Ratay-Johnstone Ancestors - Person Sheet
Ratay-Johnstone Ancestors - Person Sheet
NameAnna BECKER 
Memo1900
OccupationMusic Teacher
ReligionEpiscopal
Alias/AKAAnnie
FatherJohn George BECKER (1840-1890)
MotherAnna SHEIFFER (~1846-1906)
Spouses
BirthSep 1865, Nevada
Death2 Aug 1906, Reno, Washoe County, Nevada6816
MemoSierra Hospital; article same day
ChildrenLewis Franklin (1892-1953)
Census notes for Anna BECKER
1870 Nevada, Washoe County, Reno, p. 12
dwelling 101, family 87
Becker, Geo., age 28, male, white, saloon keeper, real estate $1000, personal $1000, born Bavaria
---------, Anna, age 24, female, white, keeping house, born Hesse Darmstadt
---------, Anna, age 3, female, white, born Nevada
---------, Louisa, age 1, female, white, born Nevada
Martin, J., age 21, male, white, bar keeper, born Iowa
Norris, Sol, age 21, male, white, clothing clerk, born Prussia
Tellow, C., age 56, male, white, blacksmith, real estate $3200, born New York
1880 Nevada, Washoe County, Reno, E.D. 51, sheet 2B
Commercial Row, dwelling 20, family 22
Becker, J. George, white, male, age 39, head, married, saloon keeper, born Bavaria, parents born Bavaria
---------, Anna, white, female, age 36, wife, married, keeping, house, born Hesse Darmstadt, parents born Hesse-Darmstadt
---------, Anna, white, female, age, 12, daughter, single, attending school, born Nevada, father born Bavaria, mother born Hesse-Darmstadt
---------, Louisa, white, female, age 11, daughter, single, attending school, born Nevada, father born Bavaria, mother born Hesse-Darmstadt
---------, Catharine, white, female, age 9, daughter, single, attending school, born Nevada, father born Bavaria, mother born Hesse-Darmstadt
---------, George, white, male, age 7, son, single, born Nevada, father born Bavaria, mother born Hesse-Darmstadt
---------, Henry, white, male, age 4, son, single, born Nevada, father born Bavaria, mother born Hesse-Darmstadt
1900 Nevada, Washoe County, Reno Township, Reno, ward 5, E.D. 42, sheet 18A
108 Fourth, dwelling 394, family 422
Hymers, George, head, white, male, Sept 1865, age 34, married for 9 years, born Nevada, parents born New York, hostler
----------, Annie, wife, white, female, Nov 1868, age 31, married for 9 years, mother of 1 child, 1 living, born Nevada, parents born Germany
----------, Lewis, son, white, male, May 1892, age 8, single, born Nevada, parents born Nevada
Maher, Agnes, servant, white, female, July 1881, age 18, single, born Illinois, parents born Ireland
1910 Nevada, Washoe County, Reno City, ward 5, E.D. 72, sheet 1A, stamped page 145 (taken 15 Apr 1910)
118 West St. dwelling 10, family 13
Hymers, Anna, head, female, white, age 38, married once for 15 years, born Nevada, parents born Germany, music teacher
dwelling 101, family 87
Becker, Geo., age 28, male, white, saloon keeper, real estate $1000, personal $1000, born Bavaria
---------, Anna, age 24, female, white, keeping house, born Hesse Darmstadt
---------, Anna, age 3, female, white, born Nevada
---------, Louisa, age 1, female, white, born Nevada
Martin, J., age 21, male, white, bar keeper, born Iowa
Norris, Sol, age 21, male, white, clothing clerk, born Prussia
Tellow, C., age 56, male, white, blacksmith, real estate $3200, born New York
1880 Nevada, Washoe County, Reno, E.D. 51, sheet 2B
Commercial Row, dwelling 20, family 22
Becker, J. George, white, male, age 39, head, married, saloon keeper, born Bavaria, parents born Bavaria
---------, Anna, white, female, age 36, wife, married, keeping, house, born Hesse Darmstadt, parents born Hesse-Darmstadt
---------, Anna, white, female, age, 12, daughter, single, attending school, born Nevada, father born Bavaria, mother born Hesse-Darmstadt
---------, Louisa, white, female, age 11, daughter, single, attending school, born Nevada, father born Bavaria, mother born Hesse-Darmstadt
---------, Catharine, white, female, age 9, daughter, single, attending school, born Nevada, father born Bavaria, mother born Hesse-Darmstadt
---------, George, white, male, age 7, son, single, born Nevada, father born Bavaria, mother born Hesse-Darmstadt
---------, Henry, white, male, age 4, son, single, born Nevada, father born Bavaria, mother born Hesse-Darmstadt
1900 Nevada, Washoe County, Reno Township, Reno, ward 5, E.D. 42, sheet 18A
108 Fourth, dwelling 394, family 422
Hymers, George, head, white, male, Sept 1865, age 34, married for 9 years, born Nevada, parents born New York, hostler
----------, Annie, wife, white, female, Nov 1868, age 31, married for 9 years, mother of 1 child, 1 living, born Nevada, parents born Germany
----------, Lewis, son, white, male, May 1892, age 8, single, born Nevada, parents born Nevada
Maher, Agnes, servant, white, female, July 1881, age 18, single, born Illinois, parents born Ireland
1910 Nevada, Washoe County, Reno City, ward 5, E.D. 72, sheet 1A, stamped page 145 (taken 15 Apr 1910)
118 West St. dwelling 10, family 13
Hymers, Anna, head, female, white, age 38, married once for 15 years, born Nevada, parents born Germany, music teacher
Residences notes for Anna BECKER
of New York 1906
Obituary notes for Anna BECKER
Reno Evening Gazette 3 June 1923 page 8
Entire Community Mourns Passing of Former Reno Woman
Sudden Death of Mrs. Anna Hymers Early Yesterday Shocks Reno
The entire community was shocked and depressed yesterday by news of the sudden death of Mrs. Anna Hymers, who passed away at 12:30 a.m. at St. Mary’s hospital after an illness of only a few hours duration.
Mrs. Hymers, who came to her former home Wednesday morning from San Francisco to decorate the graves of her parents, had been the guest of Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Lunsford and was in apparent good health and spirits Friday evening when she left to keep a dinner appointment at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Clemmons. Stopping for a few minutes to visit Mr.s P. L. Flannagan on her way to her appointment, she was suddenly stricken and was removed to the hospital where death came without her regaining consciousness.
A Reno Girl
As Anna Becker, Mrs. Hymers spent her girlhood in Reno, where she was born. Educated at Whitaker hall, she was one of the brilliant alumnae of that famous institution of higher learning. Her musical talent, always apparent, was further developed in Chicago, New York and in Germany, whither she journeyed twice to spend years as the pupil of Josef Lhevinne.
Returning to Reno she married George Hymers, the son of T. K. Hymers, one of the city’s best known pioneers.
A Great Musician
Beginning modestly as a music teacher, she developed a class here in her years of educational work in this field which was wonderful, both in its extent and in the rare excellence of its product. A small legion of young Renoites who have achieved distinction in musical circles owe their musical foundation to her genius – among them Mrs. E. F. Lunsford, Miss Dorothy Blaney and Miss Selma Mayer.
Four years ago Mrs. Hymers moved to San Francisco, where she opened a studio, her Reno success following her to the larger field of her choice.
Son Notified
An only son, Lewys Hymers, who is well known throughout the country as a cartoonist and who now lives in Los Angeles, was notified at once and is due to arrive in Reno this morning.
Two brothers, George Becker of Winnemucca and Harry Becker of San Francisco, the latter of whom has been in the employ of the San Francisco Examiner for three years, survived the deceased, as do two sisters, Mrs. Kate Franklin of Washington, D.C. and Mrs. Edith Sibley of Los Angeles. Another sister, Mrs. Louise Fairbanks, died last February.
Mrs. Hymers was a cousin of Mrs. Charles J. Sadleir, Mrs. Charles Eaton, Mrs. H.C. Heidtman, Mrs. J.W. Davis, Mrs. Mary Kornmeyer and Miss Frances Frey of Reno.
Funeral arrangements will be made after the arrival of Lewys Hymers this morning.
Same article appears in Nevada State Journal, Sunday, 3 June 1923, p. 8
Entire Community Mourns Passing of Former Reno Woman
Sudden Death of Mrs. Anna Hymers Early Yesterday Shocks Reno
The entire community was shocked and depressed yesterday by news of the sudden death of Mrs. Anna Hymers, who passed away at 12:30 a.m. at St. Mary’s hospital after an illness of only a few hours duration.
Mrs. Hymers, who came to her former home Wednesday morning from San Francisco to decorate the graves of her parents, had been the guest of Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Lunsford and was in apparent good health and spirits Friday evening when she left to keep a dinner appointment at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Clemmons. Stopping for a few minutes to visit Mr.s P. L. Flannagan on her way to her appointment, she was suddenly stricken and was removed to the hospital where death came without her regaining consciousness.
A Reno Girl
As Anna Becker, Mrs. Hymers spent her girlhood in Reno, where she was born. Educated at Whitaker hall, she was one of the brilliant alumnae of that famous institution of higher learning. Her musical talent, always apparent, was further developed in Chicago, New York and in Germany, whither she journeyed twice to spend years as the pupil of Josef Lhevinne.
Returning to Reno she married George Hymers, the son of T. K. Hymers, one of the city’s best known pioneers.
A Great Musician
Beginning modestly as a music teacher, she developed a class here in her years of educational work in this field which was wonderful, both in its extent and in the rare excellence of its product. A small legion of young Renoites who have achieved distinction in musical circles owe their musical foundation to her genius – among them Mrs. E. F. Lunsford, Miss Dorothy Blaney and Miss Selma Mayer.
Four years ago Mrs. Hymers moved to San Francisco, where she opened a studio, her Reno success following her to the larger field of her choice.
Son Notified
An only son, Lewys Hymers, who is well known throughout the country as a cartoonist and who now lives in Los Angeles, was notified at once and is due to arrive in Reno this morning.
Two brothers, George Becker of Winnemucca and Harry Becker of San Francisco, the latter of whom has been in the employ of the San Francisco Examiner for three years, survived the deceased, as do two sisters, Mrs. Kate Franklin of Washington, D.C. and Mrs. Edith Sibley of Los Angeles. Another sister, Mrs. Louise Fairbanks, died last February.
Mrs. Hymers was a cousin of Mrs. Charles J. Sadleir, Mrs. Charles Eaton, Mrs. H.C. Heidtman, Mrs. J.W. Davis, Mrs. Mary Kornmeyer and Miss Frances Frey of Reno.
Funeral arrangements will be made after the arrival of Lewys Hymers this morning.
Same article appears in Nevada State Journal, Sunday, 3 June 1923, p. 8
Notes for George B. & Anna (Family)
Reno Evening Gazette 1 July 1891 “Until Death Doth Part”
A Popular Young Couple of Reno Take the Marriage Vow
The wedding last night of George B. Hymers and Miss Annie Becker was largely attended and they were launched on life’s trouble sea with great eclat. The ushers, H.B. Rule and Henry Higgins, managed to find seats for those present, which were arranged on either side of the pretty little church, leaving a passage way in the center of about fifteen feet, through which the wedding party passed. As George and his bride appeared at the front entrance the organ pealed forth strains from Mendelssohn’s great wedding march, and the bridal party, headed by Frank M. Lee with Miss Nettie Rising of Virginia, entered the church, followed by Mr. Hymers with his expectant bride. They marched to the altar and took their place under a beautiful floral bell depending from a triangle, a gift of Amity Lodge No. 8, K. of P., and Rev. Mr. Lucas pronounced them man and wife after the fashion of the Episcopal marriage ceremony. The church was literally a field of flowers, and the chancel rail and pulpits were handsomely decorated with choicest of God’s gifts to man. As they passed out the order was reversed and the bride and groom walked ahead, while two sweet little misses, Hazel Bacon and Edith Becker walked on either side, strewing their pathway with rose leaves. The party was driven to the residence of the bride’s mother in Commercial street, where an informal reception was held and the popular young couple were congratulated by their many friends.
The bride was dressed in a neat-fitting gown of white crepe over white silk and wore the conventional white veil, while the bridesmaid was charming in a very neat gown of pink mousseline de soire. The bride and bridesmaid carried bouquets of white sweet peas and maiden hair ferns. The groom and his right-hand man were clad in well-fitting Prince Alberts. If good wishes are worth anything to Mr. and Mrs. Hymers, they are rich, for the Gazette but voices the sentiment of the community when it showers upon them the God bless you’s of a large number of true friends.
Nevada State Journal 1 July 1891
Wedding Bells
Marriage of George B. Hymers and Miss Annie Becker
At precisely eight o’clock and thirty minutes last evening, George B. Hymers, one of Reno’s best and brightest young men, was joined in holy wedlock to Miss Annie Becker, one of Reno’s sweetest girls. In the truest sense of the term, both can be claimed as Washoe county children, having been born, educated, grown to manhood and womanhood and now married, all in Washoe county. They began their lives almost at the same period, grown up from childhood together, and now have joined hands for life’s journey until “death do them part.” The young couple were met at the Episcopal Church by a large crowd of well wishing friends, and but a few moments elapsed from the hour set before the Church was filled to its utmost, and the spaces in front and on the sides of the church was filled with friends anxious to witness the ceremony. The ushers were H.B. Rule and Henry Higgins. Miss Nettie Rising made a lovely bridesmaid and Frank Lee acted as best man. As the wedding party entered the church, the organ presided over by Miss Eva Quaiffe, pealed out an appropriate wedding march, and two little girls, Miss Edie Becker and Miss Hazel Bacon, led the party down the aisle and strew roses in the pathway. The church was beautifully decorated with flowers, and over the chancel a large floral piece made of white camelias in the shape of a triangle with a wedding bell hung from the apex. This piece was presented to the young couple by Amity Lodge No. 8, K. of P., of which George is an honored member. The wedding party stood beneath this, and the impressive services of the Episcopal Church were read by Rev. Mr. Lucas and the young couple made man and wife. The bride was dressed beautifully in silk crepe en train, tulle veil, and diamond ornaments. The bridesmaid wore a pink mousseline de soie, and looked very pretty. The gentlemen were all dressed in full evening dress. The parents and other relatives of the young couple were present. Immediately after he ceremony the young couple were driven to the residence of the bride’s mother, where a reception was held from 9 o’clock till 10:30. Mr. and Mrs. Hymers left last evening for San Francisco for a short visit, and as they were driven away from the bride’s home a shower of rice and old shoes followed after them. The presents were elegant and numerous.
Reno Evening Gazette 5 August 1905
Hymer Decree Issued
Judge Curler yesterday issued a decree of divorce of Anna Hymers, divorcing her from her husband, George B. Hymers. Mrs. Hymers is given the custody of her son and the court granted her $20 per month for the support and education of the boy.
Daily Nevada State Journal 4 Aug 1905 - divorce granted Anna Hymers, keeps son
A Popular Young Couple of Reno Take the Marriage Vow
The wedding last night of George B. Hymers and Miss Annie Becker was largely attended and they were launched on life’s trouble sea with great eclat. The ushers, H.B. Rule and Henry Higgins, managed to find seats for those present, which were arranged on either side of the pretty little church, leaving a passage way in the center of about fifteen feet, through which the wedding party passed. As George and his bride appeared at the front entrance the organ pealed forth strains from Mendelssohn’s great wedding march, and the bridal party, headed by Frank M. Lee with Miss Nettie Rising of Virginia, entered the church, followed by Mr. Hymers with his expectant bride. They marched to the altar and took their place under a beautiful floral bell depending from a triangle, a gift of Amity Lodge No. 8, K. of P., and Rev. Mr. Lucas pronounced them man and wife after the fashion of the Episcopal marriage ceremony. The church was literally a field of flowers, and the chancel rail and pulpits were handsomely decorated with choicest of God’s gifts to man. As they passed out the order was reversed and the bride and groom walked ahead, while two sweet little misses, Hazel Bacon and Edith Becker walked on either side, strewing their pathway with rose leaves. The party was driven to the residence of the bride’s mother in Commercial street, where an informal reception was held and the popular young couple were congratulated by their many friends.
The bride was dressed in a neat-fitting gown of white crepe over white silk and wore the conventional white veil, while the bridesmaid was charming in a very neat gown of pink mousseline de soire. The bride and bridesmaid carried bouquets of white sweet peas and maiden hair ferns. The groom and his right-hand man were clad in well-fitting Prince Alberts. If good wishes are worth anything to Mr. and Mrs. Hymers, they are rich, for the Gazette but voices the sentiment of the community when it showers upon them the God bless you’s of a large number of true friends.
Nevada State Journal 1 July 1891
Wedding Bells
Marriage of George B. Hymers and Miss Annie Becker
At precisely eight o’clock and thirty minutes last evening, George B. Hymers, one of Reno’s best and brightest young men, was joined in holy wedlock to Miss Annie Becker, one of Reno’s sweetest girls. In the truest sense of the term, both can be claimed as Washoe county children, having been born, educated, grown to manhood and womanhood and now married, all in Washoe county. They began their lives almost at the same period, grown up from childhood together, and now have joined hands for life’s journey until “death do them part.” The young couple were met at the Episcopal Church by a large crowd of well wishing friends, and but a few moments elapsed from the hour set before the Church was filled to its utmost, and the spaces in front and on the sides of the church was filled with friends anxious to witness the ceremony. The ushers were H.B. Rule and Henry Higgins. Miss Nettie Rising made a lovely bridesmaid and Frank Lee acted as best man. As the wedding party entered the church, the organ presided over by Miss Eva Quaiffe, pealed out an appropriate wedding march, and two little girls, Miss Edie Becker and Miss Hazel Bacon, led the party down the aisle and strew roses in the pathway. The church was beautifully decorated with flowers, and over the chancel a large floral piece made of white camelias in the shape of a triangle with a wedding bell hung from the apex. This piece was presented to the young couple by Amity Lodge No. 8, K. of P., of which George is an honored member. The wedding party stood beneath this, and the impressive services of the Episcopal Church were read by Rev. Mr. Lucas and the young couple made man and wife. The bride was dressed beautifully in silk crepe en train, tulle veil, and diamond ornaments. The bridesmaid wore a pink mousseline de soie, and looked very pretty. The gentlemen were all dressed in full evening dress. The parents and other relatives of the young couple were present. Immediately after he ceremony the young couple were driven to the residence of the bride’s mother, where a reception was held from 9 o’clock till 10:30. Mr. and Mrs. Hymers left last evening for San Francisco for a short visit, and as they were driven away from the bride’s home a shower of rice and old shoes followed after them. The presents were elegant and numerous.
Reno Evening Gazette 5 August 1905
Hymer Decree Issued
Judge Curler yesterday issued a decree of divorce of Anna Hymers, divorcing her from her husband, George B. Hymers. Mrs. Hymers is given the custody of her son and the court granted her $20 per month for the support and education of the boy.
Daily Nevada State Journal 4 Aug 1905 - divorce granted Anna Hymers, keeps son