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William Henry Clay Beckett 1820–1870 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1820

Birth Location: Peterstown, Monroe, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1870

Death Location: Monroe, West Virginia, USA

Father: Daniel Beckett

Mother: Lydia Wade

Spouse(s): Catharine Calloway, Margaret Spangler

Children(s): Erastus Beckett, Margaret Beckett, Anthony Beckett, Henry Beckett, Elizabeth Beckett, George Beckett, James Beckett, Wilber Beckett, Amanda Beckett, Ballard Beckett

In 1820, William Henry Clay Beckett entered the world in Peterstown, Monroe, West Virginia, USA, born to Daniel Beckett And Lydia Wade. William Henry Clay Beckett married Catharine Davis Calloway, Margaret Spangler, and had children including Amanda Beckett, Anthony W Beckett, Ballard P Beckett, Elizabeth Eoline Beckett, Erastus Calvin Beckett, George Harrison Beckett, Henry Clay Beckett, James Daniel Beckett, Margaret Ann Beckett, Wilber F Beckett. William Henry Clay Beckett passed away in 1870 in Monroe, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1820, William Henry Clay Beckett entered the world in Peterstown, Monroe, West Virginia, USA, born to Daniel Beckett And Lydia Wade.
  • William Henry Clay Beckett married Catharine Davis Calloway, Margaret Spangler, and had children including Amanda Beckett, Anthony W Beckett, Ballard P Beckett, Elizabeth Eoline Beckett, Erastus Calvin Beckett, George Harrison Beckett, Henry Clay Beckett, James Daniel Beckett, Margaret Ann Beckett, Wilber F Beckett.
  • William Henry Clay Beckett passed away in 1870 in Monroe, West Virginia, USA.

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William Beckett's Ancestors

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William Beckett
1820–1870
Birth Place: Peterstown, Monroe, West Virginia, USA
Parents
Daniel Beckett
1795–1860
Botetourt, Virginia, USA
Lydia Wade
1800–1865
Monroe, West Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Thomas (Ellis) Wade
1758–1861
Halifax, Virginia, USA
Mary Sovine
1766–
Winchester, Frederick, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Hampton Wade
1730–1763
Jane Ellis
1730–1785
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Wade
1697–1741
Elizabeth Ballinger
1701–1772

William Beckett's Descendants

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William (Henry Clay) Beckett (abt 1820–1870) m. Catharine (Davis) Calloway (abt 1821–7 Dec 1860) m. Margaret Spangler (March 1830–1910)
  1. 1. Erastus (Calvin) Beckett 1858–1930
  2. 2. Margaret (Ann) Beckett 1843–1928
  3. 3. Anthony (W.) Beckett 1845–1871
    1. 1. John (Arthur) Beckett 1932–2010
  4. 4. Henry (Clay) Beckett 1851–1933
  5. 5. Elizabeth (Eoline) Beckett 1855–1944
  6. 6. George (Harrison) Beckett 1849–1938
  7. 7. James (Daniel) Beckett 1847–1933
  8. 8. Wilber (F) Beckett 1844–1929
  9. 9. Amanda Beckett 1841–1873
  10. 10. Ballard (P) Beckett 1862–1900

William Beckett's Timeline

2 Records

1820
abt 1820
Birth of William Henry Clay Beckett in Peterstown, Monroe, West Virginia, USA
Peterstown, Monroe, West Virginia, USA
1870
1870
Age 50
Death of William Henry Clay Beckett in Monroe, West Virginia, USA
Monroe, West Virginia, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1820
    Event Place: Peterstown, Monroe, West Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Monroe, West Virginia, USA

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