Looking to make contact with anyone with ties to Alfred Beck and
Martha Ann Lister m. 1848 in Clark Co. Ind. Together they had nine
children with most of them remaining in Clark Co.
Alfred Beck b. 1809 Rowan Co NC, traveled to Clark Co Ind, where he
remained till death at home in Sellersburg in 1889. Buried at Plum
Rum cem. I am most interested in learning who Alfred's parents were,
His Obit reads: "He was born in North Carolina, Roan county now
Davie, within eight miles of Mocksville, October 20, 1809. His father
came from Maryland; on the “eastern-shore” was of Scotch descent, and
Quaker by training and education.
Alfred Beck's children wrote his obit and named his mother, and their
grandmother's maiden name as Eda Parker— I believe this to be
incorrect. The children would have heard Alfred making conversation
regarding Eda Parker, as she too made the trek from NC with her son,
and they settled in Madison Co., Ind. and Eda was the widow of John
Beck.
Alfred and Martha Beck's offspring:
James Kirkwood, high school teacher m. Lena Adams, lived in
Bloomington, Monroe Co Ind.
John W. 1851-1852
William Lister, teacher/ professor, m. Elizabeth G. McRoberts
Charles Pinkney m. Mary Ann Breeden — son Lupton W Beck lived into
the 1980s in this area.
Mary E. never married
George Washington, never married
Edward Leonidas, never married
Albert L never married
Sarah Alberta Beck never married
These offspring lived in Clark Co into 1930s.
Bonnie Grimmius