Johann Adam Beckley (1842 - 1909)

Born 20 Oct 1842 in Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Died 20 Feb 1909 at age 66 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States

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Biography

Pvt Adam Beckley served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 28 Jul 1862
Mustered out: 12 Jun 1865
Side: USA
Regiment(s): 103rd Ohio Infantry, Company G

Adam was born in 1842 in Germany under the name Johann Adam Bächle. Adam immigrated to the United States in 1851, on the ship South Carolina with his parents Jakob Bächle and Anna Maria and they changed their last name to Beckley. He was a Cooper by trade. Adam enlisted in Company G of the 103rd OVI on 28 Jul 1862. He mustered out with the company on 12 Jun 1865. Adam married Maria Hegerling on 20 Jul 1865 in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. He passed away in 1909.

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Sources

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/74167671/adam-beckley: accessed 02 August 2023), memorial page for Adam Beckley (12 Oct 1842–20 Feb 1909), Find a Grave Memorial ID 74167671, citing Brookmere Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA; Maintained by William Stark (contributor 46521610).

• Historical Data Systems, comp. U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009.

• Year: 1870; Census Place: Brooklyn, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Roll: M593_1187; Page: 42B

• Year: 1880; Census Place: Brooklyn, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Roll: 1009; Page: 52D; Enumeration District: 058

• Cleveland, Ohio, City Directory, 1883

• Year: 1900; Census Place: Cleveland Ward 42, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Roll: 1260; Page: 19; Enumeration District: 0208

• Ohio Department of Health; Columbus, Ohio; Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007

• Ancestry.com. Ohio, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1774-1993 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. Original data: Marriage Records. Ohio Marriages. Various Ohio County Courthouses.

• Ancestry.com. Württemberg, Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1500-1985 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. Original data: Lutherische Kirchenbücher, 1500-1985. Various sources.

• The National Archives and Records Administration; Washington, D.C.; Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at and Departing from Ogdensburg, New York, 5/27/1948 - 11/28/1972; Microfilm Serial or NAID: M237, 1820-1897