Brief Life History of Robert
When Robert Becker was born on 9 November 1933, in Algona, Kossuth, Iowa, United States, his father, Carlyle Henry Becker, was 26 and his mother, Orvilla Kathryn Gilbertson, was 21. He died on 19 March 1999, in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, at the age of 65.
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Family Time Line
Sources (1)
- Robert Becker in household of Carlye Becker, "United States Census, 1940"
Parents and Siblings
1907–2008 Male
1912–2007 Female
Siblings (1)
1933–1999 Male
World Events (3)
1935 · The FBI is Established
Age 2
1935 · The Social Security Act
Age 2
1935 · The First Heisman Trophy
Age 2
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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