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The following are some of the Beck working notes..  we have been in contact with many of the Beck descendants.  We are still in the process of expanding and correcting these pieces of information.. We are presently in the process of obtaining additional information of the Lowry/Lowery's in Shelby, Coosa, Jefferson and Macon county Alabama. We are continuing to expand our information on Crumpton, Cameron and Avery. We are continuing to find additional data on Andrew Madison Lowery and his family, and on William Walter Lowery. Any amplifications or additional data will be greatly appreciated.

Please contact Winton W. Lowery at wlowery@rma.edu


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    1 Jesse BECK, born in 1799 at SC; buried at Enon Bapt. Churc, FL.

          Jesse Beck's burial place has not been identified.. It was not located
          in the Enon Florida Baptist Church Cemetery.  Other information indicates
          that his wife Sarah moved back to Covington County AL to live with her
          daughter, Nancy, after her husbands death.
          Jesse's birth date may have been born 1799?
          Jesse Beck moved from SC to GA, where Jesse married Sarah.  They had two
          children in GA, and then moved to Covington County Alabama about 1841,
          where
          they had the remainder of their family. Other Beck's that moved to
          Covington
          county and may be related are William Green Beck (GA) and John Beck (SC).
          
          Jesse Beck and his family are listed in the 1850 and 1860 census reports. 
          They were living near the Wesley Mathis and the Kisiah Jane (Mathis)
          Lowery
          families in the 1860 census report. Jesse Beck, Wesley Mathis, and the
          Lowery families are not listed in the 1870 census report on Covington Co.
          Indications at this time indicate that Jesse Beck's and Wesley Mathis's
          families moved to the Perdido Florida area in Escambia Co. FL prior to
          1870.
          Both families children were involved in the founding of Enon, FL in the
          1880/1885 time frame.

          From "Genealogical Abstracts of Revolutionary War Pension Files"
          [forwarded by
          Barbara Spann, XTXS30A

          Jesse BECK - VA line soldier. Applied 21 AUG 1832, age 74, ,,Amherst, VA.
          Born
          SEP 1758, ,,Albemarle, VA. Lived there for two years after the war, then
          moved
          to Amherst Co. Widow applied 1 APR 1843, age 77, ,,  Amherst,Va, . Soldier
          married Ann HUGHES ca. 5 DEC 1786. Soldier died 4 or 8 MAY 1841.
          Known children: Susannah b. 1788, Fanney b. 1790, Elihu b. 1791, William
          b. 1792 d. 1794, ***Jesse b. 1 APR 1795***, John b. 1797, Reuben b. 1799.

          ***Could the son Jesse b. 1795 be Jesse BECK who m. Sarah WOODCOCK?

      Jesse BECK married (1) Sarah WOODCOCK abt 1835. Sarah, born in 1813 at GA;
      buried at Enon Bapt. Churc, FL.

            BURI PLAC Enon Bapt. Church Cem. Davisville,,FL



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      Children:
     +     2 M      i William Columbus BECK.
           3 F     ii Mahala BECK, born abt 1840.

                      Born between 1836 and 1842.

           4 M    iii Jessie Bryant BECK, born in 1842 at Williams Mills,
                      Covington, AL.

                      Went to TX after 1860; Center, Shelby Co., TX, just across LA
                      state line.
                      Jesse B. Beck's CAS record: He enlisted in Montgomery, AL, on
                      29 August
                      1861.  He was promoted from Privae to First Sargeant on 1 Oct.
                      1863 by
                      Col. Johnston.  He was admitted to Camp Direction Hospital,
                      Chattagooga,
                      TN on 10 Feb. 1863. The hospital record doesn't mention why.
                      Later he
                      was wonded and taken as a prisoner of war.  He was admitted to
                      Way
                      Hospital, Meridian, MS on 14 Jun. 1865.  This was obviously a
                      Union
                      Hospital.  At the same time, he was parolled and signed a
                      declaration
                      swaring not to bear arems against the US. Also, during the
                      war, he held
                      the rank of Second Lieutenant (2Lt.)

           5 F     iv Zillah BECK, born in 1844 at Williams Mills, Covington, AL.

                      Twin of Zellah Beck. Disappeared from family records; may have
                      died young.
                      Born between 1842 and 1846.

           6 F      v Zellah BECK, born in 1844 at Williams Mills, Covington, AL.

                      Twin of Zillah Beck.
                      Married a PENTON. Descendants of this PENTON family still own
                      upholstery/trim
                      shops in Pensacola, Escambia, FL. They are members of the
                      Church of the Open
                      Bible on Pace Blvd.

           7 F     vi Sarah BECK, born in 1846 at Williams Mills, Covington, AL.
           8 F    vii Isabella BECK, born in 1848 at Williams Mills, Covington, AL.
     +     9 M   viii Alfred Darling BECK.
          10 M     ix Ike B. BECK, born at Covington, AL.


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          11 F      x Nancy BECK, born in 1851 at Williams Mills, Covington, AL.

                      Married Richard MORGAN.

                      Family anecdote:

                      Richard MORGAN hated blacks and it was generally known that he
                      had killed
                      several who he felt had crossed him in some way. Nothing was
                      ever proved and he
                      was never caught, but he apparently made no secret of the
                      fact. Eventually he
                      was shot to death while he was out plowing his field. Field
                      hands who witnessed

                      the killing denied seeing anyone with a gun, and claimed that
                      the shots had
                      come from the nearby woods. However, those who knew MORGAN
                      believed that he was

                      killed by a vengeful relative of one of his victims, and that
                      some of the
                      witnesses may have actually known more than they admitted.

          12 F     xi Amanda BECK, born in 1853 at Williams Mills, Covington, AL.
     +    13 F    xii Mary Florence BECK.


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    2 William Columbus BECK, born on 2 Feb 1836 at Baker, GA; died on 6 Jan 1919 at
      Escambia, FL; buried at Pine Barren Chur, Davisville, FL.

            OCCU Chainer

            BURI PLAC Pine Barren Church Cem., Davisville,,FL

          William Columbus Beck's birthdate has also been reported as 2 JUL 1836. He
          was
          a "chainer" from the 1830s in GA until 1919 in FL. BECK descendants say
          this
          was a type of surveyor, and that he moved gradually south from GA to FL,
          "chaining" all the way.

      William Columbus BECK married (1) Mary C. WATTS. Mary, born on 23 Dec 1844 at
      Santa Rosa, FL; died on 26 May 1891; buried at Emmett Cemetery, Santa Rosa,
      FL.


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            BURI PLAC Emmett Cemetery  ,,Santa Rosa,FL

      Children:
     +    14 M      i John Proctor BECK.
          15 M     ii William Columbus BECK Jr., born in 1869.
          16 F    iii Mary Elizabeth BECK, born in 1871; died in 1931.
                      She married (1) Aaron D. GRIMSLEY. Aaron, born in 1866 at
                      Enterprise, Coffee, AL.
          17 M     iv infant (____), born in 1872; died in 1872.

                      May have been 1873.

          18 F      v Carolina Ruby BECK, born on 2 Mar 1874; died on 16 Nov 1926;
                      buried at Emmett Cemetery, Santa Rosa, FL.

                      Also known as Caledonia or Callie.

                      Carolina Ruby BECK married (1) Andrew J. JERNIGAN.
          19 M     vi Alfred BECK, born in 1875.

                      Family anecdote:

                      A descendant of Alfred's, a Winston BECK, married a Martha
                      SEABROOK (who is
                      buried in her family's plot in Milton Cemetery, Santa Rosa,
                      FL.) Martha and
                      Winston later split up, and Martha went north and took up with
                      (or possibly
                      married) another man.
                      She and this man committed a series of murders known as the
                      "Lonely Hearts
                      Murders" across the eastern US, and Martha was executed in NY
                      for the crimes.
                      It isn't currently known whether her partner in crime was also
                      caught,
                      convicted, or executed.
                      According to the Pensacola BECKS, this story was often
                      rehashed in the local FL
                      papers, since the BECKS were long-time residents of this area.
                      Many BECK family
                      members were irate at the negative publicity and indignant at
                      the notoriety
                      because, as Irene FAULK explained it, "She wasn't even a Beck,
                      she just
                      MARRIED one."

     +    20 F    vii Mary Alice BECK.


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          21 F   viii Eula BECK, born in  Jul 1879; died in 1912.
     +    22 M     ix Ernest Bedford BECK.
          23 F      x Ola BECK, born in 1883; buried at Pine Grove Cemet.

                        BURI PLAC Pine Grove Cemetery

                      Married (1) COOLEY (2) Eurastus THOMPSON

                      Ola BECK married (1) ? COOLEY.
                      She married (2) Eurastus THOMPSON.

      He married (2) Annie Larue Collins CANNON in 1889 at Covington, AL.

          Born ca. 1860. First married to a CANNON. Clinton, Robert, Annie Permelia,
          and Cleveland BECK were probably her children by CANNON who were
          officially
          or unofficially adopted by her husband William Columbus BECK, Sr.

      Children:
          24 F     xi Clinton BECK, born on 13 Jan 1881.

                      Suspect that Clinton may be a male; will have to check source.

          25 M    xii Robert BECK, born on 13 Oct 1882; died in 1921.
          26 F   xiii Annie Permelia BECK, born on 23 Aug 1884.
          27 M    xiv Cleveland BECK, born on 19 Oct 1887.
          28 M     xv Henry Grady BECK, born on 10 Aug 1889.
          29 M    xvi Marion Columbus BECK, born on 14 Apr 1893.
          30 F   xvii Hilda Mae BECK.

                        BIRT DATE 29 FEB 1895

          31 F  xviii Cuba Beatrice BECK, born on 9 Jul 1897.

    9 Alfred Darling BECK, born on 12 Jan 1855 at Williams Mills, Covington, AL;
      died on 22 Sep 1935; buried at Enon Bapt. Churc, FL.

            BURI PLAC Enon Bapt. Church Cem. Davisville, FL

          One of the founders of Enon, FL.

      Alfred Darling BECK married (1) (____).
      Children:
     +    32 M      i ? BECK.

   13 Mary Florence BECK, born on 14 Nov 1857 at Williams Mills, Covington, AL; died
      on 5 Apr 1930 at Atmore, Escambia, AL; buried at Wawbeek, Escambia, AL, Bowman
      Cem..


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          Married William Walter LOWERY (born 1853, died 1935).
          With her husband, one of the founding families of Enon, FL.

      Mary Florence BECK married (1) William Walter LOWERY on 16 Apr 1874 at Perdido
      Area, Escambia, FL. William, born on 22 Mar 1853 at Macon, AL; died on 12 Mar
      1935 at Atmore, Escambia, AL; buried at Wawbeek, Escambia, AL, Bowman Cem..

      Children:
          33 F      i Ella Lee LOWERY, born on 8 Jun 1875 at Center, Shelby, TX;
                      died on 23 Oct 1876 at Shelby, TX.
          34 F     ii Stella Irene LOWERY, born on 11 Sep 1877 at Center, Shelby,
                      TX; died on 15 Jul 1898 at Escambia, AL.
          35 F    iii Mattie Bell LOWERY, born on 2 Oct 1881 at Perdido Area,
                      Escambia, FL.
          36 F     iv Lilly K. LOWERY, born on 4 Dec 1883 at Perdido Area,
                      Escambia, FL; died in 1883 at Perdido Area, Escambia, FL.
          37 F      v Sarah Lenora LOWERY, born on 3 Dec 1885 at Enon, Escambia,
                      FL; died on 22 Oct 1956 at Atmore, Escambia, AL.
          38 F     vi Lelia Jewel LOWERY, born in 1886 at Enon, Escambia, FL; died
                      in 1886 at Enon, Escambia, FL; buried at Wawbeek, Escambia,
                      AL, Bowman Cem..
          39 F    vii Jessie Selemea LOWERY, born on 23 Oct 1889 at Enon, Escambia,
                      FL; died on 5 Sep 1980 at Atmore, Escambia, AL; buried at
                      Wawbeek, Escambia, AL, Bowman Cem..
          40 F   viii Willie Marie LOWERY, born on 9 Dec 1890 at Williams Station,
                      Escambia, AL; died in 1890 at Williams Station, Escambia, AL;
                      buried at Wawbeek, Escambia, AL, Bowman Cem..
          41 F     ix Bessie Darling LOWERY, born on 12 Nov 1891 at Williams
                      Station, Escambia, AL; died in  Nov 1891 at Williams Station,
                      Escambia, AL; buried at Wawbeek, Escambia, AL, Bowman Cem..
          42 M      x Rankin R. LOWERY, born on 12 Nov 1891 at Williams Station,
                      Escambia, AL; died on 23 Dec 1934 at Atmore, Escambia, AL;
                      buried at Wawbeek, Escambia, AL, Bowman Cem..

                      Rankin R. Lowery was the twin of Bessie Darling Lowery.  Both
                      were adopted.

          43 M     xi Winton Walter LOWERY, born on 25 Jan 1895 at Williams
                      Station, Escambia, AL; died on 14 Apr 1940 at Boloxi, MS;
                      buried at Atmore, Escambia, AL, Oak Hill Cem..

                      Winton Walter Lowery died in the Veterns Hospital in Boloxi
                      Mississippi.
                      He was buried in Wawbeek, Escambia co., AL, in the Bowman
                      Cemetery.
                      He was moved to the Oak Hill Cemetery in Atmore, Escambia Co.,
                      AL and


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                      buried with his wife, Florence, when she died.

          44 F    xii Mary Omega LOWERY, born on 11 Jan 1897 at Atmore, Escambia,
                      AL; died on 4 Apr 1930 at Atmore, Escambia, AL.
          45 M   xiii Donnie DePree LOWERY, born on 11 Jan 1899 at Atmore,
                      Escambia, AL; died on 12 Nov 1969 at St. Petersburg, FL;
                      buried at Wawbeek, Escambia, AL, Bowman Cem..


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   14 John Proctor BECK, born on 24 Sep 1867; died on 12 May 1922.

            OCCU Storekeeper

          John P. BECK's middle name has also been given as PITT or PITTS. John and
          his
          wife Missouri Justice BECK operated a store in Santa Rosa Co., FL for a
          number
          of years.

      John Proctor BECK married (1) Missouri Clementine? JUSTICE. Missouri, dau. of
      Rastus or Rasmus JUSTICE and Mary L. (____), born in 1869 at Geneva, AL; died
      in 1962 at Escambia, FL; buried at Pensacola, Escambia, FL, St.Johns Cem..

            BURI PLAC St. Johns Cem. Pensacola,Escambia,FL

      Children:
          46 M      i Leroy W. BECK, born on 18 May 1891; died on 25 Nov 1917;
                      buried at Pine Grove Cem., Santa Rosa, FL.

                      Leroy was gassed in WWI after 4 months of duty. He never
                      regained his health
                      and died in a flu epidemic. No known spouse, no children.

     +    47 F     ii Mamie BECK.
     +    48 F    iii Maggie BECK.
     +    49 F     iv Ossie BECK.
          50 M      v Garcia R. BECK, born on 5 Jun 1900; died on 1 Feb 1974;
                      buried at St. Johns Cem. P, Escambia, FL.

                        BURI PLAC St. Johns Cem. Pensacola,Escambia,FL

                      Garcia was said to be homosexual and a very colorful fellow.
                      No spouse or
                      children. He was also called Garcia R. Gomez BECK.



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     +    51 M     vi Garfield Columbus BECK Sr..
          52 M    vii Hobson P. BECK, born on 31 Jan 1905; died on 15 Oct 1975;
                      buried at St. Johns Cem. P, Escambia, FL.

                        BURI PLAC St. Johns Cem. Pensacola,Escambia,FL

                      Called "Hobbie"

          53 M   viii infant BECK, born on 28 Jun 1910; died on 28 Jun 1910; buried
                      at Emmett Cem., Santa Rosa, FL.

                      Stillborn son.


   20 Mary Alice BECK, born in 1876; died in 1912.

          May have been born 1877.

      Mary Alice BECK married (1) ? CROSBY.

      Children:
     +    54 U      i Warnie CROSBY.

   22 Ernest Bedford BECK, born on 5 May 1882; died on 11 Sep 1950.

          Married Melita (Melita) Virginia COOLEY.

      Ernest Bedford BECK married (1) Melita Virginia COOLEY.

          First name may be spelled MALITA.

      Children:
          55 F      i Lavada BECK, born on 10 Jan 1901; died on 23 Feb 1977; buried
                      at Pine Grove Cem..
          56 M     ii infant (____), born on 26 Jan 1904; died on 7 Feb 1904;
                      buried at Sullivan Cem., Santa Rosa, FL.
     +    57 F    iii Helen Belle BECK.
          58 F     iv Johnnie Mae BECK, born on 2 Feb 1908.

                      Still living.

                      Johnnie Mae BECK married (1) Paul BARNES.
          59 F      v Ester BECK, born on 21 Oct 1910; died on 1 Nov 1985; buried
                      at Bayview Cem. Pen, Escambia, FL.

                        BURI PLAC Bayview Cem. Pensacola,Escambia,FL

                      Pronounced "Easter".


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                      Ester BECK married (1) ? MCDONALD.
                      She married (2) ? LOISELLE.
          60 M     vi Ocie Lee BECK, born on 24 Jan 1917; died on 18 Mar 1920;
                      buried at Sullivan Cem., Santa Rosa, FL.
          61 M    vii Houston BECK, born on 8 Apr 1920; died on 19 Mar 1975; buried
                      at Sullivan Cem., Santa Rosa, FL.
     +    62 F   viii Cleo Myree BECK.
          63 F     ix Clyde Maree BECK, born on 14 Dec 1923.

                      Still living. Called "Jim" most of her life. Twin sister of
                      Cleo Myree BECK.

                      Family anecdote:

                      Twins Cleo Maree BECK and Clyde Myree BECK grew up on a farm
                      and assumed very
                      different roles as young girls: Cleo always accompanied her
                      father and brothers
                      on the morning "sap runs" (described to me as the collecting
                      of buckets which
                      had been hung to
                      catch sap from the pine trees, for what purpose I don't know).
                      Cleo was said to
                      have been a boisterous and noisy child, always showing off,
                      singing, and
                      cracking jokes. Because of this, she came to be called
                      "Smilin' Jack" and later
                      simply Jack. Clyde
                      stayed behind with the womenfolk in the kitchen, helping with
                      chores and
                      cooking for the family and farmhands. She was nicknamed
                      "Nigger Jim" which was
                      eventually shortened to Jim. The twins were called Jack and
                      Jim by the family
                      for the remainder of
                      their lives.

                      Another anecdote has Clyde Myree finding out the actual
                      spelling of her middle
                      name when she was a grown woman with children of her own. She
                      had always
                      thought it was Myree. When she finally discovered that it was
                      recorded as Maree
                      on her birth
                      certificate, she was so upset that she had the birth
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                      Clyde Maree BECK married (1) ? HARDY.

   32 ? BECK married (1) (____).

      Children:
          64 M      i Charles E. BECK married (1) Bertie (____).

                      Still living in Pensacola,Escambia,FL.



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   47 Mamie BECK, born in 1896; buried at Pine Grove Cem..

            OCCU Storekeeper

          Mary and her husband John R. STURGIS ran the old Pleezing grocery store on
          T
          Street in Pensacola,Escambia,FL.

      Mamie BECK married (1) John R. STURGIS. John, born at Enterprise, Dale, AL.

            OCCU Storekeeper

          John and Mamie STURGIS operated the old Pleezing grocery store on T Street
          in
          Pensacola,Escambia,FL.

      Children:
          65 M      i Broward STURGIS.
          66 M     ii Aubrey M. STURGIS.

                      Married Hazel ? After Aubrey's death, Hazel m. J.G. WHITFIELD,
                      a local gospel
                      singer who was known as "Mr. Gospel" and who had connections
                      to a well-known
                      gospel group called the "Florida Boys."

                      Aubrey M. STURGIS married (1) Hazel (____).

                        OCCU Storekeeper

                      After Aubrey's death, Hazel m. J.G. WHITFIELD (a local gospel
                      singer of note,
                      known as "Mr. Gospel") who had connections to a gospel group
                      called the


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                      "Florida Boys". Hazel WHITFIELD is still living in
                      Pensacola,Escambia,FL and
                      can often be found in a secondhand shop which is located in
                      the old Pleezing
                      grocery store building.


   48 Maggie BECK, born in 1897/1898; buried at St. Johns Cem. P, Escambia, FL.

            BURI PLAC St. Johns Cem. Pensacola,Escambia,FL

          Maggie married a WASDIN. Family members say that Maggie was a "nut case"
          and
          that her brother Garfield C. BECK, Sr. became her guardian.

      Maggie BECK married (1) ? WASDIN.

      Children:
     +    67 M      i Leland WASDIN Sr..

   49 Ossie BECK.

          Married (1) ? FAULK (2) Hugh GODWIN.

      Ossie BECK married (1) ? FAULK.

          First husband.

      Children:
          68 F      i Irene FAULK.

                      Irene lives at 1600 W. Gregory St., Pensacola,Escambia,FL.


      Ossie BECK married (2) Hugh GODWIN.

   51 Garfield Columbus BECK Sr., born on 16 Jan 1903; died on 28 Jul 1967; buried
      at Milton Cem., Santa Rosa, FL.

          Garfield's wife Dorothy BARLOW had children by a previous marriage who
          were
          adopted by Garfield BECK (Gregg is one; Michael is another?).

      Garfield Columbus BECK Sr. married (1) Dorothy BARLOW.

          Dorothy BARLOW had several children of her own. Garfield C. BECK adopted
          her
          children after their marriage.


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      Children:
          69 M      i Gregg BECK.

                      Lives in Pensacola,Escambia,FL. Adopted stepson.

          70 M     ii Michael BECK.

                      Adopted stepson?

          71 M    iii Garfield Columbus BECK Jr..
          72 U     iv Morgan BECK.

                        SEX U

          73 F      v infant (____), buried at Milton Cem., Santa Rosa, FL.

                      This infant's grave is near her father's.


   54 Warnie CROSBY.

            SEX U

      Warnie CROSBY married (1) (____).
      Children:
          74 F      i Edie (____).

                      This person was mentioned by at least two of the BECK
                      descendants as "Aunt
                      Edie." However, I have been unable to determine anything more
                      about her.


   57 Helen Belle BECK, born on 19 Feb 1906; died on 18 Nov 1930.

          Died in childbirth.

      Helen Belle BECK married (1) ? BOOKER.

            MARR DATE CA 1925

      Children:
          75 M      i Carse Bedford BOOKER, born in 1928.
          76 U     ii infant (____), born on 18 Nov 1930; died in  Dec 1930.

                        SEX U



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   62 Cleo Myree BECK, born on 14 Dec 1923.

          Still living. Called "Jack" most of her life. Twin sister of Clyde Maree
          BECK.

          Family anecdote:

          Twins Cleo Maree BECK and Clyde Myree BECK grew up on a farm and assumed
          very
          different roles as young girls: Cleo always accompanied her father and
          brothers
          on the morning "sap runs" (described to me as the collecting of buckets
          which
          had been hung to
          catch sap from the pine trees, for what purpose I don't know). Cleo was
          said to
          have been a boisterous and noisy child, always showing off, singing, and
          cracking jokes. Because of this, she came to be called "Smilin' Jack" and
          later
          simply Jack. Clyde
          stayed behind with the womenfolk in the kitchen, helping with chores and
          cooking for the family and farmhands. She was nicknamed "Nigger Jim" which
          was
          eventually shortened to Jim. The twins were called Jack and Jim by the
          family
          for the remainder of
          their lives.

          Another anecdote has Clyde Myree finding out the actual spelling of her
          middle
          name when she was a grown woman with children of her own. She had always
          thought it was Myree. When she finally discovered that it was recorded as
          Maree
          on her birth
          certificate, she was so upset that she had the birth certificate amended
          to show

      Cleo Myree BECK married (1) ? CODY.

      Children:
     +    77 M      i ? CODY.

      She married (2) ? MARTIN.


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   67 Leland WASDIN Sr. married (1) ? (____).

      Children:
          78 M      i Leland WASDIN Jr..

                        OCCU Law enforcement

                      Works for Escambia Co., FL Sheriff's Dept.

          79 U     ii ? (____).

                        SEX U


   77 ? CODY married (1) (____).

      Children:
          80 M      i David CODY.

                      Lives in Pensacola,Escambia,FL.





























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        67S , ?                       14           29  BECK, Marion Columbus      5 
        79  , ?                       14           20  BECK, Mary Alice         4,8 
        64S , Bertie                  10           16  BECK, Mary Elizabeth       4 
        74  , Edie                    12           13  BECK, Mary Florence      3,5 
        66S , Hazel                   10           70  BECK, Michael             12 
        17  , infant                   4           72  BECK, Morgan              12 
        56  , infant                   8           11  BECK, Nancy                3 
        73  , infant                  12           60  BECK, Ocie Lee             9 
        76  , infant                  12           23  BECK, Ola                  5 
            , Mary L.                  7           49  BECK, Ossie             7,11 
        51S BARLOW, Dorothy           11           25  BECK, Robert               5 
        58S BARNES, Paul               8            7  BECK, Sarah                2 
        32  BECK, ?                 5,10            2  BECK, William Columbus   2,3 
        19  BECK, Alfred               4           15  BECK, William Columbus     4 
         9  BECK, Alfred Darling     2,5            6  BECK, Zellah               2 
        12  BECK, Amanda               3            5  BECK, Zillah               2 
        26  BECK, Annie Permelia       5           57S BOOKER, ?                 12 
        18  BECK, Carolina Ruby        4           75  BOOKER, Carse Bedford     12 
        64  BECK, Charles E.          10            2S CANNON, Annie Larue Colli  5 
        62  BECK, Cleo Myree        9,13           62S CODY, ?                   13 
        27  BECK, Cleveland            5           77  CODY, ?                13,14 
        24  BECK, Clinton              5           80  CODY, David               14 
        63  BECK, Clyde Maree          9           23S COOLEY, ?                  5 
        31  BECK, Cuba Beatrice        5           22S COOLEY, Melita Virginia    8 
        22  BECK, Ernest Bedford     5,8           20S CROSBY, ?                  8 
        59  BECK, Ester                8           54  CROSBY, Warnie          8,12 
        21  BECK, Eula                 5           49S FAULK, ?                  11 
        50  BECK, Garcia R.            7           68  FAULK, Irene              11 
        51  BECK, Garfield Columbu  8,11           49S GODWIN, Hugh              11 
        71  BECK, Garfield Columbus   12           16S GRIMSLEY, Aaron D.         4 
        69  BECK, Gregg               12           63S HARDY, ?                  10 
        57  BECK, Helen Belle       8,12           18S JERNIGAN, Andrew J.        4 
        28  BECK, Henry Grady          5           14S JUSTICE, Missouri Clement  7 
        30  BECK, Hilda Mae            5               JUSTICE, Rastus or Rasmus  7 
        52  BECK, Hobson P.            8           59S LOISELLE, ?                9 
        61  BECK, Houston              9           41  LOWERY, Bessie Darling     6 
        10  BECK, Ike B.               2           45  LOWERY, Donnie DePree      7 
        53  BECK, infant               8           33  LOWERY, Ella Lee           6 
         8  BECK, Isabella             2           39  LOWERY, Jessie Selemea     6 
         1  BECK, Jesse                1           38  LOWERY, Lelia Jewel        6 
         4  BECK, Jessie Bryant        2           36  LOWERY, Lilly K.           6 
        14  BECK, John Proctor       4,7           44  LOWERY, Mary Omega         7 
        58  BECK, Johnnie Mae          8           35  LOWERY, Mattie Bell        6 
        55  BECK, Lavada               8           42  LOWERY, Rankin R.          6 
        46  BECK, Leroy W.             7           37  LOWERY, Sarah Lenora       6 
        48  BECK, Maggie            7,11           34  LOWERY, Stella Irene       6 
         3  BECK, Mahala               2           13S LOWERY, William Walter     6 
        47  BECK, Mamie             7,10           40  LOWERY, Willie Marie       6 


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        43  LOWERY, Winton Walter      6 
        62S MARTIN, ?                 13 
        59S MCDONALD, ?                9 
        66  STURGIS, Aubrey M.        10 
        65  STURGIS, Broward          10 
        47S STURGIS, John R.          10 
        23S THOMPSON, Eurastus         5 
        48S WASDIN, ?                 11 
        67  WASDIN, Leland Sr.     11,14 
        78  WASDIN, Leland Jr.        14 
         2S WATTS, Mary C.             3 
         1S WOODCOCK, Sarah            1 






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