The Nowata Weekly Star-Times, Nowata, Oklahoma, November 6, 1914. [12]
1880 Pearl Mascemore (age 1, born in Kansas, single), daughter, lived in Raymond Twp, Rice County, Kansas, in a household with Jacob Mascemore (age 42), Susan Mascemore (age 40), Frank Mascemore (age 15), Wise Mascemore (age 13), Sprague Mascemore (age 11), Violet Mascemore (age 9), Willie Mascemore (age 5), and Annie Mascemore (age 3). Pearl Mascemore's father was born in Indiana and her mother was born in Pennsylvania. [1]
1885 Pearl Masemore, age 5, lived in Rice County, Kansas with her family. Pearl Masemore was born in Kansas. [2]
1895 Pearl Masimore, age 16, lived in Rice County, Kansas with S.V. Masimore (age 26). Pearl Masimore was born in Kansas. The family of W.A. Masimore (age 28) was listed adjacent. [3] [4]
1900 Mary V Becker (born in Indiana in Oct 1870, married for 9 years), wife, lived in Pioneer Twp, Rice County, Kansas, in a household with Charles W Becker (30), Vivian D Becker (8), Earl C Becker (7), Waldo F Becker (6), Cecile B Becker (3), and Glenn Becker (1). [Mary T Becker]'s father was born in Indiana and her mother was born in Pennsylvania. Mary V Becker had had 5 children, 5 still living. [5]
1910 Pearl Becken (age 31, born in Kansas, married for 8 years), wife, lived in Grand View, Caddo County, Oklahoma, in a household with Charles W Becken (41), Earl C Becken (17), Floyd Becken (16), Clence Becken (11), Marvel Becken (1), Wilber Becken (5), Adra Becken (3), and Led Becken (2). Pearl Becken's father was born in Indiana and her mother was born in Ohio. Pearl Becken could read and write. [6]
1911 Son Earl Becker died in 1911. Earl Becker was born on November 28, 1892. [7]
1914 Charles Wilber Becker (1868-1914) died and was buried at Albert Cemetery, Albert, Caddo County, Oklahoma. [8] [9]
1914 Pearl LaVerne Masemore Becker died in 1914 and was buried at Albert Cemetery, Albert, Caddo County, Oklahoma. Pearl LaVerne Masemore Becker was born in 1878. [10] [11]
Gracemont, Okla., Oct. 29.-Charles W. Becker, a farmer living three miles west of here yesterday shot and fatally wounded his wife and then committed suicide. Becker first shot his wife at their home with a shot gun, the charge tearing away her lower jaw. She fled from the place and was trying to reach the home of a neighbor when Becker overtook her on the road and shot her in the forehead with a 32-calibre revolver.
This failed to kill her instantly and she managed to continue down the road several rods before she fell and died. Becker, with a bullet hole beneath his right ear, was found lying in the road presumably where he had shot his wife the second time, his gun lying beside him. "Papa has killed himself," said one of Becker's little boys, as he rode up on horseback to C. L. Brooks, mail carrier, who was passing the Becker home.
"I can see him now," said the little fellow, pointing down the road. Becker was still gasping when Brooks reached him. Brooks sent the boy to a neighbor for help. The boy rode in the same direction which his mother was going and when neighbors responded they met Mrs. Becker who had walked several rods and was hidden from the view of Brooks by a sharp rise in the road.
With assistance Mrs. Becker walked on and explained that her husband had shot her. She soon collapsed, however, and died in a few minutes. She was well dressed and had on her gloves. At the home: shot gun with one shell discharged, a pool of blood on the floor, flesh and bone on the wall told the story of the first shot which tore away Mrs. Becker's lower jaw. It is said that the family had domestic trouble at different times, and the precision of dress leads to the belief that Mrs. Becker was preparing to leave home after a quarrel when her husband in a moment of emotional insanity shot her with the shot gun. Failing to kill her he followed her down the road and shot her with the revolver, after which he killed hmself. The family have lived on their farm west of town for the past twelve years and are well known in the county.
1927 W. Floyd Becker was buried at Odd Fellows Cemetery, Ponca City, Kay County, Oklahoma. W. Floyd Becker was born in 1894. [13] [14]
1937 Marvel W Becker (age 33) and August D Westerman were married on March 14. Marvel W Becker was a daughter of Charles W Becker and Pearl L Becker. [15]
1944 Vivian Dale Butterfield, spouse of Earl Burton Butterfield, died in 1944. Vivian Dale Butterfield was born in 1891, child of Charles Wilber Becker. [16]
1956 Son Ralph Glenn Becker died on June 22 at Washington County, Oregon and was buried at Pinecrest Memorial Park, Sandpoint, Bonner County, Idaho. Ralph Glenn Becker was born on April 4, 1899. [17] [18]
1990 Daughter Marvel W Visger died on January. She was born on April 20, 1903 in Gracemont CA, Oklahoma, daughter of Robert W Becker and Pearl L Masemore. [19]
1990 Marvel W Westerman, spouse of N A, died on January 25, at age 86 in Spokane, Spokane County, Washington. She was born on April 20, 1903 in Oklahoma, daughter of Charles Wilbur Becker and Pearle Laverne Masemore. [20]
Research Notes:
Source: [21]
[1] United States Federal Census, 1880, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[2] Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[3] Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[4] Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[5] United States Federal Census, 1900, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[6] United States Federal Census, 1910, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[7] Find A Grave Memorial at Ancestry.com, [AncestryRecord].
[8] Find A Grave Memorial 45794795, [FindAGrave].
[9] Find A Grave Memorial at Ancestry.com, [AncestryRecord].
[10] Find A Grave Memorial 65983882, [FindAGrave].
[11] Find A Grave Memorial at Ancestry.com, [AncestryRecord].
[12] The Nowata Weekly Star-Times, Nowata, Oklahoma, November 6, 1914, page 3, [NewspapersClip].
[13] Find A Grave Memorial 83406902, [FindAGrave].
[14] Find A Grave Memorial at Ancestry.com, [AncestryRecord].
[15] Washington, Marriage Records, 1854-2013, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[16] Find A Grave Memorial at Ancestry.com, [AncestryRecord].
[17] Find A Grave Memorial 79734158, [FindAGrave].
[18] Find A Grave Memorial at Ancestry.com, [AncestryRecord].
[19] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, [AncestryRecord].
[20] Washington, Death Index, 1940-2014, [AncestryRecord].
[21] Personal Communication, Naheda Altufeely.