Brief Life History of Benjamin V.
When Benjamin V. Beckes was born on 31 October 1847, in Vincennes, Vincennes Township, Knox, Indiana, United States, his father, Thomas Park Beckes, was 27 and his mother, Margaret Emison, was 23. He married Elizabeth Jane Huffman on 15 February 1873, in Vincennes, Vincennes Township, Knox, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He died on 19 July 1900, in Knox, Indiana, United States, at the age of 52, and was buried in Vincennes, Vincennes Township, Knox, Indiana, United States.
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- B P Beckas, "United States Census, 1900"
- Benjamin Beckis, "Indiana, Births and Christenings, 1773-1933"
- Benjamin Beckes, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
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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.
1856 · The Town of Santa Claus
The town of Santa Fe was denied their application for a United States Postal Service as a town of Santa Fe, Indiana, was already established. Several meetings were held and the name was changed to Santa Claus, Indiana. The United States Postal Service granted their application. Due to the name, the post office in Santa Claus continues to receive thousands of letters to Santa Claus from children around the world each December.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
Altered form of German and probably also English Becks .
Serbian (Bečkeš): probably a nickname or occupational name derived from bečka ‘small barrel’. The surname Bečkeš is very rare in Serbia.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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