 6 months when the census was recorded 24 Apr 1940. Everyone was born in North Carolina.

2. Census in 1950 in Coble Township, Alamance, NC. ⁴ The 1950 census recorded W. A. Rich, knits nylon lome in hosiery mill, 38, living with wife Margaret K., 42; and daughters Janet E., 14; Fay B., 12; and Frances L., 9. All were born in North Carolina.

3. Newspaper: Dailty Times-News: photo and engagement of Frances Lou Rich, 14 Nov 1959, Burlington, Alamance, NC. ² (photo)
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. rich of Route 1, Burlington announce the engagement of their daughter Frances Lou to Marvin Boyd Beeker of Fort Bragg the sone of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Beeker of Burlington. The wedding is planned for December twenty-seventh at Low's Lutheran Church.

4. Residence: on 27 Dec 1959 in Burlington, Alamance, NC. ¹

5. Newspaper: Daily Times: Wedding Dress Is Worn Down Aisle For Third Time At Rich-Beeker Vows, 29 Dec 1959, Burlington, Alamance, NC. ⁵ When Frances Rich walked down the aisle of Low's Lutheran Church Sunday to become the bride of Marvin Beeker, it was a new experience for her, of course.
But for the dress she wore it was a twice-repeated performance.
There are three children -- all girls -- in the W. A. Rich family, and Frances, the third, wore the same dress that her sisters, Janet and Bernice, had worn in their weddings.
The dress was first worn by Janet (Mrs. Thomas Lines) on July 18, 1954, then by Bernice (Mrs. Bobby Sharpe) on July 31, 1955.
Following the precedent set by her sisters, Frances also had Mrs. Mary Roberson as wedding director. Mrs. Roberson's first experience with directing chores was at Janet's wedding, but she has become a veteran of many weddings since that time, and was especially pleased to direct the third Rich sister's wedding.
Frances was attended by her sisters in the wedding Sunday, just as they had been attended by her and each other in their weddings.

6. Newspaper: Daily Times-News: Mr. And Mrs. W. A. Rich and Mrs. Marvin Beeker and son spent four days of the recent holiday weekend in Ft. Campbell, Ky. Visiting Marvin Beeker, who is in the service and stationed there., 30 Nov 1961, Burlington, Alamance, NC. ⁶

7. Residence: 1849 Shamrock Drv, Burlington, NC in 2020 in Burlington, Alamance, NC.

Frances married Marvin Boyd Beeker, son of John Woodrow Beeker and Ettie Belle Poplin, on 27 Dec 1959 in Whitsett: Lows Lutheran Church, Guilford, NC.¹ (Marvin Boyd Beeker was born on 10 Oct 1938 in Lexington, Davidson, NC ⁷.)