Husband of Anna Maria nee Beuter. Son of Johannes & Ursula Maragreth (Gobel) Beck.

Married Anna Maria Beuter on Feb 16, 1817 in Reutlingen.

Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania; genealogy--family history--biography; containing historical sketches of old families and of representative and prominent citizens, past and present, J. H. Beers, Chicago, 1916, Volume I, Pages 100 and 101:

"Jacob Beck was born in 1789 in Reitlingen, Wurtemberg, Germany, where he grew to manhood and married. The year of his marriage, 1817, he came to the United States, and settled in the Schuylkill valley in Pennsylvania. For a number of years he was employed on the Schuylkill canal, between French Creek and Pottsville, and he was afterwards engaged in constructing and repairing canal locks, acting as a carpenter foreman. He had considerable knowledge of civil engineering and drafting, and was engaged to some extent in railroad surveying in his locality, acting as assistant engineer in the survey of the Mine Hill railroad, which was constructed in 1828-30. In 1818 Mr. Beck made his home at Pottsville, in 1822 removing thence to Manheim township, where he purchased a farm of 100 acres, soon erecting a sawmill upon that place, and in 1829, a gristmill (The latter came into the possession of William Beck in 1861.) His activities became the nucleus of the settlement which came to be known as Beckville, and he was one of the leading men of the locality up to the time of his death, which occurred in 1850. During his later years he devoted himself entirely to farming and milling. Mr. Beck was a prominent member of the Lutheran Church, and a devoted worker in all of its enterprises, tilling many of the important offices and at the time of his death holding the position of treasurer. He was a Democrat in his political convictions. His principal connection with public affairs was in the interest of the free school system, which he advocated from the beginning, and he showed his sincerity by serving as one of the first board of school directors in his township, filling the position until his death, when he was succeeded by his son Frederick, and in 1872 William, another son, was elected to the position, which he held for over twenty years.

As previously mentioned, Mr. Beck was married in 1817 to Anna Maria Beider, who was born in 1794, and died in 1870. In 1851, the year following his death, she erected the substantial brick residence which still stands upon the homestead place; the bricks were wood burned, and were made by Abraham Bertolet near Schuylkill Haven. The place has been thriftily cared for up to the present, and though over sixty years old is still a handsome and attractive residence. Nine children were born to the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Beck, of whom we have the following record: (1) Elizabeth married Joseph Wilde, whom she survived, her death occurring at Hazleton, Pa. Their children were: George (deceased), William, Joseph, Bide, Tillie, John J., Charles and Libby, the last named deceased. (2) Jacob died young. (3) Frederick, born Dec. 6, 1824, died in North Manheim township. He married Magdaline Hurleman, and they had three children : George J., who is deceased; Mary L., who married Dr. J. W. Weist, of Schuylkill Haven; and Charles F., a well known merchant of Cressona. (4) George, who died in North Manheim township, had the following family: Mary J., who married George Coover (he is deceased); William H., living at Hazleton, Pa.; Barbara, wife of Charles Smith; George, who died leaving no family; Edward, living at Schuylkill Haven; David, deceased, and Katie, Mrs. Bonner. (5) Edward was the father of Isaac G. Beck. (6) John, who died at Beckville, had a family of three children: William J., who lives at Beckville; Blanch; and Maria, deceased. (7) Mary married Emil Stecker, and died at Mount Carmel, Pa. She had children as follows: George, who lives at Mount Carmel; Henry, deceased: Naomi, Mrs. Lord; Joseph, living at Mount Carmel; Ada. wife of Dr. George Wentz, of Scranton, Pa.; and Katie. Mrs. Sement, who died at Frackville. Pa. (8) Catherine, who married David Clark, is the only survivor of this family, and is eighty years old. She resides at Hazleton. Her five children were: Jennie, Mrs. Engle; George, deceased; Catherine, Mrs. Samuel Price; Frank, who lives at Chambersburg, Pa.; and Potter, deceased. (9) William, who was a miller by occupation, lived and died at Beckville. His children were as follows: Ada, widow of George Dechert; John J., of Reading, Pa.; Catherine, Blanche and Annie, all unmarried; Mabel. wife of Edward Silliman, now of Mahanoy City, Pa.; Clarence, who lives at Kingston, Pa.; and Effie, deceased wife of George Stichter, of Pottsville. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Beck, the parents, are interred in the old burial ground at Schuylkill Haven."