George Lester Beckwith

1907 - 1989  (81 years)

• Name	George Lester Beckwith
  Born	22 Oct 1907	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1910	2729 Racine Avenue, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois   [2]
  Census	1920	537 Arlington Place, #60, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois   [3]
  Census	1940	537 Arlington Place, #60, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois   [4]
  Died	6 Mar 1989	Redmond, Washington   [5]
  Buried	16 May 1989	Skokie, Cook County, Illinois
  Person ID	I143	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	10 May 2016

  
  

  Father	Moritz Georg "George" von Beschwitz,   b. 31 Jan 1867, Alt-Hörnitz, Hörnitz, Sachsen, Germany ,   d. 8 Mar 1945, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois  (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Maude Eleanor Elizabeth Wheeler,   b. 29 Aug 1873, Spencer Street, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York ,   d. 3 Sep 1961, Mercer Island, Washington  (Age 88 years)
  Married	22 May 1901	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois   [6]
  Family ID	F48	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Gladys
  Family ID	F23408	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Ruth E.,   b. 7 Jan 1923,   d. 24 Jul 2008  (Age 85 years)
  Family ID	F500	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 22 Oct 1907 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Census - 1910 - 2729 Racine Avenue, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Census - 1920 - 537 Arlington Place, #60, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Census - 1940 - 537 Arlington Place, #60, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Died - 6 Mar 1989 - Redmond, Washington  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  George changed his name from George von Beschwitz.

  
  

• Sources

  [S116] Birth Certificate. Name George M. Von Beschwitz Event Type Birth Event Date 22 Oct 1907 Event Place Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States Registration Place , Cook, Illinois Gender Male Father's Name George M. Von Beschwitz Mother's Name Maud Wheeler Certificate Number 18462 [S112] Census, 1910. Name: George Von Beschwitz Birthplace: Illinois Relationship to Head of Household: Son Residence: Chicago Ward 25, Cook, Illinois Marital Status: Single Race : White Gender: Male Immigration Year: Father's Birthplace: Germany Mother's Birthplace: New York Family Number: 144 Page Number: 7 Household Gender Age Parent George M Von Beschwitz M 43y Parent Maud E Von Beschwitz F 36y Milton M Von Beschwitz M 8y Williard F Von Beschwitz M 6y George Von Beschwitz M 2y [S112] Census, 1920. Name: George Vonbeschuitz Residence: Chicago 23rd Ward, Cook, Illinois Estimated Birth Year: 1908 Age: 12 Birthplace: Illinois Relationship to Head of Household: Son Gender: Male Race: White Marital Status: Single Father's Birthplace: Mother's Birthplace: Film Number: 1820334 Digital Folder Number: 4300485 Image Number: 00968 Sheet Number: 3 Household Gender Age Parent George Vonbeschuitz M 51y Parent Maud Vonbeschuitz F 42y Milton Vonbeschuitz M 18y Williard Vonbeschuitz M 16y George Vonbeschuitz M 12y Elanor Wheeler F 68y [S112] Census, 1940. name: George Beckwith titles & terms: event: Census event year: 1940 event place: Ward 44, Chicago, Chicago City, Cook, Illinois, United States gender: Male age: 32 marital status: Single race (original): race (standardized): White relationship to head of household (original): relationship to head of household (standardized): Son birthplace: Illinois estimated birth year: 1908 residence in 1935: Same House enumeration district number: 103-2799 family number: 65 sheet number and letter: 61A line number: 21 nara publication number: T627 nara roll number: 1009 digital folder number: 005459765 image number: 00681 Household Gender Age Birthplace head George Von Besch Wetz M 73 Germany wife Maude Von Besch Wetz F 68 New York son Willard Von Besch Wetz M 36 Illinois son George Beckwith M 32 Illinois son Milton Beckwith M 38 Illinois wife Majorie Beckwith F 36 Illinois son Robert Beckwith M 11 Illinois [S1] U. S. Social Security Death Index, 351-09-2432. Issued in Illinois, last residing at Mercer Island, King County, Washington 98040. [S58] Marriage Certificate.