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John Charles Beck

Male 1903 - 1985  (82 years)


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  • Name John Charles Beck 
    Born 7 May 1903  Wills Point, Van Zandt, Texas U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 22 Nov 1985  Denver, Colorado U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Union Grove Cemetery, Wills Point, Van Zandt, Texas U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I2691  My Reynolds Line
    Last Modified 7 Feb 2013 

    Mother Annie Elizabeth Faulkner,   b. 28 May 1870, Milton, Northampton, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Mar 1946, Wills Point, Van Zandt, Texas U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Married 20 Feb 1887  Wills Point, Van Zandt, Texas U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Married in the home of Mrs. Chas. Peery.

      !MARRIAGE:Beck & Tittle Footprints, Beck & Tittle
      Footprints, Joyce Nell Beck LaGrone Truitt, prepared
      19991001
    Family ID F963  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Alta Mae Tittle,   b. 1 Jun 1902, Tiftonia, Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Mar 1994, Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years) 
    Married 18 Dec 1927  Wills Point, Van Zandt, Texas U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • !MARRIAGE:Beck & Tittle Footprints, Beck & Tittle
      Footprints, Joyce Nell Beck LaGrone Truitt, prepared
      19981001
    Children 
     1. Mickey Gene Beck,   b. 28 Nov 1928, Iowa Park, Wichita, Texas U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Jan 1929  (Age 0 years)
     2. Living
     3. Living
     4. Living
     5. Living
    Last Modified 9 May 2012 
    Family ID F947  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • The following is from the biography for John Charles Beck
      in "Beck & Tittle Footprints";, J. Nell Truitt; 1998:

      Charlie was a handsome, clean-cut young man, over six feet
      tall, square jawed with stunning eyes and slim frame, size
      12 shoe, a good foundation! After getting his early
      education, he enrolled at Texas A&M College and studied
      mechanical drawing. Then he took a job with Sears Roebuck &
      Co. and was trnsferred to Kansas City, Mo. That was too far
      distance from his family, and he returned to Wills Point,
      Texas and took up his agricultural lifetime continuance.

      John Charles Beck married Miss Alta Mae Tittle on 18
      December 1927 in Wills Point, TX. They had five children,
      four of whom grew to adulthood, and as of 1997, all still
      living and have families - from Sacramento, California to
      Valrico, FL.

      He was lovingly called "Poppie" by his grandchildren and
      grands and lived in Iowa Park, Texas (Wichita County) and
      Wills Point, Texas, then moved to be near their eldest son,
      Robert J. Beck in Fort Worth, TX in 1983.

      John Charles Beck died on November 22, 1985 while visiting
      his son, Larry Max Beck in Denver, Colorado of cardiac
      arrest and prostate cancer. He had surgery there and died
      within two days. His body was flown back to Texas where his
      oldest son , Bob, a Baptist minister, assisted at his
      funeral. Interment was at Union Grove Cemetery in Wills
      Point, TX.

      Sources and References:

      1920 Texas Census
      Texas Census records - Van Zandt County
      Texas Census records - Wichita County
      Marriage record - Wills Point, Van Zandt Co. TX
      Land Deeds - Wichita County, TX
      Beck Family Bible
      Genealogy Book kept by John Charles Beck in a small brown
      binder
      Remembrances of family members
      Beck & Tittle Footprints; J. Nell Truitt; 1998.

      !NAME:Truitt, Joyce Nell, Truitt, Joyce Nell, 19981004
      14:48 hours

      !NAME:Beck & Tittle Footprints, Beck & Tittle Footprints,
      Joyce Nell Beck LaGrone Truitt, prepared 19981101

      !BIRTH:Beck & Tittle Footprints, Beck & Tittle Footprints,
      Joyce Nell Beck LaGrone Truitt, prepared 19981101

      !DEATH:Beck & Tittle Footprints, Beck & Tittle Footprints,
      Joyce Nell Beck LaGrone Truitt, prepared 19981001

      !BURIAL:Beck & Tittle Footprints, Beck & Tittle Footprints,
      Joyce Nell Beck LaGrone Truitt, prepared 19981001