An Illustrated History of the State of Washington, by Rev. H.K. Hines, D.D., The Lewis Publishing Co., Chicago, IL., 1893, pages 431-432 DAVID BECKETT, senior member of the firm of Beckett & Shelton, wholesale and retail grocery dealers of Vancouver, was born in Canada, July 28, 1857, a son of. James and Catherine (Carberry) Beckett, the former a native of Scotland and the latter of Ireland. The mother was reared in Canada from early girlhood. The family moved from that country to Michigan in 1868, where the mother died July 18, 1874. David Beckett, the oldest in a family of six children, was reared in Michigan. In 1888 he located in Goldendale, Washington, where he was engaged in the manufacture of sash and doors three years. At the expiration of that time he engaged in his present business, on the corner of Main and Seventh streets, Vancouver, where the firm carry a large and well-selected stock of choice groceries. Beckett & Shelton are successors to John D. Geoghegan, and their trade extends far into the interior of the county and surrounding country. Mr. Beckett was married November 6, 1884, to Miss Anna Glick, a native of Iowa. They have three children: Mabel, Evert and Verea. In his social relations, our subject affiliates with the K. of P. He is a prominent and progressive citizen, and is ever ready to aid and encourage public enterprises that have for their object the advancement of Vancouver and of Clarke county. Submitted to the WA. Bios Project in October 2003 by Jeffrey L. Elmer * * * * Notice: These biographies were transcribed for the Washington Biographies Project. Unless otherwise stated, no further information is available on the individual featured in the biographies.