Anna Crescentia (Fisher) Beck (1839 - 1897)

Born 7 Jul 1839 in Jasper, Dubois County, Indiana, USA

Wife of Romuald Beck — married 18 May 1858 in Jasper, Dubois County, Indiana, USA

Descendants

Died 21 Aug 1897 at age 58 in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA

Biography

Anne Crescentia Fisher is the wife of Romuald Beck. Crescentia Fisher came from Jasper, IN. They had a total of 11 children and one was Henry Bernard Beck. Anne Crescentia Fisher died at age 58. The cause of her death is unknown.

The following were Crescentia and Romuald's 11 children:

1. Mary (Mrs. George Wolpert), b. 3/1/1859, d. 2/25/1947

Mary married George Wolpert. George and Mary Wolpart were the parents of one child: Robert, b. 8/19/1899, Cincinnati, OH. Robert married Genevieve Pechiney, b. 1/13/1901.

2. William, b. 7/7/1860, d. 1/31/1935

William married Margaret Unknown, and they were the parents of six children:

Margaret (Mrs. George Johannes) Parents of 1 child: Normand, Deceased. Alphonse, parents of 2 children, Deceased. Helen (Mrs. Elmer Englert), Parents of 1 child Elvera, Deceased 8/28/86. William, Wife: Wilma, No family Deceased. Edward, Wife: Etta, 1 child: June Julius, Deceased

3. Robert, b. 3/3/1862, d. 10/6/1947

Robert married Mary Unknown and they were the parents of one child, born in Cincinnati: Irvin, Deceased.

4. Francis Xavier, b. 3/27/1864 d.11/11/1926

Francis Xavier was a bachelor.

5. Leo H., b. 4/9/1867, d. 6/1/1925

Leo married Emma Kuchenbuch There are two dates given for Leo's death, 6/1/1925 and 6/1/1925. Emma died on 12/16/1945. Leo and Emma were the parents of 7 children:

Leonard, Died when 13 months old Charles, Died 6/4/1946

Marcella (Mrs. Boyd Taylor, Died 6/30/1940, Marcella's daughter is Mary (Mrs. Bernard Rusche). Bernard and Mary - Born 9/25/1925. Rusche are the parents of 3 children: Marcia William, and Mary Ann.

Irene (Mrs. Edward Breitenbach, Died 10/19/1977 Victor, Died 3/2/1947 Dorothy, Never Married Died 8/18/1968 Sylvia, Died 8/13/1990

6. Helen (Mrs. John Hess), 6/4/1869, d. 4/16/1869

Helen married John Hess and they were the parents of one child: Joseph, Married, No family, Deceased.

7. Joseph, b. 3/6/1871, d. 12/3/1933

Joseph married Otillia Schnetger, who were the parents of 8 children:

Anthony, Died 3/28/1982 Alma Wurselbacher, Died 5/8/1980 Clara Miller Luella Lampe, Died 5/9/1935 Amelia Niehoff, Died 10/27/1980 Marie, Born 4/23/1905 Lawrence, Died 4/16/1962 Joseph, Infant, Died 4/17/1916

8. Lucy (Mrs. Fred Brunsman), b. 12/13/1873, d. 10/10/1929

Lucy married Fred Brunsman and they were the parents of 7 children:

James Edward H., b. 7/7/1899, d. 12/21/1972 Leona (Mrs. Martz), 7/17/1902, d. 4/24/1972 Willard A., d. 4/19/1962 Thomas G., b. 6/10/1905, d. 5/7/1979 Gerald, b. 1/6/1908, d. 1/7/1979 Harry E. (Staff Sargeant), d. 9/10/1945

9. Henry Bernard, b. 7/14/1877, d.7/15/1945

Henry Bernard married Bertha Felicitas Brenner, b. 2/13/1880, d. 10/14/1918. Henry and Bertha had 9 children:

Genevieve (Sister Helen Marie, S.N.D.) Lucille (Sister Genevieve Mary, S.N.D.) Helen (Sister Lucy, S.Sp.S.) Leonard Mildred (Mrs. Pearl Wortz) Joseph Raymond Agnes (Sister Agnes Marie, S.N.D.) Henry

10. Elizabeth (Mrs. Albert Grunkemeyer), 1-/4/1880, 2/6/1966

Elizabeth married Albert Grunkemeyer and they had no family.

11. Lawrence A., b. 12/20/1883, d. Date Unknown

Lawrence was married, no family.

Romuald Beck came to America from Baden, Germany, where he was about 18 years old. About 1880 he and the family moved from Jasper, IN to Cincinnati, OH. He also made it possible for his brothers Albert ad Francis Xavier to come to America. A sister of Crescentia Beck became a Sister of Providence, known as Sister Symphorosa. A niece and grand niece also became Sisters of Providence, known as Sister Matilda and Sister Helene respectively. All of the Sisters resided at their Mother House, St. Mary of the Woods, IN.

Familysearch.com says that Konstantin Beck and Magdelena Allgaier are the parents of Romuald Beck:

father: Konstantin Bek

mother: Magdelena Allgaier

Name Romuald Bek

Event Date 07 Feb 1830

Event Place Fautenbach: Fautenbach, Bühl, Baden, Germany

Gender Male

Father's Name Konstantin Bek

Mother's Name Magdelena Allgaier

In a listing of the Descendants of Jacob Allgeyer provided by Jack Hilbing to George Brundage is the citation, MC13-PPS.

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Sources

1. ↑ Entered by George Brundage.

Familysearch.com. The Beck Tree, compiled by Sister Helen Marie Beck, S.N.D. on 11/1/1980. (There were a few changes made on 1/1/1990.) Input was done by George Brundage in 2013 with the advice of Florence Ann Beck.

Descendant List of Jacob Allgeyer, 8/5/2014, provided by Jack Hilbing to George Brundage, who made changes to several Beck profiles based on the information contained in this listing. These changes were input on 11/15/2014.

"United States Census, 1880," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MHMR-8W3 : accessed 03 Dec 2014), Romuald Beck, Jasper, Dubois, Indiana, United States, 169; citing sheet 183C, film number 0275, NARA microfilm publication T9, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C.; FHL microfilm 1254275.

Acknowledgments

• This profile was started by George Brundage.