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Note: In 1909, Matthew Beckett, father of Thomas, and his second wife Sarah Ellen, stepmother to Thomas visited Louisville, Kentucky. In a letter to Ireland, Sarah Ellen commented to her sister-in-law, Matilda Beckett who had married a distant relative John Beckett the following comments: "Her son Thomas was well off, having been in the oil business." Found on 1910 Soundex, Louisville, Kentucky April 27,1910 United States Federal Census Lexington, Ward 4, Fayette Co., Kentucky Thomis M. Beckett, head, age 48, born 1862, Pennsylvania Oil Operator Father born Ireland, mother born Pennsylvania Annie D. Beckett, wife, age 38, born 1872, Pennsylvania Parents born Pennsylvania. Two children born, one living Thomis M. Beckett, son, age 5/12, born 1910, Kentucky
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