Downs Tree » Jessie James Beck (1896-1950)
Personal data Jessie James Beck
Sources 1, 2, 3, 4Sources 1, 2, 3, 4- He was born on March 12, 1896 in Prattsville, Grant County, Arkansas, United States of America.Sources 2, 4
- Resident:
- (Departure) on March 29, 1918 in Hoboken, New Jersey.Source 1
- He died on November 24, 1950 in Pulaski County, Arkansas, United States of America, he was 54 years old.Source 2
- He is buried in McGehee, Desha County, Arkansas, United States of America.Source 2
- A child of Murphy Marion Beck
Household of Jessie James Beck
He had a relationship with Rena M Gillenwater.
Child(ren):
- Janie Lenora Cobb Holland 1921-2001
- Murphy Merl Beck 1926-1986
- Andrew J. Beck 1929-1975
Timeline Jessie James Beck
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Sources
- U.S., Army Transport Service Arriving and Departing Passenger Lists, 1910-1939, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
- U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
- U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
- 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
Historical events
Birthday March 12, 1896
- The temperature on March 12, 1896 was about 5.3 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 69%. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from May 9, 1894 to July 27, 1897 the cabinet Roëll, with Jonkheer mr. J. Roëll (oud-liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1896: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
- January 18 » An X-ray generating machine is exhibited for the first time by H. L. Smith.
- March 2 » The Battle of Adwa: The Italian Army defeated by the Ethiopian Army in Adwa, Tigray, Ethiopia.
- March 20 » With the approval of Emperor Guangxu, the Qing dynasty post office is opened, marking the beginning of a postal service in China.
- April 15 » Closing ceremony of the Games of the I Olympiad in Athens, Greece.
- November 27 » Also sprach Zarathustra by Richard Strauss is first performed.
- December 14 » The Glasgow Underground Railway is opened by the Glasgow District Subway Company.
Day of death November 24, 1950
- The temperature on November 24, 1950 was between 3.7 °C and 7.2 °C and averaged 5.7 °C. There was 0.7 mm of rain during 0.8 hours. There was 1.7 hours of sunshine (20%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
- In the year 1950: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 10.0 million citizens.
- January 5 » In the Sverdlovsk air disaster, all 19 of those on board are killed, including almost the entire national ice hockey team (VVS Moscow) of the Soviet Air Force – 11 players, as well as a team doctor and a masseur.
- January 13 » British submarine HMSTruculent collides with an oil tanker in the Thames Estuary, killing 64 men.
- January 13 » Finland forms diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China.
- March 7 » Cold War: The Soviet Union issues a statement denying that Klaus Fuchs served as a Soviet spy.
- May 9 » Robert Schuman presents his proposal on the creation of an organized Europe, which according to him was indispensable to the maintenance of peaceful relations. This proposal, known as the "Schuman Declaration", is considered by some people to be the beginning of the creation of what is now the European Union.
- July 16 » Chaplain–Medic massacre: American POWs are massacred by North Korean Army.
Same birth/death day
- 1896 » Jesse Fuller, American singer-songwriter and musician († 1976)
- 1898 » Luitpold Steidle, German army officer and politician († 1984)
- 1898 » Tian Han, Chinese playwright († 1968)
- 1899 » Ramón Muttis, Argentine footballer († 1955)
- 1900 » Gustavo Rojas Pinilla, 19th President of Colombia († 1975)
- 1900 » Rinus van den Berge, Dutch athlete († 1972)
- 1943 » Doris Miller, American soldier and chef, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1919)
- 1948 » Anna Jarvis, American founder of Mother's Day (b. 1864)
- 1954 » Mamie Dillard, African American educator, clubwoman and suffragist (b. 1874)
- 1956 » Guido Cantelli, Italian conductor (b. 1920)
- 1957 » Diego Rivera, Mexican painter and sculptor (b. 1886)
- 1958 » Robert Cecil, 1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood, English lawyer and politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1864)
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James Downs, "Downs Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/downs-tree/I312392306181.php : accessed December 6, 2025), "Jessie James Beck (1896-1950)".