Margaret Helen Kuttenkuler Becker was my 3rd great grandmother. I posted her husband’s obituary last week and now here is hers. In the Tipton Times, dated 1 October 1915.
Passing of a Pioneer
Mrs. Margaret Becker Lived Longed and Useful Life
Resided in County 64 years
Belonged to Family of First Generation Settlers in Moniteau Co – Resided in Tipton 43 Years
Mrs. Margaret Becker, wife of Henry Becker, was born in Cologne, Germany, September 18, 1838; died in Tipton, Mo., September 25, 1915, being 77 years and 7 days old at the time of her death.
Mrs. Becker’s maiden name was Kuttenkuler. She came with her parents from Germany to Missouri about 64 years ago, locating in Moniteau county, near this city, her family being the first German settlers in this county.
On January 2, 1858 the subject of this notice became the wife of Henry Becker. To this union eleven children were born, eight of whom with the husband, survives. They are: Chas. Becker, of Kansas City; H.J., Joe L. Becker of St. Louis; Mrs. Mary Robertson, of Sioux City, Iowa; Mrs. Anna Mudd, of Arkansas; Mrs. Ellen Koechner, Mrs. Louis G. Imhoff and Miss Lucy Becker, of this city. Besides these are one brother, John Kuttenkuler, of this city, and two half-brothers, P.J. and Andy Bestgen, of near this city.
Mrs. Becker spent a long and useful life, true to husband, devoted to her children, loyal to friends and faithful to her church vows.
On January 2, 1908 Mrs. Becker and her husband celebrated their golden wedding anniversary, of which an extended notice appeared in the TIMES at that time. She and her husband have resided in Tipton for 43 consecutive years. Interment was made in the Catholic cemetery at 11 o’clock September 27, the following being pallbearers: P.C. Flood, P.J. Franken, Jacob Heinen, Wm. Kline, Peter Dick and Joseph Sommerhauser.
