Last Updated: July 18, 2024

Thomas Jefferson Beckner Family

(2 known wives)

 

1. Beckner, Thomas Jefferson I

Parents: James & Susannah (Reed?) Beckner. I

1821 Birth: 12-06-1821 Bedford Co., VA.

I1847 Marriage #1: Thomas J. Beckner m. 1st Margaret Rutroff 12-14-1847 Floyd Co., VA bond. She d/o Elizabeth Rutroff per bond.

1850 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, H407:

…… Beckner, Thomas J. Beckner 29 yo w/m farmer, b. Bedford, $300., HOH.

……… Margaret 26 yo w/f, b. Floyd.

…… Rutroff, Elizabeth 60 yo w/f, b. Floyd.

……… Catherine 29 yo w/f, b. Floyd.

……… Elizabeth 22 yo w/f, b. Floyd.

1860 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Little River PO, H292:

…… Beckner, Thos J. 37 yo w/m farmer, b. VA, $0/150, HOH.

……… Margaret 35 yo w/f, b. VA.

……… Mary E. 8 yo w/f, b. VA.

…….. Jas Wm 1 yo w/m, b. VA.

…… Rutrough, Elizabeth 70 yo w/f invalid, b. Floyd, $0/85.

……… Catherine 38 yo w/f seamstress, b. Floyd.

1863 Military: Enlisted in the Confederate Army Co. I, 28th Infantry 10-27-1863 Richmond, VA.

1870 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Little River Twp, H192:

…… Beckner, Thomas J. 52 yo brick mason, b. VA, $0/300, HOH.

……… Margaret 47 yo w/f, b. VA, keeping house.

……… Mary E. 18 yo w/f, b. VA, without occupation.

……… James Wm 12 yo w/m, b. VA, at home.

……… John Thomas 10 yo w/m, b. VA, at home.

……… Nancy Virginia 3 yo w/f, b. VA, at home.

1880 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Little River District, H235:

…… Beckner, T. Jefferson 58 yo w/m farmer, b. VA, parents b. VA, HOH.

……… Margaret 57 yo wife, b. VA, parents b. VA, keeping house.

……… James W. 21 yo single son, b. VA, parents b. VA, works on farm.

……… John Thom 19 yo son, b. VA, parents b. VA, works on farm.

……… Mary V. C. 14 yo daughter, b. VA, parents b. VA.

I1887 Marriage #2: Thomas J. Beckner m. 2nd Mary Magdaline Howell 01-06-1887 at Thos. L. Robertson's, Floyd Co., VA by Thos. L. Robertson. He 58 yo widowed w/m farmer, b. Roanoke Co., VA & living in Floyd Co., VA, s/o James & Susannah Beckner. She 33 yo single w/f, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, d/o Hunley & Rosannah M. Howell.

Mary Magdalene Howell, b. 1852- d. aft 1900d/o Hundley & Rosanna M. (Creasy) Howell. [Howell_Hundley_Rosannah]

1890 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Little River District:

…… Beckner, Thomas J. 60 yo.

……… Mary M. 37 yo.

……… Nannie V. C. 23 yo.

……… Asa E. 8 yo. (may be Ada E.)

……… Naoma L. 2 yo.

……… Annie L. 10/12.

1900 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Little River District 19, H63:

…… Beckner, Thomas J. 82 yo w/m farmer, b. Dec 1817 VA, parents b. VA, m. 13y, no occupation noted, owns home, HOH.

……… Mary M. 47 yo wife, b. Aug 1852 VA, parents b. VA, m. 13y, 4 children with 3 living.

……… Noamie L. 11 yo daughter, b. June 1888 VA, parents b. VA, school.

……… Annie B. 9 yo daughter, b. Aug 1890 VA, parents b. VA.

……… Malinda L. 5 yo daughter, b. Apr 1895 VA, parents b. VA.

1905 Death: 1905 Floyd Co., VA.

1905 Burial:

…+ Beckner, Margaret I

Parents: Jacob & Nancy (CHECK) Rutrough per death register

1823 Birth: 11-22-1823 Montgomery Co., VA.

1850, 1860, 1870, 1880 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with husband Thomas Jefferson Beckner.

1880 Death: 12-26-1880 Floyd Co., VA. [1880 Floyd Co., VA Death Register]

1880 Burial: Lawrence Family Cemetery, 73 Aglar Drive NE, Floyd, VA

…2. Beckner, Mary E.

Parents: Thomas Jefferson & 1st wife Margaret (Rutrough) Beckner.

1852 Birth: 11-13-1852 Floyd Co., VA.

1860, 1870 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.

I1876 Marriage #1: Mary E. Beckner m. James Board 01-06-1876 at Jefferson Beckner's, Floyd Co., VA by Thomas L. Robertson. He 22 yo single w/m farmer, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, s/o Eli & Abagail Board. She 23 yo single w/f, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, d/o Thomas S. & Margaret Beckner.

James Board, 1853-1921, s/o Eli & Abigail (Walters) Board. [board/]

1920 Death: 7-9-1920.

1920 Burial: Wilson Cemetery, Daniel’s Run Rd, SR 661, Locust Grove, Floyd Co., VA.

…2. Beckner, not named

Parents: Thomas Jefferson & 1st wife Margaret (Rutrough) Beckner.

1855 Birth: 1855 Floyd Co., VA. Sex not given.

…2. Beckner, James William

Parents: Thomas Jefferson & Margaret (Rutrough) Beckner.

1858 Birth: 10-25-1858 Floyd Co., VA.

1860, 1870, 1880 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.

I1881 Marriage #1: James William Beckner m. Josephine Claibore James 01-09-1881 at Phillip Janney's, Floyd Co., VA by Wiley A. Via. He 22 yo single w/m farmer, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, s/o Thomas J. & Margaret Beckner. She 14 yo single w/f, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, d/o William & Celia James.

1900 Residence: Roanoke City, VA, Ward 5, District 101, 624 Fifth Ave NW, H411:

…… Beckner, Jas W. 42 yo w/m carpenter, b. May 1858 VA, parents b. VA, m. 20y, rents, HOH.

……… Josphini C. 34 yo wife, b. Feby 1866 VA, parents b. VA, m. 20y, 7 children with 7 living.

……… Nannie 18 yo daughter, b. May 1882 VA, parents b. VA, school.

……… Lawson 12 yo son, b. Apr 1888 VA, school.

……… Gay 11 yo daughter, b. Dec 1889 VA, school.

……… Emmett 8 yo son, b. Apr 1892 VA, school.

……… Early 6 yo son, b. Feby 1894 VA, school.

……… Dorothy 3 yo daughter, b. Jan 1896 VA.

……… Harry 1 yo son, b. May 1899 VA.

1910 Residence: Roanoke City, VA, Melrose Ward, District 121, 425 Moorman Rds, H:

…… Beckner, James 36 yo widowed w/m driver, b. VA, parents b. VA, rents, HOH.

……… Lawson 23 yo single son, b. VA, grocery store salesman.

……… Emmett 19 yo single son, b. VA, grocery store driver.

……… Earl 16 yo single son, b. VA, grocery store driver.

……… Dorothy 13 yo daughter, b. VA, school.

……… Harry 9 yo son, b. VA, school.

……… Hubert 5 yo son, b. VA.

1920 Residence: Roanoke City, VA, Jefferson Ward, District 23, 1230 Stewart Ave, H348:

…… Cox, Chester A. 36 yo w/m paper hanger for a painting house, b. VA, parents b. VA, owns, HOH.

……… Nannie A. 35 yo wife, b. VA, parents b. VA.

……… Carl A. 12 yo son, b. VA, school.

……… Raymond L. 10 yo son, b. VA, school.

……… Russell B. 8 yo son, b. VA, school.

……… Dorothy J. 5 yo daughter, b. VA.

……… Elva May 2y 2/12 daughter, b. VA.

…… Beckner, James W. 55 yo widowed father in law, b. VA, parents b. VA, street laborer.

……… Hubert C. 17 yo single brother in law, b. VA, parents b. VA, grocery store driver.

1930:

1940:

1945 Death: 8-27-1945 Floyd Co., VA.

1945 Burial:

……+ Beckner, Josephine Claiborn

Parents: William M. & Celia Ann (Underwood) James.

1866 Birth: Feb 1866 Floyd Co., VA.

1900 Residence: Roanoke City, VA with husband James William Beckner.

……3. Beckner, Nannie

Parents: James William & Josephine Claiborn (James) Beckner.

1882 Birth: May 1882 VA.

1900 Residence: Roanoke City, VA with parents.

Marriage #1: m. Chester A. Cox.

……3. Beckner, Lawson

Parents: James William & Josephine Claiborn (James) Beckner.

1888 Birth: Apr 1888 VA

1900 Residence: Roanoke City, VA with parents.

……3. Beckner, Gay

Parents: James William & Josephine Claiborn (James) Beckner.

1889 Birth: Dec 1889 VA.

1900 Residence: Roanoke City, VA with parents.

……3. Beckner, Emmett Walter

Parents: James William & Josephine Claiborn (James) Beckner.

1891 Birth: 4-22-1891 Roanoke, VA.

1900 Residence: Roanoke City, VA with parents.

……3. Beckner, Earl James

Parents: James William & Josephine Claiborn (James) Beckner.

1893 Birth: 2-10-1893 Roanoke, VA.

1900 Residence: Roanoke City, VA with parents.

……3. Beckner, Dorothy

Parents: James William & Josephine Claiborn (James) Beckner.

1896 Birth: Jan 1896 VA.

1900 Residence: Roanoke City, VA with parents.

Marriage #1: m. Louis S. Worley.

……3. Beckner, Harry Lucian

Parents: James William & Josephine Claiborn (James) Beckner.

1900 Birth: 5-10-1900.

1900 Residence: Roanoke City, VA with parents.

……3. Beckner, Hubert

Parents: James William & Josephine Claiborn (James) Beckner.

1904 Birth: 6-6-1904

1978 Death: Jun 1978 Vinton, Roanoke Co., VA.

1978 Burial:

…2. Beckner, not named

Parents: Thomas Jefferson & 1st wife Margaret (Rutrough) Beckner.

1860 Birth: 12-7-1860 Floyd Co., VA.

…2. Beckner, John Thomas

Parents: Thomas Jefferson & 1st wife Margaret (Rutrough) Beckner.

1860 Birth: Dec 1860 VA. (src: 1900 census)

1861 Birth: J. T. (male) b. 12-1-1861 Floyd Co., VA. (src: birth record)

1870, 1880 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.

I1886 Marriage #1: John T. Beckner m. Annie Turner 02-07-1886 at Samuel F. Turner's, Floyd Co., VA by Thos. L. Robertson. He 23 yo single w/m farmer, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, s/o Jefferson T. & Margaret Beckner. She 17 yo single w/f, b. Franklin Co., VA, d/o Samuel F. & Rachel Turner.

1890 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Little River District:

…… Beckner, John T. 27 yo.

……… Annie 22 yo.

……… Maude E. 3 yo.

……… Charles D. 2 yo.

……… Minnie O. 1/12.

1900 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Locust Grove District 19, H296:

…… Beckner, John T. 39 yo w/m farmer, b. Dec 1860 VA, parents b. VA, m. 13y, owns farm, HOH.

……… Annie 32 yo wife, b. Feb 1868 VA, parents b. VA, m. 13y, 4 children with 4 living.

……… Maud 13 yo daughter, b. Mar 1887 VA, parents b. VA, school.

……… Carl D. 11 yo son, b. Sept 1888 VA, parents b. VA, school.

……… Minnie O. 10 yo daughter, b. Apr 1890 VA, parents b. VA.

……… Eliott 3 yo son, b. Dec 1896 VA, parents b. VA.

…… Beckner, Nannie 34 yo sister, b. Jan 1866 VA, parents b. VA.

1906 Death: 2-1-1906 Floyd Co., VA. COD: Diphtheria.

1906 Burial: Beckner Cemetery, Floyd Co., VA.

……+ Beckner, Annie J.

Parents: Samuel Francis & Rachel (Wood) Turner.

1868 Birth: 2-10-1868 Franklin Co., VA.

1890, 1900 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with husband John Thomas Beckner.

1907 Death: 2-5-1907 Floyd Co., VA. COD: Diphtheria.

1907 Burial: Beckner Cemetery, Floyd Co., VA.

……3. Beckner, Maude E.

Parents: John Thomas & Annie J. (Turner) Beckner.

1887 Birth: 3-13-1887 Floyd Co., VA.

1890, 1900 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.

1904 Marriage #1: Maude m. George Linvel Redmon 4-17-1904 Floyd Co., VA.

1968 Death: 11-30-1968 Staunton, Augusta Co., VA.

1968 Burial: Monta Vista Park Cemetery, Bluefield, WVA.

……3. Beckner, Carl Donald

Parents: John Thomas & Annie J. (Turner) Beckner.

1888 Birth: 9-22-1888 Floyd Co., VA.

1890, 1900 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.

1910 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Locust Grove District 53, H123:

…… Beckner, Carl 21 yo single brother-in-law, b. VA, farmer, Arthur B. Brammer HOH.

I1910 Marriage #1: Carl Donald Beckner m. Mammie Sowder 9-22-1910 Roanoke City, VA by P. S. Miller, Minister of the Church of the Brethren. He 24 yo single w/m farmer, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, s/o John T. & Anna Beckner. She 24 yo single w/f, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, d/o A. T. & Eliza Sowder. (recorded in Floyd Co., VA)

Mary Virginia “Mamie” Sowder, d/o Augustus Thrash & Eliza Jane (Hancock) Sowder. [sowder]

1922 Death: 10-7-1922 Roanoke, VA. COD: typhoid fever.

1922 Burial: Evergreen Burial Park, Roanoke, VA.

……3. Beckner, Minnie Ora

Parents: John Thomas & Annie J. (Turner) Beckner.

1890 Birth: Apr 1890 Floyd Co., VA.

1890, 1900 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.

1905 Marriage #1: Minnie m. Arthur Burks Brammer abt 1905 VA.

Arthur Burks Brammer, b. 9-20-1882 Floyd Co., VA, d. 1-30-1963 Christiansburg, Montgomery Co., VA, s/o Stanton & Sarah Elizabeth (Cannaday) Brammer.

1993 Death: Mar 1993 Christiansburg, Montgomery Co., VA.

1993 Burial:

……3. Beckner, Elliott

Parents: John Thomas & Annie J. (Turner) Beckner.

1896 Birth: 12-18-1897 Floyd Co., VA.

1900 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.

1907 Death: 1-28-1907 Floyd Co., VA. COD: diphtheria.

1907 Burial: Beckner Cemetery, Floyd Co., VA.

…2. Beckner, Nancy Virginia

Parents: Thomas Jefferson & 1st wife Margaret (Rutrough) Beckner.

1866 Birth: 1-19-1866 Floyd Co., VA.

1870, 1880, 1890 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.

1900 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Locust Grove District 19, H296:

…… Beckner, Nannie 34 yo sister, b. Jan 1866 VA, John T. Beckner HOH.

1910 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Little River District 49, H162:

…… Redman, George L. 28 yo w/m farmer, b. VA, parents b. VA, parents b. VA, M1 6y, owns farm, HOH.

……… Maude 23 yo wife, b. VA, parents b. VA, M1 6y, 3 children with 3 living.

……… Clarence J. 5 yo son, b. VA, parents b. VA.

……… Elliot E. 1 yo son, b. VA, parents b. VA.

……… Ora A. M. 0/12 daughter, b. VA, parents b. VA.

…… Beckner, Nannie V42 yo single aunt, b. VA, parents b. VA.

…… Turner, Pearl 12 yo w/f servant, b. VA, parents b. VA, school.

1949 Death: 12-13-1949 Mechanicville, Hanover Co., VA.

1949 Burial:

… Beckner, Ada E.

Parents: (Ada was b. after Margaret’s death but before Thomas’s 2nd marriage to Mary M. Probably not Thomas’s child.)

1882 Birth: abt 1882 VA.

1890 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with (parents?).

1900 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Locust Grove District 20, H137:

…… Beckner, Ada 18 yo w/f servant/cook & housekeeping, Pinkney Aldredge HOH.

…2. Beckner, Naoma Lee

Parents: Thomas Jefferson & 2nd wife Mary Magdalene (Howell) Beckner.

1888 Birth: 6-1-1888 Floyd Co., VA.

1890, 1900 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.

1906 Marriage #1: She m. Jasper Lee McBride 4-25-1906 Roanoke Co., VA.

Jasper Lee McBride, b. 12-31-1882 Franklin Co., VA, d. 6-26-1959.

1947 Death: Jan 1947 Roanoke, VA.

1947 Burial:

…2. Beckner, Annie L.

Parents: Thomas Jefferson & 2nd wife Mary Magdalene (Howell) Beckner.

1889 Birth: abt 1889 VA.

1890 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.

…2. Beckner, Annie B.

Parents: Thomas Jefferson & 2nd wife Mary Magdalene (Howell) Beckner.

1890 Birth: Aug 1890 VA.

1900 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.

…2. Beckner, Malinda Ellen

Parents: Thomas Jefferson & 2nd wife Mary Magdalene (Howell) Beckner.

1895 Birth: 4-18-1895 Floyd Co., VA.

1900 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.

End Thomas Beckner Family – 2 known wives.