John
Taliaferro
Beckner

September 20, 1878 - October 19, 1944

Winchester, Kentucky

John became famous as a chess player. He was married three times. 1. Juliette Trietz, 1880-1921, daughter of Nicholas Trietz and Marie Mansion. John and Juliette were childless. 2. Lydia Cromwell Sewell, 1898-1929, daughter of Edgar Henderson Sewell and Elizabeth Anne Shackelford. John and Lydia had a daughter. 3. Margaret Fitter, 1897-1987. John and Margaret had a son.

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