I have a family group sheet for john
Beck with the following information. He is in the 1850 and 1860 census for
Wabash County, indiana. he was born 5-12-1801 in
Virginia and died 10-3-1866 buried in
Friends cemetery
Noble Township,
Wabash Co. Indiana. he married
Ada Winder who was born 12-24-1801 in
Virginia and died 5-2-1873 buried in
Friends Cemetery.
There family consisted of Alfred bn 4-7-1827 in
Ohio mrd 1-1-1851
Wabash County to Elizabeth Harkrider; Laura bn 12-11-1830; William bn 3-22-1833; Venijah
Harrison bn 2-26-1837 in
Ohio mrd 11-12-1859
Wabash County to Eliza A. Wellman;
Sylvester L. bn 1-11-1841 in Oh, mrd 1-1-1865
Wabash Co to Mary Jane Gochenour; Sarah married a Rider; Louisa born 1831 in Ohio; Arvine bn 1825 in
Ohio mrd Phebe.
See South Wabash Meeting minutes in Heiss's Abstracts of the Society of
Friends in
Indiana part III. Most of the above marriages were outside the church. Sylvester disowned for service in the Civil War. Also see Will Record for Adah
Beck dated 4-13-1873 found in BK B pages 60-61. Lists children and
Harrison Beck as executor.
An obituary for
Ada appeqred in the 5-15-1873 Wabash Plain Dealer and an obituary for John appeared in the Wabash Plain Dealer of 10-25-1866. To obtain a copy contact the Wabash
Carnegie Public Library website link on this genweb page. Address query to the attention of Ruth
Lord and give dates of the Wabash Plain Dealer so she could more easily locate and send to you.