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William Franklin Becker

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William Franklin Becker

Birth
Canada
Death
22 Feb 1930 (aged 89–90)
Burial
Decatur, Macon County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
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William Franklin Becker, age 90 years, died of pneumonia Saturday in Macon county infirmary where he had been an inmate for the last ten years.

Married ion June 5 1862 to Cora Smithers Eaton Davis, a widow of Daniel Welsh Davis with one son George Samson Davis. To this union was born two sons: Levi T Becker 1864-1947 and Joseph B Becker 1867-1930.
The court dismissed his attempt to divorce Cora Smithers Eaton Davis Becker after he left her, moved to California for 20 years then upon his return claimed she had abandoned the home.

Funeral services will be in the chapel of Brintlinger & Sons at 1:30 o'clock Monday afternoon. Burial will be in Brush College cemetery.
Decatur Herald (Decatur, Illinois), Sunday, February 23, 1930
William Franklin Becker, age 90 years, died of pneumonia Saturday in Macon county infirmary where he had been an inmate for the last ten years.

Married ion June 5 1862 to Cora Smithers Eaton Davis, a widow of Daniel Welsh Davis with one son George Samson Davis. To this union was born two sons: Levi T Becker 1864-1947 and Joseph B Becker 1867-1930.
The court dismissed his attempt to divorce Cora Smithers Eaton Davis Becker after he left her, moved to California for 20 years then upon his return claimed she had abandoned the home.

Funeral services will be in the chapel of Brintlinger & Sons at 1:30 o'clock Monday afternoon. Burial will be in Brush College cemetery.
Decatur Herald (Decatur, Illinois), Sunday, February 23, 1930


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