Early Life and Times of Boone County, Indiana, published May 1877, republished 1974

SOL. W. BECK. Mr. Beck was born in North Carolina, January 4, 1823. Son of
John Beck, who came to Boone County in 1829. S. W. Beck was then in his seventeenth
year. His wife, Margarette Pauly, was born in Tennessee, December 7, 1823. Came with
her parents to this county when seven years of age. Mr. and Mrs. Beck were married
January 11, 1843, in Boone County, near where they now live, in Washington Township,
six miles north of Lebanon and one and one-half miles west of Pike’s Crossing. Mr. and
Mrs. Beck, as well as all the children, are members of the M. E. Church. When camping
we stopped and at this pleasant home, where kindness and hospitality reigned supreme.
The following are the children’s names: Sarah E., married to J.Q. Colston; the second time
to Mr. Hollingsworth, reside in Washington Township. Juda E., married to William Powell,
reside in Washington Township. Susan F., married to H. M. Burcaw, reside in Clinton
Township. Mary A., married to Elton B. Hollingsworth, reside on the home farm. Anne
L., married to William Roberts, reside in Washington Township. Two children died in
infancy and buried at Bethel Cemetery in Washington Township. Mrs. Beck was the
daughter of the late Joseph Pauly, one of the pioneers of Boone County

BECK PAULY COLSTON HOLLINGSWORTH POWELL ROBERTS