Brief Life History of William Emery
When William Emery Beck Jr. was born on 18 March 1905, in Freeman, Cass, Missouri, United States, his father, William Emre Beck, was 32 and his mother, Ethel C. Williams, was 25. He married Elvira Mara Tilden on 2 July 1926, in Los Angeles, California, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Redondo Beach, Los Angeles, California, United States in 1930. He died on 17 November 1984, in Cave Junction, Josephine, Oregon, United States, at the age of 79.
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Sources (7)
- William F Beck, "United States Census, 1940"
- William Emre Beck, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952"
- William Emr Beck, "Oregon Death Index, 1903-1998"
Spouse and Children
1905–1984 Male
1908–2001 Female
Children (2)
1927–2017 Female
1944–2015 Male
Parents and Siblings
1872–1941 Male
1879–1970 Female
Siblings (1)
1905–1984 Male
World Events (8)
1906 · Saving Food Labels
Age 1
1906 · Great San Francisco Earthquake
Age 1
1926
Age 21
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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