Arthur L. Beecher Sr. ^{1 2 3 4}

  Noted events in his life were:

• Census, 1910, Tulare, Tulare County, California, USA. ¹ Renting at 373 King St: William J. Beecher, 33, was married for 9 years to wife Emma, 26. She had given birth to 11 children, 6 alive in 1910. Living with them: Anne, 7; Willie, 6; Arthur, 5; May, 3; John, 2; and William's father, Hiram, 68, widowed. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania. No one had an occupation.

• Census, 1920, Castroville, Monterey County, California, USA. ⁵ William J. Beecher, laborer in salt works, 43, was living with wife Emma, 36; William J., 16; Arthur, 14; May, 13; John L., 11; and Benjamin Franklin, 10. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania. William was renting his home, and had served in World War I.

[Note: since Benjamin was not listed in the 1910 Census when the family was living in Tulare, CA, and he was born in 1910, we assume his actual birthplace is Tulare and not Pennsylvania as listed in the 1920 Census.]

• Residence, 1969, Marina, Monterey County, California, USA. ³ In his later years until his death he lived with his son, William E. Beecher,

Arthur married Viola Pearl Duckworth, daughter of Ray Duckworth and Maclovia Rodriques. (Viola Pearl Duckworth was born on 26 Jan 1916 in Watsonville, Santa Cruz County, California, USA,^{4 6} died on 18 May 2001 in Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada, USA ^{3 6} and was buried in Los Banos, Merced County, California, USA ³.)