Julius Augustus Beck was born in Lititz, Lancaster County, and was educated at the Lititz Academy. He studied sculpture with Hiram Powers in Florence, Italy, and with Thomas Crawford in Rome. He was also a student in the English Life Academy at Rome. In 1857, Beck sculpted the lion's head for the Lititz Springs Park. The Pennsylvania Historical Society owns more than fifty portraits of prominent Pennsylvanians painted by J. Augustus Beck.
Renunciations are papers filed in the Orphans' Court by executors of an estate who do not wish to administer that estate. They show the name of the decedent, the decedent's place of residence, the name of the person renouncing administration, the name of the replacement administrator to be appointed, and date. The relationship between the decedent, the executor, and the administrator is usually shown. Arranged chronologically and then alphabetically within each year.
System of Arrangement
Arranged chronologically and then alphabetically within each year.
