Individual Details

William Alexander Beck

(10 Apr 1836 - 14 May 1909)

During the Civil War, William Beck served for a short time in the 28th Infantry, company K. of Tennessee; was in the Battle of Shiloh. When the armies were re-organized in 1862, he organized a company of cavalrymen and joined General Dibrell's Regiment, serving in Company G. When President Jeff Davis went down through Georgia, he was in command of the company that escorted him. He surrendered in Georgia. Genealogical Records of the Kirkpatrick Families, Compiled for Dr. S. B. Kirkpatrick By Asa C. Elliott, El Paso, Texas, 1942--Revised 1959 by Dr. B. A. Kirkpatrick, Taylor, Texas.

On the 1880 U. S. Census of District 7, Clay Co., Tennessee, W. A. Beck appears with his wife Allis and children N. A., K.R., E.S., M. A., I. R., and Billy Beck. Also in the household is Bill Winfrey age 28, listed as other. W. A. is a farmer.

Obituary not found at chroniclingamerica.loc.gov, genealogybank.com or newspaperarchive.com, May 31, 2018.

Events

Birth10 Apr 1836Cumberland Co., Kentucky
Marriage7 Mar 1867Jackson Co., Tennessee - Alice Mandyville Kirkpatrick
Death14 May 1909Celina, Collin Co., Texas
BurialOld Celina Cemetery, Celina, Collin Co., Texas

Families

SpouseAlice Mandyville Kirkpatrick (1846 - 1895)
ChildNathan Albert Beck (1868 - 1894)
ChildCaleb Ruben Beck (1870 - 1961)
ChildEmily "Emma" Susan Beck (1872 - 1955)
ChildMary Alice Beck (1874 - 1890)
ChildJesse Radford Beck (1876 - 1954)
ChildWilliam Dibbrell Beck (1878 - 1957)
ChildAmonette "Ammy" Clyde Beck (1881 - 1905)
ChildAnnie Elizabeth Beck (1883 - 1969)
ChildMartha Belle Florence Beck (1887 - 1977)
ChildViola Venus Beck (1889 - 1962)

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