Living

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Census: 1920, Salem Township, Shelby County, Ohio, United States; as Benjamin Shaffer, laborer, head of household

Notes:

Census:

Also listed is David Shaffer, grandfather, age 81, widowed.

Benjamin married Flossie Golden Beck on 15 May 1909 in Shelby County, Ohio, United States. Flossie (daughter of William Edward Beck and Sarah Alice Consolver) was born on 4 Nov 1889 in Salem Township, Shelby County, Ohio, United States; died on 13 Oct 1981 in Sidney, Shelby County, Ohio, United States; was buried in Oct 1981 in Port Jefferson, Shelby County, Ohio, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Census: 1900, Salem Township, Shelby County, Ohio, United States; as Flossie Beck, daughter, in the household of William E. Back
• Census: 1920, Salem Township, Shelby County, Ohio, United States; as Flossie Shaffer, wife, in the household of Benjamin Shaffer

Other Events:

• Name: Ed Beck
• Census: 1860, Newton Township, Miami County, Ohio, United States; as William Beck, in the household of J. R Beck
• Census: 1870, Green Township, Clark County, Ohio, United States; as Edward Beck, in the household of James Beck
• Census: 1880, Salem Township, Shelby County, Ohio, United States; as William E. Beck, son, clerk in store, in the household of James R. Beck
• Census: 1900, Salem Township, Shelby County, Ohio, United States; as William E. Beck, farm laborer, head of household

William married Sarah Alice Consolver on 15 Apr 1884 in Shelby County, Ohio, United States. Sarah was born on 24 Feb 1864 in Shelby County, Ohio, United States; died on 17 Feb 1938 in Sidney, Shelby County, Ohio, United States; was buried on 20 Feb 1938 in Port Jefferson, Shelby County, Ohio, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Name: Alice Beck
• Census: 1880, Salem Township, Auglaize County, Ohio, United States; as Allie Consolver
• Census: 1900, Salem Township, Shelby County, Ohio, United States; as Alice Beck, wife, 3 children born-2 living, in the household of William E. Beck

Other Events:

• Census: 1850, Dinsmore Township, Shelby County, Ohio, United States; as J. R. Beck, in the household of Wm. Beck
• Census: 1860, Newton Township, Miami County, Ohio, United States; as J. R. Beck, farmer, head of household
• Census: 1870, Green Township, Clark County, Ohio, United States; as James Beck, day laborer, head of household
• Census: 1880, Salem Township, Shelby County, Ohio, United States; as James R. Beck, farmer, head of household
• Newspaper: 29 Apr 1881; The Sidney Journal (Sidney, Ohio), 29 April 1881, p3.

Notes:

Newspaper:

James R. Beck died on Sunday, and his funeral took place on Monday at Wesley chapel. Mr. Beck was 47 years old. He leaves a wife and seven children.

James married Cynthia Ann Kelly on 1 Nov 1855 in Shelby County, Ohio, United States. Cynthia (daughter of James Kelly and Elizabeth Sigler) was born on 21 Feb 1839 in Botkins, Shelby County, Ohio, United States; died on 1 Sep 1931 in Union Township, Miami County, Ohio, United States; was buried on 3 Sep 1931 in Shelby County, Ohio, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Physical Description: Red hair
• Census: 1840, Jay County, Indiana, United States
• Census: 1850, Dinsmore Township, Shelby County, Ohio, United States; as Cinthia Kelly, in the household of James Kelly
• Census: 1860, Newton Township, Miami County, Ohio, United States; as Cynthia Beck, in the household of J. R Beck
• Census: 1870, Green Township, Clark County, Ohio, United States; as Cynthia Beck, in the household of James Beck
• Census: 1880, Salem Township, Shelby County, Ohio, United States; as Cynthia A. Beck, wife, in the household of James R. Beck
• Residence: 8 Dec 1888, Ceylon, Adams County, Indiana, United States
• Religion: 26 Apr 1890, Geneva, Adams County, Indiana, United States; set off to White Oak Monthly Meeting by request
• Census: 30 Jun 1900, Port Jefferson, Shelby County, Ohio, United States; as Cynthia Beck, widow, head of household; Address:
  West Lane
• Census: 1910, Salem Township, Shelby County, Ohio, United States; as Syntha Beck, hired servant, in the household of Allen Riddle
• Census: 1920, Union Township, Miami County, Ohio, United States; as Cynthia A. Beck, mother, in the household of Frank C. Beck
• Census: 1930, Union Township, Miami County, Ohio, United States; as Cyntha A. Beck, mother, widow, in the household of son Frank C. Beck

Notes:

Died:


OBITUARY
AGED LADY DIES AT WEST MILTON
Mrs. Cynthia Ann Beck, aged 94 years, 6 months and 10 days, died at the home of her son, F. C. Beck of West Milton, Tuesday afternoon at four o'clock. Death followed a prolonged illness.
One daughter and three sons survive. They are Mrs. Allie Lions, of Anna; W.E. Beck of Port Jefferson: W. H. Beck of Kessler and F. C. Beck of West Milton. Also two sisters, Mrs. Jane Trammel of Fort Wayne, and Mrs. Mary Buckey of Geneva, Ind., sixteen grandchildren, 36 great grandchildren and 7 great-great grandchildren.
Funeral services wil be held Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the M.E. Church, Port Jefferson in charge of Rev. Robertson. Interment Glen Cemetery. (Newspaper: Wednesday September 2, 1931)