H. W. Becker a Pioneer is Dead
End comes to a Well Known Northeast Butler County Man This Afternoon
H. W. Becker, who would have been 88 years old had lived until June 30, Civil War veteran and for a number of years a prominent farmer and stockman of the Chelsea community, died at 12:50 o'clock this afternoon at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Wallace Cameron, six miles north of El Dorado after an illness of a number of months. Mr. Becker had been seriously ill for the past sevearl days.
No funeral arrangements had been made this afternoon but it was said the services probably will not be held before Tuesday. One of the last requests of Mr. Becker was that there be no flowers at his funeral. The Byrd Brothers Funeral Home is in charge of the body.
Mr. Becker was born at Gettysburg, Pa., on June 30, 1840, in early life, he learned the tanner's trade but later he engaged in farming.
Mr. Becker was educated in public schools of Pennsylvania. In 1862, he enlisted in the Fifteenth Pennsylvania Cavalry. Mr. Becker took part in a number of wars at Antietam, Stone River and a number of wars. He was with General Sherman on his march to the sea. The cavalry unit saw as much service as any other organization in the war.
In 1867 Mr. Becker was married to Miss Margaret Shelly, a native of Pennsylvania. To them seven children were born, one died in infancy. In addition to Mrs. Cameron, Mr. Becker is survived by three other daughters, Mrs. Lon Carter, and Mrs. Margaret Putnam, both of Chelsea; Mrs. Edna McMillan, of Wichita and two sons, W. S. Becker of Carthage, Mo.; and K. S. Becker, of Chelsea.
Came Here in 1884
Mr. Becker came to Butler County in 1884, settling in Chelsea Township, where he bought 160 acres of land. He engaged in farming and stock raising for a number of years, and became one of the prosperous and substantial residents of the northeast part of the county.
Posted on Politics
For a number of years, Mr. Becker was one of the best posted men on local political conditions in the county. He gave his allegiance to the Republican Party. he was a delegate to a number of party conventions.
Mr. Becker had made his home with Mr. and Mrs. Cameron for the past two years since the death of Mrs. Becker. Previous to that Mr. and Mrs. Becker had lived at the Cameron home a year.
In commenting on Mr. Becker's death this afternoon, Wallace Cameron, his son-in-law, said: "Mr. Becker was a great supporter of this country. He voted for Abraham Lincoln for president and never failed to cast a ballot at every elections. He believed a man who did not vote was not a good citizen. (The Walnut Valley Times, Saturday, April 14, 1928.
The son of John & Sarah Becker, in 1860 he was a farmer living in Huntington Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania. He stood 5' 10" tall and had light hair and blue eyes.
A Civil War veteran, he enlisted in Gettysburg August 11, 1862, and mustered into federal service at Harrisburg August 22 as a private with Co. E, 15th Pennsylvania Cavalry (160th Pa). Promoted to corporal March 1, 1863, and to sergeant the following May 15, he honorably discharged with his company June 21, 1865.
End comes to a Well Known Northeast Butler County Man This Afternoon
H. W. Becker, who would have been 88 years old had lived until June 30, Civil War veteran and for a number of years a prominent farmer and stockman of the Chelsea community, died at 12:50 o'clock this afternoon at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Wallace Cameron, six miles north of El Dorado after an illness of a number of months. Mr. Becker had been seriously ill for the past sevearl days.
No funeral arrangements had been made this afternoon but it was said the services probably will not be held before Tuesday. One of the last requests of Mr. Becker was that there be no flowers at his funeral. The Byrd Brothers Funeral Home is in charge of the body.
Mr. Becker was born at Gettysburg, Pa., on June 30, 1840, in early life, he learned the tanner's trade but later he engaged in farming.
Mr. Becker was educated in public schools of Pennsylvania. In 1862, he enlisted in the Fifteenth Pennsylvania Cavalry. Mr. Becker took part in a number of wars at Antietam, Stone River and a number of wars. He was with General Sherman on his march to the sea. The cavalry unit saw as much service as any other organization in the war.
In 1867 Mr. Becker was married to Miss Margaret Shelly, a native of Pennsylvania. To them seven children were born, one died in infancy. In addition to Mrs. Cameron, Mr. Becker is survived by three other daughters, Mrs. Lon Carter, and Mrs. Margaret Putnam, both of Chelsea; Mrs. Edna McMillan, of Wichita and two sons, W. S. Becker of Carthage, Mo.; and K. S. Becker, of Chelsea.
Came Here in 1884
Mr. Becker came to Butler County in 1884, settling in Chelsea Township, where he bought 160 acres of land. He engaged in farming and stock raising for a number of years, and became one of the prosperous and substantial residents of the northeast part of the county.
Posted on Politics
For a number of years, Mr. Becker was one of the best posted men on local political conditions in the county. He gave his allegiance to the Republican Party. he was a delegate to a number of party conventions.
Mr. Becker had made his home with Mr. and Mrs. Cameron for the past two years since the death of Mrs. Becker. Previous to that Mr. and Mrs. Becker had lived at the Cameron home a year.
In commenting on Mr. Becker's death this afternoon, Wallace Cameron, his son-in-law, said: "Mr. Becker was a great supporter of this country. He voted for Abraham Lincoln for president and never failed to cast a ballot at every elections. He believed a man who did not vote was not a good citizen. (The Walnut Valley Times, Saturday, April 14, 1928.
The son of John & Sarah Becker, in 1860 he was a farmer living in Huntington Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania. He stood 5' 10" tall and had light hair and blue eyes.
A Civil War veteran, he enlisted in Gettysburg August 11, 1862, and mustered into federal service at Harrisburg August 22 as a private with Co. E, 15th Pennsylvania Cavalry (160th Pa). Promoted to corporal March 1, 1863, and to sergeant the following May 15, he honorably discharged with his company June 21, 1865.
H. W. Becker a Pioneer is Dead
End comes to a Well Known Northeast Butler County Man This Afternoon
H. W. Becker, who would have been 88 years old had lived until June 30, Civil War veteran and for a number of years a prominent farmer and stockman of the Chelsea community, died at 12:50 o'clock this afternoon at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Wallace Cameron, six miles north of El Dorado after an illness of a number of months. Mr. Becker had been seriously ill for the past sevearl days.
No funeral arrangements had been made this afternoon but it was said the services probably will not be held before Tuesday. One of the last requests of Mr. Becker was that there be no flowers at his funeral. The Byrd Brothers Funeral Home is in charge of the body.
Mr. Becker was born at Gettysburg, Pa., on June 30, 1840, in early life, he learned the tanner's trade but later he engaged in farming.
Mr. Becker was educated in public schools of Pennsylvania. In 1862, he enlisted in the Fifteenth Pennsylvania Cavalry. Mr. Becker took part in a number of wars at Antietam, Stone River and a number of wars. He was with General Sherman on his march to the sea. The cavalry unit saw as much service as any other organization in the war.
In 1867 Mr. Becker was married to Miss Margaret Shelly, a native of Pennsylvania. To them seven children were born, one died in infancy. In addition to Mrs. Cameron, Mr. Becker is survived by three other daughters, Mrs. Lon Carter, and Mrs. Margaret Putnam, both of Chelsea; Mrs. Edna McMillan, of Wichita and two sons, W. S. Becker of Carthage, Mo.; and K. S. Becker, of Chelsea.
Came Here in 1884
Mr. Becker came to Butler County in 1884, settling in Chelsea Township, where he bought 160 acres of land. He engaged in farming and stock raising for a number of years, and became one of the prosperous and substantial residents of the northeast part of the county.
Posted on Politics
For a number of years, Mr. Becker was one of the best posted men on local political conditions in the county. He gave his allegiance to the Republican Party. he was a delegate to a number of party conventions.
Mr. Becker had made his home with Mr. and Mrs. Cameron for the past two years since the death of Mrs. Becker. Previous to that Mr. and Mrs. Becker had lived at the Cameron home a year.
In commenting on Mr. Becker's death this afternoon, Wallace Cameron, his son-in-law, said: "Mr. Becker was a great supporter of this country. He voted for Abraham Lincoln for president and never failed to cast a ballot at every elections. He believed a man who did not vote was not a good citizen. (The Walnut Valley Times, Saturday, April 14, 1928.
The son of John & Sarah Becker, in 1860 he was a farmer living in Huntington Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania. He stood 5' 10" tall and had light hair and blue eyes.
A Civil War veteran, he enlisted in Gettysburg August 11, 1862, and mustered into federal service at Harrisburg August 22 as a private with Co. E, 15th Pennsylvania Cavalry (160th Pa). Promoted to corporal March 1, 1863, and to sergeant the following May 15, he honorably discharged with his company June 21, 1865.
End comes to a Well Known Northeast Butler County Man This Afternoon
H. W. Becker, who would have been 88 years old had lived until June 30, Civil War veteran and for a number of years a prominent farmer and stockman of the Chelsea community, died at 12:50 o'clock this afternoon at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Wallace Cameron, six miles north of El Dorado after an illness of a number of months. Mr. Becker had been seriously ill for the past sevearl days.
No funeral arrangements had been made this afternoon but it was said the services probably will not be held before Tuesday. One of the last requests of Mr. Becker was that there be no flowers at his funeral. The Byrd Brothers Funeral Home is in charge of the body.
Mr. Becker was born at Gettysburg, Pa., on June 30, 1840, in early life, he learned the tanner's trade but later he engaged in farming.
Mr. Becker was educated in public schools of Pennsylvania. In 1862, he enlisted in the Fifteenth Pennsylvania Cavalry. Mr. Becker took part in a number of wars at Antietam, Stone River and a number of wars. He was with General Sherman on his march to the sea. The cavalry unit saw as much service as any other organization in the war.
In 1867 Mr. Becker was married to Miss Margaret Shelly, a native of Pennsylvania. To them seven children were born, one died in infancy. In addition to Mrs. Cameron, Mr. Becker is survived by three other daughters, Mrs. Lon Carter, and Mrs. Margaret Putnam, both of Chelsea; Mrs. Edna McMillan, of Wichita and two sons, W. S. Becker of Carthage, Mo.; and K. S. Becker, of Chelsea.
Came Here in 1884
Mr. Becker came to Butler County in 1884, settling in Chelsea Township, where he bought 160 acres of land. He engaged in farming and stock raising for a number of years, and became one of the prosperous and substantial residents of the northeast part of the county.
Posted on Politics
For a number of years, Mr. Becker was one of the best posted men on local political conditions in the county. He gave his allegiance to the Republican Party. he was a delegate to a number of party conventions.
Mr. Becker had made his home with Mr. and Mrs. Cameron for the past two years since the death of Mrs. Becker. Previous to that Mr. and Mrs. Becker had lived at the Cameron home a year.
In commenting on Mr. Becker's death this afternoon, Wallace Cameron, his son-in-law, said: "Mr. Becker was a great supporter of this country. He voted for Abraham Lincoln for president and never failed to cast a ballot at every elections. He believed a man who did not vote was not a good citizen. (The Walnut Valley Times, Saturday, April 14, 1928.
The son of John & Sarah Becker, in 1860 he was a farmer living in Huntington Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania. He stood 5' 10" tall and had light hair and blue eyes.
A Civil War veteran, he enlisted in Gettysburg August 11, 1862, and mustered into federal service at Harrisburg August 22 as a private with Co. E, 15th Pennsylvania Cavalry (160th Pa). Promoted to corporal March 1, 1863, and to sergeant the following May 15, he honorably discharged with his company June 21, 1865.
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