Magdalena "Maggie" Beeker ^{1 2 3 4 5 6}

   FamilySearch ID: G78Q-JXQ.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Census in 1900 in Battle Ground, Tippecanoe, IN. ⁷ The 1900 census recorded renting a farm: Jason L. Beuker [sic, as indexed in census due to poor handwriting by census taker of John L. Beeker], farmer, 30, born Nov 1869, living with wife Dora, 30, Oct 1869; Opal, 6, Oct 1893; Hazle, 5, May 1895; Maggie, 3, Dec 1897; and Manford, 1, Aug 1899. Everyone and their parents were born in Indiana.
On the same census page are neighbors Manford Beeker, 59, with his family and on the previous page John L. Beeker, 38, with his family.

2. Census in 1910 in Tippecanoe Township, Tippecanoe, IN. ⁸ The 1910 census recorded John L. Becker [sic, as indexed because handwriting of Beeker is poor], farmer, 40, living with wife Dora, 40; Opal, 16; Hazel, 14; Magdalene, 13; Manford, 11; and Burnice, 5. Everyone and their parents were born in Indiana. John and Dora were married for 17 years and she had birthed 5 children all alive in 1910.

3. Residence: on 9 Dec 1937 in Colfax, Clinton, IN. ^{2 3}

4. Residence: on 25 Mar 1942 in Frankfort, Clinton, IN. ^{1 3}

5. Census in 1950 in Frankfort, Clinton, IN. ⁹ The 1950 census recorded at 253 Second Avenue in Frankfort: John Hornbeck, carman on railroad, 54, living with wife Maggie, 53. They were born in Indiana.

6. Newspaper: Journal and Courier: Beekers File Suit To Break Will, 27 Oct 1956, Lafayette, Tippecanoe, IN. ¹⁰ Suit To Break Will Is Filed
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FRANKFORT -- Suit to set aside the will of May B. Black, filed for probate in Circuit court, was instituted Friday by eight persons -- Opal Aper, Hazel Chenoweth, Manford Beeker, Bernice Beeker, Clifford Beeker, Leonard Beeker, John Beeker and Stephen Beeker against Magdeline Hornbeck as executrix of the estate and Magdoline Hornback, Thornton Beeker and Katheryn Shigley as heirs named in the will. The estate includes real estate in Clinton and Tippecanoe counties estimated to be worth $30,000. The will was drawn April 11, 1950. The complaint alleges undue influence in the writing of the will.

7. Residence: 253 S. 2nd Street, Lafayette, IN on 3 Mar 1978 in Lafayette, Tippecanoe, IN. ⁶

8. Cause of Death: Margaret died at Milner Community Health-Care from orthostatic pneumonia, 21 Dec 1978, Rossville, Clinton, IN. ⁴

Magdalena married John Patterson Hornbeck, son of William Hornbeck and Lula Mae Patterson. (John Patterson Hornbeck was born on 9 Jan 1896 in Brookston, White, IN,^{3 6 11 12} died on 3 Mar 1978 in Lafayette, Tippecanoe, IN ¹² and was buried on 6 Mar 1978 in Frankfort: Greenlawn Cemetery, Clinton, IN ¹².)