Person:John Beck (29)
John Seitz Beck
b.19 Jun 1868 Pottsville, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, USA
d.19 Mar 1951 District of Columbia, USA
Parents and Siblings
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m. 17 May 1860
  1. Edward Beck1861 - 1862
  2. Robert Kennedy Beck1862 - 1946
  3. Margaretta Pittman Beck1863 -
  4. Charles Pitman Beck1866 - 1916
  5. John Seitz Beck1868 - 1951
  6. Harry Percy Beck1869 - 1947
Spouse and Children
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m. 21 Jan 1891
  1. John Shissler Beck1892 - 1951
  2. Adelaide Kennedy Beck1897 - 1975
  3. Eleanor Copeland Beck1900 - 1998
  4. Aurelia Neville Beck1906 - 1993
  5. Theodore Dewes Beck1911 - 1977
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Facts and Events
Name John Seitz Beck
Gender Male
Birth? 19 Jun 1868 Pottsville, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, USA
Census[1][2][3][4][5][6] 1870 Pottsville, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, USAhead of house-John O Beck
Census? 1880 Pottsville, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, USAhead of house-John O Beck
Marriage 21 Jan 1891 Port Carbon, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United Statesto Lucinda Lilly SHISSLER
Census? 1900 Pottsville, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, USAhead of house-George Hoffman
Census? 1910 Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, USAhead of house-John Seitz Beck
Census? 1920 District of Columbia, USAhead of house-John Seitz Beck
Census? 1930 District of Columbia, USAhead of house-John Seitz Beck
Occupation? Printer
Death? 19 Mar 1951 District of Columbia, USACause: Abcess of the liver
Other? 82 Years, 9 Months, 0 Days Age at death

There are a zillion things to say about John - including blaming him for getting me started on genealogy in the first place.

1870 census-John is 3

1880 census-John S is 11

1900 census-Pennsylvania-Schuylkill County-Pottsville Borough-423 East Arch Street- George M. Hoffman, born Jan 1816, age 84, widowed, landlord, owns his house with a mortgage; Amelia Beck, sister-in-law; born Mar 1823, age 77, single; John O Beck, nephew, born Feb 1834, age 66, widowed, job printer; John S Beck, great nephew, born Jun 1867, age 32, married 9 years, job printer; Lucinda, great niece, born Aug 1869, age 30, mother of 3 living children; John S, son born Aug 1892, age 7, at school; Adalaid K, daughter, born Oct 1897, age 2; Elanor K, daughter, born Mar 1900, age 2 months

1910 census-Norwalk, Fairfield, CT; John is 41, a foreman in a printing office, rents his house. Wife: Lou S is 40, married 18 yrs, mother of 4 children, all living. Children: Adelaide is 13; Elenor is 10; and Aurelia is 4

1920 census-District of Columbia-shows John S. Beck living at 1815 Jackson Street, he is 51, owns his home though it is mortgaged; he is married; a printer with the US Government; he and his parents were born in Pennsylvania; Lucinda, his wife is 50; Eleanor C. his daughter is 19 and works as a typist in a lawyer's office; Aurelia N. his daugter is 13 and in school; Theodore D. his son is 8 and is in school, Theodore was born in New Jersey; Adelaide Woolley, his daughter is 22 and Floyd W. Woolley is 22, was born in Nebraska, his parents were born in the United States and Floyd is a drug clerk in a drug store.

1930 census-John S owns his home valued at $8,000, has a radio, is 61, was 23 when he married, is a printer for the US Gov and is not a veteran. Wife: Lucinda, 60, was 22 when she married. Children: Aurelia N, 24, a typist for the US Gov; Theodore D, 18, laborer in painting. Everyone is born in PA except Theodore. He is born in NJ

1940 census-District of Columbia-13 Apr 1940-ED 480-sheet 21A-lines 39-40-1815 Jackson Street-family 494-owns house $8,500-John S Beck; 72; school H-4; PA; did not work 1939-1940; Lucinda; 70; school H-4; PA

Isaac Pitman Beck's bible (1869) shows that John died at 1815 Jackson St., Washington, DC from an abscess of the liver. He was cremated and buried MAR 1951 at Lincoln Memorial Park in Washington, DC.

References
  1. ↑ 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.

  2. ↑ 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 .

  3. ↑ 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.

  4. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census. (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;)
    Database online. Washington, Washington, District of Columbia, ED 353, roll 302, page , image 900.0.

    Record for John S Beck _FOOT: Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002), Database online. Washington, Washington, District of Columbia, ED 353, roll 302, page , image 900.0.

  5. ↑ 1870 United States Federal Census (1)
    Database online. Pottsville South Ward, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, post office Pottsville, roll 1447, page 328, image 658.

    Record for John O Beck _FOOT: Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2003), Database online. Pottsville South Ward, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, post office Pottsville, roll 1447, page 328, image 658.

  6. ↑ 1880 United States Federal Census (1)
    Database online. Pottsville, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, ED 224, roll T9_1193, page 418.3000, image 0326.

    Record for John O. Beck

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