Theodore BECKMAN

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1880 CENSUS, Iowa, Des Moines County, Franklin Township (June 22) ("Theodore," age 9, is with his parents)

1895 CENSUS, Iowa State Census, Des Moines County, Franklin Township (no specific date) ("Theodore Beckman," age 23, born in Des Moines County, Iowa)

1899 MARRIAGE of Theodore W. Beckman and Margaret Schulte on April 26 in Dodgeville, Des Moines County, Iowa

1900 CENSUS, Iowa, Des Moines County, Franklin Township (June 18 & 19) ("Theodore," age 31, "Farm Laborer," born "March, 1864 in Iowa") (wife "Margaret," age 24, born "May, 1876 in Iowa") (in the Beckman household is "Frank McLaughlin," age 14, "Servant" and "Farm Laborer," born "June, 1883 in Iowa"; Frank is believed by this researcher to have been Francis McLaughlin, 1883-1901, although Frank had actually been born in April, 1883, not June)

1905 CENSUS, Iowa State Census, Des Moines County, Franklin Township, P. O. Sperry (no specific date) ("Theo Beckman, Jr.") ("Margaret Beckman") (names only are in the 1905 Iowa State Census)

1910 CENSUS, Iowa, Des Moines County, Franklin Township (May 4) (Theodore is transcribed "Thomas Buckman, Jr.," age 39, "Farmer, General Farm") (wife "Margrete," age 34)

1915 CENSUS, Iowa State Census, Des Moines County, Franklin Township, P. O. Sperry (no specific date) ("Theo. W. Beckman," age 44, "Farmer," born in Iowa, completed 9 years common school, can read and write, father born Germany, mother born Germany, church affiliation Catholic)

1915 CENSUS, Iowa State Census, Des Moines County, Franklin Township, P. O. Sperry (no specific date) ("Margaret Beckman," age 38, born in Iowa, completed 10 years common school, can read and write, father born Germany, mother born Germany, church affiliation Catholic)

1920 CENSUS, Iowa, Des Moines County, Franklin Township (January 13 & 14) ("Theodore W.," age 49, "Farmer, Stock Farm") (wife "Margaret D.," age 43)

1925 CENSUS, Iowa State Census, Des Moines County, Franklin Township (January 1) ("Theo W.," age 54) (wife "Margret," age 48)

1930 CENSUS, Iowa, Des Moines County, Franklin Township (April 17) ("Theodore W.," age 59, "Farmer, General Farm") (wife "Margaret D.," age 53)

1964 DEATH, Theodore W. Beckman, at 93 years 2 months 30 days

Theodore married Margaret SCHULTE on April 26, 1899 in Dodgeville, Des Moines County, Iowa. (Margaret SCHULTE was born in 1876, died in 1968 and was buried in St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Dodgeville, Des Moines County, Iowa.)