Marriage date: July 1 1852
Marriage place: LaSalle County, IL
Wife: Prudence COLLINS
Birthdate: Oct 17 1831
Birthplace: Ohio
Death date: Oct 25 1877
Place of death: Black Hawk Co., Iowa
Burial: Lincoln Cemetery, Black Hawk County, Iowa
Father: James Collins
Mother: Mariah unknown
CHILDREN
Child No. 1: Alice Marie Beckwith
Sex: F
Birthdate: Sep 25 1853
Birthplace: Illinois
Death date: Dec 8 1892
Place of death: Iowa
Burial: Mount Hope Cemetery, Dows, Franklin County side, Iowa
Marriage date: Nov 22 1873
Marriage place: Lincoln Twp, Black Hawk Co., Iowa
Spouse's name: Joseph Bray
Child No. 2: Fremont W Beckwith
Sex: M
Birthdate: Feb 19 1857
Birthplace: Iowa
Death date: Jan 6 1944
Place of death: Iowa, Kossuth Co., Algona
Burial: Elmwood Cemetery, Black Hawk County, Iowa
Marriage date: unknown
Marriage place: unknown
Spouse's name: Margaret Buxton
Child No. 3: Edwin Beckwith
Sex: M
Birthdate: Feb 19 1857
Birthplace: Iowa
Death date: Feb 21 1857
Place of death: Iowa
Burial: unknown
Marriage date:
Marriage place:
Spouse's name:
Documentation:
* Census (PA, IL, IA, OH) and
* Gravestone photos,
* Obituaries,
* Some probate records, both Iowa and LaSalle County, Ill,
* Marriage Register Black Hawk County,
* Certificate of Marriage Black Hawk County, Iowa,
* IRAD,
* Deposition to prove heirs, to name some.
* Some records conflict but are noted as such.