Matilda Jane (Devol) Becker (1882 - 1953)

Born 25 Oct 1882 in Lawrence Township, Washington County, Ohio, United States

Ancestors

Wife of John Morris Becker Sr. — married 10 Mar 1898 in Washington County, Ohio, United States

Descendants

Died 1 Aug 1953 at age 70 in Newport, Washington County, Ohio, United States

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Biography

Matilda (Devol) Becker has Irish ancestors.

Matilda Devol was born on October 25, 1882 in Lawrence Township, Washington County, Ohio. Her parents were Jesse Devol and Deborah McMahon.

She married John Becker on March 10, 1898. Together they had 6 children:

1. Fred Becker
2. George Becker
3. Raymond Becker
4. Mary Becker
5. John Becker
6. Elizabeth Becker

Matilda was a member of the Evangelical Church in Marietta and the Pike St. PTA.

Her husband John passed away first in 1943. Matilda died on August 01, 1953 in Newport at the Smith Nursing Home. She was buried in East Lawn Memorial Park.

Sources

• "Ohio Births and Christenings, 1821-1962," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XDYC-LC9 : 8 December 2014), Matilda J. Devol, 24 Oct 1882; citing Lawrence, Washington, Ohio, reference v 2 p 133; FHL microfilm 941,955.
• "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X8LK-DKW : 27 September 2017), John Becker and Tillie Devol, 10 Mar 1898; citing Washington, Ohio, United States, reference bk 12 p 246 cn 494; county courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 946,200.
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWGF-QJS : accessed 13 April 2018), Mathilda Becker in household of John Becker, Ward 1, Marietta City, Marietta Township, Washington, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 84-22, sheet 7A, line 6, family 147, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3165.
• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK1P-8M3M : 11 July 2016), Matilda Jane Devol Becker, 1953; Burial, Reno, Washington, Ohio, United States of America, East Lawn Memorial Park; citing record ID 149109951, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.