Charlie Geiger Beckenbach was born 14 Jan 1869 in Columbia, Maury, Tennessee, and died of a heart attack 06 Apr 1932 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas. He married Lucy Emma Richardson 27 Jun 1894 in Tyler, Smith County, Texas. She was the daughter of A. W. Richardson and Lucy Charlotte Peake. She was born 15 Feb 1874 in Algiers, Orleans County, Louisiana and died 18 Dec 1949 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.
Charlie Geiger Beckenbach had little formal education and, according to his son, Edwin Ford Beckenbach, he left home at an early age because he didn't like his step-father. He spent a short time in Paducah, Kentucky before heading west to Texas. In trying to find a permanent home, he first spent time in both Emery and Paris, Texas as evidenced by this mention in the Rains County Leader Newspaper on 18 March 1894: "A destructive cyclone passed through Rains County on Saturday afternoon about 7:20 p.m. Every business establishment in Emory suffered property damage . . . Mr. Charles Beckenbach, saddler, had to grab a tree while making a break for clear ground; he was found by his brother after the storm holding on for dear life . . ." I do not know for sure which brother found him but suspect it was Peter.
After a brief stay in Dallas, he moved to Tyler, Smith County, Texas where he met and married Lucy Emma Richardson. In 1900, the family, Charlie Geiger, Lucy Emma and their two oldest children, Irene and Lucille, returned to Dallas to make their permanent home. Charlie became a successful man as a manufacturer of leather goods such as harnesses and saddles and was a well-known civic leader. According to his funeral notice dated Friday, 8 April 1932, "He was a past president of the Dallas Leather Worker's Union and long was an active worker in the organization and other union bodies. Also, he was credited with instigating the movement that obtained pavement on Page Street and with promoting numerous other projects for the betterment of his community."
According to his daughter, Irene, in a letter dated 1 August 1969, Charlie Geiger Beckenbach . . ."was the most lovable, generous, ambitious, and great father who ever lived."
Charlie Geiger Beckenbach had little formal education and, according to his son, Edwin Ford Beckenbach, he left home at an early age because he didn't like his step-father. He spent a short time in Paducah, Kentucky before heading west to Texas. In trying to find a permanent home, he first spent time in both Emery and Paris, Texas as evidenced by this mention in the Rains County Leader Newspaper on 18 March 1894: "A destructive cyclone passed through Rains County on Saturday afternoon about 7:20 p.m. Every business establishment in Emory suffered property damage . . . Mr. Charles Beckenbach, saddler, had to grab a tree while making a break for clear ground; he was found by his brother after the storm holding on for dear life . . ." I do not know for sure which brother found him but suspect it was Peter.
After a brief stay in Dallas, he moved to Tyler, Smith County, Texas where he met and married Lucy Emma Richardson. In 1900, the family, Charlie Geiger, Lucy Emma and their two oldest children, Irene and Lucille, returned to Dallas to make their permanent home. Charlie became a successful man as a manufacturer of leather goods such as harnesses and saddles and was a well-known civic leader. According to his funeral notice dated Friday, 8 April 1932, "He was a past president of the Dallas Leather Worker's Union and long was an active worker in the organization and other union bodies. Also, he was credited with instigating the movement that obtained pavement on Page Street and with promoting numerous other projects for the betterment of his community."
According to his daughter, Irene, in a letter dated 1 August 1969, Charlie Geiger Beckenbach . . ."was the most lovable, generous, ambitious, and great father who ever lived."
Charlie Geiger Beckenbach was born 14 Jan 1869 in Columbia, Maury, Tennessee, and died of a heart attack 06 Apr 1932 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas. He married Lucy Emma Richardson 27 Jun 1894 in Tyler, Smith County, Texas. She was the daughter of A. W. Richardson and Lucy Charlotte Peake. She was born 15 Feb 1874 in Algiers, Orleans County, Louisiana and died 18 Dec 1949 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.
Charlie Geiger Beckenbach had little formal education and, according to his son, Edwin Ford Beckenbach, he left home at an early age because he didn't like his step-father. He spent a short time in Paducah, Kentucky before heading west to Texas. In trying to find a permanent home, he first spent time in both Emery and Paris, Texas as evidenced by this mention in the Rains County Leader Newspaper on 18 March 1894: "A destructive cyclone passed through Rains County on Saturday afternoon about 7:20 p.m. Every business establishment in Emory suffered property damage . . . Mr. Charles Beckenbach, saddler, had to grab a tree while making a break for clear ground; he was found by his brother after the storm holding on for dear life . . ." I do not know for sure which brother found him but suspect it was Peter.
After a brief stay in Dallas, he moved to Tyler, Smith County, Texas where he met and married Lucy Emma Richardson. In 1900, the family, Charlie Geiger, Lucy Emma and their two oldest children, Irene and Lucille, returned to Dallas to make their permanent home. Charlie became a successful man as a manufacturer of leather goods such as harnesses and saddles and was a well-known civic leader. According to his funeral notice dated Friday, 8 April 1932, "He was a past president of the Dallas Leather Worker's Union and long was an active worker in the organization and other union bodies. Also, he was credited with instigating the movement that obtained pavement on Page Street and with promoting numerous other projects for the betterment of his community."
According to his daughter, Irene, in a letter dated 1 August 1969, Charlie Geiger Beckenbach . . ."was the most lovable, generous, ambitious, and great father who ever lived."
Charlie Geiger Beckenbach had little formal education and, according to his son, Edwin Ford Beckenbach, he left home at an early age because he didn't like his step-father. He spent a short time in Paducah, Kentucky before heading west to Texas. In trying to find a permanent home, he first spent time in both Emery and Paris, Texas as evidenced by this mention in the Rains County Leader Newspaper on 18 March 1894: "A destructive cyclone passed through Rains County on Saturday afternoon about 7:20 p.m. Every business establishment in Emory suffered property damage . . . Mr. Charles Beckenbach, saddler, had to grab a tree while making a break for clear ground; he was found by his brother after the storm holding on for dear life . . ." I do not know for sure which brother found him but suspect it was Peter.
After a brief stay in Dallas, he moved to Tyler, Smith County, Texas where he met and married Lucy Emma Richardson. In 1900, the family, Charlie Geiger, Lucy Emma and their two oldest children, Irene and Lucille, returned to Dallas to make their permanent home. Charlie became a successful man as a manufacturer of leather goods such as harnesses and saddles and was a well-known civic leader. According to his funeral notice dated Friday, 8 April 1932, "He was a past president of the Dallas Leather Worker's Union and long was an active worker in the organization and other union bodies. Also, he was credited with instigating the movement that obtained pavement on Page Street and with promoting numerous other projects for the betterment of his community."
According to his daughter, Irene, in a letter dated 1 August 1969, Charlie Geiger Beckenbach . . ."was the most lovable, generous, ambitious, and great father who ever lived."
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