Samuel Beeker
(1829-1909)
Ellen J. Gallimore
(1831-1909)
Joshua Miller
(1824-1877)
Sarah Catherine McLaughlin
(1839-1920)
Charles Turner Beeker
(1870-1941)
Lula Etta Miller
(1872-1952)
Myrtle Miller Beeker
(1897-1985)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Dr. Posey Leff Choate

Myrtle Miller Beeker 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

  • Born: 13 Jun 1897, , Rowan, NC 2 3
  • Marriage (1): Dr. Posey Leff Choate on 20 Jun 1917 in Mount Ulla, Rowan, NC, USA 1
  • Died: 22 Nov 1985, Sparta, Alleghany, NC, USA at age 88 2 3
  • Buried: 24 Nov 1985, Sparta: Sparta Cemetery, Alleghany, NC, USA 2 3

   FamilySearch ID: LWB9-SDF.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Census in 1900 in Atwell Township, Rowan, NC, USA. 11 The 1900 census recorded Charley Beeker, farmer, 30, born Dec 1870, living with wife Lula, 27, Jul 1873; Daisy, 5, Dec 1895; and Myrtle, 2, Jun 1898. Everyone and their parents were born in North Carolina. Lula and Charley were married 8 years.

2. Census in 1910 in Steele Township, Rowan, NC, USA. 12 The 1910 census recorded Charlie T. Beeker, farmer, 39, living with wife Lula E., 37; daughters Dasie L., 14, Myrtle M., 11; and Mary E., 9; and sons Erriel G., 5, and Harril T., 2. Everyone and their parents were born in North Carolina.

3. Residence: on 20 Jun 1917 in Mount Ulla, Rowan, NC, USA. 1

4. Newspaper: The Union Republican: Married: At Mt. Ulla, N. C., recently, Miss Myrtle Beeker to Dr. Leff Choate, of Sparta, N. C., 5 Jul 1917, Winston-Salem, Forsyth, NC, USA. 13


Myrtle married Dr. Posey Leff Choate, son of Sowell Andrew Choate and Laura Ann Edwards, on 20 Jun 1917 in Mount Ulla, Rowan, NC, USA.1 (Dr. Posey Leff Choate was born on 20 Dec 1889 in Sparta, Alleghany, NC, USA,3 6 died on 16 May 1961 in Winston-Salem, Forsyth, NC, USA 3 6 and was buried on 17 May 1961 in Sparta: Sparta Cemetery, Alleghany, NC, USA 3 6.)


Sources


1 FamilySearch.org, North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJ8B-KVMG Leff Choate and Myrtle Beeker, 20 Jun 1917; citing Rowan, North Carolina.

2 FamilySearch.org, North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FGJ1-YB4 Myrtle Beeker Choate, 22 Nov 1985; citing Sparta, Alleghany, N.C., v 44A cn 44150.

3 Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=89780833.

4 Greensboro Daily News (Greensboro, NC), 17 May 1961, page 9. Funeral of Dr. P. L. Choate.

5 Greensboro News & Record (Greensboro, NC), 3 Aug 1985, page 24. Obituary of Mrs. Mary Edna Gillespie.

6 Ancestry.com, North Carolina, U.S., Death Certificates, 1909-1976 (North Carolina State Board of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics. North Carolina Death Certificates. Microfilm S.123. Rolls 19-242, 280, 313-682, 1040-1297. North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, North Carolina.), Certificate 13584. Posey Leff Choate. Father Silas A. Choate. Mother Laura Edwards. Spouse Myrtle Choate.

7 FamilySearch.org, North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FGZS-KGX Wade Thomas Choate, 30 Jul 1988 citing Sparta, Alleghany, North Carolina, v 28B cn 28846.

8 FamilySearch.org, North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VHFV-VM4 Wade Thomas Choate, 16 Feb 1920 citing vol. 7, p. 321, Alleghany NC.

9 FamilySearch.org, North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VHFV-BDH Billy Carroll Choate, 23 Apr 1926 citing vol. 9, p. 75, Alleghany NC.

10 "Bible of Samuel Beeker" (Photo of bible pages found on Ancestry.com), Births, Deaths, Marriages pages with handwritten dates.

11 1900 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSB2-NC4 Charley Beeker Atwell Township Rowan Co NC.

12 1910 United States Census, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ML3G-KW5 Charlie T Beeker Steele Township Rowan Co NC.

13 The Union Republican (Winston-Salem, NC), 5 Jul 1917, page 8.



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