Susan Eliza Beck's parents were Thomas Wright Beck and Esther Blackman
Fellows. Thomas was born on December 28, 1799; Esther on August 23, 1812, both
in Sampson County, North Carolina. They were married on March 22, 1829. Their
children were Sarah Rebecca, Mary Louisa, Catherine Whitfield, John William,
George Pickney, Lewis Henry, Thomas, Esther, Helen Mariah, David Wright, Susan
Eliza and Joseph Brantley. At some point after 1830, Thomas and Esther moved to
Wilkes County, GA where many of their children were born. But by 1850 when Susan
Eliza was born, they had moved to Carroll County, MS. Thomas died on November
10, 1869; Esther on September 16, 1890. They are buried together in Old Salem
Cemetery.
Thomas was the son of Rebecca and William Beck, Jr. and the grandson of Julia
Whitfield Beck and William R. Beck, Sr.
Esther was the daughter of Sarah Blackman Fellows and John Fellows and the
granddaughter of Sarah and William Fellows and Esther and Josiah Blackman.
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The Grave Marker of Thomas Wright Beck and Esther Blackman Fellows (Old Salem Cemetery) |
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