William M. Beeker ^{2 3 4 5 6}

   FamilySearch ID: 9M26-X9B.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1840 in , Tippecanoe, IN. ⁸ The 1840 census recorded two Beeker households living near John Pruitt who married John Beeker's daughter Barbara.
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The census lists John Becker [sic, indexed as Becker but handwriting is Beeker] with a household as follows:
Home in 1840 (City, County, State): Tippecanoe , Indiana
Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 50 thru 59: 1
Free White Persons - Females - Under 5: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 15 thru 19: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 40 thru 49: 1
Persons Employed in Mining: 3
Free White Persons - Under 20: 6
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 2
Total Free White Persons: 9
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Next door is son Leonard Beckers [sic, handwriting is Beeker] with this household:
Name:Leonard Beckers
Home in 1840 (City, County, State): Tippecanoe, Indiana
Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29: 1
Persons Employed in Mining: 1
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 2
Total Free White Persons: 2.

2. Census in 1850 in Tippecanoe Township, Tippecanoe, IN. ⁹ The 1850 census recorded mother Christian Becker [sic, surname is Beeker handwritten poorly but given name is written Christian, not Christina], 59, born in North Carolina, living with her children born in Indiana: Samuel, farmer, 25; William, 21; and daughter Christian, 16. The mother had no real estate value listed but each of the 3 children had $3000.

3. He appeared in the household of Samuel Beeker in a census in 1860 in Tippecanoe Township, Tippecanoe, IN. ^{10 10} The 1860 census recorded Samuel Beeker, farmer, 34, living with wife Hannah, 18; Mary D., 3; and Eldora, 9 months. Also in the home is farm hand Joseph Pruett, 17. Everyone was born in Indiana except Hannah in Ohio. Samuel's real estate was valued at $3850 and personal estate $395. Two households later is William Beeker, 29, living with wife Elizabeth, 27; Joseph, 3; Lovinas, 2; and Lorsena, 7 months. Also in the home is farm hand John B. Pruett, 21. Oddly, William has no real estate value, but John Pruett has $6260 with a personal estate worth $1395, suggesting he owned the land. On the same page is his mother, widow Barbara Pruitt, 53, living with her children Randolph, 14; Jane, 11, and Margaret 9. Barbara is nee Beeker, the sister of Samuel and William. Everyone was born in Indiana. The post office was Battle Ground.

4. Military from 1862 to 1865 in , , IN: Civil War: Corporal, Company F, 99th Regiment, Indiana Infantry. William and Manford A. Beeker served in Company F. ^{11 12}

5. Census in 1870 in Bolivar Township, Benton, IN. ¹³ The 1870 census recorded William Beeker, farmer, 39, living with wife Elizabeth, 38; Joseph, 13; Laura Ines, 12; Laurenna, 10; Margaret, 8; and John H., 3. Also in the home is farm laborer Thomas Taylor, 18. Everyone was born in Indiana. William's real estate was valued at $10,000 and personal estate $1000. The post office was Pond Grove.

6. Census in 1880 in Bolivar Township, Benton, IN. ¹⁴ The 1880 census recorded William Beeker, farmer, 54, living with wife Sena E., 46; daughter Sena, 20; Maggie, 18; and son John H. 13. Also in the home is Guss Temfelin, 6; and laborer Henry McDonald, 23. Everyone was born in Indiana except Henry in Canada. William's parents were born in North Carolina, and Sena's in Pennsylvania.

7. Census in 1900 in Otterbein: Pond Grove Cemetery, Warren, IN. ¹⁵ The 1900 census taker recorded living alone William Beeker as widowed, l79, born Mar 1821 [note: should be age 68 born Mar 1832], born in Indiana of parents from North Carolina. His occupation is "landlord" but he is listed as renting, not owing the property. No relatives are nearby on the census page. His neighbors are farmer Abriam Timons, 37, and his family, and day laborer Allen Moore, 30 and his family.

William married Elizabeth Cena Zeigler, daughter of Frederick Zeigler and Elizabeth Hoobler, on 1 Sep 1854 in , Fountain, IN.¹ (Elizabeth Cena Zeigler was born on 6 Mar 1833 in Attica, Fountain, IN,^{7 16 17} died on 2 Dec 1899 in Otterbein, Benton, IN ^{16 17} and was buried on 3 Dec 1899 in Montmorenci: Montmorenci Cemetery, Tippecanoe, IN ^{16 17}.)