MEANS & NEWKIRK
- OLD FAMILY
PICTURES AND INFORMATION FROM CLINTON COUNTY, ILLINOIS
The families of Patricia Raye Means Beckemeyer and Michelle Means Adsit -
A Web Page by Roy &
Pat Beckemeyer
Last Updated 23 July 2003
From the 1900 Census entry shown above, we see that James W. Means and
Sarah C. Berry Means, Pat's and Shelly's Great Grandparents, had two sons, James A.
Means, their Grandfather, and Alva Means, their Grand Uncle. The family
had a boarder and a servant living with them as well. J. W. Means was a
liveryman. James W. was born in Sept. 1859 in Kentucky, and Sarah was born
in March, 1859 in Illinois. They had been married 16 years in 1900
(Marriage date 3 Dec. 1884). The 1910 census lists James as 45, and notes
that Sarah's father was born in W. Virginia and her mother in Illinois.
Archie (James A.) was 23 and Alva was 20.
Right: Picture taken by Roy Beckemeyer in July, 2003, of portrait of J. W.
Means, mayor of Carlyle, Illinois from 1897-1900. There are a series of
portraits of most of Carlyle's mayors on the wall as you enter the Carlyle City
Hall. Other relatives of ours who were mayors include H. J. C. Beckemeyer
(Roy's granduncle), and his brother, August Beckemeyer (Roy's grandfather).
Left:
The three Means boys, Earl (Pat & Shelly's dad - Archibald Earl (Bud) Means) in the boy scout uniform,
Jim sitting next to Earl, and Billy on the floor with the dog. Sons of J.
Archie Means and Lillie Baxter Means. James A. was born in Sept. 1886 and
died April 17, 1933. Lillie Baxter Means was born in 1889 and died in
1957.
Right: Earl Means' High School Graduation Photograph.
Below left: A unique photo - both Roy Beckemeyer's dad and Pat
Means Beckemeyers' dad are in the photo of the Carlyle, Illinois High School
Basketball Team. Roy's dad is in the back row, center, and Pat's dad is
2nd from the right in the front row.
Right: A family portrait of Mary Gehrs Newkirk and Frazier
Newkirk and their children. Pat's mom, Lenora (Norie) Newkirk, is
standing behind her dad. Pat's aunts, Sally (standing behind Mrs. Newkirk)
and Ellen (on Mrs. Newkirk's right) are the only living siblings.
Left:
Bud Means and his new daughter, Pat.
Right: Norie and Bud Means and their infant daughter, Patty.
Left below:
The Means girls - Patricia Raye Means on the left standing next to her mom,
Lenora Newkirk Means, who is holding Pat's sister, Michelle.
Below: A sequence of photos of Patty Means from age 1
through 18:
Left: Patty Means, 1-6.
Right: Patty Means,
7-11.
Below left: Patty Means, 12-17.
Left:
The three Means boys, Earl (Pat & Shelly's dad - Archibald Earl (Bud) Means) in the boy scout uniform,
Jim sitting next to Earl, and Billy on the floor with the dog. Sons of J.
Archie Means and Lillie Baxter Means. James A. was born in Sept. 1886 and
died April 17, 1933. Lillie Baxter Means was born in 1889 and died in
1957.
Left:
Bud Means and his new daughter, Pat.
