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Where it began
To make a new life for themselves, in 1859,
Johann Beckerle (b.1812-1897) with his spouse, Margaretha Bardon Beckerle (b.1814-1895)
and four of their children, Conrad(16), Katharina(10), Philip(5), and Barbara(3), the youngest of 11 children, left Biblis,
their small farming village in Germany. Sailing from Hesslock Rheinhesse Germany in October 1859, to NYC, arriving in November 1859,
their new life started. Conrad (b.Dec 1842-d.30 March 1931) the eldest son, moved on to Scranton Pennysylvania, and started a family of his own.
Philip (b.1854-d.7th Jan 1939) who was five at the time, settled in Pearl River with the rest of the family.
Philip Beckerle
Young Philip received his first schooling in Nanuet and later in New York City. While still in his teens
he started the wood cutting business, cutting cord wood for the wood burning locomotives. He later sold wood for the railroad ties
to the approaching railroad. The laying of the tracks through Pearl River, then known as Middletown and later
as Muddy Brook, took place in 1870. At this time there were thirty two families dwelling in Middletown (Pearl River).
He married Pauline Miller (1861-1933) and settled down to a productive life in a growing Pearl River.
Some of his other notable achievements included being on the committee which laid out the wide streets of Pearl River.
He was also one of those responsible for building the original Catholic church in town. His immediate family included three daughters.
Miss Margaretta Beckerle (1890-1976), Miss Anne Beckerle (1897-1967). Anne worked for a time as a nurse for the radio city music hall rockettes!
and Sister Mary Pauline. He also had five sons. John P., Joseph, Alfred,
George (co-inventor of the automatic pin setter developed by AMF),
and Laurence Thomas. In 1940, a year after Philip died, Laurence started Beckerle Lumber.
The start of something big
In 1940, when Laurence Thomas
Beckerle was 52 years old, he decided to risk everything and have a go of
it on his own. He started Beckerle Lumber. Of course he realized he wasn't
really on his own. The secret to Beckerle Lumber's past and continued
success, lies with the people who have, and who are, currently working
here. Inventory, facilities, equipment, while all these are required
assets necessary to run a business, the key to success is the people who
work in the business. Throughout all it's years, Beckerle Lumber has never
lost sight of this vision, that its the people that matter most.
Beckerle Lumber's VISION: "Its the people - stupid!"
Beckerle Lumber is a building material supply and full-service hardware
store with four locations throughout
Rockland County, New York
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Beckerle Lumber is the only name you need to know for all your home improvement
projects. For over 68 years, our customers have been counting on Beckerle
Lumber for quality products, knowledgeable advice, friendly service and
prices that compare favorably with the large chains and the Big Box
retailers.
If you are interested in familiarizing yourself with our products and
viewing our stain
color charts, follow the "products" link. Also, if
you want to find out more about our services that we provide, please
follow the "service"
link. If you want to find useful information on how to build, repair, and
maintain your home and any other job, visit our "how to..." section. To
visit other useful related web sites, checkout or " links" section.
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