William Beck 1 2 3 4 5
- Born: 16 July 1832, Maryland 1 2 3 4 5
- Marriage (1): Catherine Arnsberger on 1 October 1857 1
- Died: 10 April 1895 at age 62 2 5
- Buried: After 10 April 1895, Abilene, KS 5
 Noted events in his life were:
• He appeared on the 1860 US Census in Tyrone Township, Adams County, PA on 26 June 1860. 3
1860 US Census
Page 41, Roll 1057, Dwelling 306, Family 324
Tyrone Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania
William Beck..27..MD..Farmer
(Living with wife and daughter.)
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• He appeared on the 1870 US Census in Lower Allen Township, Cumberland County, PA on 20 July 1870. 4
1870 US Census
Page 34, Dwelling 260, Family 274
Lower Allen Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
William Beck..37..MD..Farmer
(Living with wife and 3 daughters.)
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• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Fairview Township, York, PA on 14 June 1880. 1
1880 US Census
Page 184A, District 1, Dwelling 150, Family 160, Roll 1205
Fairview Township, York County, Pennsylvania
Wm Beck..Head..47..MD..Farmer
(Living with wife and daughter.)
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• He was buried after 10 April 1895 in the Abilene Cemetery in Abilene, KS.
Plot: Blk 15, Lot 2--Beck
Find A Grave Memorial #54931710
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• His obituary was published in the Reflector on 18 April 1895 in , Dickinson County, KS.
Born in Maryland, moved to Adams County, Pennsylvania about 1850. At age 25 was married to Catherine Ernstberger; moved to Cumberland County 5 years later; moved to Kansas about 1883; settled in Buckeye Township in Dickinson County; moved into Abilene about 1887. Survived by wife and 2 daughters, Mrs. E. E. Holler of Abilene and Mrs. John Garver of Buckeye Township.
(Source: Reflector, Dickinson County, KS, 18 Apr 1895)
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William married Catherine Arnsberger, daughter of Jacob B. Arnsberger and Barbara I. Barnhart, on 1 October 1857.1 (Catherine Arnsberger was born on 7 April 1833 in Mechanicsburg, PA 1 3 6 7 8 9, baptized on 4 August 1833 in Cumberland County, PA,10 died on 28 March 1927 2 9 and was buried after 28 March 1927 in Abilene, KS 9.)
Noted events in their marriage were:
• They appeared on the 1860 US Census in Tyrone Township, Adams County, PA on 26 June 1860. 3
1860 US Census
Page 41, Roll 1057, Dwelling 306, Family 324
Tyrone Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania
William Beck..27..MD..Farmer
Catharine Beck..26..PA
Sarah Beck..1..MD
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• They appeared on the 1870 US Census in Lower Allen Township, Cumberland County, PA on 20 July 1870. 4
1870 US Census
Page 34, Dwelling 260, Family 274
Lower Allen Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
William Beck..37..MD..Farmer
Catherine Beck..36..PA..Keeping House
Lizzie Beck..2..PA..At Home
Maggie A. Beck..10..PA
Lilly M. Beck..8..PA
Daniel Sutton..11..PA
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• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Fairview Township, York, PA on 14 June 1880. 1
1880 US Census
Page 184A, District 1, Dwelling 150, Family 160, Roll 1205
Fairview Township, York County, Pennsylvania
Wm Beck..Head..47..MD..Farmer
Cathrine Beck..Wife..47..PA..Keeping House
Lillie Beck..Dau..18..PA..At Home
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Sources
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1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Fairview Township, York County, Pennsylvania, enumeration district (ED) 1, p. 184A, dwelling 150, family 160, William Beck and Catherine Arnsberger; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 17 Mar 2017); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 1205.
2
Jerry R. Arnsberger, "Jerry R Arnsberger Home Page" (http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/a/r/n/Jerry-R-Arnsberger-Oh/index.html; Updated July 22, 2006).
3
1860 U.S. census, population schedule, Tyrone Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania, p. 41, dwelling 306, family 324, William Beck and Catharine Arnsberger; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 11 Mar 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653, roll 1057.
4
1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Lower Allen Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, p. 34, dwelling 260, family 274, William Beck and Catharine Arnsberger; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 12 Apr 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593.
5
Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 11 Mar 2015), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=54931710.
6
1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Abilene, Dickinson County, Kansas, enumeration district (ED) 29, sheet 13B, dwelling 291, family 307, Catherine Arnsberger; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 28 Apr 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.
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1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Abilene, Dickinson County, Kansas, enumeration district (ED) 33, sheet 6B, family 168, Catherine Arnsberger; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 9 Jan 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 437.
8
1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Abilene, Dickinson County, Kansas, enumeration district (ED) 32, sheet 24A, family 634, Sarah Elizabeth Beck; index and images (accessed 19 Feb 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 530.
9
Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 11 Mar 2015), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=54931972.
10
"Pennsylvania Births and Christenings, 1709-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1681005 : accessed 11 Mar 2015), Name: Catharine Ernstberger; Event Date: 04 Aug 1833; Event Place: Trindle Spring Evangelical Lutheran Church, Cumberland, Pennsylvania.