BECKER, Henry 1838

BECKER, BRAMER, FALK, REED

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Date: 2/27/2005 at 14:47:09

Henry Becker, farmer, section 28, Big Creek Township, was born in Berkshire County, Pennsylvania, May 8, 1838, the eldest of twelve children of John and Rebecca, both natives of the Keystone State. He was reared a farmer, and has devoted his life to agriculture pursuits.

He came to Iowa in 1871, and in 1876 located in Black Hawk County. He now owns a good farm of forty acres, and a house and lot in La Porte City. His wife has a fine farm of 120 acres of valuable land. He has been twice married. His first wife was Mary Bramer, a native of Ohio. She died August, 1875.

In 1876 he married Mrs. Sarah E. Balk, widow of George Falk, who was born in 1827 and died in 1873. She was born in Pennsylvania in 1840 and was a daughter of John and Hannah Reed, the former a native of Pennsylvania and the latter of Maryland. Her fat her died in his native State, and her mother is still living, aged eight-one years.

She has two children by her former marriage--Laura, born May 7, 1865, and Lorenzo, born January 28, 1867. Mr. Becker has served his township as school director and road supervisor. In politics he is a Republican. He and his wife are members of the Evangelical church.

Historical and Biographical Record of Black Hawk County, Iowa 1886