Frances
Matilda
Beckwith
formerly [surname unknown] aka West
Born in Kentucky, United States
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
James Leonard Beckwith
— married
20 Jul 1866 in Schuyler County, Illinois
Descendants 
Mother of
Marion Franklin West and Charles Leonard Beckwith
Died about
at about age 55
in Illinois or Kansas
Profile last modified
| Created 13 Jul 2015
This page has been accessed 32 times.
Biography
Parents unknown -- Father was French, mother born in Kentucky (per censuses). Her mother may have been Cherokee.
Possible husband #1: Marion Franklin West - died in the Civil War. No documentation to connect them except for similar dates and the name of her son.
Children with West:
- Marion Franklin (1864-1921) - m. Carrie Maud Richel
Children with Beckwith:
- Charles Leonard (1867–1947) - m. Ella Sarah Ann Killion
- Darnetta (1869–?)
- Hattie/Hettie (1872–?) - m. George W. Looney (she is not the Hattie that married Rezin Beckett)
- Emery Walker (1877–1956) - m. Rosettie J. Baldwin
Sources
Ancestry.com, including
- Illionois, Marriage Records - 1866 marriage to Beckwith
- 1870 Bainbridge, Schuyler, Illinois US Census - married to Beckwith (he is not in the census) with three children (her son Marion, plus Charles and Darnetta)
- 1880 Bainbridge, Schuyler, Illinois US Census - housewife with five children (one of hers and four of theirs) - her husband is a farmer
Profile History
- West-7479 created by M (Baker) B on 13 Jul 2015.
- West was a married name - name change to UNKNOWN (Unknown-532400), 17 Oct 2020
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