Edward William Becker (1919 - 2005)

Born 3 May 1919 in Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Died 18 Jul 2005 at age 86 in Suffolk, New York, United States

Biography

Edward was a Jehovah's Witness and served at Brooklyn Bethel
1940 - 1950

This profile is part of the 122-124 Columbia Heights, Brooklyn, New York One Place Study.

Edward was born on May 3, 1919 in Baltimore, Maryland.^[1] Edward was the son of Frederick William Becker and Mary E Leutner.^[2][3][1]

Edward volunteered at the world headquarters of the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society at Brooklyn, New York.^[4][5][6]

Edward passed away on July 18, 2005 in Suffolk, New York.^[1][7]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007"
   Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007
   Ancestry Record 60901 #25247159 (accessed 10 July 2022)
   Name: Edward William Becker [Edward W Becker]; Gender: Male; Race: White; Birth Date: 3 May 1919; Birth Place: Baltimore, Maryland; Death Date: 18 Jul 2005; Father: Fredrick W Becker; Mother: Mary E Leutner; Notes: Oct 1952: Name listed as EDWARD WILLIAM BECKER; 22 Jul 2005: Name listed as EDWARD W BECKER.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6Q4-14B : 1 February 2021), Edward W Becker in entry for William H Becker, 1920.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X34C-2XD : accessed 10 July 2022), Edward W Becker in household of William Becker, Baltimore (Districts 251-500), Baltimore (Independent City), Maryland, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 485, sheet 5A, line 26, family 7, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 870; FHL microfilm 2,340,605.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQ1N-MJF : 7 January 2021), E W Becker, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 24-10A, sheet 84A, line 10, family , Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2547.
5. ↑ "U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947"
   National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for New York City, 10/16/1940 - 03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2238 #194251012 (accessed 10 July 2022)
   Name: Edward William Becker; Race: White; Age: 21; Birth Date: 3 May 1919; Birth Place: Baltimore, Maryland; Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940; Registration Place: Brooklyn, Kings, New York; Employer: Natch Tower Bike and Tract So; Height: 5 10; Weight: 130; Complexion: Light; Hair Color: Blonde; Eye Color: Blue; Next of Kin: Grant Suiter;
   Household Members Age:
   Edward William Becker 21.
6. ↑ "1950 United States Federal Census"
   United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: New York, Kings, New York; Roll: 2756; Sheet Number: 4; Enumeration District: 24-1355
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #294832977 (accessed 10 July 2022)
   Edward W Becker (30) lodger in household of Richmond Loyd Bible (32) in New York, Kings, New York, USA. Born in Maryland.
7. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V91J-QJZ : 11 January 2021), Edward W Becker, 18 Jul 2005; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 10 July 2022, 18:52), entry for Edward William Becker (FamilySearch Person: GXP4-79H ); contributed by various users.