William Pressley Beck

Lists parents on death certificate (OK death cert. #62726)as KirgBeck, born in Oklahoma and Anna Stewart, born in Oklahoma. Don't knowif this is accurate. Married at death to Hallie Hendershot. Fourdaughters put in orphanage after father's death, after mother declaredincompetent. Died in University Hospital, Oklahoma City, OK of acutecongestive heart failure. Rumored to have died from complications ofa mule kick in the stomach. Cecil and Leroy, sons from Synthia, onlysaw him twice. Buried at Mount Olive Cemetery, east of Stringtown,OK. Lived with an indian woman as young man, but never married her andmay have had children with her. Married first cousin the first time.Said to be a drifter and fathered children with four or five differentwomen, abandoning them all. Said to be 6 feet tall, 240 lbs.

World War I Registration 1917-1918
William Presley Beck from Stringtown, OK
33 years old, born Jan. 12, 1886, white man, farmer, nearest relativeJC Beck in Stringtown, OK, medium height, stout build, black hair,brown eyes

1900 Census Oklahoma- Volume 13, ED 111, Roll 1344, County ChoctawNation, TWP 2, SR 3E: MCD
Lycurgus Beck, White, head of household, male, born Texas October1857, age 43, married 18 years, father born Georgia, mother bornTennessee, farmer, 0 months unemployed, can read, can write, can speakEnglish, owns house
Nannie L. Beck, Wife, born 1874, age 26, married 7 years, 4 children,3 living, born in IT, father born IT, mother born Arkansas
Willie Beck, Son, white, male, born October 1884, born in IT, age 15,father born Texas, mother born Arkansas, farmer, can't read or write,speaks English
Other children listed: Sut? born October 1894, age 5 in IT, Ben bornFebruary 1898, age 2 in IT, Barton, born August 1889, age 1/2, in IT

1910 Census listed with Leona and Lloyd Tedford.

1920 Census Stringtown, OK
William Beck-head, rent, male, white, 34 years old, married, born OK.both parents born in US, farmer
Isibelle-wife, 34 years old, married, born OK, both parents born TN
Jay C.-son, age 9, bonr OK. both parents born OK
Annie-daughter, age 5, born OK, both parents born OK
Meda Roberts-stepdaughter, age 9, born OK, father born OK, mother bornMO
Viva Roberts-stepdaughter, age 7, born OK, father born OK, mother bornMO
Moris Roberts-stepson, age 3, born ILL, father born OK, mother born MO

1930 Census Stringtown, OK
William J. Beck-head, renting, male, white, 45 yo, widower, age 20married 1st time, not attending school, can read and write, bornOklahoma, father born Texas, mother born ?, occupation farmer, generalfarm
JC Beck-son, male white, 19 yo, single, born OK, parents born OK, nooccupation
living next door to James K. Hendershot & family Bessie, Melva,Hallie, Janice, Cecil & James Jr., later married Hallie