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Our file cabinet contains
information on Family History Research on the following Surnames in our family:
The name "Beck", meaning brook or stream, can
be found in numerous English and German combination names. A man who dwelt near
a stream, usually took the surname of "Beck." This surname began being used in
about the year 1086 in England. The Beck surname is also in use throughout
Scandinavia.
- Beck Photographic History similar to item below but including old photos.
- Beck Beginning with William Thomas Beck of Ga. b. 1795
- Beck Book of William Beck History written by Claude Beck, 1939
- Thomas Beck Family Portrait Taken in New Mexico in 1913
- Becks New Mexico Farm 1911-1917; Mosquero, NM
- Becks harvesting Wheat with their McCormick Header
- Bell Beginning with Emanuel Bell of South Carolina, b. 1813.
- Blackmon Beginning with John Blackmon of S.C. b. 1810
The Erwins, also known as Irwin, Erwine, Irvin, Ervin and
Urwin, were of Scotch-Irish descent. That is not to say they were a mixture but
that they originated in Scotland and moved to the northernmost province of
Ireland in the 1600's and eventually to America. They then moved into PA., VA.,
OH., TN., N.C., & TX.
- Erwin Beginning with Isaac Newton Erwin b. 1817 in East Tenn.
- Erwin Beginning with James William Erwin Sr. b. 1760-1780 d. 1849 in McMinn Co., Tenn.
The Morgans, McAdams, Drurys and Erwins were all inter-related by marriage and
that connection gave us clues to our Indian Ancestry. Thanks to the
McAdams of Louisiana for their help in locating Grandmaw Nancy and her Indian
Husband, James Drury.
- Morgan -Drury Beginning
with Nancy Morgan, James Drury, David McADams, and Isaac A.
Erwin of Louisiana and Arkansas.
The Stuckey surname has been spelled a number of different
ways through the years: Stookey, Stukey, Stucky, Stuckie and Stucke. Tradition
tells us that the family originated in France and moved to Switzerland many
centuries ago. Most of our family are offspring of a few people who moved into
Germany since the Swiss government would not allow them to emigrate to
America.
- Stuckey Beginning with Jackson Stuckey of Wilkinson Co., Ga. b. 1817
- Stuckey Beginning with Edmund Stuckey of Va. and S.C. b. 1747.
According to Colonial records, the Trims came to America
from the British Isles, settling in New England and then moving South into
Person County, N.C. and finally spreading throughout East Tennessee.
- Trim Beginning with Henderson, Elijah, Anderson Trim of Tenn. and Miss.
Like the Stuckeys, our Wolfe ancestors originated in
Switzerland and moved into Germany before emigrating to America. Most of our
Wolfe ancestors settled in the Orangeburg District of South Carolina.
- Wolfe Beginning with Zibilla Wolfe b. 1683 in Switzerland
Our Families in the Civil War
- Thomas M. Beck My Great Grandfather
- Calvin, William and James Stuckey My Great Uncles
- Solomon F. Blackmon My Great Grandfather
- John Jesse Bell Nedreva's Great Grandfather
Other Genealogy Sites
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Enlisted Man's Civil War Web
Site
- The Arkansas
History Commission and State Archives
- Beck Family Connections
- Beck Researcher Biography Page
- Mike Stuckey's Home Page Stuckey Researcher
- Erwin Family Genealogy Forum
- GENEALOGY: Grant County, Arkansas
Nedreva's SOUNDEX Code Generator
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SOUNDEX is a phonetic code utililized to index U.S. Census Surnames since 1880
- Enter the surname for which to generate SOUNDEX code.
- Click on the SOUNDEX button.
- See the corresponding SOUNDEX code in the field.
You will need this code number to look for your surname in Census Microfilm files from 1880 through 1920
If you
read about any of these families and think you may have information on them,
PLEASE e-mail me. -- Note: These Family Histories are only Partial Outlines and
are always changing as we find more information.
Victorian Graphic Initials on this page by Harlan
Wallach ©copyright 1994
Family History Updated 02/09/05