Clarence was the youngest of three children born to:
Van Doren Van Brettenburg Beekman, b. Aug. 1857 or 1858 in Raritan, Somerset, NJ. and d. March 14, 1936 in Cucamonga, S.B., CA. &
Sarah Remer, b. 1866 and d. 1917.
Van Doren & Sarah Beekman's children were:
1. Bessie Bloomfield Beekman, b. Aug. 15, 1888 in NJ. and d. May 8, 1960 in Upland, San Bernardino, CA.
2. Clifford Samuel Beekman, b. Feb. 28, 1898 in Somerset, Somerset County, NJ. and d. Aug. 5, 1981 in Upland, San Bernardino county, CA.
Clifford Beekman lived in Alta Loma, Ca. and was in the citrus ranching business. He owned citrus property and did services for other ranchers - like irrigating, cultivating, etc. Cliff and Lucile had several children; Jack, Phyllis, Patty and possibly one other daughter. Lucile lived to a ripe old age and was bright as a penny until the end.
3. Clarence Van Doren Beekman, b. Sep. 21, 1895 in NJ. and d. Oct. 16, 1976 in San Bernardino county, CA.
According to the 1900 U.S. census, 4 yr. old Clarence V.D. Beekman, b. Sept. 1895 in NJ., was living in Bridgewater, Somerset, NJ with his
42 yr. old father, Van Dorn Beekman , a teamster (a person who drove a team of draft animals, usually a wagon drawn by oxen, horses, or mules), b. Aug. 1857, in NJ
33 yr. old mother, Sarah W Beekman , b. Aug. 1866 in NJ
11 yr. old sister, Bessie B Beekman, b. Aug. 1888 in NJ
2 yr. old brother, Clifford S. Beekman, b. Feb. 1897 in NJ.
Van Dorn and Sarah had been marr. for 14 yrs.
Sarah was the mother of four children, three still alive by this census.
Van Dorn's parents were both b. in NJ.
Sarah's father was b. in NJ. And her mother in NY.
In the 1910 U.S. census, 14 yr. old Clarence V.D. Beekman, b. in NJ., was living in Bridgewater, Somerset, NJ. with his
52 yr. old father, Van Dorn Beekman, a farmer, b. in NJ
43 yr. old mother, Sarah W. Beekman, b. in NJ
21 yr. old sister, Bessie B. Beekman, a piano/music teacher, b. in NJ.
12 yr. old brother, Clifford S. Beekman, b. abt. 1898 in NJ
And 72 yr. old widowed grandmother, Mary E. Remer, b. in NY
This was a first marriage for both Van Dorn and Sarah. They had been marr. for 24 yrs. Sarah was the mother of 4 children, three still alive by this census.
Mary was the mother of eight children, three still alive by this census.
According to his June 5, 1917 WWI Draft Registration Card, 21 yr. old Clarence V.D. Beekman, b. in Somerville Co., NJ, was living in Somerville and working in farming.
He was described as tall, of medium build, with blue eyes and light brown hair.
In the 1920 U.S. census, 24 yr. old Clarence Beekman, a fruit farmer, b. in NJ., was living in Cucamonga, San Bernardino, CA. with his
61 yr. old widowed father, Van Doren Beekman, a citrus farmer, b. in NJ
31 yr. old sister, Bessie B. Beekman,, b. in NJ.
21 yr. old brother, Clifford Beekman, a fruit farmer, b. abt. 1899 in NJ
Clifford's mother was b. in NJ.
In the early 1920's Clarence had a job testing milk for tuberculosis (might have been a state job) which required periodic visits to dairies as required by law. It is possible that Clarence met his future wife on one of those visits while Lydia was living with the E.E. Perdew family across the alfalfa field from the Perdew dairy. That house was located on the corner of Eli and Euclid Avenue. (Eli has since been renamed Philadelphia).
In the early part of their marriage, in the 1920's, Lydia and Clarence lived in Cucamonga on Archibald Ave., across the street from the Old Stone Methodist church on Archibald and Church Street.
In the April 16, 1930 U.S. census, 34 yr. old (head of household) Clarence Beekman, a ‘county man' and milk tester, b. abt. 1896 in NJ, was living in Cucamonga, San Bernardino, CA. with his
28 yr. old wife, Lydia Beekman, b. in MN.
71 yr. old widowed father, Van Doren Beekman, retired, b. in NJ.
And 41 yr. old sister, Bessie Beekman, a child's nurse, b. in NJ.
Clarence's and Van Dorn's parents were all b. in New Jersey
Lydia's parents were both b. in MN.
Clarence was 32 yrs. old and Lydia was 26 when they married.
Van Dorn was 28 when he married.
Clarence and Lydia Beekman's only child - Bruce Edward Beekman, was born two days after the census was taken, on Apr. 18, 1930 at the San Antonio Community Hospital in Upland, San Bernardino, CA.
(Bruce later married Marge and may have moved out of state.)
The San Bernardino County Sun (San Bernardino, CA.), Fri., May 22, 1931
Fire Destroys Two Garages In Rear of Cucamonga Homes
CUCAMONGA, May 21 - Fire of unknown origin early this afternoon destroyed adjoining garages in the rear of the residences of C.V. Beckman and John Rehm on Archibald Avenue, a short distance north of the Foothill boulevard.
The fire started in the Beekman garage and spread to the adjoining structure. Mrs. Beekman succeeded in removing a costly motor car to safety.
The fire departments of Alta Loma and Ontario were called to fight the flames and checked their further spread. The loss was estimated at $500.
In the 1940 U.S. census, 44 yr. old Clarence Beckman (Beekman), a milk tester, b. in NJ., was living in a home (not a farm) he owned), valued at $2500, at 431 Archibald in Cucamonga, San Bernardino, CA. with his
38 yr. old wife, Lydia Beekman, b. in MN.
9 yr. old son, Bruce Beckman, b. in CA.
The family was living in the same place in 1935.
Clarence was a high school graduate and Lydia had completed four years of college. Bruce had finished 4th grade.
Clarence worked 70 hrs. in the week prior to the census and 52 weeks in 1939.
He was working on his own account, had an income of 0 - but had income from other sources.
The San Bernardino County Sun (San Bernardino, CA.), P. 15, 1941
CLASSMATE OF ROBESON WILL HEAR FAMOUS STAR
(see Paul Robeson, Wikipedia)
ONTARIO, Dec. 3 - Among those anticipating the Paul Robeson concert tomorrow night at Chaffey auditorium us Clarence Beckman of Cucamonga, who was one of 40 students in Robeson’s high school graduating class at Summerville, N.J., the town where the latter’s father was a Methodist pastor.
Since graduation, Mr. Beekman has seen his former classmate only once, when he and Mrs. beckman attended a performance of “Showboat” in Los Angeles several years ago. He says his first impression upon seeing Robeson, as the now widely celebrated artist walked across the stage, was that he seems to be the same slow, easy-going, good-natured fellow he had been as a boy.”
Remembering him as an extremely popular student, Mr. Beekman says that Robeson belonged to every musical organization in the school and that both of them were members of the same glee club. In high school, as in college, the negro star’s physical power distinguished him as an all-around athlete. Both playing ventriloquist roles, Robeson and Beekman took part in a ‘circus’ play, presented by the senior class.
When asked if any humorous incidents stood out in his mind concerning their high school days, Mr. Beekman answered: “The Robeson parsonage was just across the street from the school and it was a familiar sight to see Paul dash out of the house at the sound of the last bell, frequently arriving late for his first class.”
Although his duties in connection with the California agriculture extension frequently take Mr. Beekman out of town, he has made special arrangements to insure his attendance at this evening’s opening concert of the civic concert series.
Chino Champion (Chino, CA.), P. 2, Fri., Jan. 21, 1944
Excerpt from: Cows On Test Highest Reached; Herd Improvement Work Grows
At the present, there are 2850 cows and 25 dairies, in the association, which is the highest number of cows ever reached in this association. More than two-thirds of these are in the Chino and Ontario district. This area is well adapted for dairying since a considerable proportion of the feed can be grown here, and it is within easy hauling distance of the Los Angeles metropolitan area.
At the recent December meeting of the directors, Ross Finfrock of Mentone, California, was employed as an additional supervisor, or tester, for the association. Clarence V. Beekman of Cucamonga, is the head supervisor, having held this position over a twenty-year period in San Bernardino county, during which time he has made over 400,000 individual cow tests for milk and milk fat production. The records kept on the production of each cow are used as a basis for culling of the unprofitable producers, and properly feeding and breeding the better cows. At this time of feed scarcity it is important to have the cows tested and to feed each animal according to the production.
The San Bernardino County Sun (San Bernardino, CA.), P. 12, Sun., Feb. 27, 1944
Excerpt from: ALTA LOMA CLUB FETES BOY, GIRL SCOUT GROUPS
ALTA LOMA, Feb. 26 - Alta Loma Community club meeting for their February dinner had as guests local Boy and Girl Scout troops. Speakers of the evening were introduced by Arthur Allen, program chairman.
Scoutmasters present said a few words and introduced their troops. They were Wallace T. Stoebe, Claude McKee and Clarence V. Beekman.
Phil Ordway, Claremont scout director, closed the meeting with a few words of praise for the work of the local scouts, especially in war work. Several of last year’s scouts are now in service.
Chino Champion (Chino, CA.), P. 11, Fri., Oct. 15, 1948
C.V. Beekman Retires As Supervising Tester For Dairy Association
Completing twenty-five years in dairy herd improvement work, Clarence V. Beekman, milk testing supervisor in San Bernardino county, has announced his resignation. On account of his health condition, Mr. Beekman, several months ago, asked to be relieved when someone with proper training was found to take his place.
A native of New Jersey with dairy training at Cornell University, Beekman began cow testing work in 1923 at Merced, California. In 1924, he came to San Bernardino county where he has since been employed with the Farm Bureau Dairy Herd Improvement association for twenty-four years. This is probably a new record for continuous work as a cow tester in California. This is generally considered a young man’s job due to the night hours away from home. Irregular hours, and the minute detail required in the chemical testing and record-keeping. In this work, he developed remarkable skill and accuracy.
After a few weeks rest at his Cucamonga home, Mr. Beekman expects to continue working at some other less strenuous job with more regular hours.
Directors of the Dairy Herd Improvement association have announced that Herman Vogel of Ontario, who has been employed as assistant cow tester for the past year, will succeed beckman as supervising tester. Assistant testers employed are Louis Riebli and Paul Lucas, both of Chino.
Van Doren Van Brettenburg Beekman, b. Aug. 1857 or 1858 in Raritan, Somerset, NJ. and d. March 14, 1936 in Cucamonga, S.B., CA. &
Sarah Remer, b. 1866 and d. 1917.
Van Doren & Sarah Beekman's children were:
1. Bessie Bloomfield Beekman, b. Aug. 15, 1888 in NJ. and d. May 8, 1960 in Upland, San Bernardino, CA.
2. Clifford Samuel Beekman, b. Feb. 28, 1898 in Somerset, Somerset County, NJ. and d. Aug. 5, 1981 in Upland, San Bernardino county, CA.
Clifford Beekman lived in Alta Loma, Ca. and was in the citrus ranching business. He owned citrus property and did services for other ranchers - like irrigating, cultivating, etc. Cliff and Lucile had several children; Jack, Phyllis, Patty and possibly one other daughter. Lucile lived to a ripe old age and was bright as a penny until the end.
3. Clarence Van Doren Beekman, b. Sep. 21, 1895 in NJ. and d. Oct. 16, 1976 in San Bernardino county, CA.
According to the 1900 U.S. census, 4 yr. old Clarence V.D. Beekman, b. Sept. 1895 in NJ., was living in Bridgewater, Somerset, NJ with his
42 yr. old father, Van Dorn Beekman , a teamster (a person who drove a team of draft animals, usually a wagon drawn by oxen, horses, or mules), b. Aug. 1857, in NJ
33 yr. old mother, Sarah W Beekman , b. Aug. 1866 in NJ
11 yr. old sister, Bessie B Beekman, b. Aug. 1888 in NJ
2 yr. old brother, Clifford S. Beekman, b. Feb. 1897 in NJ.
Van Dorn and Sarah had been marr. for 14 yrs.
Sarah was the mother of four children, three still alive by this census.
Van Dorn's parents were both b. in NJ.
Sarah's father was b. in NJ. And her mother in NY.
In the 1910 U.S. census, 14 yr. old Clarence V.D. Beekman, b. in NJ., was living in Bridgewater, Somerset, NJ. with his
52 yr. old father, Van Dorn Beekman, a farmer, b. in NJ
43 yr. old mother, Sarah W. Beekman, b. in NJ
21 yr. old sister, Bessie B. Beekman, a piano/music teacher, b. in NJ.
12 yr. old brother, Clifford S. Beekman, b. abt. 1898 in NJ
And 72 yr. old widowed grandmother, Mary E. Remer, b. in NY
This was a first marriage for both Van Dorn and Sarah. They had been marr. for 24 yrs. Sarah was the mother of 4 children, three still alive by this census.
Mary was the mother of eight children, three still alive by this census.
According to his June 5, 1917 WWI Draft Registration Card, 21 yr. old Clarence V.D. Beekman, b. in Somerville Co., NJ, was living in Somerville and working in farming.
He was described as tall, of medium build, with blue eyes and light brown hair.
In the 1920 U.S. census, 24 yr. old Clarence Beekman, a fruit farmer, b. in NJ., was living in Cucamonga, San Bernardino, CA. with his
61 yr. old widowed father, Van Doren Beekman, a citrus farmer, b. in NJ
31 yr. old sister, Bessie B. Beekman,, b. in NJ.
21 yr. old brother, Clifford Beekman, a fruit farmer, b. abt. 1899 in NJ
Clifford's mother was b. in NJ.
In the early 1920's Clarence had a job testing milk for tuberculosis (might have been a state job) which required periodic visits to dairies as required by law. It is possible that Clarence met his future wife on one of those visits while Lydia was living with the E.E. Perdew family across the alfalfa field from the Perdew dairy. That house was located on the corner of Eli and Euclid Avenue. (Eli has since been renamed Philadelphia).
In the early part of their marriage, in the 1920's, Lydia and Clarence lived in Cucamonga on Archibald Ave., across the street from the Old Stone Methodist church on Archibald and Church Street.
In the April 16, 1930 U.S. census, 34 yr. old (head of household) Clarence Beekman, a ‘county man' and milk tester, b. abt. 1896 in NJ, was living in Cucamonga, San Bernardino, CA. with his
28 yr. old wife, Lydia Beekman, b. in MN.
71 yr. old widowed father, Van Doren Beekman, retired, b. in NJ.
And 41 yr. old sister, Bessie Beekman, a child's nurse, b. in NJ.
Clarence's and Van Dorn's parents were all b. in New Jersey
Lydia's parents were both b. in MN.
Clarence was 32 yrs. old and Lydia was 26 when they married.
Van Dorn was 28 when he married.
Clarence and Lydia Beekman's only child - Bruce Edward Beekman, was born two days after the census was taken, on Apr. 18, 1930 at the San Antonio Community Hospital in Upland, San Bernardino, CA.
(Bruce later married Marge and may have moved out of state.)
The San Bernardino County Sun (San Bernardino, CA.), Fri., May 22, 1931
Fire Destroys Two Garages In Rear of Cucamonga Homes
CUCAMONGA, May 21 - Fire of unknown origin early this afternoon destroyed adjoining garages in the rear of the residences of C.V. Beckman and John Rehm on Archibald Avenue, a short distance north of the Foothill boulevard.
The fire started in the Beekman garage and spread to the adjoining structure. Mrs. Beekman succeeded in removing a costly motor car to safety.
The fire departments of Alta Loma and Ontario were called to fight the flames and checked their further spread. The loss was estimated at $500.
In the 1940 U.S. census, 44 yr. old Clarence Beckman (Beekman), a milk tester, b. in NJ., was living in a home (not a farm) he owned), valued at $2500, at 431 Archibald in Cucamonga, San Bernardino, CA. with his
38 yr. old wife, Lydia Beekman, b. in MN.
9 yr. old son, Bruce Beckman, b. in CA.
The family was living in the same place in 1935.
Clarence was a high school graduate and Lydia had completed four years of college. Bruce had finished 4th grade.
Clarence worked 70 hrs. in the week prior to the census and 52 weeks in 1939.
He was working on his own account, had an income of 0 - but had income from other sources.
The San Bernardino County Sun (San Bernardino, CA.), P. 15, 1941
CLASSMATE OF ROBESON WILL HEAR FAMOUS STAR
(see Paul Robeson, Wikipedia)
ONTARIO, Dec. 3 - Among those anticipating the Paul Robeson concert tomorrow night at Chaffey auditorium us Clarence Beckman of Cucamonga, who was one of 40 students in Robeson’s high school graduating class at Summerville, N.J., the town where the latter’s father was a Methodist pastor.
Since graduation, Mr. Beekman has seen his former classmate only once, when he and Mrs. beckman attended a performance of “Showboat” in Los Angeles several years ago. He says his first impression upon seeing Robeson, as the now widely celebrated artist walked across the stage, was that he seems to be the same slow, easy-going, good-natured fellow he had been as a boy.”
Remembering him as an extremely popular student, Mr. Beekman says that Robeson belonged to every musical organization in the school and that both of them were members of the same glee club. In high school, as in college, the negro star’s physical power distinguished him as an all-around athlete. Both playing ventriloquist roles, Robeson and Beekman took part in a ‘circus’ play, presented by the senior class.
When asked if any humorous incidents stood out in his mind concerning their high school days, Mr. Beekman answered: “The Robeson parsonage was just across the street from the school and it was a familiar sight to see Paul dash out of the house at the sound of the last bell, frequently arriving late for his first class.”
Although his duties in connection with the California agriculture extension frequently take Mr. Beekman out of town, he has made special arrangements to insure his attendance at this evening’s opening concert of the civic concert series.
Chino Champion (Chino, CA.), P. 2, Fri., Jan. 21, 1944
Excerpt from: Cows On Test Highest Reached; Herd Improvement Work Grows
At the present, there are 2850 cows and 25 dairies, in the association, which is the highest number of cows ever reached in this association. More than two-thirds of these are in the Chino and Ontario district. This area is well adapted for dairying since a considerable proportion of the feed can be grown here, and it is within easy hauling distance of the Los Angeles metropolitan area.
At the recent December meeting of the directors, Ross Finfrock of Mentone, California, was employed as an additional supervisor, or tester, for the association. Clarence V. Beekman of Cucamonga, is the head supervisor, having held this position over a twenty-year period in San Bernardino county, during which time he has made over 400,000 individual cow tests for milk and milk fat production. The records kept on the production of each cow are used as a basis for culling of the unprofitable producers, and properly feeding and breeding the better cows. At this time of feed scarcity it is important to have the cows tested and to feed each animal according to the production.
The San Bernardino County Sun (San Bernardino, CA.), P. 12, Sun., Feb. 27, 1944
Excerpt from: ALTA LOMA CLUB FETES BOY, GIRL SCOUT GROUPS
ALTA LOMA, Feb. 26 - Alta Loma Community club meeting for their February dinner had as guests local Boy and Girl Scout troops. Speakers of the evening were introduced by Arthur Allen, program chairman.
Scoutmasters present said a few words and introduced their troops. They were Wallace T. Stoebe, Claude McKee and Clarence V. Beekman.
Phil Ordway, Claremont scout director, closed the meeting with a few words of praise for the work of the local scouts, especially in war work. Several of last year’s scouts are now in service.
Chino Champion (Chino, CA.), P. 11, Fri., Oct. 15, 1948
C.V. Beekman Retires As Supervising Tester For Dairy Association
Completing twenty-five years in dairy herd improvement work, Clarence V. Beekman, milk testing supervisor in San Bernardino county, has announced his resignation. On account of his health condition, Mr. Beekman, several months ago, asked to be relieved when someone with proper training was found to take his place.
A native of New Jersey with dairy training at Cornell University, Beekman began cow testing work in 1923 at Merced, California. In 1924, he came to San Bernardino county where he has since been employed with the Farm Bureau Dairy Herd Improvement association for twenty-four years. This is probably a new record for continuous work as a cow tester in California. This is generally considered a young man’s job due to the night hours away from home. Irregular hours, and the minute detail required in the chemical testing and record-keeping. In this work, he developed remarkable skill and accuracy.
After a few weeks rest at his Cucamonga home, Mr. Beekman expects to continue working at some other less strenuous job with more regular hours.
Directors of the Dairy Herd Improvement association have announced that Herman Vogel of Ontario, who has been employed as assistant cow tester for the past year, will succeed beckman as supervising tester. Assistant testers employed are Louis Riebli and Paul Lucas, both of Chino.
Clarence was the youngest of three children born to:
Van Doren Van Brettenburg Beekman, b. Aug. 1857 or 1858 in Raritan, Somerset, NJ. and d. March 14, 1936 in Cucamonga, S.B., CA. &
Sarah Remer, b. 1866 and d. 1917.
Van Doren & Sarah Beekman's children were:
1. Bessie Bloomfield Beekman, b. Aug. 15, 1888 in NJ. and d. May 8, 1960 in Upland, San Bernardino, CA.
2. Clifford Samuel Beekman, b. Feb. 28, 1898 in Somerset, Somerset County, NJ. and d. Aug. 5, 1981 in Upland, San Bernardino county, CA.
Clifford Beekman lived in Alta Loma, Ca. and was in the citrus ranching business. He owned citrus property and did services for other ranchers - like irrigating, cultivating, etc. Cliff and Lucile had several children; Jack, Phyllis, Patty and possibly one other daughter. Lucile lived to a ripe old age and was bright as a penny until the end.
3. Clarence Van Doren Beekman, b. Sep. 21, 1895 in NJ. and d. Oct. 16, 1976 in San Bernardino county, CA.
According to the 1900 U.S. census, 4 yr. old Clarence V.D. Beekman, b. Sept. 1895 in NJ., was living in Bridgewater, Somerset, NJ with his
42 yr. old father, Van Dorn Beekman , a teamster (a person who drove a team of draft animals, usually a wagon drawn by oxen, horses, or mules), b. Aug. 1857, in NJ
33 yr. old mother, Sarah W Beekman , b. Aug. 1866 in NJ
11 yr. old sister, Bessie B Beekman, b. Aug. 1888 in NJ
2 yr. old brother, Clifford S. Beekman, b. Feb. 1897 in NJ.
Van Dorn and Sarah had been marr. for 14 yrs.
Sarah was the mother of four children, three still alive by this census.
Van Dorn's parents were both b. in NJ.
Sarah's father was b. in NJ. And her mother in NY.
In the 1910 U.S. census, 14 yr. old Clarence V.D. Beekman, b. in NJ., was living in Bridgewater, Somerset, NJ. with his
52 yr. old father, Van Dorn Beekman, a farmer, b. in NJ
43 yr. old mother, Sarah W. Beekman, b. in NJ
21 yr. old sister, Bessie B. Beekman, a piano/music teacher, b. in NJ.
12 yr. old brother, Clifford S. Beekman, b. abt. 1898 in NJ
And 72 yr. old widowed grandmother, Mary E. Remer, b. in NY
This was a first marriage for both Van Dorn and Sarah. They had been marr. for 24 yrs. Sarah was the mother of 4 children, three still alive by this census.
Mary was the mother of eight children, three still alive by this census.
According to his June 5, 1917 WWI Draft Registration Card, 21 yr. old Clarence V.D. Beekman, b. in Somerville Co., NJ, was living in Somerville and working in farming.
He was described as tall, of medium build, with blue eyes and light brown hair.
In the 1920 U.S. census, 24 yr. old Clarence Beekman, a fruit farmer, b. in NJ., was living in Cucamonga, San Bernardino, CA. with his
61 yr. old widowed father, Van Doren Beekman, a citrus farmer, b. in NJ
31 yr. old sister, Bessie B. Beekman,, b. in NJ.
21 yr. old brother, Clifford Beekman, a fruit farmer, b. abt. 1899 in NJ
Clifford's mother was b. in NJ.
In the early 1920's Clarence had a job testing milk for tuberculosis (might have been a state job) which required periodic visits to dairies as required by law. It is possible that Clarence met his future wife on one of those visits while Lydia was living with the E.E. Perdew family across the alfalfa field from the Perdew dairy. That house was located on the corner of Eli and Euclid Avenue. (Eli has since been renamed Philadelphia).
In the early part of their marriage, in the 1920's, Lydia and Clarence lived in Cucamonga on Archibald Ave., across the street from the Old Stone Methodist church on Archibald and Church Street.
In the April 16, 1930 U.S. census, 34 yr. old (head of household) Clarence Beekman, a ‘county man' and milk tester, b. abt. 1896 in NJ, was living in Cucamonga, San Bernardino, CA. with his
28 yr. old wife, Lydia Beekman, b. in MN.
71 yr. old widowed father, Van Doren Beekman, retired, b. in NJ.
And 41 yr. old sister, Bessie Beekman, a child's nurse, b. in NJ.
Clarence's and Van Dorn's parents were all b. in New Jersey
Lydia's parents were both b. in MN.
Clarence was 32 yrs. old and Lydia was 26 when they married.
Van Dorn was 28 when he married.
Clarence and Lydia Beekman's only child - Bruce Edward Beekman, was born two days after the census was taken, on Apr. 18, 1930 at the San Antonio Community Hospital in Upland, San Bernardino, CA.
(Bruce later married Marge and may have moved out of state.)
The San Bernardino County Sun (San Bernardino, CA.), Fri., May 22, 1931
Fire Destroys Two Garages In Rear of Cucamonga Homes
CUCAMONGA, May 21 - Fire of unknown origin early this afternoon destroyed adjoining garages in the rear of the residences of C.V. Beckman and John Rehm on Archibald Avenue, a short distance north of the Foothill boulevard.
The fire started in the Beekman garage and spread to the adjoining structure. Mrs. Beekman succeeded in removing a costly motor car to safety.
The fire departments of Alta Loma and Ontario were called to fight the flames and checked their further spread. The loss was estimated at $500.
In the 1940 U.S. census, 44 yr. old Clarence Beckman (Beekman), a milk tester, b. in NJ., was living in a home (not a farm) he owned), valued at $2500, at 431 Archibald in Cucamonga, San Bernardino, CA. with his
38 yr. old wife, Lydia Beekman, b. in MN.
9 yr. old son, Bruce Beckman, b. in CA.
The family was living in the same place in 1935.
Clarence was a high school graduate and Lydia had completed four years of college. Bruce had finished 4th grade.
Clarence worked 70 hrs. in the week prior to the census and 52 weeks in 1939.
He was working on his own account, had an income of 0 - but had income from other sources.
The San Bernardino County Sun (San Bernardino, CA.), P. 15, 1941
CLASSMATE OF ROBESON WILL HEAR FAMOUS STAR
(see Paul Robeson, Wikipedia)
ONTARIO, Dec. 3 - Among those anticipating the Paul Robeson concert tomorrow night at Chaffey auditorium us Clarence Beckman of Cucamonga, who was one of 40 students in Robeson’s high school graduating class at Summerville, N.J., the town where the latter’s father was a Methodist pastor.
Since graduation, Mr. Beekman has seen his former classmate only once, when he and Mrs. beckman attended a performance of “Showboat” in Los Angeles several years ago. He says his first impression upon seeing Robeson, as the now widely celebrated artist walked across the stage, was that he seems to be the same slow, easy-going, good-natured fellow he had been as a boy.”
Remembering him as an extremely popular student, Mr. Beekman says that Robeson belonged to every musical organization in the school and that both of them were members of the same glee club. In high school, as in college, the negro star’s physical power distinguished him as an all-around athlete. Both playing ventriloquist roles, Robeson and Beekman took part in a ‘circus’ play, presented by the senior class.
When asked if any humorous incidents stood out in his mind concerning their high school days, Mr. Beekman answered: “The Robeson parsonage was just across the street from the school and it was a familiar sight to see Paul dash out of the house at the sound of the last bell, frequently arriving late for his first class.”
Although his duties in connection with the California agriculture extension frequently take Mr. Beekman out of town, he has made special arrangements to insure his attendance at this evening’s opening concert of the civic concert series.
Chino Champion (Chino, CA.), P. 2, Fri., Jan. 21, 1944
Excerpt from: Cows On Test Highest Reached; Herd Improvement Work Grows
At the present, there are 2850 cows and 25 dairies, in the association, which is the highest number of cows ever reached in this association. More than two-thirds of these are in the Chino and Ontario district. This area is well adapted for dairying since a considerable proportion of the feed can be grown here, and it is within easy hauling distance of the Los Angeles metropolitan area.
At the recent December meeting of the directors, Ross Finfrock of Mentone, California, was employed as an additional supervisor, or tester, for the association. Clarence V. Beekman of Cucamonga, is the head supervisor, having held this position over a twenty-year period in San Bernardino county, during which time he has made over 400,000 individual cow tests for milk and milk fat production. The records kept on the production of each cow are used as a basis for culling of the unprofitable producers, and properly feeding and breeding the better cows. At this time of feed scarcity it is important to have the cows tested and to feed each animal according to the production.
The San Bernardino County Sun (San Bernardino, CA.), P. 12, Sun., Feb. 27, 1944
Excerpt from: ALTA LOMA CLUB FETES BOY, GIRL SCOUT GROUPS
ALTA LOMA, Feb. 26 - Alta Loma Community club meeting for their February dinner had as guests local Boy and Girl Scout troops. Speakers of the evening were introduced by Arthur Allen, program chairman.
Scoutmasters present said a few words and introduced their troops. They were Wallace T. Stoebe, Claude McKee and Clarence V. Beekman.
Phil Ordway, Claremont scout director, closed the meeting with a few words of praise for the work of the local scouts, especially in war work. Several of last year’s scouts are now in service.
Chino Champion (Chino, CA.), P. 11, Fri., Oct. 15, 1948
C.V. Beekman Retires As Supervising Tester For Dairy Association
Completing twenty-five years in dairy herd improvement work, Clarence V. Beekman, milk testing supervisor in San Bernardino county, has announced his resignation. On account of his health condition, Mr. Beekman, several months ago, asked to be relieved when someone with proper training was found to take his place.
A native of New Jersey with dairy training at Cornell University, Beekman began cow testing work in 1923 at Merced, California. In 1924, he came to San Bernardino county where he has since been employed with the Farm Bureau Dairy Herd Improvement association for twenty-four years. This is probably a new record for continuous work as a cow tester in California. This is generally considered a young man’s job due to the night hours away from home. Irregular hours, and the minute detail required in the chemical testing and record-keeping. In this work, he developed remarkable skill and accuracy.
After a few weeks rest at his Cucamonga home, Mr. Beekman expects to continue working at some other less strenuous job with more regular hours.
Directors of the Dairy Herd Improvement association have announced that Herman Vogel of Ontario, who has been employed as assistant cow tester for the past year, will succeed beckman as supervising tester. Assistant testers employed are Louis Riebli and Paul Lucas, both of Chino.
Van Doren Van Brettenburg Beekman, b. Aug. 1857 or 1858 in Raritan, Somerset, NJ. and d. March 14, 1936 in Cucamonga, S.B., CA. &
Sarah Remer, b. 1866 and d. 1917.
Van Doren & Sarah Beekman's children were:
1. Bessie Bloomfield Beekman, b. Aug. 15, 1888 in NJ. and d. May 8, 1960 in Upland, San Bernardino, CA.
2. Clifford Samuel Beekman, b. Feb. 28, 1898 in Somerset, Somerset County, NJ. and d. Aug. 5, 1981 in Upland, San Bernardino county, CA.
Clifford Beekman lived in Alta Loma, Ca. and was in the citrus ranching business. He owned citrus property and did services for other ranchers - like irrigating, cultivating, etc. Cliff and Lucile had several children; Jack, Phyllis, Patty and possibly one other daughter. Lucile lived to a ripe old age and was bright as a penny until the end.
3. Clarence Van Doren Beekman, b. Sep. 21, 1895 in NJ. and d. Oct. 16, 1976 in San Bernardino county, CA.
According to the 1900 U.S. census, 4 yr. old Clarence V.D. Beekman, b. Sept. 1895 in NJ., was living in Bridgewater, Somerset, NJ with his
42 yr. old father, Van Dorn Beekman , a teamster (a person who drove a team of draft animals, usually a wagon drawn by oxen, horses, or mules), b. Aug. 1857, in NJ
33 yr. old mother, Sarah W Beekman , b. Aug. 1866 in NJ
11 yr. old sister, Bessie B Beekman, b. Aug. 1888 in NJ
2 yr. old brother, Clifford S. Beekman, b. Feb. 1897 in NJ.
Van Dorn and Sarah had been marr. for 14 yrs.
Sarah was the mother of four children, three still alive by this census.
Van Dorn's parents were both b. in NJ.
Sarah's father was b. in NJ. And her mother in NY.
In the 1910 U.S. census, 14 yr. old Clarence V.D. Beekman, b. in NJ., was living in Bridgewater, Somerset, NJ. with his
52 yr. old father, Van Dorn Beekman, a farmer, b. in NJ
43 yr. old mother, Sarah W. Beekman, b. in NJ
21 yr. old sister, Bessie B. Beekman, a piano/music teacher, b. in NJ.
12 yr. old brother, Clifford S. Beekman, b. abt. 1898 in NJ
And 72 yr. old widowed grandmother, Mary E. Remer, b. in NY
This was a first marriage for both Van Dorn and Sarah. They had been marr. for 24 yrs. Sarah was the mother of 4 children, three still alive by this census.
Mary was the mother of eight children, three still alive by this census.
According to his June 5, 1917 WWI Draft Registration Card, 21 yr. old Clarence V.D. Beekman, b. in Somerville Co., NJ, was living in Somerville and working in farming.
He was described as tall, of medium build, with blue eyes and light brown hair.
In the 1920 U.S. census, 24 yr. old Clarence Beekman, a fruit farmer, b. in NJ., was living in Cucamonga, San Bernardino, CA. with his
61 yr. old widowed father, Van Doren Beekman, a citrus farmer, b. in NJ
31 yr. old sister, Bessie B. Beekman,, b. in NJ.
21 yr. old brother, Clifford Beekman, a fruit farmer, b. abt. 1899 in NJ
Clifford's mother was b. in NJ.
In the early 1920's Clarence had a job testing milk for tuberculosis (might have been a state job) which required periodic visits to dairies as required by law. It is possible that Clarence met his future wife on one of those visits while Lydia was living with the E.E. Perdew family across the alfalfa field from the Perdew dairy. That house was located on the corner of Eli and Euclid Avenue. (Eli has since been renamed Philadelphia).
In the early part of their marriage, in the 1920's, Lydia and Clarence lived in Cucamonga on Archibald Ave., across the street from the Old Stone Methodist church on Archibald and Church Street.
In the April 16, 1930 U.S. census, 34 yr. old (head of household) Clarence Beekman, a ‘county man' and milk tester, b. abt. 1896 in NJ, was living in Cucamonga, San Bernardino, CA. with his
28 yr. old wife, Lydia Beekman, b. in MN.
71 yr. old widowed father, Van Doren Beekman, retired, b. in NJ.
And 41 yr. old sister, Bessie Beekman, a child's nurse, b. in NJ.
Clarence's and Van Dorn's parents were all b. in New Jersey
Lydia's parents were both b. in MN.
Clarence was 32 yrs. old and Lydia was 26 when they married.
Van Dorn was 28 when he married.
Clarence and Lydia Beekman's only child - Bruce Edward Beekman, was born two days after the census was taken, on Apr. 18, 1930 at the San Antonio Community Hospital in Upland, San Bernardino, CA.
(Bruce later married Marge and may have moved out of state.)
The San Bernardino County Sun (San Bernardino, CA.), Fri., May 22, 1931
Fire Destroys Two Garages In Rear of Cucamonga Homes
CUCAMONGA, May 21 - Fire of unknown origin early this afternoon destroyed adjoining garages in the rear of the residences of C.V. Beckman and John Rehm on Archibald Avenue, a short distance north of the Foothill boulevard.
The fire started in the Beekman garage and spread to the adjoining structure. Mrs. Beekman succeeded in removing a costly motor car to safety.
The fire departments of Alta Loma and Ontario were called to fight the flames and checked their further spread. The loss was estimated at $500.
In the 1940 U.S. census, 44 yr. old Clarence Beckman (Beekman), a milk tester, b. in NJ., was living in a home (not a farm) he owned), valued at $2500, at 431 Archibald in Cucamonga, San Bernardino, CA. with his
38 yr. old wife, Lydia Beekman, b. in MN.
9 yr. old son, Bruce Beckman, b. in CA.
The family was living in the same place in 1935.
Clarence was a high school graduate and Lydia had completed four years of college. Bruce had finished 4th grade.
Clarence worked 70 hrs. in the week prior to the census and 52 weeks in 1939.
He was working on his own account, had an income of 0 - but had income from other sources.
The San Bernardino County Sun (San Bernardino, CA.), P. 15, 1941
CLASSMATE OF ROBESON WILL HEAR FAMOUS STAR
(see Paul Robeson, Wikipedia)
ONTARIO, Dec. 3 - Among those anticipating the Paul Robeson concert tomorrow night at Chaffey auditorium us Clarence Beckman of Cucamonga, who was one of 40 students in Robeson’s high school graduating class at Summerville, N.J., the town where the latter’s father was a Methodist pastor.
Since graduation, Mr. Beekman has seen his former classmate only once, when he and Mrs. beckman attended a performance of “Showboat” in Los Angeles several years ago. He says his first impression upon seeing Robeson, as the now widely celebrated artist walked across the stage, was that he seems to be the same slow, easy-going, good-natured fellow he had been as a boy.”
Remembering him as an extremely popular student, Mr. Beekman says that Robeson belonged to every musical organization in the school and that both of them were members of the same glee club. In high school, as in college, the negro star’s physical power distinguished him as an all-around athlete. Both playing ventriloquist roles, Robeson and Beekman took part in a ‘circus’ play, presented by the senior class.
When asked if any humorous incidents stood out in his mind concerning their high school days, Mr. Beekman answered: “The Robeson parsonage was just across the street from the school and it was a familiar sight to see Paul dash out of the house at the sound of the last bell, frequently arriving late for his first class.”
Although his duties in connection with the California agriculture extension frequently take Mr. Beekman out of town, he has made special arrangements to insure his attendance at this evening’s opening concert of the civic concert series.
Chino Champion (Chino, CA.), P. 2, Fri., Jan. 21, 1944
Excerpt from: Cows On Test Highest Reached; Herd Improvement Work Grows
At the present, there are 2850 cows and 25 dairies, in the association, which is the highest number of cows ever reached in this association. More than two-thirds of these are in the Chino and Ontario district. This area is well adapted for dairying since a considerable proportion of the feed can be grown here, and it is within easy hauling distance of the Los Angeles metropolitan area.
At the recent December meeting of the directors, Ross Finfrock of Mentone, California, was employed as an additional supervisor, or tester, for the association. Clarence V. Beekman of Cucamonga, is the head supervisor, having held this position over a twenty-year period in San Bernardino county, during which time he has made over 400,000 individual cow tests for milk and milk fat production. The records kept on the production of each cow are used as a basis for culling of the unprofitable producers, and properly feeding and breeding the better cows. At this time of feed scarcity it is important to have the cows tested and to feed each animal according to the production.
The San Bernardino County Sun (San Bernardino, CA.), P. 12, Sun., Feb. 27, 1944
Excerpt from: ALTA LOMA CLUB FETES BOY, GIRL SCOUT GROUPS
ALTA LOMA, Feb. 26 - Alta Loma Community club meeting for their February dinner had as guests local Boy and Girl Scout troops. Speakers of the evening were introduced by Arthur Allen, program chairman.
Scoutmasters present said a few words and introduced their troops. They were Wallace T. Stoebe, Claude McKee and Clarence V. Beekman.
Phil Ordway, Claremont scout director, closed the meeting with a few words of praise for the work of the local scouts, especially in war work. Several of last year’s scouts are now in service.
Chino Champion (Chino, CA.), P. 11, Fri., Oct. 15, 1948
C.V. Beekman Retires As Supervising Tester For Dairy Association
Completing twenty-five years in dairy herd improvement work, Clarence V. Beekman, milk testing supervisor in San Bernardino county, has announced his resignation. On account of his health condition, Mr. Beekman, several months ago, asked to be relieved when someone with proper training was found to take his place.
A native of New Jersey with dairy training at Cornell University, Beekman began cow testing work in 1923 at Merced, California. In 1924, he came to San Bernardino county where he has since been employed with the Farm Bureau Dairy Herd Improvement association for twenty-four years. This is probably a new record for continuous work as a cow tester in California. This is generally considered a young man’s job due to the night hours away from home. Irregular hours, and the minute detail required in the chemical testing and record-keeping. In this work, he developed remarkable skill and accuracy.
After a few weeks rest at his Cucamonga home, Mr. Beekman expects to continue working at some other less strenuous job with more regular hours.
Directors of the Dairy Herd Improvement association have announced that Herman Vogel of Ontario, who has been employed as assistant cow tester for the past year, will succeed beckman as supervising tester. Assistant testers employed are Louis Riebli and Paul Lucas, both of Chino.
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