William Edward Becton

1891 - 1952  (61 years)

• Name	William Edward Becton  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	6 Jan 1891	Sabine County, Texas   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	14 Apr 1952	Houston, Harris County, Texas   [1, 2, 3]
  Burial	Tanner Cemetery, Burkeville, Newton County, Texas   [3]
  Notes	A digital image of his actual Texas Death certificate is viewable online at FamilySearch.org, Texas Deaths, 1890-1976. At the time of his death he was married and his home address was 4011 Hain Street, Houston, Texas. His occupation was shown as Carpenter, and he was listed as the son of Levi and Emily Becton. The informant was Mrs. R. D. Roberts, relationship not indicated. He was buried in Burkeville, Texas. (Research): Census Listings: 1930 Census Texas, Sabine County, JP 6, Bronson ED 202-8 SD 19 Sheet 5A Stamped 9 Enumerated 11 Apr 1930 86-89 Becton, W. E. Hd M W 39 M19 Tx NC Ms Farmer Becton, Nellie Wf F W 41 M 21 Tx Ala Ala Becton, Ramon Son M W 14 S Tx ATx Tx Becton, Vertie Mae Dtr F W 12 S Tx Tx Tx Becton, H. A. Son M W 10 S Tx Tx Tx Becton, Winford Son M W 7 S Tx Tx Tx Cousin, Melissa Mother-in-law F W 76 Wd Ala Ala Ala 87-90 Becton, Elmous Hd M W 29 M 25 Tx NC Miss Farmer Becton, Mattie Wf F W 29 M 25 Tx Miss Tx Becton, Yvonne Dtr F W 3 S Tx Tx Tx Becton, Levi Farmer M W 71 M 20 NC NC NC Farmer Becton, Emelia Motgher F W 71 M 20 Ms Ms Ms (Medical):See attached sources. [2]
  Person ID	I34874	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Levi Edward Becton,   b. 10 May 1858, North Carolina d. 11 Nov 1932, Texas (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Emily A. Humphreys,   b. 23 Jun 1858, Mississippi d. 14 Feb 1938, Texas (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	18 Apr 1883	Sabine County, Texas   [1, 4]
  	Barbara Yancey Dore also shows them as the parents of two additional children not found on census records, Rosa Elvie and Arlis, born ca 1913.
  Family ID	F5690	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mellie Miranda Cousins,   b. 1 Feb 1889, Newton County, Texas d. 15 May 1958, Houston, Harris County, Texas (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	3 May 1911	Newton County, Texas   [1]
  Children	1. William Arlis Becton,   b. 16 Feb 1912, Sabine County, Texas d. 27 Dec 1988, Houston, Harris County, Texas (Age 76 years)   2. Artie May Becton,   b. 27 Oct 1914, Texas d. 19 Sep 1976, Houston, Harris County, Texas (Age 61 years)   3. Raymond Edward Becton,   b. 27 Mar 1916, Texas d. 6 Feb 1992, Victoria County, Texas (Age 75 years)   4. Verda Melissa Becton,   b. 6 Jun 1918, Newton County, Texas d. 20 Sep 2002, San Jacinto County, Texas (Age 84 years)   5. Hiram Andrew Becton,   b. 12 Feb 1920, Texas d. 25 Feb 2006, Hempstead, Waller County, Texas (Age 86 years)   6. Winford Virgil Becton,   b. 19 Mar 1923, Texas d. 25 Jul 2006, Wylie, Dallas County, Texas (Age 83 years)
  Family ID	F10943	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2010

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 6 Jan 1891 - Sabine County, Texas Marriage - 3 May 1911 - Newton County, Texas Death - 14 Apr 1952 - Houston, Harris County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S327] Dore, Barbara Yancey (RootsLady@rootslady.com) "Southeast Texas Regional Gedcom Project" http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=bydore_1, (Dore, Barbara Yancey "Southeast Texas Regional Gedcom Project"; http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=bydore_1 ; Updated Tue Feb 24 22:17:40 2004 This Gedcom contains many regionally located but sometimes unconnected Southeast Texas persons. Some of the information has been collected during Barbara's past 35 years of family research. Many undocumented families in the area are included. ALWAYS verify!!). [S33] FamilySearch.org, Texas Deaths, 1890-1976, (http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/). [S694] Westfall, Lewis "Tanner Cemetery, Burkeville, Newton Co., Cemeteries of TX", (http://www.cemeteries-of-tx.com/Etx/Newton/cemetery/tanner.htm). [S607] McCary, Kay P. "Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas" Cemetery Index ; http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txsabine/burials/.