SOLOMON BECK



SOLOMON BECK, son of Jeffery and Mary (McDaniel) Beck, was born 1782 in Randolph County, North Carolina and died March 1878 in Ball Ground, Cherokee County, Georgia. He married 1) unknown 2)after 1822 to Winnifred Neville Coffee, widow.

Issue, probably all first marriage:
SAMUEL H BECK, born 1810-15.
JEFFERY BECK, born 1815-20. He married 1) 27 Feb 1834 in Rabun County, Georgia to Sarah Sissoms, 2) 18 February 1836 in Rabun County to Catherine Burns.
WILLIAM BECK, born 1815-20.
MALINDA BECK, born 29 October 1819 in South Carolina and died 4 May 1894 in Jerusalem District, Pickens County, Georgia. She married 25 February 1836 in Rabun County to James B Kelley.
MARTHA BECK, born 1820-25. She married 24 October in Cherokee County, Georgia to Joseph M Curbow.
At least one other son, probably died young.

Issue, probably all from the second marriage, and probably all born in Georgia:
MARGARET BECK, born 1820-25. She married 24 Aug 1845 in Cherokee County to William C Howell.
SOLOMON BECK, born 1825-30. He married 10 Feb 1860 in Murrey County, Georgia to Jane Ann ---.
CAROLINE BECK, born 1830-31.
ARAH ADALINE BECK, born 13 Jul 1837 in Ball Ground, Cherokee County, Georgia. She married 27 Jun 1865 in Cherokee County to Henry Sanders Goss. Her mother is definately Winifred Neville Coffee.
At least one other son, probably died young.



Georgia's Landmarks, Memorials and Legends, Lucian Lamar Knight. (Byrd Printing Co., Atlanta; 1914)
V.2 Section VII. Historic County Seats Chief Towns and Noted Localities.
p. 948.
Clayton Town, Rabun County.
"...but it was not until 13 Dec 1823 that a county seat was chosen. Clayton was at this time made the perminant site for public buildings and given a charter of incorporation with the following board of commissioners: Benjamen.....and Solomon Beck."
p. 569
Baldwin County
[concerning the vote for secsession from the United States of America held 19 Jan 1861, delegate from] Rabun County - Samuel Beck; nay.

Alphabetical Index to Georgia's 1832 Gold Lottery. Mary B Warren (Heritage Papers, Danielsville, Georgia; 1981)
p. 15
Samuel Beck, District 05, Section 1, Lot# 1217
Solomon Beck, District 02, Section 1, Lot#0288

I wish I had listed what book these came out of, as I have page numbers but no citations. However, they are all in Rabun County, Georgia.
A list of all the Becks buried in the Antioch Methodist Church, Warwoman Dell.
Margie S Beck, 20 Apr 1888 - 23 Aug 1955
Augustus L Beck, 2 Jun 1846 - 25 Sep 1916
Capt S M Beck, 29 Oct 1826 - 8 Sep 1902
Mrs S M (Martha Wall) Beck, 29 Dec 1823 - 25 Jun 1922
F A Beck, 12 Nov 1858 - 13 Jun 1899
S A Beck (Masonic), 5 Apr 1859 - 31 Mar 1896
Martin V Beck (Masonic), 14 Mar 1852 - 13 Jun 1915
Martin E Beck , 24 Feb 1841 - 12 Oct 1895
Col Samuel Beck, 3 Jan 1796 - 3 Jul 1876, age 80 yr, 6 mo
Tabitha Beck, who departed this life 25 Nov 1856, age 60 yr, 7 mo
Major John Beck, 23 Dec 1819 - 24 Jan 1873
Martha A N Beck, 7 Feb 1840 - 30 Nov 1896
Samuel Beck, 22 Feb 1857 - 10 Apr 1916
Stacy Beck, 9 Oct 1824 - 8 Dec 1891
Barry Beck, 26 Aug 1822 - 26 May 1892

Two burials in the Baptist Church in the Warwoman District.
Edward, son of J P Beulah Beck, 27 Dec 1917 - 30 Jan 1918
Mary Wall (Polly) Beck, 25 Oct 1812 - 10 Dec 1909, age 97 yr, 1 mo, 16 d

Marriages.
Jeffery Beck and Catharine Burns, 18 Feb 1836 by James Jarrand, MG.
(yes, this contradicts the place of marriage above. Your job - find the truth)
Miles Wall and Joannah Beck, 21 May 1836 by David Quarles, MG.
John Beck and Elizabeth S Norris, 13 Sep 1843, by John S Henley, MG.
Jeffery Beck ad Sarah Sissoms, 27 Feb 1834, by John S Henley, MG.
Burrell Wall and Polly Beck, 13 Sep 1832 by Samuel Quarles, MG.

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