Person:Eleanor Beck (1)

Eleanor's date of birth was a Monday and she was born at 4:12AM. The family address at the time was Race Street, Pottsville, PA.

Born in a blizzard - when she came out with her face black & swollen the doctor said "Well, John, looks like all the good Scots stock has run out."

Some stories told by Eleanor - grandmother Anna SHISSLER - Adelaide and Eleanor would go visit - did not like Eleanor - wore mother hubbard with big pockets & gave candy to the other kids but not Eleanor - asked mother when she got older why Anna did not like her - Eleanor's father's father lived with the BECKs and Eleanor was the baby and the grandfather pampered Eleanor & Anna did not like to see a kid spoiled and decided not to spoil Eleanor. When Eleanor was 16 or so they went to visit Anna & Anna said she liked Eleanor now.

1900 census-Elanor K is 2 mos

1910 census-Ellenor C is 10

In 1911 there was a letter to Eleanor from John Eastman, a minister in PA asking her to ask "Aurelia Neville to pull your ears 12 times, one to grow on. I think of you often & wonder how big you are now."

1920 census-Eleanor C is 19 and a typist in a lawyer's office

1930 census-shows Eleanor to be 30, married at age 23

Mrs. Robert BAINS planned to entertain a group of 8 at a bridge lunch at a popular suburban tea room the other day. She gave explicit directions concerning the menu and the manner in which she wanted the table decorated. Appearing with her group of 8 on time she found a party of 8 all ready at her table and about half way through the menu. Inquiry showed that another reservation for 8 was made by a man named BAINS who had simply asked that a nice luncheon be prepared. Mr. BAINS arrived first and the party received the special treatment. This took place at Olney Inn - the Mr. BAINS was not husband Robert but the Inn did scramble and made good for the bridge party.

1936-At Point No Point Margy PALMER, Jimmy PALMER, Margaretta BAINS and Bobby BAINS - Margy age 12 - playing horseshoes - Margy threw wild & hit Eleanor in the head. She was in the hospital for a long time. Margy prayed and was scared. Eleanor couldn't walk and had trouble with balance for a while. Bobby, Eleanor's son, says Margy was 15 when this incident occurred.

1940 census-Eleanor C; 40; school H-4; PA

Eleanor is a life-long Methodist and resides at Asbury Methodist home in Gaithersburg, MD.

Eleanor died at 2:40 PM on 9 NOV 1998. Services in her memory were held at the Woodside Church at 11 AM on 14 NOV 1998.

1. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census. (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;)
   Database online. Wheaton, Montgomery, Maryland, ED 37, roll 877, page , image 487.0.

   Record for Robert Baines _FOOT: Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002), Database online. Wheaton, Montgomery, Maryland, ED 37, roll 877, page , image 487.0.

2. ↑ 1900 United States Federal Census
   Database online. Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, ED 183, roll T623 1485, page 11A.

   Record for George M Hoffman _FOOT: Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004), Database online. Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, ED 183, roll T623 1485, page 11A.

3. ↑ 1910 United States Federal Census
   Database online. Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, ED , roll T624_130, part , page .

   Record for John S Beck _FOOT: Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006), Database online. Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, ED , roll T624_130, part , page .

4. ↑ 1920 United States Federal Census
   Database online. Washington, Washington, District of Columbia, ED , roll , page , image 560.

   Record for John S Beck _FOOT: Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005), Database online. Washington, Washington, District of Columbia, ED , roll , page , image 560.

5. ↑ Ancestry.com. Social Security Death Index. (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2007;)
   Database online.

   Record for Eleanor C. Bains _FOOT: Ancestry.com, Social Security Death Index (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007), Database online.