Brief Life History of John Claver
When John Claver Beck was born on 14 October 1826, in Hendricks Township, Shelby, Indiana, United States, his father, William B Beck, was 23 and his mother, Susannah Allen, was 19. He married Elizabeth "Eliza" Ann McFerin on 12 October 1852, in Hendricks, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Cowley, Kansas, United States in 1885 and Rock Island Township, Canadian, Oklahoma, United States in 1900. He died on 15 October 1908, at the age of 82, and was buried in Norman, Cleveland, Oklahoma, United States.
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- John Beck in household of William Beck, "United States Census, 1850"
- John C Beck, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
- John Claver Beck, "Find A Grave Index"
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1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
1830 · The Oregon Trail
Many people started their 2,170-mile West trek to settle the land found by Louis and Clark. They used large-wheeled wagons to pack most of their belongings and were guided by trails that were made by the previous trappers and traders who walked the area. Over time the trail needed annual improvements to make the trip faster and safer. Most of Interstate 80 and 84 cover most of the ground that was the original trail.
1851 · Constitution of 1851
Due to the state’s financial crisis during the previous decade and growing criticism toward state government. Voters approve the Constitution of 1851 which forbade the state government from going into debt.
Name Meaning
English: topographic name for someone who lived beside a stream, from northern Middle English bekke ‘stream’ (Old Norse bekkr).
English (of Norman origin): habitational name from any of various places in northern France named Bec, for example Bec Hellouin in Eure, named with Old Norman French bec ‘stream’, from the same Old Norse root as in 1 above.
English: from the Middle English personal name Becke (Old English Becca or Beocca), of uncertain origin.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Oral history from Bertha Beck Curren collection shows that John C. rescued victims of domestic violence
"John C. had a neighbor with a stepson, he whipped with a blacksnake whip. One foggy morning he could stand it no longer, went to the home. The child was under a wagon and the mother had to hold the l …
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