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SHERMAN T. BECK FAMILY

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THE SHERMAN T. BECK FAMILY, KELLERTON, IOWA, circa 1907
Back Row, left to right: Sherman T. BECK, Keith, Emma (FOLTZ) BECK
Front Row, left to right: Minta, William "Billy", Clarence "Kent", Everett, Eva, Frederick

Sherman T. BECK
Born: 04 Jul 1864, Ringgold Co. IA  Died: 16 Feb 1948, Hot Springs SD
son of Frederick BECK (1827 - 1901) & Catherine (BUMGARNER) BECK (1829-1897)
married Emma E. FOLTZ 02 Sep 1885
            Born: 15 Feb 1866, Cameron MO  Died: 30 Nov 1946, Hot Springs SD
            daughter of William Henry FOLTZ (1840-1909) & Harriet (DYE) (1842-1882)
Sherman and Emma were the parents of seven children:

1) Minta Edith BECK
    Born: 20 Aug 1886, Kellerton IA  Died: 17 May 1970, Monroe OR
    married 1st Walter C. EAYRS 1915
    married 2nd Harold CHRISTENSEN 1931

2) William H. "Billy" BECK
    Born: 10 Nov 1888, Kellerton IA  Died: 06 Dec 1911

3) Frederick L. BECK
    Born: 07 Sep 1890, Kellerton IA  Died 26 Jun 1931

4) Eva Katherine BECK
    Born: 04 Mar 1892, Kellerton, Iowa  Died: 24 May 1985, Petaluma CA
    married Amos SMAHA in 1911, Ravenna NE

5) Everett Lawrence BECK
    Born: 30 Apr 1895, Kellerton IA  Died: 06 Oct 1970, Hot Springs SD
    married Fern MEDLAR 30 Apr 1918, Broken Bow NE
                Born: 1900, IA

6) Clarence Sherman "Kent" BECK
    Born: circa 1898, Kellerton, IA  Died: 10 May 1969, North Platte NE
    Clarence was a World War II Veteran and was Nebraska's State Attorney General from 1950 to 1960.

7) Keith Lynden BECK
    Born: 04 Mar 1903, Kellerton, IA  Died: 19 Jan 1988, Grants Pass Oregon
    married Burniece Beatrice BALLARD 29 Nov 1931, Fall River SD
                Born: 21 Jan 1913, Bloomfield NE  Died: 27 Jul 2006, Grants Pass OR

 

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