William Emery Beck Jr.

Male18 March 1905–17 November 1984

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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Family Time Line

William Emery Beck Jr.
1905–1984
Elvira Mara Tilden
1908–2001
Marriage: 2 July 1926
Gertrude Ethel Beck
1927–2017
Jerry Lynn Beck
1944–2015

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

  • Marriage
    2 July 1926Los Angeles, California, United States
  • Children (2)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (1)

    World Events (8)

    1906 · Saving Food Labels

    Age 1

    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.

    1906 · Great San Francisco Earthquake

    Age 1

    A 7.8 magnitude earthquake shook San Francisco for approximately 60 seconds on April 18, 1906. A 1906 report by US Army Relief Operations recorded the death toll for San Francisco and surrounding areas at 664. Later reports record the number at over 3,000 deaths. An estimated 225,000 people were left homeless from the widespread destructuction as 80% of the city was destroyed.

    1926

    Age 21

    Historical Boundaries - 1926: Josephine, Oregon, United States

    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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