Category Archives: Genealogy

Welcome Leckie, Lackey, Lackie, Lachey, Lakey, Lakie Families

Hello cousins. I’ve had quite an influx of Leckie, Lackey, Lackie, Lachey, Lakey, Lakie comments and messages lately. Please check http://www.johnbeck.org/leckie/ for more background information and http://www.johnbeck.org/genealogy/family-tree/?pid=I41&ged=rp1 to see if you can find a fit into your genealogy records. As always feel free to email … Continue reading

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Coming this year 1940 Census records!

ON APRIL 2, 2012, NARA will provide access to the images of the 1940 United States Federal Census for the first time. Unlike previous census years, images of the 1940 U.S. Federal Census will be made available as free digital images! Yay, … Continue reading

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03/07/1985 Letter from Grandma Lakey

Dear John Here we go again, you know this is very good for me. To look at my life from my present viewpoint. You know I never liked my grandparents. My mother’s parents where the only grandparents I knew. They … Continue reading

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02/28/1985 Letter from Grandma Lakey

Hi John, I’m really rolling with these memoirs. I’ve enjoyed recalling some of my childhood for you. And I hope you’ll keep these letters in a safe place so that when you’re older, you can reread them and maybe enjoy … Continue reading

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02/26/1986 Letter from Grandma Lakey

Tues 26-85 Dear John, Well I’ve been thinking back again to my childhood. Did you realize that my family didn’t own a car? Not ever!! We rode street cars, not buses, streetcars with trolleys, that we kids pulled off at … Continue reading

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02/18/1985 Letter from Grandma Lakey

Feb 18 – 85 Dear John Last night I was lying in bed, and I got to thinking about my life and my childhood, and some things I wanted to tell you. I don’t know why I’ve chosen you of … Continue reading

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02/16/1985 Letter from Grandma Lakey

  Feb 16 – 84 Dearest John, Time really flies, here it is another week gone by. Did you miss alot of school because of the snow? I guess our kids only missed a couple of days, but for awhile … Continue reading

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Writings by Calvin M. Young

My Great Great Great Grandfather on The Lakey side, Calvin M. Young, was something of a historian on the Miami Indians. He was born 6 May 1851 in Darke County, Ohio. Greenville, Ohio is in Darke County, this was the location … Continue reading

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Genealogy: The Beck family name

Nestled between the Rhine and Wesser rivers is the ancient German region of Westphalia. Westphalia, the home of the name Beck. Hereditary surnames were adopted in this region after the 12th century, and surnames derived from localities were common. Local … Continue reading

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Family Legend: Great Great Grandfather was stolen by the “Indians”

Our family has a legend that my great-great grandfather, Abrahm Taylor, was stolen by Indians (family legend says Cherokees) when he was a baby. It’s unlikely that it was Cherokees. Abram was born in Wisconsin in 1859 and during those … Continue reading

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