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Lester Elner Beck 1903–1978 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Jul 1903

Birth Location: Danville Twp, Des Moines County, Iowa

Death Date: 21 Jul 1978

Death Location: Danville Tw, Des Moines Co, Iowa

Father: Louis Beck

Mother: Mary Bachenberg

Spouse(s): Ruth Rice

Children(s): Marleen Beck, Donald Beck, Marjorie Beck

Lester Elner Beck was born in 1903 in Danville Twp, Des Moines County, Iowa, the child of Louis John Beck And Mary Anna Bachenberg. Lester Elner Beck married Ruth Mary Rice, and had children including Donald Louis Beck, Marjorie Elaine Beck, Marleen Vivian Beck. Lester Elner Beck passed away in 1978 in Danville Tw, Des Moines Co, Iowa.

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Biography

  • Lester Elner Beck was born in 1903 in Danville Twp, Des Moines County, Iowa, the child of Louis John Beck And Mary Anna Bachenberg.
  • Lester Elner Beck married Ruth Mary Rice, and had children including Donald Louis Beck, Marjorie Elaine Beck, Marleen Vivian Beck.
  • Lester Elner Beck passed away in 1978 in Danville Tw, Des Moines Co, Iowa.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lester Beck's Ancestors

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Lester Beck
1903–1978
Birth Place: Danville Twp, Des Moines County, Iowa
Parents
Louis John Beck
1861–1942
Pleasant Grove, Des Moines Co., Iowa, USA
Mary (Anna) Bachenberg
1867–1949
Des Moines County, Iowa, USA
Grandparents
George (`Henry`) Beck
1826–1901
Koddingen, District Alsfeld, Duchy Hessen, Darmstadt, Germany
Susannah (Elizabeth) Obermann
1827–1916
Heimertshausen, Kreis Alsfeld, Groszherzogtum Hessen Darmstadt, Germany
Great-Grandparents
Johann Beck
1781–
Gertrude Fink
1787–1864
Johannes Obermann
1794–1850
Maria Obermann
1794–1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johann Obermann
1757–1814
Johanna Herdt
1762–1837
Maria Boppert
1775–1835

Lester Beck's Descendants

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Lester (Elner) Beck (19 Jul 1903–21 Jul 1978) m. Ruth (Mary) Rice (30 Jan 1905–28 Apr 1970)
  1. 1. Marleen (Vivian) Beck 1934–2022
  2. 2. Donald (Louis) Beck 1937–2021
  3. 3. Marjorie (Elaine) Beck 1944–2022

Lester Beck's Timeline

2 Records

1903
19 Jul 1903
Birth of Lester Elner Beck in Danville Twp, Des Moines County, Iowa
Danville Twp, Des Moines County, Iowa
1978
21 Jul 1978
Age 75
Death of Lester Elner Beck in Danville Tw, Des Moines Co, Iowa
Danville Tw, Des Moines Co, Iowa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Jul 1903
    Event Place: Danville Twp, Des Moines County, Iowa

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Jul 1978
    Event Place: Danville Tw, Des Moines Co, Iowa

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