Henry Beckenbach & Katherine Becker Family

  

 

This page is devoted to all of the documents and records collected for the Henry Beckenbach family. He was born as Johann Heinrich Beckenbach in Osthofen, Germany but became Henry Beckenbach in America. He was a shoemaker initially but later joined his brother as a carpenter in the furniture business. The family expanded into undertaking. As the sons of Henry and Kate grew, they worked in the family business and expanded. After Henry's death in 1890, Kate ruled the family firmly until her death in 1916.

 

Henry Beckenbach Family Group Sheet

Federal Census Records :    1850    1860    1870    1880       Henry died in 1890. Wife Catherine is shown here: 1900    1910

 

1880 Federal Manufacturing Census

 

Henry Beckenbach Birth Record- Henry was born in 1830 in Osthofen, Germany to Johann Heinrich Beckenbach and Maria Schilly.

 

Henry Beckenbach Confirmation Record

 

Katherine Becker Birth Record - transcript

 

Marriage License

 

Marriage Record

 

Land records

 

Henry Beckenbach Naturalization Card

 

Henry Beckenbach Naturalization List

 

Henry Beckenbach Naturalization Record

 

Henry Beckenbach Bio - From The History of Cleveland

 

Cleveland City Directory   :   1850   1857   1863

 

Maps of Early Cleveland - From The History of Cleveland

 

Cleveland Land Ownership Map 1852

 

Henry Civil War Registration

 

Beckenbach Company Lawsuit

 

Henry & Kate Beckenbach Family Pictures

 

Henry Beckenbach County Death Record

 

Henry Death Index

 

Henry Beckenbach Probate Petition - Henry died in 1890 and did not leave a will. His family did not file for probate until Katherine died 25 years later.

 

Kate Beckenbach Death Certificate - Kate is the daughter of Henry and Katherine. She died in 1914.

 

Katherine Becker Beckenbach Death Certificate

 

Katherine Becker Beckenbach   Probate Petition - Katherine died in 1916. Her sons filed for probate for Henry and then for her.

 

Grave Headstones :

 

Henry     Katharine

 

Pictures

 

Newspapers

 

Children of Henry and Kate:

    

John   Henry  Charles   Jacob(died at age 4)   Albert   George(died as infant)  Edward   Katherine   William O.   Baby (stillborn)

 

 

 

Updated on 26 December 2021

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