Elizabeth (Edwards) Beck (1805 - 1889)

Born 1805 in Essex, New Jersey, United States

Ancestors

Wife of John Denham Beck — married 27 Jan 1830 in Clermont, Ohio, United States

Descendants

Died 12 Jun 1889 at about age 84 in Bethel, Clermont, Ohio, United States

Biography

Eliza was born in about 1805 in Essex, New Jersey to Timothy Meeker Edwards (1769-1862) and Martha (Miller) Edwards (1773-1861).^[1] Eliza married John Beck on 27 Jan 1830 in Clermont, Ohio.^[2] They had a large family, including:^[3][4]

Agnes (unknown dates)

Timothy Edwards Beck (1830–1909) ​​

William Gerard Beck (1833–Deceased) ​​

Melinda Caroline (Beck) Fagley (1834–1910) ​​

Horace J. Beck (1837–1917) ​​

Marcus A. Beck (1838–Deceased) ​​

Martha Samatha Beck (1842–Deceased) ​​

Amos D. Beck (1844–Deceased) ​​

John Harrison Beck (1845–1929) ​​

Moses A. Beck (1847–1863) ​​

Edwin Davis Beck (1850–1882)

She died 12 Jun 1889 in Bethel, Clermont, Ohio from heart trouble. She was 89 years old.^[5]

Research Notes

An Ancestry profile gives her parents as Timothy Edwards (1769–1862) and Martha (Miller) Edwards (1773–1861), but supplies no proof.

Horace J. Beck, his parents being John D. and Eliza (Edwards) Beck, the former a native of Ohio. He was a blacksmith at Bethel and died in 1861, aged fifty-two years. Eliza (Edwards) Beck was born in Essex county, New Jersey, and died in 1889, aged eighty-four years, and to this union were born ten children;

Timothy E. was a resident of near Bethel, Ohio until his death.

William Gerard remained with his father in the shop until his death.

Caroline C. was the wife of Miller W. Fagely, of this county.

Horace J., our subject.

Marcus A. died at Bethel and was a blacksmith.

Samantha, deceased, was the wife of Reuben White.

Amos, deceased, was a farmer in Illinois.

John H. is a resident of Amelia, Ohio.

Edwin, passed away at Bethel, Ohio.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ from the family records of T. Edwards. Apr 2022.
2. ↑ "Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XDF8-6ZH : 25 March 2020), John D. Beck, 1830.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX3K-PC8 : 21 December 2020), John D Beck, Tate Township, Clermont, Ohio, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC2P-LJ5 : 18 February 2021), John D Beck, 1860.
5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/64254627/eliza-beck : accessed 15 April 2022), memorial page for Eliza Edwards Beck (13 Jun 1805–12 Jun 1889), Find a Grave Memorial ID 64254627, citing Tate Township Cemetery, Bethel, Clermont County, Ohio, USA ; Maintained by giraffelove (contributor 47263056).
6. ↑ History of Brown and Clermont Counties by Byron Williams.