Caldwell County, Kentucky, farmer. Virginia native. Father of Elizabeth Beckner, Joel Beckner, Calahill Beckner, James Beckner, Martha Beckner, Andrew Beckner, Isaac Becker, Alfred Beckner, and Catherine Beckner. Farmer in Franklin County, Virginia, in 1850. Farmer in Princeton, Kentucky, in 1860. Employed Callahill Beckner as farm manager in Princeton in 1860. Employed J. Bicknell as a farm laborer in Princeton in 1860. Owned one enslaved person in Princeton in 1860.