BEEKEN

The Beekens may have originated in the Netherlands.  Or not.  Hector Beeken moved to Ohio from Worcestershire, England with his first wife, Catherine Lloyd, about 1835.  After divorcing Catherine, he married Sarah Ann Liles in 1858.

The Beeken’s had a farm in Erie County, a hop and skip south of Sandusky.

In the next generation there were three Beeken-Harris marriages.

..Hector Beeken Sr. & Sarah Weaver

• Fanny Beeken & Henry Ballis
• Polly Beeken & William W. Southern
• Eliza Beeken
• Sarah Beeken & Richard Baylis
• Ann Beeken
• Hector Eugene Beeken & Catherine Lloyd & Sarah Ann Liles /Obituaries
• Mary Ann Beeken

The Liles came from Cambridgeshire, England. The Dinniss line has been traced back to the mid-1700′s in Bedfordshire.

John William Liles Sr. & Elizabeth Dinniss

• Frank Liles
• Sarah Ann Liles & Hector Eugene Beeken
• John W. Liles & Huldah S. Magill
• George D. Liles & Nancy Elizabeth McKesson
• Stephen Liles
• Robert Liles
• Frances Mary Liles

Beeken-Liles Mystery Photos

Related Websites:

Birmingham and Midland Society for Genealogy and Heraldry
Genealogical and heraldic society for the counties of Staffordshire, Warwickshire and Worcestershire.

GENUKI: Worcestershire
Genealogical research information for Worcestershire, England

The Hive
Europe’s first joint university and public library, The Hive is the result of the vision of the University of Worcester and Worcestershire County Council.

Worcestershire History Centre
Archive and Archaeology Service

Worcestershire Lookup Exchange
Worcestershire genealogy and local history books available for look up.