Jacob Becker

Jacob Becker

• Father: Jacob Becker b. circa 1817
• Mother: Philippina Mueller b. circa 1822

• Jacob Becker was born in August 1847 in Bayern.
• He was baptized/christened circa 13 August 1847 at Evangelisch in Hueffler-Wahnwegen, Pfalz, Bayern.
• His name was recorded as Jacob C. in the 1920 census.
• Jacob Becker arrived circa 1853, according to the 1900 census.
• Jacob Becker and Philippina Mueller appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1860 in Callicoon, Sullivan County, New York. Other members of the household included Jacob Becker, Ludwig Becker, Peter Becker, Daniel Becker, John Becker and Wilhelmina Becker.
• Jacob Becker appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1870 in Callicoon, New York. Other members of the household included Jacob Becker, Peter Becker, Daniel Becker and John Becker.
• He was working on the farm, according to the 1870 census.
• He married Caroline Bohnert, daughter of Francis Xavier Bohnert and Margaretha Deck, circa 1873.
• Jacob Becker and Caroline Bohnert appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1880 in Letonia Oak Township, Tioga County, Pennsylvania. Other members of the household included Daniel Frank Becker and Joseph F. Becker.
• He was a tannery hand, according to the 1880 census.
• Jacob Becker and Caroline Bohnert appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1900 in Callicoon, New York. Other members of the household included Joseph F. Becker, Preston A. Becker and Maude Elizabeth Becker.
• He was a farmer, according to the 1900 census.
• Jacob Becker and Caroline Bohnert appeared in the US federal census of 15 April 1910 in Callicoon Township, Sullivan County, New York. Other members of the household included Preston A. Becker and Francis Xavier Bohnert.
• He was a farmer, according to the 1910 census.
• Jacob Becker and Caroline Bohnert appeared in the US federal census of 1 January 1920 in Endicott, Broome County, New York, at 2 North McKinley Avenue and one male lodger, an inspector at the shoe factory.. Other members of the household included Maude Elizabeth Becker and Samuel E. Parsons.
• Jacob Becker died on 20 September 1921 at age 74 in Callicoon, New York.
• Caroline Bohnert became a widow at his death.
• He was interred at Green Hill Cemetery, Youngsville, Sullivan County, New York.
• The following appeared on 23 September 1921 in the Republican Watchman: Jacob Becker, aged 74, for many years a farmer living between Youngsville and Livingston Manor, died suddenly in an automobile at Callicoon Tuesday. [:CR;]      For the past several years Mr. Becker and his wife had been living at Union, near Binghamton. Two weeks ago they came to visit the old homestead, and on Tuesday morning started for home, their son Preston motoring them to Callicoon. Mr. and Mrs. Becker were sitting in the back seat of the car and talking, when the conversation ceased and nothing more was said until the Erie Station at Callicoon was reached. Then it was discovered that Mr. Becker was dead, the cause being heart affection and hardening of the arteries. [:CR;]      Deceased was born in Germany, coming to America when only five years old, his family locating near Jeffersonville.

• Last Edited: 13 May 2015