Married Elzina Janette Beckstead, 30 Nov 1874, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
LDS Biographical Encyclopedia, Andrew Jenson, Vol. 1, p. 576
Beckstead, Gordon Silas, a president of the 95th quorum of Seventy, and a prominent Elder in West Jordan, Salt Lake county, Utah, is the son of Henry Beckstead and Lucene Bybee, and was born July 13, 1854, at East Weber, Weber county, Utah. In 1861 he moved with his parents to West Jordan Salt Lake County. He was baptized by James Wood June 20, 1864, and confirmed a member of the Church by Milo Andrus. In February 1871, he was ordained an Elder by Joseph Parrish. At the age of 21 years he married Elzina J. Beckstead. In 1884 he was ordained a Seventy by Enoch B. Tripp, and in 1889, when the 95th quorum of Seventy was organized, he was chosen secretary and treasurer, and later became a president in that quorum, which position he still occupies. When the Brigham Young Academy expedition was organized in 1900, to go into Central and South America on an exploring trip, Bro. Beckstead was chosen as second counselor to Pres. Benjamin Cluff, Jun., and made captain of the company; he was also given charge of the packing outfits and the animals. Being honorably released, he returned home before the trip was completed, on account of illness in his family. Elder Beckstead has been a true pioneer, having aided very materially in the development and upbuilding of this western country. He has assisted in digging canals, clearing ground, and building houses and towns. In Church work, he has taken an active part in the quorums of the Priesthood, as well as in the auxiliary organizations. He is the father of nine children—six boys and three girls.
Married Elzina Janette Beckstead, 30 Nov 1874, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
LDS Biographical Encyclopedia, Andrew Jenson, Vol. 1, p. 576
Beckstead, Gordon Silas, a president of the 95th quorum of Seventy, and a prominent Elder in West Jordan, Salt Lake county, Utah, is the son of Henry Beckstead and Lucene Bybee, and was born July 13, 1854, at East Weber, Weber county, Utah. In 1861 he moved with his parents to West Jordan Salt Lake County. He was baptized by James Wood June 20, 1864, and confirmed a member of the Church by Milo Andrus. In February 1871, he was ordained an Elder by Joseph Parrish. At the age of 21 years he married Elzina J. Beckstead. In 1884 he was ordained a Seventy by Enoch B. Tripp, and in 1889, when the 95th quorum of Seventy was organized, he was chosen secretary and treasurer, and later became a president in that quorum, which position he still occupies. When the Brigham Young Academy expedition was organized in 1900, to go into Central and South America on an exploring trip, Bro. Beckstead was chosen as second counselor to Pres. Benjamin Cluff, Jun., and made captain of the company; he was also given charge of the packing outfits and the animals. Being honorably released, he returned home before the trip was completed, on account of illness in his family. Elder Beckstead has been a true pioneer, having aided very materially in the development and upbuilding of this western country. He has assisted in digging canals, clearing ground, and building houses and towns. In Church work, he has taken an active part in the quorums of the Priesthood, as well as in the auxiliary organizations. He is the father of nine children—six boys and three girls.
Family Members
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Henry Byram Beckstead
1850–1930
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William Alexander Beckstead
1852–1916
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Betsy Lucene Beckstead Thompson
1856–1933
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Delilah Jane Beckstead Sellers
1858–1890
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Emily Bathsheba Beckstead Bills
1859–1937
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Samuel Henry Beckstead
1860–1941
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Catherine Beckstead Holt
1862–1957
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Amanda Artemicia Penrod Pilling
1863–1935
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James W. Beckstead
1864–1891
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Joseph M. Beckstead
1864–1865
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Elizabeth Ellen Penrod Egbert
1866–1923
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John Carlos Beckstead
1866–1867
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Mary Ann Beckstead Beckstead
1866–1951
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George Nelson Beckstead
1866–1939
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William Allen Penrod
1867–1923
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Isaac Newton Beckstead
1868–1944
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Charles B. Beckstead
1868–1868
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Alonzo Beckstead
1868–1868
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Jesse Nimrod Beckstead
1870–1959
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Annie Laurie Penrod Adams
1870–1952
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John Walter Beckstead
1870–1870
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William Arthur Beckstead
1870–1870
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Sarah Elizabeth Beckstead Shields
1870–1899
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David Emanuel Lafayette Penrod
1870–1925
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John Lee Penrod
1873–1876
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Silas Adelbert Beckstead
1876–1879
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Alfred Eugene Beckstead
1878–1879
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Etta Fanella Beckstead McCoy
1880–1970
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Gordon Orlander Beckstead
1881–1942
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Henry Austin Beckstead
1883–1972
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Eliza Orabell Beckstead Stocking
1886–1964
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Araminta Lucene Beckstead Nell
1888–1952
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Clarence Monroe Beckstead
1890–1969
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Lee Allen Beckstead
1897–1982
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