George and Mary
Ann Beak George
Beak (widower) (b: 03 Nov 1830 to father: William Beake and mother:
Elizabeth (Betty) Salter in Weston Zoyland, Somersetshire; Bapt: 3 Feb
1833 at St Mary's Church, Weston Zoyland, Somersetshire - he d: 11 May
1898 in Grays Lake County, Illinois)
George's 2nd mar: was on Feb 1,
1882 at Brooklyn, Wisconsin to Mary Ann Richards (b: 31 Dec
1848 to parents William and Mary Richards in Cardith, Wales; d: 12
Apr 1920) She came to the US and lived with her brother in
Wisconsin. After their marriage, George and Mary Ann went to live in
Illinois in the spring.

1912c: Mary Ann
Beak holds her first grandchild, Harold, son of her daughter Maude seated left; and standing, is son William George Beak.
George and Mary Ann's 2
children:
1 William George Beak
(b: Feb 7, 1883 Avon, Lake County; d; Jun 30,1937 Darien, Rock,
Wisconsin). He was the depot agent for the Milwaukee Road at Darien
Wisconsin. He mar: 18 Dec 18, 1907 to Kathryn Warfield (b: 29 Apr
1887 at Harrisburg, Saline, Illinois; d: 25 May 1940 Darien,
Rock, Wisconsin). 1930 - residence at Darien, Walworth, Wisconsin with
wife Katherine and son Douglas
a Douglas George Beak (b: 28 Feb 1920 in Janesville,
Rock,Wisconson; High School Graduate; Occ: Building, Grounds cleaning
and maintenance; d: 15 Dec 2002) He mar: Mar 23, 1941 to Verle
Elizabeth Mann (b: Apr 3, 1919 in Beloit, Rock, Wisconsin; d: Dec 24,
2013 in New Lisbon, Juneau, Wisconsin) Douglas was an engineer for the
Milwaukee Road and lived in Mauston, Wisconsin. They had 6
children:
i Douglas Gordon Beak b: in
Janesville, Wisconsin mar: Joyce Ann Stoodt b: in
Shelby, Ohio Their 2 children:
a Douglas Gerald Beak b: Honolulu,
Hawaii mar: Stephanie Ann Zamzow b: North
Holywood, California Children are Aislinn Paige Beak
and Delaney Eve Beak
b Jeffrey Paul Beak b: Lexington
Park, Maryland mar: Cynthia Ann VanDenBerg
b: in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Their daughter Jaiden Olivia Beak
2 Victoria Ellen Beak b: in Oak Park,
Illinois mar: Robert Allen Boehm b: Wonewac,
Wisconsin Their 3 children are:
a Donna Marie Boehm b: Burlington,
Wisconsin mar: Gerald Umnus b: Burlington,
Wisconsin. Family are Kayla Marie
and Zachary Thomas Umnus b: Burlington,
Wisconsin
b Mark Douglas Boehm b: Burlington,
Wisconsin mar: Gale Marie Georgan b: in
Caledonia, Minnesota. Their 2 children are Stuart Robert and Avery Claire Boehm
b: in La Crosse, Wisconsin
c Catherine Ann Boehm b: in
Burlington, Wisconsin mar: Herbert Lallemont b:
in Ladysmith, Wisconsin. they have 2 children: Jacob Robert and Haley Victoria Lallemont
b: in Baraboo, Wisconsin
3 Judith Ann Beak b: in Janesville,
Wisconsin mar; Harold Robert Kautz Harold Robert Kautz (b: 17 Apr 1940
in Elkhorn, Wisconsin to parents Robert Albert-Herman and Leah
Marjorie Davis Kautz; d: 30 Mar 2016 in Elkhorn, Walworth,
Wisconsin) They have 4 children
a Claudia Lynn Kautz b: in
Burlington, Wisconsin mar: Jeffrey Alan
Jurewicz b: in Elkhorn, Wisconsin Their sons are Sean Christopher and Andrew Jurewicz
(b: in Elkhorn, Wisconsin; d: 1989)
b Charlene Ann Kautz b: in
Burlington, Wisconsin mar: Roger Thomas Dupier
b: in Cedar Rapids, Iowa They have 3 sons - Marlin Thomas; Everett Douglas and
Charles Robert Dupier b: in Elgin, Illinois
c Lisa Ellen Kautz b: Burlington,
Wisconsin mar: 7 Sep 1985 Tim Carl Miller
(b: 22 Mar 1966 in Burlington, Wisconsin- he d: 19 Dec 1989 ) Their
daughter Chelsea Lynn Miller was b: in
Elkhorn, Wisconsin
*2nd husband of Lisa Ellen
Kautz: Joseph Gerard Ahler was b: Lake
Geneva, Wisconsin Their son Samuel
James and Brandon b: in Elkhorn, Wisconsin
d Michael Robert Kautz b:
Burlington, Wisconsin mar: Kewaunee, Wisconsin to Karen Louise Craig (b: Jamestown, New York;
s
4 Kristine Kay Beak b: Waukegan
Twp, Lake, Illinois mar: Steven Edward Dean
b: in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They have 4 children:
a Tracie Marie Dean b: in
Burlington, Wisconsin mar: Bradley Moran b: in
Reedsburg, Wisconsin. Their 4 children are:
i Jessica Lynn Moran b: Fort Hood
Texas mar: Alex Matthew Wirges - Their son
is Eugene Steven Wirges b: Sprinfield,
Missouri
ii Emily Kate Moran b: in Elkhorn,
Wisconsin
iii Bradley John Moran b: in Fort
Benning, Georgia
iv Christopher Louis Moran b: in
Mauston, Wisconsin
b Brian Edward Dean b: in
Burlington, Wisconsin mar: Dianne Kujack b: in
McHenry, Illinois Their 2 sons are Justin
Edward b: Elkhorn, Wisconsin and Brandon
Allen Dean b: in Phoenix, Arizona
*2nd Wife of Brian Edward Dean
is Denise Murray b: Cicero,
Illinois
c Gregory Louis Dean b: in
Burlington, Wisconsin and partner Brenna
Mehne b: in Mauston, Wisconsin - their daughter is Ariella Kristine Mehne b: in Mauston, Wisconsin
d Sarah Elizabeth Dean b: Burlington,
Wisconsin mar: Trevor Devon Floyd b:
Virginia Beach, Virginia - their 2 children are Alexis Devon Floyd b: Madison, Wisconsin and Gabriella Kristine Floyd b: in Baraboo, Wisconsin
*2nd Husband of Sarah Elizabeth Dean
is Daniel O'Neil b: Glendora,
California
5 Kimberly Diane Beak b:in Waukegan
Twp, Lake, Illinois mar: Kenneth Wayne
Mohrbacher b: in Portage, Wisconsin Their 2 sons:
a Kasey Drew Mohrbacher b:
Burlington, Wisconsin mar: Sara Fagan b: in
Norman, Oklahoma Their 2 girls - Kaitlyn Lee and
Paige Elizabeth Mohrbacher b: in Portage,
Wisconsin
*2nd Wife of Kasey Drew Mohrbacher
is Jody Lovaj b: in Missoula,
Montana
b Timothy Michael Mohrbacher b: in
Burlington, Wisconsin mar: Samantha R
Czajka b: in Mauston, Wisconsin. children are Maree Nicole and Nicholas Ryan Mohrbacher
b: in Prairie du Sac, Wisconson
6 Steven James Beak b: Burlington,
Wisconsin; Occ: Purchasing Mgr. Olson Electrics Corp; he
mar: Kristine Lee Peterson b: Burlington,
Wisconsin. (she remar: Neal Brian Coull) Steven and
Kristins's daughter is
a Dana Kimberly Beak b: Burlington,
Wisconsin has 2 children - Ian Michael Foster b;
Lake Forest, Illinois (father Nicolas Foster) and Shelby Ryann Zeller b: Waukegan Twp, Lake, Illinois
*2nd Wife of Steven James Beak
is Sandra Lynn Sadowski b: in McHenry,
Illinois. They have 2 children: Kiera
Elizabeth and Ryan Henry Beak b: in Mchenry,
Illinois
2 Maude R Beak (b: 27 Oct 1886 in Illinois to
parents George and Mary Ann Beak; she
d: 09 Feb 1971 in Newberg, Yamhill County, Oregon; Bur: Valley View
Memorial Park, Newberg, Yamhill County, Oregon) She mar: Sep 10,
1908 to Metford Ernest Denning (b: 1883 in
England; In 1891 aged 17, Metford was living at Budleigh,
Trull, Somersetshire, England with parents Charles Denning
(b: 1854), farmer Fulwood Farm, and mother Emma (b: 1854) Metford's
siblings were Christopher Charles b: 1881; Ethel H b: 1883; Frank b:
1888; Arthur b: 1890; Victor b; 1891. In 1910, Maude and Metford
were living at La Prairie, Rock, Wisconson; in 1940, in Allen County,
Kansas. Metford d: 26 Nov 1962 in Yamhill County, Oregon Their
son:
a Harold George Denning (b: 1909
in Wisconsin d: 1968 in Colorada)
mar; Gwendoline S ? (b: 1911 in Kansas; d: 1973 in Colorada) Their two sons
were:
i Harold Glen J Denning (b: 02 Nov
1929 in Colorada; d: 09 Oct 2011 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana)
ii Kenneth Franklin Denning (b: 12
Feb 1935 in Kansas; d: 21 Mar 2000 in Midland Texas) mar: 04
Apr 1981 in Clark, Nevada, USA to Harmona Lynn
Sutherland.
*2nd Wife of Kenneth Franklin Denning:
mar: 01 May 1983 in Clark, Nevada, USA to Iona
Catherine Beck
*3rd Wife of Kenneth Franklin Denning:
mar: 11 Oct 1985 in Clark, Nevada, USA to Sandra Jean Lenke
After George's death, his widow Mary Ann Beak (nee
Richards) mar: W S Carter on 29 Aug 1899 in
Lake County, Illinois - it is thought he died within the year
- can you help with information?
Census 1900: Avon, Lake County, Illinois: With her 2 children,
Mary, widow, gave her occupation as farmer.
In 1910, Mary Carter (with income)is living with son-in-law Metford
Denning, occ: farm mgr. at La Prairie, Rock County,
Wisconsin, her dau Maud, their 10 mth son Harold
George and her nephew Cyril Richards (farm Worker.
Mary Ann Carter d: 12 Apr 1920 at Jamesville, Wisconsin.
I am grateful for the
assistance given by Doug Beak- can you help him
document his Beak ancestors?
My gt-grandmother,
pioneer ancestor Elizabeth
Beake (she mar: Richard
Pelvin and came to New Zealand with her 5 children in 1863) She
told family her two brothers immigrated to America.
If you are a descendant
George Beake or his elder brother James, please I would love to hear from you!
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