Lawrence Franklin Beck1

M, (11 May 1912 - 22 September 1999)
     Lawrence Franklin Beck was born on 11 May 1912 at Brookside, Cogan House Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania.2,3 He was the son of Paul Calvin Beck and Jeanne Marie Guillaume. Lawrence Franklin Beck married, at age 23, Bernice Geraldine Calkins, age 23, daughter of Floyd Douglas Calkins and Carrie Elizabeth Updegraff, on Monday, 2 September 1935 at Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland, by the Reverend Joseph Nelligan.4,1 Lawrence Franklin Beck died on 22 September 1999 at age 87 years, 4 months and 11 days.3
     The marriage announcement for Lawrence Franklin Beck and Bernice Geraldine Calkins was published sometime in October 1935 in the local paper, printed in Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. This announcement stated:

     ANNOUNCE MARRIAGE

     Mr. and Mrs. Floyd D. Calkins, of 1900 Harrison Avenue, announce the marriage of their daughter, Bernice, to Lawrence F. Beck, 1552 West Fourth Street, son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Beck, of White Pine, which took place last fall at Baltimore, Md. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Joseph Nelligan.
Lawrence Franklin Beck was a steel worker.
Last Edited=18 Mar 2010

Citations

  1. [S1862] Lawrence "Larry" M. Beck obituary, Williamsport Sun-Gazette, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, 19 April 2009. Original obituary available in print or online for 90 days from publication at: http://www.sungazette.com/page/category.detail/nav/5012/…. Kevin Leonard Sholder, Dayton, Ohio, USA.
  2. [S12] Teresa Philomene (Beck) Updegraff, "Family Group Sheets," supplied 29 September 1998 (5815 Barren River Road, Bowling Green, Kentucky 42101-9457, USA; (502) 842-0729).
  3. [S151] Social Security Death Index, RootsWeb online, at http://ssdi.rootsweb.com (Baltimore, Maryland: U.S. Social Security Administration, January 2004 update). The SSDI component of RootsWeb online is drawn from the Social Security Death Benefits Index of the U.S. Social Security Administration. LAWRENCE F BECK, birth listed as 11 May 1912, died listed as 22 Sep 1999 (V), issued in the State of Pennsylvania. Last residence Williamsport, Lycoming, PA, last benefit (none specified). Accessed 5 Apr 2004.
  4. [S15] June (Shaull) Lutz, History of the Op Den Graef / Updegraff Family (Grand Rapids, Michigan; 1433 Elderwood Ct. N.W.: J. S. Lutz, 1988), p. U-65.