Brief Life History of Leo Jensen
When Leo Jensen Beck was born on 1 July 1892, in Ephraim, Sanpete, Utah, United States, his father, Jens Jensen Nielsen Beck Bæk, was 45 and his mother, Oline Marie Hansen, was 40. He married Zelma May Westover on 18 February 1914, in Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States. He lived in Montebello Township, Los Angeles, California, United States in 1940 and Lincoln Heights, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States in 1950. He died on 21 March 1988, in St. George, Washington, Utah, United States, at the age of 95, and was buried in Saint George City Cemetery, St. George, Washington, Utah, United States.
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- Leo Beck, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
- Leo Beck, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
- Leo Beck, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"
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1893
In 1893, the state of Maryland became part of the newly reorganized Eastern States Mission. The state of Arkansas was transferred to the Indian Territory Mission in 1895. Then in 1897, the state of Texas was also transferred to that mission.
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
1917
U.S. intervenes in World War I, rejects membership of League of Nations.
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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