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.
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
| Birth | 10 Apr 1836 | Cumberland Co., Kentucky |  | ||
| Marriage | 7 Mar 1867 | Jackson Co., Tennessee - Alice Mandyville Kirkpatrick | | ||
| Death | 14 May 1909 | Celina, Collin Co., Texas | | ||
| Burial | Old Celina Cemetery, Celina, Collin Co., Texas | |
Families
| Spouse | Alice Mandyville Kirkpatrick (1846 - 1895) |
| Child | Nathan Albert Beck (1868 - 1894) |
| Child | Caleb Ruben Beck (1870 - 1961) |
| Child | Emily "Emma" Susan Beck (1872 - 1955) |
| Child | Mary Alice Beck (1874 - 1890) |
| Child | Jesse Radford Beck (1876 - 1954) |
| Child | William Dibbrell Beck (1878 - 1957) |
| Child | Amonette "Ammy" Clyde Beck (1881 - 1905) |
| Child | Annie Elizabeth Beck (1883 - 1969) |
| Child | Martha Belle Florence Beck (1887 - 1977) |
| Child | Viola Venus Beck (1889 - 1962) |
Endnotes
1. 1880 Census Clay Co., Tennessee.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. Find A Grave.
5. 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.
6. Find A Grave.