Mae Feagin1

F, #23906, b. circa 1928, d. 31 January 1969
Last Edited24 Sep 2016
     She was born circa 1928.1
     Mae Feagin died on 31 January 1969 at Calhoun County, Texas, USA, Why does the death record indicate she was widowed? This may not be the correct spouse of Hugh B Swanzy.2

Citations

  1. [S1356] Texas, Marriage Index, 1824-2014, online Texas, Marriage Index, 1824-2014, Hugh Bert Jr Swanzy & Mae Feagin. Hereinafter cited as TX Marriage Index.
  2. [S1353] Texas Death Index, 1903-2000 (Publisher: Texas Department of Health), Ancestry.com, Texas Death Index, 1903-2000; "An ancestry.com index of Texas deaths with a link to VitalChek for copies of the original record"; cited as "Texas Death Index., Name: Mae Swanzy.

Foye Wallace Alford1,2

F, #23914, b. 17 April 1899, d. 21 January 1978
Father*Baldy A. Alford3,2 b. 4 Mar 1852, d. 6 May 1909
Mother*Mary C. Land3,2 b. 29 Sep 1855, d. 25 Nov 1916
Last Edited24 Feb 2023
     She was born on 17 April 1899 at Milam, Sabine County, Texas, USA.3,1,2,4,5 Foye married Hartzell Oswalt Beck on 22 October 1916 at Center, Shelby County, Texas, USA.6,3,7,8,9,5
     Foye Wallace Alford died on 21 January 1978 at Shelby General Hospital (AKA Memorial Hospital), Center, Shelby County, Texas, USA, at age 78.3,1,2,4
     The following selected information is extracted from her obituary.
Survived by her husband, Hartzell Beck. Survivor(s): Mary Ella Rushing.10
The informant on her death registration was her husband, Hartzell Beck.4
     Foye Wallace Alford was buried on 23 January 1978 at Rather Cemetery (AKA Rathermans or Hurstown Cemetery), Shelby County, Texas, USA.1,2,4
     Foy Beck was listed as next-of-kin/contact on the draft registration of her husband, Hartzell Beck.8
     Hartsell B. and Foye Beck appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Shelby County, Texas, Justice Precinct 2, enumerated 17 April 1940, described as a grader operator for public roads. Their daughter, Mary Ella, was listed as living with them.5
     Foye Wallace Beck was listed as next-of-kin/contact on the draft registration of her husband, Hartzell Beck.9
     In the obituary of Alba Bertie Alford who died 17 February 1970, her sister, Mrs. Hartzel Beck, was listed as a survivor.6
     See the footnotes below for a link to her obituary that appeared in the newspaper The Times published in Shreveport, Louisiana, 23 January 1978.10

Family

Hartzell Oswalt Beck b. 26 Jul 1898, d. 28 Jan 1981
Marriage*Foye married Hartzell Oswalt Beck on 22 October 1916 at Center, Shelby County, Texas, USA.6,3,7,8,9,5 
Child

Citations

  1. [S2667] Rather Cemetery, Shelby County, TX, online http://www.shelbycountytexashistory.org/Shelby/cem_pics/…, Beck, Foye Wallace Alford - Wife of Harzell Oswalt Beck. Hereinafter cited as Rather Cemetery.
  2. [S2672] Magnum Funeral Home, Shelby County, TX, online http://www.shelbycountytexashistory.org/Shelby/Mangum/…, Beck, Foye. Hereinafter cited as Magnum Funeral Home.
  3. [S2114] L K Worsham, online http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/10691355/, L K Worsham (Katie, TX), downloaded viewed July 11, 2009, Fate Alford & Hartzell Oswalt Beck.
  4. [S5605] Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982, online Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982, Foye Beck, Date of Death: 21 Jan 1978, Center, Shelby, Texas, USA. Hereinafter cited as Texas, Death Certificates.
  5. [S12000] Hartsell B. Beck household, 17 Apr 1940 U.S. Federal Census, Washington, DC, USA, Justice Precinct 2, Shelby, Texas; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 210-9, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; National Archives and Records Administration.
  6. [S1577] Alford American Family Association, online Alford American Family Association, Search using CTRL F to find the obituary of Alba Bertie Alford. Hereinafter cited as AAFA.
  7. [S2668] The Brides of Shelby County- 1882 - 1999, online http://www.shelbycountytexashistory.org/Shelby/Marriages/…, Fay Alford and Hartzell Oswalt. Hereinafter cited as Brides of Shelby County.
  8. [S4046] World War I Draft Registration, online http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6482, Hartzell Beck, Birth Date: 07 Jul 1898, Residence Place: Shelby County, Texas, USA, Eye Color: Gray, Hair Color: Light, Height: Medium, Physical Build: Slender. Hereinafter cited as WWI Draft Registration.
  9. [S8085] U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 (Publisher: Ancestry.com), Ancestry.com, U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; "Database created from Draft Registration Cards of all U.S. states. Images are in Fold3, requiring a subscription to view"; cited as "US WWII Draft., Hartzell Beck; Registration Date: 16 Feb 1942, Shelbyville, Shelby, Texas, USA; Next of kin: Foye Wallace Beck.
  10. [S12001] Deaths: Foye Beck, The Times, Shreveport, Louisiana, 23 Jan 1978, Page 4, column 2 viewed at Newspapers.com, Obituary: Foye Beck (Aged 78). Hereinafter cited as Times.
  11. [S2114] L K Worsham, viewed July 11, 2009, Mary Ella Beck.

Hartzell Oswalt Beck1,2,3

M, #23915, b. 26 July 1898, d. 28 January 1981
Father*Simeon Buford Oswalt4 b. 10 May 1851, d. 13 Jun 1942
Mother*Margaret A. Bradberry4 b. Nov 1861, d. 26 Jul 1898
Foster FatherTom Beck5 b. Jan 1854, d. 27 May 1937
Foster MotherZelotus Smith5 b. Aug 1855, d. 5 Apr 1940
Last Edited24 Feb 2023
     He was born on 26 July 1898 at Texas, USA.1,2,4,6 Alternatively, he may have been born on 4 July 1898 at Shelby County, Texas, USA, according to his 1942 WWII draft registration7; or, on 7 July 1898 according to this 1918 WWI draft registration.8 Hartzell married Foye Wallace Alford on 22 October 1916 at Center, Shelby County, Texas, USA.9,1,10,8,7,6
     Hartzell Oswalt Beck died on 28 January 1981 at Shelby General Hospital (AKA Memorial Hospital), Center, Shelby County, Texas, USA, at age 82.1,2,4 The informant on his death registration was his daughter, Mary Ella Ruching.4
     Hartzell Oswalt Beck was buried at Rather Cemetery (AKA Rathermans or Hurstown Cemetery), Shelby County, Texas, USA.2
     He was also known as Hartzell Oswalt his birth name, but his mother died the day of his birth. He was apparently raised by the Beck family.10
     Hartzell Oswalt appeared on the 1900 U.S. Federal Census of Shelby County, Texas, in the household of Tom and Zelotus Beck.5
     Hartzell Beck registered for the draft on 12 September 1918 at Center, Texas, USA, at the age of 20. He was a married farmer. He listed his next-of-kin/contact person as his wife, Foy Beck. He was described as medium height, slender build, grey eyes and light hair.8 Hartzell Beck, of Shelbyville, was the informant on the death registration of his foster mother, Zelotua Beck, who died on 5 April 1940.11
     Hartsell B. and Foye Beck appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Shelby County, Texas, Justice Precinct 2, enumerated 17 April 1940, described as a grader operator for public roads. Their daughter, Mary Ella, was listed as living with them.6
     Hartzell Beck registered for the draft on 16 February 1942 at Center, Shelby County, Texas, USA, at the age of 43. He was employed by Consolidated Steel Corporation of Orange, Texas. He gave his birth date as 04 Juy 1898. He listed his next-of-kin/contact person as his wife, Foye Wallace Beck. He was described as 5' 6 1/2", 160 lbs. with hazel eyes, blonde hair and a light complexion.7 Hartzell Beck was the informant on the death registration of his wife, Foye Beck, who died on 21 January 1978.12
     In the obituary of Foye Beck who died 21 January 1978, her husband, Hartzell Beck, of Shelbyville, was listed as a survivor.13

Family

Foye Wallace Alford b. 17 Apr 1899, d. 21 Jan 1978
Marriage*Hartzell married Foye Wallace Alford on 22 October 1916 at Center, Shelby County, Texas, USA.9,1,10,8,7,6 
Child

Citations

  1. [S2114] L K Worsham, online http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/10691355/, L K Worsham (Katie, TX), downloaded viewed July 11, 2009, Fate Alford & Hartzell Oswalt Beck.
  2. [S2667] Rather Cemetery, Shelby County, TX, online http://www.shelbycountytexashistory.org/Shelby/cem_pics/…, Beck, Hartzell Oswalt - Husb of Foye Wallace Alford Beck. Hereinafter cited as Rather Cemetery.
  3. [S2672] Magnum Funeral Home, Shelby County, TX, online http://www.shelbycountytexashistory.org/Shelby/Mangum/…, Beck, Foye. Hereinafter cited as Magnum Funeral Home.
  4. [S5605] Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982, online Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982, Hartzell Beck, Date of Death: 28 Jan 1981, Center, Shelby, Texas, USA. Hereinafter cited as Texas, Death Certificates.
  5. [S12002] Tom Beck household, 19 June 1900 U.S. Federal Census, Washington, DC, USA, Justice Precinct 2, Shelby, Texas; Page: 15, Enumeration District: 87, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; National Archives and Records Administration.
  6. [S12000] Hartsell B. Beck household, 17 Apr 1940 U.S. Federal Census, Washington, DC, USA, Justice Precinct 2, Shelby, Texas; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 210-9, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; National Archives and Records Administration.
  7. [S8085] U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 (Publisher: Ancestry.com), Ancestry.com, U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; "Database created from Draft Registration Cards of all U.S. states. Images are in Fold3, requiring a subscription to view"; cited as "US WWII Draft., Hartzell Beck; Registration Date: 16 Feb 1942, Shelbyville, Shelby, Texas, USA; Next of kin: Foye Wallace Beck.
  8. [S4046] World War I Draft Registration, online http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6482, Hartzell Beck, Birth Date: 07 Jul 1898, Residence Place: Shelby County, Texas, USA, Eye Color: Gray, Hair Color: Light, Height: Medium, Physical Build: Slender. Hereinafter cited as WWI Draft Registration.
  9. [S1577] Alford American Family Association, online Alford American Family Association, Search using CTRL F to find the obituary of Alba Bertie Alford. Hereinafter cited as AAFA.
  10. [S2668] The Brides of Shelby County- 1882 - 1999, online http://www.shelbycountytexashistory.org/Shelby/Marriages/…, Fay Alford and Hartzell Oswalt. Hereinafter cited as Brides of Shelby County.
  11. [S5605] Texas, Death Certificates, online Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982, Zelotus Beck, Date of Death: 05 Apr 1940, Precinct 2, Shelby, Texas, USA.
  12. [S5605] Texas, Death Certificates, online Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982, Foye Beck, Date of Death: 21 Jan 1978, Center, Shelby, Texas, USA.
  13. [S12001] Deaths: Foye Beck, The Times, Shreveport, Louisiana, 23 Jan 1978, Page 4, column 2 viewed at Newspapers.com, Obituary: Foye Beck (Aged 78). Hereinafter cited as Times.
  14. [S2114] L K Worsham, viewed July 11, 2009, Mary Ella Beck.

Mary Ella Beck1,2

F, #23916, b. 23 December 1918, d. 6 July 1999
Father*Hartzell Oswalt Beck1,2 b. 26 Jul 1898, d. 28 Jan 1981
Mother*Foye Wallace Alford1,2 b. 17 Apr 1899, d. 21 Jan 1978
Last Edited26 Oct 2021
     She was born on 23 December 1918 at Shelbyville, Shelby County, Texas, USA.3,2
     Mary Ella Rushing died on 6 July 1999 at age 80.3
     Mary Ella appeared on the 1940 Federal Census Shelby County, Texas in the household of her parents, Hartsell and Foye Beck.2
     In the obituary of Foye Beck who died 21 January 1978, her daughter, Mary Ella Rushing, of Dallas, was listed as a survivor.4 She was the informant on the death registration of her father, Hartzell Beck, who died on 28 January 1981.5

Citations

  1. [S2114] L K Worsham, online http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/10691355/, L K Worsham (Katie, TX), downloaded viewed July 11, 2009, Mary Ella Beck.
  2. [S12000] Hartsell B. Beck household, 17 Apr 1940 U.S. Federal Census, Washington, DC, USA, Justice Precinct 2, Shelby, Texas; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 210-9, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; National Archives and Records Administration.
  3. [S283] Social Security Applications and Claims Index, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (United States: Social Security Administration), Name: Mary Ella Beck; Birth: 23 Dec 1918, Shelbyville, Texas; Death: 06 Jul 1999 ; Parents: Hartzell B Beck & Foye W Alford. Hereinafter cited as U.S. Social Security Applications.
  4. [S12001] Deaths: Foye Beck, The Times, Shreveport, Louisiana, 23 Jan 1978, Page 4, column 2 viewed at Newspapers.com, Obituary: Foye Beck (Aged 78). Hereinafter cited as Times.
  5. [S5605] Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982, online Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982, Hartzell Beck, Date of Death: 28 Jan 1981, Center, Shelby, Texas, USA. Hereinafter cited as Texas, Death Certificates.