David Henry Gilbert Beecher ^{1 2 3 4 5 6}

   Other names for David were David H. G. Beacher and David Henry Gilbert Bucher.

  Noted events in his life were:

• Alt Birth, 21 Sep 1848, Bendersville, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA. ^{1 5 7 8}

• Census, 1850, Butler Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA. ⁵ David Beecher, merchant, 56, was living with wife Mary, 53. Also with them was Archibald Wilson, clerk, 63; and Mary Weigle, 19. His real estate was worth $20,000 making him wealthy by comparison to others. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania.

His next neighbor is John Hoover, tanner, 37, living with Sophia, David Beecher's daughter, 28, and their children: Amelia, 9; daughter Georgeanna, 6; son Lisle, 4; and Mary, 1. Also in their home is Sarah Rufsell, 20, and Samuel Blythe, 7.

The next neighbor is David Beecher's son Samuel Beecher, laborer, 29; wife Matilda, 25; Calvin, 5; David, 3; Charles, 1 month old when the census was recorded on 13 Aug 1850. Also living with them: David Geyer, manufacturer, 23; and Sara Lower, 16. Samuel has no real estate value suggesting he is living on his father's land. Everyone in all families were born in Pennsylvania.

• Census, 1860, Butler Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA. ⁶ David Beecher, 66, was living with wife Mary, 63. David's real estate was worth $5,000 and personal estate $4,500. Both were born in Pennsylvania.

Listed just above them on the census page is the household of Samuel Beecher, 40, paper maker, living with wife Sarah A. M., 35; Mary E., 16; George C., 14; David H., 11; Charles F., 11; Clara J., 8; Samuel B., 5; Sarah A., 1. Also in the home is Mathias Waller, 23, occupation "hireling", and Amanda Bunnell, 18, help. Samuel's real estate was worth $4,000 and personal estate $400. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania.

• Census, 1870, Franklin Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA. ¹⁰ Samuel Beecher, 50, works in paper mill, was living with wife Matilda, 45; David, 21, works in paper mill; Clara, 18; Sarah, 11; and Anna, 6. Samuel had no real estate and his personal estate was worth $240. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania. The post office was Arendtsville.

• Census, 1880, Spring Garden Township, York County, Pennsylvania, USA. ⁷ David H. G. Beecher, cigar maker, 31, was living with wife Catharine, 25; George H., 6; and Anna L., 1. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania.

• Book: Biographical History Of York County, PA, 1886. ¹¹ D. H. G. Beecher, son of Samuel and Sarah A.M. (Wagner) Beecher, was born September 16, 1848 in Beechersville, Adams County, where after attending the public schools, he began his first work in his father's paper mill, remaining until his twenty-second year, when he came to Spring Garden Township, and for three years worked in the Erhart paper mill; he then learned cigar-making and carried on the manufacture in York Township six years, when he returned to Green Hill, this township his present home. December 8, 1872, Mr. Beecher married Miss Catherine, daughter of George and Catherine (Shell) Druck, and has had born to him six children. George H. (deceased), Samuel A. (deceased), Annie L., Charles E. (deceased), Willie C. (deceased), & Harry D. Our subject comes from a good German family and is the third of nine children.

• Census, 1900, York, York County, Pennsylvania, USA. ⁹ Owning the home at 719 Plank Rd, David H. G. Beecher, cigar manufacturer, 51, born Sept 1848, was married for 27 years to wife Catherine, 36, Jun 1853. She had birthed 4 children, all living with them: Calvin M., 13, Feb 1887; Franklin M., 10, Dec 1889; Katie I., 8, Jan 1892; and Lille May, 6, may 1894. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania.

• Census, 1910, York, York County, Pennsylvania, USA. ¹²

• Occupation: cigar manufacturer, 1910, York, York County, Pennsylvania, USA. ¹

• Residence: 802 Prospect St, 1930, York, York County, Pennsylvania, USA.

David married Catherine Druck, daughter of George Druck and Catherine Schell, on 8 Dec 1872 in , York County, Pennsylvania, USA.^{1 2} (Catherine Druck was born on 11 Jun 1854 in Hellam Township, York County, Pennsylvania, USA, died on 17 Sep 1926 in , York County, Pennsylvania, USA ² and was buried in Spring Garden Township: Mount Rose Cemetery, York County, Pennsylvania, USA.)

  Marriage Notes:

They were married by Reverend Conrad.