Bessie S. Beck collection
Collection — Folder: S0088
Identifier: S0088
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of a letter written by Bessie [typed Bessoe] S. Beck to Miss Riker of the Indiana Historical Bureau.
She ordered a copy of Gen. Tipton’s papers and detailing her grandparents’ and parents’ history, as she is the great-granddaughter of Gen. Tipton. She lists her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren by name (daughters by husbands’ names). She asks who was Frank C. Townsend, who mentioned her grandfather’s children, of whom she knew there was only one, her mother. She also mentions her daughter’s family visiting Monument Park, the land for which her great-grandfather (who had fought there in the Battle of Tippecanoe) bought and donated to the State of Indiana.
She ordered a copy of Gen. Tipton’s papers and detailing her grandparents’ and parents’ history, as she is the great-granddaughter of Gen. Tipton. She lists her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren by name (daughters by husbands’ names). She asks who was Frank C. Townsend, who mentioned her grandfather’s children, of whom she knew there was only one, her mother. She also mentions her daughter’s family visiting Monument Park, the land for which her great-grandfather (who had fought there in the Battle of Tippecanoe) bought and donated to the State of Indiana.
Dates
- 1954/07/25
Creator
- Beck, Bessie S. (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books and Manuscripts.
Biographical Note
Bessie Grayson Simpson Beck was born Apr. 4, 1898 in Logansport, IN. Her mother, Neenah Tipton Simpson, was the only child of Capt. John Tipton, Jr., the son of Gen. John Tipton, an important military and political figure of Indiana. She married Merritt M. Beck, Jr. and they settled in Missouri, where they raised 3 children, Barbera M., Ann Lee and Merritt M. Jr. She attended 2 years of college. At the time of the letter, she had 6 grandchildren (one named Tipton) and 2 great-grandchildren. She died in June of 1956 and is buried in St. Louis, MO.
Sources:
Information Found within Collection
“Beck, Bessie.” 1920 United States Federal Census. Mar. 22, 2013. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com
“Beck, Bessie S.” 1940 United States Federal Census. Mar. 22, 2013.. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com
“Beck, Bessie Grayson Simpson.” Missouri Find a Grave Index, 1812-2012. Mar. 22, 2013. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com
Sources:
Information Found within Collection
“Beck, Bessie.” 1920 United States Federal Census. Mar. 22, 2013. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com
“Beck, Bessie S.” 1940 United States Federal Census. Mar. 22, 2013.. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com
“Beck, Bessie Grayson Simpson.” Missouri Find a Grave Index, 1812-2012. Mar. 22, 2013. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com
Extent
0.01 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged by subject.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a records transfer from the Indiana Historical Bureau.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing and finding aid completed by Edythe Huffman during March 2013. EAD finding aid completed by Bethany Fiechter on 2018/05/10.
Creator
- Beck, Bessie S. (Person)
- Title
- Bessie S. Beck collection
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Repository
Contact:
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
