Clayton co IAGenWeb

Clayton county Album
Beckmann family album
Littleport

Unless otherwise credited, the photos were contributed by Kristy Sligar. Kristy's contact info. is at bottom of the page. The photos were originally belonged to Kristy's late aunt, Rose Obenchain. The family surname was also spelled Beckman in later documentation.

Frank Henry Beckmann 1838-1889. Served in Co. D, 27th Iowa, during the Civil War. He married Anna Catherine 'Dorothea' Dahling, daughter of William & Katherine Dahling. Both are buried in the Union cemetery, Littleport.

Dorothea (Dahling) Beckman, ca1883
photographer: Fred Mueller Owatonna Minn.

Frank's biography, written by Carl Inwalson * Gravestone (closeup), Gravestone (full)
Dorothea (1840-1921) Her Obituary * Gravestone

Their children:

* Marie Sophie Caroline Beckmann, 1859-unkn
* Franklin 'Frank' Beckmann, 1861-1899; obit
* Elizabeth 'Lizzie' Beckmann, 1865-1885; obit
* Augusta 'Gusta' Beckmann, 1869-1893; obit
* William Beckman, 1871-1953
* Wilhelmina 'Minnie' Beckmann, 1873-1891; obit
* Dorothea (Beckmann) Carpenter Allbright 1875-1956
* Frederick D. 'Fritz' Beckman, 1877-1951; obit
* Charles W. Beckman, 1881-1946; obit
* Albert Henry Beckman, 1881-1932; obit
* Louis Beckman, 1883-1954

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1905

(Left) ~~Dorothea Dahling Beckman, wife of Frank.~~ 7/15/26 - Kristy: "Sigrid Obenchain and I have agreed that this is not a picture of her." She still needs to be ID'ed.

(Right) Dorothea (Beckman) Carpenter Allbright, 1875-1956. Daughter of Frank & Dorothea.

(Center) unsure of ID

William & Frank, sons of Frank & Dorothea
undated photo
photographer: Mueller's Studio, Owatonna Minn.

Charles & Albert, twin sons of Frank & Dorothea
undated photo
photographer: C.H. Gordon, Owatonna, Minn.