Jacob Becker

photographer: Urlin and Becker
Wilshire Bldg, Cleveland, OH
example from the Cleveland Public Library
(No example of a cabinet card credited to Jacob Becker without any partner has been found.)

Jacob Becker
(1851- 1929)

1851 Oct
Ohio, According to the 1900 US census, this is the birth year for Jacob Becker
NO Jacob Becker, photographer, records have been found before 1889
1889 Sep 18
Cuyahoga County, OH, state records, Jacob Becker and Minnie C Klein are married
1890 Oct 05
Cleveland, OH, state records, son Urlin Kenna Becker is born
1891
Cleveland, OH, city directory, Urlin and Becker as photographer 94-100 Wilshire bldg., 209 Superior (Partnership with George C Urlin)
1892 Aug 27
Cleveland, OH, state records, daughter Virginia Nell Becker is born
1892
Pifer (George N) and Becker as photographers (successors to Urlin and Becker) 209 Superior
Notation: George C Urlin has moved to Columbus, OH, and is now in the real estate business

1893, 1894
Pifer and Becker as photographers (successors to Urlin and Becker) 209 Superior
1894
Cleveland, OH, state records, son Charles A Becker is born
1894
Cleveland, OH, city directory, Jacob Becker as photographer with Pifer and Becker; res Lake View Av
1895, 1896
Cleveland, OH, city directory, Pifer and Becker as photographers (successors to Urlin and Becker) 209 Superior
Sometime between late 1896 and early 1897, Jacob Becker and family move from Cleveland to Massillon, OH
1897 Oct 05
Massillon (OH) Item, newspaper item says Jacob Becker of Cleveland has purchased gallery in Massillion, OH and will move in October 06, 1897
1900 Jun 14
Massillon, OH, US census, Jacob Becker as photographer; res 35 Mill St
1901 is the earliest available city directory
1901, 1903, 1904, 1906, 1909 (NO 1910)
Massillon, OH, city directory, Jacob Becker as photographer 49-53 E Charles; res same

1910 Apr 10
Massillon, OH, US census, Jacob Becker as photographer, res 34 Mill St
1911, 1915, 1917, 1920
Massillon, OH, city directory, Jacob Becker’s Studio, 201 E Charles, cor of Park Row; res same
1920 Jan 07
Massillon, OH, US census, Jacob Becker, gallery; Becker as proprietor, Guy St John as manager at 201 E Charles, cor Park Row; res 304 Park Row
1921, 1922, 1923 and 1924
Massillon, OH, city directories are not available
1922
Massillion (OH) Evening Independent item says Mr and Mrs Jacob Becker of Miami, FL are visiting the city
1925
Massillion, OH, city directory, Jacob Becker NOT listed in Business Section
1927, 1929
Massillion, OH, city directory, Jacob Becker NOT listed in Res or Bus section
No records on Jacob Becker have been found for after 1920
1929 May 08
Miami (FL) News item says Jacob Becker died at age 77

Hamilton (OH) Evening Journal - 10 Aug 1893

Masillon (OH) Item - 05 Oct 1897

Miami (FL) News - 24 May 1924

Miami (FL) News - 09 May 1929 Miami (FL) Herald - 09 29 1929

Massillion (OH) Evening Independent -
27 Feb 1933

Massillion (OH) Evening Independent - 23 Jun 1933

Photographer: Urlin and Becker
Wilshire Building, Cleveland, OH
example from auction site
(This card would have been finished in 1891)

reverse of the card at the left

photographer: Pifer and Becker
Wilshire Buliding, Cleveland, OH
example from auction site
(This card would have been finished between 1892 and 1896)

reverse of card at left

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