Appleton Wells Beckwith

  Noted events in his life were:

• Land: From Indiana Land Records, 3 Dec 1847, Fort Wayne, Indiana. Last Name Beckwith
First Name Appleton
Middle Name W.
Town/County
State
Date 1847/12/03
Land Office Fort Wayne
Lot SW SW
Section 5
Township 37N
Range 14E
Acres 40
Receipt 026437
Warrant
Reference Number LAND0004818
Image

• Residence: From 1860 Census, 1860, Yuba, Sutter, California. A W Beckwith
United States Census, 1860
Name: A W Beckwith
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1860
Event Place: Yuba Township, Sutter, California, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 36
Race: White
Birth Year (Estimated): 1824
Birthplace: N.Y.
Page: 18
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: M653
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
A W Beckwith M 36 N.Y.
Elizabeth Beckwith F 35 Ohio
Mary J Beckwith F 15 Ind
G White M 23 N.Y.
R H Basset M 55 Ohio
M V Todd M 23 N.Y.
Household ID: 141 , GS Film Number: 803070 , Digital Folder Number: 004211329 , Image Number: 00084

• Occupation: Farmer, 1860, Yuba, Sutter, California. From 1860 Census

• Voter Registration: From Family Search org, 28 Jul 1866, Slough, Sutter, California. Appleton Wells Beckwith
California, Great Registers
Name: Appleton Wells Beckwith
Event Type: Voter Registration
Event Date: 28 Jul 1866
Event Place: Slough, Sutter, California, United States
Age: 42
Birth Year (Estimated): 1824
Birthplace: New York
GS Film number: 978591 , Digital Folder Number: 005030292 , Image Number: 00008

"California Great Registers, 1850-1920," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VTX4-6JW : 25 July 2019), Appleton Wells Beckwith, 28 Jul 1866; citing Voter Registration, Slough, Sutter, California, United States, county clerk offices, California; FHL microfilm 978,591.

• Voter Registration: From Family Search org, 1872, First Township, Santa Barbara, California. Appleton Wills Beckwith
California, Great Registers
Name: Appleton Wills Beckwith
Event Type: Voter Registration
Event Date: 1872
Event Place: First Township, Santa Barbara, California, United States
Age: 49
Birth Year (Estimated): 1823
Birthplace: New York
GS Film number: 1434237 , Digital Folder Number: 005030328 , Image Number: 00121

• Voter Registration: From Family Search org, 20 Aug 1873, Saticoy, Ventura, Califonia. Appleton Wills Beckwith
California, Great Registers
Name: Appleton Wills Beckwith
Event Type: Voter Registration
Event Date: 20 Aug 1873
Event Place: Saticoy Township, Ventura, California, United States
Age: 48
Birth Year (Estimated): 1825
Birthplace: New York
GS Film number: 978596 , Digital Folder Number: 005030297 , Image Number: 00008

• Residence: From Family Search org, 1870, Sutter Township, Sutter, California. Note: His occupation is farmer and the others at his residence are all farm hands or the cook.

A W Beckworth
United States Census, 1870
Name: A W Beckworth
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1870
Event Place: California, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 46
Race: White
Race (Original): W
Birth Year (Estimated): 1823-1824
Birthplace: New York
Page Number: 14
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
A W Beckworth M 46 New York
John Beckworth M 37 China
M H Fridhous M 25 Canada
L W Tyler M 28 England
John Costell M 35 Ireland
W Deiffendorff M 27 Canada
James Mc Cree M 25 Scotland
A G Wardsworth M 26 Massachusetts
G E Case M 24 New York
Peter Tasco M 22 Italy
D Mc Cra M 26 Scotland
Fridence Miller M 27 Denmark
John Rosill M 22 Indiana
Francis Silver M 27 Missouri
Jasper Mcdonald M 24 Ireland
Charles White M 24 Indiana
Household ID: 96 , Line Number: 25 , Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) , Affiliate Publication Number: M593 , GS Film number: 000545591 , Digital Folder Number: 004259438 , Image Number: 00246

• Residence: From Family Search org, 1880, Saticoy, Ventura, Califonia. Appleton Beckwith
United States Census, 1880
Name: Appleton Beckwith
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1880
Event Place: Saticoy, Ventura, California, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 54
Marital Status: Widowed
Race: White
Race (Original): W
Occupation: Farmer
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Self
Birth Year (Estimated): 1826
Birthplace: New York, United States
Father's Birthplace: New York, United States
Mother's Birthplace: New York, United States
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T9
Affiliate Film Number: 0086
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Appleton Beckwith Self M 54 New York, United States
Alice Todd Granddaughter F 17 California, United States
Martha Ball Other F 50 New York, United States
Elias Ball Other M 34 Missouri, United States
Mary Ball Other F 2 Missouri, United States
District: 104 , Sheet Number and Letter: 244A , GS Film Number: 1254086 , Digital Folder Number: 004239998 , Image Number: 00066

Note: Review of the record indicates the age of Alice Todd may have been 12, not 17.

• Death: From "A memorial and biographical history of the counties of Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo and Ventura, California" by Yda Addis Storke, 1891, 3 Feb 1881, Ventura, California. February 3, 1881, Appleton Beckwith died, bequeathing his ranch to the subject of this sketch and another brother.

Appleton married Eunice Elizabeth Miller on 3 Mar 1844 in Steuben, Indiana. (Eunice Elizabeth Miller was born on 3 Jun 1825 in Ohio and died on 18 Oct 1866 in Yuba City, Sutter, California.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Marriage: From Family Search org, 3 Mar 1844, Steuben, Indiana. Alonzo Or Appleton W Beckwith
mentioned in the record of Alonzo Or Appleton W Beckwith and Eunice E Miller
Name: Alonzo Or Appleton W Beckwith
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 03 Mar 1844
Event Place: , Steuben, Indiana
Registration Place: , Steuben, Indiana, United States
Marriage License Date: 02 Mar 1844
Residence Place: , Steuben,
Gender: Male
Spouse's Name: Eunice E Miller
Spouse's Residence Place: , Steuben,
Spouse's Gender: Female
Officiator's Name: John Stealy
Page: 77
Number of Images: 1
GS Film number: 001872263 , Digital Folder Number: 005206328 , Image Number: 00727