Nell Rebecca Beck (1886 - 1961)

Born 4 Sep 1886 in Beckville, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Ancestors

Died 4 Jan 1961 at age 74 in Beckville, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Never Married had no children

My 2nd Great Grand Aunt.

She served in World War I as a nurse

Nell began her education in a one room schoolhouse in Beckville. She was accepted for nurse's training by the Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia, our nation's first hospital founded by Benjamin Franklin.

When the United States declared war on Germany, April 6,1917, Nell's mind was made up she prepared to go overseas with the Pennsylvania Hospital Unit. At the time she was about 30 years old.

This article appeared in the Pottsville Journal May 3 1917

" From a certain port in the United States, at an hour unknown, Miss Nellie R. Beck will tomorrow sail for France to take up the humanitarian duties of a red cross nurse in that battle-scarred nation.She will be one of 50 professional nurses who recently volunteered their services for red cross work in France"

She was stationed with the American Expeditionary Force, Base Hospital #10, Le Treport France.

Nell returned to Beckville according to this clipping.

"Miss Nell R. Beck of this town, a daughter of W.J. Beck landed in New York yeaterday from the transport Rotterdam after a service of almost 2 years in France as a Red Cross Nurse. Miss Beck was a member of Pa. Hospital unit #10 which sailed for France May 1917. This unit was one of the very first to respond to the call for volunteers after war was declared on Germany the strict censorship has been relaxed it has been learned here that Miss Beck has ha some very exciting times. She was stationed at Le Treport in the Amiens sector and hospital was bombed a number of times by Germans.At such times they were forced to take refuge in dug outs or other shelter because the huns would not respect the the Red Cross plainly marked on Buildings......"

She lived in Beckville with her sisters Mary & Grace until her Death Jan 4 1961 at the age of 74. She is buried in Cressona Cemetery a place she considered one of the most beautiful and peaceful spots on earth.

Many letters from her time there were saved and written into a story of her life by her niece Jean Trometter Bazar from which these excerpts were taken.

You can read another story on her from the newspaper article in the photo section.

Name

Name: Nell Rebecca /Beck/^[1][2][3][4]

Name: Nellie R /Beck/^[5]

Found multiple versions of NAME. Using Nell Rebecca /Beck/.

Birth

Birth:

Date: 4 Sep 1886

Place: Beckville, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States of America^[6][7][8][9]

Birth:

Date: 1886

Place: Pennsylvania^[10]

Found multiple copies of BIRT DATE. Using 4 Sep 1886

Death

Death:

Date: 4 JAN 1961

Place: Beckville, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States of America^[11]

Event

Event: Lived with her sisters Grace and Mary

Type: Never Married

Event:

Type: Arrival

Date: 1 Nov 1927

Place: New York, New York^[12]

Event:

Type: Departure

Place: Havre^[13]

Residence

Residence:

Date: 1910

Place: Philadelphia Ward 7, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania^[14]

Residence:

Date: abt 1926^[15]

Residence:

Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania^[16]

Residence:

Date: 1900

Place: North Manheim, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania^[17]

Burial

Burial:

Place: Cressona cemetery^[18]

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S-1795212551 Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=uspassports&h=2175182&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: 4 Sep 1887 Birth place: Cressona Residence date: Residence place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania APID: 1,1174::2175182
2. ↑ Source: #S-1795212532 Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=veterburialc&h=720474&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: 4 Sep 1886 Birth place: Death date: 4 Jan 1961 Death place: APID: 1,1967::720474
3. ↑ Source: #S-1795268898 Page: Year: 1927; Arrival: , ; Microfilm serial: T715; Microfilm roll: T715_4161; Line: 7; List number: . Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=nypl&h=2003968573&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: 4 Sep 1886 Birth place: Pennsylvania Residence date: abt 1926 Residence place: Arrival date: 1 Nov 1927 Arrival place: New York, New York Departure date: Departure place: Havre APID: 1,7488::2003968573
4. ↑ Source: #S-1795263565 Page: Year: 1910; Census Place: Philadelphia Ward 7, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: . Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1910uscenindex&h=25291738&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: 1886 Birth place: Pennsylvania Residence date: 1910 Residence place: Philadelphia Ward 7, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania APID: 1,7884::25291738
5. ↑ Source: #S-2122389844 Data: Text: Ancestry.com. 1900 U.S. Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2004. Original data: United States. 1900 United States Federal Census. T623, 1854 rolls. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C. Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, ED 175, roll T623 1484, page 4B.
6. ↑ Source: #S-1795212551 Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=uspassports&h=2175182&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: 4 Sep 1887 Birth place: Cressona Residence date: Residence place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania APID: 1,1174::2175182
7. ↑ Source: #S-1795212532 Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=veterburialc&h=720474&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: 4 Sep 1886 Birth place: Death date: 4 Jan 1961 Death place: APID: 1,1967::720474
8. ↑ Source: #S-1795268898 Page: Year: 1927; Arrival: , ; Microfilm serial: T715; Microfilm roll: T715_4161; Line: 7; List number: . Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=nypl&h=2003968573&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: 4 Sep 1886 Birth place: Pennsylvania Residence date: abt 1926 Residence place: Arrival date: 1 Nov 1927 Arrival place: New York, New York Departure date: Departure place: Havre APID: 1,7488::2003968573
9. ↑ Source: #S-1795263565 Page: Year: 1910; Census Place: Philadelphia Ward 7, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: . Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1910uscenindex&h=25291738&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: 1886 Birth place: Pennsylvania Residence date: 1910 Residence place: Philadelphia Ward 7, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania APID: 1,7884::25291738
10. ↑ Source: #S-2122389844 Data: Text: Ancestry.com. 1900 U.S. Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2004. Original data: United States. 1900 United States Federal Census. T623, 1854 rolls. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C. Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, ED 175, roll T623 1484, page 4B.
11. ↑ Source: #S-1795212532 Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=veterburialc&h=720474&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: 4 Sep 1886 Birth place: Death date: 4 Jan 1961 Death place: APID: 1,1967::720474
12. ↑ Source: #S-1795268898 Page: Year: 1927; Arrival: , ; Microfilm serial: T715; Microfilm roll: T715_4161; Line: 7; List number: . Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=nypl&h=2003968573&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: 4 Sep 1886 Birth place: Pennsylvania Residence date: abt 1926 Residence place: Arrival date: 1 Nov 1927 Arrival place: New York, New York Departure date: Departure place: Havre APID: 1,7488::2003968573
13. ↑ Source: #S-1795268898 Page: Year: 1927; Arrival: , ; Microfilm serial: T715; Microfilm roll: T715_4161; Line: 7; List number: . Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=nypl&h=2003968573&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: 4 Sep 1886 Birth place: Pennsylvania Residence date: abt 1926 Residence place: Arrival date: 1 Nov 1927 Arrival place: New York, New York Departure date: Departure place: Havre APID: 1,7488::2003968573
14. ↑ Source: #S-1795263565 Page: Year: 1910; Census Place: Philadelphia Ward 7, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: . Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1910uscenindex&h=25291738&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: 1886 Birth place: Pennsylvania Residence date: 1910 Residence place: Philadelphia Ward 7, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania APID: 1,7884::25291738
15. ↑ Source: #S-1795268898 Page: Year: 1927; Arrival: , ; Microfilm serial: T715; Microfilm roll: T715_4161; Line: 7; List number: . Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=nypl&h=2003968573&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: 4 Sep 1886 Birth place: Pennsylvania Residence date: abt 1926 Residence place: Arrival date: 1 Nov 1927 Arrival place: New York, New York Departure date: Departure place: Havre APID: 1,7488::2003968573
16. ↑ Source: #S-1795212551 Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=uspassports&h=2175182&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: 4 Sep 1887 Birth place: Cressona Residence date: Residence place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania APID: 1,1174::2175182
17. ↑ Source: #S-2122389844 Data: Text: Ancestry.com. 1900 U.S. Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2004. Original data: United States. 1900 United States Federal Census. T623, 1854 rolls. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C. Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, ED 175, roll T623 1484, page 4B.
18. ↑ Source: #S-2122389799 Page: I have been there and have photos of burial plot

• Source: S-1795212532 Repository: #R-1798980071 Title: Pennsylvania Veterans Burial Cards, 1777-1999 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.Original data - Pennsylvania Veterans Burial Cards, 1929–1990. Digital Images, 3–5. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Bureau of Archives and History. Harrisburg, Pennsylv Note: APID: 1,1967::0
• Repository: R-1798980071 Name: Ancestry.com Address: http://www.Ancestry.com Note:
• Source: S-1795212551 Repository: #R-1798980071 Title: U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007.Original data - Passport Applications, 1795–1905. NARA Microfilm Publication M1372, 694 rolls. General Records Department of State, Record Group 59. National Archives, Washington, D.C Note: APID: 1,1174::0
• Source: S-1795263565 Repository: #R-1798980071 Title: 1910 United States Federal Census Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.Original data - Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Was Note: APID: 1,7884::0
• Source: S-1795268898 Repository: #R-1798980071 Title: New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.Original data - Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1820-1897; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M237, 675 rolls); Records of the U.S. Customs Service, R Note: APID: 1,7488::0
• Source: S-2122389799 Title: Christina Braddock
• Source: S-2122389844 Title: 1900 United States Federal Census Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004 Note: United States of America, Bureau of the Census, Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900, Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900 CONT www.ancestry.com