James Ephraim Beck (1817 - 1884)

Born 19 Aug 1817 in Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Ann (Hall) Beck — married 3 Aug 1836 in Shelby County, Illinois, United States

Husband of Sarah E. (Huffman) Beck — married 12 Aug 1846 in Shelby County, Illinois, United States

Husband of Sirena Ann (Hall) Beck — married 1 Dec 1856 in Shelby County, Illinois, United States

Descendants

Died 20 May 1884 at age 66 in Shelby County, Illinois, United States

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Biography

This profile is part of the Beck Name Study.

James was born in 1817. ^[1] He was the son of Nathaniel Beck and Edith Maynard. ^[2] James died at the age of 66 on 20 May 1884, in Shelby County, Illinois, and was buried in Ridge Cemetery, Cold Spring Township, Shelby County, Illinois. ^[1]

Residences

James was enumerated in the following locations:

• 1840 - Shelby County, Illinois
• 1850 - Shelby County, Illinois
• 1860 - Shelby County, Illinois ^[3]
• 1865 - Shelby County, Illinois ^[4]
• 1870 - Shelby County, Illinois ^[5]
• 1880 - Shelby County, Illinois ^[6]

Marriages

James married four times. In 1836, James married Mary Ann Hall, daughter of Samuel Hall and Nancy Steele. ^[7] To this union, the following children were born:

• circa 1837 - Malinda
• circa 1839 - William

In 1846, James married Sarah Huffman, daughter of Daniel Huffman and Margaret Tetrick. ^[8] To this union were born the following children:

• 1848 - Mary
• circa 1849 - Martha
• 1851 - Margaret
• 1852 - Matilda Rose
• 1856 - Minerva
• circa 1856 - Armenda

In 1856, James married his widowed sister-in-law Sirena Hall, as her second husband. Sirena was both the sister of Mary Ann Hall, James' first wife and the widow of James' older brother, John. ^[9] To this union were born the following children:

• 1857 - Emma Rebecca
• 1860 - Rosa Ann

In 1881, James married Lucinda Askins, daughter of Jesse Askins and Delila Roberts ^[2] To this union, no known children were born.

James was sometimes referred to in the family as an "old devil", presumably due to marrying younger wives.

Research Notes

There is a Lucinda Austin Thompson that is buried in Neal Cemetery, Cowden, Shelby County, Illinois. This is not the same Lucinda that James married. Lucinda Austin married Joseph Thompson and Lucinda Askins married James Thompson, brother of Joseph. These two Lucindas can be easily confused.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Find a Grave contributors. "Memorial for James E. Beck" Find a Grave, database and images, Find A Grave: Memorial #15955598 accessed 22 Apr 2023, Ridge Cemetery, Lakewood, Shelby County, Illinois, United States.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q28Z-5CD5 : 28 November 2018), James E Beck and Lucinda Thompson Askins, 10 Oct 1881; citing Shelby, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,008,066.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXHT-YCZ : 19 March 2020), James E Beck, 1860.
4. ↑ "Illinois State Census, 1865," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCK6-329 : 16 August 2019), J E Beck, , Dry Point, Shelby, Illinois; citing , Dry Point, Shelby, Illinois, Census, p. 61, Illinois State Archives, Springfield; FHL microfilm.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6W6-GD8 : 19 March 2020), James Beck, 1870.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXKJ-TJN : 20 August 2017), James E S Beck, Dry Point, Shelby, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district ED 186, sheet 60B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,251.
7. ↑ "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KF2K-S6J : 18 October 2017), James Beck and Mary Ann Hall, 05 Aug 1836; citing Shelby, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 7,710.
8. ↑ "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KF2K-HWP : 18 October 2017), James E. Beck and Sarah A. Huffman, 12 Aug 1846; citing Shelby, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 7,710.
9. ↑ "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KF2K-QQY : 18 October 2017), James E. Beck and Sirena Beck, 01 Dec 1856; citing Shelby, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 7,710.