Benno J Beck: Who were his parents, full names, date of birth & death.

Question

Benno J Beck Born Sept 16 1882 Nebraska Died Sept 12 1960 Little Rock California.

Wife: Adelyn A Beck(Howard Maiden name) born 1899 died 1966

Children

Mary Jane Beck born 1925, Benno C Beck born 1927, Shirly J Beck (?), Barbra Beck,  Kenneth Howard Beck Born May 9th 1931, died November 23rd 1997(my dad).

Benno J Becks mothers Maiden name may have been Castro

His brothers name may have been Otto C Beck born in 1891 & his wifes name Lillie A Beck, two years older than him.

In 1917 he either joined or was drafted into the military on June 31, 1917.

His draft card #'s were 2349 & 6342, he was listed at the time AS BEING A farmer. Either joined or was drafted in June 31, 1917 , while he was living in Fresno California(looks like he may have been living at his work place) said his eyes were blue and said he might have been born at Kilgan Nebraska. Not clear as the photo coppy of the 1917 military record, I had to blow up several times as it was faded and the hand writing from all partys involved were really bad

Answer 1

U S Census, 1900  ED 21 Precinct 11 Omaha city Ward 2, Douglas, Nebraska

Citing this Record  "United States Census, 1900," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M3Y5-VPF

View actual census at:

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-267-12389-278534-16?cc=1325221&wc=MMPJ-RMB:1841651209

From the ages of the older children it doesn’t appear that Anna would be their mother, or maybe her dob is recorded incorrectly? Or maybe Christopher and Edith should 1886 and 1887???

head  J Alan Beck M 43 July 1857 GER married 15 years immig 1882

wife  Anna Beck F 32 Dec 1867 GER  immig 1884  8 children 5 living

son  Christopher Beck M 24  Apr 1876 NE  

dau  Edith Beck F 23 Dec 1877 NE

son  Otto Beck  M 9 Oct 1890 NE

son  Berno Beck M 8 Sept 1892 NE

dau Alga Beck F  Aug 1895 NE

              

U S Census, 1910  Lincoln Ward 4, Lancaster, NE

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Herman A Lindner  M 30y GER

 Christoph Beck M 24y NE  (abt 1886)

 Arthur Winters M 24y WI

 Leonard Lauermann M 31y GER

 Benjemen J Beck M 19y NE

Answer 2

This Draft Registration for Otto indicates both parents were still living in 1917 - as he lists himself as their sole support - not listed in Otto's household 1920.

World War I Draft Registration

Record Source
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-26180-21972-69?cc=1968530&wc=M9MT-PCD:n73391764

Otto Clair Beck

1641  West 46^th St., Los Angeles, CA

Draft Registration date  June 5, 1917

place: Los Angeles City no 6, California, United States

Male  Married

birth  05 Oct 1890  Valentine, NE

Family for which you are sole support?  Wife, mother, father

U S Census, 1920  San Antonio Township Bell Precinct No 1, Los Angeles, CA

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self  Otto Beck  M 30y NE

wife  Tillie Beck F 30y CA