Bernice Geraldine Calkins1 
F, (22 April 1912 - 23 November 1991)
- Relationships
- 9th great-granddaughter of Herman Op Den Graeff
7th great-granddaughter of Martin Scholderer
Bernice Geraldine Calkins was born on 22 April 1912 at Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania.2 She was the daughter of Floyd Douglas Calkins and Carrie Elizabeth Updegraff. Bernice Geraldine Calkins married, at age 23, Lawrence Franklin Beck, age 23, son of Paul Calvin Beck and Jeanne Marie Guillaume, on Monday, 2 September 1935 at Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland, by the Reverend Joseph Nelligan.3,1 Bernice Geraldine Calkins died on 23 November 1991 at Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, at age 79 years, 7 months and 1 day.4,2 She was buried in the Jersey Shore Cemetery, located in Jersey Shore, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania.4
She appeared on the census of 22 January 1920 in the household of Floyd Douglas Calkins and Carrie Elizabeth Updegraff at Old Lycoming Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. Bernice Geraldine Calkins appeared on the census of 26 April 1930 in the household of Floyd Douglas Calkins and Carrie Elizabeth Updegraff at Old Lycoming Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. The marriage announcement for Bernice Geraldine Calkins and Lawrence Franklin Beck was published sometime in October 1935 in the local paper, printed in Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. This announcement stated:
ANNOUNCE MARRIAGE
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd D. Calkins, of 1900 Harrison Avenue, announce the marriage of their daughter, Bernice, to Lawrence F. Beck, 1552 West Fourth Street, son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Beck, of White Pine, which took place last fall at Baltimore, Md. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Joseph Nelligan.
She appeared on the census of 22 January 1920 in the household of Floyd Douglas Calkins and Carrie Elizabeth Updegraff at Old Lycoming Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. Bernice Geraldine Calkins appeared on the census of 26 April 1930 in the household of Floyd Douglas Calkins and Carrie Elizabeth Updegraff at Old Lycoming Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. The marriage announcement for Bernice Geraldine Calkins and Lawrence Franklin Beck was published sometime in October 1935 in the local paper, printed in Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. This announcement stated:
ANNOUNCE MARRIAGE
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd D. Calkins, of 1900 Harrison Avenue, announce the marriage of their daughter, Bernice, to Lawrence F. Beck, 1552 West Fourth Street, son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Beck, of White Pine, which took place last fall at Baltimore, Md. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Joseph Nelligan.
Children of Bernice Geraldine Calkins and Lawrence Franklin Beck
- [—?—] Beck (30 Oct 1936 - )
- Lorene Rita Beck4,1
- Teresa Philomene Beck+1
- Lawrence Michael Beck+1 (18 Nov 1941 - 16 Apr 2009)
- Rosalyn Maria Beck+4,1
- Bernard F. Beck1
- Paul Joseph Beck+1
- Jeanne Bernice Beck+1
- Marilyn Christine Beck
- Cecile Elizabeth Beck1
- [—?—] Beck (1 Apr 1957 - )
Last Edited=18 Mar 2010
Citations
- [S1862] Lawrence "Larry" M. Beck obituary, Williamsport Sun-Gazette, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, 19 April 2009. Original obituary available in print or online for 90 days from publication at: http://www.sungazette.com/page/category.detail/nav/5012/…. Kevin Leonard Sholder, Dayton, Ohio, USA.
- [S151] Social Security Death Index, RootsWeb online, at http://ssdi.rootsweb.com (Baltimore, Maryland: U.S. Social Security Administration, January 2004 update). The SSDI component of RootsWeb online is drawn from the Social Security Death Benefits Index of the U.S. Social Security Administration. BERNICE G BECK, birth listed as 22 Apr 1912, died listed as 23 Nov 1991, issued in the State of Pennsylvania. Last residence (not specified), last benefit (none specified). Accessed 5 Apr 2004.
- [S15] June (Shaull) Lutz, History of the Op Den Graef / Updegraff Family (Grand Rapids, Michigan; 1433 Elderwood Ct. N.W.: J. S. Lutz, 1988), p. U-65.
- [S12] Teresa Philomene (Beck) Updegraff, "Family Group Sheets," supplied 29 September 1998 (5815 Barren River Road, Bowling Green, Kentucky 42101-9457, USA; (502) 842-0729).