Husband of Sarah J. Humphries Beck
Jesse Bryant Beck enlisted as a private, in Montgomery, Alabama, on August 29, 1861. He was hospitalized at Camp Direction Hospital in Chattanooga, Tennessee on February 10, 1863, and remained there through probably at least April. He was promoted from Private to 1st Sergeant on October 1, 1863. 1st Sgt. J. B. Beck was wounded and taken POW. On January 19, 1865, he was admitted to Way Hospital, Meridian, Mississippi, suffering from his wound. He was paroled in June 1865. He was described as 5 feet 6 inches tall, dark hair, blue eyes, and light complexion.
After the war, he moved to Texas in 1873.
The 1880 census for Shelby County lists J. B. and S. J. Beck, both 39, daughter A. M., 11; son J. C., 9; and stepson A. G. Humphries, 18. Listed with Jesse and Sarah J., both 59, in the 1900 census are grandchildren Jesse M. Comes, 10; Joe S. Comes, 8; and Sadie G. Comes, 4. Jesse and Sarah J. had been married 36 years, and Sarah J. had had 5 children, and 1 was living. Living next door were Jno. R. Beck, 30, his wife Agniss, 28, and their 4 children.
In 1910, with Jesse B. and Sarah J., both 69, the grandchildren are listed as Jesse M. Combs, 20; Joseph F. Combs, 18; and Sarah J. Combs, 15. After Jesse's death, in 1920 the widowed Sarah J. Beck, 78, was living with her son and daughter-in-law, John C. Beck, 48, and Cora I., 38, and their 8 children.
Sources:
J. B. Beck, Civil War service records.
Confederate Pensions, Texas State Library & Archives.
Sarah J. Beck, Widow's Application for Pension, # 21043, Shelby Co, TX, filed July 5, 1912.
1880, 1900, 1910 censuses, Shelby Co, TX.
Husband of Sarah J. Humphries Beck
Jesse Bryant Beck enlisted as a private, in Montgomery, Alabama, on August 29, 1861. He was hospitalized at Camp Direction Hospital in Chattanooga, Tennessee on February 10, 1863, and remained there through probably at least April. He was promoted from Private to 1st Sergeant on October 1, 1863. 1st Sgt. J. B. Beck was wounded and taken POW. On January 19, 1865, he was admitted to Way Hospital, Meridian, Mississippi, suffering from his wound. He was paroled in June 1865. He was described as 5 feet 6 inches tall, dark hair, blue eyes, and light complexion.
After the war, he moved to Texas in 1873.
The 1880 census for Shelby County lists J. B. and S. J. Beck, both 39, daughter A. M., 11; son J. C., 9; and stepson A. G. Humphries, 18. Listed with Jesse and Sarah J., both 59, in the 1900 census are grandchildren Jesse M. Comes, 10; Joe S. Comes, 8; and Sadie G. Comes, 4. Jesse and Sarah J. had been married 36 years, and Sarah J. had had 5 children, and 1 was living. Living next door were Jno. R. Beck, 30, his wife Agniss, 28, and their 4 children.
In 1910, with Jesse B. and Sarah J., both 69, the grandchildren are listed as Jesse M. Combs, 20; Joseph F. Combs, 18; and Sarah J. Combs, 15. After Jesse's death, in 1920 the widowed Sarah J. Beck, 78, was living with her son and daughter-in-law, John C. Beck, 48, and Cora I., 38, and their 8 children.
Sources:
J. B. Beck, Civil War service records.
Confederate Pensions, Texas State Library & Archives.
Sarah J. Beck, Widow's Application for Pension, # 21043, Shelby Co, TX, filed July 5, 1912.
1880, 1900, 1910 censuses, Shelby Co, TX.
Family Members
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William Columbus Beck
1836–1919
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Mahala Louisa Elizabeth Beck Penton
1839–1916
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Isaac B. "Ike" Beck
1840–1850
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Zelia Belle Beck Penton
1843–1927
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Zellah Beck Parker
1843 – unknown
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Sarah Isabell Beck Dockens
1844–1928
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Louisa Elizabeth Beck Wheeler
1851–1894
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Nancy Ann Beck Morgan
1854–1937
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Amanda Palestine Beck McCurdy
1855–1895
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