King County WA Archives News.....The Becker Family 2008
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The Issaquah Press Website 2008
The Becker family
Louis and Mathilda Becker were a part of Issaquah's boom days before the turn 
of the century. Louie and Tilda, as they were known, were both born in Sweden 
but immigrated to the United States separately. They met and married back 
East, and moved to Issaquah as a young couple sometime before 1890.
They found a town poised for an economic explosion based on coal mining and 
logging. The forward-thinking couple built a modern boarding house for the 
town's hard-working bachelors, and christened it "Hotel Stockholm" in memory 
of their homeland.
Tilda's cooking was a big hit with the hungry workmen, and all members of the 
family were kept busy in the hotel. Even after Louie's death, Tilda kept the 
operation going until her retirement in the 1920s. She then settled into a big 
house on Bush Street, where other younger family members had built homes.
The couple had one son, Elmer, who never married, and three daughters-Lil 
Becker Enberg, Blanche Becker Hoye and Myrtle Becker McQuade. Although the 
family surname has faded away, many of Louie and Tilda's grandchildren, great-
grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren still live in the Issaquah area.

Additional Comments:
Matilda and Louis BECKER are listed as a "historic family" on the Issaquah 
Press website.  
Matilda "Tilda" SWANSON (SVENSSON) BECKER:  b.March 19, 1868 Sweden; 
immigrated to the U.S. 1885; d.September 07, 1951 Issaquah, King, WA; 
bu.Hillside Cemetery, Issaquah, King, WA.  Tilda married Louis BECKER on 
January 25, 1887.  Louis BECKER:  b.December 18, 1863 Sweden; immigrated 
abt.1882; d.June 16, 1918 Issaquah, King, WA; bu.Hillside Cemetery, Issaquah, 
WA.  
CHILDREN:  Lillie Christina BECKER ENBERG (1890-1960); Nels A. BECKER (1892-
1892); Blanche Hildegard BECKER HOYE (1893-1971); Elmer Siegfrid BECKER (1895-
1948); and Myrtle Selma BECKER MCQUADE (1902-1983).



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