When Esther was 5, the family moved to Oregon where her father engaged in wooden boat-building. At the age of 12, the family moved back to Chicago.2890

Michigan Deaths, 1971-19962891

Name: Esther Christine Hedman
Birth Date: 15 Sep 1898
Death Date: 2 May 1995
Gender: Female
Residence: Wayne, Cass, Michigan
Place of Death: Wayne, Cass, Michigan

Social Security Death Index11

Name: Esther C. Hedman
SSN: 307-32-1221
Last Residence: 92625 Corona Del Mar, Orange, California, United States of America
Born: 15 Sep 1898
Died: 2 May 1995
State (Year) SSN issued: Indiana (Before 1951)

The names of Charles Louis Beckman and Esther Iverson as parents of Lois Ann Beckman were learned from her Elkhart Co Health Department Certificate of Birth (Elkhart Book 13, page 8). This document also shows that both Charles Louis Beckman and Esther Iverson were born in Illinois. His middle name is spelled “Lewis” by his son Kenneth Wayne Beckman in his essay about Ester Iverson.2890

1930 census of Maine, Cook Co IL

Name Age
Charles L Beckman 46 IL Germany IL; draftsman, structural engineering
Esther C Beckman 31 IL Norway Sweden
William R Beckman 1 10/12 IL IL IL