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William Oliver Beck 1898–1976 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Mar 1898

Birth Location: La Salle Parish, Louisiana, USA

Death Date: 30 July 1976

Death Location: Pollock, Grant Parish, Louisiana, United States of America

Father: William Beck

Mother: Ida Ganey

Spouse(s): Emma Peters

Children(s): Doris Shelton-Shahan, Lucy Maddox

William Oliver Beck was born in 1898 in La Salle Parish, Louisiana, USA, the child of William Allen Beck And Ida Irene Ganey. In 1950, William Oliver Beck resided in , Grant, Louisiana, USA. William Oliver Beck married Emma Ophelia Peters, and had children including Ann Beck Frost, Doris Faye Beck Shelton Shahan, Katherine A Beck, Lucy Lorraine Beck Maddox, Patricia A Pat Beck, Sybil I Beck Barron. William Oliver Beck passed away in 1976 in Pollock, Grant Parish, Louisiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Oliver Beck was born in 1898 in La Salle Parish, Louisiana, USA, the child of William Allen Beck And Ida Irene Ganey.
  • In 1950, William Oliver Beck resided in , Grant, Louisiana, USA.
  • William Oliver Beck married Emma Ophelia Peters, and had children including Ann Beck Frost, Doris Faye Beck Shelton Shahan, Katherine A Beck, Lucy Lorraine Beck Maddox, Patricia A Pat Beck, Sybil I Beck Barron.
  • William Oliver Beck passed away in 1976 in Pollock, Grant Parish, Louisiana, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Children(s)

William Beck's Ancestors

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William Beck
1898–1976
Birth Place: La Salle Parish, Louisiana, USA
Parents
William Allen Beck
1869–1935
Ida (Irene) Ganey
1871–1925
Meadville, Franklin County, Mississippi, United States of America
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Beck's Descendants

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William (Oliver) Beck (22 Mar 1898–30 July 1976) m. Emma (Ophelia) Peters (2 Oct 1905–9 Mar 1970)
  1. 1. Doris (Faye Beck) Shelton-Shahan 1935–2012
  2. 2. Lucy (Lorraine Beck) Maddox 1926–2004

William Beck's Timeline

3 Records

1898
22 Mar 1898
Birth of William Oliver Beck in La Salle Parish, Louisiana, USA
La Salle Parish, Louisiana, USA
1950
1950
Age 52
William Oliver Beck resided here in , Grant, Louisiana, USA
, Grant, Louisiana, USA
1976
30 July 1976
Age 78
Death of William Oliver Beck
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Mar 1898
    Event Place: La Salle Parish, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Louisiana, 10161940 - 03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: , Grant, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Simms, Grant, Louisiana
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Louisiana, 10161940 - 03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 July 1976
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Pollock, Grant Parish, Louisiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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