Walter Herbert Beck, b: 1878

^{1869 Transcontinental Railroad complete}
^{1879 Edison invents phono/light bulb}
^{1898 Spanish-American War}
^{1903 Wright brothers 1st plane flight}
^{1908 Ford produces Model T}

^{1805 Lewis and Clark reach Pacific}
^{1812 - 1814 War of 1812 with Britain}
^{1846 War w/Mexico,Calif & NM acquired}
^{1861 - 1865 Civil War, North vs. South}
^{1867 Alaska Territory purchased}

^{1773 Boston Tea Party tax rebellion}
^{1775 - 1783 Revolutionary War}
^{1776 Declaration of Independence}
^{1789 George Washington first president}
^{1803 Louisiana Territory Purchased}


			^James Beck^{b.1779 Loughbrickland, Ireland d.1855 Dinsmore Twp., Ohio}

		^{William Beck}^{b.1806 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania d.1855 Montgomery Co., Ohio}	^{Margaret Burns}^{b.1783 Northern Ireland d.1837 Dinsmore Twp., Ohio}

	^{James Robert Beck}^{b.1834 Dayton, Ohio d.1882}

		^{Elizabeth Jane Fairburn}^{b.1808 Virginia d.1869 Shelby Co., Ohio}

^{Walter Herbert Beck}^{b.1878 Covington, Miami Co., Ohio d.1962 Port Jefferson, Ohio}			^{Cornelius Kelly}^{b.1780 Morgan Twp., Pennsylvania d.1859 Ohio}

		^James Kelly^{b.1815 Shelby, Co., Ohio d.1880}

	^{Cynthia Ann Kelly}^{b.1839 Botkins, Shelby Co., Ohio d.1931 West Milton, Miami Co., Ohio}		^{Peter Sigler}^{b. Germany d.1858 Noble Twp., Jay Co., Indiana}

		^{Elizabeth Sigler}^{b.1819 Maryland d.1897}	^{Lydia Martin}^{b.1789 England d.1879 listed in 1870 census}