Arthur H Becker

Brief Life History of Arthur H

When Arthur H Becker was born on 30 November 1887, in Tremont, Tazewell, Illinois, United States, his father, Richard H Becker, was 41 and his mother, Adeline Papenhausen, was 38. He married Ava Yerian LaRue on 19 June 1915, in Bloomfield, Richland Township, Greene, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Elm Grove Township, Tazewell, Illinois, United States in 1900. He died on 8 December 1957, in Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States.

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Family Time Line

Arthur H Becker
1887–1957
Ava Yerian LaRue
1890–1938
Marriage: 19 June 1915
Jane Adelaide Becker
1916–2001

Sources (5)

  • Arthur H Becker in household of Richard Becker, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Arthur H. Becker, "Indiana Marriages, 1780-1992"
  • Arthur H Becker, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"

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World Events (8)

1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

1892 · The Chicago Canal

The Chicago River Canal was built as a sewage treatment scheme to help the city's drinking water not to get contaminated. While the Canal was being constructed the Chicago River's flow was reversed so it could be treated before draining back out into Lake Michigan.

1906 · Saving Food Labels

The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.

Name Meaning

German and Dutch: occupational name for a baker of bread, or brick and tiles, derived from Middle High German and Middle Dutch backen ‘to bake’. The German surname is also found in France (mainly Lorraine and Alsace).

Danish: occupational name for a baker, from bechere ‘baker’.

Jewish (Ashkenazic): occupational name for a baker, from German Bäcker (compare 1 and Backer ) or Yiddish beker ‘baker’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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