Josephine Roberta Houston and John Deems Beck

JOHN DEEMS BECK was born September 10, 1878 in Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey,⁷⁰⁶ and died September 25, 1958 in City Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri.⁷⁰⁶ He is buried in New Saint Marcus Cemetery, Affton, St. Louis, Missouri.⁷⁰⁶

He married JOSEPHINE ROBERTA HOUSTON, daughter of MARY E. WHITE and SAMUEL DEXTER HOUSTON. She was born August 19, 1880 in Cloud County, Kansas,^{706, 11582} and died January 1, 1965 in St. Louis County Hospital, Clayton, St. Louis, Missouri.⁷⁰⁶ She is buried in Saint Peter's Cemetery, Normandy, St. Louis, Missouri.⁷⁰⁶

• Descendant Reports
  • Samuel Houston Descendant Report (Ancestor of Josephine R. Houston)

Children of JOSEPHINE ROBERTA HOUSTON and JOHN DEEMS BECK:

1. LUCILE MARY BECK, b. May 2, 1901;¹¹⁵⁸³ d. October 26, 1908;¹¹⁵⁸³ bur. Saint Peter's Cemetery, Normandy, St. Louis, Missouri.⁴⁵⁶
2. DOROTHY DEEM BECK, b. August 19, 1903, Goode, St. Louis, Missouri;⁶⁸⁹⁹ m. JAMES MARTIN HUBBARTT on April 21, 1928 in Clayton, St. Louis, Missouri⁸⁴⁶³; d. March 10, 1981, Missouri;⁹⁴³⁸ bur. Saint Peter's Cemetery, Normandy, St. Louis, Missouri.⁴⁵⁶
3. ELOISE BECK, b. August 15, 1909, Missouri;⁵⁶ m. (1) LIONEL FALLOT on September 12, 1931 in Clayton, St. Louis, Missouri⁸⁴⁶³, m. (2) LOMAN ULYSES STRICKLAND on October 20, 1947 in St. Louis County, Missouri³⁸⁷³; d. September, 1985.⁵⁶
4. VANCE HOUSTON BECK, b. January 8, 1914, Missouri;⁹⁹ d. June 25, 1987, Dade County, Florida.⁹⁹



Birth Announcements

Cloud County Blade, August 20, 1880¹¹⁵⁸²

Born to Mr. and Mrs. Deck Houston last night, a daughter.

Marriage Information

• Josephine Roberta Houston and John Deems Beck were divorced.

Obituaries

St. Louis Post-Dispatch, September 28, 1958⁶⁹⁰¹

BECK, JOHN D., 1112 N. Eighth st., Thurs., Sept. 25, 1958, beloved husband of Pauline Beck (nee Kayser), dear father of Dorothy D. Hubbartt, Eloise Strickland and Vance H. Beck.

Funeral from WEICK BROS. Funeral Home, 2201 S. Grand bl., Mon., Sept. 29, 10 a.m. Interment New St. Marcus Cemetery.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch, January 3, 1965⁹⁶²⁶

BECK

Josephine Beck, Fri., Jan. 1, 1965, beloved wife of the late John D. Beck, dear mother of Dorothy Hubbart, Eloise Strickland and Vance Beck, sister-in-law, mother-in-law, grandmother, great-grandmother and aunt.

Services Mon., Jan. 4, 1:30 p.m., from Collier's Funeral Home, 10123 St. Charles Rock rd. Interment St. Peter's Cemetery.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch, October 27, 1908¹¹⁵⁸³

BECK—On Monday, October 26, 1908, at 6:10 p. m., after a short illness, Lucile Mary Beck, dearly beloved daughter of John D. and Josephine Beck (nee Houston), at the age of 7 years, 5 months and 24 days.

Funeral will take place from family residence, 1652 Lulu avenue, St. Louis County, Wednesday, October 28, 1908, at 2 p. m., to St. Peter's Cemetery.

Census Records

Date	Location	Enumerated Names
18854782	Clyde, Clay, Kansas	Samuel Dexter Houston Mary E. White Helen Houston Josephine Roberta Houston
June 15, 19003048	St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri	Mary E. White Josephine Roberta Houston Helen Houston John Deems Beck
May 3, 19103049	St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri	John Deems Beck Josephine Roberta Houston Dorothy Deem Beck Eloise Beck
February 16, 19201713	St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri	Josephine Roberta Houston John Deems Beck Dorothy Deem Beck Eloise Beck Vance Houston Beck
April 18, 19306912	Central, St. Louis, Missouri	Josephine Roberta Houston Dorothy Deem Beck Eloise Beck Vance Houston Beck
May 15, 19402708	St. Ferdinand, St. Louis, Missouri	Josephine Roberta Houston