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Samuel Joel Beckham 1884–1916 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Feb 1884

Birth Location: Elk Prairie, Jefferson, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 24 Nov 1916

Death Location: McClellan, Jefferson, Illinois, USA

Father: Joel Beckham

Mother: Sarah Martin

Spouse(s): Margaret Schultz

Children(s): LaVona Beckham, Mary Beckham, Knox Beckham, Schultz Beckham

Samuel Joel Beckham was born in 1884 in Elk Prairie, Jefferson, Illinois, USA, the child of Joel Willis Beckham And Sarah Emeline Martin. Samuel Joel Beckham married Margaret Adeline Maggie Schultz, and had children including Knox Joel Beckham, Lavona Jewel Beckham, Mary Emaline Beckham, Schultz Beckham. Samuel Joel Beckham passed away in 1916 in McClellan, Jefferson, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • Samuel Joel Beckham was born in 1884 in Elk Prairie, Jefferson, Illinois, USA, the child of Joel Willis Beckham And Sarah Emeline Martin.
  • Samuel Joel Beckham married Margaret Adeline Maggie Schultz, and had children including Knox Joel Beckham, Lavona Jewel Beckham, Mary Emaline Beckham, Schultz Beckham.
  • Samuel Joel Beckham passed away in 1916 in McClellan, Jefferson, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joel Beckham
1847–1923
Birth Location: Wayne County, Tennessee, United States
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Sarah Martin
1854–1919
Birth Location: Jefferson, Illinois, United States
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Schultz
1884–1972
Birth Location: Oxford Township, Delaware, Ohio, United States
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Children(s)

LaVona Beckham
1906–1906
Birth Location: Elk Praire Township, Jefferson, Illinois, United States
LB
Mary Beckham
1907–1990
Birth Location: Elk Prairie Township, Jefferson, Illinois, United States
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Knox Beckham
1912–1994
Birth Location: Elk Prairie Township, Jefferson, Illinois, United States
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Schultz Beckham
1915–1915
Birth Location: Illinois, United States
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Samuel Beckham's Ancestors

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Samuel Beckham
1884–1916
Birth Place: Elk Prairie, Jefferson, Illinois, USA
Parents
Joel Willis Beckham
1847–1923
Wayne County, Tennessee, United States
Sarah (Emeline) Martin
1854–1919
Jefferson, Illinois, United States
Grandparents
Green (Berry) Beckham
1814–1870
Orange County, North Carolina, USA
Rebecca Weatherford
1820–1870
North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Beckham
1772–1863
Rebecca Swinney
1775–1860
William Weatherford
1759–1850
Margaret Polk
1760–1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Stephen Jr
1755–1820
Rachel Green
1745–1777
THOMAS SWINNEY
1750–
Lady MOORE
1725–1784
Wilkerson Weatherford
1726–1790
Susanna Waller
1724–1810
William Polk
1725–1802
Sarah Weatherford
1730–1801

Samuel Beckham's Descendants

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Samuel (Joel) Beckham (2 Feb 1884–24 Nov 1916) m. Margaret (Adeline "Maggie") Schultz (7 Feb 1884–4 Dec 1972)
  1. 1. LaVona (Jewel) Beckham 1906–1906
  2. 2. Mary (Emaline) Beckham 1907–1990
  3. 3. Knox (Joel) Beckham 1912–1994
  4. 4. Schultz Beckham 1915–1915

Samuel Beckham's Timeline

2 Records

1884
2 Feb 1884
Birth of Samuel Joel Beckham in Elk Prairie, Jefferson, Illinois, USA
Elk Prairie, Jefferson, Illinois, USA
1916
24 Nov 1916
Age 32
Death of Samuel Joel Beckham in McClellan, Jefferson, Illinois, USA
McClellan, Jefferson, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Feb 1884
    Event Place: Elk Prairie, Jefferson, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Nov 1916
    Event Place: McClellan, Jefferson, Illinois, USA
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