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Descendants of George(Major) Beck, Sr.


6. JACOB4 BECK (GEORGE(MAJOR)3, DAVAULT (DAWALT/DABOLT)2, UNKNOWN MR.1) was born Abt. 1800 in Rowan (now Davidson) Co., NC, and died 11 January 1849 in Bur Gosset Cemetery, Porter Co., IN. He married JANE HAGEMAN 08 March 1822 in Owens Co., IN (Marriage Records 1819-1846), daughter of JOHN HAGEMAN and HANNAH BATTEN. She was born Abt. 1804 in Ohio, and died 1871 in Bur. Gosset Cemetery, Porter Co., IN.

Notes for JACOB BECK:
Source: Article in Salem Democrat Wednesday 9 Sep 1925 titled "History of the Oldest Mill in Washington County, submitted by Mrs. Essie Beck Allen.
"George Beck, the founder of the mill, was the father of six boys, John, George, Andrew, William, Jacob and David."

Source: The Beck Family: For Our Posterity, 1987 (Recollections from the Past); The Old Sugar Bowl Tells Its Story, by Clara H. Sipperley. These books are in the Valparsio, IN Library. This info submitted by Colleen Nickerson, a descendant - email: nmama@pacificonline.com

Source: History of Porter Co., Indiana, Vol 1 HISTORY, p. 315-317     
      When the actual settlement of Porter County began in 1833 there were still quite a number of Pottawatomie Indians living within the confines of the county. Although these Indians were generally friendly in their relations with the whites, the two races sometimes came dangerously near a conflict.
      Among the early settlers of Westchester township was Jacob BECK, who came to Porter county in 1835. He was fond of hunting, and on one of his visits to Michigan City purchased a new rifle. On his way home he passed by an Indian village or encampment and a "big brave" asked to look at the new gun. As soon as he received it in his hands, he jurried into his wigwam. Knowing he would hide the rifle if given a few minutes time, Beck jumped from his horse and started in pursuit. He was a powerful man physically and had no trouble in wrestling the rifle from the hands of the savage, but other Indians immediately appeared and Beck realized that his safety lay in getting away from there as soon as possible. Vaulting into his saddle, he attempted to start his horse, when the Indian from whom the gun had been taken grabbed hold of the reins and compelled the horse to stand still. Without stopping to consider what the consequences might be, Beck brought the heavy gun barrel down upon the Indian's head with sufficient force to "lay him out>" Before the others could rally to the support of their fallen comrade, Beck was under full gallop, and was soon out of immediate danger. Feeling certain that he would be pursued, upon reaching his home he told his wife what he had done, and that night they slept in the woods near their home, expecting every minute to hear the war-whoop or see the flames of their burning cabin, fired by the torch of the savages. The next morning Colonel John Whistler went to the Indian village and by some persuasion, and probably a few threats, induced the inhabitants to drop the matter. Beck was not further molested.
      On another occasion Beck was lying down in his cabin, taking a nap, when a big Indian came and asked for something to eat, Not satisfied with Mrs. Beck's statement that she had nothing for him, he entered the house and began searching for food. Beck was aroused by the noise and lost no time in kicking the Indian out. The savage then counted upon his fingers to indicate that in a little while he would come back with ten men and wreak vengeance upon the pale face who had humiliated him. The door of the cabin was barricaded and other defensive preparations made to receive the Indians in case they should appear. In a short time they came, and it so happened that Beck knew the leader. A parley ensued, in which it was decided to settle the dispute by a wrestling match. Beck allowed nine of the Indians to throw him; the tenth was the one he had ejected from his cabin but a short time before, and he refused to wrestle with the man whom he had kicked out, saying that he did not object to wrestling with men, but he would not wrestle with a dog. This turned the laugh on the defeated Indiana and they went away in good spirits.

From :Same History - Lake & Calumet Region of Indian, Vol. I - Westchester Township, p. 130:
      In 1833 Jesse Morgan located in Westchester township, as this township was created by a union of Lake and Waverly townships. Jesse's daughter, Hannah was born there in 1834 and was the first white child born in the township. The following year William Gosset, Jacob Beck, John Hageman, John Foster, William Frame and Pressley Warnick made locations and brought their families.
Source: Jacob Beck Descendant Chart sent by John Beck, 908 South Fork Circle, Melbourne, FL 32901 - 407.727.1591 - email: jbeck2@earthlink.net (Feb 5, 1999)

Notes for JANE HAGEMAN:
Source: The Beck Family: For Our Posterity, 1987 (Recollections from the Past); The Old Sugar Bowl Tells Its Story, by Clara H. Sipperley. This info submitted by Colleen Nickerson, a descendant - email: nmama@pacificonline.com

October 11, 1850 Census in Liberty Twp., Porter Co., IN shows the widow:
      BECK, Jane      46      F            OH
      George W. Beck      20      M      Laborer      IN
      William H.      16      M            IN
      Jessie            11      M            IN
      Jacob            7      M            IN

1860 Census, same county:
      Jane Beck      56      F            OH
      Jacob Beck      17      M            IN

455/456
      George W. Beck      30      M      Farmer      IN
      Sarah J.            18      F            NY
      George H.      7/mo      M            IN

457      John N.(?) Beck      35      M      Farm Labor      IN
      Sarah Beck      30      F            Canada
     
Source: In the papers "The Old Sugar Bowl Tells Its Story, p. 2, this is written:
      "The Beck family was also moving west, part of them going to Washington County. John Beck and his family joined us at Bennet's Bottom in 1811. Those who went to Washington county settled near Salem, where they erected a mill, known as Beck's Mill. It was still grinding grist 118 years later in 1938.
      Records tell us our Jane Hegeman had married Jacob Beck, the son of John, on March 8, and Elizabeth had married Willilam Skidmore; both marriages taking place in 1822. Later the Becks joined the rest of the family in 1824 at Rob Roy, in Fountain county. Good farm land was to be had and Father John Hegeman found a good mill-site there.
      p 5: Orinda Hegeman had become the wife of David Skinner after his wife, Susannah Beck, had died. The wives were cousins. The Skinner family had settled in Portersville, now Valparaiso, and in some way had been helped by Charity, probably in illness. They were very fond of her and used to come for her when she was old and take her to their home for a visit. She died October 4, 1885.
      The little cemetery, Gossett Mills, on the hill was a quiet, restful place and many of the family were buried there; Grandmother Nancy Gossett in 1837, Nancy in 1838, both Grandfather and Grandmother Hageman in 1843, Grandfather Batten and William Gossett in 1845, and Orinda H. Beck in 1855. That year, Ira Gossett and several other young men, including William Beck, journeyed to the "Far West", not to return for many years. Only two of her children were near her, Hannah Jane, who had married Henry Hageman, and son, John, who lived at Salt Creek. Hannah Jane had gone to the western territories with the Fosters, but had returned after her marriage to Henry Hageman, and went to live near Waverly. Their first log house is still standing on Waverly road on the Joseph Ray property and was built about 1845."
....Chesterton Tribune, June 22, 1950; Duneland Historical Society, Vol 11 No 5
story written by Clara Hageman Sipperley


     
Children of JACOB BECK and JANE HAGEMAN are:
36. i.   Susanna5 Beck, b. 28 July 1822, Washington Co., IN; d. 12 December 1853, Bur Gosset Cemetery, Porter Co., IN.
  ii.   John N.. Beck, b. 1825; m. Sarah ? Beck.
  Notes for John N.. Beck:
Source: The Beck Family: For Our Posterity, 1987 (Recollections from the Past); The Old Sugar Bowl Tells Its Story, by Clara H. Sipperley. These books are in the Valparsio, IN Library. This info submitted by Colleen Nickerson, a descendant - email: nmama@pacificonline.com
Source: 1860 Liberty Twp., Poster Co., IN Census taken Oct 11, 1850 shows John N. (?) Beck, age 35 Farm Labor $250.00 born Indiana with wife Sarah Beck, age 30 born in Canada

  iii.   George W. Beck, b. 1830; m. Sarah Jane ? Beck; b. 1842, New York; d. Unknown.
  Notes for George W. Beck:
Source: Colleen Nickerson, a descendant - email: nmama@pacificonline.com
Source: John Beck, a descendant - email: jbeck2@earthlink.net (5 Feb 1999)
Source: 1860 Liberty Twp., Poster Co., IN Census taken Oct 11, 1850 shows George W. Beck age 30 farmer $1100 $330 born Indiana and Sarah J. Beck, age 18 born NY      with George N. age 7 mos.

  Notes for Sarah Jane ? Beck:
Source: 1860 Liberty Twp., Poster Co., IN Census taken Oct 11, 1850 shows Sarah J. Beck, age 18 born NY     

  iv.   William H. Beck, b. 1834; m. Charlotte Goodwin, 18 June 1844, Owen Co., IN Marriages from 1819-1846.
  Notes for William H. Beck:
Source: Colleen Nickerson, a descendant - email: nmama@pacificonline.com
Source: John Beck, a descendant - email: jbeck2@earthlink.net (5 Feb 1999)
Source: 1850 Liberty Twp., Poster Co., IN Census taken Oct 11, 1850

  v.   Jessie Beck, b. 1839.
  Notes for Jessie Beck:
Source: Colleen Nickerson, a descendant - email: nmama@pacificonline.com
Source: John Beck, a descendant - email: jbeck2@earthlink.net (5 Feb 1999)
Source: 1850 Liberty Twp., Poster Co., IN Census taken Oct 11, 1850

37. vi.   Jacob C. Beck, b. 08 April 1843, Washington Co., IN; d. 02 July 1914.


7. WILLIAM B.4 BECK (GEORGE(MAJOR)3, DAVAULT (DAWALT/DABOLT)2, UNKNOWN MR.1) was born 08 April 1803 in Rowan (now Davidson) Co., NC; Washington Co., IN; Putnam Co., IN; Parke Co., IN, and died Unknown in Pbly Parke Co., IN. He married SUSANNAH ALLEN 20 November 1823 in Pbly Washington Co., IN, daughter of JAMES ALLEN? and DELILAH WRIGHT?. She was born Abt. 1800 in Pbly IN, and died Unknown in Pbly Parke Co., IN.

Notes for WILLIAM B. BECK:
Source: Article in Salem Democrat Wednesday 9 Sep 1925 titled "History of the Oldest Mill in Washington County, submitted by Mrs. Essie Beck Allen.
"George Beck, the founder of the mill, was the father of six boys, John, George, Andrew, William, Jacob and David."
Source of date of birth: BECKWITH'S HISTORY OF PARKE AND VIGO COUNTY INDIANA
Source: Kevin Beck, a descendant, Lexington, NC (1998)
Source: "Moser of North Carolina" by David B. Trimble, p. 33 - William received 80 acres from his father on 13 Feb 1828, and sold it to Reuben Gaw on 2 Aug 1831.
Source: Deed Records in Washington County, IN:
      E-110 George Beck Sr. (no wife signed) 13 Feb 1828 for $500.00 to William Beck 80 acres on Blue River, part of SE Qtr 2-1N-3E.
Source: May 7 1999: Susan Beck Black - sblack@skyenet.net wrote email that William Beck was her ggg-grandfather.
     
Date:      11/08/1999 12:28:10 AM Eastern Standard Time
From:      JGHill@worldnet.att.net (Jack Hill) - see notes of George Beck, Sr,

Subj:      Hey cousin Nell...
Date:      5/8/1999 12:17:19 AM Eastern Daylight Time
From:      sblack@skyenet.net (Susie Black)
To:      Texas1933@aol.com
Nell...The male Beck line I have is as follows (I'll do this in more detail later). My brother William E. Beck II b.July 1954 [living - Kokomo In.]
My father William E. Beck b. Oct 1922 d. Jan 1982. His father was Claude Edward Beck b. 1891 d. 1954. Claude's father was Nathan M. Beck b. 1847 d. 1918 [born in Putnam County In.] (Claude's mother was Susan M.). Nathan shows up on the 1860 Parke county Indiana census as the youngest child of William Beck b. Apr. 8 1803 [born in North Carolina] (it could be Apr. 3 1803) and Susannah Allen Beck... On that census 1860 it shows William and Susannah as having 6 out of 9 (maybe 10) children living at home. I found a writing in Beckwith's History of Parke and Vigo County. Without re-typing it completely it reports William Beck B. Apr.8, 1803 in North Carolina is a son of George and Elizabeth (Claver) Beck both who came from North Carolina to the Indiana Territory and settled in what is now Washington Co. in 1806. It gives more history then says In 1825 William married Susannah and moved to Putnam County in 1830 where they lived until 1850 then moved to Parke co. The children they brought to Parke co. were George / Delila / John / Elizabeth / Nancy / Susannah / William A. / Josephine / Nathan....My Nathan!

If you look at the family info you sent earlier today you will find at the bottom William B. Beck b. 1803 Rowan co. N.C. I will try to find time to be more detailed sometime over the weekend or at the first of the week. I'm tied up all day tomorrow. Mother's Day I might have a little time to type more. As I said I have Family Tree Maker software so maybe we can coordinate downloading info. Gotta run and pick up my son. Nice meeting you Nell. Susie

Subj:      Hi from In....
Date:      02/02/2000 9:20:16 AM Eastern Standard Time
From:      sblack@skyenet.net (Susie Black)
To:      Texas1933@aol.com
Nell, I received your e-mails. I have been swamped with work and unable to do much research or communicating. However I am taking the morning off to catch up with some personal business so I thought I would respond to Bryce and to you.
My grandmother Jesse Myrl Jobe Beck happened to have a grandma and grandpa Allen [ her mom was Angenette Allen Jobe]. What a coincidence.
Anyway, I am going over the notes I have and will copy my reply to Bryce to you later this am.
Have a good one! Cousin Susie

Subj:      Fw: Let's start here...
Date:      02/02/2000 5:37:26 PM Eastern Standard Time
From:      sblack@skyenet.net (Susie Black)
To:      Texas1933@aol.com (Nell Truitt)
I sent this to Bryce today. Thought you might like a copy. It has some corrections over past info. Answers some of Bryce's recent questions. And may open some new questions up. Susie
-----Original Message-----
Bryce,
Okay... Here's what I know [and maybe don't know as well].
I started my search as a result of a conversation I had with my brother in which we realized we didn't even know our great-grandfather's name on the Beck side of the family. Everyone that might have had a clue was now deceased. So I began my search.
My father was...
William Everett Beck b. 10/21/1922 Clay County / Brazil In. d. 1/2/1982 Howard Co. In.
Married in June of 1948 in Lucerne (sp?) Indiana [near Logansport] to:
Mary Evelyn Johnson b. 8/2/1922 Clay county / Brazil In. d. 1/17/1999 (with me at her side)
Howard Co. Kokomo In.
Children: William Everett Beck II and Susan Kay Beck [me]
William Everett Beck II (I know, my folks skipped "Jr." and went straight to the II) b. 7/30/1950
Marion County Indianapolis In.
Married in Dec. of 1972 in Bloomington Indiana to:
m. Robin Kuppfer Sunderland b.8/22/1951
Children: Ashley Abigail, Hillary Harding, Whitney Christine, and Meredith Nell
Susan Kay Beck b. 9/3/1954 Marion County Indianapolis In.
Married Aug. 1981 in Kokomo Indiana to:
m. Thomas Alan Black b. 5/30/1954 Howard County, Kokomo In.
` Children: Johnson Flynn and Austen Elizabeth
My grandfather was...
Claude Edward Beck b. 9/?/1891 possibly in Vigo County, Terra Haute In. d. ?/?/1954 in Putnam
County, Greencastle In.
Married I believe in 1911 in Terra Haute IN. Vigo County [I have the original marriage license ...
just not in front of me at the moment.] to:
Jesse Myrl Jobe b.1/18/1893 where ? d. 7/4/1994 [in my arms] in Marshall County Plymouth In.
AGE 101 AND 1/2
Children: Maxine, William and Marjorie
My great grandfather was...Now it begins to get interesting... Dates are often elusive things...

I found Nathan on a 1900 census in Terra Haute / Vigo County Census as b. 1/?/1847
m. to Susan M. b.1/?/1857 married 28 years at the time (m.1872). It states they had 8 births with 7 children living as of 1900. On this census [Harrison Twp. Vigo Co.] they have 6 children living at home [the address of the house was 1326 Buckeye St.].
They are as follows: Emma B. b. 2/?/1876 Single white can read and write speaks English and is a
seamstress...
Charles F. b. 9/?/1882 Invalid can't read or write but speaks English...
Nathan E. b. 3/?/1887 In school ... can read, write and speak Eng....
Irene M. b. 7/?/1889 In school... can read, write and speak Eng...
Claude E. b. 9/?/ 1891 In school ... can read, write and speak Eng....
Susan is listed as a wife and her parents origin as Kentucky.... with her able to read, write and speak Eng. Nathan is listed as a Teamster and able to read, write and speak Eng. I remember my grandmother saying that Claude worked with his dad driving teams that hauled logs to a saw mill before she married him. Circa 1908-09.
To date I have not tracked down what child died (most likely and infant but haven't confirmed that) and I haven't discover of the 7 living children as of that census who (male or female) was already "gone" from the nest! Also I know for a fact Claude was not the last child. He had at least one sister born after him named May or Mae ... she married a man named Harrod and lived her life in St. Louis Missouri. I know they had at least one son.
I have visited the grave sites of Nathan M. and Susan M. Beck ... They are buried at Calcutta Cemetery in Carbon Indiana.
Pay attention...
On Nathan's death certificate (I have a copy) it shows his birth date would have been 1/16th/ 1849 .
He died of complications of diabetes. His address at the time of death was 1641 7th Ave. Terra Haute IN. He was married at the time to Ada E. Beck. Ada is not buried near Nathan as he is by Susan. So I believe the date error on the death certificate is in fact because Ada didn't really know what year he was born and gave her best guess at his age. Nathan died on Jan. 18th, 1918 at the age of 71 (I believe). Susan died, according to her tombstone in 1904. Their son Charles F. (the invalid) died in 1906. My guess is that Ada was a widow and Nathan a widower so I imagine if I track her down someday she will be buried with her previous husband.
The strange thing to me in this search was that the Calcutta cemetery isn't in Terra Haute at all. It's in Carbon In. [North and East of Terra Haute and Vigo Co.] my current In. map shows Carbon as being just on the Clay Co. side of the Parke and Clay county line. It is right by Lena In. which is smack dab in the Northeast corner of Clay Co. where Clay butts up to Putnam and Parke. In the 1850's the lines could have run a mile or so either way and landed our Becks in any of the above listed counties. I have also found Nathan as early as 1850 on a census [taken Sept. 19th to be exact] and he is listed as 2 years old. That would make his birth date 1848. My copy of that census is so poor I can't tell what Township and County it's from. I copied it in the Rockville public library and I can't honestly say if it is Harrison twshp. in Putnam or Jackson twshp. in Parke (the copy of the census I have is terrible and the County name is cut off on the copy). I think it is Jackson in Parke because the Rockville Library is in Parke county but I could be wrong as they might have microfilms of Putnam too [although I doubt it] Again Nathan's birth date is in question. I'm inclined to think the people taking the info rounded up on his age as no 1/2 ages are listed or birth years on the 1850 census. He would have been 1 and 3/4 at the time (Sept.). So I am taking it upon myself to believe the date on the 1900 census [which I believe Nathan and Susan would have given accurately]!

Nathan M. Beck b. 1/16/1847 prbly. Putnam County (note above geographic questions raised)
d. 1/18/1918 Vigo Co. Terra Haute In.
Married circa 1872 (according to the 1900 Vigo Co. census) to:
Susan M. ? b. 1/?/1837 in IN. (according to the 1900 Vigo Co. census) d. 1904 prbly. in Vigo Co.
Children: Emma B., Charles F., Nathan E., Irene M., Claude E., May / Mae
Also 1 child deceased and 1 child (male or female ?) already gone from home as of the 1900
census.

My great great grandfather was...
William Beck .... This is what I have on him. I went to the Rockville public library (in Parke Co. ) and copied two things. One was the 1850 census... the second was an excerpt from a book...

BECKWITH'S HISTORY OF PARKE AND VIGO COUNTY . The excerpt is as follows:

William Beck, farmer, Lena was born April 8, 1803, in North Carolina, and is a son of George and Elizabeth (Claver) Beck, both of whom came from North Carolina to the Indiana Territory, and settled in what is now Washington county in 1806. Then Indians were their neighbors, there being no white people within eight or ten miles of them. The Indians were so troublesome that schools could not be kept, and on George Beck's place were built two forts, one to protect the house and the other to defend the mill owned by Mr. Beck. George Beck the eldest son, a brother to William, were in the battle of Tippecanoe, and Gen. Harrison came to the home of the Becks with them after the battle. Thus William grew up on the Indiana frontier. In 1825 he married Susanah Allen, and in 1830 moved to Putnam county, and in 1850 came to Parke county Jackson Township, buying 160 acres of land, a part of which he has cleared. He and wife are prominent in the Christian church. He is a democrat, and cast his first vote for Jackson. They brought nine children when they came to Parke county: George, Delila, John, Elizabeth, Nancy, Susanah, William A., Josephine, and Nathan. They have more than fifty grandchildren, and twelve great-grandchildren. Their seventh son, William A., was born September 28, 1839, and lived with his parents till he was twenty-six years old. September 28, 1866, he was married to Rachael Evans, daughter of William and Sarah Evans, both born in Ohio. She was born July 6, 1847 in Bartholomew county, Indiana. Their children are: Mary J., born September 28, 1867; Jennie born Aug. 18, 1869; Myrtie, born November 7, 1872; George born March 14, 1875. Mr. and Mrs. Beck are members of the Christian church and he is a democrat.
Taken from: The 1880 History of Parke County, Indiana. JH Beadle. Chicago: HH Hill

I believe this excerpt pretty well verifies the Putnam Co. 1830 Head of household you indicated on your note to Nell.

Now let's consider that 160 acres of a farm in the corner of the county might well spill over into the other two counties (see above... Clay ...Parke ...Putnam). I may be able to dig up more history in the other counties in some form.

For the life of me I can't find in any of my notes where I have William dead at or about 1831 so I'm not sure how I gave that info to Nell [I'm not saying I didn't type it in I just can't see how or why I would have thought that in any of my notes. As far as I can see I don't have papers of any sort verifying a death date on William B. I'll work on that.]

Also I find no paper trail on an 1860 census. I'm wondering if that 6 was a "typo" for a 5. It has been so many months since I worked on this I can't remember.

I have a note that Francis Goodpasture wasn't married to this William because of the info from the 1850 Parke Co. Census where Susanah was alive and well. However the William P. Beck is no doubt related to all of us in some way!

I have culled most of my info from Nell, some from Kevin Beck and the rest from hits on various websites. I am most definitely an amateur.

As to your note about the 1850 Parke county census showing George Beck (28) b. In. and his wife Margaret (21) b. IN. having a son Urmine (are you sure it's a son and not a daughter?) age 1 1/2 b. IN.
I would say the Beckwith info names him as William and Susanah's oldest child. No I haven't come across the Urmine name before you found it.

Interesting footnote. On the 1850 Parke County census the names immediately following William and Susanah are of course their children John age 20, Nancy age 17, Susanah age 11, William Allen age 10 (I think it's very blurry) Mary age 4 and Nathan age 2. Then the next household listed (which would have been the next one down the road of course) is ??? Wright male 17 or 19 (I can't read it) and Delila Wright age 23. So I'm guessing that your Delila Wright was at some point Delila Beck. But in point 6 on your e-mail you have .... and one of Delila (Wright) Allen's uncles,.... wouldn't that be Delila (Beck) Wright? I'm confused.

Well, I'm sure Nell has you up to speed from George Beck Sr. and Elizabeth Claver Beck on back to Davault Beck in Germany. If you have more info that helps fill in gaps or just Beck trivia to share send it to me.

Hope this is clear enough for you to read. I've spent most of my day working on it. It's been fun to get back at it. Thanks for the kick in the pants to get me started up again.

Isn't the internet grand. We're somehow related and now we have sort of "met". E-me soon!
Cousin ...
Susie Beck Black Plymouth In. USA


Subj:      Re: [BECK] NATHAN BECK, b. IN 1847
Date:      02/03/2000 9:52:38 PM Eastern Standard Time
From:      sblack@skyenet.net (Susie Black)
To:      Texas1933@aol.com
In the rather rambling e-mail I sent yesterday I noted that I have NO DOCUMENTATION of William B. Beck's date of death or that he ever had a second wife. As a matter of fact the Beckwith History of Parke and Vigo Counties excerpt I sent would indicate he lived well past 1831. Also that same excerpt indicates where the children of William and Susanah were born. You might want to re-read that section.
Jesse Myrl Jobe's father was William Jobe and he is buried in Cunot, Ind. in Owen County. Jesse is buried in Cloverdale In. Owen co. Happy Hunting ...
Susie

Notes for SUSANNAH ALLEN:
Subj:      Becks & Allens - Response to Susie (2-Feb-00)
Date:      02/03/2000 2:18:22 PM Eastern Standard Time
From:      brycea@nortelnetworks.com (Bryce Allen)
To:      sblack@skyenet.net ('sblack@skyenet.net') CC:      pinky@blueriver.net ('pinky@blueriver.net'), Texas1933@aol.com ('Texas1933@aol.com')
Dear Susie, Wow! That was quite a prolific 'data dump'--many thanks for all the time and trouble. It will take me a little time to "digest" it all, but let me offer a view preliminary comments, and hopefully clarifications:

1. My interest in William B. BECK: My belief is that he married Susanah (often called 'Sarah' Allen, the daughter of my oldest known relative James ALLEN, and his wife Delila WRIGHT. I have a source which claims William & Sarah BECK (along with the other ALLEN children and spouses) are named in the will of James ALLEN, which was probated in Putnam Co IN 2 Dec 1837. [I'm still waiting for the County Courthouse folks in Greencastle to forward me a copy of this will - a request I sent several months ago--so I can verify this first hand!]

2. About Susanah's parents: James and Delila were both born in Rowan Co. NC, and were married there in 1805 according to my sources. (The details of James & Delila's family were all provided in my first note to Nell, but I can resend if anyone needs them.) The family migrated from NC to Washington Co. IN not later than 1810 (documented birth of first son, John G. in Salem 10 Sep 1811), and James ALLEN first entered land in Washington Co. (SE qtr Section 31, Town 2 North, Range 4 East) on 21 Jul 1813. (His 5 subsequent land patents are all in Putnam County.) My "brickwall" is that I have no documented proof of the parents and siblings of James ALLEN; conversely, the parents of Delila WRIGHT are well documented (including DAR applications, etc.): Richard WRIGHT Jr. (b. 4 Jul 1757 Rowan NC; d. Aft 12 May 1833 Davidson Co [ex-Rowan] NC), and Mary "Nancy" MORGAN (b. 1758 Rowan; d. 1798 Rowan). Of interest, many many of the WRIGHT families also
migrated westward from NC to Washington, Putnam, and numerous other Indiana
counties.

3. About Susanah ('Sarah'): she was named for her mother's older sister, Susanah WRIGHT who married Thomas ALLEN in Rowan NC, and I suspect (but am yet unable to prove) that Thomas was James ALLEN's older brother, or some other relation. I have no firm birthdate for her; her birthplace is probably Rowan NC; and I have no date for her marriage to William B. BECK. Susanah had 7 sisters and 3 brothers which I named in my first e-mail to Nell. Until I heard from Nell, I had no knowledge of Susanah's children, movements to Parke County, etc.

Points in Susie's Post (2-Feb-00):
a) 1850 Parke County Census: the on-line version (referenced in a previous note) does not contain the William & Susanah BECK family, nor the Delila WRIGHT entry which follows. Two points: i) this doesn't mean your 'paper' copy of the Census isn't valid, it just means I can't see it on-line like the others

b) 1850 Parke County Census: the Delila WRIGHT you saw is probably William & Susanah's niece, b. 13 Sep 1828 in Putnam Co, the daughter of Susanah's older sister Jane (Allen) & Morgan WRIGHT, and the "17 or 19-year old Wright male" is probably Susanah's nephew Milton (b. 1833) of the same parents. I can point to at least 5 ALLEN and WRIGHT daughters & grand-daughters that bear the name Delila--so don't be confused any longer.

c) "Urmine" BECK - I checked again, and this child of George & Margaret BECK is definitely listed in the 1850 Parke Co Census (on-line version) as a MALE child. [It could be that the Anglo-centric Census taker did a "phonetic spelling" of the Germanic name "Herman"--I've seen that one a few times!--which may run in the BECK line?]

d) Beckwith's "History of Parke & Vigo County": Thank you for the informative excerpt. Question: When was it published? The reason I ask is that it is written in the "present tense", which may mean that William B. BECK was still alive at the time of writing--e.g., passages such as "he is a Democrat", etc. Given that the latest named date in the excerpt is 1872, it must have been published after that--which provides a potential clue that his death date must have been later than the publication. Might want to check your source, Susie?
Questions I'd like to see Answered:
1. Date and place of William B. BECK & Susannah ALLEN's marriage? Sources?
2. Date and place of birth for William & Susanah BECK's children? Sources?
3. Information which confirms or 'establishes' Susanah's birth or death dates and places? Sources?

That will have to do for this time, but if you are interested in more on the ALLEN & WRIGHT data I have, I have enclosed a MS World '97 document where I keep my working notes, as I have not yet invested in a more sophisticated software application (FTM, etc.) that can produce a decent GEDCOM. Probably more data than you're looking for, but hopefully of assistance. If you don't have software to read this document, let me know and I'll resend it in a plain text file. <<Allen-Wright Ancestry - Bryce Allen 31-Jan-00.doc>>
Regards to you all, and thanks again for sharing! Cheers, Bryce Allen brycea@nortelnetworks.com

Subj:      RE: Becks & Allens - Response to Susie (2-Feb-00)
Date:      02/09/2000 11:34:20 PM Eastern Standard Time
From:      KHBeck@lexcominc.net (Kevin Beck)
To:      brycea@nortelnetworks.com (Bryce Allen)
CC:      sblack@skyenet.net (Susie Black), pinky@blueriver.net, Texas1933@aol.com (J Nell Beck Truitt)
First, let me congratulate you on your recording of sources. I wish I had been as astute years ago
Second, I am glad to see someone who recognizes that "It could be that the Anglo-centric Census taker did a "phonetic spelling"". I have seen so many people attribute a different name as "they changed their name." Many of these poor German immigrants spoke little or no English, and the census takers as well as most court workers were most all of Anglo descent.
The Wright Family is well documented. I have seen it as far back as the 1400s. The following are the only 2 wills for Allens recorded in Rowan County, NC between 1753 - 1805 per Abstracts of Wills and Estate Records of Rowan County, North Carolina by Jo White Linn. 1979.

C:259. ERASMUS WETHERES ALLEN. 26 Oct. 1787. prb. 1789. Wife Sarah. 7 children. Sons: William and Thomas. Daus: Rachel Powe, Hannah, Ester, Millay White, Betty Chapman, Sally Terrell. Dau. Mary Chapman's 4 children: Allan, Erasmus, Threshley, Sally. Dau. Susannah Dewitt's 5 children: Frances,
Salley, William, Jan and Thomas. Exrs: son William and Allen Chapman. Wit: Edward Van Harbin, JE Bryan, Andrew Hunt.

C:266. JOHN ALLEN. 12 June 1803. no prb. date. Wife Sarah to have all real and personal estate which will then go to son Reuben. Son Jeremiah - $25. Dau. Sarah Wade to have $25. Exrs: friends John Ellis and Daniel Railsback. Wit James Ellis, Jesse Ellis.

Other that that, I have little else in my collection about the Allen or Wright Families.
Kevin Beck

Subj:      RE: WILLIAM BECK AND SUSANNA ALLEN
Date:      02/10/2000 11:52:56 AM Eastern Standard Time
From:      brycea@nortelnetworks.com (Bryce Allen)
To:      pinky@blueriver.net ('Ronnie Williams')
CC:      Texas1933@aol.com ('Texas1933@aol.com'), sblack@skyenet.net ('sblack@skyenet.net')
Dear Donna, Thank you so much for the 'rock solid' information, and no need to apologise for not having time for more! This is quite helpful data, as it very much helps me pinpoint Susanna's probable birthdate as AFTER 1807, because she needed her father's consent (and therefore was probably under 16 years of age at the time of the wedding).

Without in the least intending to impose upon your limited research time, would you be in a position to consider doing a look-up or two for me when you are next in Salem? I have some ALLEN land records (with Deed book references), and a couple of marriage licenses you might check on for me--but only if you have the time available, and were willing to be reimbursed for copying and postal expenses.

If your research schedule is too busy to accommodate, Donna, feel free to say so--no pressure from my end--just a thought. If you are interested, let me know and I'll send you the details. In the meantime, happy hunting and thanks again for your kind help!
All the best, Bryce

> -----Original Message-----
> From:      Ronnie Williams [SMTP:pinky@blueriver.net]
> Sent:      Wednesday, February 09, 2000 1:07 AM
> To:      Allen, Bryce [MOP:6029:EXCH]
> Subject:      WILLIAM BECK AND SUSANNA ALLEN
> Hi Bryce, I did some work today at the museum in Salem. I found William and Susanna's marriage license. They were married November 20, 1823 in Washington County Indiana by the Justice of the Peace, Stephen Hole. It states that William was of age and Susanna had the consent of her father.
> It does not state the fathers name. I had trouble locating the records because they had William's name as Book instead of Beck. After I seen the dates, then I knew it was a mistake. But the license clearly state Beck. They applied for the license on November 15, 1823. I didn't have time to search more, I had errands and other things to do, but next week, will try to see if I can find more, as I will have more time. Hope this helps in your research.
> Donna

     
Children of WILLIAM BECK and SUSANNAH ALLEN are:
  i.   George ?5 Beck, b. Unknown.
  ii.   Delila Beck, b. Unknown.
  iii.   John Beck, b. Unknown.
  iv.   Elizabeth Beck, b. Unknown.
  v.   Nancy Beck, b. Unknown.
  vi.   Susannah Beck, b. Unknown.
  vii.   William A. Beck, b. Unknown.
  viii.   Josephine Beck, b. Unknown.
38. ix.   Nathan M. Beck, b. 1847, Putnam Co., IN (1900 Terra Haute, IN Census) Lived 1326 Buckeye St., Vigo Co., IN; d. 18 January 1918, (was a teamster)Bur. Calcutta Cem., Carbon, IN.

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