Person:John Beck (31)
John Offerman Beck
b.28 Feb 1834 Pottsville, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, USA
d.2 Feb 1908 Pottsville, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents and Siblings
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  1. Mary F Beck1832 -
  2. John Offerman Beck1834 - 1908
  3. Charles Edward Beck1838 - 1917
  4. Sarah Eliza Beck1840 - 1923
  5. Isaac Pitman Beck1844 - 1909
  6. Sophia Beck1847 -
  7. Ellen Beck1849 -
Spouse and Children
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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
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Facts and Events
Name John Offerman Beck
Gender Male
Birth? 28 Feb 1834 Pottsville, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, USA
Census[1][2][3][4] 1850 Pottsville, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, USAhead of house-Isaac Beck
Marriage 17 May 1860 New Hanover, North Carolina, USAto Mary Adelaide Kennedy
Census? 1870 Pottsville, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, USAhead of house
Census? 1880 Pottsville, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, USAhead of house
Census? 1900 Pottsville, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, USAhead of house-George Hoffman
Occupation? Printer
Death? 2 Feb 1908 Pottsville, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States
Burial? 4 Feb 1908 Pottsville, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States

1850 census-John O is 16

John had gone south from PA to NC 10 May 1860 where he was the foreman of The Hearld in Wilmington, NC. Obviously he returned north once the Civil War began.

North Carolina Marriage Collection - John O Beck; male; married Mary A Gaskill; female; 17 May 1860; New Hanover, NC

Military discharge document (in possession of author, see Beck notebook) has an oath of identity on one side but none of the blanks are filled in; the front side shows: Know ye that John O Beck Private of Captain Frank Pott's Co. B 27th Regiment PA Volunteer Militia, who was enrolled on the 17 JUN 1862, to serve during existing emergency is hereby discharged from the service of the United States, this 31 JUL 1863, at Harrisburg, PA, by reason of expiration of term of service, (No objection to his being re-enlisted is known to exist) Said John O Beck was born in Pottsville in the State of PA, is 29 years of age, 5' 10", dark complexion, dark eyes, dark hair, and by occupation when enrolled, a printer. Given at Harrisburg, Pa., this 31 JUL 1863. (I cannot read the signature, maybe) W. F. P....., Lieut. 1st Cavalry USA, Mustering Officer, also signed, Frank Pott, Captain, Commanding Company.

1870 census-John O Beck is 36, a printer with value of personal estate at $275. Wife: Mary, age 36. Children: Robert, 8; Margrete, 7; Charles, 4; John, 3; Harry, born Sep 1869 age 8 mos. Robert Kennedy is also living in the household. He is Mary's father and is 87. There is a domestic servant, Cath McCormack, born in Ireland and cannot read or write. Everyone else is born in PA

1880 census-John O Beck, 46, clerk in coal & iron co. Wife: Mary A, 45. Children: Robert K, 17; Marretta, 16; Charles P, 13; John S, 11; Harry P, 10. Elner Woneckdorff, 30, sister and her children: Isaac B, 4 and Stephen H, 2 are also living in the house. Mary Sturn, 26 is a servant. Everyone is born in PA

1890-Directory of the 11th census of Schuylkill County-Beck, John O; 56; printer; 709 W Norwegian St; Mary K; Robert J [K]; 27; artist; Harry P; 20; printer

1900 census-John O Beck, 66, is living in the George Hoffman household

1908-PA death certificate-Schuylkill-Pottsville-#17452-residence 709 Race St-John Conrad Offerman Beck; b 28 Feb 1834; age 73y 11m 4d; widowed; POB Schuylkill, PA; occupation printer; father Isaac Beck; b Chester, PA; mother Margaretta Pitman; b NJ; informant John S Beck of Pottsville, PA; d 2 Feb 1908; burial Presbyterian Cemetery 4 Feb 1908

2015-FindAGrave-photo of death certificate; a small obituary [see below]

TRI-STATE NEWS IN BRIEF Pottsville, Pa., Feb. 4 - John O. Beck, who is said to have sent the first dispatch into Schuykill county telling of the firing on Fort Sumter at the outbreak of the Civil war, died here, age seventy-four.

Published Tuesday, February 4, 1908 in the INDIANA EVENING GAZETTE, Indiana, Pennsylvania on Page 2, col. 4.

Only 1 child listed-Charles Pittman Beck (1866-1916) and only one sibling listed-Isaac Pitman Beck (1844-1909)

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. ↑ 1850 United States Federal Census (1)
    Database online. Pottsville South Ward, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, roll M432_827, page 375, image 684.

    Record for Isaac Beck _FOOT: Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005), Database online. Pottsville South Ward, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, roll M432_827, page 375, image 684.

  3. ↑ 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.

  4. ↑ 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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