Francis Albert Beckstead

Birth: 15 Jan 1866
West Jordan, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Death: 19 Sep 1952 (aged 86)
Midvale, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Burial: Murray City Cemetery

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Plot: 04 112 1
Memorial ID: 59278 View Source

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Francis was a farmer, and owned a large plot of land around Salt Lake City. He always wore a suit and his gold pocket watch wherever he went. This watch, and his gold watch fob with a tiny horse on the end, can be seen in the Golden Gate Bridge photo on the bottom right.

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Parents

Alexander Beckstead

1802–1870
Keziah Albine Petty Beckstead

1835–1907

Spouse

Sarah Ellen Rowan Beckstead

1865–1932 (m. 1889)

Siblings

Hyrum Beckstead

1855–1937
Moses William Beckstead Sr

1857–1916
Aaron Beckstead

1858–1924
Fanny Kesiah Beckstead Williams

1859–1936
Robert Beckstead

1861–1921
Margaret Albine Beckstead Hibbard

1862–1944
Martha Ann Beckstead Aylett

1864–1930
Ira "Irrie" Beckstead

1867–1938
Alexander Beckstead

1870–1942

Half Siblings

Margaret Mariah Beckstead Egbert

1823–1901
Pvt Gordon Silas Beckstead

1825–1891
Henry Beckstead

1827–1888
Harriet Vernisha Beckstead Hunsaker

1831–1905
Thomas Wesley Beckstead

1833–1893
Lucy Ann Beckstead

1835–1848
Emeline Beckstead Bills

1837–1917
Sarah Elizabeth Beckstead Winward

1838–1890
Samuel Alexander Beckstead Sr

1840–1861
Amanda Jane Beckstead

1843–1844
George Washington Beckstead

1845–1912
John Alma Beckstead Sr

1848–1927
Joseph Alonzo Beckstead

1850–1923
Eliza Ariminta Beckstead Lee

1857–1923
Catherine Lince Beckstead Foisy

1859–1926
Clarisa Ann Beckstead

1861–1861
Viola Janette Beckstead

1862–1863
Heber Alexander Beckstead

1865–1925
Ermine Araminta Beckstead

1867–1867
Susan Vilinda Beckstead

1868–1869

Children

Pvt Ivies LeCompte Beckstead

1890–1955
Annie Avon Beckstead Clark

1899–1989

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Maintained by: Alexandra Montgomery
Originally Created by: Utah State Historical Society
Added: Feb 1, 2000
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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/59278/francis_albert-beckstead: accessed ), memorial page for Francis Albert Beckstead (15 Jan 1866–19 Sep 1952), Find a Grave Memorial ID 59278, citing Murray City Cemetery, Murray, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA; Maintained by Alexandra Montgomery (contributor 47864749).

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From left to right: Myrtle Beckstead, Samuel Charles "Chuck" Clark, Avon Beckstead Clark, Sarah Ellen Beckstead, Francis Albert Beckstead.

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Francis Albert Beckstead

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Alexander Beckstead

Keziah Albine Petty Beckstead

Sarah Ellen Rowan Beckstead

Hyrum Beckstead

Moses William Beckstead Sr

Aaron Beckstead

Fanny Kesiah Beckstead Williams

Robert Beckstead

Margaret Albine Beckstead Hibbard

Martha Ann Beckstead Aylett

Ira "Irrie" Beckstead

Alexander Beckstead

Margaret Mariah Beckstead Egbert

Pvt Gordon Silas Beckstead

Henry Beckstead

Harriet Vernisha Beckstead Hunsaker

Thomas Wesley Beckstead

Lucy Ann Beckstead

Emeline Beckstead Bills

Sarah Elizabeth Beckstead Winward

Samuel Alexander Beckstead Sr

Amanda Jane Beckstead

George Washington Beckstead

John Alma Beckstead Sr

Joseph Alonzo Beckstead

Eliza Ariminta Beckstead Lee

Catherine Lince Beckstead Foisy

Clarisa Ann Beckstead

Viola Janette Beckstead

Heber Alexander Beckstead

Ermine Araminta Beckstead

Susan Vilinda Beckstead

Pvt Ivies LeCompte Beckstead

Annie Avon Beckstead Clark

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