Walter Herbert Beck

Walter Herbert Beck

Male 1878 - 1962  (84 years)

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  • Name Walter Herbert Beck 
    • 1880 Census - Walter Herbert Beck
      1900 Census - Walter Beck
      1910 Census - Walter H. Beck
      1920 Census - Walter H. Beck
      1930 Census - Walter H. Beck
      1940 Census - Walter Beck
      Marriage Certificate - Walter Beck
      WWI Draft Registration - Walter Herbert Beck
      WWII Draft Registration - Walter Herbert Beck
      Obituary - Walter Beck
    Born 4 Mar 1878  Covington, Miami County, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2

    • NOTE: Covington, from 1793 to 1812 it was known as Fort Rowdy, from 1812 to 1816 as Fort Buchannan and Friendship, from 1816 to 1835 it was known as Stillwater, and in 1835 it was incorporated as Covington. It is located on the Stillwater River just across from the mouth of the Greenville Creek.
    Gender Male 
    Census 1880  Salem Township, Shelby County, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    as Walter Herbert Beck, son, in the household of James R. Beck 
    Religion 28 Jun 1890  Geneva, Adams County, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    was admitted as a member of the Quaker church 
    Census 1900  Port Jefferson, Shelby County, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    as Walter Beck, son, day laborer, in the household of Cynthia Beck 
    Address:
    West Lane 
    Occupation 1905  [5, 6, 7, 8
    Carpenter/General Contractor 
    Residence 1905  Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Residence Jul 1906  Geneva, Adams County, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1910  Salem Township, Shelby County, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    as Walter H. Beck, laborer doing odd jobs, head of household 
    Physical Description 12 Sep 1918  [11
    tall, slender build, brown eyes and black hair 
    Military 12 Sep 1918  Troy, Miami County, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    registered for the WWI Draft 
    Occupation 12 Sep 1918  Casstown, Miami County, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    Farmer 
    Residence 12 Sep 1918  Casstown, Miami County, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    Address:
    21 R.F.D.#1 
    Census 1920  Anna, Shelby County, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [12
    as Walter H. Beck, carpenter, head of household 
    Address:
    Main Street 
    Census 1930  Randolph Township, Montgomery County, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [13
    as Walter H. Beck, real estate salesman, head of household 
    Address:
    Covington Pike 
    Residence 1 Apr 1935  Shelby County, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Census 1940  Union Township, Miami County, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    as Walter Beck, carpenter, head of household 
    Occupation 23 Apr 1942  [6
    Carpenter/Contractor 
    Physical Description 25 Apr 1942  [6
    White, 5'8" 170 lbs., Brown eyes, Gray hair, Light complexion 
    Education quit school before 4th grade  [5, 8
    Military 25 Apr 1942  Troy, Miami County, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    registered for the WWII Draft 
    Residence 25 Apr 1942  Kessler Station, Miami County, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Address:
    RR #1 
    Correspondence 21 Mar 1958  [14
    letter to William Beck with a thank you for the family history book 

    • William Beck
      27 Baan Baan Street
      Dapte, New South Wales, Australia
      Dear Sir:
      I have received your letter after the post office has traced me down from place to place, which has 8 different addresses from the letter I received through the Immigrant Agent in my City from Mr. John Beck, Parkway, Essex, England and received the book from him, of which I was very proud.
      Sometime after World War I, I wrote a letter to him and never got any reply and considered that he was one of the unlucky ones of the spoils of War. I am very proud to know that you are in the business you are in, saving souls. I think that is the highest honor of any other profession and to know that you have had the ones that has been bestowed on you as a minister and the interest you had in keeping the history of the noble family of the Irish family of Beck. I am enclosing the name and address of the Sidney Librarian.
      I live just 5 miles out of Sidney and 9 miles from Ann, Ohio where I got the first correspondence from Mr. John Beck, Essex, England. We are building a beautiful new library in Sidney, which will be ready for occupancy about September. If possible, I would like very much if it could be arrange if you could send the history to me, so I could present it to the library when it is dedicated.
      Now I will tell you of part of my life. I was born March 4th 1878 near Covington, Ohio to Robert and Cynthia Ann Kelly Beck, who have passed beyond. Father died in 1879 and Mother died at the age of 96. There were 8 children, 5 boys and 3 girls of which all are deceased, except one brother 82 years and myself, 80 years. From the time I was 8 years old, I worked for my board and clothes from one place to another 'til I was quite a man. Some places were like Heaven to me and some were so bad that it brings tears to my eyes when I think how cruel they were to me. When I was 25, I met a beautiful little girl and fell in love and was married 55 years ago. There were 4 girls and 1 boy born to us.
      I have been a carpenter for 50 years. I have my own home and have retired. I have but a few enemies and a host of friends. I don't chew, drink or smoke and am an ardent hunter of both big and small game and love to fish and all clean sports. May God help you in all your work and every day be a better one.
      We have deer, bear, elk, moose and some caribou and reindeer, which come down from the far North Alaska each winter. For small game, we have hare, wild turkey in some places, geese, ducks, squirrel, rabbits, grouse and some sage hens and have some beautiful water to fish in. We raise all kind of livestock and grain. We have at Vandalia, Ohio, the World's Trap Shoot, which each year the World Champion is awarded Champion of the World.
      Our Irish family in U.S.A. celebrates St. Patricks Day. They had the largest parade this year they ever had. We have beautiful large Presbyterian Church in Sidney.
      Thanking you for your most grateful letter on the further gleanings from the past, of which I cherish with the greatest esteem and have cherished all my life, and hoping to hear from you and your family and all about your Country, I remain,
      Yours in faith forever,
      Walter H. Beck
      Box 295
      Port Jefferson, Ohio
    Member was a member of the Port Jefferson Village Council, Red Men Lodge, Shelby County Deer Hunters Association and the Methodist Church. 
    Died 7 Dec 1962  Port Jefferson, Shelby County, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [15
    Cause: of complications from pneumonia 
    Obituary - Walter Herbert Beck
    Obituary - Walter Herbert Beck
    Newspaper clipping
    Obituary 8 Dec 1962  [16
    Original newspaper clipping - name of newspaper and date published unknown 

    • Walter Beck Dies; Retired Contractor
      PORT JEFFERSON - Walter Herbert Beck, 84, a retired general contractor, died at his home in this community at 6:30 p. m. Friday.
      Death resulted from complications following an attack of pneumonia. He had been in failing health for the past year.
      Born Mar. 4, 1878 in Covington, O., he was a son of Robert and Cynthia Kelly Beck. Practically all his life had been spent in Shelby county.
      His marriage with Ethel Vance took place on Dec. 23, 1903. She survives with three daughters and a son.
      They are: Mrs. Clarence (Orelia) Green, North Fairfield, O.; Mrs. Robert (Louise) Rosell, Xenia, O.; Mrs. Lawrence (Vivian) Beemer, Sidney, and Thearen Beck, Englewood, O.
      Also surviving is a brother, Frank Beck, of Muncie, Ind.; 11 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren. A daughter, three brothers and three sisters have preceded him in death.
      Mr. Beck was a member of the village council of Port Jefferson and also held membership in the Red Men Lodge and the Shelby County Deer Hunter Association.
      He was a member of the Methodist Church at Port Jefferson.
      For many years Mr. Beck was a general contractor, retiring some years ago.
      Funeral services have been arranged for 2:30 p. m. Monday from the Dearth Funeral Home, with Rev. Harold Kochersperger officiating. Burial will be made in Glen Cemetery.
      Friends will be received at the funeral home from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p. m. on Sunday and on Monday until the funeral hour. (Original newspaper clipping - name of newspaper and date published unknown)
    Buried 10 Dec 1962  Port Jefferson, Shelby County, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [17, 18
    Address:
    Glen Cemetery 
    Newspaper 14 Jun 1964  [19
    Lawton Constitution (Lawton, Oklahoma), 14, June 1964 

    • Former Resident Amazed By City
      A 78-year old Ohio woman who lived in Lawton before statehood visited here Saturday and expressed amazement at the city's growth since she left 57 years ago.
      The visitor was Mrs. Ethel Beck, 78, Port Jefferson, Ohio, whose late husband, Walter H. Beck, built one of the first large farm buildings in Comanche county before statehood.
      Mrs. Beck was traveling with her son, Thearen Beck, Englewood Ohio, and his wife, Charlotte, and daughter, Mary Ann, 5. He has been on business trips to San Antonio and Oklahoma City, and they decided to spend the weekend in Lawton to give his mother an opportunity to visit old landmarks of the area.
    Person ID I2005  TangledRoots | Beck Family
    Last Modified 13 Nov 2021 

    Father James Robert Beck,   b. 20 Nov 1834, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Cynthia Ann Kelly,   b. 21 Feb 1839, Botkins, Shelby County, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Sep 1931, Union Township, Miami County, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years) 
    Married 1 Nov 1855  Shelby County, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1041  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ethel May Vance,   b. 5 May 1887, Nashville, Union Township, Miami County, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Dec 1969, North Fairfield, Huron County, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Married 23 Dec 1903  Troy, Miami County, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [20
    Children 
     1. Lodis Marie Beck,   b. 4 Aug 1904, Concord Township, Miami County, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 May 1926, Lima, Allen County, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 21 years)
     2. Orelia Gustava Beck,   b. 18 Sep 1906, Concord Township, Miami County, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 May 1977, Norwalk, Huron County, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
     3. Louise Opal Beck,   b. 14 Oct 1908, Port Jefferson, Shelby County, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Apr 1995, Xenia, Greene County, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
     4. Vivian Theresa Beck,   b. 25 Nov 1910, Kessler, Miami County, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Nov 1995, Troy, Miami County, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
     5. Thearen Quentin Beck,   b. 7 Oct 1922, Anna, Shelby County, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Nov 1999, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
    Last Modified 16 Jan 2022 
    Family ID F166  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart