James M Becknell, farmer, section 14, Scott Township, was born in Jefferson Township, this county, February 23, 1852.
His father, Henry Becknell, was of German ancestry. He married Miss Sovina Richmond, daughter of David Richmond, and they had ten children - Ananias, deceased; Anna Maria, Saloma, James, Jordan, Charles, Matilda, Edward, and two, unnamed, died in infancy.
The family came from Ohio to Jefferson Township, where Mr Becknell entered 120 acres of unimproved land, which he partially cleared, removing to Scott Township in 1865. Here he purchased 160 acres of partially improved land, which is now in a good state of cultivation.
Our subject was married to Miss Hattie Foltz, daughter of John and Leah Foltz, and to this union two children were born - John and Cora. He purchased his father's farm in March, 1885. In the spring of 1886 he was elected township trustee. Politically he affiliates with the Republican party. His wife is a member of the Lutheran church.
Biographical and Historical Record of Kosciusko County, Indiana:
Containing Portraits of All the Presidents of the United States from Washington to Cleveland, with Accompanying Biographies of Each : a Condensed History of the State of Indiana : Portraits and Biographies of Some of the Prominent Men of the State : Engravings of Prominent Citizens in Kosciusko County, with Personal Histories of Many of the Leading Families, and a Concise History of Kosciusko County and Its Cities and Villages
Lewis Publishing
1887
Contributor: Linda K (47400410) • [email protected]
His father, Henry Becknell, was of German ancestry. He married Miss Sovina Richmond, daughter of David Richmond, and they had ten children - Ananias, deceased; Anna Maria, Saloma, James, Jordan, Charles, Matilda, Edward, and two, unnamed, died in infancy.
The family came from Ohio to Jefferson Township, where Mr Becknell entered 120 acres of unimproved land, which he partially cleared, removing to Scott Township in 1865. Here he purchased 160 acres of partially improved land, which is now in a good state of cultivation.
Our subject was married to Miss Hattie Foltz, daughter of John and Leah Foltz, and to this union two children were born - John and Cora. He purchased his father's farm in March, 1885. In the spring of 1886 he was elected township trustee. Politically he affiliates with the Republican party. His wife is a member of the Lutheran church.
Biographical and Historical Record of Kosciusko County, Indiana:
Containing Portraits of All the Presidents of the United States from Washington to Cleveland, with Accompanying Biographies of Each : a Condensed History of the State of Indiana : Portraits and Biographies of Some of the Prominent Men of the State : Engravings of Prominent Citizens in Kosciusko County, with Personal Histories of Many of the Leading Families, and a Concise History of Kosciusko County and Its Cities and Villages
Lewis Publishing
1887
Contributor: Linda K (47400410) • [email protected]
James M Becknell, farmer, section 14, Scott Township, was born in Jefferson Township, this county, February 23, 1852.
His father, Henry Becknell, was of German ancestry. He married Miss Sovina Richmond, daughter of David Richmond, and they had ten children - Ananias, deceased; Anna Maria, Saloma, James, Jordan, Charles, Matilda, Edward, and two, unnamed, died in infancy.
The family came from Ohio to Jefferson Township, where Mr Becknell entered 120 acres of unimproved land, which he partially cleared, removing to Scott Township in 1865. Here he purchased 160 acres of partially improved land, which is now in a good state of cultivation.
Our subject was married to Miss Hattie Foltz, daughter of John and Leah Foltz, and to this union two children were born - John and Cora. He purchased his father's farm in March, 1885. In the spring of 1886 he was elected township trustee. Politically he affiliates with the Republican party. His wife is a member of the Lutheran church.
Biographical and Historical Record of Kosciusko County, Indiana:
Containing Portraits of All the Presidents of the United States from Washington to Cleveland, with Accompanying Biographies of Each : a Condensed History of the State of Indiana : Portraits and Biographies of Some of the Prominent Men of the State : Engravings of Prominent Citizens in Kosciusko County, with Personal Histories of Many of the Leading Families, and a Concise History of Kosciusko County and Its Cities and Villages
Lewis Publishing
1887
Contributor: Linda K (47400410) • [email protected]
His father, Henry Becknell, was of German ancestry. He married Miss Sovina Richmond, daughter of David Richmond, and they had ten children - Ananias, deceased; Anna Maria, Saloma, James, Jordan, Charles, Matilda, Edward, and two, unnamed, died in infancy.
The family came from Ohio to Jefferson Township, where Mr Becknell entered 120 acres of unimproved land, which he partially cleared, removing to Scott Township in 1865. Here he purchased 160 acres of partially improved land, which is now in a good state of cultivation.
Our subject was married to Miss Hattie Foltz, daughter of John and Leah Foltz, and to this union two children were born - John and Cora. He purchased his father's farm in March, 1885. In the spring of 1886 he was elected township trustee. Politically he affiliates with the Republican party. His wife is a member of the Lutheran church.
Biographical and Historical Record of Kosciusko County, Indiana:
Containing Portraits of All the Presidents of the United States from Washington to Cleveland, with Accompanying Biographies of Each : a Condensed History of the State of Indiana : Portraits and Biographies of Some of the Prominent Men of the State : Engravings of Prominent Citizens in Kosciusko County, with Personal Histories of Many of the Leading Families, and a Concise History of Kosciusko County and Its Cities and Villages
Lewis Publishing
1887
Contributor: Linda K (47400410) • [email protected]
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