Notes for Edna May Beck

Family Group Sheet

Notes for Edna May Beck

!Source
MARRIAGE: On her 25 birthday (to the day).

Note: Yakima City (later called Old Town and then Union Gap) was the trading
post. Supplies were brought in by freighters driving four and six horse teams
from the Dalles, Oregon. When there was talk of a railroad freighters fought
the idea but the railroad came throught and the twon was moved to North Yakima
(the present site of Yakima). The railroad people moved the buildings for
free. Bob Beck, brother of Orlando, was the mayor of Old Town. Edna Beck,
daughter of Orlando, was the first white child born after the town was moved.

!CENSUS: 1900 Washington, Yakima Co. b July 1885.

!Note: Yakima history has b 8 Feb 1886.
Personnel interview of father 4 apr 1936, mother of 4 children.
Obit: b 8 feb 1885, d 29 apr 1965.

!Note: Yakima Marriage Records: age 24 (1886) m 8 Feb 1910.
wit John D & Bessie M. Beck

!Note: unknown source has marriage as 28 Jan 1910.