Joseph L. Beck and Mary Riggle

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Husband Joseph L. Beck ¹

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           Born: Abt 1846 - Armstrong Co, PA
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         Father: John Beck (Abt 1819-Aft 1906) 1 2
         Mother: Mary Jack (      -      ) 1 2

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Wife Mary Riggle ¹

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1 M Emmet E. Beck ¹

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2 M Lorenzo G. Beck ¹

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3 M Willard R. Beck ³

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           Born: 14 Jul 1871 - Armstrong Co, PA 1
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         Spouse: Sarah M. Ross (      -      ) 4
           Marr: 1 Aug 1895 4

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4 M Charles O. Beck ¹

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5 M John D. Beck ¹

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6 M Clarence C. Beck ¹

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7 F Ada Bertha Beck ^{1 5}

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         Spouse: Charles Fish (      -      ) 1 5

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8 M Jacob R. Beck ¹

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9 M Eli A. Beck ¹

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General Notes: Husband - Joseph L. Beck

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He was born in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, and as a youth was employed on the canal. At the beginning of the Civil War he enlisted in the cavalry and served until the termination of the conflict. On his return home he went into the oil fields and for a number of years was engaged in the drilling of oil wells. While pursuing his labors he was the victim of a terrible accident, a portion of the derrick falling on him and breaking his back, thus rendering him permanently lame. Being thus forced to retire from active labor, he purchased a small farm in North Vandergrift, on which he operated a coal bank and cultivated gardens. He was a Democrat and a member of the Lutheran church.

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Notes: Marriage

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They were the parents of twelve children; nine were still living in 1906.

1 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 598.

2 Editor, History of Indiana County, Pennsylvania (Newark, OH: J. A. Caldwell, 1880), Pg 454.

3 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 597.

4 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 599.

5 Addison B. Bowser, A.M, The Bowser Family History (Chicago, IL: Excelsior Printing Co., 1922), Pg 195.