Becker Genealogy

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Comment by Nancy Becker on October 4, 2012 at 9:53pm

A cousin had a DNA test done on my dad since he is a direct male line from

Germany.  Got pretty much what was expected:  R1b.

The whole thing is R1b1a2a1a1, Western Centum Indo-European.

 

 

Comment by Nancy Becker on September 6, 2012 at 7:27pm

Hello!

Sounds like you've done some good research!

My Beckers start with Jacob Becker of Hessen-Darmstadt, Germany.

He married a Miss Rohrbach and that's about all we know.  There aren't any in my family who are familiar with German.

 

Jacob's son, Adam (b 1811), came to the US in 1847 with his wife, Mary Newkomet, and four children:  Adam, Mary, Phillip and Jacob.  Two of Adam Sr brothers, Jacob and John, had already emigrated and John met the family in Milwaukee after they had traveled thru the canals and lakes. 

The family settled in Davis, Stephenson County, Illinois.  There were more children:  John, George, Elizabeth, Henry, Helen and Daniel.  Daniel is my 2G grandfather and I was raised on the farm he started in Cass County, Iowa.

 

Matthew, where in Iowa were your Beckers?

Nancy

Comment by Matthew C Allmaras on September 6, 2012 at 12:09pm

I also have some Becker's from Iowa and than moved to Washington State.

Comment by Matthew C Allmaras on September 6, 2012 at 12:06pm

I have a Johann Casper Becker born 17 Apr 1814, Neuoptz,,Rheinland-Pflaz, Germany, He married Maria Eva Loesch, Born 8 April 1815 Neputfotz, Pfalz, Bayern, Germany

Comment by Henry Irvin Lau on July 4, 2010 at 11:18pm

My earliest known Becker ancestor is my Great Great Grandfather Karl Becker, born In Eichloch (now Woerstadt), Hesse-Darmstadt on 17 August 1817. Married Phillipina Dauth of Sauerschwabenheim, Hesse-Darmstadt. Emmigrated to Illinois and then to South St. Louis county in early 1840's. Children Dorothea Becker Rhode Boenzle, Elizabeth Becker Gebhardt, Peter Becker, Charles Becker, and Julia Becker Kasper.

Comment by Steve Becker on January 1, 2010 at 9:25am

My earliest known Becker ancestor is my Great Great Granfather Andrew Becker who was born in Reichenbach, Germany in the Baden Baden area in 1829. He married Eliza (Becker) and emigrated to the Boston, MA area in 1851. He lived in Dedham, MA most of the time and died at his daughter's home in Roxbury, MA in 1910. I have his father's name as either Ferdinand or John in different documents.